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
"Coney Island, NYC" Contemporary Photograph on Aluminum
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Coney Island, NYC" is a framed photograph on paper by Xan Padron, depicting a compilation of walking figures set against a Coney Island Boardwalk backdrop. Padron's signature techn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Porcelain - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Porcelain, aside from being an exquisite material, is the name of an exquisite photo series. The series includes my favorite underwater photographs of nude models in the porcelain co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Hermes with Goggles On (Tin Type Triptych of Statue, Vintage Victorian Frame)
By David Sokosh
Located in Hudson, NY
Pause that Refreshes (Vintage Tin Type Triptych of Young Man Drinking Coca Cola)
Wet plate collodion on aluminum, unique
Panel is 6 x 4 inches, 15.5 x 13.5 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photogravure
"The Cohen Room, Oxford", photography by Reinhard Görner, 2017
Located in Paris, France
Photograph of the Cohen Room in Oxford, UK by Reinhard Görner.
Reinhard Görner was born in Leipzig (Germany) in 1950, and is a freelance architectural photographer based in Berlin.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color, Digital Pigment
Untitled 7 Paris, From the series La Notte. Black and White Photograph
By Arslan Sükan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sükan created the ‘La Notte’ series as he was working for international magazines documenting the fashion shows and backstage as well as the social times of the fashion world in Pari...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Mother and Child by Keith Carter, 2016, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
This black and white photograph by Keith Carter features a mother holding her child with their backs facing the viewer. They are both dressed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Two Snowys - Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Birds, Landscape
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 10
Signed and numbered in pencil, and blind stamp on print margin by Cheryl Medow
Signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso by Cheryl Medow
Archival p...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hommage a René Gruau III • # 2 of 6 • 59 cm x 42 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hommage a René Gruau III • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes.
All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper.
Three different sizes are availabl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Hommage a René Gruau I • # 2 of 6 • 42 cm x 59 cm
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Homage a René Gruau I • Paris, 2011 • Edition of 18 prints in 3 sizes.
All prints are numbered and signed. Printed on Hahnemühle Archival Paper.
Three different sizes are available, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
"Mona Lisa" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mona Lisa" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta
Full name: Adele Bloch-Bauer by Klimt
This artwork is printed on fine art Archival Matte Paper, als...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Canvas, Color, Digital
Mad Mauve - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Pink, Fabric
Located in Denton, TX
Mad Mauve by Patty Carroll presents a monotoned scene. A figure reclines in a mauve chair, draped with mauve fabric that falls from the ceiling. The figure...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Around the World" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Around the World" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Closely Torn Jolie
Located in New York, NY
TORN series. Archival pigment piece with plexiglass mount.
About the Artist:
Andrew Schwartz is an internationally published, award winning photographer. Based in NYC, he is an alumni of The Rhode Island School of Design, and a veteran member of both The International Cinematographers Guild/ICG and The Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers/SMPSP. His work is on permanent collection at The Margret Herrick Gallery at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and he has served as Unit Still Photographer on more than 75 films including School of Rock, Men In Black, Fatal Attraction, When Harry Met Sally...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass
Signed limited edition sexy fine art print, Figurative, Contemporary- Emily
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Emily ‘ who was captured on film in 19...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Endless Highway
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin.
Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Agneta IV signed and numbered
By Blank Barbie
Located in London, GB
Agneta IV
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 availabl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Blue Fall - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x45"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Blue Fall" exemplifies contemporary underwater fine art photography, merging surrealism with dynamic motion capture. In this ethereal composition, a figure in striking red fabric de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rhythm Bar (nightlife, retro decor, bright colors, motion blur, bar)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn
Rhythm Bar
Medium: Digital Photography
Year: 2021
Size: 16x20 in
Edition: 50
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-937
Brightly colo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Taking Turns (Till Death Do Us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Taking Turns (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2006
40x48cm,.
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Carmen, NY 1946, Silver Gelatin print. Printed later.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This striking black-and-white photograph captures Carmen in NY enveloped in a flowing, white gown, creating a graceful, sculptural form. Her head is elegantly tilted to the side, fra...
