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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
Painting of New York City Street after Rain with Figures, Cars by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of a Contemporary New York City Scene after the Rain, with Cars and Figures, by British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. This is a major work to continue h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Terminator - interior art, made in grey, sepia, white, black, red, pink color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Photographically accurate realism and conceptualism, peacefully coexisting on the canvases of Pavel Polanski. His canvases are gray with different depths of tone, almost monochrome a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 19 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Salzburg, AT
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings: ”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love and happiness. Why is this organic che...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Birds Paradise
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Paradise Island, 148x111.5cm, ink, acrylic paint and mixed media on paper, 2013 Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabel's own words: Paradise island It truly was paradise on paradise island. No plastic bottles touched these shores, no human hand had exploited the rich minerals and resources of the land, no complicated administrative tasks affected the residents. The birdmen who lived there were united in one common purpose, and that was to wait for The Egg. They waited day and night in a fever of excitement, hours and days and sometimes weeks went past and they did not grow weary, this only increased their anticipation. They stretched their arms to the sky and called for The Egg to bless them by falling. Deep in the hearts of the birdmen was a thing never spoken of and rarely even aknowledged to themselves, a common secret, that when The Egg actually fell it was not as good as the anticipation of it. *Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free. About Isabel Rock and her work: Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations. Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel’s hair brush that gives incredible fine lines and was purchased on her travels in India. Born in Hammersmith, London in 1981, Rock knew her destiny was to be an artist. Studying Fine Art Printmaking at The University of Brighton and graduating with First Class Honours in 2004 she went on to do a Masters Degree at The Royal College of Art in London, continuing her studies in printmaking and drawing, graduating in 2008. Her first solo show at Bearspace Gallery in Deptford, London in April 2009 sold out and was the beginning of a career that continues to rise. Rock participated in the first ever India Art Fair represented by Art 1821...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Raspberries - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
'Raspberries'.  Original oil painting on canvas 40 x 40 cm, 2024. 
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mnemosyne - XXI Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting Portrait Warm Tones
By Boguslaw Jagiello
Located in Warsaw, PL
Boguslaw Jagiello is a Polish artist born in 1960. He went to the Academy of Fine Arts of Poznan and studied at the Faculty of painting, graphic arts and sculpture. In 1984, he obtai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Organized Chaos
Located in Dallas, TX
Every shape of Johannes Ehemann's artworks is 100% unique. Together with his eye & passion for photography, Johannes developed a combination of abstract creation, deconstruction and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Double - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
"Double" is an oil painting on paper with a wooden stand, a wooden rod serves as a frame. This painting is part of a series of works where the human figure is at the height of its st...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mythological IV (Two Blems) - Contemporary Art, Yellow, White, Nude, Summer
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Mythological IV (Two Blems), 2016 Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front right corner) 23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in. 60 H x 45 W cm (reproduced at page 43, in the catalogue...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Just a Girl
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. Just a Girl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Monkey, owl and raven- Polish Master Of Art, Animals pyramid, Pastel
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANDRZEJ FOGTT (born in 1950) He graduated from the PWSSP in Poznań in 1974 where he studied in the studios of prof. Z.Kępiński and M. Abakanowicz. Initially, his art was considered t...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Pastel

Untitled - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Intersections is an oil painting on paper with a wooden support, a wooden rod serves as a frame. This painting is part of a series of works where the human figure is at the height of...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

Morning Glory No. 1 (Bees, Birch Panel, Botanicals, Butterflies, Floral, Gold)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh Morning Glory No. 1 Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel with a UV Matte Varnish with Natural Wood Edges. Year: 2022 Size: 24×24in Signed: O...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Birch, Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel

Consignment, batch 31 unit 1. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Consignment series developed from an initial theme of escapology into a meditation on social environment. A figure physically enclosed within the confines of a frame suggests bot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Fun Fair Pink Horse Banana
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: (D), 50x40cm, acrylic ink and acrylic paint on paper, 2011 Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio A certificate of authentication comes from Gallery Art 1821...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

