Leslie Trewyn
1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media
People Also Browsed
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Modern Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Paintings
Canvas
1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Masonite
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
1920s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Paint
Vintage 1970s Italian Paintings
Canvas
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Canvas
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
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.