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
Period: 1990s
Waiting
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Ginny Ganong Nichols
Waiting
Black and white photograph
Image Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (18.4 x 26 cm)
Mounted Dimensions 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Edition 3/250
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rainy Day
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Ginny Ganong Nichols
Rainy Day
Black and white photograph
Image Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (17.1 x 24.1 cm)
Mounted Dimensions: 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Edition 15/250
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gisele Buendchen with Paparazzis, Cannes - supermodels escaping from the press
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pierre Balmain Haute Couture
Located in Vienna, AT
Available in multiple sizes. All prints are limited edition. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and singed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
Gérard Uféras has an eye for details and his backstage fashion photographs are the proof. Zooming in on small gestures, ruffled skirts, and silly poses, the star photographer lets us in on a never-before-seen side of haute couture.
Daring women, teint de porcelaine and delicate tracings in silver; the French star photographer Gérard Uféras creates masterpieces radiant with a certain je-ne-sais-quoi. Moving the noise of everyday life into the background for a moment, his works are aesthetic oases for the senses. Curving down an exposed back, delineating delicate lines, or an ephemeral smile: Uféras is the connoisseur of fashion and ballet photography...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Early Tiger
By Todd Murphy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Artist: Todd Murphy
Year : 1998
Title: Early Tiger
Unique Piece , Handpainted with Photo Collage
Photographic Collage, Transfer, Stone, and Mixed Media...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Paint, Canvas, Plexiglass, Photographic Film
Diptychon # 34
Located in Kansas City, MO
Diptychon # 34
Color photograph
Signed, numbered, dated and titled by hand
Edition: 12 + III
COA provided
Thomas Florschuetz (German, born 1960) recently emigrated from East Germany...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Crowd Going to Vasileostrovskaya Metro Station
By Alexey Titarenko
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print (Edition of 5)
Signed, dated, numbered, and inscribed in pencil, verso
9 x 9.5 inches, sheet size
7.25 x 7.25 inches, image size
This artwork is offered ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sander – Nick Knight, Photography, Art, Fashion Photography, Large, Dress, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK KNIGHT (*1958, Great Britain)
Sander
1997
Hand-coated Pigment Print
Sheet 149,9 x 274,5 cm (59 x 108 1/8 in.)
Edition of 2, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/2
Nick Knight is among the wo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Pigment
Angie Back
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 8
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Pigment
The Magician
By David Zimmer
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto
11 x 11 inches, image
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vivienne Westwood, Fur
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print
Signed, titled, and dated in ink, verso
6.75 x 6.75 inches, image
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Inez van Lamsweerde (b. 1963) ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Holi Festival, Rajasthan, India
Located in New York, NY
Holi Festival, Rajasthan, India
C-print
20 x 24 inch paper
edition of 30
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Steve McCurry has been one of t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Drew Barrymore - portrait smoking on a tricycle, fine art photography, 1993
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Olga / Balmain
By Fabien Mara
Located in New York, NY
Fabien Mara
Olga / Balmain, 1990
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 cm
Edition of 11
Signed, numbered, and dated
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Upstairs, Paris - Model in Lingerie walking up Stairs, fine art photography 1996
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Naomi Campbell Shaving' - the model sitting on a toilet, fine art photography
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss playing Trivial Pursuit - fine art photography, 1993
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
With this image, Arthur Elgort captured the famous Kate Moss away from the rockstar lifestyle she was usually seen pursuing. Here, she sits at a table, half-empty glasses and a single candle in front of her. She is wearing a cozy sweater and no makeup, and her hair is in a bun. In one hand, she is holding a cigarette; with the other, she is grabbing playing cards out of a well-used and worn trivial pursuit Box. The grainy black and white image has a cozy and familiar feel as if the viewer were sitting at the table with Kate Moss herself. One can almost hear soft piano music and happy laughter in the background of an intimate and happy meeting between friends.
Claudia Schiffer causing a mob in Rome, Kate Moss dancing on the tables in Paris...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss Shopping II
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request.
Kate Moss has starred in Unwerth’s works numerous times, and together, they have been creating some of the most iconic images of the ‘90...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt – L’Impiccato
Located in New York, NY
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt – L’Impiccato, 1994
C-print
100 x 100 cm
edition of 5
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Reclining Kate (Kate Moss) - Supermodel Kate Moss Nude Photography with Hat
By Rankin
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude portrait of supermodel Kate Moss wearing a hat and boots. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. Limited edition.
Rankin unites spontaneity and perfection i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled, Madrid (drain)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 15
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochro...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic nude portrait of 90's supermodel jumping.
PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists....
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Helena Christensen, Safe Sex Campaign, Supermodel Posing with Exposed Back
By Michel Comte
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
In 1993, star photographer Michel Comte created a series of iconic images with supermodel Helena Christensen...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sina&Anthony, Vienna - douple nude in athletic pose, fine art photography, 1995
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cindy Crawford - in revealing black gown in a street, fine art photography, 1990
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request.
PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists.
T...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Young Vaganova Students Getting Ready St. Petersburg - fine art photography 1999
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
In this captivating black and white photograph, the scene unfolds with young ballet dancers adorned in pristine white tutus. Positioned before a window, soft natural light bathes the space, casting gentle highlights and shadows on their poised figures. The dancers are in the midst of preparation, their graceful postures capturing a serene moment of anticipation before practice. The contrast between the purity of their tutus and the shadows adds a timeless elegance to the composition, emphasizing both the discipline and artistry inherent in ballet.
Claudia Schiffer causing a mob in Rome, Kate Moss dancing on the tables in Paris...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss in Nepal, British Vogue - Model on elephant, fine art photography 1993
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cementerio Balcarce, from Salamone
Located in Dallas, TX
AP 1
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Gum print
From Salamone series
"In 1998 and 2001 I travelled around the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina) with the purpose of making a ph...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Walking the Dog
Located in Greenwich, CT
Robert Farber Biography
American, b. 1944
Robert Farber’s style has influenced generations of photographers. His painterly, impressionistic style captures the essence of composition...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Pigment
Abraham Pelham Haute Couture - Model in white shirt, fine art photography, 1999
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Theatre royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium - musican playing the double bass
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request.
PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists.
Ge...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gianfranco Ferre Pret a Porter, Milan - model in a romantic dress with a rose
Located in Vienna, AT
'Gianfranco Ferre Pret a Porter, Milan' gives the view of a model in a romantic dress from behind. The back of the dress is covered with a white rose an...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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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