Figurative Paintings
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Tempera, Canvas, Cotton, C Print, Digital, Giclée
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Illustration Board, Oil, Pen
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.