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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Color:  Purple
Message in the Morning
Located in Wien, 9
In his painting, Robert Hammerstiel is in constant search of the balance and harmony of form. In his drastic reduction to the physical essentials and the colourful placarding, he cre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Chestnut And The Moon - Contemporary Figurative Nature Oil Painting, Trees
Located in Salzburg, AT
Born 1979 in Warsaw. Works in painting and photography. Between 2001and 2006 she studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Professors Jaroslaw Modzelewski and Grzeg...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Arctic Tundra (2019), oil painting, ecosystem, animals, pastels, polar fauna
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Arctic Tundra (2019), oil painting, ecosystem, animals, pastels, polar fauna "Arctic Tundra" by Alexis Kandra. Figurative oil painting with holographic foil on wood panel. Arctic tundra ecosystem, animals of Tundra biome, Arctic Circle, North Pole, South Pole, Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Antarctica, fauna. Arctic hare, polar bear, caribou, Arctic fox, Arctic tern...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Foil

Sunrise Tunnel (2022), oil on canvas, earth tones, greenhouse, farm landscape
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Sunrise Tunnel (2022), oil painting on canvas, earth tones and pastels, outdoor greenhouse, farm landscape, silos and green hills in background, skyscape, sunrise colors "Sunrise Tunnel" by Delilah Ray...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Kool Thing - Joyful, Abstraction, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Energetic
Located in Salzburg, AT
Paweł Myszka graduated from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Graphic Design and Painting and graduated with hon...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sewers / Égouts
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Building on a series of exhibitions titled Panorama of the Anthropocene which examined the ecological impact of human activity through an array of paintings, digital prints and video...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Sea Nocturne - Painting by Adriano Bernetti da Vila - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Sea Nocturne is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2018. Hand-signed oil on canvas 40 x 50 cm. The artwork reproduces the feeling of ench...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Theres no Point Carrying an Umbrella if your Shoes are Leaking by Lélia Pissarro
Located in London, GB
There's no Point Carrying an Umbrella if your Shoes are Leaking by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Oil and gold on canvas 53.5 x 59.5 cm (21 ⅛ x 23 ⅜ inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A council - Figurative Painting on Paper, Minimalist, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Georgian Contemporary Art by Luka Tsetskhladze - Robot Portrait
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Figurative, Acrylic & Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Uday Mondal - Untitled, 22 x 46 inches (unframed size) Acrylic & Pastel on Paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : His paintings present details of the society in a responsible, lucid and coherent fashion. They are thought-provoking and give a new perspective to art. The most interesting things about his artworks are that they transcend politics, religion, and gender striking a chord with the viewers. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1976. Education : 1999 : BFA in Painting from the Indian Art College, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata 2002 : MFA in Painting from MS University, Baroda. Solo Shows : 2006 : Gallery Beyond, Mumbai 2005 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2001 : Solo Show at Baroda. Group Shows : 2010 : IMA Foundation, London & Jehangir Art Gallery by Pink Ginger Arts, Mumbai 2009 : ‘Art Expo’ Mumbai ; ‘Cutting Chai’ curated by Sandhya Bordewekar, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda & Online show ‘IMA foundation’ London. 2008 & 09 : ‘Spandan IV’ Gallery Articulate, Yash Birla Group, Mumbai 2006,07 & 08 : ‘Summer Show’ CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata 2008 : ‘Emerging India’ Henry Moore Gallery, London by Art Alive Gallery 2007 : ‘Singapore Art Fest’, Singapore ; “Synchrome 4’ Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai & Akar Prakar, Kolkata & ‘Reality Bytes’ three men show...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

Jellyfish - 21st Century, Contemporary Painting, Sea Animal, Graffiti
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"The paintings are built up in layer upon layer of paint which give the pieces great depth of field. They are created with an arsenal of tools that doesn't settle with convention. As...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Paint

