Figurative Paintings
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1850s English School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
1870s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Foam Board
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1830s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1850s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Impressionist 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.
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