Figurative Paintings
2010s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Feminist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
1910s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Board, Gouache, Watercolor
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
1960s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Illustration Board, Oil, Pen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Linen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Trimming, Charcoal
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Feminist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Archival Paper, Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
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.