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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.

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Style: Contemporary
O.A.S. Member Arrested by French Police - Historical Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
O.A.S. Member Arrested by French Police is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Speech- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Catacombs, Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
The Catacombs is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1975 .  The photo depicts the jewish catacombs in Villa Torlonia, in Rome. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

aROUNDme 41 - Photo by Giulio Gonella - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful photograph aROUNDme 41 was shot by the Italian photographer Giulio Gonella. Print on hahnemuhle photo rag paper from the series aROUNDme, open edition. Hand-signed by...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Historical Photo - Americans in Cuba - at the Beach - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Americans in Cuba - at the Beach is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and politic...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Third Eye Chakra" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/10 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Third Eye Chakra" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/10 by Oleg Char Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. Available sizes: Edition of 20: 18 x 18 inch Edition of 10: 24 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Digital

Aristotele Onassis - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Aristotele Onassis  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century. The photo depicts the industrial and oil business man, Aristotele Onassis. Good conditions and...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in St... - Vintage Press Print - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
The Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in St Paul's Cathedral is a is a black and white press print, realized in July 6th. 1977. The photo depicts a official moment of the English...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Queen Elizabeth Back in London - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth Back in London is a photograph realized in the 1965s. Good conditions. Stamped on the rear, with description paper.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Looks - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Looks - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Rebirth" Shibari Nude Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Rebirth" Shibari Nude Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Available sizes: Edition of 15 24" x 24" inch Edition of 7 30" x 30" in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Politician - Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

A Peek at Haiti - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
A Peek at  Haiti  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s. Hatian President Francois Duvalier (Papa Doc) spends most of his time at the National Palace in Port au Prin...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Old Days - Dog - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days  - Dog is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and political...
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Coretta Scott King At Memorial - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Coretta Scott King  At Memorial- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Coretta Scott King Pays Respects At Memorial For Senator Robert F. Kennedy History ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Photo of Marina Malfatti - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Marina Malfatti is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Queen Elizabeth II in Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
The Queen Elizabeth II in Rome is a is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962. The photo depicts a official moment of the English Crown. Queen Elizabeth II visiting in Ro...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Line Hotel Nr 3" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition of 10 by Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Line Hotel Nr 3" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition of 10 by Lika Brutyan Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Not Framed. Ships in a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Parade
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print (Edition of 10) Signed, dated, and numbered, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Susan Barnett’s photographs are not about the t-sh...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria is a Vintage Photo photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sex with a Smile - Aldo Maccione and Sidney Rome - Vintage Photo - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Sex with a Smile - Aldo Maccione and Sidney Rome is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1976. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Paola Borboni and Anna Perino - Vintage Photo -1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Paola Borboni and Anna Perino during the show "Savannah Bay" by Ennio de Dominicis. photo by Massimo Finzi. Lightly Blurry.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Jack Nicholson- Vintage Photo -1976
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Jack Nicholson accepts his Oscar as Best Actor for his part in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled V. From The Balance Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled V, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone From the Balance series Photographic print on paper Image size: 50 in. H x 35 in. W Edition of 3 + 1AP Production time is 2 to 3 weeks. Unframed ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Terrorism in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Terrorism in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Paul I Can Hear Myself" Photography 21" x 18" in Ed. of 25 by Howard Grafton
Located in Culver City, CA
"Paul I Can Hear Myself" Photography 21" x 18" in Ed. of 25 by Howard Grafton Signed and numbered on the back by the publisher The Beatles on the Ed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

John Wayne In Harm's Way (Film) - Vintage Photo - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photo realized on the set of "In Harm' Way", in 1965.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Chateau Versailles I, France-
Located in New York City, NY
48 x 60 inches - edition of 5 Chromogenic Print – Unframed Signed by the artist - Certificate of Authenticity Free Shipping – Ask us foar custom framing options. As a world-renowned...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print

