Elgin Champion
1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
People Also Browsed
Vintage 1970s English Figurative Sculptures
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Tableware
Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
Gold, Silver, Bronze
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Early 20th Century Swiss Islamic Paintings
Giltwood, Canvas
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Handmade Paper
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Earthenware, Glaze
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Academic Landscape Paintings
Oil
Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Secretaires
Walnut, Bone, Oak, Olive, Pine
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel
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.