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Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Abstract Impressionist
Birds-eye-view at 7.55 AM
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting tells a story about contrast-between the vast, unpredictable ocean and the small, fleeting presence of people on the shore.
The deep blues and greens of the water feel ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Abstract Harbor Scene
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Avante Garde piece with vivid use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1969 during the rise of Avante Garde express...
Category
1960s Abstract Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peony - 21st Century contemporary Hyper realistic oil painting of a peony flower
By JP Marsman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist)
Peony
20 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 23 x 23 cm)
Oil paint on wood
Craftsmanship: The work is painted so realistically that everything seems...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Extra-Large Dutch Contemporary Abstract Portrait By Hans Bouman
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
An exquisite contemporary painting by Dutch artist, Hans Bouman.
In this painting Bouman creates a captivating interplay of colors and forms that gives rise to an enigmatic abstract face that invites interpretation and contemplation. This captivating large-scale abstract painting is a harmonious blend of warm white, earthy tones, invigorating orange, and calming blue hues.
Hans Bouman, born in the Netherlands in 1951, embarked on his artistic journey at the Amsterdam Graphic School and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. During the early 1980s, Paris became his haven of inspiration, where his debut in galleries marked the onset of an international presence that continues to flourish.
Bouman's artistic evolution is characterized by cycles of creativity, but it is his larger-than-life hieratic heads that he is renown for. These remarkable pieces pay homage to influences as diverse as the Moai sculptures of Easter Island, the intricate masks of Africa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Pre-Columbian Series: Uxmal (Verde) - contemporary, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting by David Sorensen explores a green palette.
An important Canadian artist David Sorensen first discovered colour field painting in the 1950’s. He...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Die
By GIFC
Located in Kansas City, MO
GIFC
Title: Die
Year: 2017
Medium: Gouache on Paper
Size: 11 x 8.5 inches
Signed and dated by the artist
COA provided
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Sitting Cheetah in Green - Abstract Animal 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, Acrylic
Dancing Flying Woman at Dusk - Vibrant Gradient Landscape, Acrylic on Paper
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This dynamic acrylic painting by Gozo portrays a woman dancing and seemingly taking flight against a radiant dusk sky. Set within a vibrant gradient landscape of red, purple, and gre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Visions of the Metropolis #4" - Original Surrealist Oil on Canvas 1996
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #4" - Original Surrealist, Oil on Canvas 1996
Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions of...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cityscape, Original Oil Paint, Architecture Painting by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Cityscape
oil on canvas
20x40 cm
Original Art By Marilina Marchica
stretched on a wooden frame
signed on the back with certificate of authenticity
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Conversations- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting of a man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Conversations
20 x 20 cm framed (included in price) 23 x 23 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Three Graces III Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A meditation on the three graces of Greek mythology )known as the charites, they were goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity. The subject can be seen as an allegory of the gift.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Piccadilly Circus in London City at Night with Red Bus by Urban Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Piccadilly Circus in the City of London at Night with a Red London Bus, by Contemporary Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 24 x 24 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Drifting Harmony I - Original Minimalist Blue Landscape Mountains Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Dripping Dots - Lights of Cannes" Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold flakes with thick textured oils and glass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach is a painting by the artist Mark Beard which depicts two men in speedos standing on a beach.
n.d.
Signed i...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-on-beach-for-sale/a_9323/1665678483289/Beard_Two_Men_on_Beach_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard art")
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
Nude Woman on Striped Chair #2 in Charcoal and Gouache on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Woman on Striped Chair #2 in Charcoal and Gouache on Paper
Black and white painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). Th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women, Fashion
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
Top...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Unbraiding In The Sun - Abstract Expressionist Neutral Beige Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in abstract paintings with a sense of fluidity. Her expressive style emphasizes large flowers, organic shapes and loose brushstrokes i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstracted Figure, Homage to Cezzanne's Card Player by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Homage to Cezzanne's Card Players Men with Words Hats and Cards"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 70 Inches
61.5 x 71.5 In Framed
Signed painting by America Martin.
Ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.l.
