Figurative Paintings
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1770s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Ink
Late 20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Geometric Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera, Panel
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Burlap
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1680s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
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.