Figurative Paintings
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Plaster, Paper, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Archival Paper, Archival Ink
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Mixed Media, Photographic Film
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paint
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint
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.