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Figurative Paintings For Sale
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Memories Of Summer - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The inspiration for Daniel Wimmer’s art consistently stems from the human body. He is particularly fascinated by the beautiful colors of the skin and is constantly searching for intr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Andrea Bonfils - Woven Woods, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Woven Woods
Encaustic and Oil Shellac With Silver Floater Frame
Size: 30" x 40"
Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with pape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
Ice Coffee Bombshell 2 - Abstract Figurative Portrait of a Woman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Turn out The Lamp and Love Me Tonight - 21st Century. Contemporary, Modern Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Banuso (Safe Space) - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionist, Men, Earth Tone
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Going for Birdie by Devan Sweeney, Oil on Canvas Golf Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Going for Birdie by Devan Sweeney is an evocative oil on canvas capturing the essence of golf with a focus on shadow and motion. The artwork features the shadow of a golfer and the f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flamboyant Licht LIght Oil Painting on Canvas Table Beach Still Life In Stock
By Juane Xue
Located in Utrecht, NL
Flamboyant Licht LIght Oil Painting on Canvas Table Beach Still Life In Stock
Juane Xue (Hui Xue, Kaiffeng, China, 1962) has been drawing since her c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waiting for a Nightingale II by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Waiting for a Nightingale II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on panels, dimens...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
"Upon Waking" Oil Painting
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Upon Waking" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure in a Contrapposto posture leaning back against a lavender hued wall whil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Elevator?, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A little boy stands on a sidewalk, posing curiously. He is studying the metal and glass contraption, taking in the numbers of its control panel and measuring ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pyramid of Irises" (2024) By Robin Hextrum, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Pyramid of Irises" is an oil painting that depicts purple flowers in tall grass on a black background.. This piece measures 22.50 x 22.50 inches in its fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Distant Child - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Isolation, Green, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I stood apart, a quiet enigma in a world of noise,
my gaze often lost in horizons no one else could see.
Within me swirled a tempest—thoughts too vast for words,
emotions too intr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Identity 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Presence - portrait of a moment - oil painting on blue background
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting of a presence that emerges on the canvas from another existential plane, accompanied by other beings and a royal blue background. To guarantee the durability and conserv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Our Easy, Mixed Media OIl on Canvas by Beth Park-Field
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mixed media on canvas, framed.
EXcondition
Exploring the common properties of shaping, firing, and glazing clay along with creating collage works with encaustic medium and acrylic has inspired Beth Field to create a wide range of creative pieces.
She draws on her love for color, pattern, and old things of all kinds to craft individual pieces that carry an echo of another time and place.
Beth Fields has followed a wandering path before finding her heart home in McKinney, TX.
After growing up in the North Dallas suburbs, Beth received a BA from Eugene Lang College in NYC, NY and a MEd from Boston College...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Photographic Paper
Road to Germantown (En Plein Air Landscape Painting of Snowy Winter Countryside)
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern en plein air winter landscape oil painting on canvas of a white snow-blanketed countryside
'Midsummer' by Joseph Rapp
16 x 20 inches, acrylic on ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Reflection", Figurative painting by Olha Vlasova
Located in Zofingen, AG
The edges are painted
The painting was part of an exhibition 'Ancestral call' in Switzerland
The "Melancholy" series of paintings reveals the inner world of a person lost in his own emotions. When inner reflection takes precedence over life itself we strive to uncover our essence and understand who we truly are.
This collection delves deep into reflections on self-discovery and one's nature. The paintings are imbued with sadness and quiet serenity, while the blue and purple color palette emphasizes the magical and unreal quality of the scenes depicted.
The symbolism of horses in the paintings embodies inner forces that can be either wild and untamed or tamed and controlled. It reflects the struggle with inner conflict and ambiguity.
The artist hopes that viewers will reflect on their feelings and inner contradictions while contemplating these paintings. Whether they fear sorrow or, on the contrary, seek constant joy without understanding the potential for growth hidden in melancholy.
The purpose of this series is to encourage inner exploration and answer the question of whether melancholy is a problem or a path to emotional growth. The artist believes that the heart of melancholy may be a key to a deeper understanding of oneself and one's emotional landscape.
ABOUT ARTIST
Olha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Black Heritage 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Raven nr. 56" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thorgrimur Einarsson's "Raven nr. 56" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a raven flying through the air.
About the Artist:
Thorgrimur is an Icelandic artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Intertwined in Rhythm Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Shadow 14 August 19:42 Modern Landscape Painting, Minimalistic, Lake, Water View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surreal Figurative Oil Painting On Canvas With Animals. "In swirls"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative oil painting of fantastical beings on a colorful and earthy-toned background. Oil painting with multiple layers and textures, vertical on 52" x 32" canvas. I like to explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Jada - Original Vibrant Gold Leaf Floral Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
One thousand and one nights- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
One thousand and one nights
50 x 100 cm
Oilpaint on canvas
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from the Royal Society of P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dérive, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Leafs, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas.
Artist : Deniz Bayav
Subject : Dérive (Title)
Signature : T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dialogue (Ancestral Conversation) -21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Colour
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
Coast of Bagamoyo by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, clouds
Located in Paris, FR
Coast of Bagamoyo is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in).
