Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
1910s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1950s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1980s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Lithograph, Mixed Media
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
1940s Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor, Board
1930s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paint, Paper, Glaze
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Paint
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Aesthetic Movement Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1970s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Enamel
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Feminist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Glass, Pastel, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Panel, Acrylic
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
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.