Figurative Paintings
Late 20th Century Feminist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1680s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Birch, Acrylic, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Early 1900s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard, Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1840s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
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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