Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Found Objects, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache, Board
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
1840s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Encaustic, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Fabric, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Encaustic, Panel
2010s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.