Figurative Paintings
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Late 17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Pointillist Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Canvas, Oil
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Figurative Paintings
Board, Mixed Media
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint, Canvas
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Clay, Acrylic
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Ink
1870s English School Figurative Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Boldy colored and stylized figures fill the scene. Their expressions exude anticipation as if waiting for a band to start or a train to arrive. The blue backg...
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Thread
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
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.