Contemporary Animal 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.
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Style: Contemporary
Startled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Gift of Flight, Original Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by the simple joy of watching hummingbirds flit and play among the flowers in artist Karen Barton's garden. Two birds hover at the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Side
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Silk Flutters in the Woods by Rene Gonzalez - forest landscape with butterflies
Located in Paris, FR
Silk Flutters in the Woods is an acrylic on canvas by artist Rene Gonzalez, portraying butterflies dancing above a water puddle in a spellbinding nocturn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cloudy Vision" Contemporary Longhorn Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
“Cloudy Vision” is a framed oil on canvas painting by Sherri Belassen, presenting a stylized longhorn against a vibrant blue sky, rendered with a mix of abstraction and texture. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Madam X
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Currency
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Currency
Date: 2025
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 Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mirage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"My Red Butterfly" Contemporary Pop Art Oil Painting with Black 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 Butterfly Collection” is a vibrant and energetic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Quantum Leap
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Quantum Leap
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 11"
Framed Dimensions: 20.5" x 15.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tootsie Pop - Abstract Owl Painting on Paper Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"My Lime Green Butterfly" Contemporary Pop Art Oil Painting Black 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 Butterfly Collection” is a vibrant and energetic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Maybe One Day
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Please note that given the characteristics of the silver and gold leafing the work will photogr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil Painting On Canvas And Textures With Animals And Fantasy Figures. "Goodbye"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Mixed media oil painting on canvas, featuring a human figure intertwined with various animal forms. Vibrant colors and abstract shapes with a fantastic human figure. It represents th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Atarax by Cécile Bisciglia - Large ballpoint pen drawing on canvas, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Atarax is a unique drawing by contemporary artist Cécile Bisciglia. The drawing is made with ballpoint pen, acrylic and posca on canvas, dimensions are 130 × 195 cm (51.2 × 76.8 in)....
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
Scored Bunnys
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Scored Bunnys
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 24"
Framed Dimensions: 43" x 31"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rolling On Currents of Time
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Please note that given the characteristics of the silver and gold leafing the work will photogr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Large Horse Oil Painting. Equestrian Painting 200 x 180 cm
Located in ALP, ES
This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of the statue in the Musei Capitolini in Rome, Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, 161 - 180 AD. A unique oil painting on t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
GROWING UP (#3) by Zoran Šimunović - Large framed painting, bright colours, dog
Located in Paris, FR
GROWING UP (#3) is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Zoran Šimunović, dimensions are 180 cm × 150 cm (70.9 × 59.1 in). The artwork is sold framed. Dimensions of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Sulphurs & Cabbage Patch Butterflies
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 25.5" x 21.5"
Signature: Sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Dark Horse' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with a Horse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Birds and Spoons - Green Botanical Still Life Dahlia Flowers Tea Fruit, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a vase beside a lamp, a painted horse figurine, tea cup, pla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
John James Audubon Flamingo Icon II /// Contemporary Ornithology Shorebird Bird
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "John James Audubon Flamingo Icon II"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Mystical Red Bear Under Red Moon - Surreal Landscape in Acrylic on Paper, 2024
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This surreal acrylic painting by Gozo depicts a red bear standing beneath a red moon in a serene blue landscape. A flock of birds sweeps across the tranquil sky, creating a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Red Sea Weds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Red Sea Weds
Date: 2020
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 35" x 46"
Framed Dimensions: 48.5" x 59"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Arctic Fox" (2022) By Thorgrimur Einarsson, Original Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thorgrimur Einarsson's "Arctic Fox" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white fox in an arctic tundra landscape.
