Figurative Paintings
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cotton Canvas, Wood
Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Copper
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Ink, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Realist 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.