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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
The Morning Parade, Equine Art, Limited Edition Print, Horse Art, Sophie Harden
Located in Deddington, GB
Sophie Harden The Morning Parade Limited Edition Giclee Print Edition of 25 Size: H 32cm x W 86cm x D 0.3cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Giclée

Vintage Large Oil Painting Study for Diptych Abstract Modernist Vessel and Tree
Located in Surfside, FL
Curtis Ripley (American, born 1949). Expressionist figurative abstract oil painting on paper. Titled "Study For A Diptych". Artist signature upper right and lower left. Good overall condition with normal storage wear to frame. Provenance: Joy Moos...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Abstract Mixed Media Collage Oil Painting Sports, Leather Baseball Mitts
By Patrick LoCicero
Located in Surfside, FL
Title: (Baseball) Mits 25.5" W x 25.5" H x 2.25" framed; canvas measures 24" W x 24" H. Provenance: The Rails Collection, Washington, DC (with their label verso) This depicts floating baseball gloves inn an abstract pattern. This is not signed on the front and might be signed verso. We have not examined out of frame. Patrick LoCicero was born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1959. He attended Youngstown State University, Ohio, and the Columbus College of Art and Design. He completed a B.F.A. at Ohio State University in 1982 and an M.F.A. at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1986. His paintings, installations, prints, and multimedia work have been shown in California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. LoCicero's richly layered imagery is characterized by unusual juxtapositions of everyday objects and classical motifs, which play with the viewer's perception of materials and subjects. LoCicero’s assemblage paintings combine collage with painting. The overlap and collage elements relate directly to the images he depicts, guiding him in his choice of subjects, and come from a variety of sources including the Kama Sutra, antique children’s books, letters and journals. His still life paintings resonate due to the contrast the artist sets up between the collaged surface and the painted surface, as well as the play between the actual shallow space and implied deep space. Patrick specializes in creating mixed-media collages that tell stories. Collage paintings inventively reinterpret the collage technique that developed during the Cubist Dada era, and he reinvigorates one of the most important modes of expression in the art of the 20th Century. EDUCATION 1986 M.F.A. The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 1982 B.F.A. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH TEACHING 2000 to 2010 - Instructor, Drawing, Mixed Media, University of Washington Extension Program, Seattle WA 1997-present - Visiting Faculty, Painting, Drawing, Senior Advising, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA 1996 - Adjunct Lecturer, Design I, 2-D Design 130, City College of New York, NY 1994 - N.E.A., Maryland State Arts Council Grant, Individual Artist Grant 1992-1994 - Adjunct Lecturer, Drawing, Printmaking, Professional Practices and Gallery Management, Modesto College, Modesto, CA 1989 - San Francisco City Location Grant, San Francisco, CA 1984-1986 - Lecturer: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, De Young Museum School, San Francisco, CA 1985 - Instructor: Lithography, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 1983 - Artist-in-Residence, St. Charles School, Youngstown, OH 1982 - Tuition Scholarship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1981 - Tuition Scholarship, The Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 - "Ephemera", Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle WA "This or Maybe That", O'Reilly Hall, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Dayton 2012 - "Bird Portraits", Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle WA "Recent Collages", Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN 2010 - "CIRQUE", Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle WA 2009 - "History of Collage", Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle WA "Collaged Botanicals", Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA 2008 - "Paper Flowers":, G2 Gallery , Scottsdale AZ "Double Versed Flowers", Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale NY 2006 - "The Flowered Kama Sutra", Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR 2005 - "Cigar Boxes", The Grover Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA 2004 - "The Tourist", Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR "Holiday", "Greenwood/Chebithes Gallery, Laguna Beach ,CA 2003 - "Travels", Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA "Passages", The Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle WA 2002 - "The Bachelor Stripped Bare", Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland OR 2001 - "Quilts ", The Grover Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA "Calling Cards ", The Marsha Ralls Gallery, Washington, DC 2000 - "Sideshow", Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR 1999 - "Same Language Different Words", Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena CA "Illusion of Memory,"Grover Thurston Gallery, Seattle WA 1997 - "Nostalgia Suite," Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle WA 1996 - "Symbol: Object, '' Associated American Artists, New York, NY 1995 - "The Idora Park Series," The Marsha Ralls Gallery, Washington, DC 1994 - "The Idora Park Series," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA "The Fabric Paintings," The LEF Foundation, St. Helena, CA "Selective Work," The Shaklee Corporate Headquarters, San Francisco, CA 1992 - "The Stripe Paintings," Italian American Museum, San Francisco, CA "Large Scale Collages," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA 1991 - "The Fabric Paintings," Owen Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1990 - "Redeeming Dreams," Saxon Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA "Double Dreams," Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1989 - "Recent Work," Monsoon Restaurant, Opera Plaza, San Francisco, CA 1987 - "The Vegetable Paintings," The Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017 - 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Patricia Rovzar Gallery Seattle WA 2012 - "Elastic Plastic", Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT "New Whimsy", Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle WA 2012 - Seattle Art Fair, Seattle WA 2011 - "Transformations", Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA "20 Years 20 Artists", The Ralls Collection , Washington DC. 2010 - "Summer Selections", Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA "Gallery Feature Artists", Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN "Arts Aspen", Aspen, CO "Gallery Salon", The Ralls Collection, Washington, D.C. "International Artists", United States Embassy, Tbilisi, GA 2009 - "Discoveries", Butters Gallery LTD. Portland OR 2009 - "Summer Gallery Show", Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN "Finds Refined", Museum Of North West Art, La Conner WA "Happenings", Alexis Hotel, Seattle WA 2006 - "Miami Art Fair", Miami, FL "Los Angeles Art Fair", Los Angeles, CA "Affordable Art Fair", New York, NY 2005 - "Gallery Artists Inaugural", Meyer/Milagros Gallery, Jackson, WY "The Red Show", Cheryl Hazan Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Laid Paper

