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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Break Through by Alison Gilbert, Urban art, Abstract painting, Contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting came about when I had just experienced a significant breakthrough in my work process. The bold splash of black seems like it is breaking through and has burst forth wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Black Cat with Air Conditioner - Contemporary Bedroom Animal Bed, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary interior painting in acrylic on canvas, a black cat sits on the bed in a room with an air conditioner in the window, trees outside the window, and patterned wall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mythological Narrative. Vibrant Large Acrylic Painting of Bacchantes on Board
Located in FISTERRA, ES
In this monumental painting titled Bacchantes, Natasha Lelenco presents a vibrant and dynamic scene featuring mythological Bacchantes. The composition is rich with vivid colors and i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic, Board, Spray Paint
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ladders and Ropes, Queer Figure Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Mark Beard depicts a man climbing ladders and ropes.
The listed price includes the cost of framing.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
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Untitled 02 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is framed behind glass.
Unframed Size: 74x54cm
Framed: 95x74cm
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings:
”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon
Dopamine – colloqui...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Ephemeral - Original Abstract Yellow Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tea time, Sweet Home series
Located in Zofingen, AG
You will receive this painting stretched, with painted edges and completely ready for hanging. Framing is not obligatory and depends only on your preference.
The "Sweet Home" seri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Irises - purple, blue, flowers, pop-art, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Charles Pachter, considered to be one of Canada’s greatest living contemporary artists has embraced a new subject—flowers. Toronto born Pachter is best known for his iconic pop art paintings of barns...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
AMBSE by Ramon Enrich - Contemporary geometric landscape painting, earth tones
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
AMBSE is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 96 × 105 cm (37.8 × 41.3 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Beauty is What I Possessed 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My beauty is one of a kind, my color is one of a kind, and I cherished my skin which brings out the strength in me
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Jo Haran, Delight in Green, Original Contemporary Painting, Floral Art
By Jo Haran
Located in Deddington, GB
Delight in Green [2021]
Original
Flowers
Watercolour, gouache and gesso
Image size: H:69 cm x W:53 cm
Paper size: H:72 cm x W:56 cm x D:0.001cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Delight in Green is a painting celebrating the serene colour green, my favourite colour. White blossoms trail across the leafy ground to bring lightness.
'There are always flowers for those who want to see them" - Henri Matisse. I have been painting flowers for over 20 years as an artist and as a senior textile designer selling prints to clients internationally including Valentino, Leonard, Paul and Joe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
Lagavulin Patron - Bounce
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: La Pun, Campbell
Title: Flower Vandal - Arp
Series: Florals
Date: 2024
Medium: Aerosol on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 57.5" x 40.5"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint
"Landscape BW" Original Drawing , Abstract art made in Italy- Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape BW
Mineral Oxide on Paper
90x70 cm
framed Option
Original Art
Ready to Hang
The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Dance me to the end of love- 21st Century Romantic painting- a girl with lantern
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Liseth Visser
Dance me to the end of love
80 x 60 cm
(Frame is included, framed 85 x 75 cm)
Oilpaint on wood panel
Dutch Female Artist Lis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Silvery Light, Whitby, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
The print edition is 150
The size of print is
40cm X 44cm image size
50cm X 54cm paper size ( approx )
Each print is signed and numbered by Susan Brown
Giclée Print on Paper
E...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Giclée
'Brown Beauty' 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 his idiosyncratic working method can be compared to Roman and Medieval murals, the so-called fresco in which people paint directly in wet lime.
At the time, fresco technique was a decorative art form in Europe. However, it is not the decorative element that inspires and interests Jan, but the weathered appearance of the surviving fresco paintings. That is what he wanted to see in his own work. In 2000 he started experimenting with cement on linen. This technique is so special, because cement is a building material and does not stick to canvas. After many attempts, Grotenbreg has found a solution to this problem with modern binders.
An impressive series of animal studies followed. Jan Grotenbreg only paints animals he has an affinity with. Animals such as the horse, the cow and the bull, as well as lesser-known animals such as the protected bird of prey, the black-capped vulture, the Egyptian Nile bird Ibis and the endangered house sparrow, have been laid down on linen by Grotenbreg in a layer of gray cement with acrylic paint in black-brown color nuances.
