Figurative Paintings
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1960s French School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1990s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil, Tape
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Magazine Paper
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board, Laid Paper
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Jute
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Pencil
1990s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel, Tempera, Cardboard
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Enamel
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Crayon, Pastel, Archival Paper
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Tempera, Paper
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Pen
1960s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Illustration Board, Foam Board
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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.