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.
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Style: Contemporary
"Veris" Ballet Photography 47" x 47" in Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Veris" Ballet Photography 47" x 47" in Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
"Veris" by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2021
Limited Edition of 18
Picture size:
Height:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Pigment
"Lotus" Ballet Photography 47" x 47" in Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lotus" Ballet Photography 47" x 47" in Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
"Lotus" by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2019
Limited Edition of 18
Picture size:
Height:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Pigment
L
occhio degli dei Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Located in New York City, NY
Chromogenic Print – Unframed
Free Shipping – Ask us for custom framing options.
40 x 48 inches - edition of 5
48 x 60 inches - edition of 5
71 x 88.5 inches - edition of 5
"My ph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Doors #4, 2023 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Screenprint, Beauty, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
MILES ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain)
Doors #4, 2023
Screenprint in colours
Sheet 73 x 100 cm (28 3/4 x 39 3/8 in.)
Edition of 15, plus 3 AP; Ed. no. 1/15
Print only
A fiercely or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Screen
"Butterfly Monarch #4" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly Monarch #4" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood
Digital print on canvas
Not framed
Mick Fleetwood, the legendary drummer and founding member of Fleetwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Singapore - Sabre Dance - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Singapore - Sabre Dance is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including histor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Die Melancholie" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Ed of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Die Melancholie" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Ed of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Comes with COA issued by the Artist
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Sarah 2- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sexy Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sarah 2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
Photographed in Brighton, England in 1989
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creat...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
Portrait - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a vintage photo, realized in the early 20th Century.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Asphodel" Ballet Photography 47 x 47 in Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Asphodel" Ballet Photography 47 x 47 in Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography
Year photo was taken: 2020
Unframed - ships in a tube
This picture is a part of Spiri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Bunny and Michael at the Whisky A Go-Go by Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Bunny and Michael at the Whisky A Go-Go
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
20 x 16 inches
Artist Bio:
After starting his career at the age of 14 as a copy b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Photo of Painting - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cambodia Statue Temple - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cambodia Statue temple is a Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Isabelle Van Zeijl - HYDRA Full Figure, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Hydrangea Collection
C Print Mounted on Dibond Perspex Face
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
"In my work I am fascinated to reshape existing forms, to reinvent new shapes. Underneath the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
The Beatles in Concert - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Beatle in Concert is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Some Kind of Green Air - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Some Kind of Green Air (Journey to the Center of the Earth) - 2020
Edition 1/5.
70x57cm.
Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Fil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
LOTUS (No 30) Ballet Photography 32x32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
LOTUS (No 30) Ballet Photography 32x32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2019
This picture is a part of Spirit series.
The picture shows the frozen movement of the dancer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
No title (No 77) Ballet Photography 45 x 45 in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 77) Ballet Photography 45 x 45 in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 77) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2020
Limited Edition of 18
Picture s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Old Days - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Historical Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Scene from Full Metal Jacket - Photo- 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene from Full Metal Jacket is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ariane - Signed limited edition semi nude print, Black white photo, Sexy model
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 ‘Ariane
Signed by Ian Sanderson lower ri...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
War in Algeria - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and pol...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Beatles Fans - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beatles Fans is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi in Rome (15.09.1971).
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
DIALOGUE 16 by Matthieu Venot - Photography, architecture, Miami, sunset, moon
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 16 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions:
*37.5 cm × 3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
DIALOGUE 01 by Matthieu Venot - Close-Up Photography, Architecture
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 01 is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot. Available dimensions and editions:
30 cm x 37.5 cm, edition of 8 copies.
