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Contemporary Mixed Media

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.

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Style: Contemporary
Jo Haran, Delight in Green, Original Contemporary Painting, Floral Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Delight in Green [2021] Original Flowers Watercolour, gouache and gesso Image size: H:69 cm x W:53 cm Paper size: H:72 cm x W:56 cm x D:0.001cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Delight in Green is a painting celebrating the serene colour green, my favourite colour. White blossoms trail across the leafy ground to bring lightness. 'There are always flowers for those who want to see them" - Henri Matisse. I have been painting flowers for over 20 years as an artist and as a senior textile designer selling prints to clients internationally including Valentino, Leonard, Paul and Joe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gesso, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Abstract Painting, Mixed Media on paper, Red, Sliver, Yellow colors "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
S. Harsha Vardhana - Untitled – 48 x 30 inches ( unframed size ) Mixed Media on Paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : S. Harsha Vardhana gave up a successful career a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold, Silver

Large abstract oil painting - Yellow Makes the Moves - architectural, color
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful piece in a vibrant yet harmonious balance of geometry and color. Oil Painting - Yellow Makes the Move 35x35x2 in. Oil paint, cold wax medium and marble dust on c...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil

Le Matin au Cafe, Contemporary Mixed Media and Wood Sculpture by Robert Clerc
By Robert Clerc
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Clerc Title: Le Matin au Cafe Year: circa 1990 Medium: 3-D Painting and Collage Multiple Edition: 12 Size: 21 x 20 x 3 inches [53 x 51 x 8 cm]
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wire

Rainbowland Falls II - Abstract Colorful Dreamy Still Life Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu's artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. This artwork is part of her "Rainbowland Land" series. Through a masterful bl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor

Dream
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in an undefined setting. The emphasis is almost purely on intuition. The figures are born of their surrounding environment, emerging only partially and fugitively from the layers of pigment. A narrative is evident but never overt. A crown, a shield, a boat, a wheel. Though the subject has recently coalesced around my reading of Dante and Shakespeare, the settings remain extremely vague- a beach, an interior, a woodland. The paintings are, in the end, meditations on the relationship between the protagonists in a wordless drama. In my paintings, I use a cold wax medium combined with dry pigments, oil paint, and embedded fragments of burlap. The surfaces eventually build up into a dense, rugged terrain." --Thaddeus Radell
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Cocteau Aqua Atla #2235. Photo collage. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natasha Zupan's body of work, 'Homage to Horst P. Horst', explores the manipulation of surface texture, light, and the interweaving of time. She has incorporated found images in book...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Color

Peter Tunney 'Easy Rider' Original Signed Screen Print Collage / Peter Fonda
Located in San Rafael, CA
Peter Tunney (American, born 1961) Easy Rider, 2016 Hand-pulled silkscreen with collage on museum board 32 x 40 inches Signed, dated, and titled in ink lower right An original work of art showing a scene from the counter culture movie Easy Rider featuring Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Ink, Board

Music Sonata In A Shadow Box
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Music Sonata In A Shadow Box 2023 Mixed Media, artist signed, front Plexiglas. This sculpture is perfect for the wall or a coffee table. This 3D music diorama found its home in a drawer from an antique Tansu Chest. Some of the 3D elements were made by Erikson. Antique materials achieve a vintage and interesting aesthetic. The depth of the case creates a stage like atmosphere as sort of a visual guide for the viewers eye. The overlapping and juxtaposition of the elements creates a intriguing and appealing composition. Very often Erikson art echoes and fuses antiquity and modernity. Erikson’s central imagery concerns itself with intrigue and a sense of surprise. His body of work is often dispersed with visual, tactile and intellectual delights that lead the viewer on their own form of discovery. Erikson’s awareness of the aesthetic in sending things back in time is a result of studying the Renaissance and other periods of art history. This infusion of historical art references has had a vital effect on his body of work. Heavily influenced by the well known New York art dealer Allan Stone (who represented, among other giants, Joseph Cornell, and Willem de Kooning, Erikson has never departed from Stone’s insistence that “surprise” should remain with a piece of art no matter how long it is viewed. The discipline of archeology decodes messages of the past to find meanings of objects and classify them. This observation takes the viewer on a deeper understanding of the interplay. As a curator of his own “museum cases” in other work, Erikson’s personal vocabulary evokes images of extreme preciousness combined in miniature settings. Despite its minute scale his work commands presence and a sense of vastness. In his body of work, Erikson attempts to introduce sculpture to painting as a way of integrating the second and third dimensions. Exhibited: Allan Stone Gallery - New York, New York Elaine Baker Gallery - Boca Raton, Florida Renata Fine Arts Gallery - West Palm Beach, Florida Winfield Gallery...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media

