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
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Members of the Winning Team
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Double-sided oil painting on panel
Price includes $200 additional cost of framing.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Members of the Winning Team](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-members-of-the-winning-team-for-sale/a_9323/1611774781211/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Two_Members_of_the_Winning_Team_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce beard")
"Vibration", 2021, acrylic on canvas
Located in Barbizon, FR
Corine Laine, an artist from Barbizon, studied art at “Atelier de Nicole Gane" and started her carrier in a unique route. Psychologist by profession, her pictorial approach with a la...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Winter Sport Athletes
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.l.
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
Price includes $650 additional cost of framing.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Winter Sport Athletes](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-winter-sport-athletes-for-sale/a_9323/1616513671128/Beard_Sargeant_Winter_Sports_Athletes_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce sargeant paintings")
BANGS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black and white figurative painting titled "BANGS" is an original acrylic on canvas painting measuring 60"h x 48"w by Jasjyot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
BANANARAMA - Pop art Painting with Pink Lips and Banana, Blue, Yellow
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
BANANARAMA by Elizabeth Winnel is compositionally similar to work she has created in the past- a set of lips at the center of the painting, mouth open...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Looking Down VI" Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Girl with Bangs
Located in Utrecht, NL
Karoline Kroiß (1975), born in Austria, mainly paints realistic female figures with acrylic paint on paper or canvas.
The women in her work seem to be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled, Figurative, Mixed Media on Canvas, by Contemporary Artist “In Stock"
By Sukanta Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sukanta Das - Untitled - 12 x 12 inches (unframed size)
Mixed Media on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Style : Juxtaposing the mundane with the exotic, Das’ work is usua...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
A lady - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Warm tones, Monochromatic
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
Portrait with Flute - 21st Century, Contemporary, Oil, Portrait Painting, Blue
Located in Torino, IT
Music, Flute, child, blue, gray,russian art
IGOR SMEKALOV
1965 He was born in Orenburg, where he lives and works.
1984 He graduated in Art.
1990-1995 He regularly met in Pas...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman flying Kites, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Blue, Green, Brown "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ashoke Mullick - Untitled - 71 x 31.5 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on Canvas
Inclusive of shipment in a roll form.
Style : Ashoke Mullick is considered one of the leading painters...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Kia Tupato Mokopuna (Be Vigilant Granddaughter), acrylic on canvas, Maori art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This painting is about the protectors I envisage for my Mokopuna (Granddaughter) Kimiora. The owl or morepork is a guardian for my family and the owl is depicted by the “Ruru” in a c...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Canvas Expressive Grey Portrait 2
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This is a unique, gesturally abstracted oil painting on stretched canvas by South African artist Johan van Vuuren. His portraits are expressive and ev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Family of Man - 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic Portrait by Dutch Poen de Wijs
By Poen de Wijs
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Poen de Wijs died a few years ago after a sickbed. His oeuvre lives on. He achieved international fame
in the second half of the last century in which abstract, experimental painting...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
Listed price includes $150 additional cost for framing.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-in-powdered-wig-at-rest-for-sale/a_9323/1605628369606/_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Man_in_Powdered_Wig_at_Rest_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "mike tyson with a wig")
Untitled Portrait of a Female with Long Auburn Hair and a Silk Robe Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Remarkably varied brushwork captures this young woman in a wide array of textures, from the dewiness of her peach colored skin to the silky fabric of her robe to her lush auburn hair. The side view gives her a stately quality set on a dark background. The painting is framed in a black frame with a small gold inlay measuring 24.25h x 20.5w inches.