Category
1940s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ariane -Signed limited edition semi nude print, Black white photo, Sexy model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Ariane
Signed by Ian Sanderson lower ri...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Alyssa Fortin Under Water Dancer Ballerina Figurative Fantasy Female
Located in Nantucket, MA
This contemporary figural limited edition art photograph by Alyssa Fortin is reminiscent of the angels that were often depicted in the Rococo style during the Baroque period. Rococo ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Rag Paper
Diesel Train and Kearsley Power Station, Prestolee, Greater Manchester, England
Located in Denton, TX
Diesel Train and Kearsley Power Station, Prestolee, Greater Manchester, England by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph depicting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Calliope (Haley and the Birds) part of the 29 Palms, CA project
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Calliope (Haley and the Birds) - 2013
20x20cm,
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid
Certificate and signature label,
Not mounted.
Living wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
All the others in me, Milan. Performance photography color portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Platinum Palladium print, Limited Edition, Homoerotic, Athletic man - Mathew
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Mathew , Platinum Palladium print on Arches Platine paper from Ian Sanderson, unframed.
Edition 1 of 12 plus 2 AP ( small Size )
Portrait of a charismatic man, shirtless, pr...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
La table citron
Located in PARIS, FR
Jeu de reflets entre le vert de la feuille et la table du bistrot couleur jaune citron.
Photographie prise par Bellec lors d'un séjour à Arles, France.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital, Lambda
Tree Frog
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15
Signed, titled, dated, and print type in pencil on print verso by David Johndrow
Platinum palladium print
Paper size: 15 x 12 in., Image size: 10 x 10 in.
While integr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
Cat Story #5 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Erotic, Model, Cat, Flowers, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain)
Cat Story #5, 2008
Chromogenic print
Image 101.5 x 76.5 cm (40 x 30 1/8 in.)
Sheet 111.5 x 86.5 cm (43 7/8 x 34 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP's;...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
The Monsoon Wanderer (Equestrian Photography, Horse, Marwari, India, Rare Breed)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anna Archinger
The Monsoon Wanderer (Equestrian Photography, Horse, Marwari, India, Rare Breed)
Archival Pigment Print on Canson® Infinity Plati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Perfect Drawing (Equestrian Photography, Horse, Akhal Teke, Rare Breed, B&W)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anna Archinger
Perfect Drawing (Equestrian Photography, Horse, Akhal Teke, Rare Breed, Black and White)
Archival Pigment Print on Canson® Infini...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Last Dance 1 - Michael Schumacher Mercedes Race Formula 1, Red, Still life photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Last Dance 1 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2011 - Edition of 5
Formula 1 , Preseason test, 2011 , Barcelona, Spain.
Michael Schumacher's last appearance in the Formula 1 Preseason test
Photo/Reportage exhibited in 2011 in the Hotel Augusta, Official hotel of the Ferrari and Mercedes teams during the F1 races in Catalonia/Spain.
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free and lignin-free paper, Museum quality paper for highest age resistance and a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper). The inks used are also known for their longevity.
Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity.
Archival pigment print available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted):
75 x 47.3 cm / 29.752 x 18.50 in. - Edition of 5
101.6 x 64 cm/ 40 x 25.19 in. - Edition of 5
150 cm x 94,6 cm/ 59.05 x 37 in. - Edition of 5
Laurent Campus is an Italian freelance producer and photographer.
In addition to an academic training in international trade, he has forged a solid musical, pictorial and cinematographic culture which led him gradually and naturally to the photography he has been practicing for more than twenty years full-time professionally.
Its customers are brands that have supported the film industry for many years ( L'Oréal, Renault, DIOR, GENERAL MOTORS, FranckProvost, FranceTV, Canal +, EPSON, CANON, FESTIVAL DE CANNES, HFPA, VUELING, CARL F. BUCHERER , IWC, ParisMatch,…) as artists (filmmakers, actors, musicians) or producers and distributors.
He has gravitated for more than 20 years at the heart of French and international cinema.
Cinema photographer and reporter, making of :
“Cannes Film Festival official” photographer
"Official Golden Globes ceremony” photographer
SONY Spain Photo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
Germany, Dortmund, Black and White Photography 1960s, Diver by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Diver, Dortmund, Germany, 1965 by Leonard Freed is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver print, signed and stamped (on back of photo) by the widow Brigitte Freed. This contemporary photograph i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
kouros Pale, Torso Pink, Kouros Back. Triptych. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
kouros Pale, Torso Pink, Kouros Back Triptych, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Overall size:
Paper size: 24 H x 60 W inches.
Frame size: 33.5 H x 73.5 W x 1 D inches.
