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
Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Limited edition color photograph.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Photographer Michael James O'Brien documented with beautiful and unique images the final part of Matthew Barney's lyric opera cycle about a tragic love story set in romantic Budapest...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Dark Materials IX by James Sparshatt. C-type print
Located in Coltishall, GB
There is a something about being a child on the beach where the sheer exuberance of running into the waves transcends the normal social barriers, and the shared exhilarance allows fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Historical Photo - Speech - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Speech is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including historical m...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$62 Sale Price
25% Off
The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli during a break.
Photo by Guido Di Domenico.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$62 Sale Price
25% Off
Claudio Villa - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jawaharlal Nehru and Prof. Martino - Vintage Photo - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Jawaharlal Nehru and Prof. Martino - Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1956.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elton John's Certificate of Marriage 1984 - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Elton John certificate of marriage 1984 is a black and white photograph realized in 1984
The photograph depicts Elton John Rock superstar and his bride Rena...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hong Kong Football by Chris Frazer Smith - Contemporary Sports Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
Hong Kong Football is a dynamic C-Type Matte Print by Contemporary photographer Chri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Claudio Villa and the Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa and the Kessler Twins-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jawaharlal Nehru - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jawaharlal Nehru- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Groucho Marx - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Groucho Marx- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized in the 1960s.
Good condition.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
"M with Bra", Black and white photograph intervine by the artist
By Efren Isaza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
M with Bra by Efren Isaza
37 in. H x 29.5 in. W
Archival pigment print mounted on aluminum with ink and paint
One of a kind
______________________________
Isaza, one of Colombia’s mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Stockings - Signed limited edition print, contemporary, Black white photo, Model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Stockings - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then prin...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pi...
X-ray Lenticular photography framed Banksy interior figurative black and white
By Nick Veasey
Located in New York, NY
Framed moving Lenticular x-ray photograph cones with COA
Nick Veasey
We live in a world obsessed with image. What we look like, what our clothes look like, houses, cars… I like to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
May 6, 1976 -Friuli Earthquake - Vintage Photograph - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
May 6, 1976 -Friuli earthquake is a black and white vintage photo, realized in May 8, 1976.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including histo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Unseen
By Sarah Hadley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Collage
Printed on Canson Platine Fiber Rag
Framed in black wood with archival mat
This image is from Sarah Hadley's series The Whispering Dark, about her unusual childhood ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
SAINT PETRA #04 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
SAINT PETRA #04 - 2011 / 2019,
[From the series Odd Side Effects]
45x34cm,
edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival color print based on an origin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid
Gilded Beauty - observation on iconic French master paintings and gilded frames
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a series of large scale observations on French master paintings and their opulent gilded frames
GILDED BEAUTY by Frank Schott
40 x 32 inches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Silhouette V
By Deana Nastic
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10
More sizes available on request.
Silhouette of a woman in black and white.
Artist Statement:
Art is the air that I breathe. I grew up in an artistic family, surround...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stefanie Schneider Minis - 3 Minis from the movie Stay
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
3 Stefanie Schneider's Minis
from the movie Stay: 'Forgive me', 'Lila', 'Jellyfish'
with Naomi Watts
Signed in front, not mounted
Lambda digital C...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
King Baldovino - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
King. Baldovino- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eddie & Dave Performance, 1980
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Lynn Goldsmith Limited Edition of 20 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Pointe - underwater photograph - print on aluminum
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This elegant underwater photograph captures a ballet dancer in pointe shoes and flowing white tutu, suspended in deep teal waters. The rich contrast between the pristine white costum...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Claudio Villa - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa and the Kessler Twins-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pointe - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x25"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This elegant underwater photograph captures a ballet dancer in pointe shoes and flowing white tutu, suspended in deep teal waters. The rich contrast between the pristine white costum...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Firefighters - Historical Vintage Photo
Located in Roma, IT
Firefighters - Historical Vintage Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical event...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Amaluna's Day Off #41 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Amaluna's Day Off #41', 2015
50x50cm, Edition 1/7,
[From the series Cirque du Soleil]
Art print based on an expired Polaroid
mounted on DILITE 0,2mm - 50x50cm - gloss coating
Hand...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Lights, Digital, Polaroid
Ariane 2 - Signed limited edition art print, Contemporary, Romantic, Dancer
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Ariane 2- Signed limited edition archival pigment print , 2005 - Edition of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-f...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Vintage Photograph - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi in a scene from "è stato così". Rome, 7/2/1977.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$67 Sale Price
25% Off
Capozzella Coming Out of Prison - 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.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Watch out! The boyfriends are coming - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Watch out! The boyfriends are coming - 2020
25x20cm,
Edition of 10.
