Figurative Paintings
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil, Gouache
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Lithograph, Woodcut
Early 2000s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Fabric, Oil, Foam Board
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Foam Board, Paper, Oil
1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Permanent Marker
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Minimalist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist 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.