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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Portrait of Old Man with Cat in Capestrano - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 58x48. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, 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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Denied Andy Warhol Green Disaster Car Crash Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Green Disaster Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and acrylic on linen with Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Man on the Island w/ White Linen Towel_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic_Figurative
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Man on the Island with White Linen Towel" Acrylic on Pink Linen 88.5 x 52.5 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and cou...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Linen

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

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

12 by Jeff Chester, realistic oil painting of woman s face wearing sunglasses
Located in Dallas, TX
JEFF CHESTER (b. 1976, CANADA) Born in Summerside, P.E.I., Jeff Chester completed a B.F.A. and a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2001. After completing a B.Ed. the following ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Bayside_Greg Miller_Acrylic/Collage_Figurative/Swimmer/Waterscape
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER "Bayside" Acrylic, Collage on Panel 24 x 36 in. Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Miller explores his relationship w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Fragmented Portrait With Red Surface Expansion Inspired by the Dream of Ariadne
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This mixed-media work on paper, canvas and wood forms part of the artist’s ongoing Fragments series, a body of work in which ruptured framing, material tension and partial figuration...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glue, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Morning Dreams - 21st Century Figure Painting of a Girl with a Blue Robe
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen Morning Dreams Oil on wood panel 60 x 50 cm (Framed 68 x 58 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Remembrance #23 by Maho Maeda - Abstract painting, flower, pastel colours
Located in Paris, FR
Remembrance #23 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Maho Maeda. This painting is made with acrylic, coloured pencil, ink and antique textile on cotton canvas, dimensions are ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

Matthew Hanzman Kendrick Lamar
Located in New York, NY
Kendrick Lamar 2023 Acrylic on canvas 10 x 8 inches Signed and dated on verso by the artist Matthew Hanzman is a self taught painter whose work ranges from bold, whimsical figuratio...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Black Heritage 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Jump from Moon Lake Pier
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Happy times -- nothing more joyful, adventurous or as freeing as jumping into cold lake water on a hot summer's day. Everyone is drenched, shivering, but going back in- one more time. Plugged ears, runny noses, goosebumps and soaked bathing suits - what could be more fun? Hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad and ice cream await the survivors. Another July day at Moon Lake...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Racing the Waves
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Mother and her Children. A mother clutches her toddler to her breast and grabs her young son as they make for the shoreline to escape the churning Pacific Ocean waters. Are they ru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Small Cosmos - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas by Elena Mardashova, 40x40 cm. Realized in 2020. Excellent condition.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Victory Gallop - Equestrian Watercolor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Victory Gallop" is a mesmerizing watercolor on textured rag paper, capturing the essence of the Bon Vivant lifestyle. A woman, adorned in resplendent garments and an exquisite hat, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Carefree Days - Large Textural Seascape Aerial Beach Water Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Langreiter’s "Carefree Days" is a vibrant aerial beach scene painting that blends mixed-media texture and playful perspective to capture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Up From The South
Located in New Orleans, LA
Martryce Roach is a self-taught visual artist from New Brunswick, NJ, who introduced her work in 2014. Martryce incorporates elements of music, education, geometric shapes, and envir...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Lightness - Framed Original Abstract Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Alessandro Casetti's paintings metaphorically represent all the emotions, fears, and hopes that populate our daily life inside and outside of our own bodies. Through a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by Alexandre Akar - Gaby Dream
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexandre Akar is a French artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Gennevilliers, France.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Waffel Haus
Located in New York, NY
Joe Waks Roller Games 2012 Oil and mixed media 24 X 24 in.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Affectus 2" Abstract Figurative Painting 39" x 47" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Affectus 2" Abstract Figurative Painting 39" x 47" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov ATT: SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE ABOUT: Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Three Emperors, Futuristic painting triptych as a Byōbu-ē folding screen
Located in Dallas, TX
The Three Emperors is a triptych, which Papamichalopoulos has created a Byōbu-ē folding screen. Each panel measures 150x40 cm / 59 x 16 inches. The piece is created using ink, egg-...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - K2
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on Arches paper
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Peony Bloom
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 Sunset" -- Oil Painting by Alexander Stolin
Located in New Orleans, LA
ALEXANDER STOLIN, born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine (under the former Soviet Socialist Republic), where he received intensive training and a master of fine arts degree in his homeland’s traditional art academies. He immigrated to San Francisco in 1992, met his future wife in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, then married and settled in New Orleans. He maintains a home and studio in Madisonville, Louisiana, and is a significant but understated figure in the New Orleans art community. As art critic D. Eric Bookhardt suggested in 2002, “Stolin is more accomplished than he is famous.” His art, often exhibited in thematic series that incorporate a variety of media, ranges from intimate portraits to large-scale murals (one measuring twelve feet by seventy-two feet). He has worked on a progressively larger scale, most recently designing and painting projects for the Louisiana film industry. Stolin’s technically proficient and complexly layered art reflects a unique fusion of the academic training he received in Kiev and his evolving response to the very different culture, lifestyle, and subject matter he has discovered in New Orleans, Madisonville, and the Gulf South.   Stolin’s Face to Face series of portraits, completed from 2000 to 2002, featured New Orleans artists including Douglas Bourgeois...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Direction indicated - Oil Paint - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 1990s. Hand signed on rear, undearable. Titled on rear. With a painted wooden frame which is part of the painting. Very good condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spanish Contemporary Art by Leticia de Prado - Baby Blue
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia de Prado is a Spanish artist born in 1964 who lives and works in Estepona, near Marbella, Spain. She is best known ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Contemporary Art by Matteo Nannini - Overfloating I
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Matteo Nannini is an Italian artist born in 1979 in Bologna who lives and works in Cento, Ferrara, Italy. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Painter b...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nostalgia - Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Located in London, GB
Aliaa Essam is an Egyptian-Spanish painter. Currently lives in Geneva. She started her art journey at a very early age. Spending hours watching her mother and grandmother drawing an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Visage Irina Gros Plan
Located in Porto, 13
Visage Irina Gros Plan,2013 Oil on Canvas A lot delicacy is felt in the traits of the drawings from Philippe Pasqua, which in no way diminishes the strength of each work. Thus, a fl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Eter Merkviladze - Birds
Located in Paris, IDF
Encaustic on canvas Eter Merkviladze is a Georgian female artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was graduated from Robert Schuman...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Encaustic

