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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Recognized Seller Listings
Three Figures in Black - Morocco by Paul Greenberg, 1994, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Three Figures in Black - Morocco by Paul Greenberg depicts four people walking on a sidewalk. A small child walks with two figures cloaked in black, and carries a white toy attached ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ahmadi Oil Fields by Steve McCurry, 1991, Digital C-Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Ahmadi Oil Fields by Steve McCurry depicts two figures standing in a fiery landscape. They are both dressed in white hazmat suits with gas masks. Both figures are fixated by the fire...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Unidentified Man on Phone
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FL05.03030Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foun...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Querelle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol and Sean McKeon
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bruno Bischofberger in Vienna
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face by Steve McCurry presents a powerful portrait. A young girl with piercing green eyes stares off in the distance. She wears a red scarf around her head ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Panther by Patty Carroll, 2020, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Panther by Patty Carroll depicts a woman laying on a green couch with an arm extended. She is mimicking the shape of the multiple panther sculptures placed in the scene. This theme i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mother and daughter on their balcony in Beirut by Steve McCurry, 1982
Located in Dallas, TX
Mother and daughter on their balcony in Beruit by Steve McCurry depicts a woman and child sitting outside. The woman looks down, concentrating on peeling her potatoes, while the girl...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
THE BROKEN SUNLIGHT. GIARDINO DE BOBOLI, FLORENCE
By Tom Mabon
Located in London, GB
"The Broken Sunlight. Giardino de Boboli, Florence" depicts the Boboli Gardens in Florence, where sunlight filters through gaps in the clouds, creating beautiful beams that illuminat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Oil
Skyline by Keith Carter, 2018, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Skyline by Keith Carter is a sepia toned archival pigment print, featuring a section of buildings and skyscrapers in New York City.
Image size: 16 x 16 in.
Paper size: 22 x 17 in.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A coffee farmer prays alone in an empty church by Steve McCurry, 2012
Located in Dallas, TX
A coffee farmer prays alone in an empty church by Steve McCurry depicts a man sitting by himself on a bench, kneeling over with his hands in prayer. Light pours in from the open door...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Beyond the Sea
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Isabelle van Zeijl is recognized for her mastery in creating striking self-portraits. She produces her images autonomously, taking on the roles of model, creator, object and subject ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Holi Man by Steve McCurry, 1996, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Holi Man by Steve McCurry depicts a group of men during the Hindu festival, Holi. A man covered in green powder lies on his back while a sea of red men lift and carry him. Joyous exp...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry, 1983, Digital C-Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry is a 30 x 24 inch Digital C-Print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper, available in an edition of 75. This photograph features a group...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura by Steve McCurry, 2014, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, which translates to the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, by Steve McCurry depicts a woman standing on a ladder in an extravagant library. She ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Man Mediates at Auschwitz by Steve McCurry, 2005, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Man Meditates at Auschwitz by Steve McCurry depicts a man sitting in the middle of train tracks at the Memorial and Museum Auschwits-Birkenau in Poland. The tracks lead back to the g...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Sherlock #2 by Kevin Horan, 2012, Archival Pigment Print, Portrait Photography
By Kevin Horan
Located in Dallas, TX
This portrait by Kevin Horan features a side profile of a white curly haired goat, from Horan's series Chattel. The photograph is signed, titled, dated and numbered by Kevin Horan, i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flower Vendor on Dal Lake by Steve McCurry, 1999, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Flower Vendor on Dal Lake by Steve McCurry depicts a man transporting vibrant, multi-colored flowers in a canoe. He paddled down the calm river, passing by a house surrounded by lush...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Standing Together: Limited Edition Portfolio by Jeanine Michna-Bales
Located in Dallas, TX
Standing Together: Photographs of Inez Milholland’s Final Campaign For Woman’s Suffrage, a Limited Edition Portfolio by Jeanine Michna-Bales.
Edition of 12
Outer box size: 13.5 x 17....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Pigment
Feeling the Spirit by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1987, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Feeling the Spirit by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. depicts a group of men and women standing outside, singing into a microphone. A woman dressed in white stands in front of the group, passion...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spoonbills at the Lagoon by Cheryl Medow, 2023, Archival Pigment Print
By Cheryl Medow
Located in Dallas, TX
Spoonbills at the Lagoon by Cheryl Medow features a large spoonbill bird walking on a log in front of a body of water. Two smaller spoonbills are seen standing in the lagoon in the b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Monks Praying at Golden Rock by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Monks Praying at Golden Rock by Steve McCurry presents a group of men praying next to a giant rock. The four men are dressed in red, with their hands in prayer raised to their forehe...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Abstract Dancers, White 1, 2019 by Giles Revell - Photography, Contemporary
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
A stunning and dynamic Archival Pigment Print by contemporary British photographer Giles Revell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Untitled 3 & 5 Diptych photographs from the Fragmented series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled 3 & 5 Diptych photographs from the Fragmented series, 2021 by Ying Chen
Archival pigment print.
Overall size: 80 in. H x 120 in. W.
Individua...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry presents two figures leading their camels through the sandy terrain of the desert. They struggle further into the storm, consumed by the orange ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Bliss
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"In my works, I am fascinated to reshape existing forms, to reinvent new shapes. Underneath the surface of the ball shape of the flower, I discovered the most delicate little flowers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blue Mosque, Mazar e Sharif by Steve McCurry, 1992, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Blue Mosque, Mazar e Sharif by Steve McCurry depicts a couple seated on the ground, feeding a flock of white doves. More birds swoop down from the sky, intrigued by the hand out of f...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Flipping Boy, 4th Ward, Houston, TX by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1983
Located in Dallas, TX
Flipping Boy, 4th Ward, Houston, TX by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. is a 14 x 11 inch silver gelatin print. This photograph features a boy flipping in the street, with people watching from th...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Man and Taj Reflection by Steve McCurry, 1999, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Man and Taj Reflection by Steve McCurry depicts a man dressed in white, kneeling down to gather water below him. The Taj Mahal is mirrored almost perfectly in the still water.
This ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Fishermen at Weligama by Steve McCurry, 1995, Digital C- Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Fishermen at Wligama by Steve McCurry features four men fishing in the ocean, on the shores of Sri Lanka. Three of the men are sitting on top of tall sticks, perched above the water ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Birds, Mexico by George Krause, Silver Gelatin Print, Black and White Photograph
Located in Dallas, TX
Birds, Mexico by George Krause is a 13.5 by 18.75 inch silver gelatin print. This photograph features birds sitting on a fence. The photograph is signed and dated in pencil on print ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry depicts a man and elephant sitting in a grassy field. The man sits on a rock while he reads his book, and the elephant sits behind him...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry features a mass of people walking into the shallow waters of the sea, as part of their celebration. People gather around a large statue of ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Kouros Green. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Green, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 camera I...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Kouros Blue. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Blue, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 camera In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Kouros Pale. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Pale, 2000 - 2002 by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Kouros Back. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Back, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 camera In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Kouros Torso Pink. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Torso Pink, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 came...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Swamp Moon by Keith Carter, 2016, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Swamp Moon by Keith Carter presents a dramatic scene; detailed shot of the moon, half lit, emerges from a dark, murky background.
Swamp Moon by Keith Carter is a 20 x 16 inch archi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Wind II. From the Desert Flower series .
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Wind II by Guilherme Licurgo
From the series Desert Flower
Archival pigment print
Image size: 60 in. H x 40 in. W
Edition of 5 + 2AP
_____________________
Guilherme Licurgo was...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry, 1983, Digital C-Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry is a 30 x 24 inch Digital C-Print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper, available in an edition of 75. This photograph features a group...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
Kouros Triptych 01. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Triptych 01, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Tryptich Overall size 24 H x 60 W inches.
Individual Paper size image: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed of 5 + 2AP
Unframed
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Kouros .04, Back Pink. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros.04 Back Pink, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 4/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Earth, Moon and Water by Keith Carter, 2013, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Earth, Moon and Water by Keith Carter presents a tranquil scene. The full, shining moon reflects in the still water, accompanied by reflections of trees and brush. The hazy edges of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face by Steve McCurry presents a powerful portrait. A young girl with piercing green eyes stares off in the distance. She wears a red scarf around her head ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Black Beauty II. Limited Edition Black and White Portrait Photograph.
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black Beauty II, 2022 by Léa Bon
From the series Black Beauty
Archival pigment print on Epson premium semi-matte
Image size: 48.2 cm H x 72.6 cm W
Edition of 6
Unframed
___________...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Black Beauty I. Limited Edition Black and White Portrait Photograph.
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black Beauty I, 2022 by Léa Bon
From the series Black Beauty
Archival pigment print on Epson premium semi-matte
Image size: 72.6 cm H x 48.2 cm W
Edition of 6
Unframed
_____________...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Artillery Barrage, Suez Canal, Yom Kippur War by Micha Bar-Am, 1973
By Micha Bar-Am
Located in Dallas, TX
Artillery Barrage, Suez Canal, Yom Kippur War by Micha Bar-Am depicts soldiers amidst a battle. The men are laying on the ground, ducking for cover in the...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Crossing the Suez Canal, Yom Kippur War by Micha Bar-Am, 1973
By Micha Bar-Am
Located in Dallas, TX
Crossing the Suez Canal, Yom Kippur War by Micha Bar-Am presents a brief moment of joy amidst a dark time. Two men smile while riding in a car, with other men looking onward with a b...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sparring - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, Ali, boxing, black and white, 20x30 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937)
Sparring
silver gelatin fibre based print
20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work is available in the following si...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Gárgara detail III. Limited Edition Color Figurative Photograph.
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gárgara detail III, by Léa Bon
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Silk Baryta
Image size: 10 cm H x 15 cm W
Edition of 3
2023
Why do we dream of a simple and unique image of Eden...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Gárgara detail II. Limited Edition Color Figurative Photograph.
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gárgara detail II, by Léa Bon
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Silk Baryta
Image size: 10 cm H x 15 cm W
Edition of 3
2023
Why do we dream of a simple and unique image of Eden;...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Gárgara detail I. Limited Edition Color Figurative Photograph.
By Lèa Bon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gárgara detail I, by Léa Bon
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Silk Baryta
Image size: 10 cm H x 15 cm W
Edition of 3
2023
Why do we dream of a simple and unique image of Eden; ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
A Drop of Red #2 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Glamour, Shoes, Ketchup, Red
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain)
A Drop Of Red #2, 2001
Chromogenic print
Image 73 x 101.5 cm (28 3/4 x 40 in.)
Sheet 83 x 111.5 cm (32 5/8 x 43 7/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 A...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Pluri-Bol, From the series Ser Cosa, Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pluri-Bol, 2010 by Rodrigo Etem
From the series Ser Cosa
Archival pigment print on fine art paper
Size: 26 H x 40 W inches.
Edition of 7
Unframed
…this ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Carduus Nutans Sways by Marcy Palmer, 2021, 24k gold leaf on vellum
Located in Dallas, TX
Carduus Nutans Sways by Marcy Palmer presents a small gathering of musk thistles, illuminated in a background of gold. This photograph is made of 24k gold...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Stayed by Marcy Palmer, 2021, 24k gold leaf on vellum
Located in Dallas, TX
Stayed by Marcy Palmer presents a collection of flowers, illuminated in gold. This photograph is made of 24k gold leaf on vellum with an archival UV varni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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