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
The Big Land - Serene Wooded Landscape with Hidden Caribou, Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Don Pollack's work centers on portraying the interplay between society and nature. He employs impressive realism in oil painting to illustrate his personal journeys. Pollack also del...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
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
"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
Metallurgy
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Metallurgy
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed
Edition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
House of Monsoon - 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
"The Cat and I" figurative oil painting girl love trust relax happy time pet
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Clementine believes in the power of colour and the power of healing through art. Her works are often considered therapeutic, offering a quiet corner for meditation where viewers can ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Crystal Methyd - Acrylic Painting, floral, colourful, tropical, canvas
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
Keng Wai Lee’s gorgeously rich floral impressions are a synergy of decorative tableaux and depiction in paint on canvas of his memories and imagination.
“Using acrylic as a medium, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"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
Goldilocks, Pastel - 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 p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Woven Jungle - Landscape Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
In a dense tropical jungle a strange animal timidly peaks out from the foliage. Deep blues rich greens and burgundys set the color tones of this fantasy jungle.
Woven Jungle - Lands...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seated Elephant
Located in New York, NY
oil on panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Mr. Bubbles, Goldfinger - 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
Efflorescence No. 1 (Bees, Blue, Botanicals, Butterflies, Chartreuse, Floral)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Efflorescence No. 1
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel with a UV Matte Varnish with Natural Wood Edges
Year: 2022
Size: 36×36in
Signed: On...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Birch, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
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
Timeless: Blooms in Crystal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Timeless: Blooms in Crystal" is a beautiful rendering of April blooms and antique bottles collected by the artist. In this mesmerizing watercolor painting, the artist masterfully ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Stirrups in the Dust
Located in Denver, CO
Enthralled with the lore and spirituality of American Indian cultures, his work often depicts these traditional subjects in nontraditional ways. Hawkins captures the raw sense of ele...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Afternoon Tea
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The watercolor artwork titled "Afternoon Tea" by Ashley Snyder transports viewers into a charming Victorian parlor, where the ambiance exudes an aura of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink
Aiko
Located in New York, NY
oil on wood
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Sunshine Bunny_2023, America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait_Green
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Sunshine Bunny"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
16 x 16 in. ; 17.625 x 17.625 in. Framed
______________
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Efflorescence No. 2 (Bees, Blue, Botanicals, Butterflies, Chartreuse, Floral)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Efflorescence No. 2
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel with a UV Matte Varnish with Natural Wood Edges
Year: 2022
Size: 36×36in
Signed: On...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Birch, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
Koko
Located in New York, NY
oil on panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hao Zhang Animal Original Oil Painting "Deer"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Deer
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11.5 x 9 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ruby
Located in New York, NY
oil on wood
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Gordon and Duke
Located in Denver, CO
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Canvas, Oil
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
'Warrior' Photorealist painting of a Water Buffalo in the wild, wildlife, grey
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Warrior' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Water Bufallo in the wild. With such incredible detail.
Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist livin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fawn, Pink, Red, Yellow Flowers, Pansies, Birds, Butterfly, Deer on White
Located in Kent, CT
A spotted fawn, blue dragonfly, yellow butterflies and birds are surrounded by brightly colored flowers. The colorful birds and lush hues of the flowers are bright and lively against...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Bindu
Located in New York, NY
oil on wood
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Marshmallow Bear - Figurative Animal Oil Painting, Magical Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Aleksandra Bujnowska shows landscape sections of medium format. Dark forests or a surface of water are here a picturesque event, suggesting a variety of sensory impressions to the ey...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Sandra's Blackbirds
Located in Denver, CO
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Encaustic, Oil
Owl Tech, Yellow, Cobalt Blue Owl, Bird, Flowers Mushrooms Futuristic Landscape
By Peter Hamlin
Located in Kent, CT
A futuristic animal hybrid is the focus of this fantastical landscape in acrylic ink on Arches watercolor paper by Peter Hamlin. The meticulously detailed owl-like creature in shades...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Daybreak (Bees, Birch, Botanicals, Butterflies, Floral, Graffiti, Graffiti)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Daybreak
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel with a UV Matte Varnish with Natural Wood Edges
Year: 2022
Size: 36×24in
Signed: On Verso
COA ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Varnish, Birch, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
Anniversary
Located in Denver, CO
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Canvas, Oil
American Family No. 2
Located in Denver, CO
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Canvas, Oil
Lela #4
Located in Denver, CO
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Canvas, Oil
Night Rabbit_2023, America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait_Black/Gray
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Night Rabbit"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
18 x 18 in. ; 19.75 x 19.75 in. Framed
______________
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Morning Glory No. 1 (Bees, Birch Panel, Botanicals, Butterflies, Floral, Gold)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Morning Glory No. 1
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel with a UV Matte Varnish with Natural Wood Edges.
