Figurative Paintings
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Op Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Plastic, Acrylic
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Archival Paper
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Jute, Oil
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper, Acrylic
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Tempera
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1910s Figurative Paintings
Crayon, Pastel, Gouache, Board
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Charcoal, Oil, Gouache
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist 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.
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