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
The Big Ben - contemporary detailed architecture London 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
228
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
228
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed
H. 75 cm ; L. 150 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Morning Harvest"
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
Mixed Media on Fabriano Painting "Simply Ask"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The artwork is framed and floated to the backboard. The dimensions of 44 x 50 cm are that of the artwork only, excluding the size of the frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
219
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
219
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed lower left
H. 50 cm ; L. 40 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
147
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
147
Acrylic painting and golf leaf on canvas
Signed lower left
H. 89 cm ; L. 116 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
218
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
218
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed lower right
H. 50 cm ; L. 40 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
227
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
227
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on canvas
Signed lower right
H. 100 cm ; L. 81 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
226
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
226
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
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Portrait Painting "Lady in Blue"
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
Blue Tit - contemporary mixed media nature bird gold oil painting canvas framed
Located in London, GB
Based on the south coast of England Clive Meredith is an entirely self-taught artist and has been working professionally since 1993 specialising in detailed portrayals of wildlife from both Britain and abroad.
Clive’s initial interest in wildlife and the countryside was fostered in his early years, brought up the son of a dairy farmer, and spending hours outside in the Shropshire countryside birdwatching and larking about on the river Severn and its streams in his hometown of Shrewsbury.
Working in both graphite pencil and oils, observation is vital to Clive’s working practice.
Each drawing or painting reveals meticulous attention to detail,achievable only by hours spent in the field observing and photographing subjects in their natural habitat.
Aside from wildlife watching...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bearded Iris and Bumble Bee - contemporary mixed media floral gold leaf painting
Located in London, GB
Clive’s initial interest in wildlife and the countryside was fostered in his early years, brought up the son of a dairy farmer, and spending hours outside in the Shropshire countrysi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
210
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
210
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum
Signed lower right
H. 26,5 cm ; L. 20 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mixed Media and Gold Leaf on Woven Brown Paper Painting "Black Square Evolution"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving and twisting strips of painted brown paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The works relate conce...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Dripping Dots - Emerald" Colorful Contemporary Abstract 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 thick textured oils and glass to add a very co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"My The Girl from Ipanema Heart" Yellow Contemporary Oil Painting Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grace
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed by Pam Burnley-Schol
Oil paint and 24K gold and aluminum leaf on panel
24 x 24 x 2 in.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
214
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
214
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum
Signed upper right
H. 16 cm ; L. 23 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
208
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
208
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum
Signed
H. 23 cm ; L. 16 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
209
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
209
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum
Signed upper right
H. 23 cm ; L. 16 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
212
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
212
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on vellum
Signed lower left
H. 16 cm ; L. 23 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
205
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean BIJOUX
(XX)
205
Acrylic painting and gold leaf on panel
Signed lower right
H. 22 cm ; L. 16 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wenceslas Clown, 1347
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Wenceslas Crown', elaborately and exquisitely painted by Adrienne Sherman in oil on panel with a lacquer-like luster. The original painting is rich and reflective, and depicts a gor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Space Junk 22 - Vibrant Original Acrylic 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Camellias and Bumblebee - contemporary colourful flower insect gold oil painting
Located in London, GB
Working in oils in a traditional representative style and also incorporating precious metal leaf into some of my more decorative pieces, developing my own unique approach to mixed me...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Love Seat / oil painting of a chair for two
Located in Burlingame, CA
Love Seat oil painting features a pink chair for two that is painted with oil on mylar with gold leaf that has been mounted to wood. The painting is part...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Lost in Thought", contemporary, botanical, ink drawing, watercolor painting
Located in Natick, MA
Sarah Alexander's "Lost in Thought" is a 54 x 44 x 1.5 inch botanically inspired India ink drawing on canvas with real gold leaf accents, and watercolor paint made from crushed semi ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Study for a Fish at Sea with Three Flags-Ink, egg-tempera and gold leaf on panel
Located in Dallas, TX
Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos was born in Athens, Greece in 1975. He studied painting and printmaking at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he also received a postgraduate degree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"When the Storm is Over", contemporary, leaves, vines, ink, watercolor painting
Located in Natick, MA
Sarah Alexander's "When the Storm is Over" is a rich watercolor on canvas with accents of genuine white gold, watercolor made from crushed semi-precious stones, and India ink careful...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Elements Etrusco
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings.
His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lilies In The Valley, Large gold painting with colorful nature, flower palette
Located in Dallas, TX
"Lilies in the Valley" is a stunning, elegant painting depicting a powerful, vibrant flowers in the surrounded by a rich golden background. Artist Anastasia Gklava is an expert at ap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Self Portrait (Selfie) - graphic, pop-art, acrylic painting on canvas
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Utilizing a pop-inspired aesthetic with bold colour blocks and a simplified portraiture design, Mitic riffs on the ubiquitous selfie culture, comical filters, and more deeply, survei...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bit Franklin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
NOTE: This split portrait artwork is part of a limited collection of one of a kind pieces. Please inquire as to whether this specific piece is still available. If not, artist Andrew Cotton...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Temple II ROMA
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings.
