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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Contemporary
Bosrand Tree Line Forest Edge Woods Oil Painting on Panel 2022 In Stock
By Walter Elst
Located in Utrecht, NL
Bosrand Tree Line Forest Edge Woods Oil Painting on Panel In Stock Sizes without frame
Walter Elst Born in Antwerp, Belgium - 1955 After finishing his study Medicine at the Universi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pop Surrealist Anthropomorphic Figure with Plants, Insects, and a Little Toy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Untitled 2 - Series Final Fantasy, Minutiae Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Pixel sur le radiateur, Contemporary Oil Painting, Intimate Interiors, Cat
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil on coated wood.
Artist : Raphaël Renaud
Subject : Pixel sur le radiateur (Title), (EN : Pixe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Relay - Modern Landscape Figurative Painting, Joyful, Cobalt Blue, Skier, Winter
By Anna Ładecka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Anna Ładecka is a Paris-based polish illustrator and painter.
Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Master of Art - Diploma in painting and lithography and obtained a scholar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Drifting XII, Original Painting, Pink, Sailboats, Rowboats, Sailing, Blues, Reds
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
Drifting XII by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a 4cm deep canvas that features a supposed busy atmosphere of many people sailing, but at the same time is sparse. Henr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Girl In Denim Dungarees #1 Mixed Media Double Sided Figurative Painting
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
DOUBLE SIDED works and have been created to intentionally depict 2 images, one on each side of the paper. They are created using 100% cotton 300g watercolour paper, watercolour, penc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Thread, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Contemporary Pop Surrealist Portrait With Flowers and Plants "The Birthday Gift"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Blue Backs
Located in Firenze, FI
LA II Angel Ortiz
Title: Black Backs
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 61x61 cm
Angel Ortiz, also known as LA II, is a self-taught artist from the Lower East Side of New York City. His st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks, Figurative art
Located in Deddington, GB
Poetic painting showing a blurred portrait of a female. Pastel blues, greys, pinks and white fill the composition with an ethereal blend of colour. The woman's eyes and lips pop with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Vibrant Colourfull Contemporary Pop Surrealist Portrait With Insects And Flowers
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary Pop Surrealist Portrait "I Just Called To Say "I Love You"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Raven 2. Large Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas
Ships from Netherlands
We are pleased to sell works on behalf of Guusje Bertholet. Guusje is an extremely talented, Dutch artist specialising in portrait painting. He...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled 3 - Series Final Fantasy, Minutiae Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Georgian Contemporary Art by Maya Abashidze - Stream of Love
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Maya Abashidze is Georgian artist born in 1984 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was graduated from the Tbilisi State Art Academy in 2010. From May-Jun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Pop Surrealist Botanical Anthropomorphic Figure "Scatsomg"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Belarusian Contemporary Art by Tatiana Radsivilko - Sport Ground II
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Tatiana Radsivilko is a Belarussian artist born in 1968 who lives & works in Minsk in Belarus. She is graduated from the Belarusian Art Academy. The idea of her works...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leaves - Modern Expressive Garden, Nature, Flowers, Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
New York Ti Amo
Located in Firenze, FI
Title: New York Ti Amo
Size: 50x50 cm
Media : Acrylic on wood
Ulivieri's art is characterized by its spontaneous flow and precise lines. His imagination is a key component of his journey, which
he calls 'Strafantasie.'
As a maestro born in the same city as Michelangelo, Botticelli, and many other geniuses, Ulivieri's work is a testament to the rich artistic tradition of his hometown.
Faustini Arte has held several important national and international exhibitions, but has never been as successful as with Uliviero Ulivieri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Vibrant Pop Surrealist Portrait. Flowers "Daba Dee Madonna". Fluorescent Colours
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mooring Light Lines On Railway Stations - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting
By Robert Bubel
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is signed on the back.
The whole artistic output of Robert Bubel centres around subjective emotions and arousing emotion in the beholder. The source of inspiration- tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fire Bird." Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
In front of the swirling maelstrom Fire Bird sits dispassionately awaiting transformation into his next character. Berlin brings hints of the phoenix legend to bear in this piece an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow Vest. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Samantha Millington created a series of figurative paintings focusing on the fashion business.
Acrylic paint and pastel on canvas
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mystery of Majesty, Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Something so special it's hardly ever seen - creative silver and gold leafing. The face passed through seven stages before it was complete and crushed marble is used to adorn her fac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Blue Cigarette, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Blue Cigarette - something of a departure in style for Berlin. This elegant, sophisticated lady is an interpretation on canvas of how he would create her in stained glass.
30" x 24"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue VR792
Located in Sempach, LU
This painting is included in the series "Blue", it is about special moments, people, situations and feelings. This is original art, one-of-a-kind, that has a virtual projection. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vibrant Pop Surrealist Portrait. Woman. Fluorescent Colors, Insects And Plants
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Thought & Meditation Nr. 2 - contemporary abstract luminescent color work
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Thought & Meditation Nr. 2" is a 2024 unique acrylic on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Dr. Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. 120 x 120 cm. It depicts a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Immerse XXVIII, Original Painting, Landscape, People, figurative, cycling
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
Immerse XXVIII by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a 4cm deep canvas that features a supposed busy atmosphere of many people swimming, but at the same time is sparse. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Sunrise (Nude on Armchair 4)original painting by Paula Craioveanu 39x23in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Sunrise (Nude on Armchair 4)
Part of my "Nude in Interior" series and part of Mixed Moods solo show, until September 29.
