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: Purple
Figures on the Beach with Sculpture, Contemporary Surreal Figural Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dark storm clouds loom over a surreal, desolate beach landscape, which is populated by several male figures in different states of being, in this contemplative symbolic contemporary painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), circa 2013-2014. In the left foreground we see part of a bearded man's face, as if witnessing this scene with the viewer. Next a male figure in bright red bathing suit faces the ocean, his back to the viewer, while a more distant nude male at three quarter view points down at something in the sand. Finally, on the right appears the bearded man as a classical sculpture bust on a pedestal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Brian Leo 'Hang in There'
By Brian Leo
Located in New York, NY
Brian Leo
Hang in There
2020
Acrylic on stretched canvas
36 x 24 inches
Brian Leo was born in New Jersey in 1976, and is currently living in New York Ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Diamond Dot (plum) Amagansett Series
By David Rufo
Located in East Hampton, NY
Diamond Dot Amagansett Series
Sold individually or as a set
Watercolor
10"x7" each
Suite of 3 $1400 (Blue, Plum, Red)
About the Artist:
David Rufo holds a Ph.D. in Teaching and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Monotype on Embossing Paper: '0 (Zero) #3'
Located in New York, NY
I will meet you there, back in the eternal cosmic waters.
Angelica’s multi-layered works are informed by her ongoing efforts to create a less reactive and more responsive presence i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Monotype
The dunes - Julien Calot, 21st Century art, Contemporary figurative painting
By Julien Calot
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Unique work
Discover the new works on canvas by the French emerging and talented artist Julien Calot in his personal ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cherry Blossom, Trevor Waugh, Original Floral Painting, Landscape Art, BrightArt
By Trevor Waugh
Located in Deddington, GB
Cherry Blossom
Trevor Waugh
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fossil Air
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"DUAL CITIZEN", oil painting on panel, two heads, faces, rose, pink, landscape
By Anna Ortiz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
DUAL CITIZEN, an oil painting on panel by Anna Ortiz, depicts a mysterious two-headed totem in the middle of a landscape both strange and familiar – painted in rose and pink tones, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Alstroemeria in Red Vase Two, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Exuberant bouquet of alstroemeria in stunning red glass vase. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Rea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
INTERNAL SIEGE - Bold, Surrealist, Cubist Illustrative Oil Painting, Purple
By Jason Stout
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting by Jason Stout depicts a nebula with items related to imprisonment and war whirling about it. Brick and Fenced prison walls, Money, flags, pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract by Michael William Eggleston
Bold and imaginative contemporary figurative abstract by San Francisco artist Michael William...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"OFRENDA", oil painting on panel, offering, deity, statue, sky, altar, rose
By Anna Ortiz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
OFRENDA, an oil painting on canvas by Anna Ortiz, depicts a deity or statue in a landscape of rock and scrub, lying outstretched on the ground with an offering on it's body – whether...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
I´ll be off then, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
"I´ll be off then" is a passionate and dynamic abstract artwork on linen. It is inspired by nature and the beauty of nature. The main colors are blue and purple. It is a one of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
TRANSIT, REVOLUTION, SPLIT - Bold, Surrealist, Cubist Illustrative Oil Painting
By Jason Stout
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Jason Stout was born in 1977. He received his BFA in studio art from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2001 and a MFA in Painting from the University of Texas at San Antonio i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
REBEL OUTPOST FRACK - Purple Nebula Oil Painting, Surreal Illustration
By Jason Stout
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Jason Stout was born in 1977. He received his BFA in studio art from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2001 and a MFA in Painting from the University of Texas at San Antonio i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Phoenix
Located in Miami, FL
Visual arts and the history of art have always been integral to Natalie Vassil’s life, whether while attending school in Europe or studying in the Unite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Santa Barbara 3 Palms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Gesso
Chandelier #6. Christmas. The latest edition., Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Igor Shulman
Located in Yardley, PA
To be honest, I didn't really like crystal chandeliers. Neither watch nor draw. But then my wife just loves it in any way. It was she who persuaded me to draw the first. Or forced.) ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Dreams Coming True' Wrapped Canvas Original Abstract Painting by Samerra
By Samerra
Located in Chattanooga, TN
‘Dreams Coming True' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features a whimsical abstract aesthetic in vivid hues of blue, pink, green, orange, and purple. Inspired by her travels and beli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Deansgate in the Rain Manchester City Street Scene England by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Deansgate in the Rain - an Original Painting of a City Street Scene in Manchester, England, by British Cityscape Artist Angela Wakefield. It captures the changing nature of Mancheste...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ganesha, Indian God, Pastel on Paper, Mauve Pink, Red by Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sanatan Dinda - Ganesha - 28 x 20 inches (unframed size)
Conte & Dry Pastel on Paper
Proposed Frame Size : 3 inches mount on all sides and 1 Inch frame
Supported by Artist's Authent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Conté
Bismuth
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This piece is an original acrylic painting on canvas from acclaimed street/graffiti artist Clarence Rich and measures 8" H x 8" W x 1.5" D.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Objectivity 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 Schoo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
David Truman, Movement of Water, Contemporary Art, Animal Art, Original Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Movement of Water [2011]
Original
Figurative
Mixed media on paper
Size: H:38.2 cm x W:50.1 cm x D:0.2cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Movement of Water depicts a Kingfisher exiting the water after capturing its prey.
