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.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Contemporary
Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Untitled 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various media. Her other profession is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled 9 - 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
Feminine force
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Embracing my roots and my cultural background through having a special spiritual connection to the women I depict on my canvases. The theme of women, womanhood and femininity is at ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Chopping Wood - 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 degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - 7 Personnages Skate Park
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Botanic Garden 1 - Large Format, Contemporary Landscape Painting, Lake View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
In The Cafeteria - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic Black-White 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 degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Wild Rose
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on illustration board
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Platform - 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 degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Takakkaw Falls
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on wood panel
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by collabo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Waiting Room 2 - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic Black-White 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 degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Leopard's mansion
By Nathan Neven
Located in PARIS, FR
Leopard's mansion (technique mixte, 80x80cm) est une pièce unique de l'artiste Nathan Neven.
Né en 1979. Vit et travaille en Irlande.
Originaire de Thaïlande, Nathan Neven a grandi ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
Freedom of choice
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Embracing my roots and my cultural background through having a special spiritual connection to the women I depict on my canvases. The theme of women, womanhood and femininity is at ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor
Low Corner of VH, Contemporary Oil Painting, Interiors, Chair
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 bas de VH (Title), (EN : Low Corner o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Stilleven met Witte Schaal Still Life White Dish Oil Painting on Panel In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Stilleven met Witte Schaal Still Life White Dish Oil Painting on Panel In Stock
Born in Den Helder, The Netherlands in 1976. Victor Muller is a young artist with a considerable and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Why So Serious
By Trudy Good
Located in Nottingham, GB
Wonderful realistic figurative original art.
Expertly framed in a white frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Diptych of The Shadows We Cast VII and The Shadows We Cast III, Landscape
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
The Shadows We Cast III is an original painting by Henry Walsh. My work begins with snapshots of busy city life and by a process of elimination I refocus the image on elements that e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Urianium Oil Painting on Panel Pareidolia Surrealism Still Life In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Urianium Oil Painting on Panel Pareidolia Surrealism Still Life In Stock
Daniel Douglas (Dedemsvaart, the Netherlands, 1984)
Growing up on the countryside of the Netherlands, Dani...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Stellar Object
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by collabo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Gucci Girls. 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
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Dandelion World
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on illustration board
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Illustration Board
Corner of AS, 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 AS (Title), (EN : Corner of AS). T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Entangled Wildflowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on wood panel
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by collabo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Goya Disorders, Pastel Tones Diptych, Black Gestures, Urban Forms, PinkGeometric
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
The knitter Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
OIl painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meeting of red balls
Located in Oslo, NO
Meeting of red balls
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Color Pencil, Acrylic
Maffe Plant Weird Plant Oil Painting on Panel Surrealism Pareidolia In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Maffe Plant Weird Plant Oil Painting on Panel Surrealism Pareidolia In Stock
Daniel Douglas (Dedemsvaart, the Netherlands 1984)
Growing up on the countryside of the Netherlands, Da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rebirth of a Plant Oil Painting on Panel Pareidolia Surrealism In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Rebirth of a Plant Oil Painting on Panel Pareidolia Surrealism In Stock
Daniel Douglas (Dedemsvaart, 1984)
Growing up on the countryside of the Netherlands, Daniel Douglas spend h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Bow River Headwaters
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by collaborati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The turbaned Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The red hat Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The dancer Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Column of Trucks 2 - Contemporary Expressive Landscape Painting, Trees Avenue
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 degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
THE SUN IS AT THE MORNING BELL. SILVACANE ABBEY
By Tom Mabon
Located in London, GB
"The Sun is at the Morning Bell. Silvacane Abbey" depicts the Silvacane Abbey during the early morning hours. The painting showcases the ancient architecture of the abbey, bathed in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Minime
By Wencke Uhl
Located in Bonn, NW
Original painting. Oil and acrylic on raw linen canvas and mounted on a high quality stretcher frame. Finished off with a soft glossy varnish. 80 x 100 cm 31.5 x 39.4". The sides ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Narcissus Awoken Visage, Dark Tones Face Painting on Papyrus Paper, Pink, Yellow
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Blue Shadows, Original Painting, People, Shadows, Women, Men, Children, Blue
Located in Deddington, GB
Blue Shadows is an original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Blue Shadows is one of a series of shadow paintings interested in light, shade and shadow. The artist is exploring the relati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Princess's wedding night Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic painting on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist lower right
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
High Street - Crowds City Oil Painting Street Cityscapes People Figures
Located in London, GB
The study of human crowds and moving figures is the main focus of Julia’s paintings. Using a variety of photographic reference material and her own imagination, Julia captures the sp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"MOD 24" by Lidia Masllorens, 41 x 58 in, 2024
Located in Paris, France
"MOD 24", 2024
Lídia Masllorens is attracted by a moderate abstraction, which allows the observer to interpret the painting with precision and to perceive implicit realities, to rec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
The Musician. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Detailed in this painting are themes dear to Sax Berlin’s heart; music, poetry, and culture, both ancient and modern. There’s a subtle aura of myth and mysticism surrounding this pie...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"MOD 21" by Lidia Masllorens, 59 x 57 in, 2022
Located in Paris, France
"MOD 23", 2023
Lídia Masllorens is attracted by a moderate abstraction, which allows the observer to interpret the painting with precision and to perceive implicit realities, to rec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
"Abondance", painting by Silvia Calmejane, 39 x 39 in, 2023
Located in Paris, France
"Abondance", mixed technique on paper by Silvia Calmejane.
