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
"Friday Night February 13th"
Located in Astoria, NY
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), "Friday Night February 13th", Acrylic on Tarlatan, with foamcore elements, unsigned, with descriptive paper label. 43.75" H x 47" W. Provenance: F...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Foam, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Mesh
"Flowery Offering", Nude Woman Lasciviously Laying Colored Mixed Media Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This piece is not framed.
Raluca Vulcan is a French-Romanian artist who likes to express the life and sensitivity of the human body, mostly through semi-abstract nudes and portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Birdscape II - abstract contemporary art work multilayered assemblage with birds
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Birdscpae No 2" is a new 2024 unique acrylic on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. It debicts an abstract expressionist contemporary landscape with birds i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
PaperLandscape, Origina Art on linen Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Paper Landscape
Original Art Ready to Hang
Collage on Linen Canvas
80x100 cm
unique art
Accompanied by certificate of authenticity
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Handmade Paper
$1,803 Sale Price
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Contemporary Still Life with Roses
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Still Life with Roses
Canvas 8x10 artist signed.
Inspired by the old masters in chiaroscuro fashion, Kristie studies the fall of light as it passes over various collected objects tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Owl Tawny, original painting, oil paint, still life, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Tawny Owl 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coastline
Located in Santa Fe, NM
acrylic, mixed media on canvas
My paintings explore the themes of light, atmosphere, and the emotional impact of nature. The bold, expressive brushstrokes and saturated hues in my w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
$3,200
Farblichtung neapelgelb - abstract contemporary modern sculptural painting
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Farblichtung neapelgelb is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern sculptural painting by German artist Sybille Pattscheck. Her sculptural paintings are made by applying numerous ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wax, Pigment
A Life Well Lived
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: James, Clarence
Title: A Life Well Lived
Date: 2023
Medium: Acrylic, Aerosol, Oil Stick on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 70" x 67"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Prov...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
King Parrot
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: King Parrot
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Prov...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sogno D'Oro - Seated Muscular Male Wearing a Loin Cloth, Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
A muscular male is seated on a chair, his eyes closed and head tilted toward the sky soaking up the warmth of the sun. "Sogni D'Oro", meaning sweet dreams, is set upon an intricate b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Jannie Dodger 3 Pocket Painting, Still life, Sweet Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Jammie Dodger 3 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 stil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Bait Bin - Kitchen Fish Blue Gloves Pink Flowers Contemporary Interior, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on board, a kitchen interior has a still life arrangement of blue bait gloves and fish on a cutting board beneath a knife with pink flowers at th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Molecular Cloud - by Stefan Heyer Contemporary abstract oil painting
Located in DE
Stefan Heyer’s gestural abstracts delve into personal and collective histories, drawing inspiration from pop culture, esoteric philosophy, and the complexities of our postmodern digi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
"Happy Wife, Happy Life" by L A Spowart - Vibrant Pastel Tone Contemporary Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957)
"Happy Wife, Happy Life" 2025
Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Wire
The artist signed the bottom right and the back of th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wire
Serenade, Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Gerard Tunney
Located in Deddington, GB
Serenade By Gerard Tunney [2021]
Gerard Tunney Serenade Original Surrealist Painting Acrylic Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 40cm x D 2cm Serenade is an original animal painting by Gerard Tunney. A dog busks on the street, 'singing for its supper'. The painting uses allegory to describe the problems that a stray experiences in its struggle to survive. in front is the collection plate and a small...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hummingbird V
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
Yang JinTie Impressionist Original Oil Painting "Tree-Lined River"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Tree-Lined River
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 34 x 23 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$960 Sale Price
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"boat in quiet sea " oil cm. 50 x 40 2016
Located in Torino, IT
Boat,sea,green
Birgitte LYKKE MADSEN (Odense, Denmark, 1960)
1981-86, Educated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Odense
First solo exhibition in 1983
Artist statement:
“I am a painter. I am fascinated by the difference in cold and warm colors and the different atmospheres that it creates in our mind. My hereby presented oil paintings are describing people in water...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,338 Sale Price
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Ryewater Rythms , Original Painting, Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting in delicate summery pastel shades depicts a traditional wildflower meadow in full bloom. The colours are drawn from soft green grasses and the pretty pinks and yellows ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Coastal Colors" by R. Glick - Stunning Large Geometric Sunset Cliffs Seascape
Located in Carmel, CA
Robert Glick (American, born 1950)
"Coastal Colors" 2025
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and the back of the painting.
"Coastal Colors" by R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wire
In embrace. Figurative oil painting, Young art, European artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on canvas painting by young professional European artist Waleria Matelska. Artwork is minimalist and composed with synthesized shapes. Painting is both vibrant and pas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morning Routine - Colorful Abstract Feminine Figurative Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Southern California native Courtney Simone seamlessly blends her passion for abstract art with the exploration of everyday beauty, resulting in exuberantly inspired abstract figurati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Luminous Woodland I - Original Minimalist Blue Landscape Mountains Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
One thousand and one nights- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
One thousand and one nights
50 x 100 cm
Oilpaint on canvas
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from the Royal Society of P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
In a Land Full of Wonder by Jessica Pisano Contemporary Landscape with Tree
Located in Atlanta, GA
"In a Land Full of Wonder" by Jessica Pisano is a captivating original painting that evokes serenity and introspection. Featuring a solitary, majestic tree standing in a lush, tranqu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Xavier (Brother)" Hyperrealistic Young Man in Botanical Setting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Xavier (Brother)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 60"h x 48"w. This oil work on canvas reflects on the buildup and aftermath Jean-Baptis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bright Colors Can Be Moody" Pop Art Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By Logan Ledford
Located in New York, NY
An abstract piece with vivid use of color and mixed media on canvas. Like splashes of a raindrop or flickering lights through the busy city remind us of these colorful canvases. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Gabrellia #3 S~Curve" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley's (US based) "Gabrellia #3 S~Curve" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female model standing in a contrapposto stance.