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
38 x 90 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-rowers-for-sale/a_9323/1642629134950/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Two_Rowers_master.jpg?width=240 "mark slade artwork")
'Solarium', by Anthony Dyke, Oil on Canvas Painting, 2022
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Anthony Dyke's "Solarium," a 74 x 48 x 1.25 inch oil on canvas painting, references solar flares in its use of shape and color. The bright values of yellows, reds and blues surround a large red circular shape. The bright color wavelengths give this painting a vibrational energy.
Anthony Dyke was born in Norwich, Vermont and attended The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University earning a BFA and MFA in painting. As an artist and arts educator, he relocated from New York City to his down¬town Oklahoma City studio, working there for two decades before returning to Boston in 2020. Coming from VERMONT where the seasons are distinctly different from one another. My shift from a pastoral setting to an urban environment set up a dichotomy in my work, both visual and emotional. I have an extensive education in painting, photography, graphic design and figure sculpture. These mediums intersect in my work through many years of creating artworks and currently speak to my interest in abstract painting. During my senior year in the BFA Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, my large painting “Natole” was chosen by Frank Stella (the juror) into the highly competitive and prestigious Dana Pond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer glow, Contemporary landscape, cabin, misty fog, yellow, blue, green
Located in Cumming, GA
“Summer glow” 48 x 36 inches is a one-of-a-kind original, modern, landscape impressionist painting by Juanita Bellavance. In this highly expressive abstract work, Juanita combined ye...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Next Step- 21st Century Contemporary Colorful Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Artist Ger Stallenberg likes to get lost in his landscapes. The artist born in Maastricht (1959) studied at the Academy of Visual Education in Tilburg.
Ger Stallenberg is inspired b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"N.Y." Contemporary Abstract Pink and Orange Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink and orange abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Enamel
The Under Dog
By Craig Alan
Located in London, GB
hand embellished canvas
hand-signed and numbered by the artist
edition of 95
Craig Alan is a contemporary artist renowned for his innovative and captivating "Populus" series, where ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"MOD 24" by Lidia Masllorens, 43 x 59 in, 2024
Located in Paris, France
"MOD 24", 2024
Lídia Masllorens is attracted by a moderate abstraction, which allows the observer to interpret the painting with precision and to perceive implicit realities, to rec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
"Chuck" Contemporary Abstract Blue & White Ombre Shaped Concentric Oval Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue and white abstract contemporary concentric oval shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Yvonne Jacquette 'Chinatown I, San Francisco, 1983' Signed Pastel on Paper
Located in San Rafael, CA
An original work by
Yvonne Jacquette (1934-2023)
Chinatown I, San Francisco, 1983
Pastel on paper
Signed lower right: Jacquette
Titled verso
Sight: 19.5 x 23 inches
Framed: 27 x 30....
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Ghost Ranch Sky
By Martha Mans
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Martha Mans
lavender gray white blue green yellow peach brown orange
framed in brown frame
The painting process has been an evolving experience for me from the time I was very young...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Into the Water
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warm Waters is a beautiful abstract painting in clear blue, with touches of warmth, that references color through water, with a quiet yet complex surface of layered oil paint over st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hearts and Balloons - Original Joyful Urban Pop Artwork with Bright Colors
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
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
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
5 Abstracted Figures, Acrylic on Canvas, Heatwave by Rebecca Jack
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Heatwave"
Acrylic on Canvas
48 x 80 in.
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the beauty of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Diptych-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil-Jardin d'Hiver Series
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Buttes at Frye Canyon_Billy Schenck_Oil/Canvas_ Portrait/Text/Pop Western
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
BILLY SCHENCK
"Buttes at Frye Canyon"
Oil on Canvas
22 x 28 in.
28 x 34 in. framed
Billy Schenck utilizes specific frames of reference in his oil on canvas depictions of the Americ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Field Painting July 1 - Contemporary Landscape Tree Lilac Flowers, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape in oil on panel, a peaceful outdoor scene in summer of delicately painted violet blue flowers in a green grassy field beneath a tree with dark green le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Twilight Blush" Traditional Sunset Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Twilight Blush" is an oil painting on canvas by Dennis Sheehan, depicting a wooded landscape, the painted stream lit with the soft glow of dusk. The artist's use of vibrant colors along the horizon evokes the last warmth of the day, the approaching chill of evening perfectly captured in this dreamy glade.
