Figurative Paintings
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1880s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Metal
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Handmade Paper
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Carbon Pencil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Woodcut
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Clay, Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cotton
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil, Permanent Marker
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Handmade Paper
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Thread, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Handmade Paper
1970s Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Handmade Paper
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
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.