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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
A Walk In The Grass - 5"x7", Artwork On Paper, Green, White Flowers, Landscape
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
A Walk In The Grass - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures a vibrant, expressive field of grass, where a few delicate white and pink flowers emerge. An array of lush g...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Pink Flamingo - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
A farm stands before you on the horizon. A windmill majestically slices the blue sky. A bird, painted in taut brushstrokes, struts on a branch. These are tranquil images; horizon far...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Breathe Slowly/17
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Breathe Slowly/17” - This work is part of a series that encourages the observer to reflect and slow down in the fast pace of modern life. The lightness and spaciousness of the lands...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"The Talent" Contemporary Grey & Black Toned Western Cowboy Bar Singer Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a central female singer performing at a bar in front of a crowd. Signed, title...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Watching her Sketchbook -21st century interior and portrait painting of a girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina 'Watching her sketchbook'' 75 x 75 cm Oil on linen Painted after life, the artist always works with a real scenery. Her realistic but impressionistic paintings look...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Moonrise Over Bayou" Traditional Square Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Moonrise Over Bayou" is an oil painting on canvas by Dennis Sheehan, depicting a marshy landscape with the soft glow of dusk as the moon rises in the distance. The artist's gentle brush strokes perfectly capture a moment of changing light in this dreamy glade. This piece is finished in a custom wooden frame with honey burl and a distressed gold lip. Pricing includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 30 x 30 inches. About the artist: Dennis Sheehan is the second of four boys in his family, and is the only one who has an interest in the arts. Realizing his young son had a passion for art, Sheehan’s father would take him to museums and art shows. Sheehan’s more practical mother hoped he might choose to go into business or law. Once she was convinced that Sheehan was adamant about pursuing a career in art, both of his parents were very supportive. After high school, Sheehan spent the next four years at Vesper George School of Art, in the Boston area, where he studied under Robert Hunter Douglas...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil, Canvas

Birds and Spoons - Green Botanical Still Life Dahlia Flowers Tea Fruit, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a vase beside a lamp, a painted horse figurine, tea cup, pla...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil painting on canvas. "Animals of the Green and Vibrant Air"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil on canvas. Everything is connected, the visible and the invisible. The composition presents a fusion of animals and human faces, creating a central figure, in a contrast of colou...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Slant"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Song Sparrow Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Song Sparrow 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Study for As If Eight - Contemporary Abstract Purple Blue Green Stripes, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in acrylic on Yupo paper, gradient stripes of color in purple, pale blue and light green hues are vibrant and carefully ordered. Signed, dated and title...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Composition, Ikebana Series, Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 42 x 30 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Painted by Dale Chihuly, Seattle, Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, circa 20...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Still Life with Flowers in Pink Vase" 2025 Oil on Linen
Located in New York, NY
Remnants of our consumer culture keep finding their way into my work. Our visual lives are cluttered with packages, clothing and furnishings that come at us in a swirl of color and p...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Reclining Female Nude Figure, Woman in Blue by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman in Blue" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 36 x 72 inches 37.5 x 73.5 inches framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draw...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Mila" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Mila" 16 x 12 inches oil on board 19 x 15 inches in frame We are pleased to sell works on behalf of Christopher E Barrow ABNA. Christopher is a full time artist residing in Lancash...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Plane spotting by the pool - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas painting from Contempop Gallery by Magdalena is part of her pool series paintings. It is 50X50 cm, signed by the artist and comes with a certificate ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Self-portrait 9 Male nude 2009, canvas, acrylic, felt tip pen 140x98 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Self-portrait 9 2009, canvas, acrylic, 140x98 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris U...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Felt Pen

Weeping Cherry, Cherry Blossom Tree, Pink, Blue Sky, Green Park Landscape
Located in Kent, CT
A cheerful pink weeping cherry blossom is in full bloom, its blossoming branches hanging gracefully over a pathway in a verdant park in this peaceful springtime landscape painting by...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Spring Compositions
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring Compositions' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Hot Air - Abstract Mountain Landscape Pink Yellow Stripes Resin, 2015
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract landscape, a sense of wonder and whimsy is conveyed, blending of fantasy and realism. Shane McAdams' unique ballpoint ink process layers striations of b...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Resin, Oil, Panel, Ballpoint Pen

