'Figurative' painting is characterized as the paintings that have been procured from real human figures or form and thereby, depict or represent them. This form of painting is directly in contrast with the abstract painting that focuses more on 'artificial or abstract form.'
As per the details, Willem de Kooning's paintings of eroticized women along with the combination of biomorphic and organic shapes implies that despite being the abstract expressionist, he never gave up '<u>figurative painting</u>' as he represents the real human form('eroticized women') that expressed the informal situations related to real life.
Gouache paints come in many colors and are usually mixed with water to achieve the desired working properties and to control the opicity when dry, also like watercolor, gouache dries to a matte finish. it is similar to acrylic or oil paints in that is normally used in an opaque painting style
