Figurative Paintings
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Pastel, Paper
1920s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Pastel, Paper
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Illustration Board, Oil
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Rice Paper, Gouache
Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1920s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 1900s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas
1920s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Paper, Chalk
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Paper, Chalk
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Laid Paper
Early 1900s Byzantine Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
1920s 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.