Figurative Paintings
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Tea
Early 1900s Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Fabric, Mixed Media
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
1680s Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1880s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1680s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1880s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, 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.