Historical Photo - Fiumicino Airport - Chilean Immigrants - vintage photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Fiumicino Airport- Chilean Immigrants is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1975  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roya...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Oranzo Pavane and Giovagneli - Vintage Photo - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Oranzo Pavane and Giovagneli -  Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1977. Coming out of Police Station. Good conditions and aged.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria is a Vintage Photo photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Pelé and Max von Sidow on the set of "Victory" - Vintage Photo - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Pelé and Max von Sidow on the set of "Victory"-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in 1981s. Good conditions and aged.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ceremony for Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Ceremony for Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1967. Good conditions and aged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Photo of a Painting by Beppe Guzzi - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of a painting by Beppe Guzzi is a black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Exhibition of Book Rome - Vintage Photo - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition of Book Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1989. Good conditions.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Paola Borboni - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Paola Borboni.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

untitled (Nap)
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print (Edition of 11) Signed, dated, and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sel...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Girl from the Nant - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl from the Nant (2018) Edition of 10 - 40 x 40 cm - Digital C-Print based on a on a SX-70 Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate. Artist: The image was partly insp...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Turn - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x46"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"The Turn" represents a pivotal moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where sculptural form meets fluid dynamics. In this arresting composition, a figure in vibrant...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Twirl No. 255" - ballet, black and white, figurative, ballerina, motion
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph has a total limited edition of 30 and can be printed in a variety of sizes. This listing is for a framed print 16 by 20 inches - unframed print 24.5 by 27.5 inches ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz, 1963 - Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz, 1963, TIME Walter Hopps, the curator of Duchamp's landmark retrospective at The Pasadena Art Museum, helped direct this shot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Men attend Mine Awareness Program in Kandahar - Color Photograph, Documentary
Located in Denton, TX
Men attend Mine Awareness Program in Kandahar by Steve McCurry is a color photograph depicting a group of people in the desert, gathered around one man teaching the group with visual...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Digital

tracy - lace
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 10) Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet size 15 x 15 inches, image size From the series, "Primitive Behavior" This artwork is ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled #20, Cascais - Karine Laval, Landscape photography, Travel
Located in Brighton, GB
All prints are produced to order. Lead times between 5-10 days. Due to currency fluctuations prices may change. Please contact the gallery for more information about this print. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Lilies - 21st Century Photographic Floral Print from Black and White Polaroid
Located in Zürich, CH
Lilies - 21st Century Photographic Floral Print, PolaroidOriginal, Shadow Gapped Frame - Photographic Print on Aluminium Dibond - Edition 10 + 1, with Certificate Lilies is a beauti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Carbon Pigment, Polaroid

"Thinking of Rodin" Nude Photography 28" x 20" in Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Thinking of Rodin" Nude Photography 28" x 20" in Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Not Framed. Ships in a tube. Lika Brutyan is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Renaissance #1005)
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 36 x 30 inches (Edition of 5) 48 x 40 inches (Edition of 5) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Figure #70
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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

No title (No 90) Photography Edition of 12 55" x 55" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 90) Photography Edition of 12 55" x 55" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko No title (No 90) Photography Edition of 12 55 x 55 inch Year photo was taken: 2019 This picture is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Hibiscus - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful naked female on black background. The bright red scarf covers model's head and shoulders leaving open her beautiful butt and legs. Original ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Tug of War
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 5) 50 x 60 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models. “Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety procedures on a small craft that happens to be indoors. Another pair have a psychological game of tug of war...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Eames Chillin' Xray photography
Located in PARIS, FR
A man with x-ray vision, Nick Veasey creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Edition of 25 pieces, 2023. Accompanied with the catalog of the artist and the certificat...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

"Back to The Future" Photography 24" x 36" in Ed. of 5 by Viktorija Pashuta
Located in Culver City, CA
"Back to The Future" Photography 24" x 36" in Ed. of 5 by Viktorija Pashuta Comes in white frame as shown on photos. Latvian born Viktorija Pashuta is internationally published an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Digital Pigment

Light Blue Lingerie (Wastelands)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Light Blue Lingerie - however - (Wastelands) - 2003 57x56cm, Edition 4/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on a Polaroid, Artist inventory Number 1179.04. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. For sale is a piece from the Wastelands series. Schneider harnesses the unpredictable chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film, where bursts of color erupt across the surface, destabilizing the photograph's traditional allegiance to reality. These vivid distortions draw her characters into ethereal, trance-like dreamscapes. Like fleeting sequences from a vintage road movie, Schneider’s images shimmer with a transitory quality, dissolving before any definitive conclusions can be drawn. Their ephemeral essence is conveyed through subtle gestures and enigmatic motives. Refusing to yield to the constraints of reality, Schneider’s work keeps alive a delicate interplay of dream, desire, fact, and fiction, blurring the boundaries between them with poetic ambiguity. Stefanie Schneider’s work echoes the heart of American art, channeling the cinematic nostalgia of Ed Ruscha’s roadscapes, the stark sensuality of Georgia O’Keeffe’s deserts, and the haunting solitude of Edward Hopper...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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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