Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Acrylic, Plywood, Spray Paint
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Plywood
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Artist Comments
In this black and white portrait, artist Mark Cudd captures the quiet intensity of a suited man, his gaze fixed directly on the viewer. Referenced from a vintag...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Fabric, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Ink
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Boldy colored and stylized figures fill the scene. Their expressions exude anticipation as if waiting for a band to start or a train to arrive. The blue backg...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints women parading with parasols, each unique in their own way. "Geishas intrigue me, and I never tire of capturing their beauty," says Mary. The intricate patterns of their kimonos stand...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary 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.