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

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Photographic Paper

Untitled, Lullaby Series. Still Life. Limited edition B&W photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, From Lullaby Series Limited edition of 3 +1AP Unframed Lullaby is the second chapter of a larger body of work that pushes further the themes and ideas explored in the ser...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975. From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", edition of 75 copies. Hand-signed, numbered, and dated. Very good cond...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The frequencies I am made of #1 Performance photography color portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"The frequencies that make me" is a project that aims to find points of contact between dance and performance to generate a space in between, where the body plays with time, explores...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Untitled 1. Sepia Figurative Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sepia Photograph Archival Pigment print 36 x 24 in. Ed of 10 Unframed For this series, he used elements such as water (emotions) to narrate a story. He worked with the color Blanco ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Never Talk to Strangers - Contemporary, Polaroid, Polaroid, Figurative,
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Never Talk to Strangers- Shot 2019 on 600 film In part influenced by the Hammer Films of the late 1970s, I had wanted to recreate an air of menace as the protagonist is lured deep in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

The Actress Lauretta Masiero - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Actress Lauretta Masiero is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rabbit Hole - Unique piece - Original Polaroid, Women, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rabbit Hole #HS01, 2013, 15 x 10 x 1,6 cm [Scene from the series Odd Stories] Original Polaroid - PIÈCE UNIQUE Hand cast in resin by the artist Patented Procédé © Carmen De Vos Hand...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Resin, Polaroid

Guest Room at Disneyland Hotel - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Guest room at Disneyland Hotel is a colour vintage photo, realized in 1980s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Listening to the Sky
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Platinum

Untitled 70, Calvin Klein, Fashion Black & White Archival Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sükan created the series as he was working for international magazines such as L'Uomo Vogue (Italy), A Magazine (France), Crash (France), Faces (Switzerland), and Muse Magazine (Ital...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Untitled 73, Pucci. 2007. Fashion Black & White Archival Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sükan created the series as he was working for international magazines such as L'Uomo Vogue (Italy), A Magazine (France), Crash (France), Faces (Switzerland), and Muse Magazine (Ital...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Pipi Langoureuse, 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Pipi Langoureuse' by Carmen De Vos (Odd Stories) - 2/25, 2012, mounted on black mdf, dimensions 15x11,3cm, (from the second image you can see a sample piece mounted), hand signed by...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wrong Number - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Wrong Number', 2017, Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x24cm, Digital Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper, not mounted . Signature label and certifi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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

Mafia Wife in Training, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
‘Mafia Wife in Training’ Vanessa does housework. Photographed at the Georgian Terrace Hotel. 2018, 20x20cm, Edition 1/10, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid photographs, Certificate and Signature label, not mounted 'I have often found a companion in the camera, a partner that allows me a way to communicate how I see things in my mind. The element of chance, the imperfections, the saturated colors, all give each unique Polaroid a surreal, dreamy quality that I only experience otherwise in my dreams.’ Coming from a background as a model and actress, getting behind the camera feels like a natural step in the creative process for Caitlin Fowler...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Black Handbag, Goodwood, Chichester - Feminine fashion, color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Black Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe. This artwork featured in Ri...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 46, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Hydrid Souls Archival Pigment Print Edition of 2 + 2 AP Available Size: 47.24" x 40.94" 55.11" x 47.63" 62.99" x 62.99" Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır started his g...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment

The Red and the Black - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless dancer diving in red tutu skirt. Original digital print on archival paper signed by the artist. Paper size: 18" x 24" Image size: 16.5" x 24" L...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Portrait of Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli in a photo by Dufoto Agency - Rome.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero - Vintage photo - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Railway Crash - Vintage Photograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Railway crash is a black and white vintage photo, realized in December 19th 1964. The photo depicts the collapse of a bridge near Rome and the railway travelling over the bridge. G...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portico D'Ottavia, Rome - Vintage Photograph by Gastone Proietti - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portico D'Ottavia, Rome is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1950s., by Gastone Proietti . The photo depicts the picturesque square behind the "Portico D'Ottavia" in Rome...
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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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...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

La Catastrophe Ferroviaire - Vintage Photograph - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
La catastrophe ferroviaire is a black and white vintage photo, realized in June 19th.1961. The photo depicts the rail disaster on the Strasboug-Paris line. Good conditions and aged...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 43, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Hydrid Souls Archival Pigment Print Edition of 2 + 2 AP Available Size: 47.24" x 40.94" 55.11" x 47.63" 62.99" x 62.99" Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır started his g...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Jungle Mermaid - underwater ocean nude photograph - archival pigment 16x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This evocative underwater fine art photograph captures a naked woman swimming through a golden kelp forest, creating a dreamlike atmosphere where human and nature intertwine. The ima...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Parts - Contemporary Symbolic Black And White Photography Limited edition of 15
Located in Salzburg, AT
Limited edition of 10 in format 30x40 cm + 5 cm white margin. Photograph on Hahnemuhle Paper ; Digigraphie technology Marcin Ryczek is Polish photographer specializing in black and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 28, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Hydrid Souls Archival Pigment Print Edition of 2 + 2 AP Available Size: 47.24" x 36.61" 55.11" x 42.51" 62.99" x 62.99" Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır started his g...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 45, Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Hydrid Souls Archival Pigment Print Edition of 2 + 2 AP Available Size: 47.24" x 40.94" 55.11" x 47.63" 62.99" x 62.99" Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır started his g...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Precious (Stage of Consciousness) - 20x24cm, starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Precious (Stage of Consciousness), 2007, 20x24cm, Edition 9/10, digital C-Print, not mounted, artist Inventory Nr. 6322.16, featuring Radha Mitchell THE GREATER THE EMPTINESS THE G...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Triptych
Located in New York, NY
Images from left: "Close to Pegasus," "Once I looked out the window," "The roots and the spirit" Archival inkjet print (Edition of 16) Signed, titled, dated, numbered, and extensive...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Inkjet

