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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Tulips - Figurative acrylic painting, Realistic, Vibrant colors, Still life
Located in Warsaw, PL
Magdalena Nałęcz (b. 1970) She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in 1995. She received numerous scholarships and prizes: in 1997 the scholarship of the city of Cracow...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Eva 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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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Mask and Books - Oil Paint by Antonio Sciacca - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Mask and Books is an artwork realized by Antonio Sciacca (Catania, 1957) Oil painting on canvas 60x80 cm. Hand signed on the lower and rear Original inscription ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Head Crying in the Wood - 21st Century, Flame, Tears, Hero, Yellow, Figurative
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Head Crying in the Wood, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 27.55 H x 27.55 W in. 70 H x 70 W cm The artwork represents a crying head of a man in the wood. The fear paralyzes the facial expression of the man and several droops come out of his eyes. The face expression...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

diptych of Icelandic Poppy 3 and Icelandic Poppy 5, Original painting, Floral
Located in Deddington, GB
'Icelandic Poppy 5' is an original work on paper by Ellen Williams. This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Shape by Francisco Jimenez - Contemporary Abstract Nude Figurative Painting
Located in DE
Francisco Jose Jimenez paints abstracted nude paintings using a range of materials, such as fabric, concrete, pieces of plastic etc. His portraits tell stories of imperfect beauty, i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Raw Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Daffodil Woods by Contemporary Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Daffodil Woods by Contemporary Irish Artist Andy Saunders Art measures 8 x 8 inches Frame measures 12 x 12 inches
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Warm Cider" woman making something in the window on a snowy day
Located in Edgartown, MA
Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has slowly moved westward towards his current home in Santa Barbara, California. On his way, he earned an Illustration and Graphic Design degree...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas - Blended Cities - Blend 44
Located in Vilnius, LT
Rodion Petroff (b. 1985) graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts and has been exhibiting in Europe and abroad since 2005. He has had 15 solo exhibitions in Lithuania, Sweden...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Panejos and cojaros with legs VI/ figurative birds, contemporary art
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Enveloped by outstretched paintings, Gonzalo García reveals the ever-present ghosts of our past and present in a delicate swirl of color, light, and flesh. These deeply visceral disp...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

The Secret : Contemporary Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Samantha Millington imbues her Sister series of paintings with gentle colour ways and precision delineation. Reminiscent of 1960’s pop culture thes...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Oil, Acrylic

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

Materials

Acrylic

Monica Litho (Good Witch)
Located in Columbia, MO
Benjamin Parks is a Kansas City based artist whose primary focus is painting large-scale portraits and figurative work, though he also produces illustrations, interactive installatio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Lithograph, Monotype

Garden Spirit no. 9, Original Art, Women, Floral, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting on paper by Agnese Negriba. This artwork on paper is from the 'Garden Spirits' series inspired by the extraordinary gardens of London and Oxford. A female figure is...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Pigment

"Perfect Empire #9", Classical Greek Sculpture Portrait Figurative Study on Red
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary figure study of a classical Greek sculpture of a man, depicted with expressive brushstrokes on a bold, deep red background, by UK-based Filipino artist...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crowd in Vivid Colour 6, Original painting, Figurative, People, Audience, Fun
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a painting from Karen Lynn’s ‘Crowd’ series of works. In this particular painting she gave the audience a 60’s retro look and chose very bright colours like reds pinks and o...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Metamorphosis" Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Metamorphosis" Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov ATT: SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE ABOUT: Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly talented Ukrainian painter and graphic known fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Zengeist (Mask)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Zengeist (Mask) John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1998 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 48 x 32 in. (121.92 x 81.28 cm) Reference: Bool 405
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Female Figure/Portrait_Vintage Car_Text_Acrylic/Collage_OK_Greg Miller
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER "OK" Acrylic, Collage 60 x 48 in. Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Miller explores his relationship with the space...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Figure No. 8, 2012
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Figure No. 8, 2012' by John Goodman. The artwork is 52 x 32 inches. Artist signed and dated in ink verso. Condition is excelllent. Goodman’s signature restrained palette and impast...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Up." Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Large stylish work, great example of this Polish artist's work Acrylic on canvas. Shoes glazed Signed
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Silent Gaze -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, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - HOKUTO's Sigh
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (acrylic, gouache,oil) on canvas Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of E...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache

