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
Item Ships From: Pennsylvania
Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas Black & White Hamburger by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol painting of a Hamburger Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas Black & Green Hamburger by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol painting of a Hamburger Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas Black White Joseph Beuys by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol portrait of German Artist Joseph Beuys Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Koi Pond, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Lauren Acton
Located in Yardley, PA
part of my koi pond series :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :: S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
OUR OWN WEIGHT
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "OUR OWN WEIGHT" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic on panel. This piece measures 8"h x 8"w.
Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Resting Place, Large textured oil painting w pastel palette of bedroom interior
Located in Dallas, TX
Showing an intimate space with a bright palette and textured brush strokes, Ekaterina Popova's oil paintings from her series "In the Bedroom" are very...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Malignant", Abstract Painting, Pink and Black, Gouache and Ink on Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pink and black abstract painting titled "Malignant" is an original artwork by Christine Larsen made of gouache & ink on wood. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
Originating from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Gouache
"Untitled 190903", Colorful, Abstract, Acrylic Painting, Grey, Orange, Energetic
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract, gestural painting titled "Untitled 190903" is an original artwork by Ryan Beck made of acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas. Using bold colors and graphic layering, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled 190907", Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Gestural, Purple, Blue
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract painting titled "Untitled 190907" is an original artwork by Ryan Beck made of acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas. Using bold colors and patterns, Ryan Beck layers a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jawnny Ratchets
By Kid Hazo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Jawnny Ratchets" is an original archival pigment on wood panel artwork measuring 24"h x 24"w.
kid hazo (pronounced has•ohh) is a Philadelphia-based street artist out to catch a few...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Archival Pigment
DROPS
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"DROPS" is an original acrylic on canvas by Jim Houser measuring 8in x 8in.
ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currentl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hemp, Acrylic
BUT WHEN
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"BUT WHEN" is an original acrylic on panel work by Jim Houser measuring 12in x 12in.
ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Sweet Sky
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Sweet Sky" is an original 20in x 20in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three photos show images of the full "Tiny Particles Connecting the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
"Bend", Abstract Painting, Blue, Red, Black, Yellow, White
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract blue, yellow, red, white, and black painting titled "Bend" is an original 20in x 20in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
"Ballast" Abstract work, Latex paint
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Ballast" is an original 24in x 24in painting by Kelly Kozma featuring a black anchor against a blue and white background with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
Andy Warhol Denied Painting on Canvas Guns (3 Silver) by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Guns (3 Silver) Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and Aluminum paint on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.
20 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
Coast to Coast - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Coast to Coast
36.0 x 56.0 x 1.5, 9.0 lbs
Oil on streched canvas
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"This painting contrasts the juxtaposition of a young boy in an LA Dod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oceanic, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lauren Acton
Located in Yardley, PA
part of my ocean series.. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas Black & Blue Ethel Scull by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol portrait of famed art collector Ethel Scull Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Denied Andy Warhol Flowers White/ Red Silkscreen linen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Flowers, (White & Red) Silkscreen Linen Painting by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on linen with Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.
24 x 24" inches
2008
Lutz's 2007 ''Warhol Denied...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Stop One Way, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A hazy figure painted in an expressionistic manner crosses the street in Pittsburgh. Overwhelmingly warm in color it is anchored by the spots of pale blue coming not from the hidden ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Andy Warhol Denied Painting on Canvas Gun I (Salmon / Pink) by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Gun I (Salmon/Pink) Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Aut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andy Warhol Denied Painting on Canvas Guns II (Silver Black Red) by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Guns (Silver Black Red ) Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and Aluminum paint on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Andy Warhol Denied Painting on Canvas Guns (Silver) by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Guns (Silver) Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and Aluminum paint on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Au...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
Andy Warhol Denied Painting on Canvas Guns (Salmon / Pink) by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Guns (Salmon/Pink) Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas Black & Green Self Portrait by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Self Portrait painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.
