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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Style: Realist
Style: Expressionist
The Flower Seller - French Realist Figurative Watercolor by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative watercolour on board by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a flower seller at her market stall selling beautifully coloured bouquets of...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board
Nature Call 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork titled "Nature Call 1" is a striking representation of a man sitting in the middle of two women, with each woman placing a hand on his shoulde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Franclisa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork titled "Franclisa" by Gbemileke Blessing Adegboro is a stunning piece that features a lady standing gracefully with two white birds, one on each side of her head. The pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Resurrection
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Resurrection' features the head of a reclining young reddish blond haired women wearing a cloak of lady bugs. It is 6 x 8 inches, unframed, wired and ready to hang. Condition excell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Something I Left Behind-ORIGINAL Impressionism London cityscape painting- Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Embark on a journey of poignant nostalgia with "Something I Left Behind," an evocative acrylic painting by the esteemed artist David Wilson. This original cityscape, crafted in the e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Ciel d'été, Original Oil Painting, Landscape, Tree, Ready to hang
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. Ready to Hang with two studs.
Medium : Oil on mounted linen on wood.
Artist : Gabriel Riesnert
Subject : Ciel d'été (Tit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Linen
Walk. Oil on cardboard, 70, 5 x 65, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Walk. Oil on cardboard, 70, 5 x 65, 5 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Sar...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Untitled
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Untitled!" is a striking piece of artwork created by Okeowo Oluwaferanmi, a talented Nigerian artist. The artwork depicts a woman laughing, with her head thrown back and her mouth w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Oil Painting of River Sunset in the Woods of the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of River Sunset in the Woods of the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist. Painted using warm orange and green colours creating a unique atmosphere....
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
He Knows
Located in Burlingame, CA
'He Knows' features the beautiful face of a boy with down syndrome encircled with lace and shrouded in dignified mystery. The small painting is 7 x 5 1/2 inches, framed 8 3/4 x 7 1/4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Spring
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring' features a strong, confident young woman shrouded in mystery, pain and strength. She lies on a bed covered in a quilt that is reminiscent of and inspired by the artist's mot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Cathedral in Venice, large 20th century oil painting, Italian-American artist
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981)
Cathedral in Venice
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
60.25 x 40.25 inches
66.5 x 46.5 inches, framed
Born in Codroipo, a small village only a few mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brilliance-original modern Ocean-seascape oil painting-Contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
In the dynamic and compelling masterpiece "Brilliance" by Nikki Baxendale, the canvas becomes a stage for the powerful performance of the ocean's forces. This original seascape paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dreamscape, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting features a woman as the central subject, depicted with bold textures and spontaneous brushstrokes. Her white dress against the deep blue backgroun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venice Italy Landscape Gouache Painting Canal with Gondolier Bridge of Sighs
Located in Surfside, FL
Vita P. Solomon Born December 16, 1916 in Philadelphia, PA to Harry Petrosky and Rose Bobrow, Vita graduated from Overbrook High School in 1933 and earned her diploma in Illustration and won the Lewis European Fellowship in 1937 from Moore College of Art. While raising a family she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with Honors, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Education, with Honors, from Temple University Tyler School of Fine Art in 1958, and a Master of Fine Arts from Tyler in 1960. She was commissioned to paint official oil portraits of such notable Pennsylvanians as George Leader, Governor of Pennsylvania (1955-1959); Alfred Williams, Dean of the Wharton School...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Sunset Dream-original figurative seascape oil painting- sunset modern Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"In the enchanting masterpiece 'Sunset Dreaming' by Nikki Baxendale, the canvas becomes a portal to a realm where imagination and nature intertwine. Crafted with meticulous strokes o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Victor Forssell, River Landscape With Cottages, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This spirited 19th-century oil painting by Swedish artist Victor Forssell (1846-1931) depicts a river landscape with cottages and figure.
Painted in 1...
Category
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul Collomb, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Invalides, The Beautiful View, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Paul Collomb (1921-2010), France, 1960s. The beautiful view. Measurements : with frame: 54.5x41.2 cm - 21.5x16.2 inches, without frame: 46x33 cm - 18.1x13 inches, fo...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
She's Got a Ticket to Ride / oil on wood
Located in Burlingame, CA
'She's Got a Ticket to Ride' features a long haired young woman with hummingbirds, who is shrouded in mystery. Tattooed and decorated with ladybugs and sitting within a ring of stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Void / oil on wood panel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Void' features the face of a young woman with ladybugs and intricately patterned queen's lace. The painting in red-orange, sea green and white and is 16 x 12 1/2 inches, unframed, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Female Nude Sitting Figure - Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cloaks 1: Conceal
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Cloaks 1: Conceal is an original painting by Victor Chigozie. Victor created Cloaks 1: Conceal Acrylic on a 35.4W by 47.2H inches primed canvas.
