Charles L Cochrane
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
People Also Browsed
Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Oil
1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard
1880s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Cardboard, Gouache
1960s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s American Realist Figurative Prints
Etching
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Tempera, Board
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Wood
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Board, Egg Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
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.