Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1970s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paint, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival P...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1970s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Plywood, Mixed Media, Synthetic Resin, Pigment
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Ink
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Pencil, Cardboard, Wood
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Marble
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paste, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Acrylic, Paper
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
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.