Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Tribal Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1780s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1750s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
1970s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1890s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Clay, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
1950s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1970s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 1900s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Pen
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.