David Truman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Detroit Pixels I", Acrylic and Oil Painting, Figurative, Cityscape, Graffiti
By Jessica Hess
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting titled "Detroit Pixels I" is an original artwork by Jessica Hess made of acrylic and oil paint on panel. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
A graduate of the Rhode Islan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Oil
Flower / Fuschia Bloom, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Hot Pink Bloom on Paper / Striking Color Field / High Quality Paper and Paint / Frame to your Decor / Large Size 40" x 30" - Shipped Flat / Fresh Harmony - Upbeat / Profess...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Madre Joven, " Oil Painting on Jute signed by Ernesto Gutierrez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Madre Joven" is an original oil painting on jute by Ernesto Gutierrez. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a mother carrying her child on her back.
17" x 20" art
2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Jute, Oil
Robert Schaberl "Blue Mountains" (1987), original acrylic on paper
Located in Glenview, IL
"Blue Mountains" by contemporary Austrian artist Robert Schaberl is an acrylic painting on paper created in 1987. The painting is signed and dated on t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by KEJ - L'Esprit du Chaos
By Kej
Located in Paris, IDF
KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seams on Violet - Acrylic Painting by Mario Bigetti - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Seams on Violet is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Mario Bigetti in 2019.
Acrylic painting on canvas, twine and seams.
A minimal wood frame is inc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Art "A Joy Filled Day" Large Abstract Expressionist Acrilic Canvas
Located in Coimbra, PT
JParames is considered one of the most talented and promising Portuguese artists of his generation. Born in Lisbon in 1978, he studied at the National Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
' La Nuit ' oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
' La Nuit ' 2013
oil on canvas
70 w x 60 h cm
signed on reverse by artist.
Unique work.
About the artist :
Katherine Russell is a London based Painter....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
ODD DUCKS #3 (DUCK & MODERN DUCK) - Photorealism / Contemporary Still Life
By Samuel Hung
Located in New York, NY
Samuel Hung (born in Taiwan, 1981) is a New York-based artist currently living in Brooklyn. He earned his BFA in illustration from Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA) and furthered his painting studies at the Grand Central Atelier...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
My Love Is Blue, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Brent Hanson
Located in Yardley, PA
Part of my Flowers to Last a Lifetime series, this piece combines color equated with romantic love and the metaphor I’ve used in other works (the Purple Sofa) representing my own r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The seaside lady -Timothy Archer, 21st Century painting, Figurative art
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint, pastel and charcoal on paper
Signed and dated by the artist lower left
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil
Nude By The Sea 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Note: Offers considered and commissions taken for different sizes. Original contemporary figurative painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Frame is optional. Colourful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dog Dream, Cattle Call
Located in Denver, CO
A wonderful painting by Annie Coe of a surreal landscape with a corgi dreaming of dancing cattle in the night sky. Vibrant colors and a masterful touch creat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
First snow. NY 1959., Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Igor Shulman
Located in Yardley, PA
Sometimes it seems to me that I was there. At NY in 1959. Or am I confusing this with London? Or with Toronto? And my friend or father gets wet under the umbrella? Or a simple unemp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bay Area Figurative Movement, "Waiting For Her Lover" Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastic figurative abstract color field painting by Northern California artist Arthur Krakower (American 1921-2009). C. 2008. Monogram "AJK 08" lower right corner. Unframed.
