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.
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Style: Contemporary
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Dinner Plate 2 (8"x10", Still Life Painting On Canvas, Muted Green, White)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child
This still life painting puts the spotlight on the dinner plate, a big part of our everyday lives. Emphasis is placed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Out Far and in Deep - large, emotive, abstract figurative, oil, acrylic, canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This haunting abstract portrait of several figures in muted earthy colours is by Fiona Ackerman. Under a gray-blue sky, a central figure, an older man stands on the earth as fragment...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media, Oil
Green Dusks - large green, blue, yellow, woman figurative still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A twilight figure is balanced with forms of yellow, green and prussian blue in this sophisticated composition by Jennifer Hornyak who titles the work in French 'Crepiscules verts', ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dining In - 3 Paintings, Still Life, Spoon, Knife, Fork, Grey And Beige Neutrals
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This grouping of three paintings puts emphasis on strong symmetrical composition. They feature a captivating blend of detail and intuitive brushstrokes. Multi layers of paint build u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Pencil
Dinner Plate 2 - 8"x10", Still Life Painting, Muted Green, White, Beige
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child
This still life painting puts the spotlight on the dinner plate, a big part of our everyday lives. Emphasis is placed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Back 1 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary minimalist painting of a swimmer is by Pat Service.
Highly regarded as one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, in her decades long career Pat Service has also ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Together, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Landscape painting. Cluster of trees in a field. All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an officia...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Birch trees in Gold, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Birch tree is the symbol of new beginnings, regeneration, hope, new dawns and the promise of what is to come. All my original paintings are created using high-quality canvases and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Kill Your Darlings No.12 - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature.
This striking painting is by Sandra Goldie, a Canadian artist whose abstract compositions re-imagine the dynamic, colourf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
December in Oahu: A Dream of Victory - contemporary, figurative, oil on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative oil painting explores themes of politics and culture.
Deborah Root’s dynamic, colourful compositions tell an intimate story about her experience during ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Girl with a Towel - swimmer, minimal contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative painting of a swimmer is by Pat Service.
In her decades-long and storied career, Canada’s Pat Service has explored a variety of genres, moving from trad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Blue Hour, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by the magical blue hour at Lake Superior, where the sun sets and the light bounces off the lake and there are blue and purple hues over the lake. Comes ready to hang on ga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Not Long
By Kim Dorland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kim Dorland (b. 1974) is among the most accomplished and collected Canadian artists of his generation. He is celebrated for his inimitable painting style, with its thick impasto and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
$30,500
Ouvert No34
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The work of painter Scott Pattinson (born in 1974 in Toronto, Canada) may be seen in the context of an early 21st century resurgence of formalism unburdened by the meta-narratives of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shoes
By Kris Knight
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kris Knight (b. 1980) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for his dreamy portraits of young men.
Knight's work is renowne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
$4,600
Huron - contemporary, landscape, tree, figurative, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary landscape painting of a tree was created by a Canadian artist.
Lauded for his ethereal and romantic landscapes, Peter Hoffer has created a unique body of work that...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
Happy fish, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Ala Ilescu
Located in Yardley, PA
Original mixed media painting by Ala Ilescu "Happy fish" 20 x 16 inch "Happy fish" 2021 Mixed media: acrylic, watercolor crayons, and acrylic markers ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Kill Your Darlings No.18 - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature.
This bucolic composition by Sandra Goldie, a Canadian artist features expressive, fluid brushstrokes. Shapes, hinting at ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Interlude, Original Contemporary Blue Abstract Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Interlude, Original Contemporary Blue Abstract Coastal Landscape Painting
24x26(Hxw), Mixed Media
A lovely abstract seascape study by artist Julia Di Sano, this nature-inspired pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Begonia Maculata, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Nadia NL
Located in Yardley, PA
Large Acrylic Painting Title: Begonia Maculata Medium: Acrylic Support: Bristol Paper 100 lb (260 g) Size : 19?x 24? (48.3 cm x 61 cm ) Painting is signed and dated by the arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"My Heart Beats Here" 6 Floral paintings group by Pat Service
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This grouping include 6 individual 30 x 30in paintings by Pat Service.
