figuration

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But I’m more interested in painting that utilizes figuration, where there’s no longer that hierarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

That important early painting — said to have marked the artist’s transition from figuration to abstraction — sold for $30.9 million with fees, with back-and-forth bids by phone.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

In contrast, Brown tries to straddle two distinct idioms: abstract mark-making and impressionistic figuration.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

His oeuvre spans six decades in which he has repeatedly explored the possibilities and limits of painting as well as the tension between abstraction and figuration.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Mere assent is nothing; the question of importance is whether the figuration of the creed is dull or vivid—as vivid as the shadows of a June sun on a white house.

From Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers by Rutherford, Mark