Figurative Paintings
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Paper
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Vellum
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Panel
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cotton Canvas
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Late 20th Century Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Wood, 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.