Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Clay, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1700s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1650s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1840s Flemish School Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
1830s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
This painting combines two of artist Onelio Marrero's interests: his love for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and his fascination with observi...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
16th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
Capturing one of his favorite subjects, artist Onelio Marrero portrays a museumgoer immersed in a masterpiece. A venerable gentleman stands riveted before a p...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1650s Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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.