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.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Gold
Golden New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil & gold leaf on canvas.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
New Light 1 4661
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Out Off The Cave – Atmospheric Abstract Nature Painting, Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000),...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Green & Gold Sensuality
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The beauty of the female form.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Playful Disposition 4, Magdelena Morey, Floral painting, Contemporary art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Playful Disposition 4 by Magdelena Morey [2022]
A Playful Disposition 4 is a cheerful, original abstract floral painting by Magdalena Morey. This co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
David - contemporary portrait, mixed media painting, biblical figure, Italian
By Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
Marco’s background is in engineering and architecture, making him familiar with mathematical design and the awareness of geometry.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
213
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
213
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum
Signed on the right
H. 26,5 cm ; L. 20 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Come Together
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
As Always 4639
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Autumn Meridian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Gold, Moon
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pommier de Normandie 2
Located in New York, NY
This work is a unique piece. It is a gilded oil painting on linen canvas with 22 carat gold leaf.
CS Art comprises of two artists, one French, the other Norwegian. They have been pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold, Silver, Foil, Gold Leaf
Abstract Composition in Blue & Gold 2 by Lélia Pissarro - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
Abstract Composition in Blue & Gold 2 by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Acrylic and gold on canvas
61 x 50 cm (24 x 19 ³/₄ inches)
Signed and inscribed on the reverse
Executed in 2017
Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold
Apollo & Daphne - Greek Mythology: Gilding, Ink and Acrylic on Canvas
By Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
With a background in engineering and architecture, Marco Araldi is demonstrably comfortable with both mathematical design and geometry. Naturally drawn t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
View over London Bridge, Barry Wilson, Contemporary Art, Cityscape art
Located in Deddington, GB
View Over London Bridge by Barry Wilson [2021]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic paint with gold leaf on box canvas
Image size: H:49.5 cm x W:99.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49.5 cm x W:99.5 cm x D:4.5cm
Frame Size: H:53 cm x W:103 cm x D:5.5cm
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Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
View Over London Bridge is an original signed acrylic painting with gold leaf on box canvas of a beautiful gold cityscape view of London from a bridge with three figures in the foreground looking over the water to the skyline.
Barry Wilson, artist, has original artworks for sale with Wychwood Art in their art gallery and online. Barry Wilson is a member of NAPA and trained at the Camberwell School of Art and was taught by influential artists such as Bruce Mclean, Cornelia Parker, Jock Mcfadden and Ian Mckeever...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pommier de Normandie 3 (Normandy Apple Tree III)
Located in New York, NY
This is a unique piece. It is a oil painting on 22 carat gold leaf gilded on a canvas.
CS Art comprises of two artists, one French, the other Norwegian. They have been painting with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold, Silver, Foil, Gold Leaf
Blue Mountains - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Painting, Gold, Mountains
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Moses -contemporary geometric portrait, Biblical character, mixed media painting
By Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
Marco’s background is in engineering and architecture, making him familiar with mathematical design and the awareness of geometry.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "African Night Sky"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork comes framed in a bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
I'll try anything with you by Lélia Pissarro - Contemporary painting
Located in London, GB
I'll try anything with you by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Acrylic, pigment and gold powder on canvas
81 x 65 cm (31 ⁷/₈ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and titled on the reverse
This work is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold
Timeless 4542
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mother and daughter by Lélia Pissarro - Oil painting
Located in London, GB
Mother and daughter by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
100 x 100 cm (39 ³/₈ x 39 ³/₈ inches)
Signed lower right Lélia Pissarro.
