Figurative Paintings
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-17th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas
Early 2000s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1960s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Enamel
Early 19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera, Board
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Tempera, Paper
Late 19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Alkyd
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton, Oil
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton, Oil
1970s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas
1960s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Cotton, Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Mixed Media
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Pastel
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton, Oil, Board
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
Early 2000s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
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.