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
"Minnie Cinderella" Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Chatsworth, CA
"Minnie Cinderella" is an original oil painting on stretched canvas by Ferjo, hand signed by the artist. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 16" x 20" (image).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ascension Loca
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Ascension Loca
Series: Butterflies
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Melstone Herefords Dr. #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
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
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
"Portrait of Love" Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Chatsworth, CA
"Portrait of Love" is an original painting, oil on stretched canvas, by Ferjo. Hand signed by the artist, this piece comes with a letter of authenticity. Measures approx. 30" x 40" (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maine Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Maine Flight
Series: Butterflies
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12"
Signature: Signed
Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Owls" Original Gold, Black & Green Oil painting in Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Owls
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Strut by Dawne Raulet Contemporary Horse Mixed Media with Black, White
By Dawne Raulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stockbroker turned artist Dawne Raulet stumbled into painting when she least expected it. Frazzled by a fulltime financial career and two small infants at home and in desperate need ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media
"Pale Blue Hutch" Bunnies Oil Painting in Ornate Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Pale Blue Hutch
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gold and Black Bunnies Oil Painting in Ornate Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Artist's St...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Night Dream Black/White Bunnies Original Oil Painting in Ornate Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Artist's St...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Double Bunny Yellow" Original Oil painting in Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Double Bunny Yellow
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinensis New Year Colorful Bunnies Oil Painting in Ornate Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the Artist's St...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue and Black Bunnies Oil Painting in Ornate Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Symphony Winter Days
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pink Sky" Bunny Original Oil painting in Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Pink Sky
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mermaids Waiting
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Columbia, MO
Hawk has exhibited widely to international renown, and her work has been featured in New American Paintings, Plastik Magazine, ArtMaze Mag (UK), among many other publications and col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Friendship
Located in Zofingen, AG
You will receive this painting stretched, with painted edges and completely ready for hanging. Framing is not obligatory and depends only on your preference.
This painting depicts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
I Am Beautiful - Chicken Rooster Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
THE PRIMADONNA 2 - Cat in the Jungle, Large Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angus Drawing #233
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
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
Pink Flamingo - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
A farm stands before you on the horizon. A windmill majestically slices the blue sky. A bird, painted in taut brushstrokes, struts on a branch. These are tranquil images; horizon far...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mile River Herefords Dr. #14
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
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Stirrup Trouble by Dawne Raulet Contemporary Horse Mixed Media with Black, White
By Dawne Raulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stockbroker turned artist Dawne Raulet stumbled into painting when she least expected it. Frazzled by a fulltime financial career and two small infants at home and in desperate need ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media
Dog Years - Brightly Colored Self Portrait of Artist as a Aqua Colored Dog
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
Raya, like every productive artist, is a collection of actions, utopias and talents. He is an acrylic painter and a muralist; an installation artist and a practitioner of the theory of the fragment as a synthesis of the whole; he is Chicano but his work has no passport; he is an obsessive self-portraitist (I, as the multiplicity locked within the I) and his an advocate of his community (in the fullest sense of the world); his is from Chicago and - being a nation onto himself - is a native of his art education; his yearns for the Tijuana of tomorrow while being a full-fledged inhabitant of the Tijuana of half a century back; he admires high-tech while being a fan of Frida Kahlo. --Carlos Monsivais
Marcos Raya
Dog Years
oil on canvas
17h x 17w in
43.18h x 43.18w cm
MSR054
Marcos Raya brings together old and new works in a variety of media that mostly explores the sociological impact of technological change. His paintings, collages and installations present an idiosyncratic hybrid of Mexican folklore...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Outer Reef by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle
Oute...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cow, Spring serie
Located in Zofingen, AG
You will receive this painting stretched, with painted edges and completely ready for hanging. Framing is not obligatory and depends only on your preference.
