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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Magical Lash Mascara, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2024 Image Size: 12 x 9 inches Edition of 15 Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. A young Japanese woman contemplating her image in a mi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Le 1 - Lithograph by Erté - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Le 1 is a contemporary modern artwork realized in 1968 by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored lithograph on paper. The artwork is from the Series "Les Chiffres". Hand signed o...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

THERE IS A WOMAN IN EVERY COLOR Signed Relief Print, Black Woman Rainbow Figures
Located in Union City, NJ
THERE IS A WOMAN IN EVERY COLOR is a hand pulled limited edition relief print created using linocut, woodcut, and silkscreen printmaking techniques on white archival printmaking pape...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Linocut

"Stories We Tell Ourselves" Illustrative Photography
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This archival illustrative photography pigment print on cotton rag by Andrew Pinkham measures 20in x 16in and is signed and numbered. This piece is part of a small edition of 10. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Blue Vase on Hand Made Paper, Gorgeous Pochoir and Relief Signed Ed of 3, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Ed Baynard Blue Vase on Antique Paper, 2002 Pochoir and relief in colors on vintage handmade paper Signed, dated and numbered lower right ‘AP 3/4 Ed Baynard 02’. This work is artist'...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Color, Stencil, Lithograph

Barbara Kruger, Don't Be a Jerk skateboard, silkscreen skate deck, Lt. Ed, new
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Kruger Don't Be a Jerk skateboard, 2017 Screenprint on skate deck 31 × 8 inches From the Barbara Kruger "The Drop" show at Performa 17 in NYC. which sold out. An ironic play ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Wood, Mixed Media, Screen

"Maternity" 2002, original hand signed mezzotint etching art Mexican sculptor
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Sacal (Mexico, 1944-2018) 'Maternidad', 2002 mezzotint on paper 22.1 x 18.4 in. (56 x 46.5 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: SAC-101 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

Venice - Etching by Gianpaolo Berto - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Venice is an Etching realized by Gian Paolo Berto in 1974. Hand signed, dated, and numbered by the artist with pencil on the lower right corner. Edition of 50. Good condition. Gia...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

Nude XIII - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Drypoint Etching Print
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, Drypoint, Etching

Woman In Red - Original Lithograph by P. Borra - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Woman In Red is a beautiful colored lithograph realized by the Italian artist Pompeo Borra (Milan, 1898-1973). Edited by La Nuova Foglio, Macerata. Hand-signed in pencil "P. Borra"...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Last Silver Dollar By Greg Singley, Original Signed Print
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Flip For It Artist: Greg Singley Signed original signature Archival Pigment Print, 100% Rag Paper Paper size: 24 x30 inches Image Size: 20 x 26 inches The art of Greg Singley have b...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Pigment

Circeria Odissea - Lithograph by Tono Zancanaro - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Circeria Odissea is a modern artwork realized by Tono Zancanaro. Mixed colored lithograph. Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin. Edition of 52/150. Includes frame
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Condo, Internal Voices, Drawing Paintings (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Four color process print on vélin paper. Paper size: 10.75 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, George Condo, Drawing Paintings, 201...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Pigment

YASHIVA IN JERUSALEM (JUDAICA ART)
Located in Aventura, FL
Embossed lithograph with foil stamping on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 300. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity in...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Foil

Murakami print - Kansei : The Golden Age - Framed in Los Angeles, California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an offset print, limited edition out of an edition of 300, signed and numbered by Artist. Enjoy video of the unwrapping of this brand new print at our Los Angeles framer! This print is now sold framed, in Los Angeles, CA. "Kansei : The Golden Age" 潤声 ゴールデンエイジ 4c offset w/cold stamp + spot varnishing オフセット印刷4色+箔+厚盛ニス Dimensions: Art: 710 mm / 28 in. diameter Edition 300 Signed and numbered: Edition 118 of 300 Made in Japan Pristine condition, brand new Framed: Approx 34 x 34 x 2 in. Seller in Los Angeles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

CITY OF JAFFA (JUDAICA ART)
Located in Aventura, FL
Embossed lithograph with foil stamping on paper. Hand signed lower right by the artist. From the edition of 200. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity inc...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Foil

Condo, Conversations, Drawing Paintings (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Four color process print on vélin paper. Paper size: 10.75 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, George Condo, Drawing Paintings, 201...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Pigment

FEMME ASSISE
Located in Aventura, FL
Silkscreen on paper with mixed media, felt and glitter. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 250. Artwork image size approx 31.5 x 23.5 inches. Artwork sheet size 39....
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen, Felt, Glitter, Paper, Mixed Media

