Figurative Paintings
1970s Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Board
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Oil Pastel
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Paint
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Paint
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Mixed Media
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Academic Figurative Paintings
Tempera
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1930s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1930s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Board, Pencil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Figurative Paintings
Paint
1910s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Lithograph
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1940s Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Mixed Media
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Acrylic
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Aesthetic Movement 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.