Figurative Paintings
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board
Early 1700s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Capturing one of his favorite subjects, artist Onelio Marrero portrays a museumgoer immersed in a masterpiece. A venerable gentleman stands riveted before a p...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
Artist Comments
This painting combines two of artist Onelio Marrero's interests: his love for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and his fascination with observi...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Giclée
1890s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Postcard
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint, Canvas
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Mid-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.