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
Color: Black
L'origine de la civilisation (the origin of civilization)
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This work shows a dreamy scenery. Looking from a distance, it seems like a huge coral reef in deep sea, and there are some shiny jellyfishes around it. Taking a closer look, we can see some more meaningful signs, like Oracle bones, and some animals on the coral reef. At the same time, there is also a woman with traditional Chinese clothes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Eye Fly
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Black Outline Multicolored Butterflies, Black Guardians. Multicolored
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple Hombre
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Purple Hombre
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 8" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 10.25" x 10....
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Desert Night Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting is part of a series of whimsical foxes. For these pieces, Tara has a collection of small toy foxes that she sets up like a still life for reference. I needed a dark background to offset the desert sand and warm hues of the fox, so I added in a dark sky flecked with little stars, Tara explains of this painting. I think of foxes as mystical creatures, leading the viewer to an otherworldly destination.
About the Artist
Desert Night...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Walker Hound; Allegory
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stunning Dunlap work with many of the artist's signature motifs including the Walker hound, country home and barn in the distance, and signature sky and panoramic landscape. The arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Polymer
Close Encounter Original Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey Bison Silk Painting Western Art
Located in Whitefish, MT
"Close Encounter" by Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey, Dye on Silk, 16" x 23", 21" x 17" framed in a black faux leather frame, signed lower left, hanging wire included.
Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey liv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Silk, Dye
Pair Owls
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pair Owls
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 29.5" x 18.5"
Framed Dimensions: 31" x 20"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rhapsody Blue
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
White Blue Outline Bunny, Blue Diamond Dust
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
'The Curious Creature' Acrylic On Canvas Original 2021 Contemporary Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
“Devie, a master of minimalism, unveils a mesmerizing work of art that defies simplicity while evoking a world of emotions. In her piece, a small puppy-like creature emerges from a v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Beauty Kids
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
On holidays, as usual, the little girls in our village gather in the field in the middle of the village to play and joke around with their pets. They play happily and spend their fre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Personnage de fiction No.5
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This work shows a unique fictional scenery, in which a jellyfish, a frog and a fish are staying together. Although they won’t b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
'Dog’ Minimalist Acrylic On Canvas Contemporary Original Painting by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
“Devie, a true virtuoso of minimalism, unveils a masterpiece that captures the essence of elegance and emotion through the most unassuming of forms. In her latest creation, a minimal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Traver l’océan
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This work shows a thrilling scenery, in which a fish is trying to travel across the dangerous sea waves. The artisit uses many ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
A Selfie, A Pink Unicorn, Paparazzi! What Does It Take To Get Noticed?
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
In the age of social media, we are vying for attention 24/7. Bruno Surdo explores this idea in this large scale painting entitled "A Selfie, A Pink Unicorn, Paparazzi? What Does It ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coccinelle No.2
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This work shows a peaceful summer scenery, in which two ladybirds are staying within the flowers. One is staying on the flower ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Capturer
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This is a vivid artwork full of childishness and playfulness, which is more like a scenery in a fairy tale. A small animal is sitting at the water edge, looking for something for fun. The shiny golden deer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Blue Run
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Blue Run
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 8.5" x 6.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fisherman-3, Oil on Canvas, Yellow, Green, Brown, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shipra Bhattacharya - Fisherman-3
Oil on Canvas
35 x 40 inches (unframed size) , 1989
( Framed & Delivered )
Style :
Shipra , is a leading contemporary mid career artist of India....
Category
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Minton
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Minton
Date: 2020
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 12"
Framed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Signature: Signed
Editio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Luna "Butterfly Painting" Original Blue Oil Painting in Gold Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Artist's St...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
L'origine de la vie No.8 （the origin of life No.8）
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This work shows a beautiful scenery in the forest. This day is a sunny day, God use his mysterious pow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Anthropogenèse No.2 （anthropogenesis No.2)
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. As the second work of this series, there are some monads appeared in this work, rather than a quiet and mysterious deep ocean. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Lien de vie (Link of life)
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This work shows a lofty view of the earth. The green area represents land or forest. The blue one looks like a pond, and there ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Sans titre 2022 (no title 2022)
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. This work shows us an extraordinary colorful world. We can see it as a sea world, which we cannot find it as usual. However, be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Swallow in Flight II, Animal Art, Bird Painting, Swallow Artwork, Gold Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sally-Ann Johns’ striking work often depicts everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits, displayed in a unique and exciting way. Set into a gold lined box, they conjure images o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Blue Group Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Blue Group Diamond Dust
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20.25" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 29.5" x 25.25"...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amy's Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Amy's Owl
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 21.5" x 19.5"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Blue Diamond)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Untitled (Blue Diamond)
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil, Diamond Dust and Acrylic on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Chattanooga
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Chattanooga
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15.25" x 13"
Signature: Signed by Artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Art Deco Panther Icon /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Animal Big Cat Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Art Deco Panther Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and tit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint, Canvas
Manfred
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Manfed
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15.5" x 13.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black and White Snoopies in a Crowd Painting on Canvas 16x20 inches
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
Black and White Snoopies in a Crowd Unique Painting on Canvas 16x20 inches.