The Girlfriends
Located in Zofingen, AG
My girlfriend and Me liked to dress up "take it off and throw it away"). We were looked at on the street, some advised us to go to a madhouse, but we liked it.) Tanka lived on the fi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Pink Gin
By Lara Schnitger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lara Schnitger (b.1969). Pink Gin, 1999. Collage of cut vintage papers on illustration board, measures 10 x 14.25 inches. Measures 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Provenance: Anton Kern Gallery. Search terms: woman artist; Feminist artist: Feminist Lara Schnitger 1969 Born in Haarlem, Netherlands 1987-1991 Koninklijke Academie voor beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag 1991-1992 Academie Vyvarni Umeni, Prague 1992-1994 Ateliers ´63, Amsterdam 1999-2000 C.C.A., Kitakyushu, Japan Lives and works in Los Angeles and Amsterdam Solo Exhibitions 2018 Suffragette City, Frieze Live, Frieze Art Fair, Randall's Island, NY 2017 Don't Let The Boys Win, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden, Germany Suffragette City, Kunsthaus Dresden, Germany Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca, Spain 2016 In Real Life: Lara Schnitger, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2015 Suffragette City, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Rheims, France Suffragette City, Parcours, Art Basel, Lichthof Building, Basel, Switzerland 2014 PINK POP Festival, Bonnefantenmuseum Pavilion, Maastricht, Netherlands Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, UK Never Alone, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2012 Lara Schnitger, Wilhelm Müller: Colored Fabrics, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden, Germany Lara Schnitger & My Barbarian: The Butterfly’s Evil Spell, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2010 Damned Women, Modern Art, London, UK Two Masters and Her Vile Perfume, Sculpture Center, New York The Artist's Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 2009 Anton Kern Gallery, New York Dance Witches Dance (with My Barbarian), Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State, Los Angeles 2008 Museum of Modern Art Arnhem, Holland, Netherlands Dance Witches Dance (with My Barbarian), Museum Het Domein, Sittard [cat.] Double Happiness, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin 2007 Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London Anton Kern Gallery, New York 2005 My Other Car is a Broom, Magasin 3, Stockholm, Sweden traveling to Stroom den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands [cat.] Anton Kern Gallery, New York [cat.] Blacks on Blondes, Triple Candie, New York 2004 Air 2 Paris, Paris 2003 Liesje Leerde Lotje lopen langs de lange Lindenlaan, Revalidatie Centum Friesland, Beesterswaag, Netherlands 2002 Civilized Special Zone, Lara Schnitger and Matthew Monahan, Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2001 Statements, Basel Art Fair, Basel Raum Aktuellekunst, Martin Janda Gallery, Vienna Project Room, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA 2000 Kunstwerke, Berlin Gozaimas, Lara Schnitger and Matthew Monahan, Bureau Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1999 Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY Up & Co, New York, NY 1998 Hyper Space, Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich Basel Art Fair, Galerie Daniel Blau SpaceInvader, Vleeshal, Middelburg, Netherlands 1997 University of Buffalo Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY 1996 Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY Group Exhibitions 2018 Other Walks, Other Lines, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (opening November) Pussy, King of the Pirates, Maccarone, Los Angeles, CA “Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.), curated by Emmanuelle Lainé, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France bitch MATERial, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Germany Reclaimed, Linda Pace Foundation, San Antonio, TX 2017 3. Berliner Herbstsalon, Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin, Germany Brightsiders, curated by Adam D. Miller, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA Hope and Hazard: A Comedy of Eros, curated by Eric Fischl Hall Art Collection, Reading, VT Do Disturb, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France 2016 Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016, Hauser, Wirth & Schimmel, Los Angeles, CA [cat.] Reveal the Rats, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA 2015 NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from The Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL Poor Art - Rich Legacy. Arte Povera and Parallel Practices 1968-2015, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway Beating around the bush Episode #4, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2014 Beating around the bush Episode #2, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2013 Girls Just Want to Have Funds, La Mama Gallery, New York, NY Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings and Mixed Media Artworks, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY 2012 My Barbarians Collaboration / Performance, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY More to Tell, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Netherlands Chasm of the Supernova, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA Niki de Saint Phalle Tirs: Reloaded, Getty’s Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival Without Hope, Without Fear, Mottahedan Projects, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE The Butterflies Evil Spell, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2011 The Artist's Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Investigation of a Dog: Works from the FACE collections, Magasin 3 Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden; La Maison Rouge, Paris, France 2010 Ordinary Madness, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA Investigation of a Dog: Works from the FACE collections, Ellipse Foundation, Cascais, Portugal; Deste Foundation, Athens, Greece; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy 2009 Group Exhibition, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles Strike a Pose, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London Directions, A Palazzo Gallery, Brescia, Italy Double Dutch, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill Investigations of a Dog, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin (re)Visions:(di)Visions, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 2008 Sonsbeek Sculpture Exhibition, Arnhem Attribution problems, Johann König, Berlin Carried away, Museum Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, NL 2007 Read Me! Text In Art, Armory Art, Pasadena Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st century, New Museum, New York Wild West, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin USA Today, Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia To Be Continued…, Magasin 3 Stockolm Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden Frac des pays de la loire, Carquefou, France Don’t Let the Boys Win, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland Fantastic Politics, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway Eight Sculptors from Los Angeles, Sabine Knust, Munich Uneasy Angel/Imagine Los Angeles, Sprueth Magers, Munich 2006 Lara Schnitger, Lily Van Der Stoker, Sue Williams, Modern Art Inc., London Ridykeulous, Participant Inc., New York, NY La Retour de la Colonne Durutti, Gallery Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin USA Today, The Saatchi Gallery, London Implosion, Anton Kern Gallery, New York The “F” word, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA Red Eye: L.A. Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL 2005 THING New Sculpture from Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles [cat.] Follow Me: A Fantasy, curated by Malik Gaines, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Forms after David, Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence, Italy My Barbarian, Powerplant, Toronto, Canada 2004 Obsession, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL M.B. The Mary Blair...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper

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

Luis Miguel Valdes, "Sunset", 2017, painting 55x91in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuban, 1949) "Tarde en La Habana", 2014 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 55 × 91 in Unframed Luis Miguel Valdés, Biography Luis Miguel Valdés, a renowned Cuban painter...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

A Life Well Lived
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: James, Clarence Title: A Life Well Lived Date: 2023 Medium: Acrylic, Aerosol, Oil Stick on Canvas Unframed Dimensions: 70" x 67" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Prov...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Gazing at the Stars
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Gazing at Stars is an original painting by Esther Oyeyemi. Esther created Gazing at the Stars with Acrylic on a primed 36W by 36H canvas Esther Oy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Infinity Part I- 21st Century Contemporary Painting with still-life subjects
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ruter Hiemstra Infinity Part I Oil on wood panel 80 x 122 cm In this painting the artist shows all his still-life subjects he likes to paint 'after life' . Now in an other way as h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Andrea Bonfils - Golden Hour, Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
1/1, steel frame Oil and encaustic Size: 30" x 40" This painting will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Encaustic, Oil

A Beach Screen - Contemporaty Oil on canvas, Figurative realist painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
PROVENANCE: The Gallery of Katarzyna Napiorkowska is one of the first commercial art galleries in Poland. For over 30 years, the gallery has been presenting contemporary paintings, g...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mixed Media, Pop Art Collage of Female Figure w Floral_Charm Orchid_Greg Miller
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER "Charm Orchid" Acrylic, Collage 48 x 48 in. Signed verso by artist Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Miller explor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled 03 - Series Picture Stories, Modern Colorful Composition, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
Dominika Krechowicz is a professor at the Gdansk GUT Institute The Art works from this series are painted with acrylic technique on canvas They were created 2008. All works are sign...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Three Graces
Located in Bozeman, MT
Daphne Sweet, artist working and living in Missoula, Mt. Using acrylic, oil, clay, and fabric. Bouncing between classical references and personal allegory, the paintings and found ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Connected Blue
Located in Dallas, TX
The "Heads“ for which he is known serve as his starting point for creative explorations. He uses different styles and mediums to explore the facets of these heads and delve deeper an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Nude Ascending
Located in Palm Desert, CA
On a recent trip to the Caribbean, Nansi and David were frequently surrounded by large shoals of Palometa fish, a privilege which inspired this painting, “Nude Ascending”. The motif, a nude swimmer interacting peacefully-almost spiritually-with ocean life, has become one of the trademarks of the husband and wife collaborative duo. Nansi Bielanski Gallup & David C. Gallup are fine artists living in Southern California and in the small island...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Balaguer Classic Car Red "Pegaso Z-102 Spiders Serra" original realist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Artwork by the Spanish artist Alex Balaguer Perfect state. BALAGUER , Alex ( Barcelona 1968 ) During early childhood, Àlex Balaguer began to sketch motorcars symbolic of Maranello’s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paris, la nuit/Paris at night
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
This watercolor represents a bar in Paris by night. The size of the work is 50 x 38 cm and 70 x 55 cm frame included (natural oak with galss) It is signed and dated 2017 in the botto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Self Service - Child Female Figure Table Trees Sky Blue Green Yellow Oval, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
A peaceful landscape scene is set in shades of atmospheric sky blue with pale yellow and ivory accented with sculptural elements along the bottom in green and ochre in this contempor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Encaustic, Panel

