Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Pastel
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Ink, Paper
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1640s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1890s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Masonite
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
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.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.