Figurative Paintings
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Silver, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Paper
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Fiberboard
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1920s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Paint
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Paint, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board, Watercolor
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
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.