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
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Dérive, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Leafs, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas.
Artist : Deniz Bayav
Subject : Dérive (Title)
Signature : T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Jon Wassom - Soul Searching - Expressive Mixed Media Figurative Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s Soul Searching (2024) is a striking mixed-media painting on canvas, measuring 24 x 20 inches with a 1.5-inch depth. This original artwork captivates with its expressive ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
REFLECTION CENTRAL PARK SOUTH - Contemporary Realism / New York Citys / Autumn
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Richard Combes
Richard Combes (b. 1963, Manchester, England) trained as an architect in the UK before moving to New York City. In 1995, he completed his MA ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Studio Garden with Oregano and Ox-eye Daisies, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
My garden in the front of my studio, sown with wildflower seeds. The flowering plants and grasses are indigenous to the Cotswolds, along with some other species from previous years. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Windermere Shadows, original painting, contemporary, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Windermere Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. This painting depicts the banks of lake Windermere, dotted with people. The grassy banks are of bright green with shado...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Warm wind, Shades of Love series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a moment of profound intimacy between two people. It depicts tender embraces in an open field, where the vast space and gentle breeze emphasize a sense of free...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
La Voyageur (Traveler 1) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Men
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.
About Artist
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Tree Side, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Peter Colbert
Located in Yardley, PA
Very abstracted depiction of a tree sitting on the bank of a river, with rust/sepia fall colours on blue in a square 48" sizing :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hike IV - 21st century Contemporary landscape Painting of a landscape
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Marein Konijn
Hike IV
10 x 10 cm (Framed, included in price 15 x 15 cm)
Large monumental landscapes without color, small landscapes with countless shades of green, figurative painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Blue Landscape, Oil Paint on Canvas, large size, Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Blue Landscape
Dimensions: 80x120 cm
Artist: Marilina Marchica
unique, non-reproducible piece
authenticity certificate
"Blue Landscape" by Marilina Marchica is a captivating...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Identity 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
INWARD. Acrylic painting on canvas.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The work explores an aspect of being exalted to the highest, destined to fall to the lowest by the judgment of ego.
"Estrada-Duran combines realism and surrealism in his work, the a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sisterhood 2 (Love and Strength) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The existence of sisters in their hood is a completion of creation. Apart from being a vibrant colour that saturates the whole universe, they also carry in their embodiment the power...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Monkey with a Cigarette I - Contemporary Figurative Animals Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artist Tomasz Bielak loves animals, but especially monkeys. He often portrays her. Old photos serve as templates.
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Acade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jin Liu Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Production Plan-3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Production Plan-3
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11.5 x 11.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pontiac 87" Contemporary Green and White Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green and white abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"BLOOM I", Exposed Cotton Canvas, Abstract Floral, Botanical, Gestural
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"BLOOM I" is an original piece by Linnéa Andersson made from oil on cotton canvas. This piece measures 12"h x 10"w and is signed en verso.
In her pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
My Inner Sanctum - Nude Woman Reclining On Chair w/ Cats, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
A nude female reclines on an overstuffed chair, her hand raking through her hair. Beside her sits a tabby cat, thoroughly involved in its own hygiene. Another cat in the bottom lef...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunday - Contemporary Art, Skull, Figurative Painting, 21st Century, Yellow
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Sunday, 2010
acrylic on canvas
27 9/16 H x 23 5/8 W in.
