Figurative Paintings
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Screen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paint, Ink
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Giclée
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Paper, Mixed Media, Pen
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Giclée
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Tempera, Watercolor
2010s Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Giclée
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Coffee
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil, Canvas
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
1980s French School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Paper, Pigment
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
India Ink, Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Linocut
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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.