FEMME ASSISE
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1988 'Climbing' Hand Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In his print Climbing, Mark Kostabi explores the theme of corporate ambition, depicting faceless characters "climbing the corporate ladder" in his signature style. This early work re...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Black and White, Lithograph

1988  'Climbing' Hand Signed
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RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair
Located in Union City, NJ
RENJISHI is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned artist/caricaturist Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) printed by hand using traditional lithography techniques on archiva...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

United Colors of Benetton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction features a powerful advertisement by Oliverio Toscani for United Colors of Benetton, depicting two young girls—one Caucasian and one of African descent—embracing ea...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

"Ciudad de un millón" contemporary neobarroque arquitecture city blue landscape
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The repetition of patterns and rhythm is present in almost every piece of Pedro´s work. The hybrid topographies that Pedro Friedeberg´s unclassifiable practice recreates we must rec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Digital, Paper, Ink, Screen

I Am The Last Of My Kind
Located in London, GB
Published by the Royal Academy
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Ada in Blue Hat by Alex Katz
Located in London, GB
Ada in Blue Hat By Alex Katz 2004 Etching and aquatint in colors on paper. 85.1 × 170.2 cm Edition of 75 (edition number 56) Signed, dated and numbered
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Homage to Frida Kahlo - Portrait with Scorpion (Hand Signed by Marina Abramović)
Located in New York, NY
Marina Abramovic Homage to Frida Kahlo - Portrait with Scorpion (Hand Signed by Marina Abramović), 2014 Silkscreen on 100% Silk (HAND SIGNED in indelible marker by Marina Abramovic) ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Silk, Screen

BLESSING OF THE HOUSE (JUDAICA ART)
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph with foil stamping on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 350. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. A...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Foil

Untitled (Woman smoking)
Located in London, GB
15-colour silkscreen plus glaze on Somerset Velvet Warm White 400gsm, hot pressed paper 42 x 30cm Edition of 60, signed and numbered by the artist Lisa Brice is a South African-born...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Walking, Contemporary Lithograph by Roy de Forest
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy De Forest, American (1930 - 2007) Title: Walking Year: 1987 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 24.5 x 31 in. (62.23 x 78.74 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nude - 12 - Original Lithograph by Carlo Marcantonio - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 50 pieces. Very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Grand nu bleu
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 80 ex. Signed, dated and numbered. Free shipment worldwide. Corneille, one of the founders of the COBRA group, has passed away. He died in Pari...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Decadence. Figurative mixed media etching, Surrealist, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative surreal dypoint print with ink and crayons by Polish artist Leszek Rozga. Artwork depicts several portraits in different styles. There is also a landscape on the bottom pa...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Crayon, Ink

Rick
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this large lithograph on Arches Cover. Signed, dated and numbered 44/170 in pencil by Longo. There were also 30 artist’s proofs and 18 hors-commerce Publish...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

XIV Olympic Winter Games - Vintage Poster by Gabrijel Stupika - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
XIV Olympic Winter games  is a vintage poster realized by the artist Gabrijel Stupika, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984. Very good condition. Gabri...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Offset

Mozart - Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
Located in Zürich, CH
Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitter an air of anonymity, and as such the viewer has the opportunity to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Carbon Pigment, Polaroid

Lincoln Center Festival print, hand signed & inscribed by Glenn Ligon, Black Art
Located in New York, NY
Glenn Ligon Lincoln Center Festival (Hand signed, inscribed and dated), 2004 Offset lithograph on wove paper LARGE: 41 1/2 inches (vertical) × 32 inches (horizontal) (Ships in a tube...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Desolate Landscape - Mezzotint by Michel Estèbe - Late 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 28.8 x 22.2 cm. Desolate Landscape is a mezzotint realized by Michel EstÈbe in the second half of the XX century. The artwork represents a view of a landscape. ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Xisco Mensua Spanish artist 1995 original signed framed engraving print n7
Located in Miami, FL
Xisco Mensua (Spain, 1960) Untitled from Portfolio "Junio - Julio", 1995 engraving on paper 12.6 x 9.5 in. (32 x 24 cm.) Edition of 6 Frame 16x20 in. ID: MEN1253-007 Hand-signed by a...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Engraving

Xisco Mensua Spanish /artist 1995 original signed framed engraving print n10
Located in Miami, FL
Xisco Mensua (Spain, 1960) Untitled from Portfolio "Junio - Julio", 1995 engraving on paper 12.6 x 9.5 in. (32 x 24 cm.) Edition of 6 Frame 16x20 in. ID: MEN1253-001-006_10 Hand-sign...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Engraving