Executed in 2020
This work is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grandiose - Elegant oil and gold tree painting, pink blossoms, landscape, nature
Located in Dallas, TX
"Grandiose" is a stunning oil painting of an elegant tree with pink blossoms. The background is gold and has a rich feeling. Artist Anastasia Gklava is an expert at applying gold lea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Avec ou sans coeur? by Lélia Pissarro - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
Avec ou sans coeur? by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Acrylic, gold and a heart brooch on canvas
145.5 x 114 cm (57 ¹/₄ x 44 ⁷/₈ inches)
This work is accompanied by a certificate o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold
Cleopatra, Mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony by Lélia Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Cleopatra, Mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
100 x 100 cm (39 ³/₈ x 39 ³/₈ inches)
Signed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late Summer Full Moon – Oil Atmospheric Nature Painting, Abstraction, Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dancing Light 4551
Located in Napa, CA
Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Metamorphosis
Located in New York, NY
Ieri Pnoi
Remember Me, 2018
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
120 x 60 cm
The artwork is currently on view as part of Prosperity Prophecy at the Mykonos Municipal Gallery in Greece.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Contemporary Art by M.-P. Autonne - La Promenade de Némo
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, pigments & gold leaves on wooden panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
N° 150-21, 2020 (Painting Gold Leaf)
Located in New York City, NY
Nicolas Galtier
N° 150-21, 2020
60 x 60 inches
150 x 150 cm
Unique
Mixed Media
Nicolas Galtier is a French painter who has exhibited his work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Contemporary Landscape painting by Qiu Ting- Series Deep Valley No.1
Located in Beijing, CN
Description
Qiu Ting (B.1971)
Series Deep Valley No.1
50 by 35 cm
Dated 2015
Chinese ink on gold paper
Mounted and framed
Signed Qiu Ting (Qiu Ting in Chinese) on upper right, with one seal of the artist
The artwork comes with COA
Artist Biography
Qiu Ting was born 1971 in Luhe, Guangdong province. In 1992, he enrolled in the traditional Chinese painting department of China Academy of Art to study landscape painting,and graduated with a master's degree in 2000. In 2004, he earned his doctorate in fine arts from Tsinghua University. He is presently vice-president in the traditional Chinese painting department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
Major exhibitions include:“Mountains and Flowing Water” Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China(2004); Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu, China(2005, 2011); The 5th International Ink Painting Biennale in Shenzhen, China(2006); “The same world”,Beijing, New York, Tokyo,(2007); “The Blue Brittany”, Sichuan Art Museum, China(2007); Contemporary Chinese Ink...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold
Purple Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "KaliMa"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Les enfants de la liberté by Lélia Pissarro - Contemporary painting
Located in London, GB
Les enfants de la liberté by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Acrylic, pigment and gold powder on canvas
100 x 120 cm (39 ³/₈ x 47 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Lélia Pissarro
Signed, titl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Landscape painting by Qiu Ting- Peak Aolai
Located in Beijing, CN
Description
Qiu Ting (B.1971)
Series Deep Valley No.1
50 by 35 cm
Dated 2015
Chinese ink on gold paper
Mounted and framed
Signed Qiu Ting (Qiu Ting in Chinese) on upper right, with one seal of the artist
The artwork comes with COA
Artist Biography
Qiu Ting was born 1971 in Luhe, Guangdong province. In 1992, he enrolled in the traditional Chinese painting department of China Academy of Art to study landscape painting, and graduated with a master's degree in 2000. In 2004, he earned his doctorate in fine arts from Tsinghua University. He is presently vice-president in the traditional Chinese painting department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
Major exhibitions include:“Mountains and Flowing Water” Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China(2004); Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu, China(2005, 2011); The 5th International Ink Painting Biennale in Shenzhen, China(2006); “The same world”,Beijing, New York, Tokyo,(2007); “The Blue Brittany”, Sichuan Art Museum, China(2007); Contemporary Chinese Ink...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold
"Dripping Dots - Gramercy" Blue & Pink Gradient Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Pair of Wrens
Located in Deddington, GB
Sally-Ann Johns’ striking work often depicts everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits, displayed in a unique and exciting way. Set into a gold leaf lined box, they conjure images of ancient religious icons tempting the viewer to witness them in a new light.
