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: Purple
SAINT PETRA #04 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
SAINT PETRA #04 - 2011 / 2019,
[From the series Odd Side Effects]
45x34cm,
edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival color print based on an origin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid
Isabelle Van Zeijl - SERENITY Portrait, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Hydrangea Collection
C Print Mounted on Dibond Perspex Face
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
"In my work I am fascinated to reshape existing forms, to reinvent new shapes. Underneath the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Carbon Pigment, Pigment, Digital, C Pri...
Isabelle Van Zeijl - FAR AWAY LAND Circle, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Hydrangea Collection
C Print Mounted on Dibond Perspex Face
Edition of 6 + 2 AP
"In my work I am fascinated to reshape existing forms, to reinvent new shapes. Underneath the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Carbon Pigment, Pigment, Digital, C Pri...
Ravello villa cimbrone
Located in PARIS, FR
Statues prises à contre jour à la Villa Cimbrone à Ravello Italy
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Hommage a Yves Klein - The Violin Player
Located in New York, NY
Nicole Furman is a multimedia artist, body painter and photographer from Bogotá, Colombia. Having studied a range of art practices from body painting and performance to art history ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Hommage a Yves Klein - The Girl
Located in New York, NY
Nicole Furman is a multimedia artist, body painter and photographer from Bogotá, Colombia. Having studied a range of art practices from body painting and performance to art history ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Messages 05:19 – Emma Summerton, Fine Art Photography, Color, Framed Artwork
Located in Zurich, CH
EMMA SUMMERTON (*1970, Australia)
Messages 05:19, 2023
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle paper in white distance frame
Sheet 23.2 x 27.4 cm (9 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
Frame 24.6 x 28.7 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Villa Carlota, Como, Italy by Massimo Listri
Located in New York City, NY
Chromogenic Print – Unframed
Free Shipping – Ask us for custom framing options.
40 x 48 inches - edition of 5
48 x 60 inches - edition of 5
71 x 88.5 inches - edition of 5
"My ph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Underwater 2
Located in New York City, NY
Archival Pigment Print - UNFRAMED
27 x 40 inches - edition of 15
40 x 60 inches - edition of 10
48 x 72 inches - edition of 5
Ask us for custom framing options.
CHROMA presents...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tropical Storm 7, Brazil
Located in New York City, NY
Archival Pigment Print - UNFRAMED
27 x 40 inches - edition of 15
40 x 60 inches - edition of 10
48 x 72 inches - edition of 5
Ask us for custom framing options.
CHROMA presents...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Everlong
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Everlong - 2016,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2016-2003.
Not mounted.
K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Restless
By Jason Chen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "High Fidelity" is original artwork made from hand-woven archival pigment print by Jason Chen. This piece measures 41"h x 31"w.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Interdimensional Aberation
By Jason Chen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Interdimensional Abberation" is an original artwork made from hand-woven archival pigment print by Jason Chen. This piece measures 41"h x 31"w.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lush Bouquet - 21st Century Contemporary Photographic Print Color Polaroid
By Pia Clodi
Located in Salzburg, AT
Part of the BLOOMY VIEW series taken in Bern 2020 in collaboration with Heym Collections, the images gained new life in their ambiguity, which often stimulates the viewer to project ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment, Polaroid, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Portrait Photography/Floral/Figurative_Serenity Portrait_Isabelle van Zeijl
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ISABELLE VAN ZEIJL
"Serenity Portrait" (2022)
C-Print Mounted on Dibond Perspex Face in Tray Frame, Ed 2 of 6
44.5 x 40.5 in. Framed
____________
R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
City Lights Pinhole Photo on Dibond Aluminium with UV Resistant Plexiglass
Located in Utrecht, NL
City Lights Pinhole Photo on Dibond Aluminium with UV Resistant Plexiglass
Bethany de Forest Born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, 1966 - USA Graduated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
PortraitPhotography/Floral/Figurative_Hydra Portrait_Isabelle van Zeijl_CPrint
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ISABELLE VAN ZEIJL
"Hydra Portrait" (2022)
C-Print Mounted on Dibond Perspex Face in Tray Frame, Ed 2 of 6
44.5 x 40.5 in. Framed
____________
Reco...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006,
20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled, From the series Balance. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone
From the series Balance
Digital print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth
Image size: 50 in. H x 35 in. W
Edition of 3 + 1AP
Unframed
All Prices ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Pigment
Deterioration Series 055
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 055
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 5
This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Massimo Listri, Castello di Friedstein, Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha Germany 1999
Located in London, GB
C-Print mounted on aluminum and framed.
