Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Charcoal
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
1980s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Panel, Pencil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Encaustic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Feminist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Pen
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Silk, Mixed Media
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Acrylic, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Acrylic, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, 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.