French Woman at Le Cafe La Nuit in Arles, France by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of a French Woman at Le Café La Nuit in Arles, France by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Provençal eatery with a charming terrace said to have inspir...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Flame of You 2
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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"AUTOMATON BACKDROP", Figurative Painting, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, Blue Woman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The painting "AUTOMATON BACKDROP" by Libby Rosa blurs the distinction between abstraction and representation. And that rational/irrational alignment is only...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Cherries on Table - Oil Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2007
Located in Roma, IT
Cherries on Table is an original oil painting realized by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) in 2007 Mixed colored oil on canvas Includes frame Hand-signed and dated on the back Zhang Wei ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sleep - Liliya Nikolova
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Bright colors and intuitive brushstrokes merge in the artist´s acrylic paintings to create a lively homage to femininity. Her work embodies a deeply intuitive approach, embracing the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fantasy Animals - Acrylic Paint by C. Bissattini - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantasy Animals is an original contemporary artwork realized by Claudio Bissattini in 1980s. Mixed colored acrylic on canvas. Hand signed on the l...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Blue Pink
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Blue Banana...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Blue Rider Series #29
Located in Bozeman, MT
Daphne Sweet, artist working and living in Missoula, Mt. Using acrylic, oil, clay, and fabric. Bouncing between classical references and personal allegory, the paintings and found ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and acrylic ink on paper Signed in pencil, verso 10.5 x 8 inches, sheet 18.5 x 16 inches, frame This work is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes frame.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Ink

Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Wheel Fortune Red Blue
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: (E), 40x35cm, acrylic ink and acrylic paint on paper, 2011 Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabel's own words: Wheel of Fortune Sometimes life is good and you are at the top, you feel that finally things are working out and that you deserve this success after many struggles. But just as you stride down the street with a spring in your step the wheel turns another click and you find yourself on the down again. Maybe you lost your wallet, made a mistake that cost you alot of money or your partner met someone more interesting. But do not fear, because the wheel of fortune is forever turning and soon you shall be at the top again like a king. Just make sure to enjoy it while you are there. *Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free. About Isabel Rock and her work: Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations. Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel’s hair brush that gives incredible fine lines and was purchased on her travels in India. Born in Hammersmith, London in 1981, Rock knew her destiny was to be an artist. Studying Fine Art Printmaking at The University of Brighton and graduating with First Class Honours in 2004 she went on to do a Masters Degree at The Royal College of Art in London, continuing her studies in printmaking and drawing, graduating in 2008. Her first solo show at Bearspace Gallery in Deptford, London in April 2009 sold out and was the beginning of a career that continues to rise. Rock participated in the first ever India Art Fair represented by Art 1821...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Gordon Hunt, Turquoise Cove Rendezvous, Contemporary Cornish Seascape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Turquoise cove rendezvous [2021] Original Seascapes Acrylic on deep edge canvas Image size: H:76 cm x W:76 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:76 cm x D:76cm Sold Unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mindscapes - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Home, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About the Artist Joy Eyitayo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

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Located in Columbia, MO
Marie Gardeski grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and currently lives i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Painter painting to..." 2015 acrylic on canvas 58x83in tribute Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuban, 1949) "Painter painting to painter painting", 2017 Tribute to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 58 × 8...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Paint

Figurative_Portrait_Animal/Bird_Blue_Goose Queen_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Goose Queen" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 49.5 x 49.5 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration from h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Museum Visit II- 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Martin Koole Museum visit II 120 x 120 cm Acryl on canvas Martin Koole's paintings are distinguished from the work of other painters by his very headstrong way of applying the pain...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Rico (Father)" Life-size Figurative Work of Man in Foliage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Rico (Father)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 72"h x 24"w. This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a gallery-issued ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting - Contraposicion
Located in Vilnius, LT
In this work, a solitary figures stand grounded against a stark, muted background, gazing toward something unseen—something the viewer is left to imagine. Dressed in white, the figur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil

"My French Kiss Heart" Contemporary Oil Painting Framed with 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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Oil, Board

Omoge Awelewa (The Beauty Maiden)
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. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mind Full
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. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery)
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

On the Moors - England Original Watercolor 19th Century
By David Cox the Younger
Located in Soquel, CA
On the Moors - England Original Watercolor 19th Century Mid 19th century watercolor of the North York Moors in Spring by David Cox (English, 9 July 1809 – 6 December 1885), known as...
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1880s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Figurative_Earth Tones_Portrait In Olive & Peach, America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Portrait In Olive & Peach" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 24 in. Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration fro...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Mixed Technique Collage, Textile, Acrylic on Canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Textile, Acrylic

Focus
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Though life will farce and meddles, to keep a face-up and steady ride is to be determined. Though dribble and roll over to have an eye fixed are to focus and never to lose sight of i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

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