Figurative Paintings
1960s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
1920s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Varnish, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Oil, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Pencil, Cardboard, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen, Oil Pastel, Rag Paper
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Laid Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Masonite
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Egg Tempera
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Foam Board, Acrylic
1930s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
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.