Giclée Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta (glossy), based on a Peel Apart Polaroid Film (not mounted).
Signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
It's gonna be ok (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
It's gonna be ok (Till Death do us Part) - 2008
40x48cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inve...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Historical Photo - Women's March - Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Women's March is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s.
Good conditions
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal fami...
Category
1930s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rayas Two. Fashion Sepia Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rayas Two, by Ricky Cohete
Archival Pigment print
Image size: 30 in. H x 20 in. W
Ed of 13
Unframed
Throughout his exploration of the movement of the body, with modern and ballet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Claudio Villa - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Stefanie Schneider Minis - Max by the Pool (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis
'Max by the Pool' (29 Palms, CA), 1999
signed and signature brand on verso
Lambda Color Photographs based on the original Polaroid.
Polaroid sized open ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Grace Jones for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Grace Jones for Playboy is a photograph realized by Helmut Newton in 1985.
Albumen print From the series realized by Newton for Playboy magazine.
Edtion 7/85.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Her-Untitled 7 & 5 Diptych. Abstract Figurative Color limited Edition photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Her-Untitled 7 & 5 Diptych, 2018 by Ying Chen
From the Her series
Archival pigment print
Overall size: 14 in. H x 22 in. W
Individual size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W
Edition of 10 + 2AP...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Helping Hand by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin, Puppets
Located in München, BY
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
An employee of a transportation company is unloading mannequins and grabs a mannequin's crotch.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events an...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Claudio Villa - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Formula 1 Ferrari - Fernando Alonso, Signed limited edition still life, Race
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Formula 1 Ferrari - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2011 - Edition of 5
Formula 1 , Preseason test, 2011 , Barcelona, Spain.
Fernando Alonso for Ferrari
Photo/R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
Young and..., 2020 - Limited Edition Digital Color C-Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Young and... is a C-Type Print by contemporary photographer Ben Thomas in a Limited Edition of 10.
Hasselblad Master Photographer Ben Thomas moved to Melb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color
Referendum for Algeria - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Referendum in Algeria is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1962.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Burned Flight - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Burned flight is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moment...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Greek Mosaics, Diptych Figurative Photography, Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Greek Mosaics- Diptych figurative photography framed by Paul Meleschnig
Image size :10" x 20"
Frame size: 22 x 32 inches
Archival pigment print
1995
Fram...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Claudio Amendola in Amarsi un po' - Vintage Photo - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Amendola in Amarsi un po-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in 1984.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
King Baldovino and Queen Fabiola - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
King Baldovino and Queen Fabiola- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Press Conference, Lattanzio - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Press Conference, Lattanzio- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1977.
With an Italian note on the rear.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The photography of Carla van de Puttelaar allows the eye to touch the skin on many different levels. Through her lens, she makes the viewer aware of the sensitivity and the sensualit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Young Prince Charles - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Young Prince Charles - Vintage press print realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Royal Family Visits the Vatican - Vintage Photograph - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Royal Visit to the Vatican is a black and white vintage photo, realized in April 1959.
The photo depicts an official moment of the English Crown. The Queen Mother Elizabeth, the Pr...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Back to the Future (1985 Film) - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Back to the Future (1985 Film) is a black and white photograph realized in 1985
Vintage Photo depicting Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in a sc...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
After Bullock
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 20)
Signed and numbered on label, verso
From the series, "Before the Camera"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Chuck S...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hungarian Communist Party Congress in Budapest - Vintage Photo - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Press Photo Opening of the Hungarian Communist Party Congress in Budapest. Newsworthy Historical Images—Vintage Photo is a historical photograph taken in 1966.
Good conditions and a...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Norberto Caparella, Case of Kappler - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Norberto Caparella, Case of Kappler - Vintage Photo realized in 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pond. From the series Water Lilies. Male Nude Dancer Color Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pond, 2023 by Ricky Cohete
From the series Water Lilies
Color Archival Pigment print
Image size: 24 in. H x 36 in. W
Edition of 10
Unframed
____________...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Charles and Philip - Vintage Press Print - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Charles and Philip - Vintage press print realized in 1968
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Contemporary figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of green, yellow, orange, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tyler Shields, Brian Finke, Stefanie Schneider, and David Drebin. Frequently made by artists working with Polaroid, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative photography, so small editions measuring 3.04 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $40,000, while the average work sells for $701.