Nude - Lithograph by Carlo Marcantonio - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an lithograph artwork on paper realized by Carlo Marcantonio. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil. Good conditions. Artist's proof IX/XV. The artwork is represented ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Thursday could be a great day 2010 signed original Bon A Tirer engraving collage
Located in Miami, FL
Rigoberto Mena (Cuba, 1961) 'El Jueves puede ser un gran día' (Thusday could be a great day), 2010 engraving, mixed media, chine colle on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 15.8 x 15.8 i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching, Aquatint, Screen

Magical Thinking By Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
Magical Thinking By Grayson Perry Grayson Perry is a British artist and potter celebrated for his bold ceramics and tapestries that explore themes of i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Silk, Screen

I loved my Innocence
Located in London, GB
I Loved My Innocence, 2019 Lithograph on Somerset Velvet Warm White 400gsm paper hand-signed, numbered, titled and dated by the artist 60 x 76 cm Edition 118 of 200 published by Coun...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

La ofrenda (The Offering) (5/100)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Serigraph by Mexican painter Rafael Coronel. Edition 5 of 100. Certificate of authenticity included.
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Surf n' Shell - Figurative Print - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
An artist proof is a one of a kind print. An original. Surfing and sea shells: Two of my favorite things. Printed on buff archival paper. Surf n' Shell - Figurative Print - Woodcut ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Spanish fly - XXI Century Abstract Etching Print with Watercolor, Figurative
Located in Warsaw, PL
LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015). He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska private atelier in 1945-46. In 1948, he began studies at the art school in Łódź (later: Academy of Fine Art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Watercolor, Etching

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbors Goods (The Tenth Commandment) Signed/N print
Located in New York, NY
Richard Bosman Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbors Goods (The Tenth Commandment), 1987 2 Color Lithograph with hand coloring on Dieu Donne handmade paper 24 × 18 inches Signed and numbered 6/84; with unique hand-coloring Unframed Created as part of the 1987 portfolio "The Ten Commandments", in which ten top Jewish American artists were each invited to choose an Old Testament commandment to interpret in contemporary lithographic form. The "Chosen" artists were, in order of Commandment: Kenny Scharf, Joseph Nechvatal, Gretchen Bender...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Acrylic, Lithograph

Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA), 1982
Located in New York, NY
Jennifer Bartlett Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA), 1982 Offset Lithograph; pencil signed on the front 36 × 24 inc...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Regiones Botanicas de la Tierra: Antilles No. 1 (Antilles, Botanical Art, ~40% O
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Davidoff Regiones Botanicas de la Tierra: Antilles No. 1 (Antilles, Botanical Art, Botanical Exploration) Year: 2001 Medium: 5 Color Lithograph with hand applied pigment and co...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011 Silkscreen with hand applied black Silica on Sauders Waterford paper, 410gm hot press 38 x 38 inches edition of 75 Print also available in Gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

French Contemporary Art by Claudine Loquen - Les Soeurs de Lampérière
Located in Paris, IDF
Claudine Loquen is a French artist born in 1965 who lives & works in Paris, France. She depicts portraits, especially women faces as Colette for literature. About artwork : numbered...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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C Print, Paper

An End in Sight /// Contemporary Figurative Beach Landscape Danielle Orchard Art
By Danielle Orchard
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Danielle Orchard (American, 1985-) Title: "An End in Sight" *Signed by Orchard in pencil lower right Year: 2023 Medium: Original Archival Pigment Print on unbranded heavy white wove paper Limited edition: 33/50, (there were also 5 artist's proofs) Printer: Unknown, New York? NY Publisher: Art for Change, New York, NY Sheet size: 20.57" x 24.69" Image size: 18.57" x 22.69" Condition: In mint condition Notes: Provenance: acquired directly from the publisher Art For Change, New York, NY. Numbered by Orchard in pencil lower left. The image featured on this print is Orchard's 2022, 84" x 103", oil painting on linen "An End in Sight". This painting was exhibited at her first New York solo exhibition "You Are a Serpent Who’ll Return to the Ocean" at Perrotin Gallery, New York, NY from April 26 - June 10, 2023. Comes with its original Certificate of Authenticity issued directly from the publisher Art for Change, New York, NY which is also signed and numbered by the artist Orchard herself in ink. Depicting two primary characters enjoying an outdoor picnic on a grassy field situated in front of a beach, An End In Sight draws on Orchard’s memories from a summer spent in Bordeaux, which coincided with the large-scale wildfires that swept across France in 2022. In her painting, one figure pours into a cup surrounded by various food items strewn across a white blanket, while the other peers presumably towards a distant character walking across the sand as well as the sea that lies beyond. Orchard’s work is distinguished by a warm orange haze, which lends a surrealistic, otherworldly feeling to an otherwise ordinary summer scene. As the artist recalls, “To me, this painting exudes a sense of heat and stillness that I did not want to lose. In lieu of any dramatic changes to the image, I chose to incorporate small, subtle still life elements, like additional cone flowers or spilled Solo cups of wine. My aim was to explore potential new narratives and spatial arrangements, with as few tweaks as possible.” - Danielle Orchard Biography: Danielle Orchard (born December 2, 1985) is a painter living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Orchard grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University in 2009 and studied in Florence, Italy. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from CUNY Hunter College in 2013. Orchard is represented by Perrotin gallery in New York, NY. Nodding to the great painters of the modern era including Picasso and Matisse, Orchard’s paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Pigment