About the artist:
My sub...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Summer Hedgerow with Brambles and Dog Roses right panel, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
This work depicts a summer hedgerow crowded with blossom – the palest of pink flowers of wild roses, often called dog roses. Their prettiness is matched by their delicate fragrance –...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sweet Talk - Abstract Painting Green Magenta Pink Brown Orange Waves, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas investigates the properties of abstract curvilinear forms found in the localized conditions of her surrounding environment. This ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"James Dean" Contemporary Black and Yellow Pop Art Porsche Car Racing Painting
By Jörg Döring
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pop culture inspired painting by German artist Jörg Döring. The work features a dynamic depiction of James Dean driving his Porsche 550 Spyder with the iconic number "13...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Midnight
Located in New York, NY
oil on masonite panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Downtown Street" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Downtown Street" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 20 x 32 inches.
"Downtown Street" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique artwork...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Unforgettable summer bouquet" (Contemporary impressionist floral painting )
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting features an abundant bouquet of blooming summer flowers in a spherical vase.
Each brushstroke is my testament to the artistry and charm of summer flowers.
This pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
The Colour of Light - large, yellow, purple, gestural abstract acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt approaches colour in her work with sincere consideration and expertise, her palettes contain a subtle complexity that is striking. The background of this painting is b...
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Clementines for Breakfast
By Tim McGuire
Located in Wenham, MA
To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy. Common objects sing with lively brushstrokes and unexpected colors. One c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Merton Beds 2, Original Abstract Landscape Painting, Naïve Floral Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
This large dramatic oil painting was made as part of a landscape panorama which measures 7m across in total. Although the four pieces were made as a complete work, they made be hung ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Levity I
Located in Burlingame, CA
Transparent yellow, pink, green and blue, blow up beach ball from Diana Tremaine, whose dynamic oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning through simple human experience. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bébé Anaëlle - Painting, Pen and Acrylic on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Jules Disso
1995 - Current
Bébé Anaëlle, 2024
Pen and acrylic on canvas
120 x 130 cm
47 1/4 x 51 1/8 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
$5,773 Sale Price
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Attempted Art- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life Painting of letter balloons
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rutger Hiemstra
Attempted Art
Oil on wood panel
53 x 125 cm
Dutch artist Rutger Hiemstra (1975) understands the art of painting from observation. Still lifes, landscapes, portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Hours of Light
Located in Chicago, IL
"Soey Milk crafts beautiful portraits of women that contain elements of calm alongside calamity. She does this by implementing visual push and pull in all of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Copper
"Lemon and Lime" Contemporary Landscape Painting
By Carol Young
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary landscape painting by Carol Young features a cool, vibrant palette and captures a rural scene of a two barn structures sitting in bright yellow-green grass beneath ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cara Delevingne Icon XV /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Actress Model Portrait
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Cara Delevingne Icon XV"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2022
Medium...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
One More Glass by Chantal KAKAL COLSON - Oil on Wood - 58x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Chantal Kakal Colson was a 20th-century artist renowned for her contributions to the art world. According to Artprice, at least five of her works have been recorded at public auction...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Neighbor", Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley's (US based) "Neighbor" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts the blue exterior of a house with white trimmed windows.
About the Artist:
Justin Whe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
4 Abstracted Figures, Acrylic on Canvas, The Magic Makers by Rebecca Jack
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"The Magic Makers"
Acrylic on Canvas
45 x 70 in.
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Dead Cowboy" Contemporary Black and White Western Inspired Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a pair of cowboys, one pointing at a gunshot wound and the other a skeleton, s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"View from Meredith's" 2025 oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Sara MacCulloch
View from Meredith's, 2025
oil on canvas
40 x 40 in.
(macc114)
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Banana Express #2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Diana Rosa
Located in Yardley, PA
New work since April 2024, ready to hang, certificate of authenticity included :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Atopos I - by Stefan Heyer Contemporary abstract oil painting
Located in DE
Stefan Heyer’s gestural abstracts delve into personal and collective histories, drawing inspiration from pop culture, esoteric philosophy, and the complexities of our postmodern digi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstracted Figure, Acrylic on Canvas, Sundance by Rebecca Jack
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Sundance"
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 40 in.
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the beauty of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,560 Sale Price
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Sioux #4B
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Monsoon Late in Season" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Monsoon Late in Season
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 32" x 38"
Framed Dimensions: 44.5" x 50.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled 06 - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Colorful Framed Composition
Located in Salzburg, AT
Dominika Krechowicz is a professor at the Gdansk GUT
The Art works from this series are painted with acrylic technique on fabriano watercolor paper. They were created from 2010 to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Brud" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Pink Tone Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a coat and yellow ochre hat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Crimson and Topaz, original painting, landscape, contemporary, abstract
By Janet Keith
Located in Deddington, GB
JANET KEITH CRIMSON AND TOPAZ Original abstract painting Acrylic on canvas Image Size: 92cm x 92cm x 4cm
Canvas Size as Framed : H96 x W96 x 5.5 cm (deep gallery wrapped canvas)
So...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"My Horizon - Summer in the City" Color Field Contemporary Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and oil on heavy weight paper piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but very...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
Teatime - 21st Century contemporary Hyper realistic painting of a cup of Tea
By JP Marsman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist)
Teatime
30 x 30 cm (framed, included in price 33 x 33 cm)
Oil paint on wood
Craftsmanship: The work is painted so realistically that everything see...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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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