Michel Cheval
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Metal
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Drypoint, Paper, Aquatint
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Burlap, Oil
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Burlap, Oil
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Gouache
People Also Browsed
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Board
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Gouache
1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Conceptual Mixed Media
Fabric, Found Objects
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Recent Sales
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Monotype
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Gouache
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Paint
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Michel Cheval For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Michel Cheval?
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.
Read More
An Inspiring Collage by Self-Taught Miami Artist Purvis Young
In 1995, the artist embellished a found poster of Martin Luther King with visionary markings.
At Colonial Williamsburg, Everything Old Is New Again
With the help of a new director, the Virginia institution's folk art and decorative arts museums are undergoing extensive upgrades.