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1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
People Also Browsed
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Board, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1970s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Paper, Oil
1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Crayon
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Nude Paintings
Oil, Board, Canvas
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Books
Paper
Antique 1870s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Brass, Bronze
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Antique Late 19th Century English Sporting Art Paintings
Wood
Finding the Right figurative-paintings for You
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.