Figurative Paintings
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Lithograph
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Raw Linen, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
The painting depicts a girl taking a selfie, with only part of her face visible. She wears a white, cropped shirt and stands against a yellow background. Artist...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A young woman walks through a myriad of water lilies, her illuminated figure contrasting sharply with the dark lake. Her posture and radiant hair create a fee...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Glue, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Panel
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1810s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.
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