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
Portrait of Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actress and Singer Abbe Lane in Rome, after the separation with Xavier Cugat.
by Publifoto
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Miners - The Old Days - The Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Miners - The Old Days is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
It belongs to historical album including historical moment, royal families, and polit...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ode to Grant Wood's American Gothic
Located in New Orleans, LA
16 x 13 inches - Edition 3 of 7 with 2 APs
STATEMENT:
e2, a collaboration between New Orleans artists Elizabeth Kleinveld and Epaul Julien, re-ima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Twinkle Toes, North Pole by Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
"Twinkle Toes"
North Pole (Russia), 2017
20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500
Also available:
32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500
40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500
50 x 75 in / Ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ryder 5
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto
14 x 11 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
24 x 20 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
40 x 30 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Michael Crouser's series, "Mountain Ranch," is a ten-year look at the disappearing world of cattle ranching...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo - Ait Ahmed - vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ait Ahmed is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old days Photo - Visiting Konrad Lorenz in Hospital - photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Visiting Konrad Lorenz in Hospital is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic al...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Exile by Osama Esber - Contemporary Syrian Photographer
Located in Chicago, IL
EXILE
Archival Pigment Print
Available Sizes:
16” x 20” Edition of 25 with 3 Artist Proofs
20” x 24” Edition of 10 with 3 Artist Proofs
30” x 40” Edition of 7 with 3 Artist Proofs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
China- National Children's Day - Historical Photo - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
China- National Children's Day - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1989. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical momen...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tanks in the City - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Tanks in the City is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, meti...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo- Israeli Community, Fernando Piperno - Vintage Photo - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Israeli Community, Fernando Piperno is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1977.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal fami...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edition: 25
Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso
Other sizes available upon request
COA provided
In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
The Key - Signed limited edition sensual fine art print, Contemporary photograph
By Geoff Halpin
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
The key - Signed limited edition monochrome pigment print - Edition of 5
Brighton, UK, 2002
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm (Acid-free and lignin-free paper, Museum quality paper for highest age resistance and a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper) using pigment inks which are known for their longevity.
Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity
Please note. There are three sizes of this print; each is an edition of five (5) making the total that can be printed as fifteen (15). This will include any custom sizes requested.
Archival pigment print available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted) :
52 x 31 cm / 20,74 x 12,20 in. - Edition of 5
75 x 45 cm / 29,53 x 17,72 in. - Edition of 5
117 x 70 cm / 46,06 x 27,56 in. - Edition of 5
Geoff Halpin...
Category
1880s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Portrait of Nino Manfredi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Nino Manfredi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Politician Meeting - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Politician Meeting is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including hist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cuba - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
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 political events...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colton in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto
14 x 11 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
20 x 16 inches, sheet
(Edition of 25)
24 x 20 inches, sheet
(Edition of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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
Historical Photo - Janos Kadar - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Janos Kadar is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jawaharlal Nehru and Julie Andrews - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jawaharlal Nehru and Julie Andrews is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sylva Koscina - Golden Age of Italian Cinema - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Sylva Koscina is considered one of the best actresses of he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cubans in Moscow - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cubans in Moscow - 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...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Meeting in front of Church (Sidewinder)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Meeting in front of Church (Sidewinder) - 2007
Edition 2/5,
each 30x37cm, installed 30x160cm.
4 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on the 4 oirginal Polaroids.
Ce...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Christos J. Palios - Hover Strip, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unrelenting winds and formidable waves contour this volcanic silvery-white landscape into luminous, lunar-like surfaces. Sharp cliffs, caves and valleys, occupants on alien terrain—I...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Christos J. Palios - Disbelief, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unrelenting winds and formidable waves contour this volcanic silvery-white landscape into luminous, lunar-like surfaces. Sharp cliffs, caves and valleys, occupants on alien terrain—I...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historical Photo of Prison - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Enrica Bonaccorti - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian former actress, television and radio presenter, and lyricist Enrica Bonaccorti.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Iva Zanicchi is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historic...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lawrence Schiller, American (1936 - )
Title:Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give - 7
Year: 1962 (printed 2007)
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, Signed in ink
Edition: AP 3/...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo - Politicians (Raoul Salan) - Vintage Photo - mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Politicians is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old days Photo - UK Royal Guard Ceremony, Keystone - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - UK Royal Guard Ceremony Ceremony, Keystone is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nost...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Manifestation in Beijing - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Manifestation in in Beijing is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political ev...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Black Sheep and Flock 2 (2/10)
Located in Nashville, TN
"Black Sheep and Flock 2" is a matte-ink print on cotton paper by photojournalist Philip Holsinger. The artist took the photo on an expedition with th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Alain Seriguy - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Alain Seriguy is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including histo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Luchino Visconti on the Set of the Film Ossessione - Vintage Photo - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Lucchino Visconti on the Set of the Film Ossessione is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1943.
Good conditions.
Category
1940s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Mohammad Khider - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Mohammad Khider is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moment...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Monkey with Gun, New York City – Albert Watson, Contemporary, Animal, print
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Monkey with Gun, New York City
1992/2015
Chromogenic print from a polaroid positive face mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 238 x 182,5 cm (93 3/4 x 71...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
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.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Partial Appearances #1704)
Located in New York, NY
Archival inkjet print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
24 x 18 inches
(Edition of 10)
40 x 32 inches
(Edition of 5)
50 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
This artwork is offere...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Historical Photo-Janos Kadar Shaking Hand with Dr. Husak, Prague-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - kadar Shaking Hand with Dr. Husak, Prague is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The twins Kessler dancing on television
photo by Tommaso La Pera
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fidel Castro with Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fidel Castro with Cuban Socialists is a black-and-white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events and...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gholam Reza Azhari - Former Prime Minister of Iran - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Gholam Reza Azhari - Former Prime Minister of Iran is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1978. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paul Newman at United Nations - Vintage Photo - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Young Claudio Baglioni - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
A very early portrait of Claudio Baglioni realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Regina Coeli Prison, Rome - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Regina Coeali Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ferhat Abbas, Algeria - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ferhat Abbas, Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Revolution in Iran - Historical Photo- 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Revolution in Iran - 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 po...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Algeria is a black and white vintage photo.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a historical album including historical ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Raoul Salan: Speech - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Raoul Salan: Speech is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algerian Delegators Arrival - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Algerian Delegators Arrival is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann
ROBOTNICS Series
C-Print
2019
Edition S (Edition of 10)
12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered verso
Other Edition Sizes available:
- Edition ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Old Days - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Historical Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Patty Pravo - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Patty Pravo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Mohamad Buolieg - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Mohamad Buolieg is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tutu, 1993
By Todd Burris
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and White, Women, Nude, Street, Sky, Outdoors, Grainy, Blurry, woman, Todd Burris, tutu, 1993, outdoors, nude, B&W, black and white photography
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Emma Castro's Wedding - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Emma Castro'sWedding is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ice Crown, Antarctica by Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
"Ice Crown"
Antarctica, 2023
20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500
Also available:
32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500
40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500
50 x 75 in / Edition of 6 -...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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.