Holiday - Polish Young Art, Contemporary Figurative Painting, Nature, People
Located in Salzburg, AT
The source of the young artist Michal Cygan´s art is to be found in the Silesian landscape, both in its material and its cultural dimension. The form of three-dimensional model is gi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Georgian Contemporary Art by Luka Tsetskhladze - Purple City Voyage
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Luis Miguel Valdes, "My Left Hand", 2017, painting 58x83in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuban, 1949) "My Left Hand" (Tribute to those who help", 2017 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 58 × 83 in Unframed
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Digital Pigment

'All Blue' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting by Alejandra Linares
Located in Chattanooga, TN
'All Blue' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features abstract female figures in vivid tones of blue, red, orange, and beige. Exuding empowerment, Alejandra Linares...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Florida Lady With Alligator - Florence, Italy, 2018
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera Art Academy. He lives in Florence, pursuing painting, bas-reliefs in terracotta and in bronze, and bronze sculpture. Piussi presents an ideal, almost childlike world which can be found below everyday events, a step outside the flow of time, yet still a part of contemporary life, with a nod to Alex Katz and David Hockney. The drama, or lack thereof, is played out in simplified, almost abstract spaces. Pure in intent, Piussi’s oeuvre are inspired by the Early Renaissance. Snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, the apparently comic-book style has echoes of Giotto, Paolo Uccello, of medieval illuminations. Rather than mimicking the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, without distracting details. Women stand on the shore of quintessentially peaceful seas, self-contained, at ease, unwitting replicas of classical goddesses - a proud diver echoes Neptune holding a trident. “Queen Kong...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Full Moon Over Ponza - Painting by Adriano Bernetti da Vila - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Full Moon Over the Island of Ponza is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2018. Hand-signed oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm. The artwork aportray...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Persian Contemporary Art by Aziz Anzabi - Covid 19 Orbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Heavy Love - Expressive Abstract Flowers Painting - Large Format Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Katarzyna Swinarska is a contemporary visual artist working with painting and video which often follows the convention of video performance. She creates also multimedia projects wher...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Small Humming Bird- Purple - Oil painting by English Artist Jamel Akib
Located in Battle, East Sussex
Jamel Akib Born in Leigh-on-sea, Essex in 1965 to English and Malaysian parents, Jamel moved to North Borneo at the age of five. At thirteen he returned to England to pursue his edu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled 730 - 21st Cent, Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Portrait, Pop
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Françoise Nielly has explored the different facets of image all her life, through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual computer generated animated graphics. It is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three Putti on Blue, Textured & colorful oil painting, abstract angel figures
Located in Dallas, TX
"Three Putti on Blue" is an abstract style painting with impressionistic technique, showing two angellic figures meeting in the sky and cosmos. Italian artist Matteo Mauro...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Helen Uter - Soir
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced by Edward Hopper, she crea...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

ISiS ISiDE
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings. His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pigment, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Kiss You, Taste You All Night - Impasto Blue Thick Paint Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

violet and green tree with plums, by master italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Plum #2 Watercolor on paper inch 39.7 x 25.5 - cm 101 x 65 Botanical watercolourist. Born in Bergamo in 1974. She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan in 1997. In...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Purple and violet exotic flower, by Italian fine watercolourist
Located in Milan, IT
Petrea subserrata Watercolour cm72.5 x 100.5. Contemporary Art Botanical watercolourist. Born in Bergamo in 1974. She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan in 1997...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Figurative Art - 'Nude Woman' - Contemporary Painting - Oil on canvas
Located in Carmel, CA
Abstract Figurative Art - 'Nude Woman' - oil on canvas painting by Frida The artist mentioned that the painting can be hung horizontally or vertically. The painting comes with a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Confinat - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Versus Abstract, Oil Painting
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"Tomàs Martínez Sunyol was born in Dieulefit (France) in 1964 and was surrounded by art from a young age. Both his father, Joaquim Martínez Lerma, and uncle, Álvaro Sunyol, were pain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Baby Yoda Researching Covid-19
Located in New York, NY
Brian Leo Baby Yoda Researching Covid-19 2020 Acrylic tin stretched canvas 20 x 20 inches Brian Leo was born in New Jersey in 1976, and is currently livin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Kangol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Kangol", is a unique stained glass shadowbox handmade by TF Dutchman, contains an acrylic and paint marker painting on canvas set in a stained glass box...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Water life 2 - Contemporary Abstract, Acrylics, Bright colors, Vibrant
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA MASIUL-GOZDECKA Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2000. She studied painting at prof. Krzysztof Wachowiak`s atelier, photography under the guidance of prof. Rosław S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

