Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Tempera, Cardboard
1960s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Land Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1850s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
18th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Laid Paper, Ink, Watercolor
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century 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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