Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Birch, Acrylic, Panel
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
1920s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Linen
Artist Comments
Sunlight filters through the dilapidated room, illuminating dust motes and peeling paint. Before the crumbling fireplace, the translucent figures of the home'...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
1920s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1860s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-18th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1940s Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
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.
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