Miniature Boat at Abstract Sculptural Sea. Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, 2024
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This evocative wall sculpture by Vera Vizzi, titled VITA, forms part of the artist’s ongoing exploration of maritime themes and human vulnerability. Crafted in mixed media on reclaimed wood, the piece presents a poetic seascape made of three stacked wooden blocks, each painted in shifting shades of deep blue and stormy grey to evoke a layered oceanic horizon. Atop the highest block sits a delicate miniature boat with small figures, amplifying the sense of fragility and scale. The composition recalls coastal environments and states of emotional suspension—between movement and stillness, presence and absence. The textured surfaces and chromatic modulation suggest tides, foam, and sediment, while the figurative element introduces a narrative of journey, survival, or return. Like much of Vizzi’s work, VITA resonates with themes of resilience, the pull of memory, and our longing for connection with the sea. This one-of-a-kind sculpture belongs to the artist’s new 2024 collection and is ready to hang. Ideal for collectors interested in contemporary marine art, mixed media assemblage, or metaphorical sculpture. Keywords: By the Sea, Miniature Boat, Mixed Media Sculpture, Marine Art, Wall Sculpture, Ocean Artwork, Seascape Assemblage, Contemporary Nautical Art, Small Boat Sculpture, Vera Vizzi, Blue Wall Art...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Plastic

"Brick" Portrait of Man Made Out Layered Paper, Sewn Canvas, and Stone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Brick" is a unique piece by Eustace Mamba measures approx. 4.5"h" x 2.5"w x 5"d. Mamba creates an abstract portrait from found material, sewn canvas, acrylic, and oil paint. This sc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Found Objects, Canvas, Thread, Brick, Acrylic