This piece is finished in a custom silver frame. Pricing includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 14 x 23 inches.
About the artist: Dennis Sheehan is the second of four boys in his family, and is the only one who has an interest in the arts. Realizing his young son had a passion for art, Sheehan’s father would take him to museums and art shows. Sheehan’s more practical mother hoped he might choose to go into business or law. Once she was convinced that Sheehan was adamant about pursuing a career in art, both of his parents were very supportive. After high school, Sheehan spent the next four years at Vesper George School of Art, in the Boston area, where he studied under Robert Hunter Douglas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
"Landscape" Large Abstract Painting, Diptych, Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
water/ground
Oil on cotton canvas
110x180cm
the painting is shipped ready to hang
the cotton canvas stretched on a handmade wooden frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Where the days are longer
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The artist applies the underpainting in approximately five to six layers, building a rich texture of brushstrokes that adds depth and atmosphere to the work. Although this process is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
2 Tulips
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: 2 Tulips
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
State of Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a bid to find myself strength amidst an inferiority complex. I realized that, whether as an individual or as a nation, What we call strength and weakness, yellow, black and white...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"breathe out", Abstract, Figurative Painting, Black, Red, Grey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black, red, and beige abstract painting titled "breathe out" is an original artwork by 108 made of paint on paper. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
108 is an Italian artist in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
The Road to Hempton, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
The road to Hempton is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Inspired by trip through The Cotswolds this painting features Hempton's beautiful Cotswold stone houses. The road make...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Glass, Lake Landscape, Figure Standing by Water, Mountains, Sage Green, Yellow
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
A tall, fair-haired figure wrapped in a light blue towel stands on the bank of inviting, calm water. Dark green trees in a forest, and mountains in the dist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
IDEA 7 by Ramon Enrich - Contemporary landscape painting, architecture, geometry
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
IDEA 7 is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 140 × 210 cm (55.1 × 82.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Capitol Records Building"-Red Acrylic & Ink on Paper
By Marz Junior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Marz Jr. is a focused freelance artist and illustrator, creating original and limited edition works in paint and ink. He also works in animation on various digital media platforms. H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Ultramarine Male Nude - Contemporary Abstract Ecolina Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hope Echoes
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler’s dazzling contemporary water reflection acrylic paintings bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet with a little di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Framed Contemporary Pop Oil Painting. Transparencies. Condom as Candy Salted Gum
By María Magán
Located in FISTERRA, ES
In Chicle de Sal I, (Salted Chewing Gum), María Magán transforms a crumpled condom into a hyper-realistic oil painting that mimics the appearance of a chewed piece of gum. Framed in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Still Life" Contemporary Mixed Media on Canvas Framed
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Still Life" is a framed mixed media on canvas by Mersuka Dopazo. This vibrant mixed-media painting presents a richly textured still life with floral elements, fruit, and decorative ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Italian Contemporary Art by Uma Haime - Painting for a Better Future Regression
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Uma Haime is an Italian artist born in 1984 who lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic. Uma Haime's art is a fusion of Mediterranean influences, linguistic nuan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fowl- 21 Century Contemporary hyper realistic oil painting of Horse
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning
Fowl
155 x 150 cm
Oil paint on canvas (2023)
This unique piece in style of all other paintings by German- Dutch painter Bart Koning you could call a still-life painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
"Ginger Tea" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame
By Maura Segal
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Ginger Tea" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Maura Segal, with abstract shapes and color blocking. The artist cuts hundreds of paper shapes and adheres them to the canvas u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
The Margarete, Still Life, Interior, Green Dining Room, Daisies, Fruit
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of a terracotta vase with white daisies and a red flower, beside a matching fruit bowl with limes and lemons. A blue and white painted tea cup and a striped plate with a cut lemon allude to an afternoon of tea. The arrangement is beautifully complemented by the vibrant mint green color of the walls. A dark navy blue china cabinet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Double Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Double Owl
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 16.5" x 13"
Framed Dimensions: 18.5" x 14.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
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