Caleb O'Connor
Untitled
oil on panel
20h x 16w in
50.80h x 40.64w cm
CO006
Caleb O’Connor
b. 1979
Honolulu, HI
EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chciago
2010 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
2008 “Art Chicago,” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Palm Beach 3 Art Fair,” Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
2007 “SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art)” Park Ave. Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
“Art Chicago,” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Palm Beach 3 Art Fair,” Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
2006 “Art Chicago,” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005 “Caleb O’Connor: Dreams to Reality,” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Art Chicago in the Park,” Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 “Introducing Caleb O’Connor,” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Art Maui,” Annual Juried Exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Maui, HI
2003 “Rustica,” The Palazzo Bonini, Fivizzano, Italy
“Group Show,” Fondatzione ARKAD, Seravezza, Italy
“Facing the Real,” the Artists House, Museum of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
“20/30 Vision,” Hui Noi Au, Makawao, HI
2002 “Summer Show,” Gallery K, Washington DC
2001 “Serving Youth,” Gallery K, Washington DC (solo)
“New Works,” Caleb O’Connor, School 33, Baltimore, MD (solo)
“Small Works,” Gallery K, Washington DC
Juried Exhibition, Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juried Exhibition, MICA Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2000 “The Nine from MICA,” Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2003 Fulbright Grant to Italy, Project: Painting and Sculpture
Elizabeth Greenshields Award, Quebec, Canada
2001 Elizabeth Greenshields Award, Quebec, Canada
2000 Morris Louis 32 Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1999 Painting Department Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1996 Presidential Scholarship, Washington DC
PUBLICATIONS
2002 Linda M. Grossman, “Meet an Emerging Artist, Caleb O’Connor,” American Artist Magazine
“20/30 Show,” Maui News, Arts and Entertainments, October, Maui, HI
2001 Jessica Dawson, “The Beast Within,” The Washington Post, January 11, Washington DC
Steve Purchase, “School 33 Opening a Great Show,” The Baltimore Guide Enterprise, MD
“A Star is Born,” The City Paper, Baltimore, MD
“Best Exhibition of the Year,” The City Paper, Baltimore, MD
EDUCATION
2003 Studied under Israel Hershberg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"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
Contemporary Street Art, Mixed Media Painting, Portrait Art-No New Friends 0220
Located in Delaware , OH
Contemporary Street Art, Mixed Media Painting, Portrait Art-No New Friends 0220
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
""No New Friends"" is a modern portrait painting by Addison Jones. This...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Acrylic
"Transformative Hue", Blue Mixed Media Painting, 2020
Located in Delaware , OH
"Transformative Hue", Blue Mixed Media Painting, 2020
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
"Transformative hue" is a modern painting by Addison Jones. This mixed media painting was created...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Fox with Pan
By June Glasson
Located in Denver, CO
This is an unframed painting from her "Mountain Drag II" series. June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She live in Laramie, WY. Her paintings have been exhibited at t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Man On A Rock, Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The cutting lady -Timothy Archer, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Totem with arrow arms -Timothy Archer, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Stay
By Tina Spratt
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on linen
Linen size: 16 x 24 inches
Framed size: 22 x 30.5 inches
Monogrammed lower left
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Sight. Vysotsky. 2009, oil on canvas, 80x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Frown / Vysotsky /2009, oil on canvas, 80x80 cm
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Embers Stare 3, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "Embers Stare 3" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a eye surrounded with red hues and black geometric patterning....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"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
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Satu Sisi
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Small Christ 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Painting, Figurative, Skull
Located in Berlin, DE
Small Christ 4, 2010
Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse)
7 9/10 H × 7 9/10 W in.
20 H × 20 W cm
In the series of works "Small Christ", Alexandru Rădvan questions the human dimensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled Nude, Painting. Mounted on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled Acrylic on Canvas,
Mounted on canvas
One of a kind
36 in. H x 36 in. W inches D 2.
2020
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Juan C. Estrada combines realism and surrealism in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Thumbs Up", acrylic painting, portrait, collage, brown, grey, lavender
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Thumbs Up” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches, in greys, lavenders, browns and flesh tones. The upbeat meaning...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A masterwork from a master artist,White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace is an immaculate piece, pure colours balanced with earthy hues imbue the work with shades of sumptuous richness seldom found outside the great collections. Nuance and symbolism combine within the elements of this painting to create an artistic journey through antiquity; Japanese wood block design, the language of flowers, even the colours themselves combine so masterfully to complete the piece.
