What is new figuration?
Neo-Figurative Art is a collective term that refers to the revival of figurative art in America and Europe during the 1960s, following a period dominated by abstraction. Michel Ragon, a French art critic, argued that this resurgence of figuration occurred during a critical time of social and political upheaval in both regions.
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Roger Raveel
La Côte d'azur / ingelijst, 2012
Limited Edition Print
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Julian Opie
View of loop bridge seen from route 41, 2009
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
EUR 5,500
Zevs
CCCP - Liquidated Hammer and Sickle
Painting
Mixed Media
EUR 14,250
Zevs
LV - Axes, date unknown
Painting
Mixed Media
EUR 13,500
Feng Zhengjie
Chinese Portrait (c), 2008
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
USD 950
Feng Zhengjie
Chinese Portrait (b), 2008
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
USD 950
Feng Zhengjie
Chinese Portrait (a), 2008
Limited Edition Print
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USD 950
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