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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
Moon Flower - lively, narrative, overlapping botanicals, acrylic, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A fantastical arrangement of blue—turquoise, royal and sky-blue flowers amid spherical shapes, Moon Flower is one of a new series of abstract oil and acryl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Argo Navis, 2015-2016
By Kour Pour
Located in Greenwich, CT
Argo Narvis is an acrylic on canvas over panel work measuring 96 x 72 inches, not framed (as the artist intended), signed on the overlap 'KOUR POUR 2015 - 2016.' EXHIBITED Tokyo, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Gordon Hunt, Chit Chat Swim, Original Seascape Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Gordon Hunt Chit Chat Swim Original Seascape Painting Oil Paint on Deep Edge Canvas Size: 50 cm x 50 cm x 4 cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Wizard (2024), neo-folk style owl in vibrant pink with decorative border
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Wizard (2024) by Rebecca Johnson Flashe, dry pigment, acrylic, pastel and watercolor on 14x11" canvas, custom Kona-stained wood frame. Neo-folk style owl with moth and decorativ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Pastel, Acrylic, Vinyl, Watercolor

Balconies of the sky V by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, flower
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky V is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 140 × 140 cm (55.1 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Brother's Keeper
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

"The Dining Room" by M. Petersen - Beautiful Figurative Colorful Couple Scene
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "The Dining Room" 2025 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. In "The Dining Room," Maura Pet...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

A Great Battlefield - A Lone Soldier Sanding in an Open Field, Oil on Linen
Located in Chicago, IL
A solitary figure, head bowed, stands in a field in contemplation of what has just taken place or what is about to take place. "A Great Battlefield" channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to contemplate the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. A Great Battlefield oil on linen 60h x 35w in 152.40h x 88.90w cm WIL029 Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war. The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision. For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Figure Painting, Sports, Baseball, The Pitcher by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "The Pitcher" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 111 x 48.25 inches 112.5 x 49.5 inches framed Signature located in the lower left of the painting. Exploring the identity of bo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Queen II
Located in Bozeman, MT
Anne Siems was born in Berlin, Germany. As a child, she lived for three years near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student. After finish...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Retour au Foyer Oil Painting on Canvas Linen Impressionism Sunny Light In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Retour au Foyer Oil Painting on Canvas Linen Impressionism Sunny Light In Stock LAURENT PARCELIER Laurent Parcelier is a French painter born in Auvergne, France, in 1962. Followin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Coral Gardens
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Coral Gardens” is an interpretation of the experience we had in the Great Lagoon of Rangiroa, a pristine and tranquil spot in the South Pacific. To catch a sense of motion and flick...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

French Flower Pots, original painting, contemporary, landscape, floral
Located in Deddington, GB
I painted this on one of my many trips to France at a place called Narbonne. A quiet town with winding streets and flowers on the doorsteps. This particular step caught my eye becaus...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Meteors- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Meteors 110 x 140 cm Oil on canvas Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltim...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

First Love II - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Photorealismus, Girl, Boys
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ready to take a risk . Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Ready to take a risk” symbolizes the moment before making an important decision, a step into the unknown that can change everything. The interplay of dark and light colors creates a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Leaving Orange Pt. 1 (2020) Oil on panel sunrise sunset cityscape urban skyscape
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Leaving Orange Pt. 1" (2020) by Francesca Reyes Oil painting on wood panel, urban skyscape, sunrise or sunset Figurative Art / Representations of Architecture / Cityscapes and City Scenes / Dark Colors Small scale vertical contemporary landscape, cityscape. Moody color tones of a Philadelphia...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Oil, Wood Panel, Graphite

Hazy Bluebell Meadows, Lucy Moore, Original painting, Contemporary art
Located in Deddington, GB
Hazy Bluebell Meadows by Lucy Moore [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Rebel
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Rebel
Rebel
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"Cape Pogue Light" painting of a white lighthouse in the nature with sunny skies
Located in Edgartown, MA
From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Miniature Painting of Victoria Embankment London & St Pauls Cathedral at Night
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Painting of Victoria Embankment London & St Pauls Cathedral at Night - a unique original from leading Contemporary Cityscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Part of the London Co...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Board