The ephemeral beauty of flowers inspired Pat Service to create her own series of still life paintings. This se...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Heart Breathing
Located in Toronto, ON
Julie Gladstone is a Canadian Interdisciplinary artist well known for her abstract painting and installations, while also working in drawing, photography, sculpture, knitting, embroi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Snowflakes ll - 4"x4", Blue And White, Winter, Snow, Christmas, Small Painting
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
So little with so much to say. Discover the charm of this petite painting that speaks volumes. Intricate snowflakes glisten softly against a serene winter night sky. It's beauty lies...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
County - contemporary, landscape, tree, figurative, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This impressionistic landscape painting of a tree is by a Canadian artist.
Peter Hoffer’s distinctive paintings of trees—this one a fruit tree in full blossom that stands alone in a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Bourgogne - contemporary, landscape, tree, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary landscape painting of a tree was created by Peter Hoffer, respected in the international art world as a fine contemporary artist for his ethereal, atmospheric landscapes.
Reminiscent of the great romanticists of the 19th century, Peter Hoffer’s landscapes are a blend of realism and impressionism. His series of tree ‘portraits’ imbues each tree with a distinct ‘personality’ accentuated by his process. Hoffer uses scratches, markings, paint drippings, and thick coats of resin to add character to each mixed media piece. The result is thoroughly modern. This horizontal landscape offers a commanding view of the surrounding countryside-verdant green fields and a turquoise blue sky.
The viewer’s eye is drawn to the lone tree in the middle of the canvas captured at the height of the season in bright pinks.
“A landscape is continually evolving. Its topography consists of repetitive gestures of surfacing, resurfacing, and erosion. Exposed to the elements, scarred by the wind and shifting soils, the landscape reveals its own narrative.” Peter Hoffer
They are profound works from an artist with a clear vision.” Peter Simpson...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Douglas Haynes, born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1936, is a celebrated figure in Canadian abstract art. After graduating from the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (now the ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
South Island Range, New Zealand, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The majestic vista of the mountains of the South Island Range in New Zealand. View from the walking path that leads down into the deep valley at the foot of this incredible sight. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dinner Plate 3 (8"x10", Still Life Painting, Muted Green, White)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child
This still life painting puts the spotlight on the dinner plate, a big part of our everyday lives. Emphasis is placed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Kill Your Darlings No.13 - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature.
Sandra Goldie is a Canadian artist whose expressive compositions emulate shapes found in nature--petals, leaves, vines an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Solstice, Original Contemporary Blue and Gold Abstract Winter Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Solstice, Original Contemporary Blue and Gold Abstract Winter Landscape Painting on Canvas
20x20 (HxW), Mixed Media
This moody square format landscape painting by artist Julia Di Sano features a snow laden landscape under an ominous sky. The deep blue utilized by Di Sano is almost black, referencing the short and dark days of the winter season, while the white of the foreground and gold tones peaking through are reminiscent of the glistening ice crystals that dance upon the ground and trees.
Artist Commentary:
SOLSTICE, Abstract Moody Winter Landscape Storm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Me
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Born in Yorkshire, England in 1964, Harland Miller is a critically acclaimed writer and artist. In both endeavors, books are central to Miller's practice.
After exhibiting art thr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Watercolor
$41,500
Dog chewing Balenciaga shoes, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I am really sure dogs don't care about fashion. But I am sure that they do like shoes. Why not Balenciaga? Just imagine the scene... This painting was selec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Together under the cherry blossoms, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Together under the cherry blossoms The painting Together under the cherry blossoms is about Volunteering, Friendship, humans working together to build a better world. I have pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Garden Stage for a Play - minimalist, geometric, abstract, acrylic on paper
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Aron Hill’s playful, colourful abstract work is often inspired by forms and colours found in nature. A new series of acrylic on paper confirms the artist’s love for bold organic shap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
The 5th of May, 1970 (Bring the War Home) - figurative, oil on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative oil painting explores themes of politics and culture.
Deborah Root’s dynamic colourful compositions tell an intimate story about her experience during s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Reverie, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dreamlike, semi-realistic landscape with vivid fall colours make this Canadian river scene come alive. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vivid Blue No 31 - bold, abstract shapes, marble dust, acrylic and wax on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold rectangles in vivid blue float on a ground of dove grey and black in this elegant painting by Ivo Stoyanov. Stoyanov's paintings have a fresco-like quality, the taut surface of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Marble
Study for Valencia 2
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tony Scherman (1950-2023) is one of the most collected and distinctive Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work in encaustic (a mix of wax and oil, one of the mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Encaustic
The Quality of Mercy - contemporary, figurative, oil on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative oil painting explores themes of politics and culture.
