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
Boy
Located in Spetses, GR
Presenting an enchanting oil painting on canvas by the acclaimed Greek artist George Alekou, capturing the timeless beauty of youth. This figurative masterpiece portrays a young boy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In a fight by Sean Durkin, man, contemporary art, fighting
By Sean Durkin
Located in Deddington, GB
Original paiting of "In a fight" by Sean Durkin. Sean uses very toned down colours but draws the attention to the men fighting on a lighter background.
Additional information:
Acryl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Embrace
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Denver, CO
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
The modest faun Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting blue mythology oil
Located in Paris, FR
OIl painting and oil pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Contemporary Vignette of a Brittany Spaniel Pointing at Pheasants in Flight
Located in Charleston, US
Renowned sporting artist, Sandra Oppegard's charming vignette a Brittany Spaniel pointing at pheasants in flight captures the essence of bird hunting. In this captivating hunting v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Self-portrait to the arcane thief Timothy Archer Contemporary art mythology blue
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paiinting and oil pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
The nostalgic nymph Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting mythology blue oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oil Pastel, Paper
The flood priestess Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting mythology blue oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
“Girl with Cat”
Located in Southampton, NY
Evocative original oil on canvas painting by the Welsh artist, John Bowen. Signed lower left. Condition is very good. Circa 1970. The artist uses the light to capture the beauty of the young girl looking directly at us with her cat resting in her lap. The painting is housed in a dark wood frame with narrow liner of the same time period of the artwork. Overall framed measurement is 41 by 29 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate.
John Bowen (1914–2006)
Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection
Painter, born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. After attending Llanelli and Swansea Schools of Art he taught at Llanelli School of Art, 1939–60, also at the Boys’ Grammar School there apart from wartime service in the Royal Air Force. He was an artist member of SWG and also showed WAC and at the Royal National Eisteddfod. In 1968 he had a retrospective at Parc Howard Mansion, Llanelli. Painter of landscapes in Britain and abroad and still life, in oil and watercolour whose work is in many public collections, including WAC and Newport Art Gallery and Museum.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)
His work was influenced by some of the twentieth century's greatest artists such as Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. His paintings are in the permanent collections of Parc Howard Museum...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Totem of ubiquity Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting mythology blue green
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Oil Pastel
This is Tinuola
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Created in the spirit of Christmas, this painting irradiates the positive energy of the season as well inspires strength, love, courage, and happiness.
Painting
Ships in a well-prot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pen
Untitled Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting red mythology oil paint pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint ond oil pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Oil Pastel
The hungry is the amalgam Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting mythology oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
White Table 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
Sisterhood, Original Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Five women gather together, each striking a unique pose in their continuous yellow scalloped skirt. Pompom-like shapes dangle from below their hair, complementi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1-5-23 (diptych), 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Birds of a Feather
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Denver, CO
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Contemporary Vignette of a Hunter and his Brittany Spaniel's Day in the Field
Located in Charleston, US
Renowned sporting artist, Sandra Oppegard's charming vignette of a hunter and his Brittany Spaniel's active day in the field captures the essence of the sport of bird hunting. In t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Carina - Original Abstract Expressionist Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Tempestas" - Contemporary Nude Figurative Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Louis Braquet is a top-selling artist in New Orleans, and as his paintings sell out quickly at the Royal Street gallery that represents him we are thrilled to have been chosen to sho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Circle
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Denver, CO
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Memories 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
Red Coffee Tables 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
Flirt, set of 9 separate paintings
Located in Zofingen, AG
It's a set of nine separate paintings. The position of each of them can be changed. You can also use each picture separately.
The size of one painting is 20x20 cm
The edges are pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Helmet 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
Snow In Plazzo Savonarola 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
Black and Bold 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Black and Bold" by Loje Oluwaseun celebrates the essence of blackness as a symbol of beauty, grace, and confidence. In this striking artwork, Oluwaseun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Eva 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
Lookout
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Denver, CO
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Set Alight
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Denver, CO
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic_James Wolanin, Cool In The Summer
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Cool In The Summer"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
50 x 36 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Varnish, Panel
"Bornholm" Denmark-inspired, female nude, text, iconography, folklore
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Bornholm" is an original artwork made from acrylic on canvas by KC Ortiz. This piece measures 38.5"h x 27.5"w.
Born in Chicago, and currently residing in Copenhag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green Cinderellas
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Denver, CO
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
2-5-17 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic/Gloss_James Wolanin, Summertime
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Summertime"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
40 x 40 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Varnish, Panel
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic/Gloss_James Wolanin, Valley Girl
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Valley Girl"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
48 x 48 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Varnish, Panel
Burning car
Located in Napoli, IT
Quartz painting on cotton canvas,
Lorenzo Maqced – pseudonym of Lorenzo Marroni (Città di Castello, 1993) – who structures this narrative through a variety of iconographies, explor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bombshell Bright 2 - Oil Pastel Abstract Figurative Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Meeting 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
People In 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
Canvas, Oil
Bleasure 5 (House of Cards)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
She built a small house as an expression of her philosophy of life, it was squarish and made entirely of cards. A staircase rose in three sections to the upper half-floor which conta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Alleys In 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
Canvas, Oil
The Glass Of Wine 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
Model And Painter 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
Purple Lincoln
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Purple Lincoln
Series: Abraham Lincoln
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 23" x 19"
Signature: Signe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hierarchical System
Located in Napoli, IT
Quartz painting on cotton canvas,
Lorenzo Maqced - pseudonym of Lorenzo Marroni (Città di Castello, 1993) - who structures this narrative through a variety of iconographies, explor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Petra - Original Abstract Expressionism Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Withdrawal 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
Come Una Francesina 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
Paper, Mixed Media
Old 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
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow, Green by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Gangopadhayay - Untitled
36 x 48 Inches
Acrylic on canvas
2024
Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Should you want it framed and ready to hang ..please let us know and we wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Jole 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
Settee 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
April 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
By Rose 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
Great Outskirts 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
Bridegroom 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting depicts the confidence of a man towards the readiness of his choice to become a bride’s groom and the eagerness towards experiencing the beauty and happiness of love l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Great Flood, The End of the of the Earth! Stay Calm serie
Located in Zofingen, AG
This series of canvases embodies an ironic perspective on the human condition in complete uncertainty. The artist captures the moment when the familiar order of things crumbles. This...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nemo Jantzen, America Martin, Jack Graves III, and Timothy Archer. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $88 and tops out at $430,743, while the average work sells for $4,000.
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