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
Period: 1990s
Reclining Woman, Oil Painting by Di Li Feng
By Di Li Feng
Located in Long Island City, NY
Reclining Woman
Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958)
Date: circa 1990
Oil on Canvas, signed lower right
Size: 39 x 31 in. (99.06 x 78.74 cm)
Frame Size: 46 x 38 inches
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mediterranea oil on canvas painting woman portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Modest Cuixart i Tapies (1925-2007) - Mediterranea - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 55x46 cm.
Frame measurements 94x85 cm.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Latino Female Figure Portrait Latin Peruvian Culture Native Realism Color Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vestido de la Region (Regional Costume) - Cuzco" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts a w...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Female Oil Portrait Latino Peruvian Native Cool Tone Impressionism Signed Purple
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vieja del Sitio (Old Woman) - Cuzco" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts an elderly woma...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Man with an Orange Jacket in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man with an Orange Jacket in Oil on Canvas
Contemporary portrait by Alfred Waterman (American, 1922-2012). A young man sits for a portrait, wearing a bright orange and...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mick Jagger
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Mick Jagger
Medium: Acrylic on serigraph
Date: 1994
Edition: One of a kind
Sheet Size: 45" x 31 1/2"
Signature: Hand signed "MAX" in acrylic (upper right); p...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Screen
Blue grey Yankel Contemporary painting figurative art blue colour portrait
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Untitled, " Abstract Acrylic Portrait on Canvas Panel signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original acrylic painting on canvas panel by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. This artwork features an abstract portrait of a man in blue, b...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Panel
Contemporary Portrait of a Young Girl by Poppy Mills, Signed
Located in Larchmont, NY
Poppy Mills
Untitled, c. 1990-2000
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Framed: 39 x 33 in.
Signed lower right: Poppy Mills
Inscribed verso: Poppy Mills
Poppy Mills is a fine arts painter of people and still life whose award winning paintings have appeared in exhibitions at The Allied Artists of America, The American Artists Professional League, The Audubon Society, The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Club, The National Arts Club...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Devil Drive /// Contemporary Painting Canvas Funny Pop Street Art Car Driving
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil Drive"
*Signed and dated by May upper right
Year: 1998
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on heavy wove paper
Sheet size: 28.13" x 21.6...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Paper
Stanley Rosenthal Watercolor, Female, Detailed Psychological Portrait
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
This is one of Stanley's exquisite watercolors of the women he painted: friends, students, family, colleagues, models surrounded by their specific interest, their line of work, their area of expertise. Only upon close inspection can the detail and introspection of the artist in relation to his subject be appreciated. Stanley's work is of the quality that can be enjoyed and lived with forever. These women may be specific, but they are also every woman, strong women, and the care and tenderness with which he has rendered them comes through with great power.
Stanley Rosenthal...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled (holding apple) - pensive, female, figurative, realism, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This beautiful, moving and realistic portrait by Toronto based artist Nazy Sakhavarz is characteristic of her work. She often paints on a large scale and her preferred colour palette...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Diptych
By Marcus Cain
Located in Kansas City, MO
Marcus Cain
Untitled Diptych
Acrylic on paper
Year: 1999
Size: 16.75x13.5 (each)
Framed: 20.25x17x1.75in (each)
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1069
Marcus Cain is a resident of Kansas Cit...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Marcus Cain
Located in Kansas City, MO
Marcus Cain
Untitled
Acrylic on paper
Year: 1999
Size: 16.75x13.5
Framed: 20.25x17x1.75in
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1068
Marcus Cain is a resident of Kansas City, MO and Manager of ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
By Marcus Cain
Located in Kansas City, MO
Marcus Cain
Untitled
Acrylic on paper
Year: 1999
Size: 16.75x13.5
Framed: 20.25x17x1.75in
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1067
Marcus Cain is a resident of Kansas City, MO and Manager of ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Oil Painting /Portrait/ Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Tennis Star
Located in London, GB
'The Tennis Star', oil on art paper, by Luc Martinsen (1995). Known for his use of wild and vibrant colour, this painting is not for the faint of heart. It is painted in a naive style leveraging its unrestrained use of colour to speak to the viewer.
Not traditionally known for its great tennis players, Belgium has since had two female superstars in the game, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, who both played in the 1990s and into the 2000s. Perhaps this is a composite of those gifted players. The artwork exudes resounding energy and would undoubtedly be the centrepiece of any space in which it is hung. The work is in good overall condition and has been newly framed and glazed with anti-reflective glass. It is signed and dated ('95) by the artist in the lower right hand. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request a video may be provided.
