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
Hereafter (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hereafter (The Last Picture Show) - 2005,
50x49cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label.
Artis...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Fred Astaire and Ray Noble - Vintage Photo - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of Fred Astaire, realized in the mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lauretta Masiero - On the Stage - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lauretta Masiero - On the Stage is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
No title (No 03) Ballet Photography 45 x 45 in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 03) Ballet Photography 45 x 45 in Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 03) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2017
Limited Edition of 18
Picture s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
1993-Paulo Italie - Black and White Photograph of Man Diving From Sailing Boat
Located in New York, NY
This is a 18.5" x 12" x archival giclée print on a 22" x 17" archival exhibition paper. It shows a man diving into mediterranean see while jumping from a sailing boat. It is part o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
Shadow Play - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Shadow Play', diptych - 2016
'We painted the room deep blue sea over the mint green and opened the blinds, allowing the sun to flood in waves across the walls. We furnished it in l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
"Gilbert Baker's Global Rainbow" Contemporary Photograph on Aluminum with Frame
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Gilbert Baker's Global Rainbow" is a framed photograph on aluminum by Xan Padron, depicting a compilation of walking figures set against vibrant backgrounds. Padron's signature tech...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Japan, Contemporary Japanese Photography, Children, Hands and Feet
Located in New york, NY
The baby in the image is one of Japanese artist Yoshihiko Ueda's children and reveals the photographer's eye for artful composition. The photograph "Hands and Feet" by Ueda is an arc...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
Steps - underwater photograph - print on aluminum 12 x 10"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Lisa- Signed limited edition print, Black white, Woman, Sensual, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Lisa - Edition of 5
signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity, unframed
Please note. There are three sizes of this archival pigment print; each is an edition of ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Gi...
Old Days - Bookshops - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Bookshops in 1980s is a vintage black and white photograph.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Poor Richard Torso, Salton Sea, California - Roadside America Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic American icon, the roadside giant "Muffler Man", captured on Richard Heeps' road trip between Mecca and the Salton Sea. Part of a series of pictures by Richard Heeps featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Passage of the Squirrel
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Beth Moon is an American-born photographer. She has gained international recognition for her large-scale, richly toned platinum prints.
This portfolio focuses on totem-like beliefs ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Platinum
Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Gellert Bath House, Budapest. B&W 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
Black and White, Archival Pigment
The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lea Massari on the set of a movie.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Knitter (Odd Stories) - Polaroid, mounted, Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'The Knitter' by Carmen De Vos
(Odd Stories) - 1/25, 2012
mounted on black mdf, dimensions 11,3x15cm
(the second image shows a sample piece mounted)
hand signed by the artist on the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Kelly (Beachshoot) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kelly (Beachshoot) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #1378.
Not mou...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
War in Algeria - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and pol...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
On Top of the World - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, 21st Century
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
On Top of the World, 2019,
Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x20cm.
Digital C-Print based on a mixed-media collage of an original Polaroid, vintage emphemera, and glitter on Hahne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
DIALOGUE 10 by Matthieu Venot - Photography, architecture, Miami, pastel colours
Located in Paris, FR
DIALOGUE 10 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions:
*37.5 cm × 3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Kelp Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater ocean photograph of a naked girl swimming in kelp forest. Her beautiful body is surrounded with kelp trees. The photograph was taken in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Renée's Dream XIII (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream XIII (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2006
20x20cm,
Edition of 10
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and certificate.
Artist...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
New York City, Black and White Photography 1960s, Office party by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Office Party, New York City, 1966 by Leonard Freed is a gelatin silver later print, 16 x 20, signed verso (on back) by the photographer. Freed enjoyed sto...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Historical Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Vintage Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events and political...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Road - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Road- Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Forest Haze (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forest Haze (The Last Picture Show) - 2005,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label.
Art...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Interdimensional Aberation
By Jason Chen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Interdimensional Abberation" is an original artwork made from hand-woven archival pigment print by Jason Chen. This piece measures 41"h x 31"w.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
''Anitas'' Contemporary Magical Realism Still-Live Photography
Located in Utrecht, NL
The colorful photographs by Spanish artist Leticia Felgueroso (1963) have a modern and layered, but at the same time traditional, character. With a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass
Italy, Beach II, Collectible Black and White Photography 1980s
Located in New york, NY
Beach II, Italy, 1984 by Leonard Freed is an 11" x 14" black and white photograph, a gelatin silver RC press print from the Freed archive, signed verso (on back of photograph) by the...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Self Touches #11. Fashion limited edition color photograph.
