Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Brown
An Enlightened Afternoon Oil Painting on Canvas Illuminated In Stock
By Juane Xue
Located in Utrecht, NL
An Enlightened Illuminated Afternoon Oil Painting on Canvas In Stock
Juane Xue (Hui Xue, Kaiffeng, China, 1962) has been drawing since her childhood.
This h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mighty Lord Portrait Oil Painting on Panel Post Modern Contemporary In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Mighty Lord Portrait Oil Painting on Panel Post Modern Contemporary In Stock
Manuel Lopez Herrera was born in Madrid Spain in 1946. Herrera began with cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Field of Pink Flowers - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas realized by Elena Mardashova, 70x50 cm. Realized in 2020.
Excellent condition.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tulips in Vase - Giuseppe Balbiani by Elena Mardashova - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas by Elena Mardashova, 70x50 cm., realized in 2020.
Excellent condition.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shimmering Mountain - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas realized by Elena Mardashova, 70x50 cm., realized in 2022.
Excellent condition.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - Different Shades of Human
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black pride 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The piece is an illustration of the beauty and strength of an African woman.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Descent" - Acrylic Figurative Painting by Swedish Artist Kicki Edgren, 2022
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vertical, figurative acrylic painting measures 45 inches high and 35 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. It is hand signed by the artist on the back of the artwork. This...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Golden Canyon, " Landscape Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michelle Condrat's oil painting "Golden Canyon" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts sunlight hitting sandstone cliffs stretching out in the distance.
"The time when ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Urban Empire # 10
Located in Singapore, SG
In the Mughal era, we see kings and queens looking out into their natural space - scenic beauty containing nature and architecture. Given the settings, what would happen if the king ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - Different Shades of Human
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Salome Khubashvili - Different Shades of Human
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Het Dorp van Toen het is Voorbij, dit is al wat er bleef voor mij In Stock
By Walter Elst
Located in Utrecht, NL
Het Dorp van Toen het is Voorbij, dit is al wat er bleef voor mij In Stock
Walter Elst Born in Antwerp, Belgium - 1955 After finishing his study Medicine at the University of Brussels Walter Elst decided to dedicate himself to his calling painting. Already at at young age, in his spare time, he took private lessons in landscape and portret painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
''La Peche A Pied'' Contemporary Oil Painting of Parents and Kids on a Beach
By Ewa Rzeznik
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Polish artist Ewa Rzeznik reflects reality in her colorful paintings: Fishermen along the French coast, families walking towards the Mon Saint-Michel, children playing in the sur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luis Miguel Valdés ¨Picassos II¨, 2012, Acrylic, 21.7x16.9 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
'Picassos II', 2012
acrylic on canvas
21.7 x 17 in. (55 x 43 cm.)
ID: VAL-
Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Copper Cutlery- 21st Contemporary Hyper Realistic Still-life painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Heidi Von Faber lives and works in The Hague.
The Stillllifes she paints are modern but made according the tradition of the old masters. Her still-life paintings show ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nude in French Interior - original extra large oil painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude in French interior", in a room lighted from one side. Part of my Nude in interior series.
Inspired in contrast and colors by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Nude placed in a French palace, a sober classical interior in contrast with the modern relaxed attitude of the main character.
Size is 150x150cm / 59x59in, oil on canvas.
Painting was part of my solo show "Nude in Interior", March 2022.
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"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tranquility, Adele Riley, Original art, Landscape art, 2022
Located in Deddington, GB
Tranquility by Adele Riley [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic and acrylic inks on boxed canvas
Image size: H:61 cm x W:61 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers Gliding Across the Water
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers Gliding Across the Water
n.d.
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
38 x 82 inches (96.5 x 208.3 cm)
$10,000 + $900 framin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
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10-1-21 (Diptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Warrior - unique piece by Paula Craioveanu round canvas NeoMythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Warrior".
This painting was inspired by ancient masks and statues and it's part of my Neo-Mythology series.
Painted with acrylic on round canvas (20...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Lady Justice" Mixed media Painting 67" x 106" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lady Justice" Mixed media Painting 67" x 106" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Karim Abdel Malak's layered multi-media works are influenced by the old mas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
Love and Nature # 13
Located in Singapore, SG
Nature is a source of love and inspiration and in this present era we have to take care of it. Wild nature is usually associated with beauty and calmness. Love is the most important ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Luis Miguel Valdés ¨La becada (Tributo a Albys Torres)¨, 2015, Oil, 52x85.8 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
'La becada (Tributo a Albys Torres)', 2015
oil on canvas
52 x 85.9 in. (132 x 218 cm.)
