Figurative Paintings
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1780s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1810s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1890s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Graphite
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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.
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