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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
"Florence Ponte " by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, Italian Bridge
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Florence Ponte Vecchio" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a bridge in Florence, Italy.
Chri...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Prunus and Lemon-coloured by Christophe Dupety - Floral painting, yellow, pink
Located in Paris, FR
Prunus and Lemon-coloured is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 92 × 72 cm (36.2 × 28.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Who's in trouble this time?, People, Police man, Dog
By Sean Durkin
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting of Whos's in trouble this time? Sean uses very toned down colours but draws the attention to the figures of an police man facing a lady. There is also a dog and a c...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Looks Like Sun" Original Buffalo Art by Brian Keith Stephens, Western Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
"Looks Like Sun" is an evocative original painting by Brian Keith Stephens, capturing the rugged spirit of a western buffalo. This piece, using oil and wax on cotton, measures 32 x 4...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Wax, Oil
Teatime - 21st Century contemporary Hyper realistic painting of a cup of Tea
By JP Marsman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist)
Teatime
30 x 30 cm (framed, included in price 33 x 33 cm)
Oil paint on wood
Craftsmanship: The work is painted so realistically that everything see...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Flare
Located in Denver, CO
"Flare," by Alpay Efe, is an original oil painting. It comes with the frame depicted in the images.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,400
"Under the Boughs, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Under the Boughs," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vast meadow of yellow grass spreading into the distant bl...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary painting of a nude man reclining by Mark Beard.
Double-sided oil on panel
Signed in red, u.r.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-reclining-male-nude-for-sale/a_9323/1726085071682/Beard_Untitled_Reclining_Male_Nude__master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting")
Ornamental Cheetah III, Original painting, Animal art, Cheetah painting
Located in Deddington, GB
The piece is part of a series loosely based on figurines I have come across in vintage shops, the figures often being moulded in one with the base, I thought it would be fun to do on...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Triptych - " Daydream " - Abstraction, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Large Format
By Paweł Myszka
Located in Salzburg, AT
A single painting is 150x70 cm in size, All together next to each other 150x210 cm. Please ask me about the shipping costs because we can send the paintings much cheaper, the system...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Heaven In A Wildflower - Soft Floral Still Life Hyperrealist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by paintings created by old masters and the immersive nature she experienced in the Black Forest, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational hyperrealisti...
Category
Photorealist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elevator?, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A little boy stands on a sidewalk, posing curiously. He is studying the metal and glass contraption, taking in the numbers of its control panel and measuring ...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"071 - Plein Air-Englewood, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "071 - Plein Air-Englewood, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape.
Artist bio/statement
Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter and Color...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
"Goddess of Mercy, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's "Goddess of Mercy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman floating above several burning boats at sea.
About the Artist:
David is an inter...
Category
Photorealist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Chroma, Figurative nude. Oil on canvas. Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thread of Becoming (Meditating) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Nature
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The beauty of life can be captured through the silent dialogue between past and future—an intergenerational bond woven through time. Their intertwined silhouettes and warm, fluid mot...
Category
Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blue Mona Lisa'" Contemporary Leonardo da Vinci Inspired Figure Pixel Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pop art inspired pixelated rendition of a detail from Leonardo da Vinci's renowned painting, the "Mona Lisa."
Similar to pointillism, the individual hand-painted blocks...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Growing and Growing, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace, Alice in Wonderland
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Growing and Growing" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts "Alice in Wonderland" with a "Drink Me" note. The piece is a collage on wood and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Life's a Bowl of Cherries, Paper, Painting Kerry Louise Bennett naive art
Located in Deddington, GB
Colourful and witty portrait with lively patterns and still life elements. Painted in acrylic on paper and framed in a gorgeous chunky black wooden frame. A small painting with a big...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper
Becoming Flower. Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Tranquil shades of sylvan colour are paramount in this piece from Francesca Owen. Painted on a theme of metamorphosis it’s a particularly good work show...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Something on My Mind"
By Ron Hicks
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1965, Ron Hicks was an avid artist from an early age. Hicks began his formal studies in art at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. Hicks contin...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
MONKEY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
2024y.
Acryic ,markers on watercolor paper.
THE MAGIC FLOW REALITY...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
"Nocturnal Bloom" - Hyperrealistic Color Pencil & Airbrush Koi Painting, 2025
Located in Denver, CO
Tanner Valant's "Nocturnal Bloom" (2025) is a striking hyper-realistic artwork created using color pencil and airbrush on vellum paper. Measuring 29 x 23 inches unframed (73.66 x 58....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Vellum, Color Pencil
Selvas Negras n°2 by Calo Carratalá - Tropical forest landscape, black and white
Located in Paris, FR
Selvas Negras n°2 is a unique pencil and charcoal on canvas painting by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 cm × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in).
The artwork is signed, ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Pencil
"'Anticipation" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's (US based) "Anticipation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted figure seated within a brown interior.
Artist Statement:
Born: 1942
A solid...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Snoopy and His Friends - Minimalist Abstract 3D Textural Colorful Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"M.Y. 3" (2014) by Mark Bradley Schwartz, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"M.Y. 3" by Mark Bradley Schwartz is an original oil on board depicting a brunette female in a contemplative pose.
A native of Illinois, He began his professional life as a graphic designer and art director in St. Louis, Missouri and later moved to Southern California to further his design career. Although Schwartz’s career was successful, he wanted to pursue work of a more personally fulfilling nature.
