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Turtle with a Macaroon Crown No. 2 - Playful Animal and Dessert Painting on Wood
Turtle with a Macaroon Crown No. 2 - Playful Animal and Dessert Painting on Wood

Turtle with a Macaroon Crown No. 2 - Playful Animal and Dessert Painting on Wood

By JJ Galloway

Located in Los Angeles, CA

JJ Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for her whimsical paintings and sculptures that combine people, animals, and food. Using oils, watercolors, and mixed media, ...

Category

2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Turtle with a Macaroon Crown No. 1 - Playful Animal and Dessert Painting on Wood
Turtle with a Macaroon Crown No. 1 - Playful Animal and Dessert Painting on Wood

Turtle with a Macaroon Crown No. 1 - Playful Animal and Dessert Painting on Wood

By JJ Galloway

Located in Los Angeles, CA

JJ Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for her whimsical paintings and sculptures that combine people, animals, and food. Using oils, watercolors, and mixed media, ...

Category

2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Improv 2, cut paper, abstract, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city
Improv 2, cut paper, abstract, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city

Improv 2, cut paper, abstract, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper on 2 ply archival board Ms. Marano says, "Using salvaged pieces of color aid paper from my "Flat Fix" series I create compositions that are at once mechanical and whimsical." ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper

Zebra Reaches New Heights 1/15 - figurative, playful, bronze, tabletop sculpture
Zebra Reaches New Heights 1/15 - figurative, playful, bronze, tabletop sculpture

Zebra Reaches New Heights 1/15 - figurative, playful, bronze, tabletop sculpture

By Gillie and Marc Schattner

Located in Bloomfield, ON

“We love having a message in our art.” Marc In this playful series of bronze sculptures, the duo pays homage to the zebra among other African animals that are teetering on the brin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Taming Space, contemporary abstract signed 12x12 in colorful, playful geometric
Taming Space, contemporary abstract signed 12x12 in colorful, playful geometric

Taming Space, contemporary abstract signed 12x12 in colorful, playful geometric

By Alayna Rose

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Taming Space" is an abstract oil on canvas by Alayna Rose. Signed. 12" x 12" canvas Alayna Rose is a painter, jewelry designer and former illustrator. Alayna paints with watercol...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black Painting with White Cloud - playful intersecting abstract shapes on canvas
Black Painting with White Cloud - playful intersecting abstract shapes on canvas

Black Painting with White Cloud - playful intersecting abstract shapes on canvas

By Aron Hill

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Aron Hill’s fun, colourful abstract work is often inspired by forms and colours found in nature. The Calgary artist loves bold organic shapes and a fresh, modern palette. Both are on...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Streetcar Situation Green A/P 1/1 -figurative, playful, pop-art, limited edition
Streetcar Situation Green A/P 1/1 -figurative, playful, pop-art, limited edition

Streetcar Situation Green A/P 1/1 -figurative, playful, pop-art, limited edition

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful even irreverent elements with deeply iconic imagery. “….a good art critic would com...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Screen

Punch Me Please - Playful Shasta Still Life Mixed Media Artwork by Gary John
Punch Me Please - Playful Shasta Still Life Mixed Media Artwork by Gary John

Punch Me Please - Playful Shasta Still Life Mixed Media Artwork by Gary John

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was named one of 20 standout artists at the 2014 NY Affordable Art Fair.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Drip Happens - Playful Ice Cream Still Life Mixed Media Artwork by Gary John
Drip Happens - Playful Ice Cream Still Life Mixed Media Artwork by Gary John

Drip Happens - Playful Ice Cream Still Life Mixed Media Artwork by Gary John

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was named one of 20 standout artists at the 2014 NY Affordable Art Fair.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

TTH 6.3 Trio - tall, playful geometric shapes, abstract acrylic on aluminum
TTH 6.3 Trio - tall, playful geometric shapes, abstract acrylic on aluminum

TTH 6.3 Trio - tall, playful geometric shapes, abstract acrylic on aluminum

By Burton Kramer

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Kramer’s modern and graphic paintings express lyrical, geometric abstraction via a harmonic interplay of syncopated shapes of various sizes and colours. Trained at Yale University ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Red and White Blocks - grouping of four playful paintings on linen
Red and White Blocks - grouping of four playful paintings on linen

Red and White Blocks - grouping of four playful paintings on linen

By Aron Hill

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Pure white and bright red shapes float across the canvas in this dynamic series of four minimalist paintings by Aron Hill. Black shadows add depth to the spare compositions. Curated ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

"My Playful Heart" Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood White Floater Frame
"My Playful Heart" Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood White Floater Frame

"My Playful Heart" Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood White Floater Frame

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Shooting Gallery #2, colorful playful whimsical pattern graphic serigraph

Shooting Gallery #2, colorful playful whimsical pattern graphic serigraph

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Silkscreen Edition of 200 Philomena Marano has spent decades “penetrat[ing] the soul of Coney Island to reveal its twin promises of candy-colored paradise and garishly ornate nightm...

