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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ole Lukoje, Sandman
Located in Oslo, NO
Controversial hero in Scandinavia-Ole close your eyes. The image of the Sandman can have both a positive connotation , he is a kind creature who calms naughty children and brings goo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"Hiding who I am "
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
My artworks allow me to express myself freely, to express my emotions and explore my identity. While working on my art piece, I trust myself completely. This is the one when I was g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
A Windy Day - Contemporary Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018)
The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Man With The Beretta - Seascape Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018)
The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
C.Z Guest Time cover. From the Fashion series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
C.Z Guest Time cover, 2024 by Manuel Santelices
From the Fashion series
Ink and markers on paper
Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
The artist have covered the New York Colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
Forward Motion - Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Fillmore’s tightly con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Recovery - Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Fillmore’s tightly con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bakeneko 2.
Located in Oslo, NO
In Japanese culture, magical creatures Bakeneko are supernatural cat yokai known for their
shapeshifting abilities, being able to transform into normal cats or even humans.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
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
Yellow Roses
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
Narcissus Awoken Visage, Dark Tones Face Painting on Papyrus Paper, Pink, Yellow
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Goya Disorders, Pastel Tones Diptych, Black Gestures, Urban Forms, PinkGeometric
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Twirling, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An elegant figure dances among decorative floating shapes, her glowing gown swirling with motion as she twirls with delight. Painted with a palette knife, she s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bakeneko.
Located in Oslo, NO
In Japanese culture, magical creatures Bakeneko are supernatural cat yokai known for their shapeshifting abilities, being able to transform into normal cats or even humans.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Canvas, Linen
Riding a horse
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil painting on canvas. One-of-a-kind artwork with Virtual Projection. You can see it using your smartphone. Short instruction and Certificate of Authenticity included. Stretched, s...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
R. Poch. Figures Faces Blue acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
54. Ramon POch. figures. faces. blue painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Florals/Pattern_Turn Your Magic On_Anna Kincaide_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Turn Your Magic On"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 60 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Virgin Mary tempera painting religious altarpiece
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Vila i Rufas (1924-2011) - Virgin Mary 1948 - Egg tempera
Painted on gold metallic surface.
Painting measurements 40x32 cm.
Frame measurements 53x45 cm.
Inactive xylophagous ga...
Category
1940s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Pantheon
Located in Milano, MI
Urbex is the English acronym for urban exploration and is an activity that consists of searching for and locating abandoned infrastructure with the goal of visiting, photographing and conveying its contents, with particular involvement of methodologies from geography, anthropology, sociology to cultural studies.
Her works have been in the past approached to the works of Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) and Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1770), but in Gullotta's paintings the absence of color makes the spaces particularly ethereal, allowing them to be ideally lifted to new places and to new life.
An artist of international caliber who has decided to entrust her return to her homeland to Almach Art Gallery in Milan, while maintaining connections with important galleries, such as Marlborough Fine Art in London and Galerie Koch in Hanover.
The artwork represents the famous Velasca Tower in Milan.
This artwork was exhibited during the Daniela Gullotta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Janina Trojanowska-Zborowska - Modern Expressive, Symbolic Oil Potrait 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, Oil
Bakeneko 3
Located in Oslo, NO
In Japanese culture, magical creatures Bakeneko are supernatural cat yokai known for their
shapeshifting abilities, being able to transform into normal cats or even humans.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
The Calm Before The Storm #3, Original painting, Seascape, landscape, Beach
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
The Calm Before The Storm #3 - An seascape painting by Lucy Moore. When winter roles in it slowly strips the earth of her colour and vibrancy, the grey storm clouds creep along the s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Anna Wajcowicz liaison Zośka - Modern Expressive, Symbolic Oil Potrait 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, Oil
Ewa Matuszewska, Medical Orderly - Expressive, Symbolic Oil Potrait 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, Oil
Portrait dragons
Located in Oslo, NO
Portrait in kitsch style with a Chinese pipe and two dragons. If you look closely, there are three dragons
in the picture.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Color Pencil, Acrylic
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Florals/Pattern_Stay Forever Free_Anna Kincaide_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Stay Forever Free"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
40 x 30 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
The Boy Kuba - Modern, Contemporary Portrait Painting, Pop Art, Joyful
By Anna Ładecka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Anna Ładecka is a Paris-based polish illustrator and painter.
Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Master of Art - Diploma in painting and lithography and obtained a scholar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Florals/Pattern_In The Garden_Anna Kincaide_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"In The Garden"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
30 x 40 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna Kinca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
II (two) Imperfect Imperfections
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Figurative/Portrait_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Clam Shovel, America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Clam Shovel"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
71 x 48 in Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration from her Co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Greenbergs - Figurative Art by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle
Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Florals/Pattern_Go Your Own Way_Anna Kincaide_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Go Your Own Way"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 60 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna Kin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic_James Wolanin, Summer Love, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Summer Love"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
36 x 36 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Florals/Pattern_Make Believe_Anna Kincaide_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Make Believe"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 60 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna Kincai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Shiva Parvati, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary, Red, Yellow, White "In Stock"
By Subrata Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Das - Couple
36 x 36 inches, (unframed size)
2023
Acrylic on canvas.
Can be sent framed or unframed as per requirement
Style : Subrata Das's works are a poetic representa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
Under One Umbrella
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork depicts two friends standing together beneath a single umbrella. This scene symbolizes the strength and comfort we find in unity and support.
Just like these two friend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tune of Love, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary, Red, Yellow, Blue "In Stock"
By Subrata Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Das - Tune of Love
30 x 36 inches, (unframed size)
2023
Acrylic on canvas.
Can be sent framed or unframed as per requirement
Style : Subrata Das's works are a poetic repre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Eye Two
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
Art of Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The Art of Love
Two people, sitting side by side,
In a room filled with love and light.
One is polishing the other's toes,
The other is rubbing their head right.
This is the art of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lotus: Mixed media painting on paper
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominantly spent designing sets and costumes for rock bands. This connection with the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Intimidade (Triptych)
Located in Porto, 13
Triptych
Dimensions of each painting: 100 x 60 x 2 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Duduyemi 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black is not just beautiful, it's magical
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Cer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The Wall Of Florence 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
Interior 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
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Florals/Pattern_Something New_Anna Kincaide_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Something New"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
48 x 48 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions, Anna Kinca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, 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.
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