Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Alkyd
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Ink, Paper
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
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.