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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
Color:  Orange
Mellon
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Mellon Series: Bunnies Date: 2021 Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signatur...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Woman with Hat Blossoms - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

5.6 Amplis Sur La Conscience
Located in PARIS, FR
Acrylic on canvas 100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in) Unique artwork Natural wooden frame (105 x 105 x 6 cm) - (41.3 x 41.3 x 2.4 in) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Striped Fields, Original Painting, Hills, Landscape, Fields, Trees, Orange
Located in Deddington, GB
Striped Fields is an original oil painting by artist Alexa Roscoe. This is a vibrant and colourful landscape scene. Alexa has captured movement and bold patterns which are often pres...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horse Chestnut Leaves -contemporary still-life colourful table oil painting
Located in London, GB
Of Polish descent and now living in London, Ania Pieniazek creates bold, bright art full of everyday joy and pleasure. Influenced by Gustav Klimt, Paul Gauguin and Zbyslaw Marek Mac...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Walter Coggio
Located in Firenze, FI
Walter Coggio Title: Untitled Media: Oil on canvas Size: 40x40cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orange Sun - contemporary oil on canvas portrait of artist Vincent Van Gogh
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Orange Sun" is a unique oil on canvas work by Milan Markovich from 2017. It portrays the face of Vinvent Van Gogh in the artist's special technique an...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Blue Curaçao - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Betrait
Located in MADRID, ES
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology, as a much needed tool to explore new me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

CORNHOLE - Pop Art Painting with Red Lips and Corn on the Cob, Pink, Yellow
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting by Elizabeth Winnel is compositionally similar to work she has created in the past- a set of lips at the center of the painting, mouth o...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Mr. Bubbles - Anarchy - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Mr. Bubbles - Anarchy sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 14.75h x 20w in 37.47h x 50.80w cm JEC153 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sea Fan - Green Meets Blue - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an ext...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Studio 54 - Cherry Blossom - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Studio 54 - Code Blue - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Mr. Bubbles - Plum Bob - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Large Gold And Orange Warm Contemporary Abstract Painting By Kenneth Strandby
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a large gold, orange, and yellow contemporary abstract painting by Danish (Scandinavian) artist Kenneth Strandby (1960 - ). With its color and its large size the painting ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

N129, 40x50cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
N129 - 50x40, oil/canvas
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Clara - Giclée Print by Sara Franzese - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
llustration on paper (giclée print) realized by the Italian artist Sara Franzese in 2022. Edition of 5. Hand-signed and numbered "Your soul is full of sunshine. Clara"
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Giclée

Elénè - Giclée Print by Sara Franzese - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
llustration on paper (giclée print) realized by the Italian artist Sara Franzese in 2022. Edition of 5. Hand-signed and numbered "Turn your tears in stars, make them shine as you a...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Giclée

Fauvist room, 150x150cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Fauvist room, 150x150cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Bird of Paradise IV
Located in Queenston, ON
Abstract realism. Inspired by art nouveau. A painting about flight, disintegration, motion and color,
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Borgo, Fruit, Dark Red Flowers, Open Window Coral, Salmon Dining Room Interior
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with two tea cups sit beside a fruit bowl and an arrangement of dark red flowers on a table in front of an open window, offering a view of verdan...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Red Madison
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Red Madison Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 36" Framed Dimensions: 32" x 38" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

You rise me up
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Rising in Unity," this poignant artwork, explores themes of kinship, growth, and the nurturing aspect of nature. The two figures stand as mirror images, their sha...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

King of Daffs II, Golden Yellow, Garnet Red, White Geometric Pattern Painting
Located in Kent, CT
A yellow background is vibrant and bright, offsetting a layered, eye-catching geometric pattern in white and berry red with a mottled surface. Signed, dated and titled on verso. Mar...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Young and beautiful, 150x110cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Young and beautiful, 150x110cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Spider Conch
Located in Denver, CO
Kaitlyn Tucek's small-scale oil painting depicts it's titular subject on a contrasting orange background. Rendered lovingly in various hues, Tucek's gest...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Woman with Orange Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Dondi Schwartz is an Israeli artist born in Canada in 1961 who lives and works in the Kibbutz Beeri, Negev, Israel. Schwartz studied art at the Avni School of Arts in...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Green Aster, Orange, Light Sage Green Curving Lines, Geometric Abstract
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes compose a pattern of curving lines in shades of orange and soft safe green, bright and luminous against a light gray background, suggesting a sense of movement withi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Panel

