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
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
Owl November 1
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Owl November 1
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cub in Pool
Located in Denver, CO
For the last 10 years Travis Walker has made landscape paintings about Jackson Hole, a place that never ceases to inspire him to pick up his brushes. He works on location, capturing ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Three's Company
By Taryn Boals
Located in Denver, CO
Taryn Boals is forever enamored with the American West. The West’s narrative has never been a tale of perfection but one of resilience, a defining characteristic also found in Boals’...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Sea Fan - Dust Berry - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an ext...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Purple Arrival
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Purple Arrival
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Out
Located in Denver, CO
Formalism collides with a punk rock, folk art sensibility in his pop culture mash-ups that explore the liminal space between the natural and built environment. The animal kingdom act...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
In The Woods
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: In The Woods
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 30"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Warm in the Sun
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
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
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
Acrylic, Canvas
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
A cubs game
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of two tigers
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
Shuai Liu Animal Original Oil Painting "Chant Goose"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Chant Goose
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 15.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Paul
Located in Denver, CO
Formalism collides with a punk rock, folk art sensibility in his pop culture mash-ups that explore the liminal space between the natural and built environment. The animal kingdom act...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Autumn
Located in Denver, CO
Formalism collides with a punk rock, folk art sensibility in his pop culture mash-ups that explore the liminal space between the natural and built environment. The animal kingdom act...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
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
Acrylic, Canvas
"Note Taking" Contemporary Surrealist Watercolor, hummingbird, pencil, notebook
Located in New York, NY
A turquoise blue, emerald, violet, viridian and light green hummingbird perches on a spiral bound notebook with a pencil in its beak is depicted in this watercolor painting by New Yo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
The awakening
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Turtles (Teal, Blue, Brown, Deep, Vibrant)
By Jill Opelka
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jill Opelka
Turtles
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Size: 40x30in
Framed: 41x30x1.5in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2051
Tags: Turtles, Teal, Blue, Brown, Deep, Vibrant
*Framed in a black wooden frame
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Upon entering Jill Opelka's home, her creative essence is unmistakable. Adorned with New Yorker Magazine covers, her dining room exudes a vibrant charm, complemented by quirky giant tortoises in the living room.
The space is a reflection of Opelka's lively personality, evident in her central studio nestled within the bright breakfast nook. Embraced by natural light and captivating outdoor vistas, it's where her artistry thrives, even evident in intricate details like a practical denim quilt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Oil
Mr. Bubbles - Plum Bob - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Aurum 19- 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
Acrylic, 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
Panda: Harmony
By K.K.
Located in East Hampton, NY
5 Layered Stencil : Red, Yellow, Green
Political Panda Bear hold a HARMONY sign
Showing other Bears in Series
Unique pieces
This is on 90lb Paper color: Natural
New York Artist; K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint
Wee One 14 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer
Wee One 14 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Size: 14x11in
Framed: 15x12x1in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-190...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ares - 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
Acrylic, Canvas
Fire Face Grizzly - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Rick Rivet
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Drawing from his own rich history and that of indigenous peoples worldwide, Metis artist Rick Rivet has created colourful, dynamic contemporary paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Duo in Blue Skies
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Carolyn Reynolds' breathtaking oil painting, two hummingbirds take flight against a canvas adorned with silver leaf and a serene blue backdrop. The silver leaf imbues the scene wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Silver
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
Goldfish
By Greg Decker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminum comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomize...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Metal
The leader
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a lion
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
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of leopard
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Place in the Sky
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
Lord of the jungle
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jungle Fantasy with Exotic Bird - Landscape Painting - Conceptual Art By Marc
Located in Carmel, CA
A smooth verdant, surreal jungle with monkeys playfully enjoying, exotic colored flowers and a tropical bird completes the fantasy.