The texture and composition of the applied cement is a very important part of his work. That's what makes it intriguing. The way in which the cement is applied determines the decisiveness of the work even more than the image. The animals, especially the sparrows, sometimes only cover a very small part of the canvas. It is clear that the emphasis is on technology. The charm of Jan Grotenbreg's work lies in the imitation of that weathering. But the animals portrayed also play a role in this and are not exempt from rendered weariness. They give a beautiful antique impression...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Memory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
o.T. (GRF15LV) small green contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
o.T. (GRF15LV) is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Limestone
H Two, Beige, Apricot Orange, Yellow, Light Blue, Dark Gray Abstract Stripes
Located in Kent, CT
Clean and precise hand-painted stripes and blocks of color in yellow, orange, light blue and dark gray are warm and vibrant against the soft beige background. Signed, dated and title...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Eyes Wide", Female figure, Bedroom, Diptych, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Eyed Wide" is an original artwork by Akira Gordon made from acrylic and oil on wood panel. This piece is a diptych and measures measures 48"h x 46"w complete.
Akira hopes to give black people images that they can relate to in some way without making an overt political statement; instead, showing figures in leisure, doing the mundane and the ordinary. She finds the most authentic way to do this is through self-portraiture and referencing her experiences. She uses herself as a reference for her paintings because she believes examining your own life is important.
Her artworks delve into the complex emotions associated with her struggle to transition into adulthood while clinging to the familiarity of "childish" things. It's an introspective journey, an attempt to reconcile the inevitability of growing up with the desire to preserve the youthful spirit that continues to reside within her.
Akira Gordon, a Philadelphia-born painter and recent graduate of the University of the Arts, is a captivating artist driven by a passion for contemporary art and self-portraiture. Inspired by Kerry James Marshall and Sasha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Transformation 3. Abstract oil on canvas painting, Big scale, Polish artist
By Klaudia Lata
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary big scale oil on canvas abstract painting by Polish artist Klaudia Lata. This piece is mostly in black with emerald. Painting has abstract shapes mixed with soft blurry ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Miss Priss Palms 5 - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Winter Journey
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Winter Journey" captures the essence of a snowy hike through untouched mountain ranges, where the wind whispers across the peaks, and the horizon is layered in soft blues, whites, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Captive Audience, Oval Landscape, Child, Giraffe, Tree, Blue, Light Yellow
By Cecile Chong
Located in Kent, CT
A peaceful landscape scene is set in shades of blue with pale yellow and ivory in this oval encaustic (pigmented beeswax) painting with oil, pigments from Morocco and India, volcanic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Encaustic, Panel
Bolinas
Located in Burlingame, CA
Bolinas - The painting was created in 2024 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Lemons, Cruet and Teaspoon - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with lemons, cruet and teaspoon is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello. It is made on wood panel, painted in oil in 2021.
The subject of the work is the re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Odd on the Table - Large Original Surrealist Women Textural Painting on Canvas
By Iqi Qoror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iqi Qoror's surreal figurative paintings are arresting in their earthy palettes offset by pops of fluorescent textile embroidery. His artworks revolve around...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Jungle's Edge - Contemporary Expressionist Jungle Landscape Painting, 2024
Located in London, GB
Jungle's Edge
This a unique modern expressionistic, fauvist-style painting of a jungle scene in pastel colours in acrylic on cotton canvas by British contemporary artist Rose Fulbright...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas
Aurum 11 - Flowers Birds Contemporary Gold Realism Animal Painting
Located in London, GB
The collaboration between Keng Wai Lee and Marco Araldi is based on the contrast between the techniques used.
