Kees Blom
15th Century and Earlier Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
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Late 19th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1990s Japanese Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Paintings
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1920s English Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century French Tobacco Accessories
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Porcelain
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Artist Christopher Garvey presents a realistic display of glassware and ceramics set atop a wooden table joined by billiard balls. A soft light brightens the sc...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s American Paintings
Paint
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Deborah WindsorDeborah Windsor, Still Life on a White Tablecloth, Original Still Life Painting, 2021
Antique Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
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.
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