70 H x 60 W cm
The artwork was exhibited in the solo show "Christ" from 2011.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rainbow Butterflies (Blue, Yellow, Red) Oil Painting in Ornate Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Blue Line
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and has the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Transference- 214" Contemporary Abstract Black and Brown Color Field Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by Houston-based artist Gary Griffin. The work features a central amorphous black shape set against an off-white and brown background. Signed, titled, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Fume" Contemporary Cow Oil on Canvas Painting Framed
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Fume" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Carol O'Malia, depicting a cow with a graffiti blue background. This piece evokes a sense of whimsy as the detailed cow looks on into the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
The Flower of My Secret, Purple, Yellow Fruits Dining Room Botanical Still Life
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of a green leafy plant in a yellow pot, purple, red and orange flowers in a glass vase and a brown fruit bowl with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Aude de Voc - Renouveao
By Aude de Voc
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & oil on canvas
Aude de Voc is a self-taught contemporary painter born in 1978 who lives and works in Paris, France. Desiring to transform, confront and mix materials, her w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
POMERIGGIO by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, black
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
POMERIGGIO is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 96 × 120 cm (37.8 × 47.2 in). Dimensions of the framed artwork are 100 cm x 125 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Natures Rebellion, original painting, landscape, contemporary art
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Natures Rebellion- *Due to the size this piece will be taken off the wooden frame and the canvas will be shipped rolled in a tube* This painting has been infused with little gold cir...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"A Quiet Time" Contemporary Landscape Waterscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"A Quiet Time"" is a framed oil painting on canvas by John Brandon Sills, depicting a hazy coastal landscape. The gentle brushstrokes and sun's reflection on the water evoke a dreamy...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Traces, Abstract Paint on Cotton Canvas Made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces
mixed media on canvas
40x40 cm
2017
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 20...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
150 Years From Now 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let love lead. Let's be genuinely happy for each other. No malice, no backbiting. No jealousy. No comparison. Life is not a competition. At the end of the day, we will all transit to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Born in spring - Soft green and gold abstract landscape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
"Born in spring" is a soft abstract landscape painting, in a beautiful palette of greens and gold and celestial blue running through the sky. It is a painting dedicated to the Italia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Acid Rain, Pale Peach Leaf Violet, Light Grass Green, Gold Abstract Pattern
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in pale peach, light blue, and pale violet on a light green background with hints of golden orange and greenish yellow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Summer flowers of joy""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This abstract expressive artwork, "Summer Flowers of Joy," by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her Floral series. Natalya enjoys working in a single, uninterrupted session ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Heaven Can Wait- contemporary dance scene on beach figurative landscape painting
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Heaven Can Wait" is a 2020 unique oil on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. It depicts a dance scene at the sea.
The art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Pen Blow Purple Horizon - Abstract Landscape Resin Painting Hot Pink Blue, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in ballpoint pen and resin on panel, Shane McAdams' unique ballpoint ink process layers undulating striations of bright pink, blue, green, violet and ye...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Panel, Ballpoint Pen
¿Quien es la Mas Bella III?
By Felix Mas
Located in Greenwich, CT
¿Quien es la Mas Bella III? is an oil on canvas painting with a canvas size of 44.5 x 39.25 inches, signed 'felix mas' lower right and framed in a Spanish-style, closed-corner, gold ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reclining Nude Figure, Woman in Orange and Sunshine by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Woman in Orange & Sunshine"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
32.5 x 72.5 inches, Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
''Julia'' Contemporary Dutch Portrait Painting of a Girl with Black Braids
Located in Utrecht, NL
In her art, Yvonne Michiels (1966) depicts personal stories about beauty, emotions and mortality.
In order to heighten the emotional charge, Yvonne often uses young models. Their h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clouds Over the Jemez, unique painting new mexico landscape, clouds, mountains
Located in Santa Fe, NM
mixed media on canvas
Clouds Over the Jemez, unique painting New Mexico landscape, clouds, mountains
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Winter Dreams/4
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting conveys a sense of peace and tranquility in a winter landscape. The shades of white, gray and black create a minimalist yet deep composition that resembles a space co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Short Shift
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Short Shrift" is an original artwork made from oil on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece measures 7”h x 5”w.
