Figurative Paintings
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1720s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, ABS
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Plywood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Plastic, Wood
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist John McCabe illustrates colorful graphic faces divided into twelve micro panels. He creates a scenario of an explosive politic...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
1640s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Neon Light, Mixed Media
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wood, Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Tempera
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Wood, Neon Light
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Paint, Board
Early 1700s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Enamel
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Wood, Egg Tempera, Wood Panel
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, 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.