Where Dreams May Come, 130x180cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Where Dreams May Come, 130x180cm
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Sun, The Sky I - Contemporary Expressionist Sky Scape Painting on Silk, 2024
Located in London, GB
The Sun, The Sky I is a unique contemporary expressionist painting of the sun shining through clouds in pastel coloured acrylic on mint green silk satin by British contemporary artis...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Silk, Cotton, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Paradox of St. Sebastian - Contemporary Oil Painting with Graffiti and Shackles
Located in Chicago, IL
This figure of St. Sebastian has long been a favorite subjects for artists. In this modern interpretation we see St. Sebastian shackled in chains and leather restraints against an industrial graffiti covered wall. He gazes upwards while his body is pummeled with rubber suction cup darts. Historical references are ripe for interpretation in this painting. St. Sebastian is known as the patron saint for athletes, soldiers and warriors. He is said to have survived his initial wounds from arrows by way of divine intervention only to be beaten to death later after warning the emperor of his sins. St. Sebastian is known to be a protector from plague. Bruno Surdo Paradox of St. Sebastian oil on canvas 60h x 36w in 152.40h x 91.44w cm Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Bateau Alain
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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Oil, Canvas

29 May 1985, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I have always been fascinated by images from the past that exist today divorced from their original intent or context. Clearly, someone believed the image was...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

The Art of Relaxation by Judith Williams black and white ballerina on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
A serene study in charcoal, The Art of Relaxation by Judith Williams captures the quiet strength of a woman at rest. Rendered with expressive, gestural linework, this minimalist figu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Mixed Media

Man with Hat - small blue, white, male portrait figurative still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using layers of thick, expressive brushwork, solid colors and slightly flattened space, Jennifer Hornyak has created an elegant portrait of a man in black shirt and white sun hat. The simple, modern forms outlined in black on an indigo ground emphasizes the stillness of the oil portrait on canvas that is reminiscent of the work of Jean Paul Lemieux...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Memories of a Hill Walk, Helen Howells, Original painting, Landscape art
Located in Deddington, GB
Memories of a Hill Walk [2022] original and hand signed by the aritst Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:76 cm x W:102 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:102 cm x D:3.5cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Cannes La Croisette
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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Oil, Canvas

The Fisherman of Mola di Bari - Puglia, Italy, Large Scale Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
As a tribute to his Italian roots, Bruno Surdo presents the "Fishermen of Mola di Bari". A hidden gem of a city in the Puglia region of Italy, Mola is home to generations of Surdo's ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jason and Medea - Greek Mythological Couple Inspired Diptych of Love and Tragedy
Located in Chicago, IL
The Greek myth of Medea, the enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, obtain the magical Golden Fleece, is a classic story of betrayal and vengeance. Like many Greek myths, this one too has a tragic ending. She was of divine descent and had the gift of prophecy and married Jason. Theirs's was a passionate beginning but when Jason found another, Medea made the ultimate sacrifice by killing the children the two shared. Jason, Medea and the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest myths of a hero's quest. Gibbons portrays the hero as a bare-chested god with a halo of roses and gold. The Heroine is portrayed with a golden crown and an aura of golden rays surrounding her. His soft features and partially opened lips and her sultry gaze add to the sensuousness of their passionate love affair. The paintings are framed in a simple walnut wooden frames measuring 21.5 x 17.5 inches each. Richard Gibbons Jason and Medea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Peaceful Slumber, Silence Series original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
In her new painting from the "Silence" series, the artist masterfully conveys the depth of tranquility and inner peace. The vast landscape with the sleeping figure of a woman in the ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

UNTITLED
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on handmade paper. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Artwork size 19 x 12.25 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches. Artwork is in excellent condi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Handmade Paper

