Skip to main content

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.

to
355
3,425
1,505
938
1,033
1,664
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
13
2,711
5,839
1
1
3
18
28
103
743
493
459
325
7,778
274
193
171
82
44
23
22
17
6
6
5
4
4,078
3,201
1,200
5,640
2,920
2,278
1,855
1,386
1,279
796
749
696
596
591
564
509
478
446
432
400
395
322
321
4,840
3,630
3,218
2,976
1,891
545
274
236
225
192
672
3,777
4,617
3,145
Style: Contemporary
Ceremony for Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Ceremony for Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1967. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Blood Drop - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 26 x 36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young naked woman diving in a pool. Her face is covered with red scarf. Her beautiful naked body and the red scarf look fresh and vibrant on black backgro...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Secret Dreams - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 16" x 23"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a young beautiful golden hair woman on a bottom of a pool. Her body is partially covered with a golden scarf leaving uncovered a beautiful breast. Original...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Danae - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x53"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young golden hair woman on a bottom of a pool. Her beautiful naked body is wrapped in air bubbles. Original gallery quality archival pigment print....
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria is a Vintage Photo photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

War in Algeria - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
War in Algeria- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Photo of a Painting by Beppe Guzzi - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of a painting by Beppe Guzzi is a black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Early Morning - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35"x27"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked woman in a pool. Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author. Limited edition of 24 Paper size: 36"x29" Image ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Portrait of Monica Bellucci - Vintage Photo by Marton Schneider - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Bellucci, b/w photo is a photograph realized by Marton Schneider in the 1990s. Very good conditions.
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Innuendo
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Innuendo, 2016, 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-2001. No...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

First Images of the Moon - Vintage Photograph - 1969/70
Located in Roma, IT
First images of the moon is a vintage black and white photograph realized in between 1969 and 1970, during the first missions to the Moon. Good conditions.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Roland Garros French Open 1996
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1996, Meurice was commissioned to design the official poster for the French Open at Roland Garros. His design brought a lively and modern interpretation to the tournament, charact...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Offset

American Cowboy Head, Salton Sea, California - Roadside America Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic American icon, the roadside giant Cowboy "Muffler Man", captured on Richard Heeps' road trip between Mecca and the Salton Sea. Part of a series of pictures by Richard Heeps...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Kissing Priests (Polaroid Transfer of Embracing Clergymen on Rives BFK)
Located in Hudson, NY
Kissing Priests image size: 8 x 10 inches Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corn...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

Helping Hand by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin, Puppets
Located in München, BY
Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist An employee of a transportation company is unloading mannequins and grabs a mannequin's crotch. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the wo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hula Doll, Las Vegas - American Kitshc Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Hula Doll', part of Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, captured at Viva Las Vegas. This fun artwork has a cool kitsch vibe, the photograph itself has a lo-fi effect. This artwork i...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pelé and Max von Sidow on the set of "Victory" - Vintage Photo - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Pelé and Max von Sidow on the set of "Victory"-Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in 1981s. Good conditions and aged.
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

New Orleans, Vintage 1960s Civil Rights Black and White Photography, City Prison
Located in New york, NY
City Prison, 1965 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a vintage gelatin silver, signed verso (back of photo) by the photographer. It is an iconic image from the photographer's ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Drive-in Dreams (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Drive-In Dreams (Bombay Beach) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label and certificate. Artist ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lucky Catch - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 58" x 43"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in fishing net. The perfect body of the model has slight green tint; her perfect breasts are partially covered with the green fi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Champagne - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye ca...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Playgirl (Heavenly Falls)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Playgirl (Heavenly Falls) 2016, 50x50cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory number: 19598. Not mounted. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Romantic Couplec- Free delivery- Signed limited edition fine art, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Romantic Couple - Signed limited edition archival pigment print 1988, Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in Paris in 1988. The negativ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

The Starfall - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 17.5" x 23.5"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young beautiful golden hair woman on black background. Her body is partially covered with a golden scarf leaving uncovered beautiful buttocks. Origi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Spring - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 36" x 50"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sophisticated underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wearing a veil of air bubbles. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Shadowplay - triptych - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shadowplay, triptych, 2017, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. 20x24cm each, 20x82cm installed including the gaps. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature labe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Photographic Paper

Untitled I. From The Balance Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled I, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone From the Balance series Photography and ink on paper Image size: 50 in. H x 35 in. W Edition of 3 + 1AP Unframed With Balance the artist starts ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Amsterdam VI
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (4/8) in pencil, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. About the arti...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Italian Contemporary Photo by Ian Art - Surfer_I, The Surfer
Located in Paris, IDF
Surfer_I, The Surfer (2012-2018) 180 x 100 cm - original / single unique print + 1AP Museum-Quality Fine Art Printing Ships in a well protected, solid tube Original Warranty for all...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Paper, Digital

