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Figurative Paintings For Sale
BLACK DOG / PURE LOVE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
5 Abstracted Figures, Acrylic on Canvas, Heatwave by Rebecca Jack
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Heatwave"
Acrylic on Canvas
48 x 80 in.
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Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the beauty of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Les Semailles - Neo Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting by Achille Lauge
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on canvas circa 1915 by French neo-impressionist painter Achille Lauge. The piece depicts a view of a farmer sowing seeds in field on a bright spring day.
Sign...
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Dior Heart" Purple & Pink Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to George Morland.
19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape.
Wonderful early 19th-century original oil on canvas.
A classic 'Morland' composition as the painter was a big fan of English Pub scenes...
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice
n.d.
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
38 x 82 inches (96.5 x 208.3 cm)
$10,000 + $900 framing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
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Antoni Costa 15 Woman original Figurative Academician drawing painting
By A. Costa
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
woman. original figurative academician drawing painting
Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965
It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD.
He was ...
Category
1960s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Canterbury Bells Floral Still Life, Female Cubist Artist, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clara Deike (American, 1881-1965)
Canterbury Bells, c. 1932
Oil on canvas
26 x 24 inches
31.25 x 29.5 inches, framed
Exhibited: The Women's Art Club of Cleveland, 1932
A graduate of...
Category
1930s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Lilacs on the table in the garden" Oil cm. 140 x 125
Located in Torino, IT
Lilac, garden, flowers, violet,Ukraine
Very important work
Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015)
1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina.
1949...
Category
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th Century by Giovanni Domenico Ferrucci The Death of Cleopatra Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giovanni Domenico Ferrucci (Fiesole, Italy, 1619 – Lucca, Italy, post 1669)
Title: The Death of Cleopatra
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 85 x 70.7 cm – with frame 10...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Red Background)
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Red Background)
Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The woman has d...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
"Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Parisian Nocturne Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Louis Van Der Pol (Dutch, 1896-1982) was active in the 20th Century and lived in Holland. He was known for his large format elaborate romantic portrait paintings and city street scen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Veranda
Located in Zofingen, AG
The veranda - the morning light, the silence and the feeling of absolute happiness, it's a special kind of zen that reminds me of my childhood when I used to step on the wooden floor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View from Visby, Gotland, c. 1883
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting by Elisabeth Keyser beautifully captures a scenic view from the northern city wall of Visby, near Lübeckerbräschen. The landscape showcases a stretch of coastline leadi...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Madonna del Granduca, after Raphael
Located in West Sussex, GB
"Madonna del Granduca", after Raphael
Oil on Canvas: 34 x 22.5 in. Frame: 45 x 33 ½ in. Inscribed verso.
Pitti Palace red wax seal verso*. Fine Gilt Carv...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Chroma, Figurative nude. Oil on canvas. Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Fauvist Nude Figurative
By Don Klopfer
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored nude by California artist Don Klopfer (1920-2009). Signed and dated "Klopfer 93" upper left corner. Presented in a white slat frame. Canva...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Stretcher Bars, Linen, Oil
Wicket basket with Anemones a humble festive gift 19th century floral still life
Located in Norwich, GB
A charming 19th Century painting of Anemone flowers in a wicker basket. It has a warm, seasonal and festive feel. I love the great simplicity and sincerity it exudes. French in origi...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
OLD MASTER COPY Signed Vincent " Cypress Trees " Oil Painting 20th Century GGF
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER COPY Signed Vincent " Cypress Trees " Oil Painting 20th Century GGF
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Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Modernist Beach Scene Painting, Playing Ball in Surf, WPA Jewish Woman Artist
By Ruth Gikow
Located in Surfside, FL
Modernist beach scene; signed lower right; image size is 11.5 x 8.5 inches, framed it measures
Ruth Gikow (January 6, 1915 Ukraine - 1982 New York City) was an Important American Jewish woman visual artist known primarily for her work as a genre painter. Her paintings often depict human figures interacting with an urban environment.
Ruth Gikow was born in 1915 in the Ukraine. Her father, Boris, was a photographer and her mother was named Lena. In 1920 she emigrated to New York City due to civil war and pogroms against the Jewish community. The pilgrimage took around two years. Once in New York City, the Gikow family found themselves in poverty, rather than the middle-class comfort they enjoyed in Ukraine. Ruth Gikow's skill was prominent even in youth, as she excelled in drawing in elementary school and entered Washington Irving High School at age thirteen in which she furthered her art prowess.
