Contemporary Figurative Paintings
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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"Flowers Turning in the Sky, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Flowers Turning in the Sky" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a floral bouquet with a variety of Peonies, Carnations, grapes, fruit and o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sofas By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diaphanous
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Diaphanous" is a captivating artwork that captures the beauty of a moment in time. Created by the talented artist, Akinboye Akinola Peter, this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Take Me Away
By Mark Kostabi
Located in Greenwich, CT
Take Me Away is an oil on canvas painting, 31.5 x 23.75" canvas size, signed on the front ‘KOSTABI 2023’ lower left, and signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary blac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pierrot Enchanted. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's 1991 Pierrot series.
Hand ground pigments on canvas. signed
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tiffany Style Nude with Wisterias
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a bold depiction of interior scene of a nude woman putting jewels in her hair. Nemethy uses techniques borrowed from early Tiffany stained glass windows...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oranges - Oil Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Oranges is an oil on canvas realized by the chinese painter Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) in 2000s.
Includes frame: 51 x 97.5 cm
Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' was born in Helong...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whitehouse Kennedy - graphic pop-art, cultural America, gilded acrylic on canvas
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Whitehouse Kennedy inserts itself into dialogue with the pop celebrity style of Andy Warhol and the provocative juxtapositions of portrait and text by Barbara Kruger. Only this time ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"On Foot, By Land", Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas, Narrative, Clouds
Located in St. Louis, MO
"On Foot, By Land", Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas, Narrative, Clouds
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Viewing Room", Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
"Viewing Room", Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Operation X.Y.Z., 2011
By René Lalonde
Located in Greenwich, CT
Operation X. Y. Z. is an acrylic painting on 24 x 24" canvas, signed 'RENÉ LALONDE' lower right and framed in a contemporary black wood frame.
It is difficult to categorize the vibr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful Contemporary Figurative Painting "Untitled I"
By Khalid Nadif
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright colored contemporary figurative painting by Moroccan artist Khalid Nadif.
The painting is offered in a simple wood frame.
Size: 40 x 32.5 inches.
Signed on the back by t...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Colorful Contemporary figurative painting "Untitled II"
By Khalid Nadif
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright colored contemporary figurative painting by Moroccan artist Khalid Nadif.
The painting is offered in a simple wood frame.
Size: 40 x 32.5 inches (framed)
Signed on the ba...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
The Zeal of My Father's House 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.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Within
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You may like the shine of diamonds,
The glitter of pure gold, A body that is beautiful. Nice things that you can hold.
All these things are fragile
Get old and pass away, but the be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Shoulder to Lean On (Love)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This has been my life; I found it worth living.
Some of our hearts are broken, we need love to heal and a shoulder to lean on.
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Big Sister
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you.
Painting
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Personages By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Patience
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Red Rover, Red Rover" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michelle Jader's "Red Rover, Red Rover" is an original, handmade oil painting on 2 acrylic panels that depicts a child playing on a playground toy and t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Unlikely Event 1 (Strange Card)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A strange card to the wail of the unseen host, somewhere in Africa across the fields, turning over an unfortunate card and laying them slickly in the firelight, winking in such dark,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"La Primavera, " Oil Painting
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "La Primavera" is an original, handmade oil painting.
About the Artist:
"My work is figurative and deals primarily with human relati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"City Sidewalk, " Oil Painting
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "City Sidewalk" is an original, handmade oil painting.
About the Artist:
"My work is figurative and deals primarily with human relationships. I typically use an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mindset
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Remember ye, not former things, neither consider the things of old."
Your complaints, your drama, your victim mentality, your whining, your blaming, and all of your excuses have ne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Young Woman Waiting (pattern, abstract, impressionist, figure, landscape)
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fear Not
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Our daily prayers in this fallen world are the strength to keep moving no matter how rough our ways are, we have survived what has gone, and we shall survive what is coming.
Paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Artist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
A contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Two figures appear in a surreal, dreamy beac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Expectations
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pick up the pieces and make it whole again, wipe your tears, mend the broken heart, stand up and do it again remember nobody expects anything but your success. You're a winner
Paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Ojulari III
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Ojulari" is a series of three (3) paintings which does have a similarity of a big eyeball.
Ojulari simply means "Exterior Appearance" of a person.