Untitled. Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Vibrant, European art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative acrylic on paper painting by young professional European artist Waleria Matelska. Artwork is minimalist and composed with synthetic shapes. Painting is vibrant- main color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Field - A Western USA landscape oil painting
Located in New York, NY
An oil painting featuring a typical western USA mountains. The oil painting is based on a photographic base using photo graphic paper laid on the canvas. Ayline Olukman is a multim...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper, Stretcher Bars, Photograp...

Oranges on Table - Oil Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Oranges on Table is an original oil painting realized in 1999 by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror). Includes frame Mixed colored oil painting Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin Goo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Parrot Tulip II, Original painting on paper, Nature, Rose, Flower
Located in Deddington, GB
This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and the countryside. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Colour Pencil on Paper Sold...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

"Stepping Out, South of France" Figure in Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A very whimsical depiction of a woman stepping out in the South of France. This piece captures the essence of fashion in Pairs. Done in a very modern and impressionistic style, the c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pages d'équilibre, Still life, Books, Yellow, Expressionism, French Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In 'Pages of Balance,' Sophie Dumont masterfully blends light and darkness in a captivating visual symphony. Through a stack of books, she explores the richness of knowledge, playin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Four Pink Ostrich on Violet Splash
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"white Landscape" Original Abstract Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
White Landscape oil on canvas 40x40 cm 2019 Original Art Ready to hang this painting is sold stretched on a wooden frame My painting tells of the relationship between man, natur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wee One 12 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer Wee One 12 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 14x11in Framed: 15x12x1in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-190...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Betta Fish
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jay Patel Betta Fish Acrylic on Board Year: 2022 Size: 12x10x1.5in Signed verso COA provided Ready to hang Ref.: 924802-1124 "A golden Betta meanders throu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Pandora Rose, 2021, female figure, sunbathing, yellow, blue & pink painting
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Female figure, basking in the sun; Ink, marker, watercolor, and pastel on paper; custom framing available. Pink, blue, yellow and black. Figurative and folk art style. Prominent line...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

Michael Sanders, A Vast Sky, Original Beach Painting, Affordable Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
A Vast Sky by Michael Sanders [2021] Original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:91.8 cm x W:91.4 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:91.8 cm x W:91.4 cm x D:3.6cm Sold Unframed Plea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemplation, Atmospheric Contemporary Landscape art, Cloud and skyline art
Located in Deddington, GB
Contemplation by Nicola Mosley [2022] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Light and airy landscape painting of delicate pink clouds on a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Silhouette with Green by Gee Gee Collins Contemporary painting on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gee Gee Collins was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied painting at the College of Charleston and received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from the University of Georgi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Flash Forward
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This piece was all about exploring the relationship between the figure and the curvilinear shapes swirling around her, says Sumner Crenshaw. They surround her...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"The Temptation of St. Anthony", Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
A contemporary take on The Temptation of St. Anthony, a subject often depicted in a surreal style bordering on the bizarre by masters from the Renaissance to Mid-Century Modernism, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled "The Temptation of St. Anthony" on verso. Signed "Michael Pauker" and dated 2007 on verso. Acquired with a collection of his work. Canvas size: 67"H x 54"W. Notable versions of The Temptation of St. Anthony include: Saint Anthony Abbot Tempted by a Heap of Gold - Sienese, 15th-century The Temptation of St Anthony - a widely-circulated engraving by Martin Schongauer The Temptation of Saint Anthony...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"I Can Always Hear You But..." (FRAMED) Painting 30" x 42" in by Booboo Stewart
Located in Culver City, CA
"I Can Always Hear You But..." (FRAMED) Painting 30" x 42" in by Booboo Stewart Artwork full name: "I Can Always Hear You But Sometimes it’s Hard to Listen" Artwork size: 30" x 42" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ballpoint Pen