Clown - Original Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Clown is an original contemporary artwork, colored oil painting on paper, realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli. Original mixed media artwork. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower left: Vangelli. Excellent conditions. On the back of the artwork, reflected image of the Clown. Beautiful colorful work on paper depicting a Clown: figure of a typical circus games...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Still Life - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968. Hand signed lower left and hand signed and dated on rear. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of A...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Bay Area Figurative Movement, "Waiting For Her Lover" Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastic figurative abstract color field painting by Northern California artist Arthur Krakower (American 1921-2009). C. 2008. Monogram "AJK 08" lower right corner. Unframed. Arth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude - Oil Painting on Cardboard by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original oil painting on cardboard, realized in 2018 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. This beautiful artwork represents a woman. Good conditions except for ver...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brando and G, Mixed Media painting, oil, acrylic, spray paint & archival ink
Located in Southampton, NY
This mixed media painting on canvas measures 36x54" framed size 38x56". Titled "Brando and G", it is in Ceravolo's classic urban Pop style. In this mixed media painting on canvas ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Buck O'Neil, Satchel Page & Jackie Robinson - Baseball Greats, Framed Watercolor
Located in Chicago, IL
One hundred and eleven years after his birth, baseball great Buck O'Neil was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 2022. O’Neil’s biggest impact was not anything he did as a player, manager, coach or scout. Rather, what made O'Neil worthy of Cooperstown is the sheer amount he did for the game off the field in his later years. Artist Margie Lawrence shows him here with other baseball greats, Satchel Page and Jackie Robinson...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Mime-Mime
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (acrylic, gouache,oil) on canvas Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of E...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache

"Target: Direct Hit" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
'Barcode' is a series of works provoked by the methods and algorithms employed by various corporations to track footprints through cyberspace and analyse this accumulation of person...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

TENTS 3 - Modern Expressive Oil Painting, Green Park Landscape
Located in Salzburg, AT
Wiktor Jackowski's biography is reflected in the varied motifs of his works. After completing his academic study on the Academy of Art in Krakow and an Erasmus year at L'Ecole Etienn...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Wall (La Pared), Nogales (No Puedo Decir Esto) (#1588)
Located in New York, NY
Oil, enamel, and ink on canvas Signed in black, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Inscriptions read: THE WALL, NOGALES In Nogales, I walk across...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

In the Fish Tank - Oil Painting - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
In the fish tank is al modern artwork realized in the 1970s-. Mixed colored oil and enamel on cardboard. Monogrammed CB on the lower margin
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Harlequin IV: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas, signed I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hannah Belle Leading Her Forces at the Battle of Trebbia
Located in New Orleans, LA
Michael Tole says of his work… I was driving home from work one day and channel surfing the radio when I stopped the scanner, transfixed by a cotton candy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cherry Season - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas by Elena Mardashova, 60:50 cm. Excellent condition.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Temple of the soul
Located in Zofingen, AG
Amidst the chaos of the material world, a temple rises—an ethereal reflection of a profound truth: the illusory nature of existence. In the ancient teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sarah-Jane, Pink: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting by John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
John Emanuel embarking on a series of works using new life models. Unusual for a artist who has over the last 40 years only had 3 previous sitters. Now working with Sarah Jane...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Los Girasoles De Lele
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Los Girasoles De Lele Artist signed and titled. Acrylic, Indian Ink on Archival Paper. Gabriela Fournier emerging young Mexican artist, born in Guanajuato 2001. She discovered art ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Modern Borrowed Scenery DAISO
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many private exhibitions at the Shimane Art Museum, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery for project N, and H.P France...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Demolition Derby
Located in Bozeman, MT
Electric Coffin is coded within art history and ideologies from archetypes of mysticism. We explore found truths from modernity and a personal historical perspective. A process-drive...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Mixed Media

