Figurative Paintings
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
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ballpoint Pen, Acrylic
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, ABS
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Paper
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Alkyd, Illustration Board
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Tempera
1910s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Archival Paper, Pastel
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Screen, Paper
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Egg Tempera
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
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.