UNTITLED
UNTITLED
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When Life Seems Blurry
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The average African Child is usually faced with uncertainty and struggles relating to his future, with only a handful going on to attain higher learning at a serious cost with a so-c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pasqualina - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Marco Fariello in 2023, depicting a dominican woman. Excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity by the Artist.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Treeroots-21st Century Landscape Oil Painting by Dutch painter Esther Schlebos
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Esther Schlebos won "The Prix de Norvège" on her graduation in July 2019 for her landscape paintings with which she graduated. Together with Marein Kon...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Okribelashvili - Untitled 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas, Wood subframe Mariam Okribelashvili is a Georgian artist born in 2002 who lives and work in Tbilisi, Georgia. Art has always been a foundational part of her life, evo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Inside With Characters By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse reflected in a rear view mirror with a pink sunset in the distan...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Corner of Your Lovesong" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Horse with Girl
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Corner of Your Lovesong" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse in an interior looking over a girl reclining on a green couch. This piece...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"My Emerald Heart" Contemporary Green Pop Oil Painting Wood White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Glass, Oil, Board

Do You Recall the Day? - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Stephen Goodfellow Figurative Oil on Canvas Primary Micro Pointillism
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Stephen Goodfellow's figurative paintings can be read as a narrative puzzle and are a challenge to pick apart. We are at the beg...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Secret Garden" (2023) Original Painting by Ruby Roth - Nude in Nature
Located in Denver, CO
Ruby Roth presents "Secret Garden," an original acrylic painting on panel created in 2023. This evocative piece measures 18 x 18 x 1.50 inches (45.72 x 45.72 x 3.81 cm) and is framed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wild Flowers- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a bouquet with flowers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy Wild Flowers 110 x 120 cm Frame included in price, size with frame: 115 x 125 cm Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow ar...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

"That Day in Pompeii", 1982
Located in Washington, DC
Acrylic on canvas painting by Joe Shannon (b.1933). Titled "That Day in Pompeii". Signed and dated in lower left. Gallery label on reverse. New York Time...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Clarges street London oil on canvas painting urbanscape England
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antoni Vives Fierro (1940) - London - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x100 cm. Frameless. He was born in Barcelona in 1940. He is a versatile painter specialized in urban landscape and...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Contemporary Art by Carlos Gamez de Francisco - Parrots and Royalty I
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Carlos Gamez de Francisco is an American artitst with Cuban origins born in 1987 who lives and works in Fort Myers, FL, and Louisville, KY. He has received numerou...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Walking in Hampstead Heath - contemporary impressionism London oil painting
Located in London, GB
Based in his homeland of Australia, David has painted extensively throughout his travels in the United States and the UK, where he is regularly represented by select commercial galle...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

All By Myself
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. In the world of art, masterpieces can capture and convey a wide range of emotions and experiences. One such compelling artwork that has emerged is "All By Myself," created by the talented artist Olaosun Oluwapelumi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Table with Shells - Paint by Gino Guida - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on plywood realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Hand signed and titled on rear. Very good condition.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Plywood, Oil

Reconstruction of the Kościuszko Mound 2 - Large Format Landscape Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Series: Departure of Mounds Bogumił Książek was educated at the Cracow’s Academy of Fine Arts (1995-2000). 2003 -2009 he lived and worked in Florence...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

original acrylic painting on canvas 27x35in figurative
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) "Un trío soñado" (A dreamed three), 2025 acrylic on canvas 27.6 x 35.5 in. (70 x 90 cm.) Excellent condition Ref: 1P-2025-10 Luis Miguel Valdes Biogr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Acrylic

Rebirth 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Rebirth" is a compelling artwork created by Dennis Onofua, showcasing a young woman in a standing posture. The title suggests a powerful theme of transf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Rebirth 1
Rebirth 1
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Bees - Modern Figurative, Joyful Oil Painting, Children Portrait, Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lily, Red - minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The distinctive shape of a bright red lily pops from the canvas in this engaging floral abstract by Vancouver artist, Pat Service. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Italian Contemporary Art by Matteo Nannini - La Sguaiata
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Matteo Nannini is an Italian artist born in 1979 in Bologna who lives and works in Cento, Ferrara, Italy. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Painter b...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A declaration - Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art Minimalism, 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

Mother's Embrace, "Gardens of Resilience" series, original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the painting "Mother's Embrace," the artist captures a serene and reassuring moment between a mother and her child amidst a lush garden of vibrant malva flowers, a traditional sym...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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