Meanings of foreground figure in English

The strong note of the drawing is then given by the foreground figure.

In this case the foreground figure is omitted, as it would have made the triangularity too obvious.

A window behind her, framing golden sky and deep-coloured foliage, made her the foreground figure of a striking picture.

How Gauguin focused on more detailed outlines and colors in the foreground figures and some other background figures were less detailed.

Instead, Wenders favors the stylistic device of making foreground figures stand out sharply from a deep background, giving the film a modern, painterly look.