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Looking at the matplotlib documentation, it seems the standard way to add an AxesSubplot to a Figure is to use Figure.add_subplot : from matplotlib import pyplot fig = pyplot.figure() ax = fig.add_subplot(1,1,1) ax.hist( some params .... ) I would like to be able to create AxesSubPlot -like objects independently of the figure, so I can use them in different figures. Something like fig = pyplot.figure() histoA = some_axes_subplot_maker.hist( some params ..... ) histoA = some_axes_subplot_maker.hist( some other params ..... ) # make one figure with both plots fig.add_subaxes(histo1, 211) fig.add_subaxes(histo1, 212) fig2 = pyplot.figure() # make a figure with the first plot only fig2.add_subaxes(histo1, 111) Is this possible in matplotlib and if so, how can I do this? Update: I have not managed to decouple creation of Axes and Figures, but following examples in the answers below, can easily re-use previously created axes in new or olf Figure instances. This can be illustrated with a simple function: def plot_axes(ax, fig=None, geometry=(1,1,1)): if fig is None: fig = plt.figure() if ax.get_geometry() != geometry : ax.change_geometry(*geometry) ax = fig.axes.append(ax) return fig

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