Figurative Paintings
1760s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Carbon Pencil
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Screen, Stencil
1720s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Chalk
21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Canvas
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Canvas, Stencil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Tissue Paper, Spray Paint, Stencil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Tissue Paper, Stencil, Spray Paint
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint
1990s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
1780s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Paper
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Glitter, Wood Panel, Rag Paper, Giclée, Other Medium
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Stencil, Spray Paint, Tissue Paper
1990s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Tissue Paper, Spray Paint, Stencil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Tissue Paper, Spray Paint, Stencil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard, Oil Pastel
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Video, Wood Panel
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Other Medium, Giclée, Rag Paper, Glitter, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Tempera
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, 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.