Umberto Bianchini
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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20th Century Aesthetic Movement Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Side Tables
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Plywood
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Early 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century British Dinner Plates
Porcelain
1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Screen
Antique Late 18th Century French Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Vases
Ormolu
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paintings
Paper
Antique 1770s Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Paintings
Paint, Giltwood
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.