40 x 16" inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Houses, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lauren Acton
Located in Yardley, PA
this is done with oil stik and oil - a whimsical fun piece :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lauren Acton
Located in Yardley, PA
part of figure seated series :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes ::...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Silver Self Portrait Denied Andy Warhol Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Silver Self Portrait Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and aluminum paint on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
SPRING EQUINOX CYCLE II - Oil on Yupo Panel Painting of Plant Life in the Forest
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
SPRING EQUINOX CYCLE II is a painting about the rebirth of spring, sort of an homage to new
growth, and new life. I was making a lot of monotypes at the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
2 Hoodies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Merging forms of figure and ground in a limited palette, an ordinary scene of life on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over pine bars, ready...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Showering a Rain of Melody, Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Showering a Rain of Melody" is a 24 x 30 inches, original land.- and skyscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Pastel
"Mood" Oil on canvas, bright and textured interior series w books and crystals
Located in Dallas, TX
"Mood" is a stunning elegant, colourful and textured oil painting. Ekaterina Popova's intimate bedroom and interior series capture the light subtleties and feelings of romanticism an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Family Crossing Street, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Three impressionistic figures move across a grid made of elements based on city street and background buildings. The suggested faces give an air of familiarity yet anonymity. I am mo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure with Water Bottle, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A woman walks along the street holding her plastic water bottle and looking into the green windows of a shop. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over pine wood bars, ready to hang, or c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure holding blue jacket, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A relaxed person walks down the street laden with her bag and her jacket. The street is merely suggested in an atmosphere of paint. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over pine bars, re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman with Yellow Dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I love the shapes dogs take on when they move, and I love their relationship to humans. I paint a lot of dogs walking their people. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over pine wood ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marilyn Monroe Andy Warhol Denied Painting canvas pink red by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe Silkscreen Painting on canvas by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.
18 x 14" inches
2008
Lutz's 2007 ''Warhol Denied...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Dream of Jacob
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Diego H. Rodriguez Carrion (Diego Hiromi) was born on July 26, 1995 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Diego studied at the Atelier San Juan under the guidance of artists Luis Borrero and Amb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Coat and Dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Another painting of a human with a dog, where the dog's activity changes its shape, contributing to an over all cubic abstraction while staying within a traditional realist perspecti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Poppies
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Peter was born in New York in 1946. He received a BFA from the Tyler School of Art and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Peter taught at the Germantown Friends School in Ph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Couple with purple car, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A couple walking along past a car leave an abstraction in the central space suggestive of the city street. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over pine wood bars, ready to hang or to be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure with red jacket near green news box, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A lone figure waits for the light to change at a street corner. The red jacket is complemented by the green box. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official cert...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure in Crosswalk, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This picture is about the movement of people through the city and the reflections and patterns of the street and its accoutrements. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over pine wood bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Striped Bag, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A mosaic of people and building parts, this shows motion through an altered grid pattern. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over thick pine boards, ready to hang or to be framed by the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kids, Murray and Lilac, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Girls going home after school cross as I am stopped at the light. They fit into a series of rectangles surrounded by light. Oil on cotton canvas stretched over pine bars, ready to ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother and Children, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This expressionist mom keeps a steady hand while pushing through the city. Oil on cotton canvas over pine stretchers. Ready to hang or to be framed by the buyer. :: Painting :: Conte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seek and Shine, Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Seek and Shine" is a 20 x 24 inches, original, abstract landscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and signed "Lachman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Awash in Hopeless Love, Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Awash in Hopeless Love" is a 18 x 24 inches, original, abstract landscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and signed "Lachman" in the lower left.
"The artist puts his thumb upon the pulse of life and records it. In that mystical beat lies the unknown, and he would make it known. Being both innovator and spectator, he exists as an intrinsic part of that rhythm.
Each painting begins with a premise, and I rarely use the same one twice. It is based on what I see and what I am feeling at that moment. I do not think that painting is about technique. It is about a particular perception of the world around us. The premise creates the periphery of my intent. It is a limitation that gives birth to the creative forces within."
- Al Lachman
Born in 1936 in New York City, Alan Lachman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Full Sun
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Peter was born in New York in 1946. He received a BFA from the Tyler School of Art and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Peter taught at the Ge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memory, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lauren Acton
Located in Yardley, PA
part of a sepia tinted landscapes I have been doing with minimal color and white light resembling old photographs :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official cer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange Marmalade, Contemporary Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Orange Marmalade" is a 24 x 30 inches, original landscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and signed "Lachman" in the lower right.
"I try to approach each painting with a minimum of predigested information. I look at the world with the natural curiosity of a child, always looking for unique qualities that each new moment brings. Talent, I believe, is found in the ability to take risks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Vista, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lauren Acton
Located in Yardley, PA
part of my upstate landscapes series :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Resolution, Oil on canvas, bright and colorful textured bedroom interior
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning elegant textured oil painting with a bright red & green palette. Ekaterina Popova's intimate interior series capture the light subtleties and feelings of romantic ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Excavation - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Excavation
48.0 x 36.0 x 1.5, 7.0 lbs
Oil on streched canvas
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"A double perspective reinforces the innocence and uncertainty portrayed i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Koi, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lauren Acton
Located in Yardley, PA
part of my Koi series for an upcoming juried national show and taken from photos at Chanticleer estate :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chairman Mao Denied Andy Warhol Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Chairman Mao Portrait Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic polymer on canvas with artist's Denied stamp of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Crosswalk, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A crowded intersection on a cool day in Pittsburgh, as the light turned green. The resolution of the figures and the activity of city life remind me of the regionalist painters of th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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