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 Courtship 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
Oil, Board
Family Tree
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Family Tree' 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
Garden Spirit no. 17, original painting, contemporary, abstract, portrait
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting by Agnese Negriba. Female figure is depicted in a reclining position and is enjoying a moment of contemplation and relaxation in a fragrant and blooming space. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Bambina in giallo " Olio cm. 55 x 60 2007
Located in Torino, IT
Figura di bambina gialla
Bellissima cornice in legno
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fabrizio Ravanelli - Celebrating the Football Goal in the UEFA Final 1995-96
Located in Firenze, IT
Fabrizio Ravanelli - Celebrating the Opening Goal in the UEFA Champions League Final 1995-1996
Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated ’96
Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 19...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Pencil, Paper, Charcoal
Infanta - oil and gold leaf Contemporary Art
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta' is a contemporary portrait of a young woman created in oil and gold leaf on wood panel. from Russian American Elena Zolotnitsky who is Inspired by the concepts of beauty, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Green Bomb Shell, original painting, portrait, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
A vibrant portrayal of a tortoiseshell cat, this artwork is defined by a blend of rich green hues and dynamic acrylic brushstrokes. With its striking blue eyes, the cat gazes upwards...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of a Girl - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Girl is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970s Century by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original Oil on Canvas.
Dimensions: cm ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
When I Stand Beside Her
Located in Bozeman, MT
Jennifer Nehrbass is a painter living and working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born in West Bend, Wisconsin in 1970. She received her B.S. in Art and Textile Design from the U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clowns (large original textured painting on canvas)
By Evelyn Walg
Located in Aventura, FL
Original textured acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; hand signed and titled on verso by Evelyn Walg. Canvas size: 24 x 48 x 1 inches (stretched).
Artwork is in exce...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,125 Sale Price
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Enjoying A Day (large original textured painting on canvas)
By Evelyn Walg
Located in Aventura, FL
Original textured acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front and titled on verso by Evelyn Walg. Canvas size: 24 x 47 x 1 inches (stretched).
Artwork is in excellent conditi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,500 Sale Price
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Different Paths (large original textured painting on canvas)
By Evelyn Walg
Located in Aventura, FL
Original textured acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front and titled on verso by Evelyn Walg. Canvas size: 36 x 48 x 1 inches (stretched).
Artwork is in excellent conditi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Basement Gathering
Located in Deddington, GB
Barbara Jackson.
Basement Gathering- this is an etching / aquatint with a print run of 40 plus 10 artist proofs. Each print is individually inked and passed through the press by the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
'Crying Aztec' Tribal Cartoon Painting on Canvas by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
'Crying Aztec' Tribal Cartoon Painting on Canvas by Contemporary British Artist. A thought-provoking surreal & playful reference to the concept of Ancient Astronauts using stone grey...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$13,134 Sale Price
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Howdi Do - by Marc Zimmerman - Figures Landscape Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Howdi Do - by Marc Zimmerman - Figures Landscape Art
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visionary artist whose c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Follow The Leaper (large original textured painting on canvas)
By Evelyn Walg
Located in Aventura, FL
Original textured acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front and titled on verso by Evelyn Walg. Canvas size: 40 x 30 x 1 inches (stretched).
Artwork is in excellent conditi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Boyfriend 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
Expression-l, Oi on Canvas, Black, Yellow, Red, Blue by Indian Artist"In Stock"
By Paresh Maity
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paresh Maity - Expression-i
20x 16 inches (unframed size)
Oil on Canvas
2015
( Framed & Delivered )
Style : Paresh has also briefly experimented with abs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue-Toned Figurative Painting on Canvas, 2024 - 'Ego 121'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Thoughtfulness - XXI century, Figurative Mixed Media Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Warsaw, PL
PAULINA MAKSJAN (born in 1982) She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the Faculty of Painting and prof. Maria Targońska a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Who Are These Angels CIX
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This is Who Are These Angels CIX, an original oil painting on gallery wrapped canvas.
About the Artist
Naoko Pal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shero
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Shero' is a bright and brilliant painting with commentary on modern daily life. The artist uses her own image for this "Icon" painting that reflects feminism today (as well as histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Riders - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Warm tones, Landscape
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Please note that the painting is not framed. Photo with frame is only a visualization.
Contemporary figurative oil on canvas painting by Polish artist, USA based, Monika Rossa. Pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jury Oil on Panel Painting Contemporary Hats Dinner Table Dessert Men In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Kenne Grégoire (b. 1951, Teteringen, Netherlands) is a Dutch painter renowned for his masterful blending of realism and surrealism. Educated at the Rijk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Elvis Presley Icon V /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Rock Music Portrait Modern
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Elvis Presley Icon V"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2019-2022
Medi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative Silkscreen - Life's Frustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative of Profile and Detailed Eye Silkscreen - Life's Frustration
A compelling abstracted silkscreen of profile of man with detail of his eye w...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
$1,320 Sale Price
39% Off
No Title
Located in New York, NY
Anita Kapraljevic
No TItle
2010
Oil on canvas
150 x 119 cm
signed, titled and dated on verso
Anita Kapraljevic is born in Mostar and lives in Berlin. She studied in Nürtingen Univer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love is perfect - William Bakaïmo, 21st Century, Contemporary African Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
2019
Signed
Unique work
The world of William Bakaïmo is a great dreamlike bestiary where humans are not humans, where animals...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, India Ink
Between You and Me
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
We Believe
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Whisper
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Flesh and the Kiss
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman.
