Figurative Paintings
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1940s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1940s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Laid Paper
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Artist Comments
This painting combines two of artist Onelio Marrero's interests: his love for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and his fascination with observi...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A man stands in front of a Picasso painting exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The considerable time he spends in front of the artw...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cardboard, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero depicts two carefree children playing in the surf. Part of a series of summer paintings that explores the joyful spirit of youth. His ex...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary 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.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.