Maria Laredo
1970s American Modern Figurative Prints
Screen
People Also Browsed
1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Offset, Lithograph
Vintage 1980s American Posters
Paper
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
1980s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Oil
1990s Still-life Prints
Paper, Digital
Vintage 1960s British Posters
Paper
Vintage 1970s French Modern Paintings
Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper
1930s More Prints
Paper
Vintage 1930s Canadian Posters
Paper
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Offset
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Surrealist Still-life Prints
Paper, Digital
Finding the Right figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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