Figurative Paintings
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
1920s Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Birch, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cardboard, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
1940s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Paper
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
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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