Courtney Standing on One Foot, (study for Motion Capture 6) - Original Oil Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
A study for a series of larger paintings based on motion capture studios, this painting combines classic technique with modern sensibility. Here the model balances next to a midcent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Baseball All-Stars Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Hank Aaron, nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1954 through 1976, primarily with the Braves Organization. Hall of Fame Induction 1982 Ted Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball career, primarily as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War. Induction into The Hall of Fame 1972 Stanley Frank Musial, nicknamed Stan the Man, was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. He spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963. Hall of Fame Induction 1969 Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He spent almost all of his 22-season Major League Baseball career playing for the New York/San Francisco Giants before finishing his career with the New York Mets Hall of Fame Induction 1979 Margie Lawrence...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Graphite, Watercolor

TV in front of a painting (Dancer from the Ballet Carmen)
Located in New York, NY
I like the idea that a painting can present itself directly to any number of viewers, in various cultural settings, and on a variety of levels. Nice to think that the shared visual l...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mein Vater
By Heinz Otto Laub
Located in Wien, 9
Heinz-Otto Laub was born 1944 in Cologne (Germany), studied at the KA Munich under Mac Zimmermann and is actually working in Bonn. He is known in the first place for his surrealistic...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sunset Boat - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas by Elena Mardashova, 50x60 cm., realized in 2022. Excellent condition.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

On the red carpet. 2022. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Dimiters is among the most intellectual and witty artists of his generation. The characters of his works – paintings and posters – mostly are anthropomorphized fruits and objec...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Untitled (Venus)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Manuel Soto-Muñoz (1913-2000), Puerto Rican born American painter. Recipient award of merit Florida Southern College, 1958; prize Art Students League New York, 1950; 1st prize Salón ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting - The Lovers - painted in France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is part of a series of Californian and Europe oil landscapes, painted by the late American artist Herb Kornfeld. This piece is called "The Lovers" because the artist was painti...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

PORFID-4 by Ramon Enrich - Geometric urban landscape painting, red and yellow
Located in Paris, FR
PORFID-4 is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 50.5 x 40 cm (19.9 × 15.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Woman 02
Located in Tulsa, OK
"Woman 02" by János Huszti is a captivating oil painting on wrapped canvas, measuring 80" x 63". This piece portrays a moody, neutral-toned portrait of a woman with a messy bun, exud...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chopstick - Paint by Emmett Graham - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on Canvas realized by Emmett Graham in 2021. The painting was created from a photograph. The photograph was a spontaneous picture capturing the innocence, carefree fun and inq...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three women - 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

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

On the bench. 1970, cardboard, mixed media, 18.3x19.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
On the bench 1970, cardboard, mixed media, 18.3x19.5 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in t...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cardboard, Mixed Media

Cake Stacked: Blue on Yellow
Located in Fairfield, CT
Unique; Water-based enamel paint on paper stacks
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

"From The Inner Heart To The Dove Of Peace." Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Berlin's series of remarkable images of mythically, spiritual women is now augmented by this latest work. The Inner Heart to the Dove of Peace is an intense piece, a paean of hope. H...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Marble, Copper, Gold Leaf

Adelai Bischoff / oil on canvas - interior scene in vivid color
Located in Burlingame, CA
Artist Adelie Bischoff sits in a chair while William Rushton looks on. The two artists met at an opening reception at the launch of an art exhibition both were participating in. Rush...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Contemporary figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including America Martin, Alexandru Rădvan, Sax Berlin, and Adam Mysock. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $13 and tops out at $254,827, while the average work sells for $3,411.

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