Don Heitkotter
1970s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
People Also Browsed
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Modern Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Baroque Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil, Graphite, Other Medium, Paint, Pape...
1990s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Oil
Antonio FeltrinelliLaying Nude with Blue Lance - Oil on Canvas by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s, 1930s
Late 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Acrylic
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary 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.