Figurative Paintings
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Tempera, Board
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Gouache
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Panel, Tempera
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Alkyd, Illustration Board
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Mixed Media
1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, ABS
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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.