Blaue Reiter Almanac
1910s Blue Rider Abstract Prints
Woodcut, Laid Paper
1910s Blue Rider Abstract Prints
Woodcut
1960s Prints and Multiples
Paper, Lithograph
1910s Futurist More Art
Paper
1930s Blue Rider Mixed Media
Paper, Pencil
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Burlap, Oil
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Burlap, Oil
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Gouache
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1980s Cubist Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Metal
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
1990s Modern Prints and Multiples
Offset
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Aquatint
20th Century Cubist Figurative Prints
Linocut
1950s Cubist Figurative Prints
Etching
2010s Street Art Figurative Prints
Screen, Watercolor, Paper
1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Aquatint, Etching, Paper
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1950s Cubist Figurative Prints
Engraving, Woodcut
1960s Abstract Animal Prints
Lithograph
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1910s Abstract Abstract Prints
Woodcut
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Engraving
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Woodcut
1950s Abstract Prints
Screen
1940s French School Still-life Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1910s Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
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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.
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