50 cm x 62.5 cm, edition of 8 copie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
DIALOGUE 09 by Matthieu Venot - Photography, architecture, Miami, blue
green
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 09 is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot. In this series, he roams the city of Miami looking for deco architecture. With his camera, he cuts up the ur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
DIALOGUE 02 by Matthieu Venot - Photography, Architecture, Miami, blue
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 02 is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot. In this series, he roams the city of Miami looking for deco architecture. With his camera, he cuts up the ur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Street View - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Street view is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
She Wolf, British Columbia Canada by Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
"She Wolf"
British Columbia, Canada, 2014
20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500
Also available:
32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500
40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500
50 x 75 in / Ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Algeria - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
DIALOGUE 06 by Matthieu Venot - Photography, Architecture, Miami, pastel colors
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 06 is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot. In this series, he roams the city of Miami looking for deco architecture. With his camera, he cuts up the ur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
No title (No 22) Ballet Photography 36 x 36 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 22) Ballet Photography 36 x 36 in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2016
This artwork is part of "Spirit" series.
The picture shows a frozen move...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historical Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Vintage Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events and political...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dries Van Noten (with Iris Apfel) - celebrity fashion photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
Described by New York Magazine's The Cut as their "backstage photographer extraordinaire," Nordeman was dispatched to photograph fashion weeks in New York, Milan, and Paris during Se...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Piccini - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Piccini - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events, places and...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Zeitgeist" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Zeitgeist" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Comes with COA issued by the Artist
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Two Chatting at the Bar - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two chatting at the bar is a black and white vintage photo, realized in second half 20th. Century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album includin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Beach Day - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A beach day is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ode to Klimt
s
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I", 1907
“Ode to Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I’’ bends gender expectations by casting a man as the woman in gold; artist Epaul Julien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Acrylic
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
After Callahan
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 20)
Signed and numbered on label, verso
From the series, "Before the Camera"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Chuck S...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Opening Exhibition - Life in Italy in 1960s - Vintage photo
Located in Roma, IT
Opening Exhibition - Life in Italy in the 1960s in the 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
I Pink I Can
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 5 + 2 APs)
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on label, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Frances F. Denny'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Metro Dog - Signed limited edition animal print, Black white photo, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Metro Dog - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which is then printed o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Elisabetta 2 - Photograph By Roberto Vignoli - 2006
Located in Roma, IT
Light painting technique, realized in a completly dark photographic studio, where the photographer manually "paint" by torch with light of different colours, the subjects and the ba...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
High Fidelity
By Jason Chen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "High Fidelity" is original artwork made from hand-woven archival pigment print by Jason Chen. This piece measures 41"h x 31"w.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Old Days - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Historical Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Pola Girls 8" Nude Polaroid Photography - Unique piece by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pola Girls 8" 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
C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid
"Trophies" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition 2/7 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Trophies" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition 2/7 by Brendan North
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 18" x 18" inch
Edition of 7: 30" x 30" inch
Edition of 3: 40" x 40" inch
Signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
Vintage Photo of Painting - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cuban Socialists is a black-and-white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events and political issues ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gaelle With Broken Arm - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Gaelle With Broken Arm - 2021
70 x 57 cm,
Edition of 5 + 2 Artist Proofs.
Photograph printed in Hahnemühle Baryta Photo Rag 340gr,
based on the original reclaimed Fuji Instant F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Corpus Dei 50
Located in London, GB
Pigment print, flush-mounted onto heavyboard, with a signed certificate of authenticity, edition 1/10, 50cm x 80cm (56cm x 87cm framed).
Sabrina van den Heuvel is a Dutch photograp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Board, Pigment
Old Days - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Mondadori Bookshop - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days -Mondadori Bookshop in 1970s is a vintage black and white photograph.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Wim Wenders - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wim Wnders is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - is a vintage photo, realized in the Mid-20th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Volcanic Daisy" Print on Aluminum 43 x 43 in Ed. of 15 by Mick Fleetwood
Located in Culver City, CA
"Volcanic Daisy" Print on Aluminum 43 x 43 in Ed. of 15 by Mick Fleetwood
Digital print on aluminum - ready to hang
Mick Fleetwood, the legendary drummer and founding member of Fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
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Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of green, yellow, orange, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tyler Shields, Brian Finke, Stefanie Schneider, and David Drebin. Frequently made by artists working with Polaroid, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative photography, so small editions measuring 3.04 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $40,000, while the average work sells for $701.
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