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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  • Horace Bristol: Three Priests, Japan, 1946

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,000
    End Time
    8 hours, 14 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:40 p.m. (EST)
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  • Andy Warhol: Douglas (Authenticated), 1954

    Ink, on paper laid on card

    Opening Bid
    US$11,500
    End Time
    8 hours, 14 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:40 p.m. (EST)
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  • James McDivitt: First U.S. Space Walk Over New Mexico, 1965

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$1,000
    End Time
    8 hours, 25 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:51 p.m. (EST)
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  • Micha Bar-Am: Funeral at Yerka (+ Bereaved Father; 2 works), 1968

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,600
    End Time
    8 hours, 27 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:53 p.m. (EST)
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  • Mary Mattingly: The New Mobility of Home (The Nobility of Mobility), 2004

    Chromogenic Print (C-print), Chromogenic Dye Coupler Print mounted to Dibond

    Purchase Price
    US$7,500
    End Time
    8 hours, 32 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:58 p.m. (EST)
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  • Lalla Essaydi: Converging Territories #30, 2005

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Current Bid
    US$4,500
    End Time
    8 hours, 34 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
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  • Ed Templeton: Take My Picture, 2002

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,200
    End Time
    8 hours, 34 minutes
    Thursday, June 20, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
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  • Chen Wenling: Stop Staring at Me, 2010

    Bronze, painted, cast bronze

    Opening Bid
    US$6,000
    End Time
    1 day, 6 hours, 4 minutes
    Friday, June 21, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (EST)
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  • Denis Piel: A&M, Desert reflections, New Mexico, 1984

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    1 day, 7 hours, 2 minutes
    Friday, June 21, 2013, 11:28 a.m. (EST)
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