Deborah Root’s dynamic colourful compositions tell an intimate story about her experience during s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Two Mothers - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, portrait, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This minimalist portrait is by respected contemporary artist Aron Hill.
Aron Hill's compositions are bold in form with crisp, clean lines often painted in vivid colors. In this dra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
NYC street, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
City, street, intersection, NYC, thick linen canvas on gallery style frame :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Field Colours, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Landscape painting. Panoramic view. All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cousin Lydia's Last Dream Ride - romantic, narrative, figurative oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this fantastical, dream-like scene by celebrated Winnipeg artist, Esther Warkov, ‘Lydia,’ a female child with angel-like wings, wearing period dress straddles a majestic white hor...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Parc - green, pink, blue, floral, landscape, acrylic, oil and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A spray of bright, flowering plants with a cultivated border are set against an expanse of tended, green lawn in this nostalgic image by Peter Hoffer. Titled 'Parc' the French spelli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
'Warm Winter Light on the Snow' Contemporary Winter Oil Landscape Painting
Located in Toronto, ON
This winter landscape captures the sun setting on the shores of Lake Superior in the winter. Snow covered trees glow in the golden rays of the day's last light, creating a warmth tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Depth Markers #3 - contemporary, abstract, mixed media and acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract mixed media composition is by Shireen Kamran.
A Montreal-based artist, Shireen Kamran’s lyrical and expressive artwork has attracted an audience both here...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
Untitled IV
Located in Toronto, ON
14" x 11" Unframed
Mixed Media on Paper
Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Nordstrom Box - contemporary, figurative, oil on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative oil painting explores themes of politics and culture.
Deborah Root’s dynamic colourful compositions tell an intimate story about her experience during s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Swimming Pool with Yellow Lounge - contemporary, minimalist, watercolor on paper
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary watercolour painting by Pat Service has a summer theme.
In this serene painting, Pat Service illustrates a classic summer image—the backyard swimming pool. The tur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Time Waits for No One, Original Contemporary Blue Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Time Waits for No One, Original Contemporary Blue Abstract Landscape Painting
36x24 (HxW), Mixed Media
The surface of this abstracted landscape is textured from scumbling and thick ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Precipice, Original Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Precipice, Original Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas
20x24 (HxW), Mixed Media
Another abstract landscape study by arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Fleurs avec nuages - small, colourful, floral, still life, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This charming oil painting is by Jennifer Hornyak, a beloved Canadian artist. The Montreal-based painter is known for her expressive, abstracted form and her rich colour palette. Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ballerinas
Located in Toronto, ON
10" x 8" Unframed
Mixed Media on Paper
Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Rooster. Animalistic, Oil on Canvas, Vertical, Green, Yellow, Red, Rooster, Bird
Located in Oslo, NO
The subject of the painting is a beautiful and colorful rooster, proudly walking on a field. The alert posture and vivid colors expressing lots of energy.
The palette based on ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nuthatch III - contemporary, figurative, bird, acrylic and resin on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative mixed media composition of a bird is by Peter Hoffer.
Peter Hoffer’s realistic artwork is masterful and exquisite in detail. The Canadian artist has exh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Board
Jester
Located in Toronto, ON
10" x 8" Unframed
Mixed Media on Paper
Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Brown Eyed Girl - Blue Eyed Girl - Green Eyed Girl - Set Of 3 Small Paintings
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This delightful set of three paintings on canvas highlight the eyes, making them a focal point of each piece. With attention to detail, the use of acrylic paint, pencil and coloured ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Kill Your Darlings No.5 - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature.
This rich composition by Sandra Goldie, a Canadian artist is somewhat reminiscent of the expressive, fluid work by the F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pollution (diptych)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Oli Sorenson’s solo exhibition, «Après moi, le déluge » discloses a series of impactful works on the deadly perils of capitalism through a group of paintings, prints, watercolours, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Little Dancer 1 &2, 8"x8", Two Original Paintings, Girls Art, Children, Ballet
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Two charming paintings of a little girls dress and tiara hairpiece capturing the innocence and wonder of childhood. The paintings comes to life with soft, flowing brushstrokes. Layer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board, Pencil
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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