Category

2010s Hard-Edge Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Palm Springs Totem 2 - Modern Unique Earth Tone Abstract Playful Resin Sculpture
Palm Springs Totem 2 - Modern Unique Earth Tone Abstract Playful Resin Sculpture

Palm Springs Totem 2 - Modern Unique Earth Tone Abstract Playful Resin Sculpture

By Nayla Saroufim

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Resin

Under the Sea colorful aquatic hard edge playful detailed ocean life
Under the Sea colorful aquatic hard edge playful detailed ocean life

Under the Sea colorful aquatic hard edge playful detailed ocean life

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Under The Sea" was created in collaboration with a poet's words , thus transforming it into visual poetry. The narrative tells of a tiny sea turtle's launch and return from a long j...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Panel

"Humming Along III" Landscape Nature Animals Bright Colorful Playful Oil Paint
"Humming Along III" Landscape Nature Animals Bright Colorful Playful Oil Paint

"Humming Along III" Landscape Nature Animals Bright Colorful Playful Oil Paint

By Lisa Houck

Located in Wellesley, MA

Humming Along III, Oil on Panel, 16 x 12 Inches, is one of a series of paintings, watercolors, mosaics and prints by Lisa Houck, a very established artist from Boston with a large fo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"High Dose"  Bright Color Abstraction Playful Matisse/Calder Qualites Yellow/Red
"High Dose"  Bright Color Abstraction Playful Matisse/Calder Qualites Yellow/Red

"High Dose" Bright Color Abstraction Playful Matisse/Calder Qualites Yellow/Red

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

Artner, Chicago Tribune, "Lyrical Geometry," January 31, 1991 Jerry Saltz, "Let Us Now Praise Artist's Artists," Art and Auction, April 1993 Nancy Stapen, Boston Globe, June 3, 1993 ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Improv 3"  , abstract, urban, black & white, industrial, playful,
"Improv 3"  , abstract, urban, black & white, industrial, playful,

"Improv 3" , abstract, urban, black & white, industrial, playful,

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper on 2 ply archival board: Using salvaged pieces of color aid paper from her "Flat Fix" series Philomena Marano creates compositions that are at once mechanical and whimsical. A...

Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper

Park, "Besties", 40x40 Playful Children Swing Figurative Oil painting on Canvas
Park, "Besties", 40x40 Playful Children Swing Figurative Oil painting on Canvas

Park, "Besties", 40x40 Playful Children Swing Figurative Oil painting on Canvas

By Trip Park

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This Painting, "Besties", is a whimsical 40x40 oil painting on canvas by artist Trip Park. Featured in the painting are two children swinging side by side on swings outdoors on a bri...

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Arnold - playful body builder - black and white with red, yellow and green
Arnold - playful body builder - black and white with red, yellow and green

Arnold - playful body builder - black and white with red, yellow and green

By Benny Katz

Located in Bloomfield, ON

At the same time, he developed a practice in conceptual art working in sculpture and painting. In 2015, Katz took a more lighthearted approach to his sculptural works.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958

Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Mod Girl Crosseyed Alternative -- Mademoiselle Model Having Fun. An out take from a photo shoot for the June 1958 issue of Mademoiselle, Mark Shaw caught a model having fun! Image si...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958

Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Mod Girl Crosseyed Alternative -- Mademoiselle Model Having Fun. An out take from a photo shoot for the June 1958 issue of Mademoiselle, Mark Shaw caught a model having fun! Image si...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958

Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

Mod Girl Crosseyed Alternative -- Mademoiselle Model Having Fun. An out take from a photo shoot for the June 1958 issue of Mademoiselle, Mark Shaw caught a model having fun! Image si...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

'A Visit to the Lake House'   Graphic, Colorful Landscape, Patterned and Playful

'A Visit to the Lake House' Graphic, Colorful Landscape, Patterned and Playful

By Lisa Houck

Located in Wellesley, MA

Humming Along III, Oil on Panel, 16 x 12 Inches, is one of a series of paintings, watercolors, mosaics and prints by Lisa Houck, a very established artist from Boston with a large fo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Two Profiles Claes Oldenburg playful erotic etching in rainbow of color
Two Profiles Claes Oldenburg playful erotic etching in rainbow of color

Two Profiles Claes Oldenburg playful erotic etching in rainbow of color

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

Image 19.75 x 26.3 in. / 50 x 67 cm Paper 27.25 x 36 in./ 69.2 x 91.4 cm Etching in one color on white, thick, slightly textured Wookey Hole handmade paper watermarked with artist’s...

Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Playful Large Rug by Art & Loom
Playful Large Rug by Art & Loom

Playful Large Rug by Art & Loom

Located in Geneve, CH

Playful large rug by Art & Loom Dimensions: D 304.8 x H 426.7 cm Materials: New Zealand wool & Chinese silk Quality (Knots per Inch): 100 Also available in different dimensions.

Category

2010s Nepalese Post-Modern North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Playful Medium Rug by Art & Loom
Playful Medium Rug by Art & Loom

Playful Medium Rug by Art & Loom

Located in Geneve, CH

Playful Medium rug by Art & Loom Dimensions: D274.3 x H365.8 cm Materials: New Zealand wool & Chinese silk Quality (Knots per Inch): 100 Also available in different dimensions.

Category

2010s Nepalese Post-Modern North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Playful Small Rug by Art & Loom
Playful Small Rug by Art & Loom

Playful Small Rug by Art & Loom

Located in Geneve, CH

Playful small rug by Art & Loom Dimensions: D243.4 x H304.8 cm Materials: New Zealand wool & Chinese silk Quality (Knots per Inch): 100 Also available in different dimensions.

Category

2010s Nepalese Post-Modern North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Playful Puppies
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Playful Puppies

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Playful Puppies

Located in Hudson, NY

Antique bronze sculptures of puppies playing. Traces of gold on both, one holding tassels in its mouth. Measurements: 3 1/2" h x 6 1/2" w x 3 3/4" d and 4 1/4" h x 5 1/2" w x 3 3/4" d

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Spring Song, Playful Animal Abstract Lithograph by Susan Elias
Spring Song, Playful Animal Abstract Lithograph by Susan Elias

Spring Song, Playful Animal Abstract Lithograph by Susan Elias

By Susan Elias

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Susan Elias, American (1942 - ) Title: Spring Song Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed, dated in pencil Edition: 115 Image Size: 17.5 x 24 inches Size: 23 x 28 inches

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Playful Portrait of Claudio Villa and Aldo Fabrizi -  Vintage B/w Photo - 1960s

Playful Portrait of Claudio Villa and Aldo Fabrizi - Vintage B/w Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Playful portrait of Claudio Villa and Aldo Fabrizi is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper. Logo of "foto Bettini Roma" on the front. Excellent conditions. Dim: cm...

Category

1960s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Playful Pop Art "Footsie" Coffee Table
Playful Pop Art "Footsie" Coffee Table

Playful Pop Art "Footsie" Coffee Table

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This 1980s Pop Art "Footsie" coffee table features four elegantly arched mannequin legs supporting a textured Industrial steel top.

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Just A Snack - Abstract Colorful Playful Burger Still Life Painting on Paper
Just A Snack - Abstract Colorful Playful Burger Still Life Painting on Paper

Just A Snack - Abstract Colorful Playful Burger Still Life Painting on Paper

By Kellie Newsome

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

Le Carnaval De Nice (Fun, Colorful, Vibrant, Playful, Comic, ~47% OFF)
Le Carnaval De Nice (Fun, Colorful, Vibrant, Playful, Comic, ~47% OFF)

Le Carnaval De Nice (Fun, Colorful, Vibrant, Playful, Comic, ~47% OFF)

Located in Kansas City, MO

Wilhelm Schlote Le Carnaval De Nice (Fun, Colorful, Vibrant, Playful, Comic) Giclee in Fine Paper Year: 2017 Size: 24.01 × 17.20 inches (61.0 x 43.7 cm) Edition: 300 + 30 E.A.

Category

2010s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Giclée

DeSimone Hand Painted 'Happy Grape Lady' Italian Ceramic Square Heavy Deep Dish
DeSimone Hand Painted 'Happy Grape Lady' Italian Ceramic Square Heavy Deep Dish

DeSimone Hand Painted 'Happy Grape Lady' Italian Ceramic Square Heavy Deep Dish

By DeSimone

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

DeSimone of Italy, 'Happy Grape Lady' is typical of DeSimone's colorful and playful art. This bowl is weighty, deep and square - a most unusual piece for the DeSimone collector ci...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper
Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The gallery's commitment to customer satisfaction means that clients can invest in art with confidence, knowing they have a reputable and established art gallery backing their acquis...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Still Life Conceptual Scene, Playful Seafood in Vivid Color, Blue, Yellow , Pink
Still Life Conceptual Scene, Playful Seafood in Vivid Color, Blue, Yellow , Pink

Still Life Conceptual Scene, Playful Seafood in Vivid Color, Blue, Yellow , Pink

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

Category

2010s Conceptual Landscape Prints

Materials

Photographic Film, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

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Playful Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact piece of playful art you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Abstract version. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of playful art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of playful art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, beige, gold and more. Creating an object in our assortment of playful art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Philomena Marano, Mark Shaw, Nancy Berlin, Benny Katz and Mark Birksted are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.

How Much is a Playful Art?

The price for a piece of playful art in our collection starts at $68 and tops out at $37,500 with the average selling for $1,478.