Later, she studied at the Cooper Union Art School, where she studied under school director Austin Purvis, Jr. and regional artist John Steuart Curry. In her second year of Art School, she was awarded a scholarship which she used to work with fellow painter Raphael Soyer.
She joined the New York City WPA Federal Art Project in 1935, where she was allowed to dedicate herself to her artwork full-time. In 1939, inspired by the muralists Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, she applied and later won a commission to paint murals for Bronx Hospital, Rockefeller Center and the New York World's Fair. After the events of Pearl Harbor and once the Federal Arts Project was abandoned, Gikow's murals were sought after by New York department stores wishing to commission wall paintings. Gikow became disillusioned with mural painting due to the commercial aspect of these commissions.
With other associates, she founded the American Serigraph Society (along with Anthony Velonis, Lena Gurr, Robert Gwathmey, Leonard Pytlak, Harry Shoulberg, Russell Twiggs...
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
"Place de l'Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting Canvas
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Camera 16 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, Men Erotic Scenes
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artist about his erotic painting series “Narcissus”:
With Internet era and its widespread availability, young people have unlimited access to pornography. It is possible for them to...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memories of Love III (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memories of Love III (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and signatur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
'The Family Dinner', Thanksgiving, Christmas, Festive Reunion, Large Naive Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Pauer' for Jacalyn Pauer (American, 20th century) and dated 1991. Additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'The Family Dinner'.
A su...
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Red Disguised as Blue - 21st Century contemporary Hyper realistic painting
By JP Marsman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist)
Red Disguised as Blue
30 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 33 x 23 cm)
Oil paint on wood
This hyper-realistic oil painting features a paint tube from the brand Oud Holland. The artist has added a touch of humor by depicting a blue paint tube with red paint coming out of it. Such combinations are characteristic of Jean Paul Marsman's work.
The cheerful and hyper-realistic paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Huge 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses & Parting of the Red Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moses with the Israelites before Parting the Red Sea
circle of Matteo de Pitocchi (Italian 1626-1689)
oil on canvas laid on board, framed
framed: 26 x 48 inches
canvas: 21 x 43 inche...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Despair and Joy, Diptych. Acrylic painting on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Estrada-Duran combines realism and surrealism in his work, the artists paintings are often monochromatic pencil drawings with overlays of gold paint that depict goddess-like women ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Snowy Cabin in the Woods - A Serene Winter Landscape Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Snowy Cabin in the Woods - A Serene Winter Landscape Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist, Miller.
Art measures 32 x 16 inches (approx.)
Frame measures 36 x 20 inches (appr...
Category
Late 20th Century Land Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Floral Still Life Country Flowers in a Vase by Flemish Barbizon artist in France
Located in Norwich, GB
A gorgeous floral still life which marries the depth and the richness found in the work of the Flemish old masters with the elegance and light of French painting. As you will see, th...
Category
1880s Flemish School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
A Mountain Dwelling: 19th Century landscape bearing Corot signature on verso
Located in Norwich, GB
Our 19th Century painting of a mountain dwelling, bathed in soft light light is a fresh and relevant as if it had been created yesterday. Painted certainly in plein air on the motif,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Costume - Original Mixed Media on Paper by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an original painting in mixed media, tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by the Greek-French artist Alkis Matheos.
Very good conditions.
Signed by artist's stamp....
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor
Children at Low Tide, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero shares a tender moment of children swimming by the sea. Part of a series of summer paintings that explo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring Rain by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, flowers, wisteria
By Yiching Chen
Located in Paris, FR
Spring Rain is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments on Japanese paper mounted on wood, silver leaf, dimensions are 110 × ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside a Inn or Pub
Located in Woodbury, CT
A French Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, drinking outside an Inn or Pub.
Frank Moss Bennett was born in Liverpool, England on 15 November 1...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Panel
The Road to Emmaus, German Old Master Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
German School, 1700s
The Road to Emmaus
oil on panel
unframed: 24.3 x 17.5 cm (9.6 x 6.9 inches)
framed: 34.5 x 28 cm (13.6 x 11 inches)
Provenance:
Swedish author and artist Amel...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
I Want Ice Cream
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures the charm of life’s small joys and unexpected moments. Set in a sunlit desert, a sleek black car gleams in the foreground, contrasted by a nostalgic white vehic...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Calm Seas Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Cram Seas GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Windy Walk along the Coastal Path
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Windy Walk along the Coastal Path
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 10.75 x 8.75 inches (height x width)
Signed: Yes
Oil painting on boa...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
OLD MASTER Signed L S Lowry " Gathering " Oil Painting 20th Century White Frame
By Laurence Stephen Lowry
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER Signed L S Lowry " Gathering" By John Harley Oil Painting 20th Century
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Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
un couple pensif
Located in Belgrade, MT
This woodcut black and white is part of my private collection. It is in very good condition. It is artists signed in the lower right and numbered o the left. Atelier Othon-Friesz
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Woodcut
Portrait of an Enchanting Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers
By James Holland
Located in West Sussex, GB
Attributed to James Holland (1799 -1870) and William Henry Hunt (1790-1864)
A Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Garland of Morning Glory Flowers
Oil on canvas: 17 ½ x 18 in. Frame: 23 ½ x 24 in. Circa 1820
An enchanting head and shoulders portrait of a young girl wearing a white shift...