Year: 2022
Size: 24×24in
Signed: O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Birch, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Panel, Acrylic
Tiger in Sunrise, Ancient Inspired painting on paper with acrylic and gold leaf
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a magnificent large scale painting on paper, showing a powerful Tiger, full of the artist's signature motifs, inspired by ancient Greece and Egypt. This artwork comes in a be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Man with Dog
Located in Denver, CO
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil, Canvas
Zhao Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Let's Travel 2"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Let's Travel 2
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 8 x 8 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
Oil, Canvas
Brown Rabbit_2023, America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait_Earth Tones
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Brown Rabbit"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
12 x 12 in. ; 13.75 x 13.75 in. Framed
______________
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cindy
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Cindy
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 10"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Provenance: Hunt Slonem Stu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple Bunny_2023, America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait_Pastel
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Purple Bunny"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
12 x 12 in. ; 13.75 x 13.75 in. Framed
______________
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Wee One 10 (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer
Wee One 10 (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
Canvas, Oil
Nicobar Pigeon And Two Crows -Contemporary Figurative Animals Oil Painting, Bird
Located in Salzburg, AT
Born 1979 in Warsaw. Works in painting and photography. Between 2001and 2006 she studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Professors Jaroslaw Modzelewski and Grzeg...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I not afraid anymore, Colorful Naive Art Fiminist painting by Ukranian artist
Located in Sempach, LU
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
Acrylic, Canvas
"Free Mind" Painting 48" x 60" inch by Alina Shimova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Free Mind" Painting 48" x 60" inch by Alina Shimova
ABOUT
Alina Shimova is a young and ambitious artist from Moscow, Russia.
Her creative journey b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Figurative original painting "I'm not afraid anymore" by Dasha Pogodina
Located in Sempach, LU
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The painting titled "I'm Not Afraid Anymore" is a visceral representation of triumph over fear. It showcases a figure in a gentle embrace with a large, vibrant red...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Violet Rabbit_2023, America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait_Pastel
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Violet Rabbit"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
12 x 12 in. ; 13.75 x 13.75 in. Framed
______________
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Americ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
WALLPAPER, FRAME, DOG - Realism / Humor / Pitbull
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Edward Butler
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
'The Enforcer' Contemporary Photorealist painting of a black grouse, wildlife
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Enforcer' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a large Black Grouse in the wildlife. With such incredible detail you can almost hear the birds call...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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
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
Run Run Rabbit_2023, America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait_Brown
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Run Run Rabbit"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
18 x 18 in. ; 19.75 x 19.75 in. Framed
______________
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Ameri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Three Owls - Figurative Animal Oil Painting, Magical Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Aleksandra Bujnowska shows landscape sections of medium format. Dark forests or a surface of water are here a picturesque event, suggesting a variety of sensory impressions to the ey...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Golden Green Swan Event, Bird, Sunflowers, Clouds, Eye, Botanical Landscape
By Peter Hamlin
Located in Kent, CT
A golden swan with blue green hues in its plumage stands at the center of this fantastical landscape in acrylic on linen mounted on aluminum panel by Peter Hamlin. The meticulously d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Metal
The Traveling Deity (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joseph Broghammer
The Traveling Deity (Hummingbird, Portrait, Storytelling, Oil Painting)
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Size: 21x17in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1896
*Frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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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