The artwork is signed and comes wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red and Fig Tree - Figurative painting, man, red, floral, contemporary art
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Red and Fig Tree, 2021
acrylic on canvas
78 47/64 H x 47 1/4 W inches
200 H x 120 W cm
The painting by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' about the minutes/seconds...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Man in the Shade - figurative, landscape, man, flower, blue
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Man in the Shade, 2023
acrylic on canvas
43 5/16 H x 82 43/64 inches
110 H x 210 W cm
The painting by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' about the minutes/seconds ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Where Do I Go From Here - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Men, Earth Tone
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. (Issues b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Just The Way You Are 2 - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
6-X by Ramon Enrich - Geometric urban landscape painting, brown colors
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
6-X is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 37 × 37 cm (14.6 × 14.6 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a cer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Her Ascent- 21st Century Contemporary painting of a woman in red dress
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare
Her Ascent
190 x 100 cm
Oil on Canvas
Born and brought up in Mumbai,India, Tanvi Pathare showed a growing interest in Fine Arts since a very early age. Encouraged by family,she began her art education at the prestigious Sir J.J.School of Art in Mumbai and received her Bachelors in Fine Arts(Painting) with outstanding grades,topping the University.
After being allured by the Realistic tradition of painting from nature, Tanvi applied and was Accepted At the Florence Academy Of Art, Florence, Italy(FAA).
Here she was honored By the Best Painting Of the Year from the Intermediate Studio of the School among other awards. She taught in the Academy in their Sculpture Drawing Studio.She was awarded for her Outstanding Performance in Art in her final academic year.
Tanvi presently works in her private studio in Florence while continuing to be an instructor in the Academy’s Drawing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rooted - Original Abstract Figurative Black and White Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Athena - Original Muted Floral Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
May that be the reflection I see- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
May that be the reflection I see
50 x 50 cm framed (included in price) 53,5 x 53,5 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Loc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Untitled # 3
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary oil painting on linen by American artist A.J. Fries.
Artist’s Statement:
These works are an extension of a small series of realistic paintings that I did of graves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs - Monumental Mythological Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
The battle depicted here takes place between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous to Hippodamia. Pirithous, the king of the Lapiths, had long clashed with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maja in Kimono, reading- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
'Poems in paint'
Flip Gaasendam tells with his paintings where he likes, there, in those places, he paints. His recognizable loose touch, carefully chosen colors, spherical landscapes, interiors and portraits have been part of the permanent collection of Galerie Bonnard for years.
We read somewhere that Flip Gaasendam has a 'Flip Gaasendam veil' on his subjects. That is, we believe, a good description of the works of this highly esteemed artist. "Poetry in paintings" is also a statement that fits with the work and can be read in the numerous descriptions that can be found about the artist. The artist himself says that he wants to put life to a halt in his work. He says the following about his way of working:
'Because I am an aquarellist from home, I learned how to paint transparently in tone and tone. I also use that in my oil paints. My work is classified as post-impressionistic. When I paint, however, I forget everything about art history. I like a lot of things, from Alma Tadema to Andrew Wyeth, but I am a painter of today. It therefore goes too far to say that I consciously go back to the past. I work unorthodox. I do not apply the paint with a fixed method. I brush with wipes, use the palette knife, work with my hands, etc. That my palette is heavily controlled by the color green, is because I often make a painting blond with cobalt and ocher. My themes are often nostalgic and romantic. as a child, I thought the morning mist was beautiful, and with the light effect in the Groninger station restoration it is just as well. '
The modest artist can rightly be called one of the forerunners of the new...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - With You!
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel
Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing her doctoral studi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Beauty in Her Space
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Beauty in her space was created by Tunde Bakare. Tunde created the painting with Oil paint on Ankara Wax Fabrics of 32W by 33H.
Beauty in Her Space depic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Result is What They See 1 - 21st Century, Mixed Media with Oil, Fabrics, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Bakare Babatund...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
A Perfect Day - 21st Century, Contemporary, Impressionism, Africa, Women, Blue
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Every man has a dream of becoming something shortly, thereby picturing what it would look like, where it will happen and how it will happen. Many people don’t even have the idea of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Tipping the Scale", (2022) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Female Nude
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Tipping the Scale" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female with an orange and white background.
Artist Bio:
Calvin Lai's art is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Contemporary figurative colorful art acrylic painting of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This evocative painting "Woman under an apple tree" captures a moment of dynamic interaction between nature and the human.
Dominated by vivid, bold strokes, the artwork features a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Hummingbird XVI
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fuck Off I Am Rich - Colorful Figurative Modern Cultural Commentary Original Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Color Pencil, Graphite
Solitude - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Colorful, Women on Hat
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
''Looking for Seashells'' Contemporary Oil Painting of Children on the Beach
By Ewa Rzeznik
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Polish artist Ewa Rzeznik reflects reality in her colorful paintings: Fishermen along the French coast, families walking towards the Mon Saint-Michel, children playing in the sur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beauty Within
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Blac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Downside
Located in Napa, CA
Michelle Andres is a contemporary American oil painter, writer and poet who draws from nature to celebrate joy and hopefulness in our often challenging world. She has worked in abstr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"An Afternoon in the Gorse". Oil on Framed Canvas, Figurative Surrealism Paint
Located in FISTERRA, ES
In An Afternoon in the Gorse (2020), Inés Silvalde constructs a visually paradoxical scene where the absurd meets the everyday. A woman sits in a plastic chair, eating an ice cream w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grief Box, pink figurative painting with bird and butterflies, landscape
Located in New York, NY
Like the 2015 String Theory series, the Dream Weavers takes its cue from the African Weaver Birds and their spectacular nest making skills. The Weaver Birds create various iconic for...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nude in French Interior - original extra large oil painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude in French interior", in a classical room lighted from one side. Part of my Nude in interior series.
Nude placed in a a sober classical interior in contrast with the modern rel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Drugstore Cowboy" Contemporary Colorful Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a colorful cowboy figure in bright orange, blue, and lime green tones set agai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Greta - Colorful Abstract Expressionism Figurative Original Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, 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.