Category
Early 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Victorian Scottish Painting Rustic Cottage Interior Mother Feeding & Dogs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding Time, the Cottage Interior
Scottish School, 19th century
signed lower corner
oil on board, framed
framed: 19 x 24 inches
board: 14.5 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
OLD MASTER Signed L S Lowry " Fever Van " Oil Painting 20th Century White Frame
By Laurence Stephen Lowry
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER Signed L S Lowry " Fever van " Oil Painting 20th Century
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Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Figures Seated on an Outdoor Terrace
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Two Figures Seated on an Outdoor Terrace
By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 7.25 x 9.25 inches (height x width)
Signed: Yes
Oil painting ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Inner Light - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionist Portrait, African Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled 3 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment:
I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
HUGE OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E .Bale FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SIGNED OLD FINE MASTER PAINTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER
OIL PAINTING
GOLD GILT FRAME
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Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Composition of Guitar, Composition a la guitar, Georges Terzian.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Composition à la guitare is a vibrant and visually captivating work that exemplifies Georges Terzian’s distinctive style. Known for his love of color and complex compositions, Terzia...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Adele - Original Abstract Expressionist Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Man with an umbrella by Sean Durkin, man, contemporary art, walking
By Sean Durkin
Located in Deddington, GB
original painting of "Man with an umbrella" by Sean Durkin. Sean uses very toned colours but draws attention to his bag and trousers, as well as uses white tones in his socks and shi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Sketch of a Glamorous Woman Victory Rolls Hairstyle and Bold Red Lips
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10 (height) x 6.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
The Three Graces - Original Surrealist On Board
Located in Soquel, CA
The Three Graces - Original Surrealist On Board
Dramatic and dynamic fantasy scene by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This piece depicts a dream like scene with two nude wom...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Courtyard With Elegantly Dressed Couple, Original Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite painting, "Courtyard With Elegantly Dressed Couple" by the Swedish artist Carl Johansson, is a vibrant illustration of life at the turn of the 20th century. Dating bac...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Swimming Under A Full Moon. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Paul's India Series; pearlescent moonlight glints off the water and casts shimmering light onto the surface. A beautiful place to relax and wash away the days heat and dust. The...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Along the Path - Figurative Landscape
By Carol H. Kelly
Located in Soquel, CA
Along the path on a walk, a vivid impressionist oil painting by Carol H. Kelly (American, 20th Century). Signed "C.H. Kelly" and dated "70" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18.5"H ...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Solothman on the Aase, Switzerland
By Eugene Schmidt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Eugene Schmidt (German/American, 1919-2007)
Title: Solothman on the Aase, Switzerland
Year: Circa 1970
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Board size: 10 x 8 inches
Signature...
Category
Late 20th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hard Winter's Journey
By John Nicholas Pace
Located in Soquel, CA
Somber depiction of Native Americans in winter by John Pace (American, 1930-2006). Acrylic on canvas. Signed "John Pace" in the lower right corner. Presented in a wood slat frame with the edges painted black. Canvas size: 30"H x 40"W. Framed, 30.5"H x 40.5"W. 2"D. A study of a work by Howard Terpning.
John Pace (American, 1930-2006) was an artist from California, known for paintings of Western scenes and Native Americans.
Christal Pace had this to say about her Grandfather: "My Grandfather John Pace was a distinguished, passionate man with a variety of skills. My dad and Uncle Nick are both great artists, but Grandfather ran the show. My Grandfather was incredibley charismatic and smart. The Grand-father, as we call him, dabled in many things throughout his life. He served in the war, drove racecars, had a knack for gambling, poker and black jack, and painted occasionally.
His first wife was Native American, my dad's mom. She passed when my dad was only 14. When my dad met my mom he was excited to learn she too was California Indian...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
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.