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
Well before the current market craze over Black figuration, Thomas was exploring the Black female figure.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
To his interest in figuration, he adds a rope motif, an idea he has been exploring in works that appeared in group shows like “Shattered Glass” at Jeffrey Deitch gallery in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
The tension in de Kooning between figuration and abstraction feels brilliantly resolved because he invented his own coherent language of hooked-line contours and “slipping glimpses.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
In B major, it is sufficiently various in figuration and rhythmical life to single it from its fellows.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
