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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Entre nous I
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Nancy Webb It’s Saturday night and Karine Payette is in her studio. We meander into a conversation about the dog she used to have and her soft spot for German shepherds, an intensely obedient and loyal breed in a deceivingly wolf-like package. Payette’s most recent series of photographs, sculptures and video work seem to speak directly to this preoccupation with the multifaceted nature of human-animal relationships—the dialogues of control, intimacy, violence and domestication that subtly take place on an interspecies level. Her workspace is part laboratory, part prop closet—a bowl of fur sits not far from her computer. Somehow in this bright, open, chemical-clean scented room, Payette conjures wildness. We are taken to a strange place, the borderlands of interspecies mingling. At one extreme of the animal-human dynamics scale is the stalwart compliance of a professionally trained German shepherd who responds to commands with robotic precision. Here, power is comfortably held by an off-screen voice, animality pacified by a set of linguistic prompts. At the other end of the scale is a sculpture of a human figure clad in red, sharing a languorous kiss with a wolf. The story of Little Red Riding Hood is immediately called to mind, except that here our hooded protagonist seems to have bailed on grandmother’s orders, instead opting for a forest floor make-out with her canine stalker. This taboo mise-en-scène is a brazen inquiry into the boundaries we maintain with our animal counterparts. Its scale and three-dimensionality contribute to a feeling of immersion that the artist has been courting with her work for the past several years. It feels as though you’ve just walked in on something: you are implicated and your discomfort is like an invisible mist that coats these inanimate beings. Elsewhere in Payette’s suite of anthropomorphic works, the demarcation between species grows even fainter. A photographic series depicts the slow encroachment of fur, scales and feathers on human skin—a striking process of contamination facilitated by touch. The fusion of flesh, charcoal cat fur and a pale silky dress...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

William Holden - Vintage Photograph - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
William Holden is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1952. The photo depicts the american actor William Holden, alias of William Franklin Beedle Jr. Hand signed and dedic...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Solitude - Contemporary, Polaroid, Woman, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Solitude - 2022 [ Shot on location in Oslo Norway in the spring of 2022 and influenced by themes of alienation and self-imposed isolation] Edition of 10 - 20 x 20 cm Archival C-Pr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Accident II (Stay) with Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Accident III (Stay) -2006 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 5339. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

"Around the World 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Around the World 2" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper

Fly me to the Moon (Cyndi Lauper) - 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fly Me to the Moon (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2009, 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Mystique #3 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Glamour, Flowers, Black model
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) Mystique #3, 2018 Chromogenic print Image 152,5 x 114,5 cm (60 x 45 1/8 in.) Sheet 164.5 x 126.5 cm (64 3/4 x 49 3/4 in.) Edition of 6, plus 2 A...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print

Henry Illuminated (Stay), triptych - featuring Ryan Gosling - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay', featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie Sc...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Bubble Dreams Bursting (Cyndi Lauper) - record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bubble Dreams Bursting (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record Album) - 2009 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Sig...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

"Equilibrium" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 2/15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Equilibrium" Black & White Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 2/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper

Angel Wing- Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, Expired, 21stCentury, Angel
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Angel View (Memories of Green) - 2003 Edition 2/5 , 58x56cm, analog C-Print, hand-printed and enlarged by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid, Artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Raquel Welch on the Cross - Terry O'Neill, lifetime signed, 48x48 in, colour
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) Raquel Welch on the Cross, Los Angeles 1970 lifetime edition Lambda C-Type print 48 x 48 in. (paper size) edition of 50 signed and numbered printed later Price: £25,200 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Notes: A publicity shot for One Million Years B.C. From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age. Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism. At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch. One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Lambda

Franci- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white, Woman dentist chair
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Franci - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film in 1986. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then prin...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Photographic Film, Pi...

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

Before the War
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In the Dare alla Luce series, I initially responded to a collection of vintage photographs, retrieved from a variety of sources both personal and anonymous. Through hand-manipulated ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Patron Saint Petra (Odd Stories) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Patron Saint Petra' (Odd Stories) - Edition of 25, 2011 Archival Print, mounted on black mdf, matte coating, dimensions 15x11,3cm (the second image shows a sample piece mounted) han...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Wood Panel, Color, Digital, Polaroid

Hip Beautiful Black Female Roller Skates in Central Park Soaked in Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
A hip young black woman in Central Park pauses for a moment of reflection after her roller skate dance. Street photographer, Mithcell Funk, captures her in an off moment of introspe...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Stefanie Schneider Minis - 2 Minis from the Beachshoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
2 Stefanie Schneider's Minis from the Beachshoot: The Diva and the Boy signed on front, not mounted Lambda digital Color Photographs based on original expired Polaroid photographs P...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

"Stella McCartney (Red Earring with Arrow)" - 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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Christian - Signed limited edition fine art print, Black white photo, Homoerotic
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Christian - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1984 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then pr...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Slow Motion - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly falling down through the pool water. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

Canvas
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

James Earl Ray - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
James Earl Ray - 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

Lost (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lost (Suburbia) - 2004 40x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label with Certificate. Artist Inventory # 1670. Not mounted...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Everything put Together (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Everything put Together (Suburbia) - 2004, 50x50cm, Edition of 1/10, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label with Certificate, Not mounted. The project "Suburbia" ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Two Rabbits - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Youth, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Two Rabbits (2018) - 40 x 50 cm, Edition of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed in Hanemühle Baryta Photo Rag 340gr, based on a Fuji Instant Film original (not mounted). S...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

