Figurative Paintings
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Silver, Gold Leaf
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Handmade Paper
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Fiberboard
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1890s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Mixed Media
1910s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Post-Impressionist 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.