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.
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Style: Contemporary
"The Lonely Family: Cleo" Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Blue Fugates" Contemporary Blue & Orange Toned Outsider Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Mullet Man" Contemporary Striped Outsider Art Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Girl with a bird. Contemporary Small Scale Oil Painting, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on board painting in brass frame placed under plexiglass by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Frame is an integral part of the painting. Artwork depicts s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
Garden
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Textured mixed technique, 2021 Figurative Magical Painting. This is one of my early works, where I delve deeper into our connection with animals through a human and magical lens. Ani...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Fellow Feeling
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Unknown Legend" colorful portrait of an enigmatic face in nature, oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Unknown Legend" is a colorful portrait of an enigmatic face in nature, an oil painting.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Pol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman with White Scarf - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
"She's Like a Rainbow" colorful portrait of woman on abstract oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"She's Like a Rainbow" is a colorful portrait of a woman within an abstract oil painting.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Po...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman with Grey Hat - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
The Pot Carrier - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
ORIGINAL EXPRESSIONIST Scottish figurative oil painting by JEANETTE LASSEN
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Jeanette Lassen (1924-2008) Scottish
TITLE: "Contemplating Their Next Move"
SIGNED: lower left
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 67cm x 62cm inc frame
CONDITION: excellent
DETA...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman in Red - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Red Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Pink Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman in Blue with Headscarf - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Pale Blue Shawl - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Pot Carrier with Pink Shawl - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman in Pink - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Hat Blossoms - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Floral_Wonder With Me (Triptych)_Anna Kincaide, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Wonder With Me (Triptych)"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 120 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expression...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Canvas, Oil
The Black Indian Chief by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
The Black Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen portrait painting on etching paper. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
The Yellow Jacket, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Yellow Jacket, by Manuel Santelices
Ink and pastel craft paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2022
Movies, TV. and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
In White Sleeve
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rosas
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Olga Cairols is a Spanish artist with more than 35 years of career.
Olga studied Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. She has a bachelors degree in Design, Art ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Two Men and a Horse by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Two Men and a Horse, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen abstract figurative painting on etching...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
III (Three) Imperfect Imperfections
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Visions of Johanna" colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming/posing
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Visions of Johanna" is a colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming in the backgrounds and posing in the foreground.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, N...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Waiting Room 1 - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic Black-White and Brown Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
A Secret
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative Magical Painting, textured mixed technique, created in 2021. This piece represents one of my earlier works, exploring our connection with animals through a human and magic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Queen Jane" colorful & enigmatic oil painting portrait of woman looking down
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Queen Jane" is a colorful & enigmatic oil painting portrait of a woman looking down.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Pollac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist
Tennessee, 9/12/86
Oil on canvas
34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in.
Titled and inscribed upper left
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Floral_A Way To Escape (Diptych)_Anna Kincaide, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"A Way To Escape (Diptych)"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
72 x 36 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Floral_Sounds of Summer (Diptych)_Anna Kincaide, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Sounds of Summer (Diptych)"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 120 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Canvas, Oil
Only Red, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A geisha, adorned in a red dress with a floral pattern, moves gracefully. The composition places her off-center, shifting the oversized parasol to the right for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Ask Alice" contemporary realist portrait in colorful abstract oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Ask Alice" depicts a realist portrait of a woman within an otherwise abstract oil painting.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackso...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Pop Surrealist Portrait On Wood. Stoniness Woman. "Currency #105"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2021, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work executed on a treated c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
In The Cafeteria - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic Black-White Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Rhapsody in the Tropics
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative painting that explores the invisible bond that connects us with all other living beings. Against a background of natural shadow earth, a suspended dance that is infinite. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Plage de Bussaghlia
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Feminine force
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Embracing my roots and my cultural background through having a special spiritual connection to the women I depict on my canvases. The theme of women, womanhood and femininity is at ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - 4 Skaters
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Our magnetic fields
Located in Oslo, NO
Our magnetic fields
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Color Pencil, Acrylic
Platform - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Waiting Room 2 - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic Black-White Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Leaving the Circus", Original painting, Figurative art, Women, Pastel, Ethereal
Located in Deddington, GB
Acrylic painting on linen canvas. Inspired by the Circus.
The painting shows a blurred portrait of a female. Pastel blues, greys, pinks and white fill the composition with an ethere...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"It Was Summer" colorful contemporary female nude resting in artist's studio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"It Was Summer" is a colorful contemporary oil painting of a female nude resting in artist's studio
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - 7 Personnages Skate Park
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Freedom of choice
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Embracing my roots and my cultural background through having a special spiritual connection to the women I depict on my canvases. The theme of women, womanhood and femininity is at ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor
Silent dialogue
Located in Oslo, NO
Silent dialogue
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Acrylic
The knitter Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
OIl painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1000 Years, blue and earth tonehuman face, bark from birch tree, natural element
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made with the bark of the Paper Birch tree on a repurposed trophy plaque. The title was inspired by the song, "Scott Pilgrim," by the Canadian band, Plum...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Ink, Birch
Girl Eating an Apple, Modernist Style, Agnes Mills WPA Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Agnes Mills (American, -2008)
Untitled (Girl Eating an Apple), c. Late 20th - Early 21st Century
Watercolor (?) and pastel on canvas
30 1/8 x 23 3/4 in.
Framed: 37 3/4 x 31 5/8 x 1 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Watercolor
Sisters
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Olga Cairols is a Spanish artist with more than 35 years of career.
Olga studied Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. She has a bachelors degree in Design, Art ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The red hat Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The turbaned Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The dancer Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Portadora de árboles
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Olga Cairols is a Spanish artist with more than 35 years of career.
Olga studied Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. She has a bachelors degree in Design, Art ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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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