Figurative Paintings
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Tempera
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Oil
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1710s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1820s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1690s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1710s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Pastel, Paper
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1790s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1890s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1820s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper, Wood Panel
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Old Masters 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.