Edition of 5
Signed, numbered and titled on label.
Various sizes available.
120 x 100 cm (47,2'' x 39,3'' Inches) - € 12.500
150 x 120 cm (5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Beautifully Lost
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/7
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 48)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 48), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 48) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Beautifully Lost
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Sapphires no. 11)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Sapphires no. 11), 2020
Untitled (Sapphires no. 11) was drawn from a story titled “Brunch with Extra Sausage,” photographed for The Cut at Sapph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
A Room Divided - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A Room Divided - 2020
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proof.
Digital C-Print based on a mixed-media collage of an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper.
Signature label and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
"Spontaneous Creation (part 2)" Photography 20"x16" inch Ed. 1/40 by Rob Woodcox
By Rob Woodcox
Located in Culver City, CA
"Spontaneous Creation (part 2)" Photography 20"x16" inch Ed. 1/40 by Rob Woodcox
Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte FineArt Paper (archival)
2018
ABOUT Rob Woodcox
Rob Woodcox is a fine a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Boxing Elena
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Boxing Elena (Odd Stories) - 2/25, 2014
digital print, mounted on black mdf, dimensions 15x11,3cm
(the second image shows a sample piece mounted)
hand signed by the artist on the bac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital, Color, Polaroid
Boxing Elena - Unique piece in Resin - Original Polaroid, Women, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Boxing Elena (Odd Stories)
Original Polaroid.
Hand cast in resin and signed by the artist
#HS01, 2012, 20x15 x 2cm
Original Polaroid - PIÈCE UNIQUE
Carmen de Vos' Polaroids in Res...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Resin
Fisherman's Friend (Odd Sories)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Fisherman's Friend' (Odd Stories) - 1/25, 2012
mounted on black mdf, dimensions 15x11,3cm
(the second image shows a sample piece mounted)
hand signed by the artist on the back.
-- ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Wood Panel, Digital, Polaroid
Tracy (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Figurative Photography, Contemporary, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tracy (Bombay Beach), Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2017, digital Print, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White, Acid Free, Signature label and Certificate.
About
Tao Ruspoli (...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Archival Pigment
Sleeping Beauty
By David Drebin
Located in New York City, NY
David Drebin
Sleeping Beuty, 2015
30 x 45 inches
76 x 115 cm
Edition of 10
48 x 72 inches
120 x 183 cm
Edition of 7
Chromogenic Print
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Octopussy - Unique piece - Original Polaroid, Women, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Octopussy #HS01, 2013, 13 x 12.5 x 1.5 cm
[Scene from the series Odd Storie]
Original Polaroid - PIÈCE UNIQUE
Hand cast in resin by the artist
Patented Procédé © Carmen De Vos
Hand ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Resin
Ode to Magritte's Man in a Bowler Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 12 inches - Edition 2 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Magritte's Man in a Bowler Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edition 1 of 3, 2APs
Large size: 36 x 26.75 inches
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ode to Magritte's Man in a Bowler Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
24 x 18 inches - Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-imagines iconic images from the histor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Signs of disorientation
Located in Montreal, Quebec
During the summer of 2017 and 2018, Patrick Beaulieu realized the performative excursion EL PERDIDO. Travelling with the geographer Alexis Pernet on board a 1977 Dodge camper van, th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Untitled (Renaissance #1030)
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
24 x 20 inches
(Edition of 10)
36 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5)
48 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
This artwork is offered by Clam...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Guest [C.B.], 7.47 pm, 12th August
Located in New York, NY
Unique dye destruction print
Signed, titled, and dated, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes framing.
