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2010s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil
People Also Browsed
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite, Conté
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Decorative Art
Wood, Paint, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Oil
Finding the Right figurative-paintings for You
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.