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
"Landscape" Original Oil Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Oil Paint on Canvas
30x42 cm
2023
Original Art Ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CATALINA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
6. CATALINA
Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS:70x43,8 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
This Place 4871
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - HealingGreenland - Skydiving
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean Takashi Murakami. The p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
2. TÍTULO: ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN
Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS: 100X84,65 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
Blue Figures in the Jungle By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Blue figures at home and embedded in their native environment; the jungle
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Longing, Contemporary Mixed Media Painting With Silver & Gold Leaf
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's Silver Series this is a piece that portrays heart rending pathos. In this piece Sax has created beauty, emotion & tranquillity. A deeply moving, touching work.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"The Guitarist." Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A piece of classical beauty painted in Sax Berlin's New York Studio in 1999. She's a study in muted tones, delicately rendered. Gentle, soft and mystical, The Guitarist is an enigmat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Walking Through the Park
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Olajumoke (Child of Wealth that Everyone Cherishes)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Olu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tom - Animal Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'Tom' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful setting.
The bright and vibrant colors of the flowers and cat could make ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Above the Beach - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The walrus, an impressively large Arctic animal dominates the canvas in this expressive abstract painting by Rick Rivet. The Metis artist has acquired an international reputation for...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Shy Snowman. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Winter landscape in typical Therese James style.
The snow has settled
And all is white
A moon is peeping
It will soon be night
The snowman watches
The world pass by
Soon he will dan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"My Spring in Yves Saint Laurent Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media, Oil
The Impulse Is Divine: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This title encapsulates the whole ethos of Sax Berlin; the impulse to create courses through him in vibrant immediacy resulting in paintings that are timeless. In this work his creat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cuban Contemporary Art by Carlos Sablon - Ombre d'un Géant
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Carlos Sablòn Perez is a Cuban artist born in 1981 who lives & works in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. His talent is quickly recognized in the four corners of the C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fools Of Clear Light. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Complex and encompassing this is from Sax Berlin's Fools series created in the 1990's. This series is perhaps the most intricate of Sax's oeuvre; it's almost impossible to find all t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blooming Buddies - Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'Blooming Buddies' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful floral setting.
The bright and vibrant colors of the flowers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Chunja's Multiverse Story
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean Takashi Murakami. The p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Great Lounger - Animal Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'The Great Lounger' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful setting.
The bright and vibrant colors of the flowers and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Nature (Still Life Painting of Colorful Flowers on Indigo Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of pastel colored flowers on dark blue
Hand-painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes
"Nocturnal Nature (Anemone, Passionflower, Buttercup, Ferns, Polli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Wild Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Birds. This piece depicts gestural figures of multi-colored birds against a white landscape. The color white symboliz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cuban Contemporary Art by Carlos Sablon - La Jardinière
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Carlos Sablòn Perez is a Cuban artist born in 1981 who lives & works in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. His talent is quickly recognized in the four corners of the C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tulips Talking, White Flowers, Yellow Window, Blue Sky, Winter Trees, White Snow
Located in Kent, CT
White tulips with a light pink hue sit on a wooden windowsill while a winter landscape with a snow-covered field and barren trees against a blue sky can be seen outdoors through the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
There's no excuse for not trying, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Donald Duck and Disney inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, Spain, Japan, USA and Mexico. :: Painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
2 Toucans 2 Cats - Animal Landscape Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
2 Toucans 2 Cats - Animal Landscape Painting By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orange Cat - Animal Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Orange Cat - Animal cat and still life painting , Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Double Trouble - Animal Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'Double Trouble' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful setting.