Christopher Bucklow is a Britis...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Dye, Color
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Figure #77
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 36 inches
(Edition of 5)
40 x 48 inches
(Edition of 5)
This artwork is offered by Clam...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Unspoken #1515)
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
20 x 24 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 36 inches
(Edition of 5)
40 x 48 inches
(Edition of 5)
This photograph is offered by Cl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Memory World
Located in Montreal, Quebec
My latest project, Modern Girl, extrapolates upon past themes of commercialism and identity within Western culture by creating reimagined ad campaigns based upon the famous “pin-up girl” advertising posters of 1930s Shanghai, China. This era heralded the emergence of Asian women as individuals, as they began to break away from Confucius tradition that demanded total filial piety alongside crippling beauty practices like foot binding. However, while an expression of gender emancipation, the posters sowed the seeds of a new form of exploitation: the use of the female form to sell consumer products.
I grew up in Vancouver — regarded as the gateway to the East. It has experienced unprecedented immigration from Hong Kong and China in the past 35 years, turning this once provincial community into a vibrant Asian metropolis. The impact of Asian culture has been profound, not only on the city but on me as an individual and artist. I have come to love Asian film and literature such as Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior and Gish Jen’s Mona in the Promised Land. Such works explore the immigrant experience, something that resonates with my own experiences emigrating from Israel in childhood. Learning to fit in was stressful, however, I realized that the challenges facing my young Asian friends in Vancouver were even greater. They were torn between familial demands of obedience and academic achievement — in opposition to the Western ideals of self-expression and individualism.
The ‘Modern Girl’ image first appeared in the West and was notable for its bold sexuality, with scantily clad women selling everything from clothing, soap and cigarettes to army recruitment. Chinese pin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Renaissance #1019)
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
24 x 20 inches
(Edition of 10)
36 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5)
48 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
This artwork is offered by Clam...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Purple Door
Located in New York, NY
24"x 30" photograph, edition of 5, signed on reverse
This photograph was taken at Greystone Park Hospital, and depicts the extremely distressed texture of a wall and door in the a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photography - Shangri-La (1998, China) fashion, landscape - FRAMED
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art Etc curates a gorgeous piece by John-Paul Pietrus. This piece was part of a fashion photo shoot in China, in the place universally known as the mystical "Shangri-La";, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Pegasus
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed in pencil on print margin.
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Photograph - Cloud River (high fashion, landscape) - Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art Etc Los Angeles exclusively presents, the fashion-landscape fine art photography of London based photographer, John-Paul Pietrus.
ABO...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Tucumcari, New Mexico by David Graham, 2000, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By David Graham
Located in Dallas, TX
Tucumcari, New Mexico by David Graham is a 20 x 24 inch archival pigment print, available in an edition of 25. This photograph features the Blue Swallow Motel neon sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Marc Jacobs No. 2 (Marc Jacobs), NY" - Abstract Fashion Photography - Winogrand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Landon Nordeman is inspired by the work of Garry Winogrand and William Eggleston.
Described by New York Magazine's The Cut as their "backstage photographer extraordinaire," Nordeman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kate Moss #2, Ultramarine & Silver
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kate Moss #2, Ultramarine & Silver
62 x 48 inches
Acrylic paint, enamel, and diamond dust screen print on linen
Signed by the artist
Beautifully framed in black
Currently on d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Enamel
Purple Bathroom with Close Up of Couple and Plant
By Christian Holstad
Located in New York, NY
Signed twice in black ink, verso; Also titled and dated in black ink, verso
Collage
11.75 x 13.125 inches
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media
Upper Deck
By David Drebin
Located in New York City, NY
David Drebin
Upper Deck, 2018
30 x 45 inches
76 x 115 cm
Edition of 10
48 x 72 inches
120 x 183 cm
Edition of 7
Chromogenic Print
Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Diptychon: Washed by the moonlight - jellyfish swimming in the water violett
Located in Vienna, AT
Colorful two-part picture of a model in a pink dress seems to be floating in water completed by a pink jellyfish. Other sizes on request.
PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists.
Guido Argentini is one of the most illustrious photographers in the world. He is a master of erotic photography...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie and Kate Moss IV for Q Magazine - fine art photography, 2003
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
This Photograph is part of an iconic series the famous contemporary Photographer Ellen von Unwerth created in 2003 for Q-Magazine. It combines two Legends, Kate Moss and David...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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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