To reach these new goals Schwartz first attended life drawing classes at Associates in Art, in Sherman Oaks, California. He later studied at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village, California, where he received extensive training in drawing and painting the human figure from life. While studying with famed illustrator Glen Orbik...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Surrealist Oil on Canvas Magical Realism North Africa Turquoise Sea Yellow Red
Located in Norfolk, GB
Waiting in Ceuta, acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 80cm
Even in his most realistic images, there is a beautiful exaggeration in the paintings of Peter Rodulfo...
Category
Surrealist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sangre De Cristo Sunrise, Colorado" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Sangre De Cristo Sunrise, Colorado" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the Rocky Mountains caught in the or...
Category
American Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Enjoy the Good Life" Pop Art Mixed Media Collage on Canvas Painting
By Jojo Anavim
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts iconic Logos with vintage news paper clippings from the mid century. We find Rolex lower right, with other Americana imagery through out. Celebrating icons from th...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$12,600 Sale Price
30% Off
"Fall Along the Roaring Fork", Colorado Landscape Oil Painting
By Gordon Brown
Located in Denver, CO
Gordon Brown's "Fall Along the Roaring Fork" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a forest of fall trees with brilliant autumn color alongside a flowing river.
"My pa...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"My Pink Diamond Heart" Pink and White Pop Art Oil Painting with Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Oil
Surfer Girl- blue white brown abstract and figurative oil painting on beach
Located in New York, NY
Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Acrylic
John L. Harris - Contemporary Acrylic, Perfect Evening, Porlock Weir
Located in Corsham, GB
An original landscape painting by contemporary artist John L. Harris. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a contemporary wooden frame with a crisp white mount. On board.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Peach and Brass Vase" (2024) By Blair Atherholt, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Peach and Brass Vase" (2024) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a still-life featuring fruit spread around...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Uneasy truce, hands three figures friendship monochromatic abstraction
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This acrylic painting on paper can be framed or displayed easily by hanging with magnets.
Tatana Kellner’s work is rooted in social issues. She has been exhibited in numerous venue...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Dance of Waves and Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence
This seascape captures a fleeting, luminous rhythm — where waves rise like breath and the sea reflects not just the sky, but a pulse of emotion. The...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Oil - Chinese Junk Boats
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking oil of impressive size showing a view of Hong Kong harbor with junks and smaller fishing boats moving across the water that reflects the se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$613 Sale Price
20% Off
Fish of the Sea
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TWELVE CHAIRS GALLERY
Zura – Fish of the Sea (2025)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 48 × 42 in (122 × 107 cm)
A dynamic and captivating original acrylic on canvas by Zura. Me...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$11,000
Black Heritage 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Time Line Degas Man Ver. #5, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 36 x 48 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #95803, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2006.
PETER MAX ...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$60,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Goletas Pesqueras On La Bahia De San Antonio, Chile. Large oil painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Goletas Pesqueras On La Bahia De San Antonio, Chile" is a large oil painting on canvas by Culean artist Ernesto Romero Diaz. I...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Liberty Head, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Liberty Head
Year: 2005
Medium: Mixed Media on archival paper
Size: 30 x 24 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed b...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
''Eos'' Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting, Girl Swimming in Pool
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Cross Belt
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
NUDE with RED GLASS 3 round canvases 20 in each
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude with Red Glass", acrylic on canvas, 3x20in
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Relaxing on a Rock
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
68 x 77 inches
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Glamour 1 (Portrait of Ayoke) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork captures the beauty, strength, and grace of women from the diverse cultures of Africa and celebrates the beauty of African women in all their forms.
Shipping Procedure
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Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Twin 2 - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service has painted florals throughout her long career. Here, a single blossom in a stunning celadon and yellow fills the canvas. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, the Vancouver artist...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Border by Gérard Priault, tropical forest painting, landscape with waterfall
Located in Paris, FR
The Border is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Gérard Priault, dimensions are 82 × 73 cm (32.3 × 28.7 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 100.5 x 88 cm (3...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine" is part of a series where I reimagine my hometown, Kyiv, as it was 100 years ago. This particular piece showcases the historic funicular, aiming to...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary hand painted acrylic on canvas pop art Disney red blue figurative
By Wizard Skull
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted acrylic on canvas - lives and works out of Brooklyn NY and is represented by Krause Gallery in Manhattan NY.
signed on edge of canvas
Pai...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Okribelashvili - Untitled 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
Wood subframe
Mariam Okribelashvili is a Georgian artist born in 2002 who lives and work in Tbilisi, Georgia. Art has always been a foundational part of her life, evo...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"A Day at the Beach" Impressionist Scene with Sail Boats and Figures Painting
Located in New York, NY
This captivating beach scene in Zandvoort, a Dutch coastal town west of Amsterdam, Netherlands that is a remarkable display of Van der Plas's true passion for outdoor genre paintings...
Category
Post-Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Saint Tropez" large sailboat rests at sea amongst other sailors
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Raw Linen, Oil
The Maze - Original Acrylic Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Beautiful and compelling large-scale contemporary abstract by an unknown San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20t...
Category
Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,756 Sale Price
20% Off
11:05 - Contemporary Beach Landscape Pink Clouds Blue Sky Ocean, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in oil on canvas mounted on panel, two figures stand by the shore of a beach, gazing out at the deep blue ocean, while fluffy, pale salmon pink cumulus...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
"Wonderland" (2024) By Zoa Ace, Original Mixed Media Collage on Wood
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Wonderland" is an original, handmade mixed media collage on wood that is unframed and ready to hang.
About the Artist:
"My work is figurative and deals primari...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
$72 Sale Price
20% Off
"In the Silence" (2024) By Stephanie Hartshorn, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stephanie Hartshorn's beautiful original impressionist oil landscape "In the Silence" (2024) depicts an American midwestern plains scene with a large cloud forming above.
Artist Bio...
Category
American Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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