In this large ground breaking painting Berlin has used bright vermillion & turquoise powered tones, volcanic glass and rock garnered from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius create texture and the use of the finest hand ground pigments and pure white gold leaf escalate this seminal piece to a higher plane.
This magnificent painting offers the pinnacle of modern fine art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Romanced Interrogation", Figurative Oil Painting, Legs, Condoleezza Rice
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "Romanced Interrogation" is an original artwork by Lauren Rinaldi made of oil on canvas. This piece measures 60"h x 30"w.
Rinaldi’s new series was inspired by the feminist debate on how women's appearances are constantly judged, criticized and dissected; often done so with the intent of diminishing their work and contributions. This issue is prevalent in all industries, but especially in the very public and important realm of politics. Throughout mainstream media, Rinaldi found countless examples of coverage depicting what a female politician was wearing and why it was deemed “inappropriate”, rather than discussing their policies.
Typical of Rinaldi’s practice, most of the works found in Representative are not classic portraits, but zoomed in studies of the subject’s legs, shoes and body from the neck down. By doing so, the work focuses on the experiences and outside societal forces that these women, and women like them, have faced. To create the works in Representative, Rinaldi used sourced photographs of female politicians that felt meaningful and powerful to her. Before painting or drawing, Rinaldi manipulates each image through cropping, elongating or changing its composition, background and color. Color is especially important in Representative, as it is an expression that is frequently rejected or criticized in politics by men. Rinaldi uses vibrant jewel tones and color swaps, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s jacket from black to fuchsia, to represent the bold new ideas and diversity these women are bringing to United States politics.
While Rinaldi does not specifically name any of her subjects, viewers will be able to recognize familiar leaders from across both sides of the aisle. Visitors will see snippets of stories through these works, like Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s sparkly boots...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black and Blue Portrait Painting, Street Art, Portrait Art-Come With Me 0220
Located in Delaware , OH
Black and Blue Portrait Painting, Street Art, Portrait Art-Come With Me 0220
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
"Come with me" is modern portrait art b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Acrylic
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Collegiate Swim Match
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard
Collegiate Swim Match
Oil on canvas
Signed in red upper right corner
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Collegiate Swim Match](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-collegiate-swim-match-for-sale/a_9323/1600875872594/Beard_Sargeant_Collegiate_Swim_Match_master.jpg?width=240 "beard swim company")
"Woman with a white dress - Large Figurative Oil On Canvas By Shana Wilson
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine.
Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Rustic Farmhouse Horse Oil Painting on Canvas 50Hx72W Horse Portrait Art
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
White Rustic Farmhouse Horse Oil 50H x 72W"
Unstretched (Rolled) Canvas.
Stretching is free upon Request.
Artist Irena Orlov. Signed
Certificate for authenticity.
Irena Orlov is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ernest Everett Just, America Martin, portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
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
BLACK BOY FLY - Portrait of young boy with pregnant mother on purple fabric
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
The artist created this portrait of a pregnant woman carrying her child on her back while visiting California. The painting is rendered on top of a floral ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Nikki Giovanni No.1_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Solitary La Boheme, Single Male Figure Seated at a Bar, Smoking, Drinking Hamms
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Artists are often isolated, but long for an idealized golden era, “La Boheme”. Frequently an artist's closest encounter with “La Boheme” is nothing more than drinking at a bar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of young girl, oil painting: 'THE VEIL OF MAYA'
Located in New York, NY
Francesco Minuti, is an Italian Painter. ( Cosenza, 11/05/1992 ) Minuti, after his Diploma, graduated at the Academy of fine Arts. As a painter, he ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
WRATH
Located in Napa, CA
Brett Hammond’s spray-painted canvas panels pay homage to pop art traditions as he explores his own interests in satire, drama, and romantic tension. Above all, his work is smart, fu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"ELEGANT", Figurative Oil Painting, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Women in Politics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "ELEGANT" is an original artwork by Lauren Rinaldi made of oil on canvas. This piece measures 60"h x 30"w.
