Figurative Paintings
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Mirror, Wood, Plywood, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1850s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Illustration Board, Monotype
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
1810s English School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Ink
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
16th Century Mannerist Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Varnish, Mixed Media, Pencil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1920s Art Deco 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.
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