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Art terms

Figurative art

Four Card Players
© the copyright holder. Photo credit: Ben Uri Collection

Four Card Players 1980

Ivor Weiss (1919–1986)

Ben Uri Collection

An adjective used to describe art which represents the human figure by means of a figure, symbol, or likeness.

Text source: The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Art Terms (2nd Edition) by Michael Clarke

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Artworks

  • Head Study
    Head Study Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962)
    The Fleming Collection
  • Self Portrait with 'Newton'
    Self Portrait with 'Newton' Mary Mabbutt (b.1951)
    St George's Hospital
  • Linked Figures
    Linked Figures Kenneth Armitage (1916–2002)
    The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
  • Jimmy Newmark
    Jimmy Newmark David Bomberg (1890–1957)
    Abbot Hall
  • Scottish Mother and Child
    Scottish Mother and Child John Bellany (1942–2013)
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Artists

  • The Adoration of the Kings
    Giorgione (1477–1510)
  • A Dance to the Music of Time
    Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)

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