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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
3
to
20
662
1,851
166
231
254
203
167
177
94
124
108
159
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
662
283
166
153
90
86
63
49
30
28
23
15
8
1
244
221
149
147
128
64
52
48
47
43
39
33
31
31
30
29
28
28
25
24
13
649
2
3
2
2
30
25
18
17
16
617
447
443
370
268
Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Contemporary
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Jagawana, Forest Ranger
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media & acrylic on canvas
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. He started his artistic career in working for a company...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger...
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Stras Bear is a French artist born in 1974 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He lived a large part of his life in Strasbourg where he moved at the age of 8....
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Storm clouds over head, Original painting, Horse Racing Art, Animal, sports art
By Garth Bayley
Located in Deddington, GB
An original painting by Garth Bayley. Pen, watercolour and ink painting of the horses racing on a stormy day.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Storm clouds over head by Garth Bayley [2020]
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink, Pen
Gratina, Original painting, Bird, Nature, On paper
By Daisy Clarke
Located in Deddington, GB
Gratina Original Animal Painting Acrylic Paint on Paper Sheet Size: H 29cm x W 20cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Scratch My Back, Original painting, Horse Racing Art, Animal, sports art, Colour
By Garth Bayley
Located in Deddington, GB
An original painting by Garth Bayley. Pen, watercolour and ink painting of the horses racing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Scratch my Back by Garth Bayley [2023]
Original painting
Pen, w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Paper, Watercolor, Pen
Grazers on the Motte and Bailey, Original painting, Impressionist, Landscape, UK
By Lucy Pratt
Located in Deddington, GB
Grazers on the Motte and Bailey is an original oil painting by Lucy Pratt. It depicts a beautiful landscape of green hills with cows grazing and tall trees and blue skies in the back...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sardines with Lemon, Original painting, Food art, Seafood, Mediterranean
Located in Deddington, GB
This contemporary still-life depicts a two juicy sardines with a slice of lemon on blue and white Mediterranean tiles. This box canvas is part of my MINI Tiles series, and is ready t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cattle Drive from Alps
Located in Oslo, NO
In autumn, Swiss cows return from the mountain meadows to the valleys. They carry upside-down milking stools decorated with flowers. The cows walk in friendly rows and ring their bel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blauwe Reiger Blue Heron Oil Painting on Panel Bird Animal 2023 In Stock
By Walter Elst
Located in Utrecht, NL
Blauwe Reiger Blue Heron Oil Painting on Panel Bird Animal In Stock
Walter Elst Born in Antwerp, Belgium - 1955 After finishing his study Medicine at the University of Brussels Walt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bluetit 1 - contemporary vibrant white green bird painting acrylic canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng’s gorgeously rich and colourful paintings of birds and Goldfish are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memories and imagination.
“Using ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
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
'Swallow' Silver Leaf painting of a female portrait and swallow bird, nature
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Swallow' by Ignacio Trelis is a dreamlike painting with the portrait of a woman and a swallow bird. Ethereal in its wuaility with such fine detail. The piece is oil on silver leaf p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Silver
War of demons and mystics Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic painting on canvas
Hand-signed lower left
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Portrait 77" Contemporary Dutch Oil Painting of a Brown 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 curious animal really reach...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cerenity
Located in Oslo, NO
In this acrylic painting, I've captured the essence of tranquility and the harmony of nature. My brushstrokes bring to life the delicate interplay of light and shadow, as the lush gr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Pony
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the serene connection between these majestic creatures. With acrylics and ink, I've blended figurative art with impressionistic touches, creating a composition that exudes tranquility and companionship. The fine art style I employed allows the emotional bond and gentle strength...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric
The appetite of the Cerberus Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Oil Pastel
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Source de Lumière
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 portraits, Christine Pultz feels that her focus on each hair, each claw, each reflection in the eyes of the animals she paints shows her desire to make them immortal. She adds: « I know that today, polar bears, tigers, lynxes, and snow panthers…but also Beluga whales...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Bébé Tigre
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic 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 portraits, Christine Pultz feels that her focus on each hair, each claw, each reflection in the eyes of the animals she paints shows her desire to make them immortal. She adds: « I know that today, polar bears, tigers, lynxes, and snow panthers…but also Beluga whales...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moves Like Jagger
By Wencke Uhl
Located in Bonn, NW
Original painting. Acrylic and pastels on high quality linen canvas stretcher. Finished off with a soft glossy varnish. 60 x 80 cm 23.6 x 31.5" . The corners are painted and it’s ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pastel
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Erre Dans Les Bois
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel 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 portraits, Christine Pultz feels that her focus on each hair, each claw, each reflection in the eyes of the animals she paints shows her desire to make them immortal. She adds: « I know that today, polar bears, tigers, lynxes, and snow panthers…but also Beluga whales...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Seigneur de l' Arctique
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic 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 portraits, Christine Pultz feels that her focus on each hair, each claw, each reflection in the eyes of the animals she paints shows her desire to make them immortal. She adds: « I know that today, polar bears, tigers, lynxes, and snow panthers…but also Beluga whales...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pacific Rays - Contemporary Oil Animal Painting, 2023
Located in Boston, MA
Pacific Rays
47.0 x 32.0 x 1.5, 7.0 lbs
Oil Paint
Hand signed by artist
Description:
An original oil painting by Lee Campbell. This contemporary painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Light Source
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 portraits, Christine Pultz feels that her focus on each hair, each claw, each reflection in the eyes of the animals she paints shows her desire to make them immortal. She adds: « I know that today, polar bears, tigers, lynxes, and snow panthers…but also Beluga whales...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Animal Painting by Christine Pultz - Wandering in Woods
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil pastel on paper
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 portraits, Christine Pultz feels that her focus on each hair, each claw, each reflection in the eyes of the animals she paints shows her desire to make them immortal. She adds: « I know that today, polar bears, tigers, lynxes, and snow panthers…but also Beluga whales...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Modern Borrowed Scenery Commute
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many priva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Modern Borrowed Scenery DAISO 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many priva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Fujiya Hotel
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many priva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Modern Borrowed Scenery Lawson 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many priva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Modern Borrowed Scenery DAISO
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many priva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I not afraid anymore, Colorful Naive Art Fiminist painting by Ukranian artist
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The artwork titled "I not afraid anymore" is a vibrant and evocative piece that captures the essence of liberation and self-discovery. It showcases a nude female f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Adrian Parnell, Modern British Artist, Seascape with seagulls
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really striking image of birds in flight over crashing waves
Adrian Parnell (b.1952)
Birdscape
Signed with initials
Inscribed with title and date verso
Oil on board
24 x 20 inches...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Adrian Parnell, Modern British Artist, Seascape with seagulls
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really striking image of birds in flight at the edge of the sea, capturing the spectrum of wonderful blues in the sea and sky.
