"Drummer in Red" Lone Figure, Male Drummer, Instrument, Colors, Acrylic
By Dennis K. Smith
Located in Detroit, MI
I cannot remember the thousand and fifty third leaf of the tree, but I do remember the coolness of its shade on that hot summer day.” – Dennis K. Smith Canadian Artist Dennis K. Sm...
Canvas, Acrylic
$12,500
"The Weary Blues" Acrylic Painting of Interior w/Patrons and Music Colorful
By Dennis K. Smith
Located in Detroit, MI
I cannot remember the thousand and fifty third leaf of the tree, but I do remember the coolness of its shade on that hot summer day.” Canadian Artist Dennis K. Smith’s distinctive ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,400
"I See Color" Figurative Acrylic on Canvas Looking Out Window Black White Color
By Dennis K. Smith
Located in Detroit, MI
I cannot remember the thousand and fifty third leaf of the tree, but I do remember the coolness of its shade on that hot summer day.” Canadian Artist Dennis K. Smith’s distinctive ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 36 in W 48 in
"Waiting for the Call" Acrylic, Mood Study, African-American, Figurative, Colors
Located in Detroit, MI
I cannot remember the thousand and fifty third leaf of the tree, but I do remember the coolness of its shade on that hot summer day.” – Dennis K. Smith Canadian Artist Dennis K. Sm...
Canvas, Acrylic
$742Sale Price|43% Off
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
Modern Café Interior with Figures, Atmospheric Blue Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
European Café Interior Scene, Blue Tonal Figurative Oil Painting, Contemporary Spanish Urban Painting Artist: Julio García Iglesias Title: Café Interior Date: 1986 Medium: Oil on c...
Oil
Blues and Jazz, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Leon Zernitsky
Located in Yardley, PA
New Original Acrylic painting by an Award-winning Artist Excellent Condition. I have always been very impressed by jazz and unique style of drip painting by Jackson Pollock makes m...
Acrylic
$5,500
H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
On The Town: Uptown / restaurant / bar scene, oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: New York', depicts a scene from a night in the town in NY. NY, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food and drink experiences by artist Mimi Jensen, who use...
Canvas, Oil
$3,600
H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in
Fleeting Glimpse by Judith Williams black and white figure on canvas
By Judith Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
“Fleeting Glimpse” by Judith Williams captures the delicate poise of the female form in soft, gestural lines. Created with charcoal and acrylic on canvas, this contemplative nude stu...
Charcoal, Canvas, Acrylic
Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In his distinct style of impressionism, artist Onelio Marrero displays a man in a suit reading the news as he sits by an empty dining hall. He bases the piece...
Oil
$1,500
H 19.5 in W 26 in D 1.25 in
Wildly colorful painting of an African American band set at Blue Note studios
Located in Colfax, CA
A wildly colorful depiction of black musicians doing a set at the Blue Note studios. This painting is signed lower left, 'DAMU'. We have not been able to attribute this work to a pa...
Acrylic, Board
Window. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm. Signed
By Elga Grinvalde
Located in Riga, LV
Window. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm Elga Grinvalde ”ellgrii” Born in Valka (Latvia) 1966 Education: 1982-1986 Riga Applied Art College,Latvia department of glasswork desig. 1994-1998...
Canvas, Oil
$5,625Sale Price|25% Off
H 79 in W 67 in D 2 in
At The Bar Large Modern Spanish Oil Painting
By Elisabeth Sabala
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Conversation At The Bar Thick oil impasto on canvas, framed. Elisabeth Sabala Abelló (Barcelona, 1956). She studied industrial design at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$20,000
H 32 in W 26 in
Trumpet Player, 1960's Oil Painting by Marshall Goodman
By Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Trumpet Player Marshall Goodman, American (1916–2003) Date: circa 1960 Oil on Canvas Size: 30 in. x 24 in. (76.2 cm x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 32 x 26 inches
Oil
$4,000
H 60 in W 48 in
Destiny - Large Textural Original Black and White Gestural Abstraction Painting
By Gail Titus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arizona artist Gail Titus paints vibrant abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas with a focus on texture and color. The geometric planes of her artworks and the texture in her mov...
Canvas, Acrylic
$850
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
"An Urgent Man" (Abstract, Black & White, Figurative Oil Painting, Neutral Tone)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AN URGENT MAN 2020 Paris, France Oil and acrylic on canvas portray a ‘derbyed’ man attempting to shed the weighted armor of his obligations and persona. A very loose nod to the char...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$6,500
H 50 in W 78.25 in
Jazz Club, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by David Rucli
By David Rucli
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Rucli, Italian (1944 - ) Title: Jazz Club Year: circa 1989 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 50 x 78.25 in. (127 x 198.76 cm)
Canvas, Oil
$795
H 27 in W 31 in D 1 in
American Modernist Interior Cafe Dreamscape Composition Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. Measuring: 27 by 31 inches overall and 26 by 30 artwork alone. Framed in a wooden molding. Exellent condition, r...
