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Contemporary Figurative Prints

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
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Koak, Female Comes In Many Forms - Signed Print, 2019, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Koak (US American, b. 1981) Female Comes In Many Forms, 2019 Medium: Five color risograph print Dimensions: 43 x 28 cm (17 x 11 in) Edition of 200: Hand numbered and signed Condition...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Digital, Screen

"Requiem/Let Them Be, " Etching and Aquatint signed by Joan Snyder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Requiem" is an original etching and aquatint by Joan Snyder. The artist signed the piece, and the edition is of 120. This piece features abstract, expressionist text and an striking portrait of a woman with red lipstick on a pink background. 25 5/8" x 20" art 32" x 26" frame Joan Snyder was born on April 16, 1940, in Highland Park, New Jersey. She received her AB from Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey (1962), and an MFA from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey (1966). She was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1974) and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship (1983). Snyder lives in Brooklyn and Woodstock, New York. Although Snyder’s paintings are often placed under various art-movement umbrellas—Abstract...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Vegetation - Original Lithograph by Daniele Dimitri - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vegetation an original Lithograph artwork realized by Daniele Dimitri. Hand-signed at the bottom. Numbered, edition 20/100. In excellent conditions. Passepartout included 70 x 5...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

AstraZeneka
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Building on a series of exhibitions titled Panorama of the Anthropocene which examined the ecological impact of human activity through an array of paintings, digital prints and video...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Digital

Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Numbered and hand Signed. Edition of 99 prints. Very good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Window - Lithograph by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Window is a contemporary artwork realized by Leo Guida in 1970s. Mixed colored lithograph. Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin: 2/3 Artist's proof. Original title: Fines...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Commonitorium- 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pigment Print, Portrait
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Edition of 50 Ger Doornink's limited editions are based on a high resolution scan of the original artwork. They are printed on archival Hahnemühle German Etching paper. This techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Etching

Study of Hands
Located in Miami, FL
Hand signed rf Lichtenstein and dated '81 in pencil lower right margin. Blindstamp lower left Washington University Printmaking Workshop chop. N...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

The Hanging Tree
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer The Hanging Tree (Jan Luyken prints - and from the 1633 drawings by Jacques Callot) 1974/2018 Line drawings on copper plate on Arches cream...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

Mexican Artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen women
Located in Miami, FL
Enrique Cattaneo (Mexico, 1946) 'Emulando a Allen Jones', 2010 silkscreen on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 15 x 15 in. (38 x 38 cm.) Edition of 40 ID: CAT-311 Unfr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

"Untitled (Cup Man)" screenprint by Keith Haring from "Kinderstern" portfolio
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled (Cup Man)" screenprint by artist Keith Haring from the "Kinderstern" portfolio published by Edition Domberger to raise money to house families of chi...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Text - Whistle 9/36 - colorful, calligraphic gestures, serigraph on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In a symphony of colour and form, Alice Teichert created more than 40 black ink and acrylic drawings on mylar which she transferred to silk screens. ‘The Text is Still Unwritten’ is ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Heavy, Contemporary Figurative Digital Collage on Paper
Located in Austin, TX
A digital collage on paper by Dave McClinton. Heavy was featured in McClinton's 2022 solo exhibition PYRE, at Ivester Contemporary in Austin, TX. This work is available in three sizes: 16” x 24” - $1750 24” x 36” - $2300 32” x 48” - $2850 PYRE is a continuation of McClinton’s Black Life series, an ongoing project which began in 2015 and aims to illustrate the inner life-cycle of Black people in America. This newest body of digital collages explores the idea that the anger of the African-American community is often portrayed as a threat, whereas the anger of “traditional” communities is depicted as righteous. This paradigm stokes the fires we try to simultaneously hide and harness. McClinton’s intention is to seize this moment in history to create work that compels his audience to seek out empathy and activism for the sake of others, and to turn this spark into a fire. An artist in Austin, Texas, Dave McClinton's works illustrate 'the life-cycle of the inner life of a black person...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Digital

Still-Life 02 - Original Offset after Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Still-Life 02 is an offset print realized after the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso, 1980s. Very good conditions. Renato Guttuso (Bagheria, Palermo 1912 - Rome,1987) was a famous I...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

American Film Poster - Offset Print - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
American Film Poster is a vintage poster realized by Waldemar Swierzy (Poland, 1931-2013) in 1983. This poster was realized for the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Good condition. Wald...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Offset

Jacques Ciry - Exhibition Poster - Original Offset Print - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jacques Ciry- Exhibition Poster is an original poster print realized. The artwork was realized on the occasion of the artist's exhibition. Good conditions except for some foldings.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

Melancholy - Vintage Offset Print after R. Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Melancholy is a vintage offset print realized in 1980s after a drawing of 1979 by Renato Guttuso. The picture is in very good conditions, no signature. Image Dimensions: 29x41 cm. ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

Homage to Caravaggio - Vintage Offset print after Renato Guttuso - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Homage to Caravaggio is an offset print realized after the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso, 1980s. Very good conditions. Renato Guttuso (Bagheria, Palermo 1912 - Rome,1987) was a f...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

LONG STANDING #2
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Sheet size 19 x 12 inches. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Edition of 300. Certificate of Authenticity Included. Artwork in Excellent Conditi...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Sitting Female Nude - Original Etching by D. Catatore - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sitting Female Nude is a beautiful original color etching realized around the Siventies by the Italian master, Domenico Cantatore (1906-1998). A wonderful original print representin...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

MATER NATURA (Deep Yellow)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X Mater Natura (Deep Yellow) Offset Lithograph Size: 50 x 35 inches Edition of 10 Signed, dated by the artist Agent X creates experimental, multimed...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dialogue dans le paysage III
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Adami is the maestro of the unadulterated line,” writes the Swedish poet Lasse Söderberg i...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Bardot on Motorcyle (Green)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2007, this screenprint and acrylic paint in Acid Green on somerset paper is hand-signed by Russell Young, British (Northern England, 1959- ) in pencil on verso. This work is from the edition of 6 artist proofs on verso. Provenance 1. Private Collection, United States Catalogue Raisonné & COA: Russell Young Bardot...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Nude I - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Etching Print, Bright Yellow
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARTA WAKUŁA-MAC: Master of Arts in Fine Art Education- Diploma in Fine Art Printmaking at the Institute of Art, Pedagogical University, Krakow, 2003. Member of Graphic Studio Dubl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

Two Paintings: Dagwood
Located in Miami, FL
From the "Paintings" Series. Lithograph and woodcut in colors. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. Hand signed, dated '84 and numbered in pencil lower right. 14 colors in 11 run...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Woodcut

International Volunteer Day
Located in New York, NY
A fun and familiar image created by Keith Haring as an original lithograph in colors in 1988, International Volunteer Day was commissioned by the United Nations on its 40th anniversa...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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