Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board, Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paint, Paper, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Pastel
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
1830s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1810s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Linen, Ink, Screen
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Chalk, Graphite
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.
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