Figurative Paintings
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Giclée
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Metal
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Encaustic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Tissue Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Tissue Paper
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Encaustic, Wood Panel
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Encaustic, Wood Panel
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Charcoal
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Jute, Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paste, Paper, Mixed Media, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Board, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Oil, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.