Figurative Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Gouache
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache, Watercolor, Acrylic
1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Newsprint, Mixed Media
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Permanent Marker
Artist Comments
The painting captures a lively scene where a group of people dances joyfully, lost in the music with closed eyes. Their vibrant clothing and fluid movements inf...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1980s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Cotton, Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Figurative Paintings
Spray Paint, Glue, Stencil
Early 19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood, Paper
2010s Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
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.