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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
Worse than Ghosts - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
John Scott’s contemporary graphic paintings are reminiscent of street art. Art critics admired the provocative, bold artwork of John Scott, whose imagery is informed by his working-...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Blue, Yellow, and Salmon - Colorful Contemporary Figurative Fashion Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tupperware Containers I - 21st Century Dutch Still-life painting of Tupperware
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber Tupperware Containers I Acrylic on linen 80 x 80 cm ( framed/ included in price 85 x 85 cm) Dutch artist Heidi Von Faber lives and works in The Hague. The Stilllli...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

"Thin Ice"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"Thin Ice" is a richly layered oil painting featuring a composition of elegant female figures spread across a cool, moody room. Each woman is dressed in a classic silhouette. Some in...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Alley Shadow" Original Painting by Hiroshi Sato, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Alley Shadow," created in 2024, is an original oil painting on canvas, measuring 54 x 70 inches (137.16 x 177.80 cm). This captivating piece showcases Sato's masterfu...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Muse, 140x90 cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Muse, 140x90 cm, acrylic on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Midday nap- 21st century painting of a girl in a red dress on a blue sofa
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina 'Midday Nap' 60 x 80 cm ( Frame is included in price, size framed in a black frame form the pictures is: Oil on linen, framed Painted after life, the artist always ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Hunt Slonem "Lakeside" Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lakeside Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Earth
Located in Dallas, TX
After a tour of duty in the US Navy, Miles Cleveland Goodwin earned a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, in 2007, and eventually returned to coastal Missi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Calf" Contemporary Dutch Oil Painting of a Dutch Calf, Cow
Located in Utrecht, NL
The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Judas Medal- 21st Century Still-life painting of a tin with dry Judas Medal
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Tulips - Contemporary Painting
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This contemporary tulips painting radiates a lively, optimistic spirit through its vibrant use of color and bold, intuitive style. The artist’s distinct approach combines an intuitiv...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Natural Beauty, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt grows pots of turmeric plants around her house, which sprout new shoots weekly and last throughout the summer. She visits the flowers in the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dialogue with nature #21 by Maho Maeda - Abstract painting, flowers, pink, wood
Located in Paris, FR
Dialogue with nature #21 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Maho Maeda. This painting is made with acrylic, coloured pencil and ink on cotton canvas and carved wood, dimensi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

Errands - Modern Expressive Minimalistic and Symbolic Painting, Large Format
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Bulb of Awakening
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Bulb of Awakening" is a captivating artwork that centers around a woman adorned with an exclusive and mesmerizing hairstyle. Created by the talented artist Ekele Francis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Bulb of Awakening
Bulb of Awakening
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Moment of Self-Actualization -21st Century Mixed Media with Oil, African Fabrics
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Pink Dawn, Abstract Geometric Landscape, Blue Bauhaus Arches, Pink Curves, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink Dawn by Natalia Roman channels the spirit of Bauhaus with a modern sensibility, balancing geometry, symmetry, and refined color interaction. This composition is structured throu...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Paris Rooftops II by Guillaume Chansarel - cityscape, painting on old book pages
Located in Paris, FR
Paris Rooftops II is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with Ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions ar...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

Reverie - Original Abstract White Layered Textured Contemporary Minimal Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LE BohemianMuse is an accomplished first-generation Ghanaian-American artist, whose work is informed by her formal education in art and theater at Loyola Marymount University and the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. Her paintings invite the viewer to explore new worlds through storytelling, using vivid and vibrant colors, expertly executed textures, and subtle nuances to convey a rich depth of emotion and meaning. This one-of-a-kind 48-inch square acrylic and mixed media painting is wired and ready to hang. It is painted on the sides and does not require framing. The painting is signed on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and international shipping are available. This artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery. Pushing against social convention, abstract artist LE BohemianMuse creates multifaceted artworks which challenge her artistic impulses. Each artwork reflects a story of defiance with a subtle vulnerability through the exposed layers and visible stages of creation. As a self-proclaimed colorist, BohemianMuse works against creative stagnation by placing a focus on textural elements which act as a source of detail, energy, and complexity in place of obvious colors. REPRESENTATION: Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles EXHIBITIONS 2022 “Saturated Euphoria”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA “The Framework of Texture”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2021 San Francisco Hearts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

ROOD by Ramon Enrich - Geometric urban landscape painting, vivid colours, red
Located in Paris, FR
ROOD is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ce...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Taupe 4 - Abstract Colorful Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Beware the Eyes - Abstract Black and White Figurative Illustrative Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Live at Sin é - 21st Century Contemporary Still-life Painting with CD & lighter
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Corner Street No. 2" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Corner Street No. 2" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 36 x 28 inches. "Corner Street #2" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique art...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled 4 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Girls on a picnic, 150x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Girls on a picnic 150x120 cm The work is sold without a frame.
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Silent Haiku - Sophisticated Original Surrealist Canvas Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Faust draws from the rich tradition of highly illusionistic canvases, where the eye perceives a sophisticated depth. Faust's ability to blend the ordinary with a touch of the ex...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Summer still life, 61x43cm, gouache, paper
Located in Yerevan, AM
Summer still life
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Gouache