"Emerald Green Gossamer" Colorful Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Antoinette is a stylish and luxurious mixed media on canvas piece depicting abstract geometric shapes with bold use of color and contrast. The dark black ivory background allows for the luminosity of the emerald, light white, and and peach to shine through effortlessly, as the lines and intricate details of the silk paper laid over paint and mixed media add a most interesting texture. The artist hand embellishes gold leaf to add elegant accents. This painting comes housed in a natural oak floater frame with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 63 x 47 inches Frame measures 64.5 x 48.5inches Antoinette Ferwerda is a renowned Australian artist largely recognized for producing a bold collection of fine artwork that joyfully explores the geometry of shape and the changing light from dusk to dawn. Championing her love for shape, reflection, and nature using a diverse pallet of mixed media to portray her abstract interpretations of nature. Antoinette's diverse past and a childhood that was somewhat nomadic has inspired much of her work today. Antoinette’s backstory reads like something out of an adventure series, having spent her early days living in remote pockets of Papua New Guinea, where she was lucky to spend time in a seaside shack on Ela Beach in Port Moresby, as well as the volcanic town of Rabaul, the Cargo Port Lae, before moving on to Darwin where her Dad worked for the Red Cross and helped with the re-build process after Cyclone Tracy. This was followed by a family stint in Europe, visiting Netherlands, London, Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland, before finally settling back in Melbourne for her formative years. Her love for nature and exploring the patterns and relationships she finds within started early. “I’ve been forever fascinated with color and the magical interplay of light”. “Blessed to have a teacher Mum who fostered regular creative time during our nomadic stint, my childhood was largely spent creating, especially outdoors”. Never without a pen, sketchbook or scraps of paper, her natural ability to create in layers instinctively started in these early years. Although her work continues to evolve, she consistently creates works that are rich in layers, resulting in pieces that are optimistic, luminous and full of stories from her colorful life. Her signature work is abundant with color and texture, resulting in a transparent quality of her works. Adaptable to any palette, Antoinette has produced works from a diversity of spectrums and mediums – sun-soaked, muted and ethereal, vibrant, as well as monochromatic with accents of gold. Her themes include abstract and metaphysical interpretations of fossicking in rock pools, exploring the rolling hills of the countryside both here and abroad, the rock formations of the Australian outback and the magical light of a European summer to name just a few. Her dream and longing to become an artist became a reality after starting her own family and farewelling a corporate life in the pharmaceutical industry, with her debut solo exhibition in 2014. Six years on, Antoinette has fast become a firm favorite amongst interior designers, stylists and home decorators alike, having been represented by fenton&fenton, Thom Gallery and Trit House (formally Click On Furniture) to name just a few. Continually experimenting and evolving as an artist, Antoinette invites the viewer to look deeper through surface layers to find hidden stories of color and form. Past collections have been inspired by visits to the bustling markets of India, the morning light outside her childhood beach shack...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Pink Chiffon" Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This colorful contemporary landscape painting by Carol Young features a warm, vibrant palette and captures a rural scene. A cool blue-violet barn sits in a yellow-gold field and cast...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Silent Protest. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting conveys a moment of deep reflection and inner focus. It is a quiet assertion of its space and time, where there is no need for words. The subtle details of the setting e...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Floral Still Life with Calla Lilies, Dahlias, and Freesia in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Floral Still Life with Calla Lilies, Dahlias, and Freesia in Oil on Canvas Bright and vibrant still life of a floral arrangement by an unknown artist (20th Century). This piece is a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Lying in the grass, "Tales of Existence" Series by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
I live in exactly such a period - summer garden, listening to myself. This is when the pain we are all experiencing today and the worries are gradually smoothed out. The sun is risin...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

''Tendresse'' Contemporary Oil Painting of a Mother and Child on the Beach
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Polish artist Ewa Rzeznik reflects reality in her colorful paintings: Fishermen along the French coast, families walking towards the Mon Saint-Michel, children playing in the sur...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Dark Horse' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with a Horse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mystical Red Bear Under Red Moon - Surreal Landscape in Acrylic on Paper, 2024
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This surreal acrylic painting by Gozo depicts a red bear standing beneath a red moon in a serene blue landscape. A flock of birds sweeps across the tranquil sky, creating a sense of ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint

Poetic Minimalist Wall Sculpture in Circular White Relief with Miniature Figure
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Sunline (JUST PILL)" is a one-of-a-kind circular wall sculpture by Italian artist Vera Vizzi, created in 2023. Crafted in mixed media on hand-shaped fir wood, this minimalist piece ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Wood, Plastic, Acrylic