Silvia's paintings always tell a true story, neutral or important moments, travels, childhood, past and present, life. Her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
"MOD 23" by Lidia Masllorens, 59 x 57 in, 2023
Located in Paris, France
"MOD 23", 2023
Lídia Masllorens is attracted by a moderate abstraction, which allows the observer to interpret the painting with precision and to perceive implicit realities, to rec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
'All Of my Heart' Contemporary 3D Colourful figurative painting, dancing, love
By Max Todd
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'All of My Heart' is a fun and vibrant contemporary 3D figurative painting of colourful figures dancing in a heart.
Max Todd uses contemporary techniques to produce his works & the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
When the Camellia Falls Into the Darkness of the Well
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A tour de force from Sax Berlin with this piece. It’s a glowing, almost three dimensional painting full of warmth with stunning use of red tonal colours. His figure is enigmatic and ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Precipitate XXVII, original painting, rain, umbrella, person
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
Precipitate XXVII is an original painting by Henry Walsh. My work begins with snapshots of busy city life and by a process of elimination I refocus the image on elements that encapsu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
"MOD 23" by Lidia Masllorens, 59 x 57 in, 2023
Located in Paris, France
"MOD 23", 2023
Lídia Masllorens is attracted by a moderate abstraction, which allows the observer to interpret the painting with precision and to perceive implicit realities, to rec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Lea 4, sensual fabric painting of sleeping woman, by Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND
(b. 1976, France)
Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Sinc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Trimming, Charcoal
Mother With Child: Contemporary Figurative Oil painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Few artists have mastered the use of pigments in the way that Sax Berlin has and his delicate touch with them imbues this painting with warmth and love. The dark inked lines surround...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Egg Tempera
Pantheon
Located in Milano, MI
Urbex is the English acronym for urban exploration and is an activity that consists of searching for and locating abandoned infrastructure with the goal of visiting, photographing and conveying its contents, with particular involvement of methodologies from geography, anthropology, sociology to cultural studies.
Her works have been in the past approached to the works of Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) and Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1770), but in Gullotta's paintings the absence of color makes the spaces particularly ethereal, allowing them to be ideally lifted to new places and to new life.
An artist of international caliber who has decided to entrust her return to her homeland to Almach Art Gallery in Milan, while maintaining connections with important galleries, such as Marlborough Fine Art in London and Galerie Koch in Hanover.
The artwork represents the famous Velasca Tower in Milan.
This artwork was exhibited during the Daniela Gullotta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Mountains 22 January 12:31 - Modern Minimalistic Expressive Landscape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Anna Wajcowicz liaison Zośka - Modern Expressive, Symbolic Oil Potrait 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 degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Rush Hour, Original painting, Aerial Painting, Contemporary art, People, Street
By Ali Mourabet
Located in Deddington, GB
Aerial view of a busy urban junction
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Acrylic
80 H x 80 W x 3.5 D cm (31.50 x 31.50 x 1.38 in)
Sold unframed
Image size:
Height: 80cm (31.50 in)
Width: 80c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Landscape. Contemporary figurative painting Geometric Monochromatic, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative landscape acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Alicja Slabon-Urbaniak. Painting is monochromatic in orange shades. It depicts houses and trees in cubis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Graphite Man on Red Beach - figurative painting, landscape, nude, red, man
Located in Berlin, DE
Graphite Man on Red Beach, 2021
acrylic on canvas
78 47/64 H x 72 53/64 W cm
200 H x 185 W cm
Signed middle front
The artwork was part of the solo museum exhibition "Days of a Colo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The Boy Kuba - Modern, Contemporary Portrait Painting, Pop Art, Joyful
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
Opus Oil Painting on Panel Shell Still Life In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Opus Oil Painting on Linen Canvas Shell Still Life In Stock
Born in Den Helder, The Netherlands in 1976. Victor Muller is a young artist with a considerable and amazing oeuvre. He c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
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.