Contemporary Figurative Photography
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
"No title (No 22)" Photography 47" x 47" in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"No title (No 22)" Photography 47" x 47" in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2016
This artwork is part of "Spirit" series.
The picture shows a frozen movemen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Pigment
Elephants Walking Through Grass, Amboseli – Nick Brandt, Elephants, Photography
By Nick Brandt
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England)
Elephants Walking Through Grass, Amboseli
2008
Platinum print
Image 58.42 x 106.68 cm (23 x 42 in.)
Sheet 76 x 111.2 cm (29 7/8 x 43 3/4 in.)
Edition of ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
"Beatles - Afternoon Rehearsal" Photography 18x21in Ed. of 25 by Howard Grafton
Located in Culver City, CA
"Beatles - Afternoon Rehearsal" Photography 18x21in Ed. of 25 by Howard Grafton
Signed and numbered on the back by the publisher
The Beatles on the E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled IV and III, Diptych. From The Balance Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
With Balance the artist starts exploring more deeply the boundaries of the photographic media by mixing it with different techniques on a very traditional subject (classic sculptures...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Pigment
Untitled 13 (Mark Beard Polaroid Transfer of Young Male Nude on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches
Young male sitting against dark background
Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed
signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corner.
ed...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Civil Rights Photography, African Americans 1960s, Southern State, Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
The photograph captures and translates the American South of the 1960s. Southern State, 1964 by Leonard Freed, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Black...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Fluorescence - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a beautiful model at the bottom of a pool. The photograph has powerful monochrome schema floating from white to blue with light magenta tint.
Orig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Linda Palais Royale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper
Signed
Edition of 17/ 3AP
Ask about other sizes
Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Katia - Platinum Palladium print, Limited Edition, Contemporary Nude Woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Katia , Platinum Palladium print on Arches Platine paper from Ian Sanderson, unframed.
Edition of 12 plus 2 AP ( small Size )
Portrait of a naked woman in a fur coat lying u...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
John Sex
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
John Sex
c. 1980s
Signed and titled in ink, recto
Vintage gelatin silver print
12 x 17 inches (30.5 x 43.2 cm), image
16 x 20 inches (40.6 50.8 cm), sheet
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool.
"There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Push Ball
By Luke Smalley
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print
Stamped and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 60 inches
(Edition of 3)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Please note that prices increase as editions sell.
Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models.
“Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
No title (No 44) Ballet Photography 32"x32" in Ed of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 44) Ballet Photography 32"x32" in Ed of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 44)
Photography
Edition of 25
32 x 32 inch
Year photo was taken: 2019
This picture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
New York City, USA, Limited Edition Signed Iconic Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
New York City, USA, 1954 is a 13" x 9" archival pigment print (baryta) in a limited edition of 5. Signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer), with Leon...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Ode to the Pinching D
Estrées Sisters
Located in New Orleans, LA
10.5 x 16 inches - Edition 5 of 7 with 2 APs
Additional framing $265.
Shot in 2011 in Amsterdam
Inspired by an anonymous artist of the Fontainebleau School’s Presumed Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées and Her Sister, the Duchess of Villars, circa 1594
Photography and acting are kindred spirits in the new series by e2 (Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of Monica Bellucci - Vintage Photo by Marton Schneider - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Bellucci, b/w photo is a photograph realized by Marton Schneider in the 1990s.
Very good conditions.
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Renée
s Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signatur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Ok Corral - part 2- (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
OK Corral - part 2 - (Stranger than Paradise), - 1999,
20x20 cm, Edition 5/10,
digital C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 318_2.18,
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider's scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the ambience for loosely woven story lines and a cast of phantasmic characters.
Schneider works with the chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film stock. Chemical explosions of color spreading across the surfaces undermine the photograph's commitment to reality and induce her characters into trance-like dream scapes. Like flickering sequences of old road movies Schneider's images seem to evaporate before conclusions can be made - their ephemeral reality manifesting in subtle gestures and mysterious motives. Schneider's images refuse to succumb to reality, they keep alive the confusions of dream, desire, fact, and fiction.
Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen.