Adrian Parnell (b.1952)
Seabirds
Signed with initial...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
With Confidence- 21st Century Contemporary Mythology painting of a Running Man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is made by Nikita Mogilevtsev.
Nikita Mogilevtsev, born and raised in a very artistic family in St Petersburg has a special style of his own. With his mother and father both as prominent artists, it was almost impossible for him to follow in his footsteps. (When we met him at gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wanted - Original Children Book Illustration Painting For "Frog in Africa"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "Frog in Africa" - "Żaba w Afryce" Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is in a plain Ikea frame.
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Young Poseidon with moray eel in love Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island surrounded by mist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Titanomachy Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting red colour mythology oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island surrounded by mist seemed to a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The revolt of the Ouraniens Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting bird red
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed lower left by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island surrounded by mist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Louvre, Paris - contemporary landscape colourful mixed media painting
By Ellie Hesse
Located in London, GB
Entirely self-taught, Ellie is mainly known for her vibrantly coloured townscapes, though in recent years, she has gone on to develop her art to include more figurative work, focusin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Got You - textural blue, grey, beige and white oil painting with birds on a wire
By Lisa Lala
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Lala is well known for her palette knife oil paintings of Birds on a Wire. She explores the larger, intangible questions of our existence simply depicting birds quietly resting ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite, Canvas
The Snake - Original Children Book Illustration Painting for "The man as he is"
Located in Salzburg, AT
Original Illustration for published children's book "The man as he is"" - "Czlowiek jaki jest" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is in a plain ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil
Waiting Little Dog - Contemporary Figurative Ink 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 Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Zanni - Acrylic Painting, colourful, tropical, canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng Wai Lee is a painter trained to a high level. Keng Wai Lee’s gorgeously rich nature impressions are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ardhi - Acrylic Painting, colourful, tropical, canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng Wai Lee is a painter trained to a high level. Keng Wai Lee’s gorgeously rich nature impressions are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Fortius- Acrylic Painting, fish, colourful, tropical, canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng Wai Lee is a painter trained to a high level. Keng Wai Lee’s gorgeously rich nature impressions are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Calmness - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting 'Calmness', realized on canvas by Elena Mardashova.
Dimension 60 x 50 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer of Love 1967- Acrylic Painting, colourful, tropical, canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng Wai Lee is a painter trained to a high level. Keng Wai Lee’s gorgeously rich nature impressions are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Innamorati - Acrylic Painting, colourful, tropical, canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng Wai Lee is a painter trained to a high level. Keng Wai Lee’s gorgeously rich nature impressions are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Gifts of Autumn - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting 'Gifts of autumn', realized by Elena Mardashova in 2023.
On canvas, dimension 50 x 60 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Welcome - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil painting 'Welcome', by Elena Mardashova.
On canvas, dimension 60 x 50 cm, realized in 2023.
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The charge
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of an elephant
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Aurum 20 - Acrylic Painting, floral, colourful, tropical, canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng Wai Lee is a painter trained to a high level. Keng Wai Lee’s gorgeously rich nature impressions are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I'm hungry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Searching - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Original Oil painting 'Searching'
Oil on canvas 60 x 50 cm.
Excellent condition.
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A cubs game
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of two tigers
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
Sleeping beauty awakes
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Afternoon swim
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of an elephant
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of leopard
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Victorian Dog Paintings In Oil
Antique English Hunting Oil Paintings
Antique Equestrian Oil Painting
Bay Horse Painting
Horse And Hound Painting
Hunt Slonem Blue Bunny
India Cow
Moose Painting
Horse Barns
Siamese Cat
Yellow Bunnies
Chestnut Horse
White Swan Paintings
Antique Oil Portrait Of Dogs
Coach And Horses
Elk Painting
Mexican Silver Bird
Pink Bunny