Marco uses ink pen and gold...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Sunny Day II" Contemporary Abstract Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Sunny Day II" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Alberto Murillo, featuring overlapping organic shapes in vibrant shades of blue, teal, green, orange, and brown. The artist's use...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nuances of Depth 1, 2, 3
Located in New York, NY
Albion Vu is an architect, fashion designer and an abstract painter living between NYC and Martha's Vineyard. Born and raised in Eastern Europe, he moved to the USA after graduating ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Paper, Acrylic
The Lovers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Lovers" is an original artwork made from oil on double vintage portrait paintings on wood by André Schulze. This piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Oil
Chroma - Mixed Media Abstract Painting by Lesley - Contemporary Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Failed Identity (Gen Z Generation) -21st Century, Contemporary, Fashion, Models
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
What’s a man's i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Psychi 2, Happy & contemporary colorful butterfly painting on paper, orange
Located in Dallas, TX
Psychi 2 from "The Soul" series is a pop-art inspired and fun painting on Fabriano paper depicting a colorful Butterfly. The painting is unframed. We can coordinate framing for you a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"I Can Experience Joy and Happiness" Abstract Butterfly Painting Acrylic Canvas
By Ash Almonte
Located in New York, NY
The Butterfly series for Ash began as a sentiment to her late Father. Butterflies began to appear in unexplainable ways after his passing, the artist later discovered that Butterflies represent spiritual rebirth, transformation, change, hope, and life - she goes on to say: "The butterfly series draws inspiration from Rivera's quote 'Butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can.'" After coming to the fruition that Butterflies pose as not only a symbol for beauty and rebirth, Almonte felt a feeling of deep comfort. Her passion for sharing this message of hope and renewal through her colorfully diverse canvases is achieved with resilience leaving her audience glimmering much like the inner voice and the spark of Joie de vivre that fuels her purpose in life to create. This piece is painted on thick gallery wrap canvas and is signed lower right and on verso, it comes with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed.
Art measures 48 x 48 inches
Inspired by vibrance and an optimistic outlook on life, Ash Almonte is recognized for her distinct abstract expressionistic style. She is best known for her series of Chandeliers, Butterflies, and Fashion from the Seventh Avenue Design District. Almonte's award-winning works can be found in private and permanent collections around the world. She is motivated by change, compassion for others, and miraculous phenomena that can impact others for good.
Her flair and admiration for fashion and art have been a staple of her life since childhood. As a young girl, she would experiment using anything she could find to make art; from tearing apart bushel baskets at her father’s fruit stand, to tearing out old magazine clippings from her mother's magazine collection; anything and everything around her could potentially be used to create. She would continue to seek out opportunities throughout her young adult years, as her love for fashion grew, allowing her to collaborate with celebrity stylists creating looks for top billboard artists, as well as apparel worn at New York Fashion Week for designers Sherri Hill...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wind Moon Howling I
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...
Optimistic - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You may not always have a comfortable life, and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have.
Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Book Seed - contemporary modern abstract Bath stone jesmonite wall sculpture
Located in Doetinchem, NL
"Book Seed" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, fibergl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Stone
Yoel Benharrouche - The Wise Man of Time - Oil on Canvas
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Yoel Benharrouche
Oil on Canvas
Title: The Wise Man of Time
Dimensions: 33 x 24 cm
Framed dimensions: 73 x 63 cm
Signed
"Spirit must meet with matter. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early Bird - Contemporary Abstract Patterns Magenta Orange Yellow Violet Lilac
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
This colorful abstract painting is composed of carefully combined sections of various textures and areas of pattern, circles, dots and undulations, in exuberant, cheerful color. Litt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Live, Laugh, Love - Gold Layered Writing Large Inspiring Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amber Goldhammer’s “Live, Laugh, Love”, a striking 36-inch high by 60-inch wide metallic graffiti-inspired painting, exemplifies the artist’s signature blend of urban street art ener...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Secret Place . Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Secret Place” - reminiscent of childhood, where there was always a secret place close to home, a secluded corner of nature that immerses you in the world of your thoughts and dreams...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dawn
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dawn" fascinates with the delicate harmony of the rising sun embracing the mountain peaks.
The sky, shimmering with pastel shades of pink and blue, meets the first rays of the sun,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Red Dirt & Sea - 21st Century, Water, Nude, Landscape, Figurative
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Red Dirt & Sea, 2022
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' about the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Timeless- 21st Century Contemporary abstract Painting of a beach
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Timeless
160 x 120 cm
acryllic on canvas
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, went to art academy to learn to paint in an own styl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Airstream at Dusk" Original Oil Painting 18 in x 24 in
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The vintage "Airstream Overlander" travel trailer from 1962 is a classic! The polished metallic surface and iconic design makes one nostalgic for mid-century life. Summers on the roa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Meadow - Landscape, flowers, nature, countryside
Located in London, GB
Framed Size - 43.7 x 45.7 cm
Inspired by the stunning Jurassic coastline and the rolling hills of Somerset and
Dorset, Katie Brent works expressively with a variety of mediums: oils...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Poemes CXXVIII" Contemporary Abstract Embroidered Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Poemes CXXVIII" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Raul de la Torre, with layers of contrasting abstract shapes and colors. De la Torre's signature technique of painstakingly embroidering meticulously-matched asymmetric forms over smooth layers of paint adds texture and delight to each of his pieces.
