Figurative Paintings
1910s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1890s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Charcoal
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Watercolor
1840s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1910s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Charcoal
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1920s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Bauhaus Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paint, Paper, Board
1990s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1990s Surrealist 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.
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