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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  • Loomis Dean: Nuclear Test Dummies, 1955

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    3 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:08 a.m. (EST)
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  • Gjon Mili: Picasso Drawing with Light, 1949

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$7,500
    End Time
    3 days, 7 hours, 54 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:15 a.m. (EST)
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  • Zhang Huan: Skin (20 works), 1997

    Digital Print

    Opening Bid
    US$25,000
    End Time
    3 days, 8 hours, 1 minute
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:22 a.m. (EST)
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  • Eadweard Muybridge: Animal Locomotion Plate 449, 1887

    Other, Collotype

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    3 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:25 a.m. (EST)
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  • Ilse Bing: Willem, the Dancer (3 works), 1932

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$10,500
    End Time
    3 days, 8 hours, 8 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:29 a.m. (EST)
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  • Soichi Sunami: Martha Graham, 1928

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$2,200
    End Time
    3 days, 8 hours, 18 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 11:39 a.m. (EST)
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  • Rodney Smith: Man Jumping off Haybale, Alberta, Canada, 2004

    Pigment Print, Archival pigment print

    Opening Bid
    US$8,800
    End Time
    3 days, 8 hours, 39 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:00 p.m. (EST)
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  • Mark Cohen: Headless Jump Rope, 1975

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$3,000
    End Time
    3 days, 8 hours, 40 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:01 p.m. (EST)
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  • Marilyn Minter: Rorchach, 2011

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$16,500
    End Time
    3 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes
    Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:16 p.m. (EST)
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