His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
La Vie, by Kenji Yoshida, Nihonga, Japanese, painting, silver, black, red, gold
Located in Santa Fe, NM
La Vie, by Kenji Yoshida, Nihonga, Japanese, painting, silver, black, red, gold
La Vie 58, by Kenji Yoshida Nihonga Japanese painting silver black red gold
Gold leaf, Silver leaf a...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dripping Dots, Victoria Falls
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, thick textured oils, mixed media an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rain Dance No 1 - large, muted, gestural abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Art and nature collide in this ethereal abstract painting—one of a series created en plein air by Viktor Mitic. The ‘rain paintings’ are evocative landscapes rendered in expressive b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fortitude abstract contemporary painting by British artist Kate Kelleher
Located in London, GB
This painting is very much about our ever changing environment. With colours reflecting minerals from aerial photographs of landscapes and butterflies reflecting hope in the rejuvena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Giant At Sea, Asian Inspired Painting with Samurai, Ink, egg-tempera, gold leaf
Located in Dallas, TX
"Giant At Sea" is an Asian Inspired Painting with a colorful Samurai and sailing boats in the ocean, with lots of white waves. The piece is created using ink, egg-tempera, and a gold...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pinecone #7 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Oil Painting of Conifer, Gold Leaf)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Pinecone #7" By Matthew Hopkins, 2021
Oil on panel
5x5 inches
8.5x8.5 inches framed
Matthew Hopkins corrals commonplace, household objects as the subject of his charming, often mi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
VeLvet Trees
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings.
His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pinecone #9 (Contemporary Realist Still Life Oil of Pinecone with Gold Leaf)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Pinecone #9" By Matthew Hopkins, 2021
Oil on panel
5x5 inches
8.5x8.5 inches framed
Matthew Hopkins corrals commonplace, household objects as the subject of his charming, often miniature depictions in oil. In a recent series, Hopkins gathers up dozens of pinecones, 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
Iro (hana) #495
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Kaoru Mansour. "Iro (hana) #495" is a contemporary mixed media piece, acrylic, paper, 22K gold leaf, pen, and glitter on canvas by Japanese, female artist Kaoru Mansour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Safe Harbour - large, graphic, figurative, pop-art, cultural, acrylic on canvas
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The painting is based on a real confrontation provoked by chainsaw wielding Proud Boys in a Toronto park. Strategically executed bullet holes pierce the canvas creating a tension bet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
'Rona Bots: Gold Edition, ' by XVALA, Silkscreen, Oil Stick, Iridescent Painting
By XVALA
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This large scale 66" x 94" mixed media painting by XVALA is from his "Pandemic Collection: Series #9." The background is painted an iridescent gold with three alien "Rona Bots" weari...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Screen
My World is Full of Possibilities - Blue
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
My World is Full of Possibilities - Blue
2021
Mixed media, acrylic paint and archival print on acrylic, recycled plastic, gold leaf, and mirror.
Arica Hilton's "My World is Full of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Farewell
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Please note that given the characteristics of the silver and gold leafing the works will photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Finding Our Stars abstract painting by British artist Kate Kelleher
Located in London, GB
Kate shares this painting was pure joy to work on. The rust elements reflect a changing world-our environment. The colours in the oil paint and abstract landscape as well as the butt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Will Smith
Located in New York, NY
Homage to Will Smith. Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas.
About the Artist:
Jack Florczyk, known professionally as Jack Flo, is an American contemporary ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wrath
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Ryan Wilks
Title: Wrath
Medium: Holy Water, Lapis Lazuli, watercolor, Gold Leaf, on 243 year old Bible page (1777)
Year: 2019
Size: 9.75" x 15.5'
De...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Red Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Red, Blue, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gurudas Shenoy - Red Landscape
Oil on Canvas, 24 x 48 inches, 2020
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Gurudas Shenoy is a well-known artist based in B...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold, Foil
Lines No. 6
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful gold leaf, metal leaf and acrylic painting is by Japanese artist, Takemfumi Hori. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.
Hori studied calligraphy in Japan. In 2004 he moved to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Il Consiglio del Re - contemporary interior horse Oil Painting board
By Ellie Hesse
Located in London, GB
Ellie Hesse was born in New York in 1972 but spent most of her childhood in the Yorkshire Dales. Travel has always been an important feature of her life since then, exploring Asia an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
My World is Full of Possibilities - Green/Yellow
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
My World is Full of Possibilities - Green/Yellow
2021
Mixed media, acrylic paint and archival print on acrylic, recycled plastic, gold leaf, and mirror.
Arica Hilton's "My World is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
One Pearl Of Great Price. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
One Pearl Of Great Price is part of the "When We Were Harlekings" collection. A pearl, unlike other gems, emerges as a perfect object and represents the true self. Through diligent s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Amore vince Tutto - White Horse palm tree bird, contemporary oil painting
By Ellie Hesse
Located in London, GB
Ellie Hesse was born in New York in 1972 but spent most of her childhood in the Yorkshire Dales. Travel has always been an important feature of her life since then, exploring Asia an...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
My World is Full of Possibilities - Black/Red
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
My World is Full of Possibilities - Black/Red
2021
Mixed media, acrylic paint and archival print on acrylic, recycled plastic, gold leaf, and mirror.
Arica Hilton's "My World is Fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Trumpet Flower and Nap #101
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Kaoru Mansour. "Trumpet Flower and Nap #101" is a contemporary mixed media piece, acrylic, paper, 22K gold leaf, pen, glitter, and thread ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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