Please note: Artwork will be on display at The State Museum of Pennsylvania (300 North St, Harrisburg, PA) from September 26, 2021 – January 2, 2022, and will be shipped to collectors after the museum exhibition.
Rinaldi’s new series was inspired by the feminist debate on how women's appearances are constantly judged, criticized and dissected; often done so with the intent of diminishing their work and contributions. This issue is prevalent in all industries, but especially in the very public and important realm of politics. Throughout mainstream media, Rinaldi found countless examples of coverage depicting what a female politician was wearing and why it was deemed “inappropriate”, rather than discussing their policies.
Typical of Rinaldi’s practice, most of the works found in Representative are not classic portraits, but zoomed in studies of the subject’s legs, shoes and body from the neck down. By doing so, the work focuses on the experiences and outside societal forces that these women, and women like them, have faced. To create the works in Representative, Rinaldi used sourced photographs of female politicians that felt meaningful and powerful to her. Before painting or drawing, Rinaldi manipulates each image through cropping, elongating or changing its composition, background and color. Color is especially important in Representative, as it is an expression that is frequently rejected or criticized in politics by men. Rinaldi uses vibrant jewel tones and color swaps, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s jacket from black to fuchsia, to represent the bold new ideas and diversity these women are bringing to United States politics.
While Rinaldi does not specifically name any of her subjects, viewers will be able to recognize familiar leaders from across both sides of the aisle. Visitors will see snippets of stories through these works, like Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s sparkly boots...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stay Happy, Skull, Day of the Dead, Mixed Media Skull Painting H48 X W36"
By Zeev Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Original Mixed Media Skull Painting on Canvas
Original - Signed
Artwork: Original mixed media work on canvas: acrylic, 3D painting, ink, acrylic gels, texturing mediums, and varnis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic
The song of roots -Timothy Archer, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on canvas
Hand-signed and dated lower left by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Marilyn Monroe
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Marilyn Monroe'' is a unique brushed aluminum artwork by Nirit Aharoni depicting Marylin Monroe, an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere."
Addressing the theme of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
Small Christ 3 - Contemporary Art, Figurative, Painting, Blue
Located in Berlin, DE
Small Christ 3, 2010
Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse)
7 9/10 H × 7 9/10 W in.
20 H × 20 W cm
In the series of works "Small Christ", Alexandru Rădvan questions the human dimensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The field worker -Timothy Archer, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Telengana Women, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Brown, Blue by Modern Artist "In Stock"
By Laxman Aeley
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Laxman Aeley - Untitled - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on Canvas.
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Laxman Aeley's paintings are a reflection...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas with Fiber Glass by Contemporary “In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Pragnesh Patel - Untitled - 24 x 48 inches
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas with Fiber Glass
Inclusive of shipment in Stretched Form
This work cannot be rolled ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Fiberglass, Acrylic
"Old Madman 3", portrait, greys, browns, whites, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #3”, an imaginary portrait 24 x 18 x 1.5 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
"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
THREE SERVINGS A DAY - Large Pop Art Painting with Cucumbers and Lips, Pink
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
THREE SERVINGS A DAY by Elizabeth Winnel is compositionally similar to work she has created in the past- a set of lips at the center of the painting, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
''Holly'' Contemporary Dutch Painting of a Boy with Antlers, Portrait
Located in Utrecht, NL
In the paintings by Karin Hoogesteger, humans are a central theme. The paintings are at first sight sweet, cheerful and naïve, but they hide a world full of symbolism. Karin tries to...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
PALOMA - Figurative oil painting on floral fabric, December 2020 Vogue Cover
By Omari Booker
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
PALOMA by Omari Booker was inspired by the December 2020 Vogue cover featuring Paloma Elsesser. The model was styled by Booker's cousin for the shoot, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Queen moth -Timothy Archer, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
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