By Koray Erkaya
Located in Miami Beach, FL
All about narcissism. The series, which he started during the exhibition of the Don't Tell Mama photography series at the European Nu Photo Festival (Europeen de la Photo de NU) held...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Covid 19 -2020-04-28-NY-Crosby St-Biker - Soccer Game-Black and White Photograph
Located in New York, NY
This is a 39.5 x 59 inches archival giclée black and white print on archival exhibition paper. It is part of a limited edition of 6 plus 2 AP. Signed and numbered in the back.
An ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
The Italian Actress Valeria Golino - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Valeria Golino in a scene from the movie "Love Story".
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
(un)real - Contemporary Minimalist And Symbolic Photography, Black and White
Located in Salzburg, AT
Edition 5 in format 70x70 cm Photograph on Hahnemuhle Paper ; Digigraphie technology , Limited edition, 70x70 cm + 5 cm white margin, Signed on the front. The photo will be sent with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,080 Sale Price
40% Off
Portrait of Ernst Junger - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Ernst Junger - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous artist in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"This Is Not A Composite" Barbie-inspired, pigment print on archival paper
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "This Is Not A Composite" is an original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from digital photography, pigment print on archival paper, and framed with glass. This pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
High Fidelity
By Jason Chen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "High Fidelity" is original artwork made from hand-woven archival pigment print by Jason Chen. This piece measures 41"h x 31"w.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Girls like Strawberries, for no reason at all #14 - 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girls like Strawberries, for no reason at all #14 - 2006
[From the series Need to be]
Edition of 25
25x25cm (white border included)
Hand signed & numbered by the artist.
Archival ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Sud America Reportage - Vintage Photograph by Folco Quilici - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sud America Reportage- is a Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s by Mario De Biasi.
Good conditions with aged margins
Stamped on the rear.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Andrew - Vintage Press Print - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
The Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Andrew is a is a black and white vintage press print, realized in June 10th. 1963.
The photo depicts an official moment of the English Crown. Q...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Amaluna's Day Off #35, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photogra
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Amaluna's Day Off #35',
[From the series Cirque du Soleil]
50x50cm, Edition 1/7, 2015 / 2018
Art print based on an expired Polaroid
mounted on DILITE 0,2mm - gloss coating
Hand si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Lights, Digital, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Roman Statue Study 3. Figurative Abstraction limited edition Color Photograph
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Touching the skin of the past is an extraordinary collection of Roman Statues captured with the ICM technique in order to make the marble skin like a truly human body. 'Touching the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Giuseppe Ayala - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Giuseppe Ayala is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Coming Back - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 58x43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Coming Back" captures a transformative moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where classical composition meets avant-garde expression. A figure in crimson emerges ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
War in Algeria - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Algeria- Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical events and political ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ascent - Contemporary Minimalist Black And White Street Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Edition of 5 in format 65x41 cm Photograph on Hahnemuhle Paper ; Digigraphie technology , Limited edition, 65x41 cm + 5 cm white margin
The photo will be sent unframed. The photo is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
2016-New Orleans - Black and White Photograph of New Orleans Festivity
Located in New York, NY
This is a 39.5 x 59 inches archival giclée black and white print on archival exhibition paper.
It is part of a limited edition of 6 plus 2 AP. Signed and numbered in the back.
It sh...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
"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
Foggy Evening Walk (Enchanted, Twilight, Mystic, ~41% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy
Foggy Evening Walk (Enchanted, Twilight, Mystic)
2024
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm
Size: 19 x 10 inches
Edition: 7
Signed, titled and date...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$588 Sale Price
40% Off
Three to Four Ages of Women - Black and White Street Photography by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's true love was street photography. It is evidently clear in this shot entitled "The Three, Maybe Four, Ages of Women" with the young mannequin bride, the middle aged women...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Claudio Villa's Funerals - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Villa's Funerals-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in 1987.
With a Description on the rear.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ahmedabad 151209-09 (India, Spice, Street Market, Cool, Fish, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy
Ahmedabad 151209-09
Pigment Print
Year: 2015
Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches
Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches
Signed: On Label
Edition: 8
COA provided
*White frame with s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Trubadur Giuseppe Verdi Teatr Wielki - Vintage Offset Print - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Trubadur Giuseppe Verdi Teatr Wielki is a vintage poster realized by Unknown Artist, in 1970s.
Mixed colored offset print.
The artwork represented a ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Offset
Weifang Sun, Portrait Mixed Media on a Black & White photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter.
The artist's technique consists...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
Dusting (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dusting (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
with Heather Megan Christie
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certif...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
David James Gandy Portrait, Portrait Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter.
The artist's technique consists...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Acrylic, Archival Pigment
The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - Vintage photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian actress and singer Loretta Goggi during the show "Loretta Goggi in quiz".
Category
1980s 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.