$3,550
H 30 in W 30 in D 1 in
My Rose -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Fabric, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bola Obatuyi (b. 1992
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
Beauty in Black 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bola Obatuyi (b. 1992
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
Beauty in Black 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bola Obatuyi (b. 1992
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
My Pretty Teddy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Sisters are Soul Mates
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
lives. Bola Obatuyi's artwork, "Sisters are Soul Mates," beautifully captures the essence of sisterhood
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Black Beauty
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
When Love Last
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Assurance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Royalty
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
My Pride
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice is an original painting by Obeka Simon. Simon created On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice with Oil on a 40W by 45H inches primed canvas. Simon Ob...
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,440
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
Echoes of Elsewhere - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Bold Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The subject's gaze drifts into the unknown, capturing a moment of introspection and daydreaming. The soft, ethereal quality of the piece invites viewers to ponder the mysteries of th...
Acrylic, Canvas
$75,000 / set
H 38.5 in W 67.5 in D 29 in
Pair of French Hand Carved & Painted Silk Sofas. Signed Carpentier. Circa 1780
By Louis-Charles Carpentier
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French carved wood and painted sofas with floral silk upholstery, carved floral skirt, and terminating on cabriole legs. Signed by Carpentier. Makers Stamp is located on s...
Paint, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Portrait of Adefunke
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Portrait of Adefunke" is an original painting created by Eyitayo Alagbe. Eyitayo created "Portrait of Adefunke" with Mixed Media on a Primed canvas of 20Wby 26H Inches The Portrait...
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
BISU Cork Bed Frame by OTQ
By OTQ
Located in Brooklyn, NY
BISU cork bed frame, designed and manufactured by OTQ, is the first cork bed in the world which is capable to join functionality, ethics of well-being and design. The absence of meta...
Cork
French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Wrought Iron
$97,500
H 56.5 in W 193 in D 45.625 in
Sculptural Wall-Mounted Mid-Century Teak Console, Style of Ico Parisi, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary and rare Mid-Century wall-mounted teak console, exquisitely crafted and evocative of the visionary work of Italian designer Ico Parisi. Strikingly sculptural and hig...
Steel
Bisu Cork Bedside by Otq, 2 Pieces
By OTQ
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bisu cork bedside, designed and manufactured by OTQ, is the best companion to the Bisu cork bed. This Sardinian bed system is the first in the world capable to join functionality, et...
Cork
Finding Something True 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold|$1,960
H 35.4 in W 31.5 in D 1 in
Inner Light - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionist Portrait, African Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 36 in D 1 in
Sisterhood -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Modern, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Dan...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,160Sale Price|37% Off
H 27.6 in W 21.6 in D 1 in
Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Elie HATUNGIMAN...
Canvas, Acrylic
Moment
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The journey is never-ending. There is always going to be growth, improvement, and adversity; you just have to take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, and continue to li...
Canvas, Acrylic
Traveler (blue cloth ) 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Traveler" is an artwork that embodies the spirit of exploration, adventure, and the quest for new experiences. The title itself suggests a sense of movement, curiosity, and the desi...
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil
"Seascape, " Oil on Canvas
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Seascape," this painting by Chicago artist Michael Thompson is a departure from the collage work of his ongoing kite series. Rendered in grayscale palette, the painting has...
Canvas, Latex, Oil
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.
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.
The artist and activist is the subject of a new show at Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery of Art.
Manhattan's Acquavella Galleries is showing a group of the artist's monumental works that have never been seen together.
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.