SOUL, 100x70cm Oil Paint
Located in Yerevan, AM
In my artistic practice, I focus on the image of the work of the soul, explore the boundaries of this concept, the possibilities of its definition outside the binary opposition of ma...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman in Red - Oil Painting - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in red is an original artwork realized by anonymous Italian artist in the late 20th Century.. Original oil on plywood Hand-signed on the lower left margin. The artwork repre...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Plywood

Eureka! - 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

Shadow, figurative portrait of nude woman on panel, mixed media
Located in New York, NY
“I thought the world was turned upside down when I started this body of work right after the 2016 presidential election. Little did I know. I had gone to the Woman's March in Washing...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Paper, Crayon, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Pencil, Inkjet

Sheng Hui Landscape Original Oil Painting "Picnic Day In Park"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Picnic Day In Park Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 31 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Classic Blue. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Using his unique approach of layering diverse techniques Berlin creates the opportunity of "seeing into portraits". He offers a "portal into the creation of [an] enigma". The stunnin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

TEAM No. 1 / 30 x 30 inch children beach play in sunlight
Located in Burlingame, CA
Beach scene with children at play in the ocean water. Willard Dixon is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters who has painted western landscapes for 35 years. His ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Meeting 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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Paper, Mixed Media

How Tall I Am! - Original Tempera on Paper by Renato Rascel - 1970s
By Renato Rascel
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 35 x 45 cm. Quanto sono alto! (How Tall I am!) is a beautiful original tempera painting on paper, realized around 1970's by the Italian versatile artist and comic ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

H.H Sebastian and his lovely beheading wife
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Diogo Barros Pires H.H Sebastian and his lovely beheading wife, 2023 150 x 235 cm Soft pastel on paper With a strong emphasis on drawing, both as a medium itself and as an intrins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Contemporary figurative textured oil painting family and child colorful signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Familia" (The Family) is an original oil painting on jute by Ernesto Gutierrez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. It depicts a family of people walking through a de...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Jute, Oil

Connected Souls - Couple Embracing, Floral Background, Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
We are privy to a private moment in Bruno Surdo's painting titled "Connected Souls". Her eyes are closed, her lips slightly parted - thoroughly in the moment with her lover. The perfect skin tones are accentuated by the floral backdrop. This intimate portrait is painted with a black trimmed edge therefore not requiring framing however, please contact the gallery for framing options. Bruno Surdo Connected Souls oil on canvas 24h x 36w in 60.96h x 91.44w cm BRS124 Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2023 New Work, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2021 Ethos + Truth, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2020 Realities, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 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 Mike & Jill Rose SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Bruno Surdo: The Method Artist Responds, by Lucia Mauro, June 26, 2014, anitathemovie blog An Exhibition of Exhibitionism: Bruno Surdo’s ‘Respond’, by Carrie McGath, July 1, 2014, The Chicagoist Website, Arts and Entertainment “Inspired Environs: A renowned designer decks out his Loop abode in art and texture” Modern Luxury, Men’s Book, Spring 2014 “Master Class” What’z Up Magazine, Fort Wayne, 2011 ”9/11 Painting will be on Display” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 2011 “Illuminated Images” Fort Wayne Reader, 2011 “Two Faces of Beauty” American Art Collector Magazine, Issue #3 and #59, 2006/2010 “Art and Calamity” Art Papers, 2009 “Versions of the Present, Techniques of the Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New Master” by Craig Keller, Chicago Social Magazine, 2004. “Tragedy, Memory, and Honor,” by William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2002 “Mural Depicts Tragedy of 9/11” Art Section, Chicago Sun Times, 2002 Review by Dennis Raverty, Art Papers Magazine, July 2001 WTTW Channel 11...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Christmas (La Navidad). Fun family scene around the Christmas tree.
Located in Segovia, ES
Christmas (La Navidad) acrylic paint on canvas by Elena Narkevich. Dimension not framed: 195 H x 162 W cm x 2 cm D In inches: 76.77 H, 63.78 W, x 1.18 D Elena Narkevich work is well...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Figures at Empire State Building New York Night by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Figures at the Empire State Building in New York City at Night by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Part of her New York Series. This original illustrates An...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Wood Panel, Wood, Gesso, Acrylic, Board

