Here we have collected the paintings with people, which style can be generally described as modern figurative art. In comparison with purely abstract art, which means a total departure from real forms, it maintains certain elements of recognizable objects in emotional and whimsical interpretations. The closest styles and first examples can be found in surrealism since the 1920s, and the term 'figurative art' has obtained a fresh meaning with the arrival of abstract art. Modern figurative art uses fresh symbols and idioms, moving away from realism to abstraction.