The Faces painting embodies the profound connections and cherished relationships that enrich our lives.
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl with Fan by the River, Oil Painting by Di Li Feng
By Di Li Feng
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958 - )
Title: Girl with Fan by the River
Year: circa 2000
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 51 x 38 in. (129.54 x 96.52 cm)
Frame Size: 62.5 x 4...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A painter. Young art, Figurative realistic painting, Colorful, Polish artist
By Kamil Lisek
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative oil on canvas painting by Polish artist Kamil Lisek. The artwork depicts a man holding paintbrush, concentrated on creation proccess. There is palette in forn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Painter In The Mirror 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
Big Red Turban, Lincoln Seligman, India, Acrylic, Vibrant, Traditional, Clothing
By Lincoln Seligman
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Big Red Turban is an Acrylic on Board by British Artist, Lincoln Seligman. Lincoln is fascinated by exotic landscapes, people, travel and experiences in new countries allowing him ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
California
Located in Burlingame, CA
Justyna Kisielewicz's elaborate, vibrant and full of zest, oil on European linen painting depicts a young woman — in this cast, the artist herself — in California, The figure wears v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Comments 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
Oil, Board
"You Don`t Even Know" Portrait Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz
Located in Culver City, CA
"You Don`t Even Know" Portrait Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz
Marius Seidlitz is a contemporary painter based in Germany. His work explores the intricate nature of s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"See Yourself in My Eye" Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz
Located in Culver City, CA
"See Yourself in My Eye" Oil Painting 71" x 59" inch by Marius Seidlitz
Marius Seidlitz is a contemporary painter based in Germany. His work explores the intricate nature of self-id...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
As Above..., As within..., The answers we seek - 21st Century Yoruba Tribal Art
Located in Ibadan, NG
This striking mixed media work by Bukola Orioye is a powerful fusion of tradition and transcendence. “as above... as within... the answers we seek” invites you into a sacred space wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Face No. 319, 2018
By John Casado
Located in Burlingame, CA
A face in multi color, including mainly indigo and tan with orange. Acrylic on paper, 14 x 11 inches (unframed). Part of the artist's new Face to Face series started in 2017 and f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Who Are These Angels CXVIII
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This piece is number 118 from my Who are These Angels series.
About the Artist
Naoko Paluszak began her career b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Waiting at dusk - Painting, Pen and Acrylic on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Jules Disso
Waiting at dusk, 2023
Ball-point pen and acrylic on canvas
110 × 120 cm
43 3/10 × 47 1/5 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
Several Shades Of Dust: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Described by some as a masterpiece this is a deeply personal painting brought forth from the imagination of Sax Berlin. Many years in the creating, Berlin wanted this image to emerge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Meeting in the Forest - Painting, Pen and Acrylic on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Jules Disso
1995 - Current
Meeting in the Forest, 2024
Pen and acrylic on canvas
110 x 100 cm
43 1/4 x 39 3/8 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
Muna mama - Painting, Pen and Acrylic on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Jules Disso
Muna mama, 2022
Ball pen and acrylic on canvas
50 x 60 cm
19 3/4 x 23 5/8 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
Joan Amid Narcissus Oil Gold Leaf Canvas Figurative 33 x 22 Feminine Figurative
Located in Houston, TX
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Joan Amid Narcissus is a new painting by artist Honora Jacob. Also included in the images are two other paintings that were recently completed. Here is an ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Petals, original painting, contemporary, figurative art, portrait
Located in Deddington, GB
Created in Norway when the season is changing towards Winter. Holding on to sweet scented petals.
Additional information:
Acrylic paint on Board
50 H x 40 W x 1 D cm (19.69 x 15.75 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Old Madman 4", Contemporary, Portrait, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting, 2020
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #4”, an imaginary portrait 14 x 18 x .75 inches in flesh tones, greys, browns and whites, is from the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats wrote: “An...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Princess with a frog. 2014. Oil on canvas, 20x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Princess with a frog. 2014. Oil on canvas, 20x20 cm
Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974)
Born in 1974 in Riga.
Professional education:
1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School;
1995...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$616 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
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
Face: Emerald
Located in Burlingame, CA
The face of a young woman is featured in this oil painting on mylar, mounted on panel that is 12 x 12 inches. Professionally framed in burnished gold leaf over wood with an outer dim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
'Shujaa' Contemporary African Tribal portrait of a woman wearing a head dress
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Shujaa' by Ignacio Trelis, is a contemporary portrait painting of a African Tribal woman wearing a ceremonial headdress. Reds, browns and black's create a moody, atmospheric work.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Resistance Stéphane Fauchille Contemporary art portrait painting flower nature
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Plant man Stéphane Fauchille Contemporary art portrait painting flower nature
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of gestural abstraction with dynamic brush strokes and shapes. Main color is red balanced with yellow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lunar parody Stéphane Fauchille Contemporary art portrait painting animal moon
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virtual reality Stéphane Fauchille Contemporary art portrait painting Adam Eve
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.