"Ser y Permanecer" 2013 Original Signed Woodcut Surrealism Cuban Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Aliosky Garcia (Cuba, 1979) 'Ser y permanecer', 2013 woodcut on Guarro paper 29.5 x 38.8 in. (74.8 x 98.5 cm.) Edition of 10 ID: GAK-303 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Kiki Smith, Toxicology, Linotype and engraving, Signed by artist & poet, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Kiki Smith Toxicology, 2009 Linotype and engraving in black, gray, and yellow on white wove paper. Printed from a magnesium engraving on Vandercook cylinder presses. Hand signed by ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching, Linocut

Zodiaco-Gemelli - Lithograph by Ossi Czinner - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Burin engraving on Magnani-Pescia paper. Paper size 39cmx29,5cm, work size 22cmx17,5cm. Excellent condition, no defects. OSSI CZINNER - Central European artist, graphic designer and...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Castello. Figurative etching, Monochromatic landscape, Minimalistic, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
20th century figurative etching print by Polish artist Leszek Rozga. Artwork depicts italian landscape in classic style. This piece is signed by the artist and it comes from limited ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats
Located in Greenwich, CT
'Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arthats' is a large-format offset lithograph by Takashi Murakami, image size 28 x 46.5 inches and framed size 37.5 x 56 inches. From the edition of 300, signed lower right and numbered 191/300. Framed in a contemporary, white frame. In the 2017 monograph, ‘The Octopus Eats its Own Legs’, Michael Dylan Foster writes, “Akiko Miki has noted that in his more recent work Murakami has made a ‘shift not only to being concerned with the notion of religion – a main component, along with capitalism, behind the creation of art – but also towards a more serious engagement with the traditions of Japanese art.’ These concerns, manifested in his explicit invocations of folkloric imagery and creatures from both religion and art, are particularly apparent in ‘The 500 Arhats,’ his monumental twenty-four-paneled, 100-meter-long painting. The work portrays five hundred wizened and grotesque arhats, Buddhist religious figures who, as art historian Nobuo Tsuji puts it, ‘normally… stay in the mountains practicing religious austerities, only appearing after a fire, tsunami, earthquake, or some other disaster has occurred, as a kind of rescue team.’ The gargantuan painting represents Murakami’s interest in creating – in the wake of Japan’s tragedy of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster on March 11, 2011 – ‘a work of art that would be deemed indispensable to our times.’ The inspiration came directly from a series of exchanges between Murakami and Tsuji, whose critical work the artist had long admired.” Regarding the red and blue demons in the present artwork, these are allusions to Japan’s folkloric tradition of ‘oni’ – ogre or devil-like creatures who in ancient times were associated with bad fortunes and events, but in modern times are more ambiguous. “…Murakami’s invocation of the oni suggests that – unlike his arhats, or his baku and hakutaku – these beings have not come as part of the post-disaster ‘rescue team’ but may represent the very inhuman forces that cause disaster. A closer examination of the figures, however, reveals that Murakami has incorporated other cultural allusions that complicate a one-sided interpretation. …these poses are reminiscent of the so-called Niō guardian...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper, Offset

Portrait of Maya #10
Located in Zug, CH
The unapologetic Portrait of Maya #10 (2024), originally conceived as a monumental 8-foot-tall artwork as part of the Broad Collection 2017, is a bold celebration of love and sexuali...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Varnish, Glitter, Digital Pigment, Screen

Trio à cordes III.
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Signed and numbered. Free shipment worldwide. Arman wrote, “The bow on the strings releases an explosion of sounds,” in the book Trio à ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Caimanes I, (Caymans I) (Estado III, VII/XIV)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco Toledo Caimanes I (Caymans I), not dated Lithograph Unframed dimensions: 17 x 20.5 inches Framed dimensions: 26.5 x 33 inches Edition: Estado III, VII/XIV
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Mexican Japanese woman artist 2003 signed original screenprint art proof 40x28in
Located in Miami, FL
Namiko Prado Arai (Mexico, 1963) 'La regadera', 2003 silkscreen on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 39.4 x 27.6 in. (100 x 70 cm.) Edition of 50 ID: PRA-301 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Contemporary figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

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