A Selfie, A Pink Unicorn, Paparazzi! What Does It Take To Get Noticed?
Located in Chicago, IL
In the age of social media, we are vying for attention 24/7. Bruno Surdo explores this idea in this large scale painting entitled "A Selfie, A Pink Unicorn, Paparazzi? What Does It ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"My Golden Age Heart" Pop Oil Painting on Wood with 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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Oil, Board, Mixed Media

Top Hat
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Top Hat", is a unique stained glass shadowbox handmade by TF Dutchman, contains an acrylic and paint marker painting on canvas set in a stained glass box...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Reading Figure No. 1, 2014
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Reading Figure No. 1, 2014' by John Goodman. The artwork is 40 x 30 inches. Artist signed, dated in ink verso. Condition is excellent, as new. Goodman’s signature restrained palet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Libiamo in Matera - Oil Painting on Canvas by Sabrina Pugliese - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Libiamo in Matera is an original Contemporary Artwork realized by the Italian artist Sabrina Pugliese (b. 1990). Original oil painting on canvas. Hand-signed on the lower right cor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Whisper
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Seer - Male, Nude Torso, Oil on Canvas Painting with Vibrant Horizon Line
Located in Chicago, IL
With the subject covering his face, we, the viewer, are perplexed by the mystery of the moment. The warm light from the background in this painting titled, "Seer" suggest a fire. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Bald is Beautiful -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure 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 (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Red Sailboat - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas by Elena Mardashova, 100x40 cm., realized in 2020. Excellent condition.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Golden Night - contemporary impressionism London 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, Acrylic

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait of a Shirtless Man
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Macabre Bar Scene - School of Charles Addams - Playboy Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Even without the punch line, Gahan Wilson's highly stylized paintings are marvelous to behold. He is one of a few artists with a unique style instantly re...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Summer Day - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil painting 'Summer Day', on canvas 50 x 70 cm, 2023
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

When I Choose To Be Myself 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Nature
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure 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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"VINTAGE BATHING BEAUTIES" oil, acrylic, spray paint oil stick with photography
Located in Southampton, NY
One of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists whose work is collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper among others. He has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. Bathing Beauties by Ceravolo combines acrylic and oil paint with oil stick and spray enamel paint over a newly stylized vintage image of Bathing beauties from the 1920's. This work of art plays with the viewer blocking parts of the women, outlining some of their images, making the viewer go back and forth from the two images, Ceravolo has printed the vintage image with archival inks and then proceeded to paint and "Play" with the imagery. Similar in style to a fellow Hampton artist Larry Rivers, that Ceravolo was friends with. The paper size measures 18x42". Framed size approx 25x48" We have included some images of Ceravolo with his celebrity collectors and a vintage story...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Ink, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Bottles 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reflecting - Figurative Painting on Paper, Minimalist, Colorful, 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Figurative/Portrait_Earth Tones_Woman on Lawn Blanket_America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman on Lawn Blanket" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 45 x 80 in. 46.75 x 81.75 in Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Perfumes From the Past" Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Wyatt Mills
Located in Culver City, CA
"Perfumes From the Past" Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Wyatt Mills ABOUT THE ARTIST: Wyatt Mills was born in New York in 1991. After earning a BFA in painting from The School of V...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Transitions II - grey white brown abstract and figurative painting
Located in New York, NY
Michael Azgour is an artist and educator whose work addresses the impact of digital imagery on contemporary culture. His paintings combine evocative, expressive representation with g...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Acrylic

Uprooting - Cheerful Colorful Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Southern California native Courtney Simone seamlessly blends her passion for abstract art with the exploration of everyday beauty, resulting in exuberantly inspired abstract figurati...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Mieus - XX Century, Contemporary Acrylic Painting, Cat, Animal, Grotesque
Located in Warsaw, PL
Andrzej Kreutz-Majewski is a Polish artist born in 1936 and died in 2011. Known all around the world as a stage designer, he is also a renowned painter. After studying at the Academy...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

2 Panels of Mixed Media, Pop Art Collage of Figure with Drink_True_Greg Miller
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER "True (2 Panels)" Acrylic, Collage 40 x 66 in. Overall Signed verso by artist Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Mi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Nat King Cole - Unforgettable (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Pop, Crooner, Jazz)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Nat King Cole - Unforgettable Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2022 Size: 21x20in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1647 *Black frame with a mirror-glos...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board

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