Contemporary Portrait 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.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Black
"Component" Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist influenced the figurative painting of a female hooked up to an organic mechanical machine. The work is signed by the artist on the front of the canvas. It is titled, signe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Martin Luther King Jr No. 8, America Martin- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Nocturne
By Anna Raczka
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Nocturne
Anna Raczka is a Polish contemporary artist. Since 2010 she is painting and drawing full time. For some time she was involved in graphic design, ceramics, clothing design, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Renjie Gao - Untitled
By Renjie Gao
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Renjie Gao or Jean-Michel Gao is a Chinese artist born in 1994 in Inner Mongolia. He is a member of New York Hudson Artists Association based in US. He lives & works i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Silence" , acrylic paint on canvas , size with frame 84 x 64 cm
Located in Barbizon, FR
Corine Laine is a painter from Barbizon, a French commune located in the department of Seine-et-Marne, in the region of Île-de-France. Barbizon is one of the mythical places of pre-impressionist painting in France...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Martin Luther King Jr No. 2, America Martin- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
AMERICA MARTIN
"Martin Luther King Jr. No. 2"
Ink on Paper (Framed)
18.5" x 15.5"
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
The bamboos' rare bird -Timothy Archer, 21st Century painting, Figurative art
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Carry On II
By Matt Flint
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Flint is a painter from the mountain town of Lander, Wyoming. He grew up surrounded by woods, animals, and family. As a boy, He spent endless days creating art and exploring the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Panel
"Harvest", collage, figure, forest, greens, yellows, acrylic, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Harvest” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 60 x 44 inches in deep greens, and light pinks and yellows. The sun is the dominant motif in this intricate compo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Padang Rembulan
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
In this painting, the painter wants to tell about time when the painter was still small...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"SOS" Contemporary Surrealist Blue Tonal Painting
Located in Houston, TX
This conceptually impressionistic piece showcases a large light blue skull with highlights of orange and yellow. The skull is surrounded by a tall buildings creating a cityscape of m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
3D Painting of Skull: 'Wound in Black VI'
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
The Artist in Profile - Oval Shaped Portrait Painting in Extraordinary Detail
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
Matthew Cook
The Artist in Profile
oil on aluminum
10 x 8 in. oval
MATTHEW COOK
b. Toledo, OH, 1987
EDUCATION
2017 MFA, Bowling Green State University...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
I Am
Located in Burlingame, CA
Inspired by the concepts of beauty, adolescence, and time passing, Zolotnotsky’s personal and intimate oil paintings probe deeply into the mystery of the medium, itself. She seeks to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Dream to Fly
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
This painting tells about child's dream to fly and reach his dream. Fly like a bird and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Martin Luther King Jr No. 4, America Martin- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
In the Forest II
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dad's Lesson / oil on canvas - skateboard father and son
Located in Burlingame, CA
Father and son skateboard together. One wonders who is teaching who, in this vibrant impasto painting by William Rushton. Oil on canvas and framed in a clear maple hardwood floater f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Real Relation
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
This painting tells about a human relationship with the natural surroundings, a relatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Father and Son - Original Oil Painting, Two Seated Figures Against a Yellow Wall
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
This piece is exploring the dominating and overshadowing presence that many parental figures can have upon their children. The boxer, Marcus, often brought his young son with him whe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Drunkennesses -Timothy Archer, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
The Blue Scarf. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Artist works with a palette knife. The colors are Prussian blue, cinnabar, white, black. Painting is varnished
Image 19.5 x 29.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Head No. 6 Tami, 2018 - oil on wood panel
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Head No. 6 Tami, 2018' by artist John Goodman. 16 x 13 inch panel. The painting is signed and dated, and in excellent / new condition. From Andra Norris Gallery in California.
Good...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait Painting, Black & White Art, Contemporary Art-Derby Hat For A Dark Day
Located in Delaware , OH
Portrait Painting, Black and White Art, Contemporary Art-Derby Hat For A Dark Day
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
“Derby Hat for a Dark Day (Hannah-A3)” is a contemporary art portrait...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Old Master - 16M- contemporary and classic painting, elegant and strong subject
Located in Dallas, TX
The work of Gian Marco Capraro mixes the old master's imagery mostly religious with a fresh technique, blurring some of the main characters, evoking a sense of mystery. The bold brig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Les Dormeurs
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint painting, title : Les dormeurs
146 cm x97 cm
France, 2013
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amy
By André Monet
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Inspired by cinema, photography, music and literature, Monet has a natural connection and sense for the current society and his contemporaries. His signature conceptual assemblage of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Mixed Media
James Baldwin 1 Framed, America Martin_Ink, Paper- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
AMERICA MARTIN
"James Baldwin #1 Framed)
Ink on Paper
29.5" x 18"
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Dandelion
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Martin Luther King Jr No. 1, America Martin- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Mick
By André Monet
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Inspired by cinema, photography, music and literature, Monet has a natural connection and sense for the current society and his contemporaries. His signature conceptual assemblage of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
Martin Luther King Jr No. 3, America Martin- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Martin Luther King Jr No. 5, America Martin- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Such a Situation ... - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Existentialism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kotlicki is a constantly searching artist. Treading his own path, aiming at defining himself, giving his work a clear identity, he came across the avant-garde. He would back off the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The priestess and the scratch -Timothy Archer, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Tsunami
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Head Crying in the Wood - 21st Century, Flame, Tears, Hero, Yellow, Figurative
