Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Gesso
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1840s Flemish School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1830s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1880s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Oil
1650s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
This painting combines two of artist Onelio Marrero's interests: his love for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and his fascination with observi...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Postcard
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1850s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Early 1900s 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.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.