Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Oil Crayon
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Sunlight filters through the dilapidated room, illuminating dust motes and peeling paint. Before the crumbling fireplace, the translucent figures of the home's ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1830s Realist Figurative Paintings
Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
Two people share a tense, personal moment over a morning beer in a bar. The scene delivers a strong story through the use of color, light, and character portray...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1860s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Linen
Late 20th Century Feminist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Cotton, Wax, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1890s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 18th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Tempera, Cardboard
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
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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