ID: VAL-
Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative landscape painting-Lost Landscape
Located in Beijing, CN
Jin Peng, born in 1996 in Feixian County, Linyi, Shandong Province Chinese nationality
2015-2019 Undergraduate in the representational performance studio of the Oil Painting Depart...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman - Oil Painting by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original contemporary artwork realized by Leo Guida in 1970s
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movem...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Untitled" - Agave, pink and green, organic, nature, Mexican, figurative paint
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Daniel Berman's production is not only torrential and overflowing but also mutating as if it were a chameleon, it changes to support and scale to explore the possibilities of each te...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hobby - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Woman Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA
studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cactus Collage" Painting 55" x 63" inch by Mohamed Abla
By Mohamed Abla
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cactus Collage" Painting 55" x 63" inch by Mohamed Abla
Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There he spent his childhood and finished school. In 1973 he mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Love and Nature # 12
Located in Singapore, SG
Nature is a source of love and inspiration and in this present era we have to take care of it. Wild nature is usually associated with beauty and calmness. Love is the most important ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
The Lovers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Lovers" is an original artwork made from oil on double vintage portrait paintings on wood by André Schulze. This piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Oil
Naive Style Art with Earthy Winter Colours by Contemporary Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Naive Style Art depicting a journey home using wintery earthy colours by Contemporary Irish Artist, Eimear Gilleece
Canvas measures 20 x 16 inches
Unframed
Signed on front and rea...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Beauty is What I Posessed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My beauty is one of a kind, my color is one of a kind, and I cherished my My skin which brings out the strength in me
Painting
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Into The Woods no.1, Alexa Roscoe, Landscape painting, Vibrant art [2022]
Located in Deddington, GB
Into The Woods no.1 by artist Alexa Roscoe [2022]
original and hands signed by the artist
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Man in a Tie
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Man in a Tie
n.d.
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
23.25 x 36 inches (59.1 x 91.4 cm)
$4,250 + $450
This work is offe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Man in a Tie](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-reclining-man-in-a-tie-for-sale/a_9323/1628536425972/Mark_Bear_Bruce_Sargeant_Reclining_Man_in_a_Tie_master.jpg?width=240 "anna louise sargeant nude")
Path of Life # 2
Located in Singapore, SG
Path of life it’s a historical based painting. A lot of example over in history that a king becomes a monk, a robber becomes a monk or nature lover. They always try to spread his lov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Lithesome
By Jane Chapin
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A framed oil painting by artist Jane Chapin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rime III Acrylic Painting of a landscape by Henry Walsh, 2021
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
Rime III by Henry Walsh [2021]
Rime III by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a wooden board that features people at leisure on a wintry walk. Henry Walsh’s work begin w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Board
Woodland Wonder, Jan Rogers, Original painting, Contemporary woodland art, 2022
Located in Deddington, GB
Woodland wonder by Jan Rogers [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:61 cm x W:91 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled - Oil Paint by Giò Renti - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original modern artwork realized by Giò Renti in the late 20h Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame: 54.5 x 4 x 44.5 cm
Hand signed on the l...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black Elegance (Woman)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
As a color of mystique, black conjures elegance, sophistication, and sexual prowess. It is associated with strength, authority, and power. Black lends an air of authority and intelli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Variations with hats - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALDEMAR MARSZAŁEK (born in 1960) Polish painter. He received his diploma in graphic design in 1985. He is a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland. He practices pai...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
South - Contemporary, Yellow, Blue, Green, Nude, Water, Summer, Trees
Located in Berlin, DE
South, 2020-2022
acrylic on canvas
27 9/16 H x 27 9/16 W in.
70 H x 70 W cm
The torrid sun, the infinite blue of the sea, the warmth of summer days, and ordinary people caught in mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Kazakh Contemporary Art by Baurjan Aralov - Nostalgia
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower
n.d.
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
37.25 x 71.5 inches (94.6 x 181.6 cm)
$8,500 + $800 framing
This work is off...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-single-rower-for-sale/a_9323/1658517900800/Beard_Single_Rower_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard")
Canadian Contemporary Art by Pepe Hidalgo - Illutionists
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figure Walking in a Dry Landscape - 21st Century, Male, Nude, Nature, Summer
Located in Berlin, DE
Figure Walking in a Dry Landscape, 2022
acrylic on canvas
27 9/16 H x 27 9/16 W in.
70 H x 70 W cm
The torrid sun, the infinite blue of the sea, the warmth of summer days, and ordi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Falling in my garden
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Framed - 45 x 45 x 3,5 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by M.-P. Autonne - La Sagesse des Nuages
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Venice Skateboarder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Attempting to capture the skateboarder in motion.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Still Life, Homage to Matisse - Painting by David Euler - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Painting by David Euler, realized in 1986.
Henri Matisse fascinated me with his ability to capture fruit in its essence.
Not like a hyper realism photo-like oil painting, his st...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Dapple Earth, Adele Riley, Original painting, Contemporary art, Woodland art
By Adele Riley
Located in Deddington, GB
Dappled Earth by Adele Riley [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic and acrylic inks on boxed canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:6...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cottage in Notgrove, Gloucestershire, Elizabeth Chalmers, Landscape art, 2022
Located in Deddington, GB
Cottage in Notgrove, Gloucestershire by Elizabeth Chalmers [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Pen and Ink with Watercolour
Image size: H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Haunting Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Framed - 132 x 99 x 4 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemporary figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative paintings 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 paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including America Martin, Alexandru Rădvan, Sax Berlin, and Adam Mysock. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative paintings 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 $13 and tops out at $254,827, while the average work sells for $3,411.