Persian Contemporary Art by Aziz Anzabi - Trapped
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on peeling paper Aziz Anzabi is a British artist with Iranian origins born in 1970 who lives & works in London, UK. He exhibits many artworks in the U.S, the Netherlands, and Ir...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"InstaDiva 3" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"InstaDiva 3" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov ATT: SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE ABOUT: Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly talented Ukrainian...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Bantu Knot" back view portrait of woman wearing earrings and gold shirt
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic

How Did We Get Here? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. (Issues b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Georgian Contemporary Art by Giorgi Kukhalashvili - The Failed Show
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Giorgi Kukhalashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1982 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He's founder of the organization “Language of Art". In 2002, he finished Iakob Nikoladze Art College in Tbilisi. In 1998, in the period of his study at Art College, Giorgi Kukhalashvili created his work titled “Entering Jerusalem"which outlined his artistic aspirations and interest in the religious topics. Later in 2000, he finished his painting “Christmas Mystery"which up to the present day occupies special place in his creative work. In 2005, in parallel of his study at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts Giorgi Kukhalashvili opened his studio in old Tbilisi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dreams - 21st Century Figure Painting of a Girl with a Blue Robe
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen Dreams Oil on wood panel 47 x 44 cm (Framed 55 x 52 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with her ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Grilling Guests - Photorealistic Painting of Summer Grilling Scene with Frogs
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Pas Grilling Guests acrylic on panel 24h x 24w in 60.96h x 60.96w cm RPA004 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. The subjects of my paintings are usually based on the patterns and textures of nature and human interaction with nature. I have found subjects to paint in remote wilderness areas of the world, local parking lots, and my own backyard. EDUCATION Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts Pearson Art Scholarship COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, IL Ameritech, Detroit, MI Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "Rick Pas From moths to modern-day life." Southwest Art, January 2016 "Interpreting nature." American Art Collector, September 2015 "Abuzz About Bugs." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2015 The Lusitania Conspiracy, Walters Media LLC, Traverse City, MI, 2015 (cover illustrator) "Layer Upon Layer." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2011 "Rick Pas: Touchable Texture." Acrylicartist, Fall, 2010 "Competition Spotlight." The Artist's Magazine, April, 2009 "Holland show features art inspired by nature." The Grand Rapids Press, July 27, 2008 "Don't Miss 'Natural Eye' exhibit at HAAC." The Holland Sentinel, June 12, 2008 "Softening the definition of landscapes." American Art Collector, May 2008 "Nature is in the Details." The Artist's Magazine, October, 2007 "Nature's Surfaces and Textures." Whisper in the Woods, Summer, 2007 "Arizona Best of the West-Animal Art." Southwest Art, May 2007 "Cover Competition Finalists." American Artist Watercolor, Spring, 2007 Pintores de la Naturleza, SEO/Birdlife, Madrid, 1997 (illustrator) "A Dark, Dark Day Indeed." Audubon, March, 1988 (illustrator) "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1987 (article & cover illustrator) "Music in the Men's Room." Audubon, July, 1985 (illustrator) "Bird Art Takes Wing at Wausau." Milwaukee Journal, September 11, 1983 "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1982 (article & cover illustrator) AWARDS Art Renewal Center Salon 2015-2016, Honorable Mention - Animal category Art Renewal Center Salon 2014-2015, Third Place - Animal category The Artist's Magazine Art Competition Finalist, 2006-2010, 2014 Art Renewal Center Salon 2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Animal category Society of Animal Artists Patricia A. Bott Award for Creative Excellence 2011 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Finalist Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 2010 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, Second Place - Animal category American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, 2007 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International Honorable Mention, 2003 Arts for the Parks Region III Award, 1992 Indiana Migratory Bird Stamp Design, 1985 Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Wildlife Artist of the Year, 1982,1987 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA, Animal Kingdom William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer Part 1 JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact (Exhibition national tour locations include: The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI Roger Tory Peterson...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

