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Figurative Photography For Sale
Style: Surrealist
Style: Post-War
Picture of the Unknown - Plein Air Painter's Surreal Dream
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
It's a picture of the unknown. We do not know who the artist is. We do not know what the subject is. We do not know where the location is. It is all left to conjecture, yet the image...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Picture of the Unknown - Plein Air Painter's Surreal Dream
Picture of the Unknown - Plein Air Painter's Surreal Dream

Mitchell Funk
Picture of the Unknown - Plein Air Painter's Surreal Dream, 2022

Paul Newman in the motion picture "Cool Hand Luke"
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Paul Newman in the motion picture "Cool Hand Luke” is a figurative, silver gelatin photograph in black and white by ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paul Newman in the motion picture "Cool Hand Luke"
Paul Newman in the motion picture "Cool Hand Luke"

SCHILLER, LAWRENCE
Paul Newman in the motion picture "Cool Hand Luke", 20th century

Marilyn 12, No. 29
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Marilyn 12, No. 29” is a chromogenic print in color by American artist Lawrence Schiller. The artwork is unsigned and editioned 72/75. Lawrence Sc...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Marilyn 12, No. 29

SCHILLER, LAWRENCE
Marilyn 12, No. 29, 1962

Nude man on Endless Surreal Arizona Road to Infinity
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shot on location Near Taos, New Mexico, 4 of an edition of 15, Signed, dated and number lower right recto, Other sizes available, unframed, printed later. Printed on Hahnemüh...
Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Nude man on Endless Surreal Arizona Road to Infinity
Nude man on Endless Surreal Arizona Road to Infinity

Mitchell Funk
Nude man on Endless Surreal Arizona Road to Infinity, 1973

“Wasted Youth” Portrait Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff
By Brian Ziff
Located in Culver City, CA
“Wasted Youth” Portrait Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff Giclee (Archival Ink) Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag From "Rite of Spring" series In this melanch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

“Wasted Youth” Portrait Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff

Brian Ziff
“Wasted Youth” Portrait Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 24 by Brian Ziff, 2015

Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” is a vintage silver gelatin photograph in black and white by American artist L...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

SCHILLER, LAWRENCE
Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1968

Marilyn 12, No. 37, Black and White Photograph of Marilyn Monroe
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a black and white portrait of Marilyn Monroe with sparklers photographed by Lawrence Schiller in 1962. Edition 72/75 Lawrence Schiller only remembers the 60s in this way: Fa...
Category

1960s Post-War Figurative Photography

Materials

Platinum

Marilyn 12, No. 37, Black and White Photograph of Marilyn Monroe

Lawrence Schiller
Marilyn 12, No. 37, Black and White Photograph of Marilyn Monroe, 1962

Marilyn 12, No. 17
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Marilyn Monroe (splash), Something's Got To Give, May 23, 1962 Edition 6 of 15
Category

1960s Post-War Figurative Photography

Materials

Platinum

Marilyn 12, No. 17
Marilyn 12, No. 17

Lawrence Schiller
Marilyn 12, No. 17, 1962

Alina Karo "Secret 3" Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alia Karo
By Alina Karo
Located in Culver City, CA
Alina Karo "Secret 3" Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alia Karo Secret 3 Aluminum 47” x 40” Edition 1/3 Comes with COA VOLLIPSIS series by Alina Karo The title of th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Alina Karo "Secret 3" Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alia Karo
Alina Karo "Secret 3" Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alia Karo

Alina Karo
Alina Karo "Secret 3" Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alia Karo, 2014

"Rigid" Photography 36" x 24" inch Edition of 5 by Alina Karo
By Alina Karo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rigid" Photography 36" x 24" inch Edition of 5 by Alina Karo "Rigid" From 7 Deadly Sins series by Alina Karo Aluminum 36” x 24” Edition 1/5 Comes ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

"Rigid" Photography 36" x 24" inch Edition of 5 by Alina Karo
"Rigid" Photography 36" x 24" inch Edition of 5 by Alina Karo

Alina Karo
"Rigid" Photography 36" x 24" inch Edition of 5 by Alina Karo, 2014

"Secret 2" Figurative Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alina Karo
By Alina Karo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Secret 2" Figurative Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alina Karo Secret 2 Aluminum 47” x 40” Edition 1/3 Comes with COA VOLLIPSIS series by Alina Karo The title of t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

"Secret 2" Figurative Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alina Karo
"Secret 2" Figurative Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alina Karo

Alina Karo
"Secret 2" Figurative Photography 47" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Alina Karo, 2014

Hypnotic Dream-like Scene of Women - Surreal Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
With a nod to the surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, Street Photographer Mithcell Funk captures two differently dressed women in a dreamlike state. The lighting and architectural sett...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hypnotic Dream-like Scene of Women - Surreal Street Photography
Hypnotic Dream-like Scene of Women - Surreal Street Photography

Mitchell Funk
Hypnotic Dream-like Scene of Women - Surreal Street Photography, 2022

Man and Universe
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is the creator of thi work and a pioneer of Sci-Fi Photography. He did an ad campaign for Omni Magazine in the early 1980's. Archival Inkj...
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Man and Universe

Man and Universe, 1980

Bliss
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram

Bliss

Drew Tal
Bliss, 2000

Migration
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram

Migration

Drew Tal
Migration, 2008

Bud of the Bud
By Reka Nyari
Located in New York, NY
“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerment. The series joins six women together, each who have faced adversity, to demonstrate the creation of a strengthened self-image through tattoos. By highlighting the intricate woven threads of ink on each woman’s skin, Nyari proposes the idea that self-empowerment and reconciliation with one’s traumas can be linked to the act of greeting one’s “own skin” or inventing their own story. Nyari has now elevated these intimate photographs in her new Punctured Ink series through the process of puncturing botanical-like references into the surface of each image (thus making each one of a kind). Her inspiration to physically puncture the previously pristine photographic prints stemmed from a childhood memory that occurred while she was living in Finland: “I remembered my parents had this big pad of paper next to the home phone...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Archival Pi...

Bud of the Bud

Reka Nyari
Bud of the Bud, 2019

Untitled [Science]
By Joseph Mills
Located in New York, NY
Varnished photo montage on paper
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled [Science]

Joseph Mills
Untitled [Science]

Find Figurative Photography for Your Home or Office

Life becomes art in figurative photography. Shared moments are captured and history is recorded in images of people and their lives.

Figurative photography is often used to describe a kind of photography in which people are the subject. Early black and white photography of people can be a glimpse into a past century — witness the celebrated work of photographers such as Ansel Adams or lesser-known artists like Berenice Abbott, for example. The cultural and social standards of the time are captured in these figurative photographs.

Mid-century photos might show the life and fashions of the day, sometimes with the shared thread of humanity, joy and love. Indeed, figurative photographs can be a source of inspiration and wonder, speaking of common life experiences and beauty. Vintage photos of celebrities and iconic actors can be valuable keepsakes as snapshots of a bygone era.

Just as if you were bringing paintings, prints or drawings into your space as part of the decor, there are many ways to arrange your figurative photography. Large photos can be statement pieces in a room. Smaller photographs can be placed on bookcases or on compact wall spaces to add an artistic element to a living room or a bedroom.

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