Contemporary Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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.
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Style: Contemporary
Facade of Survival
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Facade of Survival” is a story about human nature, about the strength that hides behind an external appearance. It is a reflection on how we adapt to life, how we create images to p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fume" Contemporary Cow Oil on Canvas Painting Framed
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Fume" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Carol O'Malia, depicting a cow with a graffiti blue background. This piece evokes a sense of whimsy as the detailed cow looks on into the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
''Looking for Seashells'' Contemporary Oil Painting of Children on the Beach
By Ewa Rzeznik
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Polish artist Ewa Rzeznik reflects reality in her colorful paintings: Fishermen along the French coast, families walking towards the Mon Saint-Michel, children playing in the sur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thee girl in the old House - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting of a girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Marten Huitsing
The girl in the old house
70 x 45 cm ( frame is include, with frame the size is 80 x 55 cm)
Oil on wood panel
The paintings of this artist have been part of the collection of Galerie Bonnard since his graduation (2010) at the Classical Academy of Groningen. Huitsing has quickly become successful, his style, craftsmanship and choice of subject appeals to many people. Yet Marten, he says, does not want to repeat himself. He is always looking for the way of painting that suits him at that moment. The sympathetic artist got national fame because he beautifully portrayed a famous Dutch TV presentator Mart Smeets in the 'Paint the stars' program. Honest, very recognizable and with a narrative painting. Mart Smeets was overwhelmed, praising his comments. Rightly so! From that moment. Marten Huitsing's work has gained increasing popularity, he is an annually returning artist at the renowned PAN and he can hardly cope with the demand for new work.
The work that the artist has made for our gallery that there is always a balanced composition. In the collection there is one painting that is directly an ode to an older master, both often with Marten Huitsing. He did that before. In this case an ode to the French painter William Bougeureau...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Colorful contemporary Dog/Scottie in Frills/i.e.Tutus with text acrylic on paper
Located in Charleston, US
A colorful contemporary dog painting of Scottish Terrier dogs with accompanying text from a book is an inspirational departure from the tradi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Graphite
Wall Object #2 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, red and black, lines
Located in Paris, FR
Wall Object #2 is a unique wall paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 34 × 20 × 10 cm (13.4 × 7.9 × 3.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Intervalle IV 8/25 - black grey contemporary modern sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Intervalle IV 8/25 is one of a series of originally four different small size contemporary modern sculpture painting reliefs by French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Abstract Bright and Sunshine Bohemian Green Mixed Media on Canvas 45x45"
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas
Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink
Invictus - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Cultural Commentary, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Maples by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style landscape painting, black and gold
Located in Paris, FR
Maples is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments, India ink, gold leaf on panel mounted on Japanese paper, diameter is 22.7 cm (8....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tree sparrow - 21st Century Contemporary realistic Painting of a bird
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ria Koreman
Tree sparrow
20 x 20 cm (framed included in price 25 x 25 cm)
Ria Korenman paints what many people overlook: the magic in everyday life. Especially birds, with a soft sp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surreal Desert Painting with Dog and Sculptural Heads on Framed Fabriano Paper
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This surrealist desert painting by Gozo, titled Desert Lost Heads, is an original acrylic artwork on Fabriano 400gsm paper. Measuring 70 x 50 cm, it presents a striking dreamscape wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint
First Bloom - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Color Patterns Teal, 2023
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary, abstract oil painting is composed of carefully combined sections of various textures and areas of pattern, circles, dots and undulations, in exuberant, cheerful co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Memories Of Summer - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The inspiration for Daniel Wimmer’s art consistently stems from the human body. He is particularly fascinated by the beautiful colors of the skin and is constantly searching for intr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hyperrealistic Man Biographical Portrait on Blue Circular Panel, 'Currency #254'
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Currency #254 is a thought-provoking piece from Natasha Lelenco’s Currencies series, featuring a finely detailed male profile painted in acr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Alter Ego
Located in New York, NY
Mickaël Doucet is a French, Paris-based artist whose work largely focuses on vibrancy of color and minimalistic interiors, one bouncing off the other to create bright, dynamic scene...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, vivid, black
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ohne Titel, 1995
Located in Wien, 9
Verso signiert und datiert (Feb 1995)
Die Schüttbilder sind charakteristisch für Hermann Nitsch. Die Anwendung der Schütttechnik wird aus dem Schaffen des Wiener Aktionismus heraus ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Under the Tuscan Sun IV, original 12x24 contemporary Italian landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Under the Tuscan sun the olives and grapes germinate and send new life across the Tuscan summer meadow and surrounding Tuscan hills. A famous and popular region, located in the hear...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Interchange Between Myth and Reality - Monumental Painting, Original Oil
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
The timeless use of the human form has always been the subject from which artist Bruno Surdo chooses to express his narratives. This interest in using the human body as a focal poin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Intertwined in Rhythm Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Let's Fly Through This Life Together - Extra Large Soft Color Hearts Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Embrace (Nature) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I observed that her beauty comes from embracing herself. Her flexibility to switch from night to day and her open alms of embracing the two seasons.
Therefore, embrace yourself like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Kaleidoscope" Contemporary Large Abstract Floral Textile Inspired Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary large scale abstract floral painting by Texas based artist Wood Anthony Francher. Inspired by Mexican floral embroidery patterns and textiles, the work is a burst of bol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bayou Teche Sunset
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Bayou Teche Sunset
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 48"
Framed Dimensions: 38" x 50"
Signature: Signed verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Camellia IX by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style painting, flowers, golden, pink
Located in Paris, FR
Camellia IX is a unique painting by Japanese contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. This painting is made with India ink and pigments on Japanese cardboard, dimensions of the framed artw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Cardboard, Pigment
"Evening Magic" - Colorful Fall Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michelle Condrat's (US based) oil painting "Evening Magic" depicts some trees showing the fall colors of yellow and oranges. This painting is unframed, but ready to hang.
