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Contemporary Figurative Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Amlodi s Nightmare, - Highly Detailed Surrealist, Original Painting on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a version of the Renaissance motif known as "Death and the Maiden". I think the motif generally was meant to condemn Voluptus (born of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Eclipse
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amanda Joy Brown is a visual artist and educator based in Nashville, TN. Brown earned her MFA in the painting program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time there...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Contemporary view, Flower market in Rue de Buci, Paris. Paris flower market.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This piece by Areg Elibekian captures the essence of Rue de Buci, Paris, amidst its bustling flower market. The vibrant colors beckon viewers with a warm invitation, showcasing the a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Yugpurush, Buddha, enlightened Man, Acrylic, Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanatan Dinda - Yug Purush - 66 x 60 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas. This work will be shipped in a wooden crate. Shipping will be calculated on the basis of the destinatio...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Winter Mountains - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Winter Waterfall - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Pencil

The reading boy - figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
A farm stands before you on the horizon. A windmill majestically slices the blue sky. A bird, painted in taut brushstrokes, struts on a branch. These are tranquil images; horizon far...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Traditional style Contemporary Figurative Oil of Beautiful Lady in Black Dress
Located in ludlow, GB
Traditional Style Contemporary Impressionist Oil painting on canvas of beautiful Lady lounging on Sofa with Cocktail in her hand. Painted from Life with the Model sitting at the artist's studio. A beautiful and evocative painting that is both sexy and demure. Rene Jerome Legrand (Born 1953) "Little Black Dress" - Oil on Canvas, Signed and Framed Rene Legrand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mountains Landscape - Modern Painting, Abstract, Joyful, Colorful
Located in Salzburg, AT
Anna Ładecka is a Paris-based polish illustrator and painter. Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Master of Art - Diploma in painting and lithography and obtained a scholar...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

German Contemporary Art by Ursula Krauss - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Ursula Krauss is a German artist born in 1984 who lives & works in Nuremberg in Germany.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Searching for the other half - Figurative Acrylic Painting, Colorful, Polish Art
Located in Warsaw, PL
CZESLAW TUMIELEWICZ (b. 1942) In 1968, he studied at the Architecture faculty of Gdansk, before continuing his course at the Technical University in the same city, and then he taught...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mother and daughter - Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Located in London, GB
This image shows two figures, mother and child, intimately connected, sitting in what feels like a safe but introspective space. The pink dress contrasts with the dark foliage and fu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cuban Contemporary Art by Carlos Sablon Perez - Flora
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Carlos Sablòn Perez is a Cuban artist born in 1981 who lives & works in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. His talent is quickly recognized in the four corners of the C...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Future
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the Scho...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Rider Series #27
Located in Bozeman, MT
Daphne Sweet, artist working and living in Missoula, Mt. Using acrylic, oil, clay, and fabric. Bouncing between classical references and personal allegory, the paintings and found ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Modern Twentieth Century Large Sporting Oil Painting The English Cricket Match
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Twentieth Century Large Sporting Oil Painting of The English Cricket Match This is a large and joyous canvas of a game of cricket. It is full of humour and passion for the game also. It is framed in a bespoke wooden...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Al Caffee By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

No. 206 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, mixed media, orange
Located in Paris, FR
No. 206 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with India ink, charcoal, pastel and acrylic on kraft paper mounted on canvas, dimensions are 1...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ca La Cesca - 21st Century, Contemporary, Collage, Painting, Landscape
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"Once again we are able to contemplate the unique work of Joan Peris with its imaginative and fresh landscapes. All his paintings are as fascinating as they are unusual, emitting the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Aparación de la Virgen
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
José Bedia (Havana, Cuba, 1959) Lives and works in Miami, FL José Bedia is the most solid representative of post-1959 revolution Cuban art. He was part of the now mythical group s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"RISING TIDES USED TO BE A GOOD THING", Painting, Oil on Canvas, Disaster, Humor
Located in Toronto, Ontario
From the Apathy Series, Andrew Smenos' recent body of work, comes "RISING TIDES USED TO BE A GOOD THING" – the life-jacket saving no one... At 20x20", th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ballon Man
Located in Sheffield, MA
George Botti Italian, 1923-2003 Ballon Man Oil on canvas 36 by 36 in. W/frame 42 by 42 in. Signed lower right Barrel George Botti was born on  24 Mar...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Great Grey Owl on Womb Chair" large scale contemporary surrealist oil painting
Located in New York, NY
This large-scale oil painting by contemporary artist Thomas Broadbent features a great grey horned owl perched atop a cobalt-blue Eero Saarinen Womb Chair, a celebrated example of mo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rain Bokeh
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amanda Joy Brown is a visual artist and educator based in Nashville, TN. Brown earned her MFA in the painting program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time there...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Rhythm of Slow Days B.Schaumann Contemporary architectural Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting - Quatros Mujeres
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Amílcar Rivera M. is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico and now lives and creates in Vilnius, Lithuania. His inter...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil

Half Brothers
Located in New Orleans, LA
[ New Orleans, LA :: b.1959, Augsburg, Germany ] In 1959, Ruth Owens was born to a young German woman and a Black serviceman from Georgia. The nomadic military lifestyle of her chi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lead the Way, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The paint inspires the movement that represents the city. The woman portrays a strength as she walks out front to lead the way. The painting has 1.5" finished sides and is ready to h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - The Forest
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Turm 5 by Ramon Enrich - Contemporary geometric landscape painting, orange tones
Located in Paris, FR
Turm 5 is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7). This artwork is sold framed. The specified dimensions do n...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Inquisitive Moment by Anne Darby Parker, Cubist Figure Oil on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Inquisitive Moment by Anne Darby Parker is a 40 x 30 inch acrylic on canvas that captures the quiet tension of observation and self-reflection. With expressive brushwork and a muted,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - A Cat Bringing Night
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, gouache, Japanese mineral pigment on panelled linen Hiromi Sengoku is a Japanese artist born in 1982 who lives and works in London, UK. Since ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic, Gouache

Hazy Bluebell Meadows, Lucy Moore, Original painting, Contemporary art
Located in Deddington, GB
Hazy Bluebell Meadows by Lucy Moore [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - At the Bar
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Innocent (Diptych) - Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Joseph Kojo Hoggar Innocent (Diptych), 2023 Mixed media on denim 101.6 x 165.1 cm 40 x 65 in
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

#Breaking - Group of Drifters Enjoying a Beer and Pizza by Peter Lupkin, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Drifting is a motorsport in which drivers intentionally make their cars slide sideways through a turn by breaking the rear wheels loose from the pavement. The goal is not speed by s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Swimmers from the Back - acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Wencke Uhl is a contemporary figurative paintress living and working in Germany. She draws inspiration from human beauty and the female form. As a teenager Uhl wanted to become a fas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Prophet Returns - Nude Male Torso, Beige Burgundy Background, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting entitled "The Prophet Returns" is semi nude male. His hard chiseled body contrasts with the soft flower crown and halo he wears. It is beautifully balanced on the de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Queen 13
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on Hanji Korean traditional paper Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Through over two decades of deep immersion in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Snow of May II by CHEN Yiching - Nihonga painting, flora, earth tones
Located in Paris, FR
Snow of May II (2016) is a painting by contemporary Taiwanese artist Yiching Chen. Mineral pigments and silver leaves on japanese paper mounted on wood. 50 cm × 70 cm. Sold unframed...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silver

Rainbow 14
Located in DE
Born in Hong Kong in 1979, Stephanie Ho began oil painting at the age of 11 and later refined her practice through postgraduate studies at City & Guilds of London Art School, Christi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Nr. 4 - contemporary abstract luminescent squares of colors decending
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Abstract Nr,. 4" is a 2022 unique oil on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. 190 x 120 cm (...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Abstract Flowers III" Oil Painting 24" x 21" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Flowers III" Oil Painting 24" x 21" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at time...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pommier de Normandie 1 - An Oil Painting on Gold Leaf
Located in New York, NY
This work is a unique piece. It is an oil painting on linen canvas gilded with 22 carat gold leaf. CS Art comprises of two artists, one French, the other Norwegian. They have been p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold, Silver, Foil, Gold Leaf

Quote 9 by Willem Claesz Heda - Contemporary Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Quote 9 by Willem Claesz Heda, Breakfast with Lobster, 1648 The artist's signature as a monogram is located in the lower right corner, see photo. Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Lemons and Limes , Contemporary Still Life Painting with Porcelain and Fruit
Located in Utrecht, NL
When you look at this painting ''Lemons and Limes" by Dutch artist Sasja Wagenaar (1959) from a distance you see a perfectly painted image, but up close a generous paint streak is vi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary figurative textured oil painting women in hats colorful signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Feria De Sombreros (The Hat Market)" by Peruvian artist Ernesto Gutierrez is a 2008 oil on jute painting, signed lower right. 36" x 46" art 48" x 58" framed Ernesto Gutierrez was ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Jute, Oil

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - 5"x7", Original Art, White Dress Painting, Christmas
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
In this delicate dress painting on masonite, the combination of paint, pencil and embellished mixed media build up a textured, figurative composition. A blend of detail and loose bru...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic, Pencil

View of Monte dé Cocci Rome - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1965. It represent the famous "monte dei Cocci" (Mount of Shards) in Rome. Hand signed and dated lower left. Includes a wooden frame ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boat in Dar es Salam n°2 by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue, oil paint
Located in Paris, FR
Boat in Dar es Salam n°2 is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 36 × 59 cm (14.2 × 23.2 in). The artwork is signed and come...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Pool Table
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various media. Her other profession is...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grazing Horse - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil and tempera on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Includes a beautiful wooden frame cm. 66x54.5.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Tempera, Cardboard

Beach Catch - Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Located in London, GB
Osman Salifu 1992 - Current Beach Catch, 2025 Acrylic on canvas 97.8 x 73.7 cm 38 1/2 x 29 in
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Cityscape - Oil on Canvas by Sirio Pellegrini - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1965. Hand signed and dated. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his childhood yea...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pink Lineswoman - Painting, Oil on mounted board
Located in London, GB
Pink Lineswoman by American artist Holland Cunningham (b. 1967) captures a quiet yet striking moment on a tennis court. The figure of a young girl stands poised within the sharp geom...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

ROOD by Ramon Enrich - Geometric urban landscape painting, vivid colours, red
Located in Paris, FR
ROOD is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ce...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stars 7 December 21:54 - Modern Forest Night Sky Landscape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is signed on the back Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Upon Waking" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Upon Waking" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female figure in a Contrapposto posture leaning back against a lavender hued wall whil...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Motorcycle Love - Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Located in London, GB
Osman Salifu Motorcycle Love, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 126 x 93 cm 49 5/8 x 36 5/8 in
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1930s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Still Life by the Sea
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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