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: Yellow
Dream Lives, Mixed Media on Canvas, Pink, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gurukinkar Dhang - Dream Lives
Mixed Media on Canvas, 60 x 30 inches, 2019
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
About Artist
Gurukinkar is an Indian contemporary and modern artist b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Durga, Indian Goddess, Tempera on Board, Red, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Atin Basak
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atin Basak - Durga - 30 x 24 inches ( Unframed Size )
Tempera on Board
The work will be shipped unframed .
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Style : Atin Basak says that his rece...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Tempera
French Contemporary Art by Richard Boigeol - Jazz
Located in Paris, IDF
Richard Boigeol is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Marseille, France. Richard Boigeol is an artist at heart, music plays a central role in his life as in his work; ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
PLAYLIST - LET THEM EAT ART
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Ganesha, God, Conte & Pastel on Paper, Red, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanatan Dinda - Ganesha - 28 x 20 inches (unframed size)
Conte & Dry Pastel on Paper
Proposed Frame Size : 3 inches mount on all sides and 1 Inch frame
Supported by Artist's Authent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Conté, Paper, Pastel
Ganesha, Mythology, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Gangopadhyay - Ganesha - 33 x 27 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Style : He is widely considered one of India's leading painter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Portrait with Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic on paper by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone currently featured in the artist's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Olo Alaia - Julien Calot, 21st Century art, Contemporary figurative painting
By Julien Calot
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Signed lower right
Unique work
"Let‘s focus on the smiles, the energy, the movement, the emulation, the strength of life, the colours, the whirlwinds, the cr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
PLAYLIST - I WAS A RHINO
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST - I TOO SMELL ROSES
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST - I WAS A TREE
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Happy Couple, Bird, Butterfly, Acrylic on canvas, Blue, Green, Brown "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
A wonderful work by the very well lauded by the indiancontemporary artist Shipra Bhattacharya. Shipra has a wonderful skill to paint meticulously enchantingly as well Attractively.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Off the Beaten Path, " Autumn Landscape Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michelle Condrat's landscape oil painting "Off the Beaten Path" depicts an autumn scene of a trail in a valley, with the fall colors changing and the sun shining through.
"Sometime...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Indian Couple, Bengali Man-Women in Red, Yellow Saree, Traditional "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
A wonderful work by the very well lauded by the indiancontemporary artist Shipra Bhattacharya. Shipra has a wonderful skill to paint meticulously enchantingly as well Attractively.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas
PLAYLIST - I WOKE UP BLACK
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
PLAYLIST - CO2 IS NOT COOL
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST- M# TOO M# TOO
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST - THIS IS FAKE ART
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST - WH?T DO YOU SEE
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST GANSTER
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST I AM LIKE WATER
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
PLAYLIST I AM, JUST ME.
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
PLAYLIST - I LOVE DIOR!
By Mukesh Shah
Located in Madrid, ES
In the past decade a series of big issues have emerged to define our times; we see demonstrations erupting somewhere every day. Interestingly, in a digital age, graffiti and slogans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
Heavyweight
By James Oliver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Heavyweight" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 48in x 48in.
James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Graphite
Self-portrait in the Beginning of Time - Contemporary, Female, Violet, Yellow
Located in Berlin, DE
Self-portrait at the Beginning of Time, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
88 31/32 H x 34 29/64 in.
226 H x 87.5 W cm
Rădvan's multifaceted self-portraits are also a reference to Narcissus, a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Rapace
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Hercules - Contemporary, Yellow, Green, Blue, Figurative Painting, Human, Snake
Located in Berlin, DE
Hercules, 2015
Acrylic on canvas, (Signed)
78.74 H x 118.11 W in.
200 H x 300 W cm
Contemporary art uses the past by researching and investigating it. Artworks are open questions ra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Are You Lonesome Tonight Lichtenstein vs Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Cao meticulously places each smaller image to form a dynamic gradient from dark to light which tricks the eye into seeing one image. This expertise in contrast is exemplified in all ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
Andy vs Ardan Yellow (post it notes)
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper, Laid Paper, Screen, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, ...
Yellow I, Oil on Canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Yellow I" is an original oil painting on canvas by the artist Clovis Pareiko.
Beauty and aesthetic have always been a major concern for me. I focus my energy on it because I believ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yellow Cardinal
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Mixed media
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Yellow Toy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Barbara Friedman’s painting process is exploratory. She paints to discover and likes to be surprised by her work. She sometimes paints over her old paintings while retaining certain ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Marilyn Crying
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A screen print on linen with diamond dust, executed in chartreuse and black, by contemporary artist Russell Young. "Marilyn Crying" depicts a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Screen
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.