Figurative Paintings
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Clay, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Casein
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Paste
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Tempera, Egg Tempera, Wood Panel
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Rag Paper
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Inkjet, Mixed Media
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.