Still Moving Forward - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Citta Samtana Diptych (The Stars Above)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Verbicky, James Title: Citta Samtana Diptych (The Stars Above) Date: 2021 Medium: Mixed media, resin on wood panel Unframed Dimensions: 60" x 80" Signature: Signed by A...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Mixed media with collage elements on paper, c. 1990's Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (see photo) Condition: Excellent Image size: 7 x 6 1/2 inches Support sheet size: 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Dehn Heirs Virginia Dehn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Dehn Virginia Dehn in her studio in Santa Fe Virginia Dehn (née Engleman) (October 26, 1922 – July 28, 2005) was an American painter and printmaker. Her work was known for its interpretation of natural themes in almost abstract forms. She exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the U.S. Her paintings are included in many public collections. Life Dehn was born in Nevada, Missouri on October 26, 1922.] Raised in Hamden, Connecticut, she studied at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri before moving to New York City. She met the artist Adolf Dehn while working at the Art Students League. They married in November 1947. The two artists worked side by side for many years, part of a group of artists who influenced the history of 20th century American art. Their Chelsea brownstone was a place where artists, writers, and intellectuals often gathered. Early career Virginia Dehn studied art at Stephens College in Missouri before continuing her art education at the Traphagen School of Design, and, later, the Art Students League, both located in New York City. In the mid-1940s while working at the Associated American Artists gallery, she met lithographer and watercolorist Adolf Dehn. Adolf was older than Virginia, and he already enjoyed a successful career as an artist. The two were married in 1947 in a private ceremony at Virginia's parents house in Wallingford, Connecticut. Virginia and Adolf Dehn The Dehns lived in a Chelsea brownstone on West 21st Street where they worked side by side. They often hosted gatherings of other influential artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Among their closest friends were sculptor Federico Castellón and his wife Hilda; writer Sidney Alexander and his wife Frances; artists Sally and Milton Avery; Ferol and Bill Smith, also an artist; and Lily and Georges Schreiber, an artist and writer. Bob Steed and his wife Gittel, an anthropologist, were also good friends of the Dehns. According to friend Gretchen Marple Pracht, "Virginia was a glamorous and sophisticated hostess who welcomed visitors to their home and always invited a diverse crowd of guests..." Despite their active social life, the two were disciplined artists, working at their easels nearly daily and taking Saturdays to visit galleries and view new work. The Dehns made annual trips to France to work on lithographs at the Atelier Desjobert in Paris. Virginia used a bamboo pen to draw directly on the stone for her lithographs, which often depicted trees or still lifes. The Dehns' other travels included visits to Key West, Colorado, Mexico, and countries such as Greece, Haiti, Afghanistan, and India. Dehn's style of art differend greatly from that of her husband, though the two sometimes exhibited together. A friend of the couple remarked, "Adolf paints landscapes; Virginia paints inscapes." Virginia Dehn generally painted an interior vision based on her feelings for a subject, rather than a literal rendition of it.] Many of her paintings consist of several layers, with earlier layers showing through. She found inspiration in the Abstract Expressionism movement that dominated the New York and Paris art scenes in the 1950s. Some of her favorite artists included Adolf Gottileb, Rothko, William Baziotes, Pomodoro, and Antonio Tapies. Dehn most often worked with bold, vibrant colors in large formats. Her subjects were not literal, but intuitive. She learned new techniques of lithography from her husband Adolf, and did her own prints. Texture was very important to her in her work. Her art was influenced by a variety of sources. In the late 1960s she came across a book that included photographs of organic patterns of life as revealed under a microscope. These images inspired her to change the direction of some of her paintings. Other influences on Dehn's art came from ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts...
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Schrödingers Bird 15
Located in Berlin, DE
Scratching, pastel chalk. Signed and dated 'S. Schüffler 2021' lower right. From the series 'An Experiment on a Bird'. On white Mi-Teintes paper, Canson.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

"Old Man Listening to a Bird", Portrait, Blue, Collage, Acrylic Painting, 2017
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Old Man Listening to a Bird” is an 18 x 14 x 1 inch acrylic painting on canvas with collage. An imaginary portrait with dark tones and off whites and a saturated blue highlight, details the facial expression and inner spiritual response of an old man as he listens to a little blue bird. Trustingly close, and made still closer by the extremely low position of the man’s ear...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Silver Hummingbird
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This composition inspired by the Artist Commissioned Sculptures. Hummingbird stylized through geometric shapes signifying space, form, and lines.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Enamel

Jo Haran, Jewel Heads in Darkness, Contemporary Floral Art, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Jewel Heads in Darkness [2021] Original Flowers Gouache, watercolour ink and gesso. Image size: H:53 cm x W:64 cm Paper Size: H:56 cm x W:67.5 cm x D:0.01cm Sold Unframed Please note...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Flores 1 - 3D nature inspired floral composition feather, clay in plexiglass box
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Clay, Linen, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Wall sculpture: 'T.R.P.'
Located in New York, NY
Samuelle Green’s work has always been multidisciplinary. Throughout all her mediums; painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, there is a common thread of subject matter – that...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Up in Blue
Located in Bozeman, MT
It is a tall, vertical painting. The mixed media is composed of oil paint and gold leaf with smaller silver leaf birds at the bottom of the composition. The bird silhouettes look lik...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pulse Study 1
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A graphite drawing on book boards.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Board, Graphite

“Pies in the Sky” Contemporary Colorful Mixed Media Food Collage
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary mixed media and resin colorful food still life by Houston-based artist Diane Gelman. The work features a three dimensional portrait of a woman holding a variety of diff...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

