Ron Lopez
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Egg Tempera
People Also Browsed
1970s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Rag Paper, Color
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Stainless Steel
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Linocut
1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Wood, Board, Oil
1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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.