Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Paint, Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
1980s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1880s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Pencil
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 1900s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Color Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache
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.
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