This is from the series of "Snoopy Influence" paintings and drawings I have been making for three decades....
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Welcome Louis-Paul Ordonneau Contemporary painting art animal red blue
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed on the back
Louis-Paul Ordonneau is a French painter born in 1975.
He lives and works in Paris.
In 1999, he set up his studio in temporary and alter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Noeli
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Noeli
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 11.25" x 9.25"
Framed Dimensions: 14.25" x 12.25"
Signature: Signed by Ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
More Tulip
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: More Tulip
Series: Butterflies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed by Artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Swallow in Flight, Animal Art, Original Gold Bird Art, Still Life Art, 3D Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sally-Ann Johns’ striking work often depicts everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits, displayed in a unique and exciting way. Set into a gold lined box, they conjure images o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Metal
The eye of the phragmitia Nicolas Kennett Contemporary painting bird nature sun
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on wood panel
(White kite)
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist on the back
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Balaam’s Ass
Located in Brecon, Powys
Derived from a biblical tale Balaam’s Ass is such a figurative work. Summers has taken the humble donkey from the biblical story and elevated it to a position of power in this contem...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Black Cow" Contemporary Dutch Oil Painting of a Black Cow on a Green Background
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 curious animal really reach...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Aldo
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Aldo
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shiva Moon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Shiva Moon
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 28" x 22"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2 Bunnies Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: 2 Bunnies Metallic
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 18"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Man Meows
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Blue Man Meows
Series: Cats
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13"
Signa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moon Walk 4
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Moon Walk 4
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil, Acrylic and Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 8)
Located in Columbia, MO
JERRY BERNECHE
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 8)
Charcoal on paper
30 x 22 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
"Portrait 430" 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
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 4)
Located in Columbia, MO
JERRY BERNECHE
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 4)
Colored pencil, gouache, and pastel on paper
30 x 22 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Color Pencil
HORSES
By Fabio Modica
Located in Tulsa, OK
Fabio Modica
HORSES
The energy of nature is the energy of painting. This piece, which belongs to a series of four paintings, is an attempt to harmonize the two worlds, the natural an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 10)
Located in Columbia, MO
JERRY BERNECHE
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 10)
Charcoal on paper
30 x 22 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 3)
Located in Columbia, MO
JERRY BERNECHE
Untitled (Cats & Dogs No. 3)
Charcoal on paper
30 x 22 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Carvallo Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Armour Rome In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carvallo Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Armour Rome In Stock
Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, father, sister and uncle a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sagittoria nell anno del Drago Oil Painting on Canvas Dragon Myth In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Sagittoria nell anno del Drago Oil Painting on Canvas Dragon Myth In Stock
Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. Hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - The Sri Lankans
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Christine Pultz is a French animal painter born in 1953 who lives & works in Pontault-Combault, France. Through her passion for painting animals, especially feline por...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Concerto di Fenicotteri
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Christine Pultz is a French animal painter born in 1953 who lives & works in Pontault-Combault, France. Through her passion for painting animals, especially feline por...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paris Blue Bird
Located in Wien, 9
Xenia Ostrovskaya was born on August 7, 1989 in Leningrad, Soviet Union. She lives and works in Vienna.
The artist explores ideas of heritage and belonging in her work, juxtaposing t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
San Giorgo Oil Painting on Panel Dragon Boy Saint In Stock
By Tino Luciano
Located in Utrecht, NL
San Giorgo Oil Painting on Panel Dragon Boy Saint In Stock
Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an early age. His paintings can be considered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bellerofante e la Chimera Oil Painting on Canvas Lion Dragon Mythology In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Bellerofante e la Chimera Oil Painting on Canvas Lion Dragon Mythology In Stock
Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Recycle it Louis-Paul Ordonneau Contemporary painting art bird red landscape
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed by the artist on the back
Louis-Paul Ordonneau is a French painter born in 1975.
He lives and works in Paris.
In 1999, he set up his studio in tempo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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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