Arth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
South View of SLC, plein air figurative, landscape, oil on panel, 2015
Located in Jersey City, NJ
South View of SLC, plein air figurative, landscape, oil on panel, 2015
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
'Somewhere Among The Stars' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting by Samerra
By Samerra
Located in Chattanooga, TN
‘Somewhere Among The Stars' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features a whimsical abstract aesthetic in vivid hues of blue, pink, green, orange, purple, and yellow. Inspired by her t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Friend Ship Carry Me - Contemporary Conceptual Abstraction on Paper, Purple
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Friend Ship Carry Me" is a text-based conceptual contemporary work by artist Vivian Liddell. This piece has intricate deliberate details scattered throughout. Liddell often walks th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype
SOL 2 2018, figurative abstraction, floral, yellow, pink, red
Located in Jersey City, NJ
SOL 2, 2018, figurative abstraction, floral, yellow, pink, red. Water based enamel on aluminum panel. From the artist's Subatomic Origami Landscape series.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pleasure (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Susan Kiefer
Title : Pleasure
Materials : oil on canvas
Date : March 2020
Dimensions : 20" x 20"
Though born and raised in Kansas City, artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
SOL 7 2018, figurative abstraction, floral, blue, purple, pink, green
Located in Jersey City, NJ
SOL 7 2018, figurative abstraction, floral, blue, purple, pink, green. Water based enamel on aluminum panel. From the Subatomic Origami Landscape series.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Rising Tide, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting depicts relentless effort and hope in situations of self-doubt, and in the doubt of others. Shipping WORLDWIDE! By default unstretched, rolled in a tube. If you w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brian Leo 'Crisco Saves'
By Brian Leo
Located in New York, NY
Brian Leo
Cookie
2018
Acrylic on stretched canvas
10 x 10 inches
Brian Leo was born in New Jersey in 1976, and is currently living in New York City. He is a graduate of Rutgers’ Ma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Oil on Canvas Portrait -- Boy in a Brown Overcoat
By Tina Lincer
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas portrait shows a boy wearing a brown colored overcoat and hat. The landscape that stretches behind the figure primarily features blue and yellow in a tranquil scen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bio Patterns 9", abstract, microscopic, purple, blue, white, encaustic, pastel
By Kay Hartung
Located in Natick, MA
Kay Hartung’s “Bio Patterns 9” is a 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch encaustic painting composed of transparent layers depicting microscopic forms on a richly patterned background. In colors of bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Encaustic, Wood Panel
Green over Lavender
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract encaustic oil painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Poems LXXXV - Blue and Gray Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barcelona artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to material. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collaborates wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic
'Caught In A Daydream' Wrapped Canvas Original Abstract Painting by Samerra
By Samerra
Located in Chattanooga, TN
‘Caught In A Daydream' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features a whimsical abstract aesthetic in vivid hues of purple, pink, blue, green, orange, and red. Inspired by her travels a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Concrete Composition 5, 2017, Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a beautiful one-of-a-kind original contemporary painting. This work consists of color blocks in grays, yellow, blues, green, salmon, purple, brown and red in a geometric com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Last Resting Place of Queen Nefertiti 4 - bold, abstract, collage on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sea blue ground with calligraphic, black, gestural lines articulate a conversation with overlaid paper collage -- a central red and black rectangle is flanked by strips of blue, red,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Toaist Landscape, Mountains and Mist" Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Balsam, ground marble and hand ground pigments give this work great depth. This piece from Sax Berlin works on different levels; the beautiful, subtle palette & the contemplative dra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Marble
Free (Blue Ribbon), Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Abstracted bouquet of mixed flowers. Orange, pink and yellow petals jump off of a rich blue backdrop. Ruth-Anne built up the composition with many layers of thin and thick paint, scraped away sections and added small details throughout. Her gestural style of painting gives the piece energy and whimsy.
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: flowers, floral, abstract, bouquet, poppies, roses, lilies, flora, non-representational, acrylic painting, blue, orange
Free (Blue Ribbon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Meeting with a predictable ending., Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Igor Shulman
Located in Yardley, PA
Sometimes it happens. Two random people met, but at first glance it is clear that this meeting is not accidental. And that this acquaintance will be continued. And about the relation...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hermosa Single Palm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil
Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary Paintings>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 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, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Steven Miller, Howard Tangye, and Irena Orlov. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available.
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