Figurative Paintings
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Tempera, Board
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Oil
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Acrylic, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
1890s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Ink
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink, Graphite
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Linen
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Charcoal
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wire
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
1910s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern 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.