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
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 - Indigenous - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Indigenous is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical a...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry depicts a man and elephant sitting in a grassy field. The man sits on a rock while he reads his book, and the elephant sits behind him...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
"Interlude No 2" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Interlude No 2" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta.
Not Framed. Ships in a tube.
Lika Brutyan is Americ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Stefanie Schneider Minis - 3 Minis from the movie Stay
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
3 Stefanie Schneider's Minis
from the movie Stay: 'Forgive me', 'Lila', 'Jellyfish'
with Naomi Watts
Signed in front, not mounted
Lambda digital C...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Historical Photo - Funeral of Japanese Emperor Hirohito - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Funeral of Japanese Emperor Hirohito is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1989.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Thinking of Rodin 2" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Thinking of Rodin 2" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta.
Not Framed. Ships in a tube.
Lika Brutyan is A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Politicians (Raoul Salan) - 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, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - La Paz - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - La Paz 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 hist...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Pedro Estrada Venezuela - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Pedro Estrada Venezuela is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It b...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Joseph Ortiz Algiers Mayor Mohamed Bouharaoua - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Joseph Ortiz Algiers Mayor Mohamed Bouharaoua is a black and white vintage photo.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, a...
Category
1970s 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, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical al...
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, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo- Abderrahmane Fares - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Abderrahmane Fares is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Fair conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belong...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Children - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Children is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s by Giuseppe Moneta.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins. and signed l...
Category
1980s 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, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical al...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Barker - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Ben Barker 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
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo-M. Abdelkader and Ben Barker - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- M. Abdelkader and Ben Barker is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Avanti - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Avanti 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 histo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Abderrahmane Fares - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Abderrahmane Fares is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belong...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Janos Kadar and Viktor Kulikov - Vintage Photo - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Janos Kadar and Viktor Kulikov is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1985.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Pierre Lagaillarde - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Pierre Lagaillarde (founder of OAS) is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical...
Category
1980s 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.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
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.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including historical ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Speech - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Speech is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including historical m...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Algeria is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including historical ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Alain Seriguy - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Alain Seriguy is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including histo...
Category
1970s 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.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and political events, meticulously captured.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Armenian Earthquake - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Armenian Earthquake is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1988.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a hist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Thinking of Rodin" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Thinking of Rodin" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta.
Not Framed. Ships in a tube.
Lika Brutyan is Ame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Firemen - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Fire 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 histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Nude - Guzzi Beppe - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude- Guzzi Beppe is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1954.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album includ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Argentina, "Che" Time - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Argentina, "Che" Time is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Africa Dove is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century, Photo of Night of Trip by Alberto Moravia.
Good conditions, with some decoloration s...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Africa Dove is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century, Photo of Night of Trip by Alberto Moravia.
Good conditions, with some decoloration s...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Walk on By, Southampton, NY
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 20.
CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through December 31, 2017. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be after December 31st. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current exhibition of the photograph.
ABOUT
The idyllic and playful world of The Peconic Bay in Southampton, NY dances to life in Luciana Pampalone’s first solo exhibition. Each location was scouted by Pampalone and transformed into a vintage 1930s setting by the use of her models and props. A Graphlex camera, aviator goggles, parasols, retro bathing suits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Ben Barka - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Ben Barka is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s, in Paris, in the photo Abdeikader ben Barka, Wiliam Torpe.
Good conditions, with some decolora...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Players in Buenos Aires - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Players in Buenos Aires is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a...
Category
1980s 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, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a hist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Barka - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Barka is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Indian People - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Indian People is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century, Photo by Roberto Koch.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged marg...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Iva Zanicchi is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historic...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"OTHER 50" Photography (FRAMED) 60" x 48" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"OTHER 50" Photography (FRAMED) 60" x 48" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Archival pigment print mounted on dibond
Custom frame comes with non reflective museum glass
Men'...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Skins' Boots, Berlin
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Slava Mogutin is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Skins’ Boots, Berlin
2000/2010
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Cibachrome print (Edition of 5)
2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
"Versace VGD2" Photography D 36" inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Versace VGD2" Photography D 36" inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Grenades series Versace VGD2
Title of artwork: VGD2
Year: 2023
Print size: 36 Inches diameter trim bleed
Rarity:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Historical Photo -Tree and Face - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Tree and Face 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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Equilibrium 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Equilibrium 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura by Steve McCurry, 2014, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, which translates to the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, by Steve McCurry depicts a woman standing on a ladder in an extravagant library. She ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
El reflejo - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
El reflejo (Journey to the Center of the Earth) - 2019
60x50cm,
Edition of 10.
Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negativ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Tend Your Garden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Swihart is a photographic artist, born and raised in Massachusetts, now living in Los Angeles, CA. Her photographs are enquiries into the nature of identity and the persistence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Free from the Depths
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Swihart is a photographic artist, born and raised in Massachusetts, now living in Los Angeles, CA. Her photographs are enquiries into the nature of identity and the persistence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Childhood Memories - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, Ocean, Dog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Childhood Memories (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence - 2006
50x49cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, matte surface, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature la...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Leaving it All Up to You
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Swihart is a photographic artist, born and raised in Massachusetts, now living in Los Angeles, CA. Her photographs are enquiries into the nature of identity and the persistence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Portal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Swihart is a photographic artist, born and raised in Massachusetts, now living in Los Angeles, CA. Her photographs are enquiries into the nature of identity and the persistence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Man Mediates at Auschwitz by Steve McCurry, 2005, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Man Meditates at Auschwitz by Steve McCurry depicts a man sitting in the middle of train tracks at the Memorial and Museum Auschwits-Birkenau in Poland. The tracks lead back to the g...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Girl with Dog, Boneco de Pau, Brazil, 1995
By Barnaby Hall
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
After 30 years of only exhibiting fine art photography, the Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring a selection of her gallery photographers and t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Thomas Ruff, Queen in Car - Double-sided digital pigment print, Signed Print
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Hamburg, DE
Thomas Ruff (German, b. 1958)
Queen in Car, 2021
Medium: Double-sided digital pigment print on cardboard (glossy front, matt verso)
Dimensions: 15 x 20 cm
Edition of 30: Hand-signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Sherlock #2 by Kevin Horan, 2012, Archival Pigment Print, Portrait Photography
By Kevin Horan
Located in Dallas, TX
This portrait by Kevin Horan features a side profile of a white curly haired goat, from Horan's series Chattel. The photograph is signed, titled, dated and numbered by Kevin Horan, i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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.
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