10/02/2023, 16.20 h by Calo Carratalá - Large landscape painting, diptych
Located in Paris, FR
10/02/2023, 16.20 h is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 230 × 496 cm (90.6 × 195.3 in). The painting is composed of two p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Artemis, Oil on canvas, abstract figurative painting, yellow and orange
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Benasque 3 bis by C. Carratalá - Landscape painting, mountain, snow, winter
Located in Paris, FR
Benasque 3 bis from the Snow collection is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Dimensions are 45 × 60 cm (17.7 × 23.6 in). This artwork depicts a wintry mount...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Alpaca – Vibrant Cartoon-Style Contemporary Painting by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Alpaca” (2024) by Zura is a striking acrylic on canvas measuring 66 x 42 inches (168 x 107 cm). Continuing his exploration of the interplay between human and animal forms, Zura pres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

In Friedrich s memory I by Calo Carratalá - seascape, boat, blue
Located in Paris, FR
In Friedrich's memory, 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, sold unfr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Azogires Naiades 2 (110423)
Located in New York, NY
Azogires Naiades 2 (110423) 2023 Oil on cotton rag paper 40 x 30 cm / 15.5 x 11.5 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso in pencil The Azogires series was created while on a self...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Dressing Room 1, 5"x7", Black Leopard Print Dress Painting, Artwork On Paper
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This delicate black and leopard print dress is an artwork on paper blending paint, pencil and collage elements. With focus on restrained composition, Intuitive mark-making and loose ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Salix
Located in Montreal, Quebec
My painting is an inquiry. I make images as a way of responding to experiences that are important to me. Experiences that help me to understand why I’m in this world often happens when I am outside in large open spaces. Painted images act as a tool. I respond to the spaces my art suggests. That response is usually non-verbal. I am interested in the experience of non-duality that “getting lost” in big spaces can sometimes produce for me. The paintings have gone through a range of artistic treatments with the recent years seeing a focus on space, light, textures, atmosphere and distance. My landscape paintings are made from memory, not from on-site drawings or photographs. I use memory as a filtering agent to remove non-essential visual elements. When a work is successful, it must have a sense of poetry. There is nothing “new...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Blue Leaves - Contemporary Flower and Nature Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artist's signature as a monogram is located in the lower right corner, see photo. Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochow...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Dancing Queen
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Isthmus
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio Isthmus, 2024 Oil on canvas 30 x 48 inches This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Everything is moving towards its end I by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Everything is moving towards its end I, memory of Tanzania is a unique oil canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 54 × 81 cm (21.2 × 31.8 in). ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Breeze II by Chen Yiching - Contemporary nihonga painting, floral, light tones
Located in Paris, FR
Breeze II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Chen Yiching. The painting is made with mineral pigments, gold and silver leaf on Japanese paper mounted on wood, dimensions are...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf

Nobody Gets Out Sober - Unique James McQueen Artwork - Fine Art Book Print
Located in Manchester, GB
James McQueen, Nobody Gets Out Sober, 2025 Mixed Media, Hand Finished 68.6 x 94 cm 27 x 37 in Hand Signed and Hand Finished by the Artwork. This work is complete with handwritt...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Dampfzug bei Nacht" (1970) Original Öl auf Leinwand Signiert vom Künstler
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Größere Ölgemälde auf Leinwand von Roland C. Stegemann sind eher selten. Das hier angebotene Kunstwerk „Dampfzug bei Nacht“ hat die Größe 100 x 70 cm. Es entstand im Jahr 1970 und is...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

I Almost Went Crazy When Mario Got Busted II, abstract w head fruit text
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, graphite, clay on panel. Abstract mixed media work on panel. Images include text, still life and figurative elements. White tones, aqua and red. Dimitri is noted for his use o...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Clay, Oil, Wood Panel, Graphite

"Beyond Ice and Night and Fear" oil on linen painting by artist James Fisher
Located in Boca Raton, FL
James Fisher's gallery-wrapped oil on linen painting, "Beyond Ice and Night and Fear" looks like a multimedia collage, but it was created entirely with paint. The salmon-pink sky is ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Note
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - Le Vent Magenta
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Hugo Pondz is a Belgian artist born in 1975 who lives & works in Namur, Belgium. In his dreams he travels to New York where he is interested in the urban landscapes an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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