Original painting. size 39x23in / 100x60cm .
Shipped stretc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Familiar II, Original Painting, Landscape, People
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
Familiar II by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a wooden board that features a man and dog at leisure on a wintry walk. Henry Walsh’s work begin with snapshots of busy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Board
Where Eagles Dare - Modern Atmospheric Mountains Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Untitled
By Walter Coggio
Located in Firenze, FI
Walter Coggio
Title: Untitled
Media: Oil on canvas
Size: 40x40cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Corner of FV, Original Oil Painting, Landscape
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil on coated wood.
Artist : Raphaël Renaud
Subject : Coin de FV (Title), (EN : Corner of FV). T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Unwavering - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Immerse XXV, Original Painting, Landscape, People, figurative, cycling
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
Immerse XXV by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a 4cm deep canvas that features a supposed busy atmosphere of many people swimming, but at the same time is sparse. Henr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Curtain - Contemporary Expressive Atmospheric Indoor Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
As We Dance By The Moonlight
Located in London, GB
In this large painting, pop art meets contemporary realism. With a lively, bright palette of pink and orange, the artist interweaves vibrant acrylics and inks to capture an evocative...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Maya Abashidze - Lady and a Cat
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Maya Abashidze is Georgian artist born in 1984 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was graduated from the Tbilisi State Art Academy in 2010. From May-Jun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Orange Mono Figure: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Orange mono color from the studio of this very well collected British artist.
Image 21" x 15"
Originally from Bury, in the North of England, John Emanuel works in Porthmeor, Cornwa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Concrete - Expressive Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Warm Tones
By Robert Bubel
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is signed on the back.
The whole artistic output of Robert Bubel centres around subjective emotions and arousing emotion in the beholder. The source of inspiration- tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cuban Contemporary Art by Carlos Sablon - Paysage Onirique
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Carlos Sablòn Perez is a Cuban artist born in 1981 who lives & works in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. His talent is quickly recognized in the four corners of the C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Villa Plus - Contemporary Expressive, Minimalistic Architecture Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
I Get My Light Right From The Source
Located in London, GB
In this large painting, pop art meets contemporary realism. With a lively, bright palette of red and sky blue, the artist interweaves vibrant acrylics and inks to capture an evocativ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Acrylic
Crowd in Vivid Colour 6, Original painting, Figurative, People, Audience, Fun
By Karen Lynn
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a painting from Karen Lynn’s ‘Crowd’ series of works.
In this particular painting she gave the audience a 60’s retro look and chose very bright colours like reds pinks and o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A piano and San Francisco
By Nathan Neven
Located in PARIS, FR
A piano and San Francisco (technique mixte, 112x112cm) est une pièce unique de l'artiste Nathan Neven.
Né en 1979. Vit et travaille en Irlande.
Originaire de Thaïlande, Nathan Neven...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Starship Trouper
By Trudy Good
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, oil on canvas.
Her realistic figurative works portray the female form and are marked by restricted use of colour. Good especially enjoys the juxtaposition of "ghos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shadows & Light Paris IV
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Oil painting on Belgian linen canvas. Very layered with subtle colours showing the sunlight. It depicts the cast shadow of the Eiffel Tower on a sunny day and the people walking in t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
We Live Everyday Like
Located in London, GB
In this large painting, pop art meets contemporary realism. With nods to urbanism, graffiti, and youth subculture the artwork adds a powerful emotional layer to any space it inhabits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Acrylic
Classical Head: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Latest opulent work from the artist's Classical Head series.
Oil and gold leaf on board in white wood frame
Signed verso
Image 8.75" x 7". Framed 13" x 11.75"
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Chunja's Multiverse Story
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean Takashi Murakami. The p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wire Head Dress Yohji Yamamoto, Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
ACRYLIC, PASTEL on canvas
Unusual head piece by Yohji Yamamoto s/s24.
18" x 14"
2024
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Armistice - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Lovers Entangled. Mixed Media Double Sided Figurative Painting
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
DOUBLE SIDED works and have been created to intentionally depict 2 images, one on each side of the paper. They are created using 100% cotton 300g watercolour paper, watercolour, penc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Thread, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Girl With Phone 2, Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting. Double Sided
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
DOUBLE SIDED works and have been created to intentionally depict 2 images, one on each side of the paper. They are created using 100% cotton 300g watercolour paper, watercolour, penc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Thread, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
War Games 2 - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Landscape VI - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Lake, Seascape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
A few words of the artist about his art:
When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
A the Window, Original Oil Painting, Landscape, Contemporary Architecture
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work, ready to hang.
Medium : Oil on coated Wood panel.
Artist : Gabriel Riesnert
Subject : à sa fenêtre (Series, Title), (EN ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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