About the Artist:
Thorgrimur is an Icelandic artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chinensis March
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Chinensis March
Date: 2019
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48"
Framed Dimensions: 50" x 50"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surreal Figurative Oil Painting On Canvas With Animals. "In swirls"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative oil painting of fantastical beings on a colorful and earthy-toned background. Oil painting with multiple layers and textures, vertical on 52" x 32" canvas. I like to explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Oil painting on canvas. "Animals of the Green and Vibrant Air"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil on canvas. Everything is connected, the visible and the invisible. The composition presents a fusion of animals and human faces, creating a central figure, in a contrast of colou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Red Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Red Bunny
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Editio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pastel Chinensis
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pastel Chinensis
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 24"
Framed Dimensions: 43" x 31"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sheep in a VW Split Screen Camper Van with Beach Mountain Scene in Ireland
Located in Preston, GB
Sheep in a VW Split Screen Camper Van with Beach Mountain Scene in Ireland by Contemporary Artist
Art measures 12 x 10 inches
Frame measures 15 x 13 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Turn out The Lamp and Love Me Tonight - 21st Century. Contemporary, Modern Women
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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ipanima
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Ipanima
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on canvas with diamond dust
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40"
Framed Dimensions: 32" x 42"
Signature: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Hutch
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Hutch
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40"
Framed Dimensions: 32" x 42"
Signature: Signed by Artist on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Rider" Contemporary Black & White Western Cowboy Inspired Horse Riding Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a central cowboy figure riding on horseback. Signed in the front lower right c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Pool Days” Contemporary Blue and Green Toned Tropical Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary naturalistic painting by Texas-based artist Jennifer Lively. The work features a clear, blue pool next to a palm tree. A small white boat can be seen sailing in the back...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silu Niu Animal Original Oil On Canvas "Parrot"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Parrot
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 20 x 20inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Age: 2000s
Condition: Painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whydahs in Blue
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Whydahs in Blue
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 21.5" x 29.5"
Framed Dimensions: 25" x 33"
Signature: Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Ascension Amsterdam
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pink Ascension Amsterdam
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 48"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
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 Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shadow under the Willow Tree by Rene Gonzalez - landscape painting, fox, forest
Located in Paris, FR
Shadow under the Willow Tree is an acrylic on canvas by Rene Gonzalez, depicting a fox pausing to drink at the edge of a lake, enveloped by a lush and en...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Rose 7
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: The Rose 7
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 26" x 22"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Into The Woods
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Into The Woods
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 11.5" x 9.5"
Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
E...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Bunny)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Untitled (Bunny)
Date: 2018
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ornamental Cheetah III, Original painting, Animal art, Cheetah painting
Located in Deddington, GB
The piece is part of a series loosely based on figurines I have come across in vintage shops, the figures often being moulded in one with the base, I thought it would be fun to do on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Monarch Butterflies and Fluffs, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Monarch butterflies amidst white fluff, in pink, yellow, orange, and red, flying about merrily in a bright blue sky. Their colorful wings fluttering in every ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Springer Spaniel in Winter, Oil 20th century
Located in Hillsborough, NC
‘Springer Spaniel in Winter landscape is by British artist John Trickett, known for his paintings of dogs and hunting scenes. In this painting the black and white Spaniel is looking...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Figurative Oil Painting On Canvas With Birds. "Yellow Symphony 2"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This horizontal painting on canvas contains several layers of color, with textures and transparencies, representing a dreamlike scene where fantastic animals and humans in yellow and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Doubles
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Doubles
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Henry
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Henry
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady McNeck lll
By Y.m.Lo
Located in East Hampton, NY
Giraffe dressed up like royalty
Hand Painted
edition of 20
NY Street Artist Y.M. Lo oil painting.
contemporary Street in NYC, Hong Kong
Comes ROLLED in a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Looking At You, 2019, acrylic, colored pencil, wood panel, blue, window, bird
By Gigi Chen
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Looking At You (2019), a collaboration between artists Gigi Chen and Loren Abbate. Acrylic and colored pencil on wood panel depicting a figurative painting of a bird perched on a win...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Color Pencil
Hutch Historical White House
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Hutch Historical White House
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 40"
Framed Dimensions: 42" x ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eternal Wonder III, Original painting, Animal art, Cheetah, Wild Safari art
Located in Deddington, GB
This piece is part of an ongoing series exploring the use of space, composition and keeping it relatively unfussy. The use of that space then dictates the shape of the animal. I woul...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Calf" Contemporary Dutch Oil Painting of a Dutch Calf, Cow
By Paul Jansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Fox Lake, " Oil Painting by Zoa Ace, Two Red Foxes
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Fox Lake" is an original, handmade oil painting portraying two red foxes on a lake shore with pink mountains in the distance. The piece is on gallery wrapped st...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary animal 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 animal 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, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Jeff Conroy, Arozarena De La Fuente, and John Defeo. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil 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 animal paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $98 and tops out at $437,000, while the average work sells for $3,497.
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