figuration
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He dabbled with Fauvism, Austrian Expressionism and Post-Impressionism, but like so many who experiment, these tastes gave way to the hard stuff: Abstract Expressionism and Francis Bacon-inspired figuration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
They brilliantly bridge figuration and abstraction by letting the dressed body tell the story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
The layering of topicality, color sensitivity, art-historical ancestors and figuration and abstraction in “40 Acres and a Unicorn” recurs throughout the brief eight-year period being surveyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 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
To realize its influence, one need only compare the graceful arabesques of the most simple piano piece of to-day with the awkward and gargoyle-like figuration of Beethoven and his predecessors.
From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell
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