$4,070
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Watch me! -21st Century Oil Painting of a Nude Boy watching you in his Mirror
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is made by Dutch artist/painter David van der Linden. Painted with oilpaint on
Canvas, Oil
$2,123Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Confidence- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a Boy with Bare chest
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'Confidence' 60 x 60 cm ( Framed in black wooden frame, included in price, 70
Canvas, Oil
$4,070
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Don't let the sun blast your shadow- 21st Century Painting of a Nude Boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'Don't let the sun blast your shadow'' 100 x 100 cm Oil on canvas framed in a
Canvas, Oil
$2,071
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 0.4 in
When I live my Dream - 21st Ct Contemporary Painting of Boy with Bare Chest
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'When I live my dream'' 60 x 70 cm (Framed 70x80 cm, frame is included in
Oil, Wood Panel
$14,041
H 53.15 in W 70.87 in D 0.79 in
With Confidence- 21st Century Contemporary Mythology painting of a Running Man
By Nikita Mogilevtsev
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
adventures'. While studying at the Imperial Academy, gallery owner David van der Linden met Nikita during
Canvas, Oil
$11,209
H 61.03 in W 43.31 in D 0.79 in
Ice Skating- 21st Century Contemporary Winter Landscape with Ice Scater
By Nikita Mogilevtsev
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
the Imperial Academy, gallery owner David van der Linden met Nikita during one of the many guided
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in
Bedroom-21st Century Figurative painting of a nude boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This 100 x 100 oil painting by David van der Linden shows a warm body in fresh and bright colors. A
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Boys keep Swinging VI- 21st Century Contemporary Nude Painting of a boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
115 x 115 cm) The paintings of David van der linden are about growing up and showing yourself. The
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
In the Lead- 21st Century contemporary painting of a cycling peloton
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Lindem 'In the lead' 60 x 60 cm Oil on canvas David van der Linden paints in an
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 2.37 in
The Prettiest Star -21st Century Dutch Portrait Painting of a Beautiful Boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' Classical Academy of Arts' in Groningen
Oil
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H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 1.97 in
Valentine's Day- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a Boy in front of mirror
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'Valentine's Day' 60 x 70 cm ( Framed in black wooden frame, included in
Canvas, Oil
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Heroes- 21st Century Painting of a Boy in front of the mirror
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' Classical Academy of Arts' in Groningen
Oil
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H 21.66 in W 29.53 in D 1.97 in
Thursday's Child- 21st Century Dutch Contemporary Painting of a boy with Hoody
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' Classical Academy of Arts' in Groningen
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Boys keep Swinging III-21st Century Painting of a sitting nude boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' Classical Academy of Arts' in Groningen
Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
All the Young Dudes- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Nude Boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
artist, David van der Linden! 'All the Young Dudes' 100 x 100 cm Oil on canvas David van der Linden is
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 78.75 in D 0.79 in
Brook Trout- 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting on canvas of a Fish
By Nikita Mogilevtsev
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
exclusive gallery in China. While studying at the Imperial Academy, gallery owner David van der Linden met
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.15 in
Boys keep Swinging II- 21st Century Dutch Contemporary Nude Painting of a Boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is made by Dutch artist David van der Linden David van der Linden is a Dutch artist
Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Bestseller- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a Nude Boy Reading a Book
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is made by Dutch artist David van der Linden David van der Linden is a Dutch artist
Canvas, Oil
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H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 2.37 in
Golden Years, 21st-Century Dutch Contemporary Oil Painting of a Boy in the Night
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' Classical Academy of Arts' in Groningen
Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Boys keep Swinging I- 21st Century Dutch Contemporary Nude Painting of a Boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' Classical Academy of Arts' in Groningen
Oil
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H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.97 in
Cyclist - 21st Century Oil Painting of a Man cycling on a racing bike
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is made by Dutch artist/painter David van der Linden. Painted with oilpaint on
Canvas, Oil
$810Sale Price|83% Off
H 22.5 in W 5.5 in D 5 in
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expressive figurine features notch c...
Ebony
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze Sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus crafted and signed by Carl Kauba. This sculpture depicts the tale of Hercules' battle against Antaeus. Antaeus, son of Gaia and Poseidon,...
Marble, Bronze
Nude Boy In The Forest, 19th Century
By Henry Scott Tuke
Located in Blackwater, GB
Nude Boy In The Forest, 19th Century inscribed to "TUKE" Early 20th Century portrait of a nude boy in a forest, oil on canvas inscribed "Tuke" to the plaque. Sunlit woodland sc...
Oil, Canvas
$1,600
H 9.25 in W 7.63 in D 0.07 in
Orpheus #1 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #1 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) o...
Silver Gelatin
$16,500
H 26 in W 13 in D 7 in
"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
By Arthur Dupagne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards, his head rolled back and shou...
Bronze
$10,552
H 12.21 in W 7.88 in
Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure
By Wim van der Kant
Located in Utrecht, NL
Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high scho...
Marble, Bronze
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking combination of realism and abstraction, this portrait of a nude male youth with his arms behind his neck -- Stanley Christensen -- is beautifully expressed in tones of cha...
Paint
$4,572
H 23.63 in W 9.06 in D 16.54 in
Bacchus Bronze Sculpture on Sandstone Base, Italy 18th–19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bronze sculpture depicting Bacchus (known as Dionysus in Greek mythology), the god of wine, festivity, and ecstasy. The figure was originally part of a small garden fountain, where w...
Sandstone, Bronze
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare collection of original black and white photographs purchased in 1996 that were printed in 1996. They were custom ordered and only maximum of 3 were made. The photographs are b...
Paper
$1,895
H 9 in W 3 in D 4 in
19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose Attributed to the Naples Foundry, mid-19th century or older casting A 19th-century Italian Grand Tour ...
Bronze
$830 / item
H 36.62 in W 22.84 in D 15.75 in
Black Turtle Bookcase, Designed by Marcantonio, Made in Italy
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) In Stock in Los Angeles A multipurpose turtle: its carapace acts as a support for a...
Metal
Mirrored XXXIII - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Radek Husak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. Rad Husak, a contemporary process-driven mixed media artist, was born in Poland in ...
Pencil, Pigment
$1,700
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent con...
Linen, Oil
$16,204
H 17.72 in W 7.88 in
Crepis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
By Wim van der Kant
Located in Utrecht, NL
Crepis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he inten...
Marble, Bronze
$2,837
H 16.15 in W 11.42 in D 1.19 in
Chroma-Q- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
By Tania Rivilis
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis Chroma-Q 41 x 29 cm framed (included in price) 44 x 32 cm Oilpaint on wood panel Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from ...
Oil, Wood Panel
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.