Tony Fachet
1980s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1980s Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
1970s Figurative Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Board
1990s Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
1970s Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Panel
1980s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
People Also Browsed
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Club Chairs
Iron, Steel
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Club Chairs
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Lanterns
Metal
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Paintings
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century British Sporting Art Signs
Iron
Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Paintings
Oak
1850s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Academic Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1960s Spanish Decorative Art
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Ink, Screen, Paper
Recent Sales
1960s Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
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.