Figurative Paintings
1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Pen
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ballpoint Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1870s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ballpoint Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Board
Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board, Laid Paper
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Gesso
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist 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.