Canvas, Oil
$950
H 21.75 in W 18.5 in
Spanish Catalan Modernist Oil Painting Drummer Boy Figurative Abstraction
By Artur Duch
Located in Surfside, FL
Artur Duch Puig, born 1951 in Sitges In 1971 he started studying at the St. Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. There he developed his artistic skills in the fields of sculptu...
Canvas, Oil
Midnight Blues, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Leon Zernitsky
Located in Yardley, PA
I have always been very impressed by jazz music, it makes me feel good. Jazz is a kind of music in which improvisation is typically an important part. In most jazz performances, pla...
Acrylic
"Jazz Club"
By Jane Gibbs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Left
Canvas, Oil
$7,800
H 24 in W 48 in
Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus's "Hero" is a 24 x 48 inches mixed media work on canvas with collage. The work is partitioned in two distinct images. On the left side the artist depicted a baseball p...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$15,000
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 2 in
"Parisian Street Scene" French Post-Impressionist Plein Air Painting on Canvas
By Constantin Kluge
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and masterful depiction of a Parisian street view from the 20th Century. The artist executed this painting en plein air with street life and cars parked along into the dis...
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Brutalist Cabinet in Solid Oak, Black
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary Brutalist cabinet made of solid oak by Denis Milovanov for SOHA Concept Dimensions: 180 x 80 x 45 cm - Custom size on request Unique piece made to order. Founded by a...
Oak
Pal Fried Nude Portrait Oil on Canvas
By Pal Fried
Located in San Diego, CA
Nude portrait oil on canvas by Hungarian/American artist Pal Fried. Excellent overall condition in period frame with a light vertical scratch line running along the lower middle as s...
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.25 in W 27 in
QUILTING TIME Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Family Life African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
QUILTING TIME is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. QUILTING TIME by th...
Lithograph
$14,500
H 31 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
Jazz II Deluxe 1980 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Jazz II Deluxe Medium: Screen Print Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 178/200 Size: 31 x 41½ inches Romare Bearden (1911–1988) was a celebrated Afri...
Screen
Sold|$520
H 14 in W 12 in D 1 in
Pleasure - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
By Emmanuel Daniel
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.
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
$95,000
H 26.5 in W 38 in
"Music in the Parlor" 19th century antique realism oil painting on, Signed
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed Description: Frederico Andreotti (1847-1930) was an Italian painter celebrated for his exquisite genre scenes and historical subjects. Born in Florence, Andreo...
Canvas, Oil
$5,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 20 in
TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE Signed Lithograph, Figurative Collage Night Sky
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
TWO WORLDS, FACES OF THE FUTURE is a hand drawn, limited edition color lithograph by the renowned American artist Romare Bearden, printed using hand lithography techniques on archiva...
Lithograph
$5,600
H 24 in W 35 in
INTRODUCTION FOR A BLUES QUEEN (Uptown At Savoy) Signed Lithograph, Jazz Club
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
INTRODUCTION FOR A BLUES QUEEN(Uptown At Savoy) is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden, printed on archival printmaking paper, ...
Lithograph
$1,495
H 46 in W 37 in D 2 in
Vintage American Impressionist Large Nude Woman Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American impressionist nude woman portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,500
H 31 in W 15 in D 0.8 in
Nude Woman, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
By Ashot Muradyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Nude Woman, Size: 31" x 15" x 0.8'' i...
Canvas, Oil
1960 Young Naked Woman Painting Signed Hilgers Olympia Nude Art Deco
By A. David
Located in Marseille, FR
Oil painting on canvas signed Hilgers in the lower right, from the 1930s, representing a young woman sort of naked Olympia in the Art Deco style. Canvas size 100 x 50 cm and frame di...
Canvas
$16,000
H 18.12 in W 16.54 in D 7.49 in
Middle - popular contemporary nude female bronze sculpture in meditative pose
By Susanne Kraisser
Located in Schierensee, SH
"Middle" is a popular free-standing bronze sculpture, suitable both for the inside and outside from established German mid-career sculptress Susanne Kraißer. Edition 18, signed, numb...
Bronze
$914
H 31.89 in W 21.26 in D 0.99 in
Nude Woman - Oil Paint attr. Edgar Stoebel - Mid-20th Century
By Edgar Stoëbel
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is an artwork attribuited to Edgar Stoebel (1909-2001). 81 x 45 cm; no frame. Oil painting on canvas. Good conditions.
Canvas, Oil
$2,062Sale Price|25% Off
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in
#13, 100x120 cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
By Evdokimova Maria
Located in Yerevan, AM
#13, 100x120 cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
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.