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.
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Style: Contemporary
Up, Up and Away
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Up, Up and Away' 2022, a contemporary oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"In One Ear, Out the Other, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
MJ Lindo's "In One Ear, Out the Other" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman running her long blue acrylic fingernails through her short ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Between Us Oil Painting on Canvas Girls Twins Duality In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Between Us Oil Painting on Canvas Girls
Introduction: Step into the intriguing world of artist Suzan Schuttelaar and be enchanted by her versatile creations. With her studio on the e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bond of Love Series, Charcoal, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Blue, Yellow "In Stock"
By Jagannath Paul
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
Dimitri Likissas - Obama, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Everything and Everyone is For Sale, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Audrey Hepburn VI, Orange Black, Orange Color, Acrylic, Canvas "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Oinam Dilip - Audrey Hepburn VI
Acrylic on Canvas, 36 inches (Diameter) , 2021
FRAMED DOOR DELIVERED WITHIN INDIA
ROLLED AND DOOR DELIVERED INTERNATIONALLY
Dilip is one of the most promising young artists with his works very nominally Priced.
Oinam Dilip was born in 1982 in Bishenpur, Dileep received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Delhi College of Art. In the early years, Oinam experimented with abstract and realist forms of art, which were inspired by the metro cities...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Oh My God, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Cow (Pink & Yellow), Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Man & Woman, Faces, Mixed Media, Red, Blue, Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sekhar Kar
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sekhar Kar - Untitled - 14 x 11 inches (unframed size)
Set of 2 works.
Mixed media on paper
Inclusive of shipment in a roll form.
Style : Sekhar Kar paintings depict men and women i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Rat Tales
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Rat Tales' contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Sam" Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kaitlin Ziesmer's (US based) "Sam" is an original, handmade AcrylaGouache painting that depicts a pink and green woodpecker wearing a black frilly coll...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel
$350 Sale Price
30% Off
Blue Vinyl
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Blue Vinyl' contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with seriou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Formentera Beach
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
Sunny
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Sunny' contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious themes including global warming...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$3,600
Beach Ball
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Beach Ball' oil on canvas painting featuring air borne children - a boy and girl, as they leap into a swimming pool with an air filled beach ball. Artist D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Goddess (figurative, pregnant, life drawing, black and white, mirror)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Goddess
Charcoal, pastel and reflective mylar on paper
Year: 2000
Size: 30x25x0.35in
Signed, dated and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1660
Framed drawing o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
$2,555 Sale Price
36% Off
Interior of an Harem - Oil paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of an Harem is a modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century.
Oil on Canvas
Includes a beautiful gilded frame (fair conditions)
Collect a masterpiece of the past
Category
Late 19th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dimitri Likissas - Kiss, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Gucci or Louis Vuitton?, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cellist - XXI century Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Bright Colors, Music
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA
studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
untitled
Located in Burlingame, CA
'untitled' 2022 contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious themes including global...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Dimitri Likissas - Exploration of the Mind, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Porto
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
Celebrity Caricature Compositions, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Michael Paraskevas (American, b. 1961), Two Celebrity Caricature Compositions, Acrylic on Illustration Board, one pencil inscribed "I think these look better in color!" to top left c...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board
LADY 01, Indian, Red, White Sari, Acrylic Painting by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanatan Dinda - LADY 01 - 55 x 55 inches (framed size)
Acrylic on canvas. The frame is a part of the work, the work will be shipped in a crate.
Canvas Painting of Sensuous Indian Lady...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Portrait with High Collar
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic on paper painting by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone, currently featured as part of the artists's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
This piece comes framed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Head No. 11, 2018
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
Head No. 11, 2018' by John Goodman. The artwork is 12 x 12 inches. Artist signed, dated in ink verso. Condition is excellent, as new.
