Leroy Weber Oil
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
People Also Browsed
1840s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Minimalist Moroccan and North Af...
Wool
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Brass
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1920s Austrian Other Animal Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Signs
Metal, Enamel
Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Adhesive, Oil
2010s Contemporary More Art
Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
1990s British Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Gouache
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.