Figurative Paintings
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Woodcut
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
1890s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
1950s American Modern 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.