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Contemporary 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
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Train Is Leaving Again : Transient Farewells
Located in PARIS, FR
2010, Unique Artwork Oil on Canvas 31 1/2 × 47 1/5 in - 80 × 118 cm The artwork and signed by the Artist on verso of the canvas & stamped with the logo of the Studio of the Artist on...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Dimitri Likissas - Everything and Everyone is For Sale
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dimitri Likissas - Cognac and Cigar
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Cow (Pink & Yellow)
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Ebony
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Nunc est Bibendum
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Crying Eye #3
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Hold Me, Touch Me
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Karl Standing
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Who's Really in Charge?
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Figurative 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 tha...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Hidden Beauty
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Perceptual Consciousness
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Exploration of the Mind
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Vivid Evocation
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Bello Come Sempre #2 (Columns)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Health, Prosperity, Abundance
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Enchant Your Senses
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dimitri Likissas - Candy Modulations #4
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

dimitri-likissas - Ritualistic Repetition 2
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - They Work in the Evening 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the Scho...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Piedmont, Italy 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the Scho...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Indifferent Objects 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the Schoo...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Coffee and Cigarette 7
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Coffee and Cigarette 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Chinese Art by Liu Xiaodong - Warhol
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Xiaodong is a Chinese artist born in Inner Mongolia in 1968 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He graduated from the Oil Painting ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Chinese Art by Liu Xiaodong - Awkward 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Xiaodong is a Chinese artist born in Inner Mongolia in 1968 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Inner Mongolia...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Chinese Art by Liu Xiaodong - Awkward 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Xiaodong is a Chinese artist born in Inner Mongolia in 1968 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Inner Mongolia...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Chinese Art by Liu Xiaodong - O Ring
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Xiaodong is a Chinese artist born in Inner Mongolia in 1968 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Inner Mongolia...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Toro I, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Toros & Toreros Dignity, Pride, Masculinity and Passion After all I live in Andalucia, Spain :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authent...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Contemporary Chinese Art by Liu Xiaodong - Swordman
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Liu Xiaodong is a Chinese artist born in Inner Mongolia in 1968 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Inner Mongolia...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Festive Day
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"Festive Day" is by an up and coming Romanian painter named Stefan Mocanu. He finds the incredible in the everyday and transforms it into a pictorial joy. His use of thick paint ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Fisherman-3, Oil on Canvas, Yellow, Green, Brown, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shipra Bhattacharya - Fisherman-3 Oil on Canvas 35 x 40 inches (unframed size) , 1989 ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : Shipra , is a leading contemporary mid career artist of India....
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Save the light, 50x40cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Save the light, 50x40 cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Youngistaan-1, Pen & Ink on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Pratap Chandra Chakraborty - Youngistaan - 1 30 x 22 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Paper , 2017 ( Delivered Unframed ) Contemporary Artist with 20 years of related professional work experience, as well as portfolio of varied accomplishments, including referenced articles, exhibitions, and participations in various residences. Possess a strong sense of artistry and forward-thinking that is consistently displayed across all art pieces. • Experiments about contemporary drawing, painting and sculpture. • Create abstract art to be displayed in local establishments. • Collaborate with local museum to develop and fit art installations across outside area . Awards : 1. The Best Artist Award 2012 from annual exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India 2. CIMA AWARD 2017 from CIMA ( Center of International Modern Art ) gallery Kolkata...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Youngistaan-3, Pen & Ink on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Pratap Chandra Chakraborty - Youngistaan - 3 30 x 22 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Paper , 2017 ( Delivered Unframed ) Contemporary Artist with 20 years of related professional work experience, as well as portfolio of varied accomplishments, including referenced articles, exhibitions, and participations in various residences. Possess a strong sense of artistry and forward-thinking that is consistently displayed across all art pieces. • Experiments about contemporary drawing, painting and sculpture. • Create abstract art to be displayed in local establishments. • Collaborate with local museum to develop and fit art installations across outside area . Awards : 1. The Best Artist Award 2012 from annual exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India 2. CIMA AWARD 2017 from CIMA ( Center of International Modern Art ) gallery Kolkata...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

OLGA, 90x70cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
OLGA, 90x70cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Embodied I
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pelias expounds on her new works . . .   In this group of oil paintings on canvas, I am inspired and informed by my personal history and collective lived experience, as well as the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink

Arabian night. Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Vibrant, European art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative acrylic on paper painting by young professional European artist Waleria Matelska. Artwork is minimalistic and composed with synthetic shapes. Painting is vibrant- main col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Marie-Anne Decamp - System Failed
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & texture on canvas (Reactif UV Light) Marie Anne Decamp is a French artist born in 1973 who lives and works in Chambly in Oise in Picardy, near Paris. She belongs to the ex...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Marie-Anne Decamp - Evanescence 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, texture on canvas Marie Anne Decamp is a French artist born in 1973 who lives and works in Chambly in Oise in Picardy, near Paris. She belongs to the expressionist movement...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Marie-Anne Decamp - Rainforest
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, texture on canvas Marie Anne Decamp is a French artist born in 1973 who lives and works in Chambly in Oise in Picardy, near Paris. She belo...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Launay - Fusion Vegetale
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas Danielle Launay is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Paris, France. She started to work in the world of photography by working for L’Oréal as...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Launay - Apres La Tempete
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas Danielle Launay is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Paris, France. She started to work in the world of photography by working for L’Oréal as...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Launay - au Japon
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas Danielle Launay is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Paris, France. She started to work in the world of photography by working for L’Oréal as...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Launay - Forêt Flamboyante
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas Danielle Launay is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Paris, France. She started to work in the world of photography by working for L’Oréal a...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Launay - Quai Kenedy Couche De Soleil
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas Danielle Launay is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Paris, France. She started to work in the world of photography by working for L’Oréal as...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by Danielle Launay - Apres L'Orage
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas Danielle Launay is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Paris, France. She started to work in the world of photography by working for L’Oréal as...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Chinese Contemporary art by Du Ke - Fish Man Series 10
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Department of Tianjin Academy ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary art by Du Ke - Fish Man Series 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Department of Tianjin Academy ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary art by Du Ke - Fish Man Series 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Department of Tianjin Academy ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary art by Du Ke - Fish Man Series I
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Department of Tianjin Academy ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary art by Du Ke - Dancer
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Departmen...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl with a white peacock, 80x60cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Girl with a white peacock, 80x60cm
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

2306F, black and white, original painting, still life, nude, affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
2306F [2023] original ink pen on paper Image size: H:41.5 cm x W:29.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:41.5 cm x W:29.5 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Ink

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Hear my Thoughts
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since childhood and over time her interest i...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Shapatava - Sixth Floor
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Keti Shapatava is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was introduced to the world of art at Anastasia Virseladze Art Gymnasium ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Shapatava - Fire
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Keti Shapatava is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was introduced to the world of art at Anastasia Virseladze Art Gymnasium ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Shapatava - Childhood
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Keti Shapatava is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was introduced to the world of art at Anastasia Virseladze Art Gymnasium ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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