In G-Major
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Expectant, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this painting, artist Kristen Brown paints an ethereal translucent shape of a pregnant woman standing at a window. "Overlapping nature imagery merges with th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Paddle Forward (2021) by Keith Garcia, gray & lavender, cat, monstera plant, pop
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Paddle Forward (2021) by Keith Garcia Acrylic on wood panel Pop art, pop surrealism, low brow art, narrative art, knolling art, design Palette: gray & lavender, purple, pink, brown, tan, white, blue, clay Cat, monstera plant, MAC ATM machine, abstract, geode, rifle, video...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Porkpie
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Porkpie", is a unique stained glass shadowbox handmade by TF Dutchman, contains an acrylic and paint marker painting on canvas set in a stained glass box. The canvas features TF DUTCHMAN's graffiti character wearing a pork pie hat...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Rue de Paris
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Samir Sarkar - Untitled - 20 x 19 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas Style : He says, “All my paintings have people wearing some headgear that has a face painted on them. Th...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Jo Haran, Pooled Petals, Original floral paintings
Located in Deddington, GB
Pooled Petals by Jo Haran [2021] original Watercolour, gouache and gesso Image size: H:63.5 cm x W:49 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:67 cm x W:53 cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Watercolor, Gouache

Love Shines Under The Stars - Impasto Thick Paint Original Navy Blue Heart Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

«My brother gave them a name» Still Life Oil Painting by Samantha Van Heest
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was inspired by the artists very first toy, a small blue giraffe, given to her as a day-old baby. It is something that has been around her whole life, and even though it is inanimate, there is a feeling of personification through the years of wear. Her brother as a baby would call giraffes “fa,” which is always a sweet memory she associate with this toy. Samantha Van Heest...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

' La Nuit ' oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
' La Nuit ' 2013 oil on canvas 70 w x 60 h cm signed on reverse by artist. Unique work. About the artist : Katherine Russell is a London based Painter....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

On the Road
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Sorenson consistently disrupts institutional expectations of the visual artist as a producer of proprietary images. His work exposes the contradictions between limited copyright and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Getting You Out Of My Mind
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reminiscent of the Fauvist movement and Italian classicism, Italian artist Giuseppe Beddru’s bold outlines, dynamic brushstrokes and contrasting use of color make his work visually e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Spray Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Blue, Orange, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sekhar Roy - Untitled - 48 x 28 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Sekhar's acrylics generally treat the terrible strains and tensions of u...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Love in the Sky - Impasto Thick Paint Original Blue Heart Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"What Might Have Been", Red-Headed Woman and Parrot Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "What Might Have Been" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser made of oil paint on canvas. This piece measures 36.5"h x 36.5"w framed and is shipped in the pictured framed. Katherine Fraser has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and of the University of Pennsylvania. As a student she received the Thomas Eakins Painting prize, the Cecelia Beaux Portrait prize, and the William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic man - William Bakaïmo, 21st Century, Contemporary African Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas 2019 Signed Unique work The world of William Bakaïmo is a great dreamlike bestiary where humans are not humans, where animals...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic

Chinese Contemporary Art by Liu Guoyi - Abstract - Superstring Series No. 16
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gurucharan Singh - Untitled Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 48 x 24 inches Born 1949 Exhibitions : Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 'Twilight Tales', The Viewing Room, Mumbai 2008 Jehan...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Flames - Figurative Painting on Paper, Minimalist, Colorful, Vibrant
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Brian Leo 'Hang in There'
Located in New York, NY
Brian Leo Hang in There 2020 Acrylic on stretched canvas 36 x 24 inches Brian Leo was born in New Jersey in 1976, and is currently living in New York Ci...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Helen Uter - Air
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced b...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Marc Jacobs, blue, Portrait. Acrylic on canvas painting mounted on stretcher
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Marc Jacobs blue, Acrylic on canvas mounted on stretcher ___________________________________________ The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

