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
Bright Nights
Located in Bozeman, MT
Allison McIntyre (b. 1999 West Virginia) pulls from animal imagery and digital aesthetics to respond to contemporary human-animal relations, wrestling...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Cosmic Twins Return
By Todd Horton
Located in Bozeman, MT
Todd Horton lives and paints full time on Samish Island, Washington. His work involves landscape and wildlife with elements of chance that play between realism and abstraction.
His work was recently featured in Seattles' Davidson Gallery "Exceptional" show and awarded a "Merit of Excellence" from a PONCHO Art Auction. Horton's paintings were also featured at the Museum of Northwest Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Hippopotamus Lay Down to Die Near the Town of Clontibret
By Dermot Seymour
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
This item is located in our New York City warehouse and can be viewed by appointment.
A self-taught artist, Dermot Seymour was born in Belfast in 1956. Like many of his contempora...
Category
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
6 of Clubs (large)
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a painting of an abstracted and re-imagined playing card with birds and textures writing. This card in particular is the 6 of clubs, larger version. The painting is mixed med...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
She comes to dream herself the cosmos
By Todd Horton
Located in Bozeman, MT
Todd Horton lives and paints full time on Samish Island, Washington. His work involves landscape and wildlife with elements of chance that play between realism and abstraction.
His work was recently featured in Seattles' Davidson Gallery "Exceptional" show and awarded a "Merit of Excellence" from a PONCHO Art Auction. Horton's paintings were also featured at the Museum of Northwest Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waiting for Mama
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is an oil painting of two almost matured grizzly bear cubs. They are sitting together on a bed of white rocks by a green river. They are looking compassionately into the sunligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antelope (After Desportes)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th centuries, a period of enlightenment and profound interest in science, nature, and the animal world. Animals were assigned human traits (peacock:vanity; dog:fidelity), and nature itself was considered a symbol of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"I Got the Power" Painting 48" x 36" inch by Alina Shimova
Located in Culver City, CA
"I Got the Power" Painting 48" x 36" inch by Alina Shimova
ABOUT
Alina Shimova is a young and ambitious artist Russian born, Miami based.
Her creative journey began at an early age...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Adventures of Mickey and Minnie
By Mike Piggott
Located in Bozeman, MT
Mike Piggott was born in 1963, Charlottesville, VA. He received his BA at Virginia Commonwealth University and studied at the Winchester College of Art, Winchester England. Mike Pi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
And She Thought of Warm Summer Days Gone By
By Todd Horton
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is an original painting featuring a rabbit seated next to a geometric, abstracted, frozen waterfall.
Todd Horton lives and paints full time on Samis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Collage Painting on Canvas: 'Bird 6'
Located in New York, NY
Ethan Minsker's descriptors include writer, filmmaker, artist, publisher, and zine creator. His work chronicles the lifestyles and cultures of overlooked and underappreciated artists. He was a founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement, a New York City-based group of artists, writers, and musicians who promoted work by up-and-coming talent between 2000 and 2011. Ethan was the recipient of the Acker Award for Visual Arts in 2017. He was also the creator and editor-in-chief of Psycho Moto Zine, which has been in publication from 1988–present. He received his B.F.A. in Film with honors from the School of the Visual Arts and his masters in Media from the New School. Ethan has written three novels, produced nine feature films, and continues his relationship with under-served artists as a board member and president of Citizens for the Arts, a nonprofit group whose mission is to promote art for kids...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache
BEACH HOUSE - Hyperrealism / Portrait of crab with conch shell on the beach
By Will Wilson
Located in New York, NY
Will Wilson (b. 1957, Baltimore, MD) completed his studies at the Schuler School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD, and the New York Academy of Art, New York, NY. He began exhibiting with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The cage bird will dream of clouds Timothy Archer Contemporary art blue painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
"YEAR OF THE TIGER" Painting 51" x 35" inch by Alina Shimova
Located in Culver City, CA
"YEAR OF THE TIGER" Painting 51" x 35" inch by Alina Shimova
PURE SOUL series
Shimova cares about the conservation of the fauna. She draws public attention to the problems of anim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Moon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Blue Outline Bunnies, Blue Diamond Dust
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
3D Painting of Wolf: 'The Hunter XVII'
Located in New York, NY
While his work has a clear figurative language, the paintings of Juan Miguel Palacios contain a strong conceptual load, where his work developed in series, has a constant wandering o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Awe
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
Retreating from the stress and chaos of the last year, I created another landscape; populated by an army of friendly creatures. Here the burdens of coronavirus, climate change, and political division are dismissed by hot pink kittens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Maybe the horrendous can be okay?
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
Retreating from the stress and chaos of the last year, I created another landscape; populated by an army of friendly creatures. Here the burdens of coronavirus, climate change, and political division are dismissed by hot pink kittens that arc gracefully through meter showers and owls that bury into beds of daffodils. In this place worry is edged out by the fantastic and mystical snails trail neon candy canes through the scorched earth. The apocalyptic is supplanted by the surreal and the allegorical.
Anxiety followed me. The escapist reflects and distorts its shadow world, the real, a funhouse mirror...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Stormy Weather Blues
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Multiple Black Outline Bunnies, Blue
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mountain Monarchs
By Mark Chester
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Acrylic on board
Board size: 24 x 36 inches
Framed size: 30.5 x 42.5 inches
Signed lower right
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Midnight Romp
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Blue White Outline Bunny, Blue Diamond Dust
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sin titulo
By Carlos Luna
Located in Palm Desert, CA
mixed media on paper
Signed lower right.
