Figurative Paintings
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera, Panel
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Oil
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Laid Paper
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Crayon, Pencil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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.