This piece is finished in a silver floater frame with subtle beveling and a dark brown (nearly black) woodgrain effect along the frame’s interior and sides. Pricing includes the pictured frame. Unframed dimensions are 30 x 60 inches.
Spanish artist Raul De La Torre creates vibrant abstract mixed media artworks that focus primarily on the color and the material.
"Many painters create texture upon their canvases by building layer upon layer of paint; with each layer comes a greater sense of history and dimension within the work. Others using thickening agents to almost sculpt their paint, spreading it thickly upon their work’s surface for a subtle 3D effect. I have chosen a unique route to enrich my acrylic paintings with texture: embroidery.
I first choose the colors I want to incorporate in the palette of the work I’m about to embark upon. To me, the colors represent people, moments or feelings.
I paint with acrylic in various blocks of color interacting with one another, evolving a pattern upon the canvas. Sometimes I contain the paint within a clean border, other times I let the blocks of color drip down the canvas or paper. Next, I begin the process of embroidery. I make horizontal cuts on the canvas or paper and covers these open areas using cotton thread.
This process of embroidering on canvas or paper adds both intrigue and a sense of depth to each unique work. My most recent body of works reflects a series of poems by a well known poet from Catalonia, my home country. An homage to both the poet and the creative process, my technique of embroidery is heartfelt exploration. Just as a poet builds words to form metaphor or meaning, I build texture through embroidery to form depth and character."
POEMES Series
The starting point and inspiration of Poèmes is a series of verses from the Catalan poet Miquel Marti i Pol - poems that reflect loss but not always sadness.
The color is used as a code to represent times, places, and people left behind. Some of them are embroidered forever in our memory, turning to form part of our DNA. To represent the firmness and strength of that past, the cotton is mixed with the paint in the works to form a unity.
"For the series POEMES, I have been using different poets as inspiration. The initial inspiration for the first works were poems by one of my favorite poets, Miquel Marti i Pol. Other favorites are Benjamin Fondane, Seamus Heaney...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Mountain Devil Lizard
Located in Miami, FL
Kathleen (or Kweyetwemp in her Eastern Anmatyerre tongue) Petyarre was born c. 1940 at Atnangkere on Utopia Station, 270km north east of Alice Springs. She first encountered white ma...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Balaguer Car Races Le Mans 1965 Ferrari 330 P2
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Alex Balaguer
BALAGUER , Alex ( Barcelona 1968 )
During early childhood, Àlex Balaguer began to sketch motorcars symbolic of Maranello’s trademark vehicle.
Self-taught in the art wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andrea Bonfils - Turquoise Moons, Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
1/1, steel frame, Can be hung vertical or horizontal
Oil and encaustic
Size: 30" x 40"
This painting will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
Clutter- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life painting with cutter plug
By Erik Zwaga
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga.
The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
My Help Has Come
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"My Help Has Come" is a captivating fabric collage painting created by the talented artist Agwunwa Theophilus. The artwork depicts a lady looking upward with a sense of gratitude, he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Carbon Black with Lavender - contemporary, floral, still-life, oil on board
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This abstract oil painting of a still life features black and is by Jennifer Hornyak.
The masterful paintings of Jennifer Hornyak have earned her a devoted audience. She is one of C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bunny Woods in Bright Sunshine Diptych- Original, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
This work has two panels depicting an autumn woodland in bright sunshine. They present a continuous landscape when hung side by side, but also complement one another if placed on dif...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"My Saturday Night Fever Heart" Oil Painting on Wood with White 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
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
Down Is The New Up 5 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The inspiration for Daniel Wimmer’s art consistently stems from the human body. He is particularly fascinated by the beautiful colors of the skin and is constantly searching for intr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
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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