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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
The flowers
Located in Segovia, ES
"Still life with apples and strawberries" oil on canvas by Elena Narkevich This artist is very close to naif art. Dimension framed: 57 H x 49 W x 4 D cm Dimension not framed: 35 H x ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fiber, Mixed Media, Hand Stitched: 'Dragon's Breath!'
Located in New York, NY
Ann Vollum’s artistic practice is deeply rich and evocative, blending elements of personal history, cultural influences, and a commitment to sustainability....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mari Uznadze - Blind
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Mari Uznadze is a Georgian artist born 1978 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was graduated from university and lived in New York for three years. Mari crea...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Ask Alice" contemporary realist portrait in colorful abstract oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Ask Alice" depicts a realist portrait of a woman within an otherwise abstract oil painting. Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (abou...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Amphibian Man male nude painting larger than life original by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Amphibian Man, acrylic on canvas, 200x100cm, 80x40in The painting was inspired by an amphibious creature called Ichtyandro, half man half fish, able to live and breath in both worlds...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"Rome, Golden Hour" Miniature Oil Painting, Italian Contemporary Realism
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Rome, Golden Hour", is an original artwork by Dina Brodsky, as part of her acclaimed two-person exhibition "Little Italy", an exhibition celebrating travel in co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Copper

Serie Dibujos Felices 2 - Original Orange Watercolor and Ink Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sergio Valenzuela “Valenz” is a contemporary Guatemalan artist who tells stories with everyday objects, primarily expressing them with graphite and acrylic on canvas. His artworks pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Bullet - Contemporary Joyful Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Seaside
Located in Salzburg, AT
Signed to the verso Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heav...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Après le Chaos 1
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Two horses. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting depicts two horses running, it is in warm colors. The background is abstract and it is dynamic. MONIKA ROSSA ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Medicinal Plants, Papaver Somiferum L. (Opium)
Located in New York, NY
MEDICINAL PLANTS, PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM L. (OPIUM), 2013 Tempera on paper 49,5 x 38,5 cm Born in 1967 in Trikala, she grew up in Athens, Greece, where s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Archival Paper

Memory VII - Paint by Paolo La Motta - 1997
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed media on wooden panel realized by Paolo La Motta in 1997. Hand signed. Dated and titled on rear. Includes a wooden frame cm. 53.5x53.5. Very good condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel

"Over Here, " Surreal Acrylic Painting on Canvas Panel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Over Here" is an original acrylic painting on canvas panel by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece on the back. This artwork features an abstracted figure in pink waving ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Bleu Conversation 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Linen, acrylic paint, linocut.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic, Linocut

Contemporary figurative textured oil painting mother and child colorful signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dora Y Su Bebe" is Peruvian artist Ernesto Gutierrez's 2001 oil on jute canvas. 20" x 20" art 29" x 31" framed Ernesto Gutierrez was born in Lima, Peru in 1939, his father a Spani...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Jute, Oil

"Bound by Love" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 44x44 inches Silver wood Frame size: 50x50x1.25 inch ANNE SIEMS (b. 1965, Germany) Artist Statement I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA. My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Frank Gehry Mashup
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Elena Borstein currently lives and works in New York City and the Adirondack Mountains. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, She received her B.S. Degree from Skidmore C...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Connection - Original Dramatic Abstract Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Outward Bound", Figurative Oil Painting, Nature, Woman by Water, Blue, Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative blue, green, brown, white, and beige painting titled "Outward Bound" is an original oil painting by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Tokyo Olympic Poster II
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Looking Beyond 7 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
No matter what life throws at you to discourage or change your good personality, or change the reflections people see on your face or identity, one should try to look beyond and ahea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

MIROIRS D'ARTISTE (3D WALL SCULPTURE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Mirrored glass and silkscreened plexiglass wall sculpture. Incised artist signature and edition on verso. From the EA edition of 20 (there is also the main edition of 99). Artwork...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mirror, Plexiglass, Screen

"Wanderer Study 3" Aged Architecture in Charcoal, Ink and Collaged Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Wanderer Study 3" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Wood, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Woman and Water Lilies_America Martin_Acrylic/Linen_Female Figurative_Floral
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman and Water Lilies" Acrylic on Linen 53.5 x 96.5 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration f...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

"Shame Spiral" Hand Crafted Mosaic Kinetic Wall Hanging Sculpture with Oil Paint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Shame Spiral (Feel free to take it for a spin, I won't be needing it anymore)" is an original piece by Sarah Detweiler and is a hand crafted oil and mirror mosaic hanging sculpture with movable parts. This piece debuted in Detweiler's solo exhibition "Unmasquerade". The artist used oil paint, broken mirror pieces and grout on wood box with metal Lazy Susan turntable...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Metal

No Tire Basura
Located in Bozeman, MT
Tracy Stuckey received his BFA in painting from Florida State University and his MFA from the University of New Mexico. He has exhibited his work extensively throughout the United St...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flower Heads (Expressionistic Landscape in Earth tones)
Located in Hudson, NY
Flower Heads (Expressionistic Landscape in Earth tones) David Konigsberg 2025, oil on panel, 24 x 32 inches Konigsberg is a conceptual realist who works across media and painting ge...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Two Horses
Located in New York, NY
Acrylics, inks, archival spray on custom stretched canvas. Triptych of Two Horses at play. Subdued palate. About the Artist: My process often moves m...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Excavation - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Excavation 48.0 x 36.0 x 1.5, 7.0 lbs Oil on streched canvas Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "A double perspective reinforces the innocence and uncertainty portrayed i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

