On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate figurative impressionism for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find
Impressionist examples as well as a
Post-Impressionist version. Making the right choice when shopping for a figurative impressionism may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a figurative impressionism to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of
gray,
brown,
black,
blue and more. A figurative impressionism from
Jacques Zucker,
Cristian Mesa Velazquez,
David Hinchliffe,
Diane Leonard and
Magdalena Spasowicz — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in
paint,
oil paint and
fabric — can elevate any room of your home. A large figurative impressionism can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 9.25 high and 0.1 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.
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.