"Cloaks 1: Conceal" is a thought-pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Togetherness
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Togetherness" is a stunning artwork created by Gbelekale Azeez, featuring a man and a woman. The piece is an expression of the beauty of togetherness, and it captures the essence of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Quadriptych Of Fruits, Pocket Sloes, Strawberry, Wild Apple, Pocket Raspberry
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Crimson Strawberry is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque s...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Chat 34" Trompe L'oeil Original Oil Painting of a Cat
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Chat 34, 2023" is a captivating handmade original oil on panel artwork that plays with the viewer's perception through trompe l'oeil, a technique that creates the opt...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Tight Corner 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork titled "Tight Corner" features a man and woman looking at each other in a romantic way, with a smile on their faces. This piece of art is a beautiful representation of lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
secrets thoughts, nude woman, figurative modern, oil on canvas, textured, France
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
A captivating piece by artist Sophie Dumont, titled 'Secret Thoughts,' this oil-on-canvas female nude, painted with a palette knife, unveils a profound introspection. The canvas port...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dreams-original modern abstract trees landscape oil paintings-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Dive into the ethereal world of "Always in my Dream" by the accomplished artist Kate Salenfield. This original landscape painting, executed with mastery in oil on canvas, stands as a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild Waters-original modern impressionsm seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
In the evocative masterpiece "Wild Waters" by Nikki Baxendale, the canvas becomes a tumultuous stage where the untamed spirit of the ocean comes to life. This original seascape paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fulfillment of Motherhood
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Mother and Child" is an artwork that captures the profound and timeless bond between a mother and her child. The title itself suggests a sense of tenderness, love, and nurturing tha...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil
Dada 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork "Dada" features a striking image of a man with dreadlocks. The piece captures the unique and distinctive style of the subject, and it conveys a sense of individuality and...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Souris 35" Original Oil Painting
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Souris 35, 2023" is a primary market, handmade original oil on panel artwork, notable for its trompe l'oeil technique that seamlessly blends the painting with the act...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fairy Tale
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Fairy Tale is a Mixed Media painting by Damilola Olusegun. Damilola created "Fairy Tale on a prime canvas of 60W by 72H inches.
Damilola Olusegun de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Kelp Web-original modern abstract seascape-ocean oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This mesmerizing seascape, titled "Kelp Web" by the talented artist Nikki Baxendale, invites viewers into the depths of an abstract oceanic world. The canvas, painted with rich oils,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Monarch on Shades of Olive & Stone" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "The Monarch on Shades of Olive & Stone" is an original handmade oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 12 x 12 x 1.50 inches. This 2023 piece is a primary market it...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Ewa (Beauty)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Ewa (Beauty)" portrays a lady who exudes a captivating aura, drawing viewers into her world of enigmatic charm. The artist skillfully crafts the lady's features, conveying a sense o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Africa Girl's Right
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Africa Girl's Right is an original painting by Jonathan Kabeya. Jonathan created Africa Girl's Right with Coffee-Sukarism (Burnt Sugar, ink of pen on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Pen
Benavente Solis. bull. dream of a bullfighter expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
bull. dream of a bullfighter original expressionist acrylic painting
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Lady on Blue 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Lady on Blue 2" is a captivating piece of art that features a lady with blue skin sitting in a seductive pose. The painting portrays a woman who is both alluring and mysterious, wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Young Hunter - French Realist Portrait Oil Painting by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel portrait by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a young hunter wearing a brown outfit with laced up leather boots standing on a path i...
Category
1890s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Medusa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork titled "Medusa" features a woman with a sophisticated hairstyle and body parts made of fabrics. This piece of art is a powerful representation of female strength and resilience, with the artist unapologetically portraying the woman's body as a work of art.
The name "Medusa" is a nod to the Greek mythological creature, Medusa, who was known for her beautiful but dangerous appearance. In this artwork, the artist has taken the concept of Medusa and turned it on its head, creating a powerful and captivating image of a woman who is unafraid to show her strength and beauty.
