Aaron Bushnell
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
People Also Browsed
2010s French Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Oak
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Paintings
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Watercolor
1920s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Etching
19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Late 20th Century French Paintings
Other
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings
Paint, Wood, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Antique 18th Century European Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Board
Mid-20th Century American Paintings
Canvas
Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings
Canvas, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s American Paintings
Other
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.