My Grandmother's Country
By Imitjala Curley
Located in Miami, FL
Imitjala Curley was born in 1953 in Pukatja (Ernabella) in the APY Lands of South Australia. She grew up around Ernabella Mission, which operated as a sheep station until the Presbyt...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Velvet Poppy - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this dramatic painting of a single blossom by Pat Service, the colour palette is rich and bold—burgundy red and deep purple and the texture appears to be velvety soft. Reminiscent...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Light Hold - Abstract Pale Lilac Peach Pastel Mint Gradient Stripes, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in flashe on canvas, thin stripes of color in gradient shades of soft hues, starting with lilac and pale purple in the center to pale peach and...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Vinyl

Couple #4- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Couple #4 50 x 40 cm Oil on wood Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections. For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject. This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples. The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone: The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shadow under the Willow Tree by Rene Gonzalez - landscape painting, fox, forest
Located in Paris, FR
Shadow under the Willow Tree is an acrylic on canvas by Rene Gonzalez, depicting a fox pausing to drink at the edge of a lake, enveloped by a lush and en...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Community - Oil Painting Landscape Flowers Botanical Green Garden, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
In this landscape painting in oil on linen, a peaceful outdoor scene of delicately painted red, yellow, and purple flowers in a green grassy field beautifully captures the idyllic fe...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pastel Chinensis
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pastel Chinensis Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 43" x 31" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Ed...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

When I live my Dream - 21st Ct Contemporary Painting of Boy with Bare Chest
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'When I live my dream'' 60 x 70 cm (Framed 70x80 cm, frame is included in price) Oil on wood panel David van der Linden is a...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Impressionist Yellow & Blue Coloured Figurative Oil Painting "Nighttime Meeting"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A beautiful, gloomy nighttime scene, typical of Glanville's work. Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang....
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Trinidad Caribbean Humming Birds Jungle Forest Birds Verandah Blue Green
Located in Norfolk, GB
View from a Verandah, acrylic on canvas, 30cm x 23cm, 2021 Even in his most realistic images, there is a beautiful exaggeration in the paintings of Peter Rodulfo...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

EgPear Blush Pocket Painting 6c, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blush Pear 6c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mariana Intense Pink
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Mariana Intense Pink includes an antique handkerchief and collar that both include embroidery. In this work Torroba pays homage to Spanish Baroque master artist Diego Velazquez. Maria Torroba’s interests in design, collage and art history combine to create unique artworks that look to the past in order to portray the present. After studying art for a year in Oxford, England, Torroba became interested in famous portraiture by artists such as Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio, English Tudor court painter Master John, and the iconic Spanish Baroque artist Diego Velazquez. Inspired by history, Torroba’s work re-examines antique portraiture...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Habitat I - Handwoven Landscape Painting, Modern Woven Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
"Habitat 1", handwoven painting - landscape, linen yarn, 120 x 79 cm, 2022. Canvas is entirely constructed on a weaving loom. Each of the steps of the process of creation is conne...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Textile, Linen, Yarn

R.I.P. Kobe
By Ruby Silvious
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This purple, white, beige and orange painting titled "R.I.P. Kobe" is an original artwork by Ruby Silvious made of watercolor and gouache on used tea bag. This...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Watercolor, Gouache, Tea

Crocus Purple Pink Pocket Painting, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Purple Pink Crocus is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Voisine (Neighbor)" Haitian Woman Peacefully Laying On Grass in Oil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Voisine (Neighbor)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d. . This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Orange Mono Figure: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting by John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Orange mono color from the studio of this very well collected British artist. Image 21" x 15" Originally from Bury, in the North of England, John Emanuel works in Porthmeor, Cornwa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media

Solar Series: Yellow - contemporary, abstract, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was created by a prominent Canadian artist. Inspired by colors warmed by the intense sunlight of Cuba, David Sorensen, considered to be one of Ca...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Entanglement - Original Oil Painting of Intertwined Female Figures Floating
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic and masterful painting of two intertwined figures floating in an open space is an excellent example of the artist's talent with the human figure. A textured impasto background surrounds the figures who float, eyes closed, in a fetal state. Bruno Surdo is one of few artists combine traditional figurative technique with a contemporary interpretation to great effect. Bruno Surdo Entanglement #2 oil on canvas 64h x 50w in 162.56h x 127w cm Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Human touch IX. 2021. Canvas, acrylic, 45x45 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Human touch IX. 2021. Canvas, acrylic, 45x45 cm Irina Spakova, Riga based artist from Latvia (1987). She holds Ba & Ma degrees in Visual Arts, took par...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