Jungle Fantasy with Exotic Bird - Landscape Paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fox II
By Greg Decker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminum comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomize...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Metal
Sleeping beauty awakes
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Traces and Light
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
Transfiguration
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
SURREAL Figurative painting with animals “Transfiguration” mixed texture, 2023. Animal figurative magic in blue. A shared dream where you and I are one with them. Painting 23" x 20"...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Peacock Albania
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Peacock Albania
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 36"
Framed Dimensions: 32" x 38"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black Horse - Karol Jersak - Mixed Media - Animal Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Karol is a highly skilled artist whose abstract mixed-media paintings exude an exceptional level of raw creativity.
Her artistic process involves skillfully combining colors, chalk ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
"Nearly Camouflaged Cow IV" Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Nearly Camouflaged Cow IV" is a framed acrylic painting on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a closeup of a cow with a prominently pink nose. This playful work features careful brus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Zebra On Dark Night" Contemporary Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Zebra On Dark Night" is a framed acrylic painting on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a dazzle of zebra looking directly at the viewer. This playful work features careful brushstro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Afternoon swim
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of an elephant
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Single Silver
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Single Silver
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 22" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 26.5" x 20"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The hunt
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a group of lions and buffaloes
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Studio 54 - Bananarama - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Love of a Summer Night II - Contemporary Expressive Oil Painting, Butterflies
Located in Salzburg, AT
Katarzyna Swinarska is a contemporary visual artist working with painting and video which often follows the convention of video performance. She creates also multimedia projects wher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ELEPHANT LOVERS. Water color on book canvass. Modern. Animal Paintings
Located in Mexico City, MX
This piece is brand new. It was painted during the first week of January 2019. The colors used give a delicate touch of light to the painting. It was done with water colors, charcoal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Varnish, Acrylic, Watercolor
SURREAL Figurative Painting “Night in the Andes” in blue tones, mixed texture
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This piece is a horizontal painting created using the oil on canvas technique. It is characterized by its texture and multiple layers of material that create depth in the work and ad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Giraffe on Night" Contemporary Animal Oil & Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Giraffe On Night" is a framed oil and acrylic work on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a giraffe's head looking directly at the viewer. This playful painting features painterly bru...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Sea Fan - Blue Meets Red - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Bluebirdbotic, Blue Bird, Flowers, Spacecraft, Whimsical Fantasy Landscape
By Peter Hamlin
Located in Kent, CT
A futuristic animal hybrid stands at the center of this fantastical landscape in acrylic ink on Arches watercolor paper by Peter Hamlin. The meticulously detailed bird-like creature ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Green air
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
FIGURATIVE painting of magical animals "Air" textured mixed technique in green. Animal figurative magic in green. A shared dream where you and I are one with them. Painting 20" x 22...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Untitled, Watercolour Ink, Pencil, Set of 2 Works Contemporary Artists"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Pankaj Panwar
Pastel on Paper, 6 x 9 inches (Unframed Size)
2017 (Each) Set of 2 works
( Delivered unframed )
Born : 1961.
Education :
1988 - M.F.A. (Sculpture) from Fine Arts Faculty, M.S. University, Baroda.
1986 - B.F.A. (Sculpture), Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santlniketan.1989-1990 - Post-Experience Diploma in Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London, UK .
Professor in Sculpture, Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, W.B. India.
Select Solo Exhibitions :
2008 Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto.
Grosvenor Museum, Chester, UK.
R. C. A., London, UK .
Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, UK
Art-Heritage, New Delhi.
Select Group Exhibitions :
2008 Shaptarishee, Sculpture in Steel, organized by Depika Jindal, by curated Alka Pandey, Habitat center, New Delhi .
Edge of Desire – Idioms of Indian & Italian Contemporary Art, NGMA, Kolkata, Bombay; New Delhi.
The Human Figure, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi.
Entrusted, Charles Wallace Trust, New Delhi .
Continuity, Disjuncture, Creativity, Akar Prakar, Kolkata.
Tale of Two Cities, Birla Academy, Kolkata; Mumbai .
Hundred and Fifty years of Art of Bengal, CIMA, Kolkata; Mumbai.
Multi Media Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Paper
Zhao Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Hello, Little Bird 2"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Hello, Little Bird 2
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11.5 x 11.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2000 Circa
Artist: Zhao Wang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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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