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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Lillies Photo by Thomas Blagden Jr., Original
Located in Larchmont, NY
Thomas Blagden Jr.
Lillies, c. 20th/21st Century
Photograph
Sight: 13 1/4 x 19 in.
Framed: 20 1/8 x 26 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.
Signed lower right: Blagden Jr.
Titled verso
For over four de...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
"No Time (2)" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"No Time (2)" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
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
Old days Photo - Way to the Castle - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Castle Way is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including historical...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old days Photo -On the Hill - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo -On the Hill is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album includi...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gianni Morandi in Moscow - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi in Moscow is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including historical mo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old days Photo - UK Royal Guard Ceremony, Keystone - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - UK Royal Guard Ceremony Ceremony, Keystone is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nost...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Interior of the Museum Giovanni Fattori in Livorno - vintage photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of the Museum Giovanni Fattori in Livorno is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic alb...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Michelle" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Michelle" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta.
Not Framed. Ships in a tube.
Lika Brutyan is American pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
Historical Photo - vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roya...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Thinking of Rodin 2" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Thinking of Rodin 2" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta.
Not Framed. Ships in a tube.
Lika Brutyan is A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Historical Photo - Alfred Krupp Charged of War Crime - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Alfred Krupp Charged of War Crime is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical albu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Slim Aarons 'Truman Capote at Home' Photograph Print by Getty
By Slim Aarons
Located in San Rafael, CA
We are an authorized Getty Images Gallery Partner.
Slim Aarons (American, 1916-1016)
Capote at Home
C-type print on Fujicolor Cyrstal archival paper
Full sheet with margins
With em...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Historical Photo - Rahol Bitat - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Rahol Bitat is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ferrhat Ahass - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Ferrhat Ahass is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - T. Boularoug - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - T. Boularoug is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ferhat Abbas, Algeria - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ferhat Abbas, Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Karim Belkaeem, Ben Tobbel, M. Yazi - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Karim Belkaeem, Ben Tobbel, M. Yazid is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Saad Dahlab is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Linbi Cap, Algerino - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Linbi Cap, Algerino is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ait Ahmed - vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ait Ahmed is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ait Ahmed - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ait Ahmed is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Krim Belcacem, Provisory Government of ... - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Krim Belcacem, Provisory Government of Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old days Photo - Visiting Konrad Lorenz in Hospital - photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Visiting Konrad Lorenz in Hospital is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic al...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Mohammed Khider - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Mohammed Khider is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo-Janos Kadar Shaking Hand with Dr. Husak, Prague-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - kadar Shaking Hand with Dr. Husak, Prague is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Krusciov, Kadar, Berlin - vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Krusciov, Kadar, Berlin is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo- Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa - vintage photo - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1986.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Nyerere, Tanzania - vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Nyerere, Tanzania is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including his...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - New Government - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - New Government is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Lawyer Sherif and Ben Bella - Vintage Photo-mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Lawyer Sherif and Ben Bella is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Politician Meeting - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Politician Meeting is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including hist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
B. Wurtz 1980s Original Photograph
Located in Larchmont, NY
B. Wurtz (American, b. 1948)
Untitled, 1982
C Print
16 x 20 in.
Framed: 21 1/8 x 27 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Provenance:
Bess Cutler Gallery, New York
Born 1948 in Pasadena, California, B...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Historical Photo - Yazid Belkocem - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Yazid Belkocem is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histori...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria, Situation of Algeria and Marocco - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Algeria, Situation of Algeria and Marocco is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares and Louis Josee - Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares and Louis Josee is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Worn and with some missing pigments.
It belongs to a histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - BenKhedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Bella - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Ben Bella is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roy...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Mohammad Khider - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Mohammad Khider is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moment...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - S. Hassan - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -S. Hassan is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical m...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - BenKhedda - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -BenKhedda is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, roy...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria - Vintage Photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Lagaillarde, Crespin, Richaud, Laborde - vintage photo- 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Lagaillarde, Crespin, Richaud, Laborde is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album inc...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Anniversary of Krupp, Western Germany - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Anniversary of Krupp, Western Germany is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century, 150 anniversary of Krupp.
Good conditions and aged.
I...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo- Janos Kadar and Mikhail Andreyevich - photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Janos Kadar and Mikhail Andreyevich is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century, consultative Meeting in Budapest.
Good conditions and age...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares, Algeria - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Fouchet Fares, Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album includin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Ben Khadde - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Ben Khadde is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Algeria - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Algeria is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Greeting - Vintage Photo - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Greeting is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Speech - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Speech is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical momen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Communist Newspaper "La Hora" - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Communist Newspaper "La Hora" is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins....
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Soldier, Albany - Vintage Photo - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo -Soldier, Albany is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1991 in Vallona.
Good conditions, with some decoloration spots and aged margins.
It belongs to a h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Bel Roceer - Vintage photo - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Bel Roceer is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1962.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal f...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Coruet Palace - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Coruet Palace is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including histori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Raoul Salan: Speech - Vintage photo - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Raoul Salan: Speech is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical album including h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
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Photographic Paper
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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