Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic Polymer, Board, Mixed Media, Pastel, Newsprint, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Marble
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Newsprint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
1980s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Board, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Other Medium
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Early 20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Board, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Graphite
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.