Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Glass, Oil, Board
Artist Comments
Boldy colored and stylized figures fill the scene. Their expressions exude anticipation as if waiting for a band to start or a train to arrive. The blue backg...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Screen
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
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.