Carlos Luna’s oeuvre is an amalgam of native Cuban influence from twentieth century artists such as Wifredo Lam, Mario Carreño, and Cundo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
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
Canvas, Oil
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
Silence Nicolas Kennett 21st Century art Contemporary painting shamanism animal
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on panel
Unique
Signed on the back
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Chaos at the Lake Stymphale Timothy Archer 21st Century Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Signed lower right
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fish Bait (yellow)
By Adam Umbach
Located in Greenwich, CT
Adam S. Umbach Biography
American, b. 1986
Adam Umbach was born in Chicago, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. After being inspired from an early age by the modern...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Diablo Philippe Jacq 21st Century art Contemporary art drawing painting symbol
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and embroidery on canvas
Signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Acrylic
Waiting in the trees behind the foliage Philippe Jacq 21st Century painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and collage on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The bunch of flowers and the lighthouse monster - Louis-Paul Ordonneau, painting
Located in Paris, FR
Vinyl paint on canvas
Signed and dated by the artist on the back
Unique work
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
Eruptions - Louis-Paul Ordonneau, 21st Century, Contemporary pop painting
Located in Paris, FR
Vinyl paint on canvas
Signed and dated by the artist on the back
Unique work
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
It's all in there - Louis-Paul Ordonneau, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Vinyl paint on canvas
Signed and dated by the artist on the back
Unique work
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
Proud as a peacock - Louis-Paul Ordonneau, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Vinyl paint on canvas
Signed and dated by the artist on the back
Unique work
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
«Two birds» oil painting of two dancing birds in a mating ritual
By Benjamin Risk
Located in Oslo, NO
Drawing on a wealth of resources, Benjamin Risk invites you to join an adventure of unconscious thought and imagination where everything seems familiar, yet surreal.
With hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
"Diablito de pared II" art toy, red devil, pop art, Mexican, contempo, 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
The awakening
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
I'm hungry
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Portrait of a tiger
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tide
Located in Miami, FL
Tide is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This blue, purple and green tons expressionist painting is inspired from horses walking on the beach, alon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LONE BIRD #2 - Contemporary Realism / Watercolor / Blue Bird
Located in New York, NY
Framed size: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Catherine Means is a contemporary American artist best known for her delicate work in watercolor.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
LONE BIRD #4 - Contemporary Realism / Watercolor / Orange Toy Bird
Located in New York, NY
Framed size: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Catherine Means is a contemporary American artist best known for her delicate work in watercolor.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Butterflies Tiger & Zebra Swallowtails
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Butterflies Tiger & Zebra Swallowtails (2021) is a mesmerizing oil on canvas, measuring 48 x 48 inches, that celebrates the vibrant beauty of nature. The composition is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cockatoo Whisper 4th
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Cockatoo Whisper 4th (2023) is a dynamic and emotive oil painting that features 33 cockatoos arranged in three horizontal rows, each captured with the artist’s signatur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Viceroys 'Oval'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Viceroys 'Oval' (2024) is a masterful oil on wood painting, measuring 10 x 8 inches and elegantly presented in an ornate, dark brown oval frame that enhances its vintag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Morpho
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Morpho (2024) is a mesmerizing oil on wood painting, measuring 10 x 8 inches and framed at 14 x 12.5 inches, that beautifully captures the ethereal elegance of three lu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hombre
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Hombre (2024) is a radiant and captivating small-scale painting, measuring 10 x 8 inches, crafted with oil and acrylic enhanced by diamond dust on wood. Despite its mod...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Neon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Neon (2024) is a radiant oil on wood painting measuring 10 x 8 inches, framed at 14.5 x 12.5 inches, that captivates with its striking contrast and dynamic energy. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Lionel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Lionel (2024) is a compact yet striking oil on wood painting, measuring 10 by 8 inches and framed at 16 by 14 inches. The artwork prominently features the artist’s icon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Mint
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Mint (2024) is a charming and contemplative oil on wood painting, measuring 10 x 8 inches (framed at 16 x 14 inches). The artwork showcases a single bunny, delicately r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
White Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s White Diamond Dust (2024) is a radiant, small-format painting that beautifully captures the artist’s iconic bunny motif with an air of elegance and shimmer. Measuring 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Nocturne
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Nocturne (2024) is a subtle yet striking oil and acrylic painting on wood, measuring 10 x 8 inches (framed at 16 x 14 inches). This intimate work presents a portrait of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Tempest
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Tempest (2024) is a bold and intimate oil on wood painting, measuring 10 x 8 inches (framed at 16 x 14 inches). This captivating piece features a striking black outline...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Matagulpa
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Matagulpa (2024) is a mesmerizing oil on wood painting measuring 28 x 19 inches (framed at 36 x 27 inches) that bursts with vibrant color and intricate detail. Dominati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Guardians & Butterflies Spice Bush
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Guardians & Butterflies Spice Bush (2024) is a vibrant and dynamic oil on canvas measuring 30 x 30 inches, where a lush background of colorful blotches—yellow, orange, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whydah
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Whydah (2024) is a captivating oil on canvas measuring 33 x 50 inches (framed at 45.5 x 62 inches), presented in an ornate, intricately detailed frame that enhances the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Diamond Dust Hutch
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Blue Diamond Dust Hutch (2024) is a dazzling mixed-media work that captures the artist’s signature charm and vibrancy. Created with oil and acrylic enhanced by diamond ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Guardians Butterflies Friday
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Blue Guardians Butterflies Friday (2024) is a stunning large-scale oil on canvas measuring 60 x 60 inches, where a dynamic array of butterflies comes to life against a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinensis La Jolla
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s Chinensis La Jolla is a large-scale, exuberant oil on canvas measuring 72 x 84 inches, bursting with color and energy. Set against a soft gray background that peeks thr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Nile Red Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem’s The Nile Red Butterflies (2024) is a breathtaking large-scale oil on canvas measuring 72 x 84 inches, where a swarm of vibrant red butterflies takes center stage. The b...
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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