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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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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Waiting For The Wind (No. 2)
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This painting reflects the artist's classical training. His painterly technique borders on photorealism, while the painting itself evokes a romantic and nostalgic sense of memory wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Pink Ascension Amsterdam
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pink Ascension Amsterdam
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 36" x 48"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from waist to knees) by Robert Goldstrom
2024
oil on linen
12 x 12 inches
signed and in excellent condition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Golden hour
Located in Zofingen, AG
Imagine a warm day with sunlight flickering on the walls. The house is quiet, but the sounds of life drift in from the street. You feel peaceful and you like yourself.
Golden Hour
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Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
When I See You I Smile - Large Original Beige Abstract Graffiti Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
No title - 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Alejandro Casanova (Spanish artist)
No title
80 x 80 cm
Oil paint on canvas
Alejandro (Ale) Casanova was born in Valencia (Spain) in 1981. In the capital of Turia, he studied Fine ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Desert Mountain Landscape
By Faith Dougherty
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Desert Mountain Landscape
Sweeping mid century landscape of stark desert mountains by Faith Dougherty (American, 20th Century). The viewer looks out over a dry valley, s...
Category
1960s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
When I Close My Eyes - Large Vibrant Pink Sunset Landscape Skyscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom
2024
oil on linen
12 x 12 inches
signed and in excellent con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Once Upon A Time
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chimera Cs3 - Bright Teal Blue Botanical Tree Painting White Mylar, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
Layers of foliage in shades of bright blue, dark cobalt and teal grace violet blue branches on the pristine white background of this contemporary botanical painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Acrylic
Aura Pure - Soft pink pastel large abstract painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
"Aura pure" is a soft, pink, pastel abstract painting. An ethereal, light-filled, sublime expression. It has a palette of many colors, including rose, lime green, celestial blue, bri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cloud Study", contemporary, abstract, landscape, blue, white, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
C. Clinton's "Cloud Study" is a fresh, contemporary take on landscape painting that explores subtle variations of color and transparency reflected as abstract forms. This 15 x 16 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Sandbar Trilogy - gay beach, figurative acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sandbar Trilogy is a brilliantly colorful pop art painting, an ode to the popular gay beach scene in Miami, Florida. Three panels of male figures are seen lounging, sitting and stan...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clouds - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil, Panel, Ballpoint Pen
Bajo tierra (Underground)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Bajo tierra (Underground), 2024
Mixed media on canvas
40 x 30 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars. Extern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Momentum", (2022) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Female Nude
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Tipping the Scale" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female with an orange and white background.
Artist Bio:
Calvin Lai's art is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Original Fauvist Oil Portrait -- Study of Madame Matisse
Located in Soquel, CA
Study of Madame Matisse Fauvist portrait in oil paint on canvas.
Vintage study of Henri Matisse's famous fauvist portrait with his wife as sitter. Signed by Annamarina Norman, a Cal...
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Currency #249. Original Migrant Woman Portrait, Circular Wooden Coin, Dark Blue
Located in FISTERRA, ES
The Currencies series by Natasha Lelenco is designed for versatile display, working either as a standalone contemporary artwork or as part of a modular art installation, allowing col...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Radiance in Style -21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media with Oil, Fabrics Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Bakare Babatund...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Tangled in Rhythm by B. Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled - Blue Landscape With Trees, XX Century Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Alina Dobrowolska - artist from Gdańsk; graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk at the Faculty of Painting. She took part in collective and individual exhibitions in Poland...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Wonderland - Terracotta Mauve Beige Original Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Broadway- 21 st Century Contemporary Painting of the city New York (USA)
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Gineke Zikken
Broadway
115 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas
( not framed but if you would like a frame, please contact us)
Gineke Zikken likes to paint everywhere she goes. This painting she...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dialogue with Nature #28 by Maho Maeda - Abstract painting, red tones
Located in Paris, FR
This work is full of gentleness and inspired by the observation of nature. It is a celebration of love, tenderness and passion between two beings. It could therefore be the ideal rom...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Haybales, Late Summer Landscape Collection Pocket Series, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Haybales, Late Summer, Landscape Collection is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Baker- Miller Pink- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Baker- Miller Pink
