Wilson McLean On Sale
1970s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
People Also Browsed
1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
1970s Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Gouache
Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel
1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Mid-20th Century Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Maple
1990s Fauvist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Paint
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.