Figurative Paintings
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Oil, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Paper
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Gouache
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Tempera
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Plexiglass
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Plexiglass, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Acrylic, Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Plexiglass, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Plexiglass, Ink
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Pen, Paper
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Cotton, Mixed Media
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
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.