'Double Trouble' adds a touch of whimsy and color to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Let it Be Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Board, Oil
Puente de Triana - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
1. TÍTULO PUENTE DE TRIANA
Sevilla, 2023
MEDIDAS: 167X80 CM
Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag
Sangre 2 cm
1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
Apple Pie Bakery in Ambleside in the Lake District England by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Apple Pie Bakery in the Cumbrian Town of Ambleside in the Lake District, England, by Contemporary British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 16 x 16 inches
Frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Paint, Acrylic
Sisters in Bloom, Gardens of Resilience by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Sisters in Bloom" is a poignant portrayal that delves into the profound bond shared between siblings amidst the vibrant tapestry of nature. As part of the 'Gardens of Resilience' se...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Now, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series introduces the positive actions that we normally employ in our daily lives. The colors interpret happiness, and the words, are representations of positive thoughts or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Calm Evening, Oakland Park
Located in New Orleans, LA
Greta Van Campen is an artist based in Thomaston, Maine and is known for a hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has spent a great deal of time traveling across the Unit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Picturesque Botany (Still Life Painting of Flowers on Blue in Victorian Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of colorful flowers on blue, made with cyanotype, watercolor, India ink, and gouache
"Picturesque Botany (Octagon/Foxglove, Gingko, Dusty Miller, Forget...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Be patient. Some things take time, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Coffee Espresso #17, Coffee on paper, Cycling, Sports
Located in Deddington, GB
Espresso #17 is an original coffee on paper by artist Eliza Southwood. It features one cyclist painted in coffee, combining cycling culture with the love of a good coffee break.
ADD...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Coffee
Ezinda
Located in Dallas, TX
"I often paint ugly cats, in a realistic depiction, with 10% surreal elements thrown in the mix. I am inspired by the feel of 1970s sci-fi illustrations. The paintings are a necessit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Real Madrid, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Real Madrid inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, USA and Mexico. The 14 white lines represent the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Enthusiasm
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Colorful Square Abstract by Leonard Lee Rowles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Nestled in the red earth of what could be a desert and reminiscent of the arid expanses of New Mexico or the sunny terrain of Sierra Leone emerges a scene of a fragmented village whe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
24 x 24 x 3.5" Geometric Architectural Contemporary Oil Painting, Autumn Rust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful oil painting with earthy tones on canvas.
24x24x3.5 in.
Oil paint, cold wax on canvas,
Stretched on wood frame, painted around canvas, ready for installation
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Butterfly, 150x110 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Butterfly, 150x110cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Givenchy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
You could be your own spotlight, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
I never dreamed about success; I worked for it, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The devil is in the details, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Power, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series introduces the positive actions that we normally employ in our daily lives. The colors interpret happiness, and the words, are representations of positive thoughts or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fairytale flower, "Gardens of Resilience" series original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Childhood fairy tales and memories of magic follow us as we grow up. The Scarlet Flower is my favorite fairy tale. Today, seeing my granddaughter bending over a flower in the garden,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Floral Painting - Light Blue with Chartreuse - Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Abstract Floral Painting - Light Blue with Chartreuse - Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Belted Galloways Grazing
Located in New Orleans, LA
Greta Van Campen is an artist based in Thomaston, Maine and is known for a hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has spent a great deal of time traveling across the Unit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
From Harkness
Located in New Orleans, LA
Greta Van Campen is an artist based in Thomaston, Maine and is known for a hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has spent a great deal of time traveling across the Unit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"My Costa Flamingos Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting w White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
Oops
By Georgia Amar
Located in Dallas, TX
The artist is proficient in the mediums of oil painting, screen-printing, stained glass and 3—dimensional murals. Georgia Amar’s landscapes, created during a 35—year observation fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Indian's Prayer - Fantastic Realism
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
The prayer of the Indian. - Animal figurative magic. A moment to remember when we were connected to the magical and invisible, when animals were gods. Painting 23" x 20" inch by Ion ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Gravity's Rainbow, unique signed painting on canvas by celebrated female artist
By Thelma Appel
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel
Gravity's Rainbow, 2010
Acrylic on Canvas
Hand Signed, Titled & Dated on the back of canvas
48 × 60 inches
Unframed
Thelma Appel was the subject of a 50 year career surv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Beautiful Twists And Turns In Life" Contemporary Acrylic Framed on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"The Beautiful Twists And Turns In Life" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Charlie Bluett with abstract asymmetric forms in warm shades of blue and white. The ethereal layers of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Crantock Beach Shadows, Original painting, seascape, beach, swimming, coastal
Located in Deddington, GB
Crantock Beach Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. This painting is inspired by the Artist's summer vacations around Cornwall. Preliminary sketches were made on the b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
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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