Saul Haymond
1960s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
People Also Browsed
Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
Michael AlfordPiazza della Signoria, Florence 1-original impressionism cityscape oil painting , 2023
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Canvas, Paint
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Paper, Cotton
2010s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Plexiglass, Oil
Artist Comments
"This bold portrait of two young women evokes both confidence and the unbreakable bond that two sisters share," says artist Malia Pettit. "It's a painting ins...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art
Oil
20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Plexiglass, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Plexiglass, Oil
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Plexiglass, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, 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.