"Pinkalarta" (2006), Original Aboriginal Australian Painting by Alma Webou
Located in London, GB
Alma Kalaju Webou Pinkalarta, 2006 Acrylic on linen 106cm x 166.5cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Drape, Coral, Dark Pink, Gray, Orange Geometric Abstract Curving Lines Pattern
Located in Kent, CT
An abstract geometric pattern is composed of thick curving lines in dark pink, coral, and orange, beneath another repeating pattern in pale gray, suggesting a sense of movement withi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic, Panel

Orange Marmalade, Contemporary Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Orange Marmalade" is a 24 x 30 inches, original landscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and signed "Lachman" in the lower right. "I try to approach each painting with a minimum of predigested information. I look at the world with the natural curiosity of a child, always looking for unique qualities that each new moment brings. Talent, I believe, is found in the ability to take risks...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Silk Road 479, Square Color Field Painting, Iridescent Pink, Peach, Bright Red
Located in Kent, CT
A square, vibrant iridescent pink and bright red encaustic (pigmented beeswax) painting accented with coral, peach and orange details on birch panel. Signed, dated and titled on vers...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Encaustic, Panel

Youth, 110x90cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Youth, 110x90cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hairstring
Located in Miami, FL
Judy Watson Napangardi was born around 1935 at Yarungkanji, Mt. Doreen Station, at the time when many Warlpiri and other Central and Western Desert Peoples were living a traditional ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Black Cowboy
Located in Nashville, TN
Black cowboy portrays a minimalistic cowboy character in a desert scene holding a cigarette in his right hand and a pistol in his left. The figure stands in front of an orange monochromatic sky as a rainbow wave streams through his chest, suggesting themes of transparency and openness. Using bold, confident strokes, Brandon Jones...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Blue Waves, Bright Umbrellas, beach art, original art, affordable art
Located in Deddington, GB
Blue Waves, Bright Umbrellas [2022] original Oil on canvas Image size: H:25 cm x W:25 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:25 cm x W:25 cm x D:1.8cm Frame Size: H:28 cm x W:28 cm x D...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alexander the Great Icon VI /// Contemporary Pop Art Classics Greek Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Alexander the Great Icon VI" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2023 Me...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Paint, Canvas

Still Ten Cents
Located in Fairfield, CT
After a long, successful career with the Eastman Kodak Company as a photojournalist and editorial photographer, Emile Dillon returned to painting in 1998. As a photographer he traveled the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. While he’d chosen the camera for his profession, he’d grown up with oil on canvas. His grandfather was the Harlem Renaissance painter Frank Joseph Dillon and a favorite uncle was the Latin American artist Felix Vargas. Dillon’s years behind the camera and days in Soho galleries inspired him to pursue Photorealism as a style. But instead of the landscape of the exotic which he’d experienced in his Kodak travels, he was fascinated by the humble diners, motels, and vintage signs which were vanishing from American towns and cities. To perfect his craft, he studied at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League in New York. In an article on his work in the July 2019 issue of American Art Collector magazine, Dillon comments on his subject matter. “Somebody’s got to save these things…These places may not exist anymore in the next 100 years.” Dillon’s favorite painting in this exhibition is Dunkin Donuts...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Zen Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Shapatava - Autumn
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Keti Shapatava is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was introduced to the world of art at Anastasia Virseladze Art Gymnasium ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Origins" - Beautiful Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Yellow, Blue, Orange
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Origins" is a contemporary painting by Bay Area artist Jennifer Blalack. Blalack works this canvas with delicate detail and effort. This painting is...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Burning- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Victor Schegin 'Seehund' Burning 130 x 97 cm oil on canvas The French artist Victor Schegin 'Seehund' lives and works in Paris. At the age of 15, young Victor discovered tagging th...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dare to Dream- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Nude Boy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting was 1stDibs curator Brooke Wise's number 1 favorite. She called it: a more tender and revealed version of David Hockney's 82 portraits and a still life. A beautiful c...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Social Media Remorse Syndrome
Located in Saint Louis, MO
James Hoff Social Media Remorse Syndrome, 2012 Oil on canvas 18 x 12 inches (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Young and beautiful, 150x110cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Young and beautiful, 150x110cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blossom
Located in Almaty, KZ
Khanim (b. 1994) is a native of Western Kazakhstan. She graduated from The UNESCO Art School in Astana in 2012 and received her BFA from Parsons The New School for Design in New York...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chong Liu Abstract Original Oil On Canvas "Untitled - Yellow"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Untitled - Yellow Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24 x 30 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year: 2000 Circa Artist: Chong...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

