Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Copper
1880s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Graphite
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Graphite
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1940s Futurist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
16th Century Figurative Paintings
Metal
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Copper, Enamel
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
1890s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
1930s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
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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