"GORBUNOK" Sculptural Lamp by 25" x 13" inch Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"GORBUNOK" Sculptural Lamp by 25" x 13" inch Grigorii Gorkovenko A desk lamp which is made of genuine wood and filled with special energy and handmade work by the “GV design” master...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Dark Moon 5
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A cedar, black paint, and graphite powder abstract mixed media piece by Joe Brubaker.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Cedar, Graphite

Gold Hummingbird
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This composition inspired by the Artist Commissioned Sculptures. Hummingbird stylized through geometric shapes signifying space, form, and lines.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Enamel

"Old Man Releasing a Caged Bird", acrylic, portrait, collage, blue, brown
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Old Man Releasing a Caged Bird” is an imaginary portrait painting, acrylic on canvas with collage, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches in browns, blues and f...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Jellyfish colorful aquatic, whimsical, undersea, lyrical ocean life
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well known for her cut paper artwork, and amusement park themes, Ms. Marano’s delightful imagery is included in numerous books and documentaries about Coney Island history. In this ...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Butterfly 2
Located in New York, NY
Oil on C-print (Unique) Signed and dated, verso This work is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Informed by major events in his own life, Gaz’s “Ensnared” series explore...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, C Print

APARTMENT FOR SALE: 15-E, Abstract Mixed Media 3-D Collage, Real Estate Listing
Located in Union City, NJ
APARTMENT FOR SALE: 15-E, created in 1982, is an original mixed media painted collage on paper by the Israeli-American artist Zigi Ben-Haim. APARTMENT FOR SALE: 15-E is an imaginativ...
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1980s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Loyal Friend -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Girl, Dog, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Genuine friendship is not just about sharing the good times; it’s tested and proven during the challenging moments. Real friends support each other not only when it’s easy, but most ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"300 Years of Georgia" - earth pigments, abstract landscape, warm, large-scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of orange, yellow and brown with highlights of pink and purple. It is a work on paper mounted to three cradled wood panels that lock together when install...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Watercolor, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Archival Paper

Solar Flare
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collaboration between artists John Mazlish and Elsa Marie Keefe. Shot during the height of the pandemic in June 2020. At that time more than ever, nat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper

Solar Flare
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Jerusalem City of Gold, Intaglio Mixed Media Triptych Print Israeli Judaica Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Jerusalem City of Gold, three panel triptych, pencil signed 186/190, brushed bronze framing. The City of Religion Beautifully captured in this m...
Category

1980s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Foil

Y.A., Mixed Media, Contemporary Photographic Resin Art, Blue Skies and Branches
Located in New york, NY
Y.A., 2025 by Isabelle Schneider is a contemporary photographic mixed-media work. The photograph is of window blinds, highlighting the dichotomy between green window glass and sky re...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Archival Pigment

