Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 17th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Stretcher Bars
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Graphite
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Land Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
2010s Aesthetic Movement Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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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