Goodman’s signature restrained palette and im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Francesco
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
$10,000
Genetics Beauty !! - Painting, Fabric on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Jeffery’s journey into the realm of collage was sparked by an enlightening visit to his tailor. Upon seeing the remnants of fabric destined for waste, he envisioned their potential a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Caffe By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dimitri Likissas - Happy Monkey, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Pensive Solitaire, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Figurative
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Embers Stare 1, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "Embers Stare 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a eye surrounded with orange hues and black geometric patterni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Cheers - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting of a Bartender Pouring a Beer
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
We got to know Erik van Elven years ago through Facebook, we were Facebook-friends way before we even wanted to open up a gallery. We shared a passion: modern realism. That sparked a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Taylor Swift Icon /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Musician Singer Portrait
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Taylor Swift Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2023
Medium: Origi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Perceptual Consciousness, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Barbie, Glitter, and Glamour, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Bright Here, Bright Now (Columns), Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Lockdown Painting II - 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic by Rineke Engwerda
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rineke Engwerda is a young artist with a unique style. Even without a signature you can immediately recognize the work of Rineke. In an old school, near the Fanny Blankers Koen sta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Emotion" Abstract Portrait Oil Painting of Woman with Pearls
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A depiction of a young woman wearing long pearls. Romantic air is felt throughout this piece with a dreamy atmosphere and lush colors. She has dark black hair, wears dark lips, a sed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Dimitri Likissas - Candy Modulations #5, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Candy Modulations #3, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Ritualistic Repetition 2, Paintings 2019
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Enchant Your Senses, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Embers Stare 2, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "Embers Stare 2" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a eye surrounded with yellow hues and black geometric patterni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Contemporary Portrait Oil Painting, Abstracted, Heavily Textured, Canvas, Wang
By Victor Wang
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Portrait Oil Painting, Abstracted, Heavily Textured, Canvas, Wang
“My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Blue Princess' Contemporary figurative painting of a black woman, blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The figure has a dreamlike quality, giving the piece a tranquil and serene feel. The beautiful detailing is so colourful and Vibrant.
'The Blue Princess' by Ignacio Trelis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
BORDIGHERA
Located in PARIS, FR
Welcome to Italy !
Bordighera is one of our favorite paintings from Delphine Rocher. The vibrant colors associated in rhythm, the mystery of this lady walking by make this painting t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Great Horned Owl" by Anne Siems, figurative painting, owl in forest landscape
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
"Great Horned Owl" by Anne Siems, is a captivating figurative-narrative painting featuring a wise owl, with an 18th century feel, surrounded by soft color palette and strong composition.
ANNE SIEMS
(b. 1965, Germany)
Artist Statement
I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA.
My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$7,360 Sale Price
20% Off
"A New Rhythm 2, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "A New Rhythm 2" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman with pink hair stretching her hands over her head as i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
Eyes That Do Not See III, AUCTION Realist Style of young Cuban, Realism
Located in Houston, TX
Eyes that So Not See III by Cristian Mesa Velazquez makes the viewer wonder if the artist is talking about the modern day situation in Cuba or perhaps S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl with pompoms - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
MALGORZATA ROZMARYNOWSKA (born in 1955)
She studied in the Public High School of Plastic Arts at the Department of Painting and Graphic and graduated in 1981 in Professor Wladyslaw J...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Melody, Malaysian Asian Contemporary, Limited Edition, Drypoint Etching
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
New York-based Malaysian artist Eng Tay is best known for gentle and round shape figure artworks that are presented in diverse media including limited edition etchings, paintings, sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Etching
$2,000 Sale Price
33% Off
Control Top
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Control Top' contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Panta One
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Panda One' by contemporary artist Tamera Avery was painted in 2022, in oil on canvas. Often depicting curious situations with ambiguity, wit and wisdom, and often dealing with serio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$12,000
Japan in Gold - Okurimono - Oil Paint by Simona Zecca - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Okurimono means gift in Japanese. It is the portrait of a young girl who, behind a golden glass, is waiting for someone to whom she will give roses. The wall in the background is dec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Krishna & Radha , Figurative, Acrylic On Canvas, Green, Brown, Yellow "In Stock"
By Subrata Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Das - Untitled - 30 x 36 inches ( unframed size)
Acrylic on canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form or framed as per the requirement .
Style : Subrata Das's works are a p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Mixed Media
"Oni Fila Gogoro lll" proud side profile of woman with colorful accessories
By Affen Segun
Located in Edgartown, MA
The newest from Affen Segun's studio:
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
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.