Don Klopfer
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Late 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic, Canvas
1980s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Late 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
1960s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1960s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
People Also Browsed
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Board, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Laid Paper, Oil
1990s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Board, Oil
1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
1910s Modern Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
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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.