Figurative Paintings
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Newsprint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
C Print, Paper, Color, Digital, Laser
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
Late 19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera, Panel
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.
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