Pillars of colors - Blue landscapes, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This 4 panels abstract original painting is a textural work on bold bright colors, with beautiful details and texture. The panels are created on different tones of blues and dark rus...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jayashree Chakravarty - Untitled - 8 x 8 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper, 2020 Style : Jayashree’s distinctive art practice over the last thirty years has expressed her...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Puzzle 104, David E. Peterson, Contemporary Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
David E. Peterson Puzzle # 104, 2016 Maple, mdf, acrylic and uv resin 36h x 24w x 1.50d in 91.44h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm DAVID E. PETERSON (b. 1979, USA) An abstract painter inspired ...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Wood, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Mixed media with collage elements on paper, c. 1990's Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (see photo) Condition: Excellent Image size: 7 1/16 x 6 inches Support sheet size: 10 9/16 x 8 3/8 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Dehn Heirs Virginia Dehn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Dehn Virginia Dehn in her studio in Santa Fe Virginia Dehn (née Engleman) (October 26, 1922 – July 28, 2005) was an American painter and printmaker. Her work was known for its interpretation of natural themes in almost abstract forms. She exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the U.S. Her paintings are included in many public collections. Life Dehn was born in Nevada, Missouri on October 26, 1922.] Raised in Hamden, Connecticut, she studied at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri before moving to New York City. She met the artist Adolf Dehn while working at the Art Students League. They married in November 1947. The two artists worked side by side for many years, part of a group of artists who influenced the history of 20th century American art. Their Chelsea brownstone was a place where artists, writers, and intellectuals often gathered. Early career Virginia Dehn studied art at Stephens College in Missouri before continuing her art education at the Traphagen School of Design, and, later, the Art Students League, both located in New York City. In the mid-1940s while working at the Associated American Artists gallery, she met lithographer and watercolorist Adolf Dehn. Adolf was older than Virginia, and he already enjoyed a successful career as an artist. The two were married in 1947 in a private ceremony at Virginia's parents house in Wallingford, Connecticut. Virginia and Adolf Dehn The Dehns lived in a Chelsea brownstone on West 21st Street where they worked side by side. They often hosted gatherings of other influential artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Among their closest friends were sculptor Federico Castellón and his wife Hilda; writer Sidney Alexander and his wife Frances; artists Sally and Milton Avery; Ferol and Bill Smith, also an artist; and Lily and Georges Schreiber, an artist and writer. Bob Steed and his wife Gittel, an anthropologist, were also good friends of the Dehns. According to friend Gretchen Marple Pracht, "Virginia was a glamorous and sophisticated hostess who welcomed visitors to their home and always invited a diverse crowd of guests..." Despite their active social life, the two were disciplined artists, working at their easels nearly daily and taking Saturdays to visit galleries and view new work. The Dehns made annual trips to France to work on lithographs at the Atelier Desjobert in Paris. Virginia used a bamboo pen to draw directly on the stone for her lithographs, which often depicted trees or still lifes. The Dehns' other travels included visits to Key West, Colorado, Mexico, and countries such as Greece, Haiti, Afghanistan, and India. Dehn's style of art differend greatly from that of her husband, though the two sometimes exhibited together. A friend of the couple remarked, "Adolf paints landscapes; Virginia paints inscapes." Virginia Dehn generally painted an interior vision based on her feelings for a subject, rather than a literal rendition of it.] Many of her paintings consist of several layers, with earlier layers showing through. She found inspiration in the Abstract Expressionism movement that dominated the New York and Paris art scenes in the 1950s. Some of her favorite artists included Adolf Gottileb, Rothko, William Baziotes, Pomodoro, and Antonio Tapies. Dehn most often worked with bold, vibrant colors in large formats. Her subjects were not literal, but intuitive. She learned new techniques of lithography from her husband Adolf, and did her own prints. Texture was very important to her in her work. Her art was influenced by a variety of sources. In the late 1960s she came across a book that included photographs of organic patterns of life as revealed under a microscope. These images inspired her to change the direction of some of her paintings. Other influences on Dehn's art came from ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts...
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Other Medium

#fahrenheit451
Located in New York, NY
#fahrenheit451, 2014 Neon and sheet metal 20 × 52 × 4 inches (50.8 × 132.1 × 10.2 cm) Edition 3/5 + 1AP 26 × 70 × 6 inches (66 × 177.8 × 15.2 cm) Editio...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Beautiful
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Contextually within the framework of postmodern Neo-pop and Post-pop, Miller utilizes a semiotic process of mining familiar pictorial codes from the popular culture of his youth for ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

"Delivered and Discarded (positive) #1" dimensional collage of sumi ink on Tyvek
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #1" is an original wall-hanging piece by Yoonmi Nam. This piece is made from the flattening out packing boxes that the artist traces to depict t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Found Objects, Sumi Ink, Synthetic Paper

A Way Of
Located in Boston, MA
A Way Of is a unique collage on panel, created entirely from hand-torn vintage print materials. The coloration in the work is hand dyed to optimal archival specifications. The artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper

Deep Hopes for a Shallow Pool
Located in Columbia, MO
Deep Hopes for a Shallow Pool Intaglio etching, oil-based ink, collage 30 x 16 inches Framed: 31 x 17 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Intaglio

Mascarons I, white and whimsical fabric wall sculpture, by Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND (b. 1976, France) Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Sinc...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Trimming

Feride , Tribute to Arab Women
Located in Paris, FR
A Tribute to Arab Women – A Collaboration Between Marion Boehm & Roger Moukarzel For this tribute to Arab women, Marion Boehm collaborated with Lebanese photographer Roger Moukarzel,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Canvas, Cotton, Sequins, Mixed Media, Digital, Other Me...