50 x 50 cm framed (included in price) 53,5 x 53,5 cm
Oilpaint on canvas
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.0...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Who Are You? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
''Sunday Afternoon'' Contemporary Oil Painting of Family on the Beach
By Ewa Rzeznik
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
We Grow When We Know Love
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.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemporary pop art 3-D wall sculpture pink faith Straws, Acrylic, Plexiglas
By Sangsik Hong
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Plexiglass, Acrylic
'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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mast Of Iceland - Modern Expressive Nature Oil Painting, Lightness, Clouds, Sky
Located in Salzburg, AT
Wiktor Jackowski's biography is reflected in the varied motifs of his works. After completing his academic study on the Academy of Art in Krakow and an Erasmus year at L'Ecole Etienn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Soft Autumn Shades in Bunny Wood No. 2, original painting, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
This work comprises two panels (diptych) depicting an autumn woodland. Although the paintings could be available separately, they form a continuous landscape when hung side by side, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bartus, "Heart and Soul", 24x24, Colorful Heart Textured Figurative Mixed Media
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Heart and Soul", is a 24x24 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Francisco Bartus featuring a fiery color palette. Depicted is one heart symbols, made up of individu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
State of Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a bid to find myself strength amidst an inferiority complex. I realized that, whether as an individual or as a nation, What we call strength and weakness, yellow, black and white...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Self-Perception: Night and Day, original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Self-Perception: Night and Day" is a vibrant work by Ukrainian artist Tatyana Pchelnikova, part of her signature series of paintings "Self-Perception." The painting, executed in oil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape – Original Painting on Canvas Contemporary Art Unique Art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description:
"Landscape" is an original painting on canvas (50x50 cm) by Marilina Marchica, a contemporary artist who explores the relationship between nature, material, and memory t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner Nature 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
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.
“Your mind knows...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sweetie Pie, Cyanotype, Flowers, Floral, Blue, Botanical, Work on Paper
Located in Riverdale, NY
Sweetie Pie is a Cyanotype by Cynthia MacCollum. It is 30x22 on archival paper. It is currently unframed. It is a beautiful botanical artwork filled with a range of blues. MacColl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
Lime Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Lime 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 life pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Solitary Figure at Yellow Sunset - Dramatic Poetic Landscape in Acrylic on Paper
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This evocative acrylic painting by Gozo portrays a solitary figure standing against a vibrant yellow and red sunset landscape. The dramatic sky transitions from deep oranges and reds...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint
o.T. (BLF15SQ10) small blue contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
o.T. (BLF15SQ10) 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 l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Limestone
Crimson No.8 - contemporary, abstract, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This mixed media contemporary abstract composition in a crimson colour is by a Canadian artist.
The uniquely evocative work of Ivo Stoyanov illustrates his interpretation of nature’...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Marble
Oil on Board And Textures With Selfie, Animals And Figures. “Doubt”.
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Selfie Figurative Magical Painting, oil on board, textured mixed media, created in 2021. This piece represents one of my earlier works, which explores our connection with animals thr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Wood
River Landscape with Water Mill in England with Lush Trees by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
River Landscape with Water Mill in the Lake District of England with Lush Trees, Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist, David James. Dramatic skies and beautiful reflections are a f...
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interior Space#2 Sea, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The shimmering sea peeks through a beach house and offers a glimpse of its tranquil beauty. The floor, wall, and ceiling lead to the water, creating a seamles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Self-Portrait with Mouth Open - Oil Paint by Francesco Clemente - 2002
Located in Roma, IT
Self-portrait with mouth open is an artwork realized by Francesco Clemente in 2002.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
The artwork included authenticity certificate on photograp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arrangement - Contemporary Botanical Still Life Pink Tulips Flowers Vase, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life painting in oil on canvas, a dark brown vase on a table holds a bouquet of coral pink anemone flowers with pink tulips and light green stems and leave...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brian Blood 'Country Farmhouse Provence' painting
By Brian Blood
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brian Blood (American, born 1962)
County Farmhouse Provence, 2002
Oil on canvas
Initial signed lower right
Titled, dated, and signed inscribed on stretcher bar verso
Canvas: 20in H...
Category
Early 2000s 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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