Garage
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Blackmon's images offer a fantastic and surreal commentary on contemporary American family life while referencing a 19th Century Flemish painting – they are intricate tableaux, combi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bubbles - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 24 x 36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman breasts covered with air bubbles. “In my line of photography all best shots are ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Italo Calvino - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Italo Calvino-Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

24 January, I
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered on label, verso 12 x 18 inches (Edition of 10) 24 x 35.5 inches (Edition of 8) From the series, "Him" This artwork is offered by ClampAr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Starfall - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 26x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young beautiful golden hair woman on black background. Her body is partially covered with a golden scarf leaving uncovered beautiful buttocks. Origi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Spring - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25" x 35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sophisticated underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wearing a veil of air bubbles. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic finish. Limited edition of 24. Print paper size: 26" x 36". Image size 25" x 35" The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details. This artwork has been on display at: 2024 🇺🇸 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, United States) 2023 🇺🇸 Beverly Hills Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ode to Klimt's 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I'
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I", 1907 “Ode to Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I’’ bends gender expectations by casting a man as the woman in gold; artist Epaul Julien...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Acrylic

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso COA provided In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of different objects with my porcelain...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

The Lonely Skier - Vintage Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Lonely Skier  is a color vintage photo, realized in 1930s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album incl...
Category

1930s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Flora 02 - Contemporary Photography, Floral, Female Nude, Legs, Pastels, Flowers
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 02 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. All prints are produced to order. Lead times betwe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital

Jay and a Ray of Sun (the sun slants across young man's body from eye to nipple)
Located in New Orleans, LA
The photograph, Jay in a Ray of Light, in this size is in an edition of only 5. This impression is #1 Born in Moscow in 1986, Alex Avgud is a Russian born p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Fly - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fly (Bombay Beach) - 2019 50x50cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-60...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

New York City, Office Party, Black and White Dance Party Photograph 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Office Party by Leonard Freed is a 13" x 19" limited-edition photograph. The print 4/5 is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of the phot...
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Moonlight IV - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x26"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and sophisticated underwater photograph of a young naked woman in the pool. This is a monochrome photograph close to black and white with reach aquatic tint. This is t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

All that glitters ain't gold
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All that glitters ain't gold, 2017, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof Based on a Polaroid, digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL201...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bondi Heights 2 by Ben Thomas
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Due to currency fluctuations prices may change. Bondi Heights 2 is a vibrant C-Type Print in an Edition of 10 in this size by contemporary photographer Ben Thomas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color

Women in Malibu II (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Woman in Malibu II (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 315_2.26 No...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Amaluna's Day Off #02 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Amaluna's Day Off #02 - 2016 [From the series Cirque du Soleil] 80x80cm, edition of 5, Digital archival pigment print 
based on an original Polaroid
 on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

Bent Mirror - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white photograph of a topless young female dancer in the pool. Original print on aluminum plate with solid black backboard. The artwork needs no additional fram...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Umbrella -Signed limited edition still life print, Black white photo, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Girl with Umbrella - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1998 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 57x43"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman standing on her hands on the bottom of a pool. Her perfect body on the red background and classic heavy breas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Garden Pool - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 43 x 60"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women with dark hair on red background. The pool is built in the garden and you can see bright green trees ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Danae - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young golden hair woman on a bottom of a pool. Her beautiful naked body is wrapped in air bubbles. Original gallery quality archival pigment print....
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Man Curve, Three. Motion Series. Male Sepia Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Man Curve Three by Ricky Cohete From Motion series Sepia Archival Pigment print Medium 36" x 24" Ed of 10 + 1AP Unframed Throughout his exploration of the movement of the body, wit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Zero Gravity Lounge II - underwater nude photograph - archival print 17.5"x23.5"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a young woman diving in a pool. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 24. Print p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Exercise at Home
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Stamped and numbered, verso 20 x 24 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 40 inches (Edition of 5 + 1 AP) 50 x 60 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Luke Smalley was an American artist known for his photographic work, which pairs a coolly minimalist aesthetic with a retro nostalgia. Images from his early in his career were inspired by fitness manuals and yearbooks c. 1910. This is not surprising since Smalley graduated with a degree in sports medicine from Pepperdine University and worked for a number of years as a model and personal trainer. Smalley shot the bulk of his photographs in his home state of Pennsylvania, using real high school athletes as models. “Exercise at Home” is Luke Smalley’s second major body of work. Shot in and around the tiny Pennsylvania town the artist called home, Smalley revisits themes of adolescent growing pains acted out under the guise of earnest athleticism. Teenagers engage in simple yet strange competitions meant to establish their standings amongst one another. Two youths practice boating safety...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Falling Stars - Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, 21st Centur
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Falling Stars - 2021 Archival C-Print based on an original Polaroid on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper, not mounted. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Signature label and certificat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

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

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.

Recently Viewed

View All