Vintage Schwinger
20th Century Vintage Schwinger
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Vintage Schwinger
Board, Canvas, Oil
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2010s Realist Vintage Schwinger
Oil
1960s Romantic Vintage Schwinger
Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
1890s German Belle Époque Vintage Schwinger
Porcelain, Giltwood
Early 1800s Italian Renaissance Vintage Schwinger
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
1960s American Prehistoric Vintage Schwinger
Paint, Wood
19th Century Asian Qing Vintage Schwinger
Silk
1940s Impressionist Vintage Schwinger
Oil
1980s Realist Vintage Schwinger
Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink
20th Century American Modern Vintage Schwinger
Alkyd, Illustration Board
1840s American Federal Vintage Schwinger
Wood
1940s Russian Vintage Schwinger
Board
Late 18th Century North American Vintage Schwinger
Paper
1930s Italian Vintage Schwinger
Canvas
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Schwinger
Paint
1930s Italian Vintage Schwinger
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vintage Schwinger
Paper, Screen
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.