Contemporary Figurative Photography
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.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Beige
Yinka Shonibare, Dreamscape (for Documenta 11) - Contemporary Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Yinka Shonibare CBE, (b. 1962)
Dreamscape (for Documenta 11), 2002
Medium: Chromogenic photograph
Dimensions: 40.5 x 60 cm (16 x 23.5 in)
Edition of 40: Hand-signed and numbered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Old days Photo -On the Hill - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo -On the Hill is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album includi...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria, Situation of Algeria and Marocco - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Algeria, Situation of Algeria and Marocco is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - London With Arrol Johnston - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -London With Arrol Johnston of 1902 is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
Good conditions and aged with folding.
It belongs to a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Speech - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Speech is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including historical m...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Africa Dove - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Africa Dove is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 20th century, Photo of Night of Trip by Alberto Moravia.
Good conditions, with some decoloration s...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hommage a Lolita Lempicka
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a Lolita Lempicka • Paris, 2005
Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper, mounted on alu-dibond,
framed in a black shadow frame, signed and dated.
Artwork - H 80.00 cm x W 59.7...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Faraon • # 2 of 6 • 59 cm x 42 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Faraon • Paris, 2010 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes.
All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper.
Three different sizes are available, the series is l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Faraon • # 3 of 9 • 42 cm x 29 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Faraon • Paris, 2010 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes.
All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper.
Three different sizes are available, the series is l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Faraon • # 2 of 3 • 84 cm x 59 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Faraon • Paris, 2010 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes.
All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper.
Three different sizes are available, the series is l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Old Days - View of Brunei - Vintage Photo Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View of Brunnen is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Roman Columns - Vintage photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Roman Columns is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal famili...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Agneta III signed and numbered
By Blank Barbie
Located in London, GB
Agneta III
by Blank Barbie
pop art work of the iconic Agneta Fältskog of Swedish music super band ABBA.
Japan 1978
paper size 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm
unframed - framing availab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Old Days - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Historical Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Vintage Photo - Landscape - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Landscape is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Painting in San Marco Venice - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - painting in San Marco Venice is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bazaar - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Bazar is a vintage photo, realized in the Early 20th Century.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Prof. Giuseppe Casali - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Prof. Giuseppe Casali is a vintage photo, realized in the Early 20th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Camping - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Camping is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Portrait - Vintage Photo - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Portrait is a vintage photo, realized in the late 19th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
19th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Sordi - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Sordi is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alberto Sordi - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Alberto Sordi is a vintage photo, realized in the Mid-20th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Old Days Photo - Animals - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Animals is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families,...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paulo Gomes Garcet - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Paulo Gomes Garcet is a vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Prof. Christiaan Barnard - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Prof. Christiaan Barnard is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Zeudi Araya - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Zeudi Araya a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders - Vintage Photo - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1984.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cristiaan Barnard - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cristiaan Barnard is a vintage photograph realized in the 1970s.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditions and aged
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photo of Painting - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Zeudi Araya - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Zeudi Araya a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photo of Painting - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Painting is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Park - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Park is a vintage photograph realized in the Mid 20th Century.
The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured.
Good conditions ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Iva Zanicchi and Gino Bramieri - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Iva Zanicchi and Gino Bramieri is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Portrait pf M.me Gilles - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Portrait of M.me Gilles is a vintage photo, realized in the Mid-20th Century .
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gianni Morandi - Vintage Photo - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi is a vintage photo, realized in the 1981.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - is a vintage photo, realized in the Mid-20th Century .
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Muammar Gaddafi - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Muammar Gaddafi is a vintage photo, realized in the 1980s .
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days is a vintage photo, realized in the Mid-20th Century .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Burt Lancaster - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Burt Lancaster is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s .
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mao Zedong - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mao Zedong is a vintage photo, realized in the early 1970s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mao Zedong's Funeral - Vintage Photo - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Mao Zedong's Funeral is a vintage photo, realized in 1976.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mao Zedong - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mao Zedong is a vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tyler Shields - Chanel Champagne, Photography 2016, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unframed sizes:
45" x 45" Edition of 3 (1 left)
60" x 60" Edition of 3
70" x 70" Edition of 3
This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and will ship directly ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Archival Pigment
Large Maxx Hermann C-Print, Signed Limited Edition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Work is titled “NY Doll”. Provenance: Wolfgang Roth & Partners Fine Art, Miami, Florida.
Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 1/5; 2007
Country of origin; materia...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Julio Iglesias - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Julio Iglesias is a photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jean Luc Godard - Photo- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Jean Luc Godard is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Charles Aznavour - Photo- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Charles Aznavour is a photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Loading the Gun (Wastelands) - analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Loading the Gun (Wastelands) - 2003
57x56cm,
Edition 2/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based on the Polaroid, mounted on Aluminum wit...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Fidel Castro with Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fidel Castro with Cuban Socialists is a black-and-white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events and...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Princess of Kent in Visit - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Princess of Kent in Visit is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political even...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Referendum for the Independence of Algeria - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Referendum for the Independence of Algeria is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1961.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Nilde Iotti - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Nilde Iotti is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1989.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo of Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Nino Manfredi and Anna Maria Ferrero - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Nino Manfredi and Anna Maria Ferrero is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - O.A.S - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - O.A.S is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political event...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Algeria - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and political ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Contemporary figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative photography 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 photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of green, yellow, orange, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tyler Shields, Brian Finke, Stefanie Schneider, and David Drebin. Frequently made by artists working with Polaroid, and Paper 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 photography, so small editions measuring 3.04 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative photography 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 $110 and tops out at $40,000, while the average work sells for $701.
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