Figurative Paintings
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Chalk
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
Late 18th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-18th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 18th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
Late 18th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Paint
18th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Metal
1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Pencil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
1920s Figurative Paintings
Gouache
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.