Figurative Paintings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Acrylic, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Acrylic, Gouache
2010s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Rubber, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Paper
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Tempera, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Spray Paint
2010s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract 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.