Figurative Paintings
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Burlap, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Graphite
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Linen, Canvas
Angela WakefieldLarge Painting of Classic New York City in Rain with Figures by British Artist, 2023
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera, Panel
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Plastic, Wood
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Rice Paper
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor
Artist Comments
A young woman reclines on a bright red inner tube, floating in a shimmering aquamarine pool. Her sunglasses, floral bikini, and the lyrical ripples on the water...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century 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 â 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 â such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper â 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.
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