City Crossing - Crowds City Oil Painting Street Cityscapes People Figures
Located in London, GB
The study of human crowds and moving figures is the main focus of Julia’s paintings. Using a variety of photographic reference material and her own imagination, Julia captures the sp...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Isolation 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Those who tell the truth are always on the run... If you stand for the truth, you will always stand alone Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Helen Uter - Seagull & Crows
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced by Edward Hopper, she creat...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

"Unknown Legend" colorful portrait of an enigmatic face in nature, oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Unknown Legend" is a colorful portrait of an enigmatic face in nature, an oil painting. Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a b...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wanderer 14" Collapsing Architecture Collaged Painting by Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Wanderer 14" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and graphi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Graphite, Acrylic, Pastel, Charcoal, Wood

Isolation 7 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Those who tell the truth are always on the run... If you stand for the truth, you will always stand alone Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Chinese Contemporary Art by Zhao De-Wei - Landscape Series, Met In The Subway
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Zhao De-Wei is a Chinese artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Beijing, China. Zhao’s art was initially based on Pollock’s select sprinkling techniques, but he als...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Lea 4, sensual fabric painting of sleeping woman, by Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND (b. 1976, France) Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Sinc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Trimming, Charcoal

French Contemporary Art by Josette Dubost - Immensite
Located in Paris, IDF
Josette Dubost is a French artist born in 1936 who lives & works in Solliès-Pont, France.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tree of Dreamy Constellations. Ferdinand De Filippi (19
By Fernando De Filippi
Located in Firenze, IT
Tree of Dreamy Constellations. Signed in reverse: Ferdinando De Filippi (born 1940, Lecce, Italy) Tree of Dreamy Constellations is a fascinating painting created in a calligraphic m...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Wood, Canvas

Korean Art - Fantasy Jejuisland, Island Girl Story Chun-Ja Healing Garden
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed - white & wooden frame Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Crédit
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Building on a series of exhibitions titled Panorama of the Anthropocene which examined the ecological impact of human activity through an array of paintings, digital prints and video...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Red Only on the Cloud - Paint by Lillo Bartoloni - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Lillo Bartoloni in 1982. Hand signed, dated and titled on rear. Very good condition.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Fade Into You"- Colorful, Semi Abstract Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the tender age of eight, John-Herbert Wright gravitated to painting as an escape, expressing a rich inner world. His work heavily relies upon dark figurations amongst an urban ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Dorieus, Life size Boxer Painting, Pop graphic, painting on paper, walnut frame
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Boxer" series is an on-going body of work by Apostolos Chantzaras. As a practicing boxer himself, the artist has a passion for the sport and it shows in his bold yet whimsical w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil, Paper

Rain Bokeh
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amanda Joy Brown is a visual artist and educator based in Nashville, TN. Brown earned her MFA in the painting program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During her time there...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Man on the Island w/ White Linen Towel_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic_Figurative
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Man on the Island with White Linen Towel" Acrylic on Pink Linen 88.5 x 52.5 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and cou...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Flying Alinga Double Jump, smoke on paper, elegant custom contemporary box frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Flying Alinga Double Jump, smoke on paper, framed on a contemporary box frame - all archival materials. Artwork size: 40x30 inches Frame size: 48x37x...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere." Addressing the theme of h...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Cry To Freedom - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pixelated, Women, Clock
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Cry to Freedom is a visual representation of the emotional journey of a captured soul yearning for liberation. The central figure is seen in bondage and enveloped in bitterness. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Watching You Without Me
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Iris - flowers, pop-art, spring, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Charles Pachter has long been cherished for painting pop art images that are patriotic and lift the spirits. This bold rendition of an iris is one of a new series of ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Woman in the Mirror - Oil Painting Pink Green White Blue Brown Yellow Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"Woman in the mirror" is a painting by the French artist Maestro Florence Metge. Through her art, she has a very sharp and unique style of bright and c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Sunset I - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Couple, Sea View, Realism, Colourful
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Visions of Johanna" colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming/posing
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Visions of Johanna" is a colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming in the backgrounds and posing in the foreground. Nick Weber (b.1971), living ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Standing - 21st Century Contemporary Sea Scape Painting of the Ocean with Sunset
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Willem Jan van Balen Standing 120 x 80 cm Oil pain on canvas From July 2025, our gallery presents seascapes by Willem Jan van Balen as part of our summer exhibition “Painted Nature....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Still Life - Paint by Sigfrido Oliva - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 65x55.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by KEJ - Anthropophages II
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Turkmen Contemporary Art by Amir Kerr - Eggear
Located in Paris, IDF
Oh, Red Carpet, show my favorite animals a way ! Being responsible for a loved one, we, out of great and excessive love, try to control the situation in all manifestations of his l...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vision of Hope 7 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I was inspired to paint the portrait of an African girl, so people could see life through her lens. For you to see what it is like for a disadvantaged, underprivileged child growing ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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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