Pop Art Peter Tunney Hand Pulled Silkscreen with Hand Coloring Painting Brando
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Tunney (b. 1961) Audrey Hepburn 2015 Acrylic paint Hand-pulled silkscreen with hand coloring on archival museum board. 40 x 32-1/4 inches (101.6 x 81.9 cm) (sheet) Hand si...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Screen

Figurative Textile Artwork by Contemporary Artist - Venice Architecture
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Young artist’s innovative textile practice reimagines traditional weaving and embroidery techniques, using colorful threads instead of paint and a tufting gun as her brush. Her large...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Canvas

'Sweet Melody' Unique Artwork of a Forest in Yellow, Pink, Purple, Green
Located in Utrecht, NL
Martin Coiffier is a multidisciplinary visual artist who lives and works in Brussels. Through his works, he transforms nature and landscapes into poetic visions. For each of his se...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Pigment

Bhavanga 28
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Verbicky, James Title: Bhavanga 28 Series: Bhavanga Date: 2021 Medium: Mixed Media / Enamel & Crystallina on Canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" x 2" Signature: Sign...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Enamel

Julian Schnabel Hand Painted Leather Jacket 1991 (Julian Schnabel painting)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Julian Schnabel Hand Painted Leather Jacket 1991: Julian Schnabel hand-painted this timeless, vintage leather motorcycle jacket in ...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Leather, Acrylic

"Everlast" Contemporary Pastel Abstract Boxing Glove Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Exhibited in "Benji Stiles: A Human Day" at Reeves Art + Design. In “A Human Day,” a solo show dedicated to the work of contemporary multidisciplinary artist Benji Stiles, we explor...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic

"Welcome his light", painting by Silvia Calmejane, 66 x 40 in, 2025
Located in Paris, France
"Welcome his light", mixed technique on paper by Silvia Calmejane. Silvia's paintings always tell a true story, neutral or important moments, travels, childhood, past and present, l...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Triumph
Located in Tulsa, OK
ROBERT MARS Triumph • watercolor paper 300gsm cold press 19.00w x 25.00h x 1.00d in Robert Mars stands as a vanguard in the contemporary art world, his work a vibrant homage to the ...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Watercolor

Green and Orange
Located in Mill Valley, CA
An encaustic painting on panel.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Encaustic

Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "The Soil"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Wall Sculpture Painting Installation House Brick Architecture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bridge To Total Freedom No.3 (Diminishing Returns) (2017) by Gary Sczerbaniewicz. Wood, laser-cut MDF, cast plastic, plaster, ink, acrylic, paper.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Plastic, Plaster, Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Fiberboard, Paper

"Quiet Spark Mask" Child's Portrait with Sparkler and Mirror Elements
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Quiet Spark Mask" is an original painted dimensional work by Sarah Detweiler and is part of Detweiler's "Spectrum of Curiosities" series, featuring whimsical portr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mirror, Wood, Oil, Acrylic Polymer

Praise of laziness Barbara d'Antuono Contemporary textile art Haiti color woman
Located in Paris, FR
Textile painting hand-embroidered Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower left by the artist “I sew like some people recite mantras. I don't decide anything in advance. Images emerg...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Textile

"Flourishing Euphoria" 2025
Located in New York, NY
Marilla Palmer Flourishing Euphoria, 2025 24K glitter, mushroom spores, pressed fern, sequins, wire, acrylic on Ampersand panel 16 x 12 in. (pal259) Marilla Palmer lives and works i...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Contemporary mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary mixed media 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 mixed media 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, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Chelsea Davine, Giuliano Bekor, Mark Jackson, and Anastasia Pelias. Frequently made by artists working with Mixed Media, and Paint 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 mixed media, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.

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