Figurative Paintings
Early 18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1750s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1920s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Gesso
1920s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1920s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1640s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Rag Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Metal, Copper
Early 2000s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil, Panel
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Wood, Oil, Panel
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1880s French School Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1890s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache, Newsprint
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gold Leaf
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
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.