Figurative Paintings
Artist Comments
Three sisters sit closely together on a couch, their fashion evoking the feeling of vintage Hollywood style. A black furry dog sits on the floor and enjoys th...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Pastel
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Italian School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero shares a tender moment of children swimming by the sea. Part of a series of summer paintings that explo...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Cotton, Wax, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Paper
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Neon Light, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A poised swimmer confidently sits at the edge of a diving board. Rather than a sunny beach, this painting exudes a dramatic and mysterious night scene. Bold con...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Silver
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wax, Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Pen
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.
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