Remo Salvadori
Mid-20th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
People Also Browsed
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
1890s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
Canvas, Paint
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Board
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Board
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s French School Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Landscape Prints
Lithograph
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Paper, Chalk
20th Century Prints and Multiples
Offset
2010s Art Deco Abstract Paintings
Spray Paint, 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.