Figurative Art

Based on the human figure and the real world, Figurative Art covers a broad range of styles. artnet Auctions provides exceptional prices for Figurative Art, including a record US$12,650 for Kara Walker's 1990 ink on paper, Untitled, sold on November 4, 2010.

At the opposite spectrum of Abstract Art is Figurative Art, which is based on the human figure and reality. With strong references to the real world, Figurative Art is associated with the historical and the classical, but now young contemporary artists are also producing exciting representational art.

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  • Marc Riboud: On the Great Wall, China, 1971, 1971

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$2,100
    End Time
    2 days, 18 hours, 27 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (EST)
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  • Wang Lin: Gobi 1KM Series no. 5, 2009

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Purchase Price
    US$1,500
    End Time
    2 days, 18 hours, 27 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (EST)
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  • Yan Zhixiong: Instruments no. 5, 2006

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Current Bid
    US$7,000
    End Time
    2 days, 19 hours, 17 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 11:20 a.m. (EST)
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  • Robert Doisneau: Créatures de Rêve, 1952

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$2,500
    End Time
    2 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 11:37 a.m. (EST)
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  • Xu Yong and Yu Na: Solution Scheme (D4), 2007

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$7,000
    End Time
    2 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 12:10 p.m. (EST)
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  • Yan Zhixiong: Instruments no. 3, 2011

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Current Bid
    US$7,000
    End Time
    2 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 12:10 p.m. (EST)
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  • Lee Friedlander: Newark, New Jersey, 1952

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$8,000
    End Time
    2 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 12:27 p.m. (EST)
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  • Raul Torres Rojas: Bailarina, 1996

    Acrylic, on canvas.

    Opening Bid
    US$3,000
    End Time
    2 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 12:59 p.m. (EST)
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  • Henri Cartier-Bresson: Two-wheel transportation, Mongolia, 1961

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Purchase Price
    US$1,400
    End Time
    2 days, 20 hours, 57 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
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