Individual size:
Image size: 22.5 H x 17.5 W inches.
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Frame size: 33.5 H x 24.5 W x 1 D inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Black wood frame
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 camera In natural light
_________________
Michael James O’Brien is a photographer, teacher, curator, poet, and activist based in Atlanta, GA. He has had solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong, Antwerp, Istanbul, Liverpool, and Savannah GA. in addition to having worked in London’s National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection. His work has been featured in publications like Rolling Stone, Vogue UK, The New Yorker, GQ, Eyemazing, Black & White Photography UK, The Guardian, and The Financial Times among many others. He has been Editor-at-Large of Verbal Abuse, the poetry zine as well as Contributing Editor for Departures Magazine.
His book Girlfriend; Men, Women, and Drag, with text by Holly Brubach, was published by Random House in English, French & Japanese in 2000.
From 1900 to 2000 he did all the still photography...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #7. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
White Cloud, Widnes, Cheshire, England
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Adam and Eve in a Frame
By Peter Olson
Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954]
Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film
Flag, Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2001 by David Graham, C-Print
By David Graham
Located in Denton, TX
Flag, Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by David Graham is a 24 x 20 inch C-Print photograph. This photograph depicts workers painting a massive American Flag mural on the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Alyssa Fortin Underwater Photograph Female Figurative Dancers Water Reach
Located in Nantucket, MA
This contemporary figural limited edition photograph by Alyssa Fortin is a reinterpretation of the mythological story of Asopus' beautiful daughters who were abducted by gods to beco...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Maybe Yes, Maybe No
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Art of Seduction, 2023.
Cyanotype Unique Variant Print
Limited Edition of 7
Cyanotype gives a contemporary edge to this flirty dialogue made from vintage magazines, and brings conversation to the counterculture of the "swinging sixties".
+ Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper
+ Deckled Edges on all four sides
+ Signed and editioned on front in pencil
+ Letter of Authenticity
+ Printed in Los Angeles, CA
WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE?
cyan = blue
type = print
Cyanotype is a historic photographic processes, invented in 1842 and used by Anna Atkins–the first female photographer. The process involves coating watercolor paper with light-sensitive chemistry made of iron salts. Photographic negatives are laid on top, exposed in the sunlight, and then washed in water to develop into the deep Prussian-blue unique to cyanotypes. Brings a moment of beauty and conversation to any space.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Alexandra DeFurio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Film, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Color, Photogram
"Geborgenheit" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geborgenheit" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in
Edition of 7: 39" x 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Girl Nude at Window - Bathtime III (29 Palms, CA) based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl Nude at Window - Bathtime III (29 Palms, CA) - 1999,
40x40cm, Edition 2/10,
Digital C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Atame
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Atame', 2017, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof
Based on a Polaroid, digital C-print, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-178
Kirsten Thys v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Oatmeal, Burnet County
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 50
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Camilo Cienfuegos in Cuba - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Camilo Cienfuegos is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, meti...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Harvest" Assemblage of vintage and found photos lifted onto painted wood panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Harvest" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from found/family photos, polaroid lift, acrylic on wood panel. Theodore delves into the specific experiences of African American families, capturing a longing for lost photographs, missing heirlooms, and vanished archives. Using a blend of traditional portraiture, found photographs, paint, paper, pencils, and digital manipulation, Theodore creates archetypes representing hypothetical family members, spiritual guardians, and ancestors. These boldly crafted archetypes inhabit an imagined macro-family album, offering a unique perspective on portraiture, connection, and community. Theodore's work aims to deepen spiritual connections and encourage personal introspection. This pieces measures 13.25”h x 17.25”w and comes with a gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity.
Shawn Theodore (b. 1970) was born in Germany to American parents from Philadelphia, and currently lives and works in Philadelphia. Theodore was awarded the prestigious PDN’s 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch (2019), the Getty Images / ARRAY ‘Where We Stand’ grant, and a grant from the Knight Foundation for ‘A Dream Deferred’. Theodore was a two-time nominee for the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee for the Magnum Foundation Fund. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts, a trustee of The Print Center, a trustee of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and a former trustee of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center.