The sophisticated hairstyle of the woman in the artwork is a testament to Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Unbeatable Me
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a self-proclamation painting by Ayomabidele John. The proclamation goes thus:
I choose to be full of love and compassion. I refuse for any part of my heart to be ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Kelp Web II-original modern abstract ocean-seascape painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Nikki Baxendale's "Kelp Web II" stands as a testament to the artist's ability to transform the canvas into a captivating realm of abstract beauty. This original seascape painting, cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cardinal Fine Antique Portrait Oil Painting in Ornate Gilt Frame
By Otto Eichinger
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cardinal's Letter
Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 15 x 12 inches
board: 12.5 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Watchtowers - contemporary condensation window painting oil artwork original art
By Lucy du Sautoy
Located in London, Chelsea
This impression by contemporary painter Lucy Du Sautoy captures a spectacular vision of mist on a window which completely engulfs the composition apart from a textual/ symbolic moti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Romantic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Sea - Oil on canvas
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 19th century) - Romantic landscape with fortress and fisherman.
41 x 66 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
Condition report: Lined canvas. Go...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Expressionist Oil, La Place du Tertre Montmartre and Sacrè Coeur Paris
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Expressionist oil on board of The Place du Tertre and Sacre Coeur in Paris by Bernard Vivier. Signed to the back of the panel, presented in plain wood frame.
A wonderful colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
La Marchande de Fleurs - French Realist Figurative Oil by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on original canvas by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work shows a flower seller filling a young girl's basket with cherries while a little b...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Copper - Bath nude portraiture artwork realism oil painting modern human form
By Calvin Lai
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary figurative artist Calvin Lai paints a provocative and sensual portrait of the female form in this original oil painting. The artist applies a symphony of gestural brushs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evening landscape on the river. Wood, oil, 29x39 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Evening landscape on the river. wood, oil, 29x39 cm
The artwork depicts a landscape scene of Netherlands, showcasing the unique characteristics and natural beauty of the region.
Wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Nabi - Modern portraiture artwork realism oil painting modern human form
By Calvin Lai
Located in London, Chelsea
This contemporary figurative study by Calvin Lai depicts an intimate portrait of a nude embellished with abstract gestures. Meaning ‘butterfly’ in Korean, Nabi presents a delicate po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Little Pet and I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The art of capturing the essence of a moment in time is a skill that only a few possess. In the world of art, such moments can be immortalized in a painting, a sculpture, or a photog...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Chaton 44" Original Oil Painting
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Chaton 44, 2023" is an exquisite handmade original oil on panel artwork, measuring 4 x 4 x 1 inches, that comes directly from the artist's studio. This piece is a pri...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Journey So Far
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a tribute to all Mothers and womanhood as a whole.
She is tough, resilient, emotional, fragile, and vulnerable, but still, they remain strong through the different s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
"Blue Jay" Original Oil Painting by Susan McDonnell, Avian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Susan McDonnell's "Blue Jay," created in 2021, is a masterful oil on panel that captures the vibrant essence and lively demeanor of its avian subject. Measuri...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Penguins" Oil Painting
By Derek Penix
Located in Denver, CO
Derek Penix's (US based) "Penguins" is an oil painting that depicts a huddle of penguins flocking gently together at water's edge.
Bio/Artist Statement:
Derek Penix was born on December 29, 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Growing up Penix was surrounded by artists in his family as his mother and grandfather painted. Penix did not pursue painting until after graduating high school. Penix’s mother encouraged him to pursue his talent and took his paintings down to a local gallery where he sold his first piece.
Through the years Penix has been inspired by old masters such as Nicolai Fechin, Sargent and the French Impressionists, but it has been over the last few years that Penix has been the most influenced by artist Quang Ho. Penix had the opportunity to take a workshop under Mr. Ho and later to study briefly with him. Since then, Penix believes his paintings have grown more in the last two years than in his last ten years of painting.
As an artist Penix gains inspiration from his environment whether that be at the park, in his home, or traveling abroad. He enjoys the freedom to paint different subject matter and has learned to push himself to try new things, even if they are out of his comfort zone.
Penix was recognized in South West Art...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Realist french painting Fishermen wifes BILLET portrait costumes 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre BILLET
Cantin (North), 1837 – Cantin, 1922
Oil on canvas
38.5 x 28.5 cm (48 x 36.5 cm with frame)
Signed lower left “Pierre Billet”
Stamp of the canvas merchant "Tasset & Loth...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dialogue With Butterfly
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Dialogue With Butterfly" is a captivating piece of art that portrays a man with a butterfly in his hand. This artwork is a visual representation of the profound connection between m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
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.