DIALOGUE 06 by Matthieu Venot - Photography, Architecture, Miami, pastel colors
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 06 is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot. In this series, he roams the city of Miami looking for deco architecture. With his camera, he cuts up the ur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

"Alpha" (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 36" in Edition of 5 by Viktorija Pashuta
Located in Culver City, CA
"Paradigm" (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 36" in Edition of 5 by Viktorija Pashuta Comes in black frame as shown on photos. Latvian born Viktorija Pashuta is internationally published...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Digital 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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Accident I (Stay) - starring Ryan Gosling, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A piece of art from the movie 'Stay' by Stefanie Schneider Stefanie created the art for both main actors Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling in the movie 'Stay' directed by Marc Forster. S...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Tales of Bitter Doom #07 - Polaroid, Photography, Color, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tales of Bitter Doom' #07, Edition of 7, 30x30cm, 2018 digital c-print, based on a Polaroid mounted on Dibond - gloss coating, hand signed & numbered by artist on the back. Please...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print, Color, Polaroid

Santa Clara from the series Best Wishes - special Xmas-Edition
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Santa Clara, 2018 [From the series Best Wishes] Digital color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Color, Digital, Polaroid

El Reflejo - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
El Reflejo (Journey to the Center of the Earth) - 2019 60x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Matilda (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Matilda (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019 50x49cm, Edition of 10. plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Artist inventory 22234. Sign...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Last Dance 1- Michael Schumacher Formula 1 Mercedes, Red, Still life photo, Race
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 th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...

Helmut Newton by Alice Springs - Vintage Photograph - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Helmut Newton is a black and white photograph realized by Alice Springs in 1988 Black and white photograph
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

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

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Photographic Paper

Thelma Appel French Hill Spring terrific unique signed landscape painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel French Hill Spring, 2010 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas painting Hand signed and titled on the back Frame included This unique painting is signed, titled and dated on the bac...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Theo Schubert with Wife - Vintage Photograph - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Theo Schubert with wife- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in 1984. Good condition.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bob & Sara Dylan, Paul & Linda McCartney, Cher & Gregg Allman by Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Bob and Sara Dylan, Paul and Linda McCartney, Cher and Gregg Allman, 1976 This improbable group photo was taken at a party Rod Stewart threw at the Green...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Childhood Memories - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, Ocean, Dog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Childhood Memories (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence - 2006 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, matte surface, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature la...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Bondi Heights 3 - Limited Edition Digital Color C-Type Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Bondi Heights 3 is a vibrant C-Type Print in an Edition of 10 in this size by contemporary photographer Ben Thomas. This print is from the older series that Thomas shot on a Canon. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color

The Smile - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 35x51"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman smiling to the camera from the pool surface. This minimalistic photograph blends well with wide verity of interiors. Or...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli leaves for a speedboat trip. by A.F.I Venezia Lightly damaged.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Zip - Signed limited edition print, Black white photo, Sensual, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Zip - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1982. From the same photoshoot, the so-called 'Stretch' print by Ian Sand...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...

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 the Polaroid. Signatur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Untitled 7 Paris, From the series La Notte. Black and White Photograph
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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Self-Distancing - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Painting, flowers
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Self-Distancing - 2020 Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x25cm Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not moun...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Floaties #4 (Beachshoot) - Polaroid, Vintage, analog, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Floaties #4 (Beachshoot) - 2005 20x20cm, sold out Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory # ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Self Portrait – Jun Ahn, Photography, Fire, Woman, Petals Asia, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
JUN AHN (*1981, South Korea) Self Portrait 2021 Archival pigment print, face mounted to Acrylic (Diasec) Brown flame stained and hardened wood frame Image 101,6 x 134,6 cm (40 x 53 i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Unbound, #2245. Horst P. Horst Homage. Limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natasha Zupan's body of work, 'Homage to Horst P. Horst', explores the manipulation of surface texture, light, and the interweaving of time. She has incorporated found images in book...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Lipstick (Sidewinder) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lipstick (Sidewinder) - 2005 20 x 24 cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory 3045. Not mounted. sidewinder ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

24 hr Psychic Desert Hotline - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
24 hr Psychic Desert Hotline - 2018 Edition of 10 - 40 x 40 cm Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on back and certificate. Not Mounted. about: 24hr Psychic Desert Hotl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Car Wash - Contemporary, Landscape, Cityscape, expired, Polaroid, analog, Blue
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Car Wash (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. 
 Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. 
 Certificate and Signature label. 
 A...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Metal

French Master - an observation on iconic master oil paintings and gilded frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
a series of observations on French master paintings and their opulent gilded frames FRENCH MASTER by Frank Schott 60 x 48 inches / 152cm x 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Buried - Contemporary, Landscape, Figurative, expired, Polaroid, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Buried (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 Edition of 10, 58x56cm, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on a Polaroid. Artist inventory Numb...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Making Magic (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Making Magic (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 78x76cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Archive Crystal Paper, matt...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Remnants of Time
By Nick Pedersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This archival pigment print of Nick Pedersen's photo-illustration "Remnants of Time" is framed, and part of a small edition of 5. The print measures 15.5in x 22in and ships in the p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Historical Photo - Chile - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Chile is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and pol...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Kali as The Queen of Earth - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kali as The Queen of Earth (2020) Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative. (not mo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, 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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