The Circle of Lilies - Painting Colors White Red Blue Pink Pastel Brown Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"The circle of lilies" is a painting by Maestro Alexander Brittsev. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: A...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Benefits of an Open Mind", Blue, Purple, White, Oil Painting of Cat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "The Benefits of an Open Mind" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser made of oil paint on canvas. This piece measures 30"h x 26"w framed and is shipped in the pictured framed. Katherine Fraser has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and of the University of Pennsylvania. As a student she received the Thomas Eakins Painting prize, the Cecelia Beaux Portrait prize, and the William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Marilyn Monroe with Friends, Acrylic on Canvas by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Farhad Hussain - Marilyn Monroe with Friends - 36 x 48 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas, 2020 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style: Farhad Hussain's colourful work that includes drawings and watercolours besides paintings on canvas, features day to day visual experiences of middle-class urban India. He endows his narrative with iconography and personality through his figuration, their posturing, dress and the surrounding imagery. The drama of subtle complexities of human relationships and social environment are grounded with a sense of satire mixed with pathos. Farhad’s colours help enhance the brightness and aura of his paintings while he also partakes elements from traditions such as the formulaic textile patterns of Indian miniatures. His compositions are often set in a familiar drawing room or a social space, playing out with humour and sarcasm, the narrative psychologies of human life and encounters at various levels. This young artist who has also experimented with sculpture has already carved a niche and an instantly recognizable individualistic style befitting his aesthetics and concerns. Farhad has chosen to use tempera on cloth for his works, the media allowing him to achieve the desired vibrancy of colours. A slow build-up of images and spontaneous flow of colour while balancing colour and composition simultaneously follow structured formatting. This meticulous planning in the composition and layout is the beginning of a process from where onwards it is very spontaneous and intuitive. Another technique used throughout Farhad’s work is the method of applying the colour: dot-by-dot till the entire area is completely covered. Various elements from miniature paintings, Kalighat paintings, Japanese prints and images from mass media are scrutinized, transformed and transferred on to the surface through the artists own style of expression. About the Artist and his works : Born: 1975 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Education : 2003: B.F.A. in painting from Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, 2005: M.F.A. in painting from M.S. University, Baroda. Solo Exhibitions : 2009 : Presented by Pundole Art Gallery at Museum Gallery, Mumbai 2008 : ‘After the Theatre of Absurdity’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi 2007 : Art and Soul, Bombay 2006 : Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara & ‘Recent Paintings’, organized by Chatterjee and Lal at Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. Group Exhibitions : 2011: 'Between Seasons', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai; Gallery Sumukha, Chennai; 'Melange', The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Kolkata; 'The Narrator, Protagonist and the Other', Indigo Blue Art, Singapore & 'New Documents: New Directions in Documentary Photography', presented by Art Konsult at Alliance Francaise de, Delhi. 2010: 'Holy Now', presented by Religare Arts Initiative, New Delhi at Gallery 27, London; 'Snow', The Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi in collaboration with Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai & 'Symbols and Metaphors', Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata. 2009: 'Vicissitudes of the Constructed Image', Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore; 'The Urbane Records', The Viewing Room, Mumbai; 'With the Best Intentions', presented by Anant Art at Shridharni Gallery, New Delhi & 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai 2008: 'Review', Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata & 'Baroda: A Tale of Two Cities', (Part II), Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara 2006 ‘Concern’, The Charity Auction Exhibition, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore; Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore and Hong Kong; Art World, Chennai and Singapore; ‘New Paradigms’, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi & ‘Baroda’s Most Wanted’, The Artist’s Studio, Vadodara 2004: Sarjan Art Gallery, Vadodara; Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda & Camlin Exhibition, Mumbai Honours and Awards : 2006: ‘Most Promising Artist’, Runner up, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 2004: Nasreen Mohamedi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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