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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Berry Cobbler - 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
Passion
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Passion
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Prov...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Moon Rising - 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
Picnic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Picnic
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunflowers And Horses - Animal Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Horses graze in a colorfl array of exotic foliage with oversized snflowers, creating a fantasy sirreal scene.
Sunflowers And Horses - Animal Painting - Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Doe and Stag, Two Deer, Pink, Blue Water, Mountains, Lake, Pine Trees
By KK Kozik
Located in Kent, CT
Two deer, a doe and a stag with antlers stand knee-deep in water pink at the surface and gray blue in the depths. Dark green pine trees line the water's edge in the background, while...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Hold Many
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Hold Many
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
I'm Going to Calm the Hell Down
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Energetic, joyous brushstrokes in this painterly abstraction with birds. Bright colors, dominant whites, blues, with touches of orange and red.
Multi-layered oil paint and painted...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Rosalie
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Rosalie
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Under Dog
By Craig Alan
Located in London, GB
hand embellished canvas
hand-signed and numbered by the artist
edition of 95
Craig Alan is a contemporary artist renowned for his innovative and captivating "Populus" series, where ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Green Monsoon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Green Monsoon
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 29" x 21"
Framed Dimensions: 31.5" x 23.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Uniq...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Mellow Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Mellow Yellow
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Uniqu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yellow Grind
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Yellow Grind
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Andrew
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Andrew
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Prove...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"To The Moon" Oil Painting
By Jess Wathen
Located in Denver, CO
Jess Wathen's "Toxic" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a florescent green moth.
I'm relatively late to the painting practice with my experience mostly in grap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Peace Blessings Portland - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Ascending and soaring blue birds give rhythm and grace to the city. This is an artists memory of the city of Portland emphasizing the river and bridges.
'Peace Blessings Portland' -...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Owls
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Red Owls
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 46" x 26.5"
Framed Dimensions: 59.5" x 40"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circus Rider
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
Oil, Panel
Hacerle el Amor a la Vida and El regalo de la persistencia Watercolor Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of Two by Tahuanty Jacanamijoy
(Hacerle el Amor a la Vida and El regalo de la persistencia)
Watercolor on paper
Overall Image size: 35 cm H x 54 cm W
Individual size: 35 cm H x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Leopards of Mumbai, Leopard, Animal, Trees, Gray, Gold Nature Inspired Painting
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
Three spotted leopards in dynamic, powerful poses are dramatic and meticulously painted, layered beneath an intricately detailed map of Mumbai, India in bright shimmering gold. In th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mica
Spell in the jungle - Painting in green, magenta and yellow tones with textures
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Spell in the jungle - Painting in green, magenta and yellow tones with textures. Abstract oil painting green, magenta and yellow tones with figures of fantastic animals. It contains ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Horse in Spring, Sunset
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
Yanmin Zhang Impressionist Original Oil On Canvas "Basset Hound"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Basset Hound
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 19 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 2000 Circ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
War of demons and mystics Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic painting on canvas
Hand-signed lower left
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Laid to Rest - Still Life with Dead Bird and Golden Plate, Oil on Panel, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dreams of Red Macaw, bright, colorful abstract work with bird
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting painted from a relief sculpture created by the artist. The image is complex and rich, and depicts a red macaw perched on a branch an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Portrait 77" Contemporary Dutch Oil Painting of a Brown Calf, Cow
By Paul Jansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the curious animal really reach...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cerenity
Located in Oslo, NO
In this acrylic painting, I've captured the essence of tranquility and the harmony of nature. My brushstrokes bring to life the delicate interplay of light and shadow, as the lush gr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
“You're looking good just like a snake in the grass” Contemporary Fox Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful dark humor painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features naturalistically depicted fox head on the end of a worm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Gold Hare & There
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Gold Hare & There
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pony
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the serene connection between these majestic creatures. With acrylics and ink, I've blended figurative art with impressionistic touches, creating a composition that exudes tranquility and companionship. The fine art style I employed allows the emotional bond and gentle strength...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric
"Nocturne" -- Painting on Canvas by Jenny Day
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
FIGURATIVE painting magical "Study for magenta spirit" textured mixed in rose
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
The one who is absent Painting 20" x 21" inch by Ion Xiua. Mixed technique. Oil on canvas made with professional Winsor & Newton colors protected with gloss varnish with UV protecti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Be dazzled” Colorful Contemporary Ocean Seascape Painting of a Jumping Orca
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful ocean wildlife painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features a jumping orca, also known as a killer whale, in an expansive ocean seascape. Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Oil
“Be the captain of your own ship” Colorful Contemporary Surrealist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful surrealistic painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features a distorted figure in a captain hat set next to a white sea bird. The yellow diamon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"Cormorant" Contemporary Purple & Black Geometric Abstract Bird Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Emmanuel Araujo. The work features a pair of birds with green eyes flying over purple and black toned water. Signed, titled, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Vignette of a Brittany Spaniel Pointing at Pheasants in Flight
Located in Charleston, US
Renowned sporting artist, Sandra Oppegard's charming vignette a Brittany Spaniel pointing at pheasants in flight captures the essence of bird hunting. In this captivating hunting v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The appetite of the Cerberus Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Oil Pastel
Blue Curaçao - 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
Contemporary Vignette of a Hunter and his Brittany Spaniel's Day in the Field
Located in Charleston, US
Renowned sporting artist, Sandra Oppegard's charming vignette of a hunter and his Brittany Spaniel's active day in the field captures the essence of the sport of bird hunting. In t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Arizona Dream No. 1
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
Canvas, Acrylic
Precarious Mimicry
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Noon
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Noon
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 13.5" x 11.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Owls Belle Terre
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Owls Belle Terre
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 30"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenance: Hunt Slonem St...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Free fall into tiny stars" -- Painting on Canvas, by Jenny Day
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Right Where I Left Her
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
Canvas, Acrylic
Heartfelt Meeting
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
Sea Fan - Cobblestone - 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
Resolve
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Resolve
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Jungle Glitch" -- Painting on Canvas, by Jenny Day
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ink, Canvas, Color Pencil
Untitled (Birds)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Untitled (Birds)
Date: 2014
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 23" x 19"
Framed Dimensions: 27" x 23"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Uniqu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hop Scotch
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Hop Scotch
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 18"
Framed Dimensions: 27.5" x 21.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Diamond
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pink Diamond
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 10"
Framed Dimensions: 18" x 16"
Signature: Signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Oil
Burning
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
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Guest
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
Canvas, Acrylic
Death Star Moose
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
Canvas, Acrylic
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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