Yiadom-Boakye creates intimate figurative oil paintings of Black subjects in quiet, psychologically charged domestic and social settings, sharing Toor's warm palette and focus on interpersonal closeness and vulnerability.

Fischl's figurative oil paintings explore charged intimate relationships and domestic tension with a psychological depth and narrative ambiguity that closely mirrors the emotional undercurrent in Toor's depictions of couples.

Akunyili Crosby's figurative works on canvas examine intimate domestic relationships and cultural identity with a similarly tender and personal sensibility, often depicting couples and close companions in interior settings.