Figurative Paintings
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1830s Italian School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Tempera
Mid-19th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1890s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
Mid-18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Sandstone
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Sandstone
Mid-18th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Copper
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Mirror, Plaster, Casein, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Gouache, Pen
17th Century Figurative Paintings
Copper
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Laid Paper
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Oil
1830s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Early 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Italian School Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Tempera, Wood Panel
2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Acrylic
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas
Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Art Nouveau 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.