"Break" Original Painting by Hiroshi Sato, Vibrant Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Break," completed in 2024, is a striking oil on canvas painting measuring 44 x 80 inches (111.76 x 203.20 cm). This original artwork features a vibrant urban landscap...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary pop art 3-D interior wall sculpture pink Straws, Acrylic, Plexiglas
Located in New York, NY
A figure appears when looking straight in the middle of the piece Acrylic, STRAWS, Plexiglas. Sang Sik Hongs' work is all made by hand; each straw is hand placed, a contrast to the...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Plastic, Plexiglass, Acrylic

All Living Things - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker's “All Living Things” is a stunning example of contemporary folk art that blends botanical motifs and symbolic imagery to evoke a sense of interconnectedness and harm...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Diamonds Across the Sky. ( Shooting Stars). Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A key piece of Berlin's popular Shooting Star series. Diamonds Across the Sky is sumptuously rendered with the finest custom ground pigments and precious metal leaf. Scintillating an...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Copper, Gold Leaf

Strong Current II - Original Boho Minimalist Blue Calm 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 original uses of media. Through a combination of paint ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Tissue Paper

Mother's Embrace, "Gardens of Resilience" series, original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the painting "Mother's Embrace," the artist captures a serene and reassuring moment between a mother and her child amidst a lush garden of vibrant malva flowers, a traditional sym...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Variegated Environment - colorful, impasto, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The luscious, expressive paintings of Adam Cohen have won him critical international acclaim. The American artist’s abstract paintings are valued for their distinctive colour palette...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dejun Wang Landscape Original Oil Painting "Spring Series III"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Spring Series III Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 16 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Birchina- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Birchina 50 x 60 cm Oil on canvas The painting is framed ( frame included in price ) Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the f...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life , 65x50cm, paper/ pastel/ gouache
Located in Yerevan, AM
Still life
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

"Delightful Desert Day"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"The comment I hear most often about my paintings is 'happy'". I've loved art all of my life and it warms my heart to know that I'm able to pass that love and joy on to others. I use color and shape to capture the wonders of the world around me. Her love affair with art began as a child, when her favorite present was a new box of Crayola crayons...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Floral Vintage Oil Painting of Wild Red Poppies in Field in English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Floral Vintage Oil Painting of Wild Red Poppies in a Field in the English Countryside, by 20th Century British Artist. Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 22 x 18 inches ...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

September (Expressionistic Land and Skyscape of Cloud and a Field of Flowers)
Located in Hudson, NY
September (Expressionistic Land and Skyscape of Cloud and a Field of Flowers) by David Konigsberg 2025, oil on panel, 24 x 32 inches Konigsberg is a conceptual realist who works acr...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Falling Leaves, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Falling Leaves" is an abstract painting that combines geometric and organic shapes to create subtle transparency effects and varied figure-ground relationships. Painted with acrylic...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Muslin, Acrylic

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...
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1960s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Plum Juicy Purple Pocket Painting , original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Rusty Wild Pear 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 st...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Charm
Located in Westport, CT
René Romero Schuler’s expressionistic paintings depict delicate female figures that she paints using a dry-brushed, minimalist hand, leaving her subjects mostly featureless but nonet...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Egg Blackbird's Greenish Pocket Painting 6c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg 6c 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"No. 104_A" French Oil and Mixed Media Textured Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Marie Brisson is a French painter known for his Iconographic style. His work appropriates the forms, concepts, and imagery of art history. Spanning from prehistoric art to Roc...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil

Still Life - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

"Fever Dream" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract landscape painting by Bri Custer, titled Fever Dream, captures the electric quiet of a seascape at sunset. A band of radiant orange and blush dissolves int...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Clutter- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life painting with cutter plug
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Hunt Slonem "Pink Ascension Thanksgiving" Butterflies
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pink Ascension Thanksgiving Series: Butterflies Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Framed Dimensions: 50" x 50" Signat...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

De La Saint - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Piccadilly Circus in London City at Night with Red Bus by Urban Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Piccadilly Circus in the City of London at Night with a Red London Bus, by Contemporary Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 24 x 24 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Elements No. 13 -Turquoise Blue Gold Organic Abstract Geometric Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Wide Horizontal Landscape Painting, Framed in Walnut, Acrylic Paint on Panel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Wide Horizontal Landscape Painting, Framed in Walnut, Acrylic Paint on Panel Channeling the Midwest and Western landscapes as sources for his mood-rich paintings, Bogosian has devel...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Green Becomes Red Abstract Painting by Marc
Located in Carmel, CA
`Green Becomes Red Abstract Painting by Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep my...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Strawberry Very Ripe Pocket Painting 6c, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry 6c (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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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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