Located in Berlin, DE
Head Crying in the Wood, 2017
Acrylic on canvas
27.55 H x 27.55 W in.
70 H x 70 W cm
The artwork represents a crying head of a man in the wood. The fear paralyzes the facial express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Bond of Love Series, Charcoal, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Blue, Yellow "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jagannath Paul - Bond of Love Series - 48 x 48 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in rolled form.
A lovely figurative work in Charcoal and Acr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
The first seagull -Timothy Archer, 21st Century painting, Figurative art
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint, pastel and charcoal on paper
Signed and dated by the artist lower left
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil
The dramatic entrance -Timothy Archer, 21st Century painting, Figurative art
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint, pastel and charcoal on paper
Signed and dated by the artist lower left
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil
ABESSE
By Tomasz Rut
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Non editioned print. Canvas size 30 x 25 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Giclée, Canvas
Magic - Simone Picciotto, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Signed lower right
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spleen and ideal -Timothy Archer, 21st Century painting, Figurative art
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Make Me One With Everything No. 2- Two Part Conceptual Painting Red+Blue+Green
By Ritu Sinha
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Make Me One with Everything No. 2" is the second piece to complete the work by Indian artist Ritu Sinha. Complimenting its confrontational counterpart with wistful hope from a young...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The young girl and the crank-Timothy Archer, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
A lonely ghost the ghost is -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art painting
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"What You See", Blue and Yellow Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original oil on canvas painting by Katherine Fraser. The piece ships in the pictured frame measuring 18.25”h x 16.5”w.
PRESS RELEASE // Paradigm Gallery is pleased to pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Summer Wind
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wandering out in the dark -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider Figurative paint
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Two Paths Diverged", Large Portrait Woman in Garden with Roses Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large oil painting on canvas of a woman in a garden with roses titled "Two Paths Diverged" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame measuring 49”h x 5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Face, Painting, Oil on paper, Brown, Black, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jayashree Chakravarty - Untitled - 14 x 20 inches (unframed size)
Oil on paper
It will be delivered in a roll form.
Style : Jayashree’s distinctive art practice over the last thirty...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Chris II
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lost Samuraicat's Whispers : Translation Symphony
By Hiro Ando
Located in PARIS, FR
2009, unique artwork
oil on canvas
63 × 33 1/2 in - 160 × 85 cm
The artwork is signed by the Artist & stamped with the logo of the Artist's studio on verso of the canvas
The artwork ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Formal Suit - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Existentialism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kotlicki’s works are texturally rich to great extent. Along with chiaroscuro, the author plays with contrasts, setting flat colour patches with a thick, uneven layer of paint, round ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Templanza, 2019, Acrylic on Canvas with Gold Foil
By Rafael Barón
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Templanza, 2019 by Rafael Barón
Acrylic on Canvas with Gold Foil
Size: 31.5 in. H x 31.5 in. W
Frame: 33.5 in. H x 33.5 in W
Signed by the artist
Artist certificate
One of a kind
___...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Foil, Gold
Carry On I
By Matt Flint
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Flint is a painter from the mountain town of Lander, Wyoming. He grew up surrounded by woods, animals, and family. As a boy, He spent endless days creating art and exploring the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Panel
Kore of Lyons by Michele Mikesell, Oil on canvas, pop figurative painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Kore of Lyons is a stunning pop figurative painting by Michele Mikesell. Using oil on canvas, the figure is abstractly painted with a bright color palette.
MICHELE MIKESELL
b. 1973,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Old King Avenged - Portrait of Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This is the point at which Hamlet concentrates all of his resentment and breaks through his earlier hesitation to finally run his poisoned blade through Claudius and avenge his famil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Contemporary portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait 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 portrait 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, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nemo Jantzen, America Martin, Jack Graves III, and Timothy Archer. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric 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 portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait 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 $88 and tops out at $430,743, while the average work sells for $4,000.
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