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.
609
to
297
4,395
2,709
667
2,861
3,473
2,740
1,344
2,659
1,622
823
942
1,563
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
7,612
7,190
250
168
130
86
41
20
16
15
8
6
6
3
5,084
2,642
2,029
1,603
1,147
1,098
671
626
564
520
483
461
457
453
418
397
367
352
302
286
11
1,935
5,661
1
1
13
18
50
532
297
319
267
386
368
231
219
183
3,881
3,061
2,903
2,489
1,842
Style: Contemporary
Historical Photo - Buenos Aires - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Buenos Aires is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s century by Giuseppe Moneta.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
Good conditions.
It belongs to...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Alfred Krupp Charged of War Crime - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Alfred Krupp Charged of War Crime is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical albu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Krusciov, Kadar, Berlin - vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Krusciov, Kadar, Berlin is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo- Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa - vintage photo - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1986.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Nyerere, Tanzania - vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Nyerere, Tanzania is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including his...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo-Janos Kadar Shaking Hand with Dr. Husak, Prague-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - kadar Shaking Hand with Dr. Husak, Prague is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
B. Wurtz 1980s Original Photograph
Located in Larchmont, NY
B. Wurtz (American, b. 1948)
Untitled, 1982
C Print
16 x 20 in.
Framed: 21 1/8 x 27 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Provenance:
Bess Cutler Gallery, New York
Born 1948 in Pasadena, California, B...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry, 1983, Digital C-Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry is a 30 x 24 inch Digital C-Print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper, available in an edition of 75. This photograph features a group...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Historical Photo - Mohammed Khider - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Mohammed Khider is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Lawyer Sherif and Ben Bella - Vintage Photo-mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Lawyer Sherif and Ben Bella is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Yazid Belkocem - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Yazid Belkocem is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histori...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ferrhat Ahass - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Ferrhat Ahass is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria, Situation of Algeria and Marocco - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Algeria, Situation of Algeria and Marocco is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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 mom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Holi Man by Steve McCurry, 1996, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Holi Man by Steve McCurry depicts a group of men during the Hindu festival, Holi. A man covered in green powder lies on his back while a sea of red men lift and carry him. Joyous exp...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - BenKhedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Bella - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Ben Bella is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -BenKhedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roy...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Anniversary of Krupp, Western Germany - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Anniversary of Krupp, Western Germany is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century, 150 anniversary of Krupp.
Good conditions and aged.
I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo- Janos Kadar and Mikhail Andreyevich - photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Janos Kadar and Mikhail Andreyevich is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century, consultative Meeting in Budapest.
Good conditions and age...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares, Algeria - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares, Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Khadde - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Khadde 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Historical Photo - Greeting - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Greeting 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
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares and Louis Josee - Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares and Louis Josee is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Worn and with some missing pigments.
It belongs to a histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - S. Hassan - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -S. Hassan 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 m...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Figurative photo, Signed limited edition contemporary print, Black white-Raquel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Raquel ‘ who was captured on film in 19...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Historical Photo - Mohammad Khider - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Mohammad Khider is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moment...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Lagaillarde, Crespin, Richaud, Laborde - vintage photo- 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Lagaillarde, Crespin, Richaud, Laborde is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album inc...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Bel Roceer - Vintage photo - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Bel Roceer is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal f...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Coruet Palace - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Coruet Palace is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Raoul Salan: Speech - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Raoul Salan: Speech is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - New Government - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - New Government is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Politicians - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Politicians is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Aoude - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Aoude 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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algerian Delegators Arrival - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Algerian Delegators Arrival is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Khedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, r...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - London With Arrol Johnston - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -London With Arrol Johnston of 1902 is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
Good conditions and aged with folding.
It belongs to a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Politician Meeting - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Politician Meeting is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including hist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo 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 moments, roya...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Janos Kadar - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Janos Kadar 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - R. Byron, Luis Jozee - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -R. Byron, Luis Jozee is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including hi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Brake - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Brake 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 m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Khedda with Child - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Khedda with Child is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Redha Malek - Vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Malek is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Unzippin' Gold
Located in New York, NY
Nicole Furman is a multimedia artist, body painter and photographer from Bogotá, Colombia. Having studied a range of art practices from body painting and performance to art history a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Historical Photo - Mother and Child - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Mother and Child is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a histo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Soldier, Albany - Vintage Photo - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Soldier, Albany is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1991 in Vallona.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Mohamad Buolieg - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Mohamad Buolieg is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Speech - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Speech 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 momen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Communist Newspaper "La Hora" - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Communist Newspaper "La Hora" is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins....
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Arrest - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Arrest is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo -Buenos Aires - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Buenos Aires is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Politicians - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Politicians is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Barke - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Barke is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Women's March - Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Women's March is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s.
Good conditions
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal fami...
Category
1930s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Cityscape - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Cityscape is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Janos Kadar - Vintage photo - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Janos Kadar is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1963.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Contemporary figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Art Antique Pre 1900 Paintings
Art Deco Lady Painting
Art Paintings Antique Pre 1900 Paintings
Avenue Road
Bon Voyage
James Butler
Jeffrey Rose
Maritime Etchings
Myanmar Paintings
Oil Painting Rain Paris
Original Vintage T Shirts
Paintings Of Indian Chiefs
Phil Brown
Robert Marshall
Sail Boats Impressionist Paintings
Santa Carving
Shepherd With Flock
Tuxedo Art