A Pair of...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Space Junk 23 - Original Acrylic Space Astronaut Line Drawing Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"My Horizon on Gold, Black & White" Abstract Color Field Contemporary Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic with pops of gold leaf on canvas piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but v...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Starry Eyed #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Capturing movement in acrylic paint, Armen Ges experiments with optical illusions and perspective in his original pop artworks. To create these intriguing vi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
220
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
220
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed lower right
H. 81 cm ; L. 65 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Claudius Conqueror - Opulent Geometry, Birds & Botany: Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in London, GB
The collaboration between Keng Wai Lee and Marco Araldi is based on the contrast between the techniques used. Araldi uses ink pen and go...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold
Clams #18 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Painting of Shells with Gold Leaf)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clams #18" By Matthew Hopkins, 2021
Oil on panel
6x8 inches
9.5x11.5 inches framed
Matthew Hopkins corrals commonplace, household objects as the subject of his charming, often miniature depictions in oil. In a recent series, Hopkins turns to the sea to gathers up clam shells, a fascinating shape produced in nature, where similar to snowflakes, no two are the same. Hopkins infuses texture, light and shadow into these uniquely painted gems, and tops off each one with a bit of 24 carat gold leaf!
The painting is complimented with a traditional gold frame that can be hung or propped on a tabletop.
Ideal for your entryway, or as an enviable gift for a fellow fan of traditional still life painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Balthazar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Looking West With Gold - 21st Century, Contemporary, Painting, Gold Leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Queen Nzingha Mbande
Located in Santa Monica, CA
With Halo, Greenfield brings the stories of Black folk-saints, martyrs, freedom-fighters, survivors, magicians, and visionaries back into view.
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
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Gold Leaf
The Tragedy of Margaret Garner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
With Halo, Greenfield brings the stories of Black folk-saints, martyrs, freedom-fighters, survivors, magicians, and visionaries back into view.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Zumbi dos Palmares
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Reverie
Located in Boston, MA
Signed, titled, and dated verso.
After the heaviness of the past few years, Blatman's latest work focuses on the optimistic ideologies associated with the arrival of springtime. Mus...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Unknown
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"The Unknown," (2022) by wildlife artist Alexis Kandra is an oil painting gilded with metal foil on wood panel, measuring 36" X 36". Her newest piece, the painting features an earthy landscape appointed with beautiful wildlife -- a rooster, a bull frog, a pidgeon / dove, white horses, red robin...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
223
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
223
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed lower right
H. 81 cm ; L. 65 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Solitude of Guadalupe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of hi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dandelion Clouds
Located in Boston, MA
Signed, titled, and dated verso.
Hope springs eternal in Resa Blatman’s new series 'Pure Love: Stardust, Clouds, and Dandelions'. After the heaviness of t...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
N° 150-19, 2020 (Painting Gold Leaf)
Located in New York City, NY
Nicolas Galtier
N° 150-19, 2020
60 x 60 inches
150 x 150 cm
Unique
Mixed Media
Nicolas Galtier is a French painter who has exhibited his work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Black & White Abstract Art, Contemporary Street Art, Graffiti Art-With All I
Located in Delaware , OH
Black & White Abstract Art, Contemporary Street Art,Graffiti Art-With all I have
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
“With all I have” is a piece of letter art inspired by graffiti by Add...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Black and White
221
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
221
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed lower right
H. 81 cm ; L. 65 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tulip
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Tulip', oil, alabaster and gold leaf on panel is 10 x 10 inches, and created in 2019 ay American artist Stephanie Peek. This white tulip flower appears to float in mid air, and it glows on its small, jewel like panel, that is 10 x 10 inches. Peek's floral series...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
222
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
222
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed lower left
H. 81 cm ; L. 65 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pinecone #3 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Painting of Pinecone w/ Gold Leaf)
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of a brown pinecone with gold leaf tips on a warm yellow earth toned background
"Pinecone #3" By Matthew Hopkins, 2021
Oil on panel
6 x 8 inches unframe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gold Spots II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line stru...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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