Figurative Paintings
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Tempera, Board
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Pastel
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Tempera, Board
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Panel, Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Gouache
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Stencil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Mixed Media
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Mixed Media
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ballpoint Pen, Acrylic
1950s Modern 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.