Figurative Paintings
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Illustration Board, Gouache
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A man stands in front of a Picasso painting exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The considerable time he spends in front of the artw...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
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.