Lauren Rinaldi (b. 1983, Brooklyn, NY) is an America...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Imaginary Horse, 2020, acrylic, oil, pastel, canvas, black, blue, pink, abstract
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Imaginary Horse, 2020, acrylic, oil, pastel and graphite on canvas. Spider, web, flower, blue, black, yellow, pink, abstract. Custom framed in a white floating frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Raven Violet - Original Vibrant Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled
By Felix Mas
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled is an oil on canvas painting with a canvas size of 59 x 75.5 inches, signed 'felix mas' upper right, unframed.
Spanish artist Felix Mas has a rare gift for capturing his vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Traccia" by Masri - Blue, Yellow, and Red Male Abstract Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965)
"Traccia" (2019)
Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the painting.
"Traccia"—meaning "Trace" i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
"Azul Horizon" Coastal Waterscape with Clouds, Framed Oil on Canvas
By Eric Abrecht
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Azul Horizon" is a framed oil on canvas painting by Eric Abrecht, depicting an abstracted waterscape. The artist's technique of painterly, rough brushstrokes give this sunny settin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Green
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Green
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Square Quilt 6- framed and textured molded acrylic painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"I am drawn to the aesthetic qualities of jewelry. This interest stems from the color, texture, variety and the association with the female body that jewelry contains. I experiment ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Glitter, Acrylic
"The Pearl" blue birds decorated with flowers, gems, party hats and gold leaf
Located in Edgartown, MA
" Gretchen Weller Howard was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. A self-described colorist, she employs both symbols and color to communicate the deeply personal meaning of each work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Born By Water
Located in Dallas, TX
"We spend our first nine months comfortably submerged, following mother-rhythms, sleeping to the liquid sound of breathing and heartbeat. The sea of origin is forever in us. These paintings of Nassau, Western Ireland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
Field Painting June 19 - Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting Flowers, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel, a peaceful summer scene is set, beautifully capturing the idyllic feel of a field of wildflowers in June. Signed, dated and t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Anemones in Enamel Can - 21st Century Contemporary Still-Life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is painted by Dutch Painter Ingrid Smuling.
The now 77-year-old artist is still most in her element when she is painting in her beautiful studio in the middle of The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Cider forest V (diptych) - Contemporary, Landscape, Beige, Brown, Trees, Nature
By Ioan Sbârciu
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Cider forest V (diptych), 2006
Mixed technique: acrylic paint, sparkle, white powder mounted on wooden panel
30.7 H x 94.48 W in ( 30.7 H x 47.24 W in each)
78 H x 240 W cm (78 H x 120 W each)
Signed on each panel
" 'Cider Forest' series is an artistic project carried out by Ioan Sbârciu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
'Odalisque' Contemporary Nude, Figurative painting of a woman on a bed, pink
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The figure has a dreamlike quality, giving the piece a tranquil and serene feel. The beautiful detailing is so colourful and Vibrant.
Ignacio Trelis is a Spanish contemporary painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Walk - Contemporary Expressive and Figurative Landscape Oil Painting with Dog
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Tackley Revisited III, original painting, contemporary, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
This is an interpretation of a verge along a quiet country lane leading to the delightful village of Tackley on the edge of the Cotswolds. Such a profusion of wildflowers, they just ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hallway Corner - Contemporary Golden Brown Wood Floors Studio Interior, 201
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary, realistic interior painting in oil on panel, the warmth of a worn, golden brown hardwood floor is unexpectedly dramatic against a stark white wall and teal gree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Adesuwa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pursuing dreams beyond borders is a journey fraught with complexities and challenges, yet it also offers profound opportunities for growth and transformation. "Finding Solace in Fore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Monserrate and Guadalupe (Oil Landscape of Green Mountains in South America)
Located in Hudson, NY
31 x 61 x 1 inches
oil on canvas, framed with thin black wood stripping
This is a contemporary landscape painting of Guadalupe Hill, a 3,317-metre (10,883 ft) high hill...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary Paintings>paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Steven Miller, Howard Tangye, and Irena Orlov. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available.
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