Figurative Paintings
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Bamboo Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Linen, Oil
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Charcoal
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary French School Figurative Paintings
Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Plexiglass, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, 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.