Figurative Paintings
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Burlap, Oil
1990s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1910s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Modern Figurative Paintings
Crayon, Watercolor, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 1800s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Gesso, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Illustration Board
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Oil, Illustration Board
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Egg Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1780s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Paper
1980s English School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Foam Board
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
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.
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