“It was Stefanie Schneider, who inspired me to start the company THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT after seeing her work, which seems to achieve the possible from the impossible, creating the finest of art out of the most basic of mediums and materials. Indeed, after that one day, I was so impressed with her photography that I realized Polaroid film could not be allowed to disappear. Being at the precise moment in time where the world was about to lose Polaroid, I seized the moment and have put all my efforts and passion into saving Polaroid film. For that, I thank Stefanie Schneider almost exclusively, who played a bigger role than anyone in saving this American symbol of photography.” –Florian Kaps, March 8th 2010 (“Doc” Dr. Florian Kaps, founder of “The Impossible Project”)
Exhibitions Selected (selected)
2018
Participation Bombay Beach Biennale, Bombay Beach, USA (G) March
Available to All, Rough Play Projects - Site Specific, Joshou Tree, USA (G) curated by Deborah Martin with Adam Berg, Doron Gazit, Kellan Barnebey, Chris Sanchez, Aili Schmelzt
2017
BLICKFELD Analoge Fotografie, Kommunale Galerie Steglitz-Zehlendorf (G) (catalog), (upcoming)
Rosegallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica (G)
Magie des Moments, Kunstverein Bad Homburg Artlantis, Bad Homburg (G)
2016
Instantdreams, Instantdreams Gallery, Berlin
(S)
2015
Desert Voices, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Pamela Littky
The Ballery in Heat, The Ballery, Berlin (G)
Blue Nudes, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G)
2014
Summer Show, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G)
6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery London (G)
Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (S)
Grand Opening, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Banksy, Andy Warhol, Alison Bignon, Sophie Dickens, Victor Gingembre and others
2013
Heather's Dream, Short, nominated for the German Short Film Award 2013 (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis)
Images
For Images (Artists fir Tichy), GASK - Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, (G) with Richard Prince, Nan Golding, Shirana Shahbazi, Sophie Calle, Martin Kippenberger, Arnulf Rainer, Thomas Ruff, Katharina Grosse, Jonathan Meese & others (catalog)
The Girl behind the White Picket Fence, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (S)
Heather's Dream, Short, German Competition Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Multimedia Presentation with Artist Stefanie Schneider, Palms Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Theater
The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, (G) with Ansel Adams, Bruce Charlesworth...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Flora 10 - Renaissance Pre-Raphaelite Nude Female Floral Portraiture
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 10 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan.
In this portrait of the nude female, Tortora & Trave...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment
The Lust - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled (Nr. 7506) Nude Photography 44" x 36" in Ed. 1/12 by Rowan Daly
By Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 7506) Nude Photography 44" x 36" in Ed. 1/12 by Rowan Daly
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Signed and numbered by the artist
Comes with COA issued by the artist
Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Steps - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 48" x 39"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
$7,070 Sale Price
20% Off
"Pola Girls 17" Nude Polaroid Photography - Unique piece by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pola Girls 17" Nude Polaroid Photography - Unique piece by Larsen Sotelo
4.2" x 3.5" inch - including white Polaroid frame
3.1" x 3,1" inch - image area
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Jules and Jim XI (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jules and Jim XI (Days of Heaven) - 2009
Part of the 29 Palms, CA project.
Edition of 10,
50x50cm,
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Two Leopards Spotted, Chicago 1974, Brookfield Zoo, Signed and Framed.
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Street photography was a passion of Art's and it shows in this delightful shot taken at Brookfield Zoo in 1974. The photograph is signed on the bottom right hand corner. It is matted with a heavy white mat and framed in a simple black metal frame.
Art Shay
Two Leopards...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kissing Priests (Polaroid Transfer of Embracing Clergymen on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Kissing Priests
image size: 8 x 10 inches
Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed
signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corn...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Untitled (after Cattelan) #1 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Erotic, Nude, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain)
Untitled (after Cattelan) #1, 2016
Chromogenic print
Image 152.5 x 116.5 cm (60 x 45 3/4 in.)
Sheet 164.4 x 128.4 cm (64 3/4 x 50 1/2 in.)
Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Travel Spiritual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Spirits of Stonehenge" is an original fine-art photograph by Robert Kawika Sheer. The image is signed in the lower right and editioned in the lower left. Edition 51/250. The ima...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Kouros Green. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Michael James O’Brien draws inspiration from his diverse roles as a photographer, poet, and activist. His work often intersects with themes of identity, social justice, and cultural ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Harvest Dance
Movement dance figures gold yellow orange fire nature wild
Located in Penzance, GB
'Harvest Dance'
Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered
_________________
Late August, captured in the glow of the evening sun, my daughters join han...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
Disco Atlas (Disco Ball, Black
White, Atlas, Male Figure, Shiny, Gym, Workout)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh
Disco Atlas
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 100% Cotton Fibre, 315 gsm, Acid and Lignin free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Paris Shadows
By Sarah Hadley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 7
Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper
Signed and editioned by the artist.
Available framed and in larger and smaller sizes.
The artist's work has bee...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ben 2 -Signed limited edition contemporary, Black white, Homoerotic photography
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Ben 2 ‘ who was captured on film in 1989...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
The Visit - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Visit, 2018, Edition of 10 - 40 x 40 cm - Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Not mounted. Signed on back and certificate.
Clare's work is presented in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
kouros Pale, Torso Pink, Kouros Back. Triptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Michael James O’Brien draws inspiration from his diverse roles as a photographer, poet, and activist. His work often intersects with themes of identity, social justice, and cultural ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
White Trash Beautiful I - 29 Palms, CA featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
White Trash Beautiful I (29 Palms, CA) featuring Radha Mitchell - 1999
128x125cm,
Edition 3/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based o...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Surface" Black
White Photography 16 x 24 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Surface" Black & White Photography 16 x 24 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2013
Edition of 28.
Mounting the photo under of glossy acrylic glass creates r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Plexiglass
Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 46x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude photograph of a young woman transforms the aquatic environment into a canvas of intense crimson and coral tones. The composition captures fluid movement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Male Nude with Head Down (Sepia Toned Figurative Photograph by David Halliday)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary figurative sepia toned photograph of nude male model
Sepia toned silver gelatin print, edition 3 of 25
Image size: 8 x 8 inches
17.5 x 16.5 x 1 inches framed with 8-ply white mat and non reflective glass.