The "Spring" series c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tate's Sheep Dr. #13
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
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
Dreaminess, "Gardens of Resilience" series, original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is part of the series "Gardens of Resilience" It depicts Dreams of blooming peace and tranquility, of a peaceful life, and of the opportunity to make plans for the futu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Close Encounter by Dawne Raulet Contemporary Horse Mixed Media with Black, White
By Dawne Raulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stockbroker turned artist Dawne Raulet stumbled into painting when she least expected it. Frazzled by a fulltime financial career and two small infants at home and in desperate need ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media
Untitled (Clouds)
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
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
Winter Sheep Drive Dr. #7
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
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Boroque Hutch
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Baroque Hutch
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 26.5" x 29.5"
Framed Dimensions: 38" x 40.5"
Signatur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
3 Sisters
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Ben Stephenson's artistry boldly embraces raw, natural materials, reflecting on colonial legacies and Western art traditions. His multidisciplinary approach challenges cultural norms...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pigment
THE PRIMADONNA 2 - Cat in the Jungle Large Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
THE PRIMADONNA 2 - Cat in the Jungle, Large Painting By Marc Zimmerman
The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Marc Zimmerman creates playf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ball
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Ball
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moments of Bliss, "The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the latest addition to the 'The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness,' the artist encapsulates the essence of serenity and contentment in the painting titled 'Moments of Bliss...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Scott
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Scott
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 25" x 21"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mike
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Mike
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenance:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Single
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Single
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 9" x 9"
Framed Dimensions: 10.5" x 10.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Proven...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Midnight Guardian
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Ben Stephenson's artistry boldly embraces raw, natural materials, reflecting on colonial legacies and Western art traditions. His multidisciplinary approach challenges cultural norm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an original painting acrylic on canvas by Wyland. Hand signed by the artist, this piece comes framed and with a letter of authenticity. Measures approximately 42" x 54" (fram...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Silver Ascension New Moon II
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Silver Ascension New Moon II
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 30"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenance: Hu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wild Things - Animal Jungle Painting By Marc Zimmerman - Landscape Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Wild Things - Animal landscape painting , Oil on canvas By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Charolias Dr. #1
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
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Chinensis Crossing
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Chinensis Crossing
Series: Bunnies
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 35" x 53"
Framed Dimensions: 38.5" x 57"
Signature: Signed
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mountain Lions of LA, Nature Inspired Painting, Animal, Trees, Gray, Green, Gold
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
Two mountain lions in dynamic, powerful poses are dramatic and meticulously painted, layered beneath an intricately detailed map of Los Angeles in bright shimmering gold and branches...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mica
Freedom Ride - Charcoal Drawing with Watercolor on paper of Horses
Located in Columbus, OH
This piece is a charcoal sketch with a light lyrical addition of watercolor. The artist captures the delicate sensitivity of horses standing still and in motion.
Artist bio:
Cecil K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Lost and Found Chickens - by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Lost and Found Chickens - by Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color palette explores v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Untitled Owls
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Untitled Owls
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
El León Despierto - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil, Canvas
By Corvengi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil on canvas
“Everything that surrounds me affects me. Memories, politics, nature, people, a dry leaf on the ground, music and books.”
Corvengi’s works explore his version of a l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colorful Jungle By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Colorful Jungle By Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color palette explores various har...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ezinda
Located in Dallas, TX
"I often paint ugly cats, in a realistic depiction, with 10% surreal elements thrown in the mix. I am inspired by the feel of 1970s sci-fi illustrations. The paintings are a necessit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Steer Clear by Dawne Raulet Contemporary Cow Mixed Media with Black and White
By Dawne Raulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stockbroker turned artist Dawne Raulet stumbled into painting when she least expected it. Frazzled by a fulltime financial career and two small infants at home and in desperate need ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Paws in Play - Animal Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'Paws in Play' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful setting.
'Paws in Play' adds a touch of whimsy and color to any ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jungle Rhythm By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Jungle Rhythm By Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color palette explores various harmo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
2 Toucans / 2 Cats - Animals Landscape Jungle Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
2 Toucans / 2 Cats - Animals Landscape Jungle Painting By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Siesta - Animal Cats Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
'Siesta' is a cheerful and lively painting that captures the playful and curious nature of cats in a beautiful setting.
The bright and vibrant colors could make any room feel more e...
Category
2010s 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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