Figurative Paintings
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wire
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Resin, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Giclée
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Panel
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Tempera, Board
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
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.