Figurative Paintings
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Pastel
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
1930s Realist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
18th Century and Earlier Northern Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1720s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Coffee
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.