La Ofrenda
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
Katie Numi
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
Tres Generaciones
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
Nayeli
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
Yanna
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
Jenny la Colocha
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
Propio
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
It Always Begins at the Sea
By Kiara Aileen Machado
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, familial lineage, intergenerational trauma and cultur...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Raiman Rodriguez Moya
Located in Miami, FL
Raiman Rodriguez Untitled, 2022 Mixed media on canvas 29 x 20 in Frame included Perfect Condition
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 12 in D 1 in
Gaze 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion
By Gobe Joseph
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 Gob...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 48 in D 1 in
Style and Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
By Taiwo Odejinmi
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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$4,870
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Spanish Contemporary Art by Leticia de Prado - Margarita
By Leticia de Prado
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia de Prado is a Spanish artist born in 1964 who lives and works in Estepona, near Marbella, Spain. She is best known ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,600
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in
Spanish Contemporary Art by Leticia de Prado - Amanacer
By Leticia de Prado
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia de Prado is a Spanish artist born in 1964 who lives and works in Estepona, near Marbella, Spain. She is best known ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
Displaced Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Displaced Beauty challenges the shifting standards of beauty shaped by social media and societal expectations. The figure stands as a quiet resistance, embracing natural African feat...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$2,680Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
Don't Be Perfect, Be Real -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Women
By Elijah Olanase
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 Eli...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,600
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in
Spanish Contemporary Art by Leticia de Prado - Cita Romantica
By Leticia de Prado
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia de Prado is a Spanish artist born in 1964 who lives and works in Estepona, near Marbella, Spain. She is best known ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 28 in D 1 in
Souvenir of Resilience 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Fashion
By Gobe Joseph
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 Gob...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled
By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos
Located in San Francisco, CA
Featured is a color lithograph by Alvar. Created circa 1970 and numbered 207/225 in pencil by the artist, it is also hand signed by the artist. The artwork features a beautiful contr...
Lithograph
A New Dimension2
By Roxana Khonkulova
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a state of inner stillness and transition, a moment when your mind is clear and you stand at the threshold of a new path. In the empty, open space, only your f...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 47 in W 51 in D 1.5 in
Cuentos del Abuelo Enrique, 47 x 51 Oil Painting of Memory & History
By Esteban La Rotta
Located in Chicago, IL
Cuentos del abuelo Enrique explores the unstable space between memory, storytelling, and historical truth. The work draws from Esteban La Rotta’s grandfather’s recollections of El B...
Canvas, Oil
$21,600
H 59.06 in W 78.75 in D 1.58 in
Spanish Contemporary Art by Leticia de Prado - Carlton
By Leticia de Prado
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas infused with rhinestones & silk mixed media Leticia de Prado is a Spanish artist born in 1964 who lives and works in Estepona, near Marbella, Spain. She is best known ...
Canvas, Oil
$576Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.29 in W 24.41 in D 1.97 in
Artificial Flowers, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Maite Pereda
Located in Mexico City, MX
Artificial Flowers, 2022 Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 82x62cm Frame included Signed and dated on the back About the artist Maite was born in Mexico City,...
Canvas, Acrylic
Nicolle, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Anamaria Cepoi
Located in Yardley, PA
I'm a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister. I'm a real person operating in the world. Photographed with my phone, the colors may change, depending on the calibration of each screen...
Oil
Trio
Located in Houston, TX
Powerful French painting of red, black and white abstract faces in acrylic and ink, 2000. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard...
Ink, Acrylic
$158,842
H 50.01 in W 73.63 in D 3.55 in
Exceptional Mid-century ceramic tile Mural by Joseph Roelants for Gilliot & Cie
By Jospeh Roelants
Located in Weesp, NL
Exceptional Mid-Century Ceramic Tile Mural by Joseph Roelants for Céramiques d’Hemixem (Gilliot & Cie), 1948 — Monumental & Unique A rare opportunity to acquire a monumental...
Ceramic, Wood
Large Italian Wardrobe in Teak with Brass Details
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wardrobe, teak, maple, brass, Italy, 1950s This exquisite large Italian wardrobe from the 1950s is a striking example of mid-century design. This piece is crafted in rich teak wood ...
Brass
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print Western Photography Guild studio stamp in purple ink, verso Numbered "N14-4" in purple ink, verso Also inscribed in pencil, verso This photograph is offered by...
Black and White
$1,470
H 12 in W 8.5 in
I Am the Spirit That Hovers Above the Shapeless Mass of Dreams
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
I Am the Spirit That Hovers Above the Shapeless Mass of Dreams 1991 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5) 12.5 x 8.5 inches (31.8 x...
Silver Gelatin
$5,175 / set
H 56.75 in W 43.5 in D 17.5 in
18th Century Spanish Colonial Vargueno Set on a 19th Century Mission Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
This interesting two-part piece of furniture is an example of the Spanish dominion over the Americas during the global colonization associated with Empire and trade supremacy. The to...
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
Gold Leaf
He Exudes a Powerful Fragrance Like Horses Do
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5) Signed and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile. Indigo dyed thick hand-spun cotton warp ikat woven from sets of mirror image designs depicting rows of 13 trees, dancers, floral diamo...
Cotton
$39,500
H 47.84 in W 220.48 in D 8.27 in
Monumental Mid-Century Italian Wall Unit in Oak with Diamond Shaped Colored Panels (560cm/220in)
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large wall unit/shelve unit, oak, lacquer, Italy, 1950s It is rare to encounter a piece as striking and monumental as this Italian wall unit from the 1950s. With an impressive width...
Oak, Lacquer
Bravo II
By Jan Rattia
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 22.5 x 30 inches (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) 45 x 60 inches (Edition of 3 + 2 APs) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, loc...
C Print
$12,500
H 26.75 in W 27.5 in D 1.25 in
"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade...
Paint
$12,900
H 52 in W 79.5 in D 29.5 in
Large Early 20th Century French Double Billot de Boucher or Butcher Block
Located in Birmingham, AL
A superb early 20th century French double billot de boucher or butcher block, circa 1920s, handcrafted of mixed woods in Paris. Wonderfully constructed with thick, hand carved pieces...
Steel
$6,800 / item
H 48 in W 33 in D 2.75 in
Emerald Green Octagonal Faceted Murano Glass and Brass Wall Mirror, Italy
By Michel Contessa
Located in Miami, FL
Emerald green octagonal faceted Murano glass and brass wall mirror, Italy Ready to ship from our Miami gallery, this handcrafted Italian Murano glass wall mirror features an octagona...
Brass
Art Deco Triptych Panel "Ballet Russe" Attrib. to Willy Pogany
By Willy Pogany
Located in North Miami, FL
Incredible hand painted scene of "Ballet Russe" with dancers in elaborate Deco costumes and fabulous details of the faces, dresses and shoes. This is a one-of-a-kind triptych panel w...
Acrylic, Wood
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 82.5 in W 86 in D 54 in
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Carved Wood Daybed Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese wedding bed in red lacquer and hand cards details.
Gold Leaf
RARE CHINESE OPIUM BED 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE CHINESE OPIUM BED 19th Century in lacquered, painted and gilded wood decorated with oriental landscapes and plant elements. With two drawers simulating five. Dim.: 114 x 265 x...
Wood
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.