Figurative Paintings
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic
1660s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Birch, Paint
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Paper
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Paper
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Ink
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Board
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Screen
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Polymer
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.