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
"Egon the Bull" Acrylic on Canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Melinda has studied life and its movements, developing a remarkably keen artistic technique with her flowing expressionistic style. Growing up in the Midwest she was enamored with n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Roam Free - Blue Abstract Horse Animal Figurative Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
A REX RABBIT - Hyper Realism / Domestic Animal Painting / Fur / Bunny
Located in New York, NY
Patricia Traub (b. 1947, Allentown, PA) is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the York Academy of the Arts. She continued her studies in Paris at the Académi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Maybelle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric, Thread
"Mixed Bouquet with Shells", Whimsical Oil Painting of Flowers, Birds, and Seas
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's "Mixed Bouquet with Shells" is a vibrant and whimsical oil painting that radiates joyful complexity. This 2025 original work, rendered in oil on canvas, measures 24 x 22 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mixed Bouquet in a Fish Vase" Vibrant Floral Oil Painting With Goldfish in Vase
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
"Mixed Bouquet in a Fish Vase" is a vibrant and whimsical oil painting by Zoa Ace, completed in 2025. This original, unframed yet ready-to-hang canvas features a dynamic composition ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shakespeare in Central park Moreno Pincas Contemporary art oil paint NY nature
Located in Paris, FR
Moreno PINCAS depicts life. Noisy, agitated. With a critical and tender eye, he sketches existence as if it were a play and each time tells us a new story made up of meetings and liv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nine Lives VIII", Orange Cat Leaping in Front of Gold Tinsel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Nine Lives VIII" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser and is made of oil on canvas. This piece measures approximately 23.5" x 27.5"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Diablito V" art toy, red devil, pop art, Mexican, mask, contemporary, sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote.
Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Resin, Paint, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mother III - Contemporary Gold Mythical Creature Winged Animal, 2024
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper of a silhouette suggesting the form of a gold mythical winged creature with claws and a split tail.
Available unfr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
Equestrian Painting. Horse Oil Painting on Unprimed Belgian Canvas 200 x 180 cm
Located in ALP, ES
This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of a painting by Francisco de Goya, Retrato ecuestre de Fernando VII, 1808. A unique oil painting on the finest quality Belgi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Delta
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Delta
Date: 2020
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40"
Framed Dimensions: 32" x 42"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Do You Want To Be My Friend?" Contemporary Mixed Media Animals on Canvas Framed
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Do You Want To Be My Friend?" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Nathalie Boissonnault, depicting an origami dog standing in front of a balloon animal bunny holding a red ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
The Wild Goose - Animal Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
The Wild Goose - Animal landscape painting , Oil on canvas By Marc Zimmerman
The goose has been known to be a coffee lover,
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nilo and her Leo
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Aga Baranska explores the profound connection between humans and animals in her art. Inspired by ‘THE STRENGTH’ tarot card, her work portrays precisely that; Inner strength, courage...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Owl Snack
By Jenny Day
Located in Bozeman, MT
Jenny Day (b.1981) is a painter and sculptor who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Vinyl, Pen, Color Pencil
Walk of Fame (To the Right) - Figurative Tiger Painting on Paper
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, Pencil
Lookout - pop-art, Canadiana, iconic, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this panoramic view of the Canadian wilderness by Charles Pachter—a lone moose climbs a mountain framed by a lake and sky. Famous for his iconic national imagery, Pachter’s contem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Amazons
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Green Birds on Branches / Yellow Scored
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Freediver with Lemon Shark
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Like almost all of us, I grew up fearing sharks and hoping never to meet one. We still see it everywhere, the image of the blood-thirsty man eater, stalking us in the shadows. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
Barnaly
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Bamaly
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 14.5" x 10.5"
Framed Dimensions: 17.5" x 14"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Editio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Welcome to My World, Danny Galieote, Oil on Canvas, Floral & Bird, Americana Pop
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
DANNY GALIEOTE
Welcome to My World
Oil on Canvas
11 x 14 inches
16.5 x 13.5 inches, Framed
Danny Galieote has a propensity for capturing the quintessentials of Americana in works t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"King Puma" - Mixed media animal painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media painting by Adam Baranello.
Size 36 x 36 in. Offered unframed.
Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas.
Multidisciplinary artist Adam Baranello creates mus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Treasure for Two
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on board by artist Andrada Trapnell. Gallery wrapped.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Spring Snow
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil and acrylic painting on board by artist Andrada Trapnell. Gallery wrapped.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Europa's Revenge
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tony Scherman (1950 - 2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work, typically executed in encaustic, a mix of wax an...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Encaustic
"Rambo" by Carrie Goller, Oil Painting of Racoon with Flower Crown
Located in Denver, CO
Carrie Goller's "Rambo" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a racoon with a floral crown of purple flowers and foliage. This piece is unframed yet ready to hang.
Bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Encaustic
Kamdhenu 5, Hindu Goddess, Mixed Media, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Pink"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Dharmendra Rathore - Kamdhenu 5 - 48 x 36 inches (unframed size)
Mixed Media on canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Style : Dharmendra loves experimenting with different form...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Anna's Red and Blue
By Greg Ragland
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original acrylic painting by artist Greg Ragland. Gallery wrapped canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
RESCUER WITH OWLS, RABBITS, & A FERAL GOAT - Contemporary Realism / Wildlife
Located in New York, NY
Patricia Traub explores the tenuous relationship between humans and the animals that can be loving companions, predators, or prey. She paints nude or partly clothed human figures in an intimate proximity to animals, prompting reflection on issues of wildlife conservation, the food chain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Melancholy 1 - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, 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, Oil, Acrylic
Hombre
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Multi Colored Outline BUNNY / Multicolor Band
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maximillion
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Maximillion
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
WALLPAPER, FRAME, DOG - Realism / Humor / Pitbull
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil painting by Edward A. Butler.
Edward A. Butler (b. 1948, Philadelphia, PA) completed his BFA at the Philadelphia College of Art. A passionate painter from a young age, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Life as a Means To Knowledge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Man, Bird
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
"Plushie VI" - Mixed Media Figurative Artwork Featuring Woman and Purple Bear
Located in Denver, CO
Ayobola Kekere-Ekun’s "Plushie VI" (2025) is an original, handmade mixed media artwork that combines paper quilling, fabric, and acrylic on canvas. Meas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
ROAMING FREE ISA PULLET - Animal Art / Chicken / Realism
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Patricia Traub.
Patricia Traub (b. 1947, Allentown, PA) is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the York Academy of the Arts. She co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Golden Brush
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Golden Brush
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 53" x 33"
Framed Dimensions: 59.5" x 39.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cavallo del Sol Horse Oil Painting Figurative Animal Sun Human In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ardiente Colourful Horse Oil Painting Figurative Animal Sun Human Dots In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Macks - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of Two Mackerel on Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mackerel is inked and then "printed" with sumi ink in this Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print. The artist then embellishes the fish with colored pencil adding an extraordinary dimen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
"Powdered Egg Mix" from SeeWalker's Indian Commodity Food Drum Series
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Powdered Egg Mix" is an original piece by Danielle SeeWalker made from acrylic paint on buffalo rawhide. This piece measures approx. 17” diameter and comes with a gallery-issued Cer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Animal Skin, Acrylic
The Harem - Philippe Jacq, 21st Century, Contemporary painting, Figurative art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on textile and embroidery on canvas
Signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Tapestry, Canvas, Acrylic
Loyal One
By James Oliver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Loyal One" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 48in x 48in.
James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Acrylic, Graphite
"Coq-imperial (Rooster, I love Father)" Contemporary Mixed Media Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Rooted in the tradition of improvisation and abstraction, Lee Seung Chul’s paintings serve as windows into the philosophical depths of human emotion, approaching mental and emotional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Dimitri Likissas - Rabbit, Yellow, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
YELLOW-NECKED FRANCOLIN, TANZANIA - African Bird / Animal Art / Hyper Realism
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Patricia Traub.
Patricia Traub (b. 1947, Allentown, PA) is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the York Academy of the Arts. She contin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Foxes With Shells, " Oil Painting by Zoa Ace, Two Red Foxes
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Foxes with Shells" is an original, handmade oil painting portraying two red foxes in a whimsical forest with shells. The piece is on gallery wrapped stretched c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sky Swoon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Sky Swoon
Series: Butterflies
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 40"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
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
Canvas, Oil
Looking Up, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cougar gazes upward, its intense eyes locked on a radiant shower of gold. Rich, earthy tones blend seamlessly in the background, highlighting the features o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cute babies
Located in Zofingen, AG
This lovely acrylic painting of two kittens captures a sense of intimacy and pure innocence. The small artwork is ready to hang with its red velvet ribbon, and the back is decorated ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Sleeping beauty awakes
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Restoring the Souls -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion
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
Abstract theolog...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Hill
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Blue Hill
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Balloon Dog V" Framed Pink Balloon Animal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Balloon Dog V" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser and is made of oil on canvas. This piece measures approximately 16.25" x 16.25" and is shipped in the pic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Annunciation
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Black Outline, White Butterflies, Gold Scored
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mexican Silver Grizzly
By Yang Maoyuan
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a black and white painting on paper by Yang Maoyuan of a grizzly bear.
Mexican Silver Grizzley was painted in 2007 by contemporary artist Yang M...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Unexpected Sentiment
Located in Bozeman, MT
Jess Kellner is a multi disciplinary artist who’s work has a strong focus on exploring the human condition. It’s a theme that you see in his artwork as well as his filmmaking. While ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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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