About the Artist: Belgian born (1951) artist, Luc Martinsen attended the Academy of Ghent as a student of Etienne Elias...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Dead Relatives - Glenn Brown, contemporary art, abstract, portrait, auerbach
By Glenn Brown
Located in London, GB
Glenn Brown (British, b.1966)
Dead Relatives
1995
oil on canvas laid on board
57.8 x 47.6 cm (22¾ x 18¾ in.)
signed and dated 'Glenn Brown 1995' (on the verso)
Price:
£341,250 GBP (...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Pisan. 1995, oil on canvas, 60x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Kaspars Zarins
Born in 1962
Professional training: Janis Rozentals Art School of Riga (1973 - 1980), Painting Department at the Latvian Academy of Arts (1980 - 1986) under the sup...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
JULIE AU BONNET
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on wood panel. Hand signed on front. Hand signed and titled on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Frame size: 29.75 x...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Desolate yet undaunted -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art, Figurative
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Dishevelled wandering stars -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art painting
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Despair's unhallowed bed -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art painting
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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
Girl with Fan, Oil Painting
By Di Li Feng
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958 - )
Title: Girl with Fan
Year: circa 1990
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 37.5 x 50 in. (95.25 x 127 cm)
Frame...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Series of Four Portraits from a New York City Gay Underground Club
By Damien Smith
Located in London, GB
A series of four paintings - acrylic on stretched canvas - unframed, by Canadian artist Damien Smith (born 1969). This unique series depicts four characters in a New York City erotic gay bar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
UNTITLED
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Canvas size 75 x 52 inches. Custom framed as pictured.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The sorrows of your changing face -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider painting
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
A lonely ghost the ghost is -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art painting
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Wandering out in the dark -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider Figurative paint
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Wrapping like fog upon its breast -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider painting
By Daniel Erban
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Signed
Unique work
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Malcolm Little" Pop Art Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Large abstract portrait of human rights activist Malcolm X titled "Malcolm Little" by artist Patrick Lace made of three attached canvases, cir...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
BLUSTERY DAY
By Otto Aguiar
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Otto de Souza Aguiar (Brazilian 1938–2006), the son of a highly respected Brazilian general, graduated with honors and was awarded a Master's Degree in Graphic Art and Drawing from the University of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After teaching drawing and design to aspiring architects, Otto began the extensive travels through Europe that were his induction into the world of High Fashion and Interior Design. As one of Brazil's top models, his engagements took him to Milan, Paris, and London. There, with his assignments in Harper's Bazaar Italia and others of the world's most prestigious publications, Aguiar developed an inspired aesthetic perception, which manifests itself boldly in his dramatic blending of sumptuous color, texture and gilding. Uncompromising in his thirst for creativity, Otto has combined his vast fashion and theatrical background with his diversified experience in the Visual Arts. Thus, his work has been characterized by the portrayal of elegance and grace. His inner tranquility manifests in his paintings as he recaptures the lush topical beauty of the Brazilian beaches...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Man in Red
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on linen painting by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone,
currently featured as part of the artists's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Skeletype Grape, " Acrylic & Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Skeletype Grape" is an original acrylic painting and pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features an abstract portrait o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic
"Nina Ponema Puno (Young Girl from Puno), " Oil on Canvas signed by A. Velazquez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nina Ponema - Puno (Young Girl from Puno)" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts a young g...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wild Bill Hickok 1853", Wild West Deadwood, large 53x40" oil canvas western art
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo's Large scale paintings have received international acclaim for more three decades. His paintings are in many influential corporate and private collections, including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, HUGH M. HEFNER, DAVID BRENNER, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few.
His art, came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create 5 large scale oil on canvas portraits for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Neil Young and Hall and Oats. In addition to these,
This contemporary western art of lawman cowboy and gun slinger Wild Bill Hickok...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Four Musea: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne each of the nine Muses occupies a creative niche. The Four Muses; Calliope, Clio, Erato and Euterpe represent Epic Poetry, History, Lyric Choral Poetr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
After the Movies, #2
Located in Kansas City, MO
Roger Shimomura
After the Movies, #2
1994
Acrylic on Canvas Triptych in Wood Frame
Size: 48x57in
Frame: 50x58x1.5in
Signed, dated and titled by hand
CO...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
June
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on paper
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
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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