Signed and dated below image with atelier stamp
This contemporary figurative photograph was taken by David Halliday in 1998. The sepia toned silver gelatin print beautifully captures a standing male model on a simple monotone background. The nude model's flawless skin complements the similarly toned sepia backdrop, while contrasts in light and shadow accentuate his toned back and shoulder muscles. The figure's casual pose lends a serene atmosphere to the image. This print, 3rd in the edition of 25, is framed in a custom brown wood Larson Juhl frame with an 8 ply white mat and non reflective glass. The print is signed with an atelier stamp on the lower right.
About the Artist:
David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing.
More about the work:
A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm.
Resume:
Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York
Lives in Schodack Landing, NY
EDUCATION
1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine
1976-79 Syracuse University, New York
1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA
McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX
2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ
Julie Heller...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled VI. From The Balance Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
With Balance the artist starts exploring more deeply the boundaries of the photographic media by mixing it with different techniques on a very traditional subject (classic sculptures...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Egg and Couli 1, Diptych. Color Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Immaculate closes the body of work started with Paranoia. This series is made of a single image (‘Egg’) that represents the bubble the artist lives in, isolated from the external wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Mercury- underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking underwater nude photograph captures dramatic movement against a pure black backdrop, where flowing crimson fabric creates dynamic contrast with pale forms. The composit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$560 Sale Price
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Man in Time - Contemporary Minimalist Street Photography, Black And White
Located in Salzburg, AT
Edition 8 in format 70x70 cm Photograph on Hahnemuhle Paper ; Digigraphie technology , Limited edition, 70x70 cm + 5 cm white margin
The photo is signed on the front and will be sent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled from "Pia"
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes free shipping in the US and a 14-day return policy. All prints are made to order and will arrive in mint condition directly from Christopher Anderson...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital P...
Sur Le Toit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper
Signed
Edition of 17/ 3AP
Ask about other sizes
Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
White Carpet Odalisque, Family Home
By Lissa Rivera
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
12 x 18 inches, image
(Edition of 8 + 1 AP)
20 x 30 inches, image
(Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35x26"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude photograph of a young woman transforms the aquatic environment into a canvas of intense crimson and coral tones. The composition captures fluid movement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
American Cowboy Head, Salton Sea, California - Roadside America Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic American icon, the roadside giant Cowboy "Muffler Man", captured on Richard Heeps' road trip between Mecca and the Salton Sea. Part of a series of pictures by Richard Heeps...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Kouros Triptych 01. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Michael James O’Brien draws inspiration from his diverse roles as a photographer, poet, and activist. His work often intersects with themes of identity, social justice, and cultural ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Robert Mapplethorpe, Hand in Fire, from A Season in Hell, 1986 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite photogravure after Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), titled Hand in Fire, from the folio A Season in Hell, originates from the 1986 edition published by The Limited Edi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photogravure
$2,796 Sale Price
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"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" Polaroid lift from the collective archive
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from found/family photos, polaroid lift, acrylic on wood panel. This pieces measures 16.75"h x 16.75"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid
Pink Floral Dress and Gloves
Handbag- Feminine fashion, color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Pink Floral Dress' and 'Gloves & Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe.
This artwork featured ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Untitled, Neptune, Series Stand - Contemporary Photography - Painting Object
Located in Salzburg, AT
Individual technique on grey military blanket
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Textile, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Monoprint, Other Medium
"Wood Spirit #1" - Figurative Sepia Toned Photography
Located in Soquel, CA
"Wood Spirit #1" - Figurative Sepia Toned Photography
Sensual, hi-contrast photo of a woman in the forest by an unknown photographer Sailong Lee (20th cen...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$300 Sale Price
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Museo del Prado - Contemporary, 21st Century, C-Print, Limited Edition
Located in Zug, CH
Thomas Struth, Museo del Prado
Contemporary, 21st Century, C-Print, Limited Edition
C-Print
Edition of 100
24,6 x 28,6 cm (9.6 x 11.2 in)
Signed and nu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 16, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Ali Alışır
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Hydrid Souls
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 2 + 2 AP
Available Size:
47.24" x 36.61"
55.11" x 42.51"
62.99" x 48.81"
Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır started his ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Moonlight - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x57"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and sophisticated underwater photograph of a young naked woman on her back on the bottom of the pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Moonlight III - underwater nude photo - archival pigment print 24x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and sophisticated underwater photograph of a young naked woman in the pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with reach aquatic tint. This is th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled 2 and Untitled, Diptych. From The Horse and Dancer Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For this series the artist explores the moment when nature in animal form intertwines with the human form, there you can learn true balance. -In this series the artist studies the balance between black and white photography.
The harsh lights and shadows in the warm Florida weather led Ricky Rocket to explore photography. The sharp and refined effect of these types of lighting conditions became a necessity to avoid studio environments. Self-taught, while photographing ballet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Champagne - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 32" x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye-catching artwork.
The pool was f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
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