figurative
Figurative art is a genre that represents the visible world through various artistic works, ranging from painting and figurative drawing to sculpture. This style, which includes human figures, landscapes, and everyday objects, is distinguished by its ability to render reality in recognizable forms, yet often interpreted uniquely by the artist. It contrasts with abstract art by focusing on direct, figurative representations of nature and the human figure.
Figurative drawing is one of the oldest and most popular practices in art. Whether created with pencil, ink, or color, it captures the nuances of the world around us. Figurative artists use paper as a medium to create finely detailed drawings, often depicting landscapes, portraits, or scenes of daily life. Artists like Pablo Picasso reinvented the genre by adding abstract elements to their works, blending the figurative and abstract into a single composition.
In the field of figurative sculpture, artists shape human or animal figures using materials like bronze, terracotta, or ceramics. These sculptures often take the form of life-sized statues but also include small bronze sculptures, clay figurines, or more contemporary mixed-media works. The work of famous sculptors like Jean Dubuffet and Edouard Manet helped redefine the boundaries of figurative art, particularly with expressive sculptures that approach the human form from an innovative perspective.
Figurative art isn't limited to museums and galleries. It finds its place in modern interiors, as wall décor or sculptural pieces. Figurative art in painting and sculpture offers a rich representation of colors and textures that move viewers with its realism and emotion. Whether through a figurative drawing, painting, or sculpture, this artistic genre continues to fascinate and captivate art lovers worldwide.
If you're passionate about figurative art, explore our extensive selection of works, including bronze sculptures, black-and-white drawings, and figurative paintings. Each piece is a window into a universe where the human figure, shapes, and landscapes merge to create timeless visual stories.
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Blue Portrait 1979 Collection MMCA National Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul
Boong Hyun Choi
Painting - 115 x 88 x 0.3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 34.6 x 0.1 inch
$15,438 $7,719
With a blue cat. At the pink table
Sasha Katinauskiene
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,192 $1,073
Series Non-standard configurations
Tatiana Nega
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,311 $1,180
Gypsum gift with red bow
Kseniia Redina
Sculpture - 14 x 15 x 10.5 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.9 x 4.1 inch
$119
El túnel, vida más allá de la vida
Toni Caimari
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,721
For Life, Love and Happiness
Hery Purnomo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$775
Tour de Babel - série les Grands Dessins
Claude Courtecuisse
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Femme enroulée 1
Changzheng Zhu
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0 inch
$149
Anima & Animus
Alina Papazova
Sculpture - 18 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$525 $472
Menina Air et Métal Nickel Rouge
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 21 x 37 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 8.3 x 14.6 inch
$1,884
Floating Serves
Karen Akhikyan
Sculpture - 50 x 28 x 16 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11 x 6.3 inch
$1,800 $1,530
The Golden Symphony
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
Sold
Me and You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Love Africa Women
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,250
Love Between Friends - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,250
Marc Jacobs fall 2020
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700
Alessandro Michelle yellow
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$700
1966 Paris Blanc Scène urbaine 1 Le Métro White Paris Urban scene 1 Subway
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37 x 54 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,133 $566
Qu'est ce qu'on attend 6
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,503
Qu'est ce qu'on attend 3
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,503
Qu'est ce qu'on attend 2
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,503
Qu'est ce qu'on attend 10
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,503
L'écureuil de Mongolie
Sébastien Nadin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$715
Vision de guerre ! Avec destruction de la maison mère ! Avec avions pour destruction de Vies sur terre !
Robert Combas
Print - 50 x 40 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$2,015 $1,813
Qu'est ce qu'on attend 12
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,696
Qu'est ce qu'on attend 5
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,219
Goal getter
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
Eyes of the Wild
Tigran Araqelyan
Painting - 110 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
Promenade à Ham Souk
Raya Sorkine
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$1,431
L'Astre et le Sakura
Sophie Duplain
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,265
Zeeland, The Netherlands 1953
Maarten Demmink
Painting - 16 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 6.3 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$954
1969 Paris Orange Paris Le Barbu Man with a beard
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,325 $1,162
Worthy Than a Sparrow 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Bird, Woman
Kehinde Mayowa
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800
The Wistful Bunny Ballad
Viktor Zuk
Sculpture - 22 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch
Sold
1966 White Paris Blanc Le poinçonneur du métro Subway ticket controller
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$2,325 $1,162
1966 White Paris Blanc Tour Eiffel Deux clochards dans l'espoir, le jour se lève Eiffel Towers Two bums sleeping with hope in the heart at dawn
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.25 x 54 cm Painting - 14.7 x 21.3 inch
$2,325 $1,162
1966 Paris Orange Maître d'hôtel au restaurant Maître d'Hotel
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$1,729 $864
Jour de fête III (1)
Albane de Saint Remy
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$906
1996 Portrait
Bernard Di Sciullo
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.75 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch
$1,371 $685
Drowning
Sophia Dobreva – Nolita
Painting - 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,526 $1,373
Arbre et or
Albane de Saint Remy
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$775
Young girl at the urne
Catherine Clare
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch
$2,384
Naïade aux pivoines rouges
Catherine Clare
Painting - 62 x 62 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24.4 x 24.4 x 1 inch
$2,980
Summer Daydream
Tigran Araqelyan
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$450 $383
Tourisme familier
Enrique Etievan
Painting - 85 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 33.5 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,576
1968 Promenade Walking
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 32.5 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,325 $1,162
The last drop of water, Kakhov reservoir, Ukraine, Russia's war
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$5,949
Rhythm and Blues
Adewuyi Theophilus
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
Sold
Boy in Wonderland 2
Samson Olatubosun
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,850
Shaded 2
Awosola Michael Angello
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,100
Shaded 3 (The light bearer)
Awosola Michael Angello
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,100
Shaded 1
Awosola Michael Angello
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,100
Endeared Without A Price 1
Awosola Michael Angello
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,100
Keeper of the City
Awosola Michael Angello
Painting - 127 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 inch
$2,500
Rendition of Days to Come
Awosola Michael Angello
Painting - 87.6 x 116.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34.5 x 46 x 1 inch
$2,000
Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Danseurs Casino Dancers
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 30 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,133 $566
Black cat in the City
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$11,552
Flowers, spring - green, pink, red, white
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$11,623
Green tropical leaves (1)
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$23,843