Theodore was announced as a two-time nominee of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee of the Magnum Foundation Fund in 2018. In the following years 2019 and 2020, he was awarded the PDN's 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch and AI-AP American Photography 35. He has had several solo exhibitions and is included in several group exhibitions. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; the collection of the Philadelphia Library, Drexel University's Center for Black Culture, the Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Center, Minneapolis; the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; and the Legacy Museum, Montgomery, among others. Artist photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid
Pear and Knife, Seville
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 12
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 21 1/4 x 17 in, Image size: 18 x 12 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Jeffrey Silverthorne
Jeffrey Silverthorne was an Ameri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Baby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "Baby" is an original artwork by André Schulze made of oil paint on a vintage found photograph. The piece measures 8"h x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Found Objects, Oil, Photographic Paper
"Love is Gonna Getcha" Assemblage of found photos, polaroid lift on painted wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Love is Gonna Getcha" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from found/family photos, polaroid lift, acrylic on wood panel. Theodore delves into the specific experiences of African American families, capturing a longing for lost photographs, missing heirlooms, and vanished archives. Using a blend of traditional portraiture, found photographs, paint, paper, pencils, and digital manipulation, Theodore creates archetypes representing hypothetical family members, spiritual guardians, and ancestors. These boldly crafted archetypes inhabit an imagined macro-family album, offering a unique perspective on portraiture, connection, and community. Theodore's work aims to deepen spiritual connections and encourage personal introspection. This pieces measures 12.5”h x 15.5”w, ships in the featured black frame, and comes with a gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity.
Shawn Theodore (b. 1970) was born in Germany to American parents from Philadelphia, and currently lives and works in Philadelphia. Theodore was awarded the prestigious PDN’s 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch (2019), the Getty Images / ARRAY ‘Where We Stand’ grant, and a grant from the Knight Foundation for ‘A Dream Deferred’. Theodore was a two-time nominee for the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee for the Magnum Foundation Fund. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts, a trustee of The Print Center, a trustee of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and a former trustee of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center.
Theodore was announced as a two-time nominee of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee of the Magnum Foundation Fund in 2018. In the following years 2019 and 2020, he was awarded the PDN's 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch and AI-AP American Photography 35. He has had several solo exhibitions and is included in several group exhibitions. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; the collection of the Philadelphia Library, Drexel University's Center for Black Culture, the Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Center, Minneapolis; the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; and the Legacy Museum, Montgomery, among others. Artist photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid, Acrylic
Original Vintage Print - Woman in Bikini - Unique Piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Original Miroslav Tichý b/w Photography.
Woman in Bikini. 17.5cm x 10.5cm
Unique Vintage Print on paper with the artist's drawing on it.
Miroslav Tichý was a photographer who from ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Pinhole
Joseph Heller - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Joseph Heller - Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized by Rob Rich in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Smoke Jumper Ballet (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Smoke Jumper Ballet (29 Palms, CA) - 2007
50 x 60 cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist I...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Pickup, Morgue Work
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 12
Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered and series in black ink on print margin.
Jeffrey Silverthorne was an American photographer known for photographing the dead...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Inspiration
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Miguel Milló builds complex compositions in which painting, sculpture, and the play of light and shadow combine to create subtle and poetic atmospheres. In his images, the human being is a metaphor for the fertile land from which life springs; an overflowing life, full of throbbing. It can be said that the nude bodies are blank canvases that the artist intervenes with mud and pigments, to later cover them with simple or complex compositions of plants, earth, roots, leaves, flowers, and fruits. This gives life to his final work, through the masterful handling of light sources and shadows that provide volume and movement to the creation captured through his magic eye...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Screen
Dog in Bed (Humor, Funny, Best Friend, Canine Companion)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros
Dog in Bed
Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm
Year: 1990s
Size: 10x10in
Edition: 15
Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label
Stamped
COA provide...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Maybe I Did Love Him - signed and numbered
By Blank Barbie
Located in London, GB
Maybe I Did Love Him by Blank Barbie
pop art work of the iconic 1970s model and actress Jaclyn Smith famous for starring in the TV show Charlie's Angels....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
A Family Portrait #1 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Family, Park, Colour, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
MILES ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain)
A Family Portrait #1
2011
Chromogenic print
Image 67.5 x 101.5 cm (26 5/8 x 40 in.)
Sheet 77.5 x 111.5 cm (30 1/2 x 43 7/8 in.)
Edition of 10, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Ikuko 1 - Photograph By Roberto Vignoli - 2006
Located in Roma, IT
Light painting technique, realized in a completly dark photographic studio, where the photographer manually "paint" by torch with light of different colours, the subjects and the ba...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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