"The most...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Enchanted Forest
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Enchanted Forest" captures the dual nature of our deepest emotions, a symbolic landscape that draws us in with its beauty and yet instills a sense of caution. This piece is a metaph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic
Daring Roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
These roses represent a whole philosophy of boldness and pride. Bright, defiant, these flowers exude energy and a love for life, teaching us to be courageous, expressive, and to find...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The panther, Vacation on the Happy Island series
Located in Zofingen, AG
You will receive this painting stretched, with painted edges and completely ready for hanging. Framing is not obligatory and depends only on your preference.
This series of works a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Song Sparrow Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Song Sparrow 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hummingbird XVII
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Honfleur -contemporary still-life window landscape room interior
By Mike Hall
Located in London, GB
Artist Statement:
“My career in Film and Television design enabled me to travel extensively in Europe and the West Indies. During these projects I was able to draw and paint many of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Lisa Breslow "Summer Shadows" 2024 oil and pencil on panel
By Lisa Breslow
Located in New York, NY
Both the natural world and architectural grit have a place in Lisa Breslow's work,
highlighting the pull of New York City that is created by these opposing forces
side-by-side. She s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Figs and Feathers - Contemporary Interior White Birds Green Plants Fruit, 2018
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in oil on canvas of a bright and inviting interior scene. A still life arrangement of three potted plants with lush green leaves beside two white birds, and a b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Watervale Yellow - Contemporary Still Life Red Flowers Kitchen Window, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a bright and inviting interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of red and yellow flowers in a green glass vase, beside a pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Overview - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Circles Color Patterns, 2019
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are lively in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Tropical Vibes III' by Sveta Hessler - Bright Colorful Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Tropical Vibes III" 2024
Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
"Tropical Vibes III" by S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Improbable, beautiful and afraid of nothing - Dramatic abstract sky / landscape
Located in Broomfield, CO
A dramatic, spacious abstract landscape and sky painting.
"I feel my boots
trying to leave the ground,
I feel my heart
pumping hard. I want
to think again of dangerous and nobl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Community - Oil Painting Landscape Flowers Botanical Green Garden, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
In this landscape painting in oil on linen, a peaceful outdoor scene of delicately painted red, yellow, and purple flowers in a green grassy field beautifully captures the idyllic fe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ballad of the wind - Abstract impressionist warm sunset painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
An abstract impressionist warm sunset painting, "Ballad of the Wind" inspired by late summer golden light, and a Chopin ballad. This painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Window. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 94x63 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The abstract series of sizable works done in a mixed-media technique pays homage to the great modernists and abstract expressionists such as Mondrian, Kandinsky, Still and Motherwell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Stencil, Acrylic, Paper, Felt Pen
August Cascade Wyatt Mountain, Green Trees, Gray Rock, Virginia Forest
Located in Kent, CT
The densely treed forest of Hennen's Virginia home are the subject for this rich, highly detailed painting. The many shades of green in the foliage, the pale brown and beige tree tru...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Traccia" by Masri - Blue, Yellow, and Red Male Abstract Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965)
"Traccia" (2019)
Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the painting.
"Traccia"—meaning "Trace" i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Spring by Christophe Dupety - Contemporary painting, Flora, bright colors
Located in Paris, FR
Spring (2023) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, H 80 cm W 120 cm.
This series focuses on floral motifs: Poppies, Catalpa flowers or Spindles. Christoph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lemons in the Shade - Abstract Cow Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Presence - portrait of a moment - oil painting on blue background
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting of a presence that emerges on the canvas from another existential plane, accompanied by other beings and a royal blue background. To guarantee the durability and conserv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Intimate IV
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...
Harvest and Thread (~55% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY!)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jennifer Bricker-Pugh
Harvest and Thread
Acrylic on Panel
Year: 2022
Size: 23x34x1.5in
Signed, dated and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Ready to hang
Ref.: 924802-1080
Jennifer is a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Black Heritage 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Still-Life in Red - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting by Ingrid Smuling
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ingrid Smuling
Still life in Red
22 x 37 cm ( frame is included in price, size with frame is 35 x 50 cm)
Artist Ingrid Smuling, 80 years in August '24, is still most in her element ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Color Derivatives #52. Abstract painting on canvas, mounted on wood
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color Derivatives #52, 2018 by Natasha Zupan
From the series Color Derivatives
Oil, fabric, medium, on wood
Size: 18 in. H x 15 in. W x 3 in D.
Mounted on a stretcher
Natasha Zupan ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood
Nude. Figurative and abstract acrylic painting, Body, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on canvas painting depicting a nude by Polish artist Michal Bajsarowicz. The artwork is an artistic take on human body with abstract elements. Composition is ske...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Where Do I Go From Here - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Men, Earth Tone
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. (Issues b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Spanish old woman oil on canvas painting Andalusia Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jesus Villar (1930-2015) - Andalusia - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 81x65 cm.
Frame measurements 98x82 cm.
The painter Jesús Villar was born in 1930, h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunbathers at Portugal Cliffs" Original Oil Painting 30 in x 40 in
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Surrounded by limestone cliffs sunbathers take in the midday sun along the coast of Portugal. An elevated view of one of the country's most iconic beaches – Praia de Marinha. This o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
More Please - Figurative Mouse Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Acrylic
Nude in French Interior - original extra large oil painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude in French interior", in a classical room lighted from one side. Part of my Nude in interior series.
Nude placed in a a sober classical interior in contrast with the modern rel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary Paintings>paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Steven Miller, Howard Tangye, and Irena Orlov. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available.
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