WILD BEACH - Contemporary Atmospheric Sea Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Parasol Parade, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints women parading with parasols, each unique in their own way. "Geishas intrigue me, and I never tire of capturing their beauty," says Mary. The intricate patterns of their kimonos stand...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Brud" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Pink Tone Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a coat and yellow ochre hat...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Figurative Nude Female in Bathtub Fluorescent Green Dripping Liquid
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Fluorescent Fluid" (2023) is a striking acrylic on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 73 x 100 cm. This contemporary figurative work presents a female nude captured in the intimacy ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Chinensis March
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chinensis March Date: 2019 Medium: Oil on Canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Framed Dimensions: 50" x 50" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Joy! original painting, contemporary, abstract, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Painted in acrylic on stretched canvas, this characterful pot on an upbeat pink ground showcases Kerry Louise Bennett's ability to bring mundane objects to life with her trademark wo...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Folie à Deux", Contemporary, Mannequin, Barbed Wire, Black, Oil Painting, 2024
Located in Natick, MA
Dalvin Byron’s “Folie à Deux” is a 36 x 36 x 2 inch oil painting on canvas. The image portrays two mannequin heads tightly bound together with barbed wire, their smooth, featureless ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clouds - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Kyoto VII Landscape Silver Pavilion by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style painting
Located in Paris, FR
Kyoto VII Landscape – Silver Pavilion is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with India ink, Japanese pigments and gold leaves on Japanese ca...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary pop art 3-D wall sculpture pink faith Straws, Acrylic, Plexiglas
Located in New York, NY
The pi fire of Jesus appears when looking straight in the middle in the light. Acrylic, STRAWS, Plexiglas. Sang Sik Hongs' work is all made by hand; each straw is hand placed, a co...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Plastic, Plexiglass, Acrylic

Gone but not forgotten Pocket Paintings set, Still life, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Forget me nots and Night light Series. There are 2 paintings in this series. Pocket Night Light is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting serie...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Don't let the sun blast your shadow- 21st Century Painting of a Nude Boy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'Don't let the sun blast your shadow'' 100 x 100 cm Oil on canvas framed in a black wooden frame (included in price) 115x115 cm David van der Linden is a Dutch...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Note To Myself 1 - 6"x8", Black And White Abstract, Small Painting
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small paintings can make a big statement. Loose, expressive brushstrokes and spontaneous scribbles are accented by a touch of barely-there blue. A quiet sense of mystery invites the ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Clementines for Breakfast
Located in Wenham, MA
To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy. Common objects sing with lively brushstrokes and unexpected colors. One c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

My.Heart.Beats.Here. - colorful, minimal, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vancouver artist Pat Service has always found inspiration in nature for her beautiful paintings. This series of florals documents a variety of single blossoms. A Grouping of four fl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Zebra Drawing 012
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil

Pink Tulips - 3"x5" - Small Artwork On Paper, Floral Landscape, Pastel Flowers
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
PINK TULIPS - Small and intimate, this original artwork on watercolour paper captures a landscape of pink tulips. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel with intuitive markings create a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

A Letter Home
Located in Chicago, IL
Born in Hollywood and raised in the urban sprawls of Los Angeles, Julio’s artistic aesthetic was shaped early on by the platinum light and expansive concrete horizons of southern Cal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Panel

Nude in French Interior - original extra large oil painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude in French interior", in a classical room lighted from one side. Part of my Nude in interior series. Nude placed in a a sober classical interior in contrast with the modern rel...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Propagation Study VI
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...

Scored Bunnys
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Scored Bunnys Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 43" x 31" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Red Bunny Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary figurative oil pastel painting of young Frida Kahlo on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary figurative portrait of a young Frida Kahlo, titled Frida's Resilient Bloom, was meticulously crafted by French artist Natalya Mougenot using Sennelier oil pastels o...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

"Arctic Fox" (2022) By Thorgrimur Einarsson, Original Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thorgrimur Einarsson's "Arctic Fox" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white fox in an arctic tundra landscape. About the Artist: Thorgrimur is an Icelandic artist...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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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