Battl - Contemporary Symbolic Black And White Photography, Limited edition of 15
Located in Salzburg, AT
The photo will be sent unframed. Limited edition of 5 in format 51,5x75 cm + 5 cm white margin. Photograph on Hahnemuhle Paper ; Digigraphie technology. Marcin Ryczek is Polish pho...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Burned Car - Vintage Photograph - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Burned car is a black and white vintage photo, realized in January 18th. 1960. The photo depicts a car burned during a test of protective barriers under the Ariccia bridge, near Rom...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled - part 8 - Beachshoot starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' by Stefanie Schneider (Beachshoot), 2005, 30,7x30cm, sold out Edition of 68, Artist Proof 2/5, 2005 Lambda Print, based on a Polaroid Original Certificate and Signature ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Color

Bolonia 3 by Rosa Basurto - Contemporary Minimalist Beach Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 5-15 days. This is an 80cm x 80cm Digital print on 100cm x 100cm Cotton Paper. This sized...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital

Humanity - Digitality Sunset in Santorini - Symbolic Black And White Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Limited edition of 5 in format 59,5x90 cm + 5 cm white margin. Photograph on Hahnemuhle Paper ; Digigraphie technology. Marcin Ryczek is Polish photographer specializing in black a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Historical Photo of Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled, Laughing Couple, Series Stand - Photography - Painting Object
Located in Salzburg, AT
Individual technique on grey military blanket Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of F...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Textile, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Monoprint, Other Medium

Pointe - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 59x43"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of ballerina tying up her pointe shoes. "Four years ago I wrecked my sailboat and was selfmedicating with vodka at a Russian restaurant when I suddenly noticed...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Unbound, #2245. Horst P. Horst Homage. Limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Unbound, #2245 by Natasha Zupan Enlarged photographic print of the original photo collage by the artist 60 in. H x 53.5 in. W Edition of 1/5 2018 ____________________________________...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Guest [C.B.], 7.47 pm, 12th August
By Christopher Bucklow
Located in New York, NY
Unique dye destruction print Signed, titled, and dated, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. Christopher Bucklow is a Britis...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Dye, Color

The Garage of Passy - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The garage of Passy  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in July 7th 1960. A great fire struck a hundred cars inside a parisian garage. The firemen fight against fire. Goo...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bruno Mars, Portrait Intervened by the artists. Nothing Stays Still series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Series titled "Nothing Stays Still", where they keep questioning the fashion photography industry by creating a new visual identity of their images moving them away from their origin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Greenpeace demonstration on "The Top of Europe" - Vintage Photograph - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Greenpeace demonstration on "The Top of Europe"  is a black and white vintage photo, realized in September 22th. 1989. The photo depicts two Japanese tourists flash v-signs posing f...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Intermixture" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Intermixture" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 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

Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 16, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Hydrid Souls Archival Pigment Print Edition of 2 + 2 AP Available Size: 47.24" x 36.61" 55.11" x 42.51" 62.99" x 48.81" Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır started his ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Digital, Pigment, Archival ...

Santiago (Cuba), Requisition of oil Refineries - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Santiago (Cuba), Requisition of oil Refineries is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical mome...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Baia delle Zagare - Vintage Offset Print by Franco Fontana - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Baia delle Zagare is a vintage offset print realized by Franco Fontana, in 1970s. Offset print. Rondanini Galleria D'arte Contemporanea - Roma. Coloured poster from a photograph by...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Offset

The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage Photograph - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet in Rome (25.6.70).
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Despertar. Figurative Limited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Despertar Archival Pigment print Large 40" x 60" in Ed of 6 + 2AP Unframed Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fau...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rojo, Nude. Color Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rojo Color Archival Pigment print Large 60" x 40" Ed of 6 + 2AP Unframed Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the fauna...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Prague - Vintage Poster After Franco Fontana - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Coloured poster after a photograph by Franco Fontana (Modena, 1933), one of the italian most famous contemporary photographer. Titled at the bottom. Very good conditions. Fontana st...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Offset

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

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Photographic Paper

Sweet Air (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly swimming through the pool water toward the surface. This monochromatic aquatic tint photograph is a p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

El Mensaje. Figurative Limited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
El Mensaje Color Archival Pigment print Large 60" x 40" Ed of 6 + 2AP Unframed Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutch renaissance. He brings hints of the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Green Roll II - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving (rolling) in a pool. This extremely dynamic photograph is rich in green tones looks abstract while in fact it is entirely figu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chaos, Lullaby Series. Landscape. Limited edition B&W photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Chaos, From Lullaby Series Limited edition of 3+1AP Unframed Lullaby is the second chapter of a larger body of work that pushes further the themes and ideas explored in the series...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

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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