The Faces of wisdom n°7 by Chantal Jentien - Oil pastel on paper 30x40 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Chantal Jentien is a contemporary Swiss artist who want to make colors and fun in her life. Completely self-taught, she paints according to her inspiration almost with closed eyes. S...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil Pastel

El Pan De Cada Día (Everyday Bread)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Javier Calleja El Pan De Cada Día (Everyday Bread), 2013 is a stunning work that exemplifies the artists interests and influences in cartoons and comics that are imbued with creative...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Orange, White Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rahim Mirza - Untitled Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Born in 1969, Rahim Mirza completed his art education at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he studied printmaking. Mirza’s current body of work however, is largely made up of acrylics on canvas. The leaf occupies a central motif in much of his work, representing, perhaps, a multiplicity of emotions; while the appearance of the first leaf signifies Spring and renewal, the shedding of the brown leaves in Autumn heralds the onset of winter. It is these subtleties and the complexity of the simple motif that intrigue the artist. While Mirza focuses on the leaf, he chooses to remove it from its natural environment. Thus while the leaf is a prominent symbol in his work, there generally is no sign of a tree or any context beyond its form. In its multiplicity, the artist creates rhythm and meaning that is far beyond its reach. Mirza had his first solo exhibition at Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2000. This was followed by others at Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, in 2001; and Diara art Gallery in 2002. His work has also been a part of group shows like 'Collective Spaces' at M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Israeli Contemporary Art by Dondi Schwartz - Bee Eater
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Across the Frozen Pond - Winter Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Across the Frozen Pond - Winter Landscape in Oil on Canvas Winter landscape by Karen Evans (b. 1952). An off-white expanse of snow stretches out from the bottom edge of the canvas, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Trinetra III
Located in Singapore, SG
Trinetra III in her blood-coral form centers her hybrid corpus in the midst of blue ecologies embracing and crading connected earth bodies as an approach towards planetary justice an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Silk Road 412, Bright Orange, Peach, Encaustic Wax Color Field Painting
Located in Kent, CT
This is a deep, bright orange encaustic (pigmented beeswax) painting on birch panel with coral pink along the edge. Signed, dated and titled on verso. Joanne Mattera is the foremost expert in the field of encaustic painting and is the founder and former director of the International Encaustic Conference. Her artwork is in the collections of The New Britain Museum of Contemporary Art, US Embassies (Slovenia and Poland), US State Department, Bank of America, and Norwegian Cruise Lines, to name a few, as well as numerous private collections. Mattera writes a contemporary art blog, she is a frequent guest speaker and curator and is a member of American Abstract Artists (NYC). The artist lives and works in MA and in NYC. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The word comes originally from the Greek word “enkaustikis” meaning to “burn in” and the process dates back to the 5th century. The liquid or paste is applied to a surface —usually prepared wood. Metal tools...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Encaustic, Panel

Burnt Orange with Fuchsia - small, colourful, floral, still life, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
British born artist Jennifer Hornyak has re-imagined the traditional still life in a series of abstract, richly coloured florals. Her palette—this oil on canvas in fuchsia, pink, pur...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Faces of wisdom n°8 by Chantal Jentien - Oil pastel on paper 30x40 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Chantal Jentien is a contemporary Swiss artist who want to make colors and fun in her life. Completely self-taught, she paints according to her inspiration almost with closed eyes. S...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Toto's Shangri La Supreme /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Marilyn Large
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Toto's Shangri La Supreme" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 202...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

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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