There is one Yoruba adage that s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tender Gaze II
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Energy. Contemporary figurative realistic acrylic on canvas painting, Nude
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary mostly monochromatic blue acrylic on canvas figurative nude painting by Polish artist Joanna Sokolowska. Artwork depicts a woman in nude with only half of her face visib...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mississippi Burning
Located in Dallas, TX
In Miles Cleveland Goodwin’s soulful compositions, he narrates the story of his life. Goodwin responds to his environment, the lives of common folk living around him, and the mysteri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Courageous Woman (Feminine Epidemic Series)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This is a universal problem that needs to be addressed, firstly in law 70% of woman has no right, and moreover, in the past and in some culture, your parent choose who you ought to m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Lockdown Painting II - 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic by Rineke Engwerda
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rineke Engwerda is a young artist with a unique style. Even without a signature you can immediately recognize the work of Rineke. In an old school, near the Fanny Blankers Koen sta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Geometric Composition of Man - Original Painting by Luigi Campanelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Geometric Composition of Man is a contemporary artwork realized by Luigi Campanelli (1943) in 1980s.
Mixed Media on canvas.
The artwrok depict figures inside of an architecture.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint
Historical Center In Santa Croce By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lockdown Painting III, 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting by Rineke Engwerda
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rineke Engwerda is a young artist with a unique style. Even without a signature you can immediately recognize the work of Rineke. In an old school, near the Fanny Blankers Koen stadi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sofas Place By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A nude. Acrylic painting, Abstraction, Grey and red, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on canvas painting depicting nude by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. The artwork is an artistic take on human body with abstract elements. Composition is sketc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Camille" Contemporary Oil Painting on Fabric of Girl in Haute Couture Paris
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a fashion model in an iconic pose. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive art design, this piece pops with energy and a romantic beauty. Painted w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Mixed Media, Oil
"Rush Hour Tryst", contemporary, red, blue, figures, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Rush Hour Tryst” is an acrylic painting on canvas with college 40 x 30 inches in reds and blues with multi-color details. The painting depicts a chance meeting of stran...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Knower", Acrylic Painting
By Josh Talbott
Located in Denver, CO
Josh Talbott's (US based) "The Knower" is an acrylic painting that depicts a human brain encased in a tank of purple pink liquid reminiscent of medical specimen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pillows By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study for "Song"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tracy Burtz is a figurative painter whose still-lifes and paintings of women explore intimate moments of everyday life and the emotions those moments evoke...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sea Water (Bottles)" painting of a woman swimming in a red bathing suit
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil, Wood Panel, Cardboard
Purple Back: Mixed media painting on paper
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Drawn from life this model is obviously at ease which has allowed Angela to present a relaxed and subtle figurative work. Her colors are warm and this is a beautiful, graceful piece....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
"Paris at Night" Abstract Figure Chanel Haute Couture Gown Oil Painting Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Divus 13
Located in Burlingame, CA
Jylian Gustlin’s paintings are process driven – when looking at her work there is a sense the painting was “made” with effort, intention and even strength. The artist starts with an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Kirké with Swine II - Greek Goddess of Sorcery, Original Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Kirké fascinated both the ancient Greeks and Romans because the stories told about her were unbelievable but too enticing to ignore. She was called the Dread Goddess for a very good ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Caffe By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Heartbreaking - Drawing by Marco Fariello - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Heartbreaking is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello realized in 2021.
It is an academic drawing of a female nude.
It is realized with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
'A Metaphysicians Metaphor' by George Oswalt, Oil on Paper Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Through a dark landscape and veil of rain, a human figure emerges looking through glass. This mystical oil painting by George Oswalt evokes thoughts abo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Photographic Paper
Georgian Contemporary Art by Neliko Mamuchashvili - The Diving Fish, Again
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Neliko Mamuchashvili is a Georgian female artist born in 2004 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is looks for forms and rhythms that serve as a metaphors of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Poolside Party #15 (Naiades Series 1)
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Party #15 (Naiades Series 1)
2023
Archival pigment print
edition of 5
Signed, titled and dated on verso
Lee Wells (b.1971) is a conceptual artist whose practice, rooted in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Portrait of a bull. 2024, oil on canvas, 80x90 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait of a bull
2024, oil on canvas, 80x90 cm
Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974)
Born in 1974 in Riga.
Professional education:
1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School;
1995...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Islands Goddess 2 - Mixed Media by Anna Stern - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Lying boldly on an Indonesian beach, a woman, larger than life, embraces her naked form, adorned with gummy bears. Against the backdrop of crashing waves, she radiates confidence and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Island Goddess - Mixed Media by Anna Stern - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Amidst Indonesia's dinosaur island, a woman rests, eclipsing her surroundings in size. Her presence commands awe, a testament to the magnificence of femininity. As waves crash nearby...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Contemporary figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative paintings 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 paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including America Martin, Alexandru Rădvan, Sax Berlin, and Adam Mysock. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative paintings 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 $13 and tops out at $254,827, while the average work sells for $3,411.