"The Illusion", Green, white, and blue oil painting, woman surrounded by flowers
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Memorial Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy
Canvas, Oil
That's How Rumors Get Started
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$5,600
Tribute
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor
Canvas, Oil
"Insight", Figurative Oil Painting, Portrait of Young Boy in Yellow Rain Jacket
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$3,680
"The Hero's Journey", Oil Painting Portrait of Woman with Wolf Head and Moon
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,200
The Stage
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Awards 2008 Lucy Glick Award, PAFA Fellowship 2006 2nd Place, Art Association of Harrisburg
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,600
The Weight of History
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Memorial Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy
Canvas, Oil
Black and White Made Color
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$2,000
Late for Dinner
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick Award
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,400
Frogs and Bird Songs
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$4,600
Confessing Mystery
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick Award
Canvas, Oil
"Good Instincts" Figurative, Oil on Canvas
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in Studio Visit
Canvas, Oil
"Thought Process" Oil on Canvas
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,600
At Attention
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
received awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been
Canvas, Oil
"Disco Ball IX" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Panel
"Disco Ball XVII" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
"Disco Ball XVI" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
"Disco Ball I" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
"Disco Ball V" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Acrylic, Panel
"Disco Ball II" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
Sold|$9,200
"Vision Quest" Blindfolded female figure, disco ball, Oil on canvas
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in Studio Visit
Canvas, Oil
"Disco Ball III" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
"Disco Ball IV" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Panel
"Disco Ball XI" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
"Disco Ball XVIII" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
Disco Ball XV" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
"Disco Ball VIII" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Acrylic
"Disco Ball VII" Oil on Panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
"Disco Ball XIV" Oil on panel
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Oil, Wood Panel
"Nine Lives I" Oil on canvas
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in Studio Visit
Canvas, Oil
"Nine Lives V" Oil on canvas
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in Studio Visit
Canvas, Oil
"Nine Lives VII" Black Kitten Playing with Green Background
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in Studio Visit
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,200
Ahead of the Curve
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$8,600
By Example
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in
Oil, Canvas
Sold|$3,600
The Hunter
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Academy of the Fine Arts 2002 BFA, Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania Awards 2008 Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
"Rebel", Figurative, Oil Painting, Portrait, Blue, Red, Realism
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award
Oil, Panel
"Winning", Cat on Disco Ball, Figurative Oil Painting
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$8,200
With or Without You
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been published in
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$7,600
"I Dare You", Figurative Oil Painting, Portrait, Woman Smoking, Octopus
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Memorial Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$7,000
Katherine Fraser's "Disco Ball" Paintings, set of 14 oil paintings, 8"x8" each
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Memorial Travel Award, among others. Additional recognition includes the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor
Oil, Wood Panel
The Pride of Her Ancestors
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$3,600
Lost
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Awards 2008 Lucy Glick Award, PAFA Fellowship 2006 2nd Place, Art Association of Harrisburg 2006
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$8,200
Learning to Love
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick Award
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,800
Reflection
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Travel Award, among others. Since graduating in 2002, she has received awards including the Lucy Glick
Canvas, Oil
"Tuned In" Oil painting, Dog motif
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
received awards including the Lucy Glick Award and the Victor Klein Family Award. Her work has been
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$5,200
Those Were the Days
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lucy Glick Award, PAFA Fellowship 2006 2nd Place, Art Association of Harrisburg 2006 Victor Klein
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$4,200
Saved
By Katherine Fraser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lucy Glick Award, PAFA Fellowship 2006 2nd Place, Art Association of Harrisburg 2006 Victor Klein
Canvas, Oil
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.
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.