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
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands.
'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,800 Sale Price
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Last Light on Slaters Ridge Wyatt Mt - Blue Sky Green Mountain Landscape, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
The verdant green, mountainous landscape of Gregory Hennen's Virginia home are the subject for this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel. Recording t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Between the Landscape and Geometry - Modern Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
Between the Landscape and Geometry, hand weaving, linen yarn, wool, acrylic
textile paint, 70 x 65 cm, 2024.
There is a second painting from this series - my other article here, mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic, Wool
Pair of Blue Birds - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Botanical Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Pair of Blue Birds" is a striking example of contemporary folk art that merges whimsical symbolism with bold abstraction. This original acrylic and gouache paintin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
In the Space of Make-Believe
Located in Zofingen, AG
This dreamer appears to come from a world of her own invention: the hat, the closed eyes, the calm poise, the earring as a quiet emblem of play. She constructs herself outside of imp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Figurative, Realism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About the Artist
Joy Eyitayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,160 Sale Price
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Black Drip II - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Green Table with Red Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, Green Table with Red Flowers portrays a quiet café scene where everyday life turns into poetry. At the center, a couple sits by a round green table ador...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Evening Lights
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, Evening Lights captures the glowing warmth of a café terrace at night. The golden illumination of the building spills onto the pavement, reflecting in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Concentric Circles - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Modern Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Bronze
The Duchess
Located in Zofingen, AG
An imposing black dog rests calmly on a baroque armchair, carrying the weight of the room in its poised presence. Golden carvings and deep green velvet frame its quiet dignity, while...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Love is Kind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Orelisa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,800 Sale Price
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Low Tides, High Chill - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Some days are just meant for slowing down. While the world might be rushing past you, like someone swimming hard to get somewhere, you can choose to move differently. It’s okay to ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fragrances et bruillements by G. Priault - Tropical forest painting, landscape
Located in Paris, FR
Fragrances et bruillements is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Gérard Priault, dimensions are 81 × 100 cm (31.9 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Fig 1
Located in Zofingen, AG
The blue fig branch is not merely a plant, but a sign. A symbol of wisdom and eternal life from ancient Mediterranean cultures, it is transformed here through color borrowed from Mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Bubbles, They Will All Burst, Original David Shrigley Art
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, Bubbles, They Will All Burst, 2023
Unique acrylic on wove paper
75 x 55 cm (29 1/2 × 21 7/10 in)
Hand-signed with initials in pencil
Part of a series of 20 paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
I Recognize Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
The dog’s gaze meets a bouquet of pink flowers — not to possess, but to witness. There’s no tension here, only quiet coexistence. Daria captures the delicate balance of softness and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Roses #1
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, white roses unfold against a ground of deep red, appearing as silence within fire. The composition stages a dialogue between tenderness and passion, evoking an imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Deja Vu. Spring, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A stylized portrait depicts a girl using bold blocks of color. Her face appears simplified and almost sculptural, rendered in muted tones of beige, grey, and pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Stroll in the Sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, this painting captures the vibrant rhythm of urban life bathed in sunlight. The golden tones of the vintage car and the bright dress at the center creat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French School Neverending Reading - Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Never ending Reading
In this luminous and poetic work, a suspended moment of everyday life, infused with both serenity and the quiet solitude of modern existence. Two women, seated...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
New Stories
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, New Stories portrays the quiet poetry of urban encounters. Figures gather around a café beneath a bright awning, some pausing in conversation, others si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Amaryllis -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting of Flowers
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist)
Amaryllis
46,2 x 36,8 cm ( framed included 46,6 x 37,2 cm)
Oil paint on wood panel
We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning.
Incredibly ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
When It’s Raining Cats and Dogs
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the outer noise of rain turns into an inner silence.
It’s pouring outside, yet inside there’s soft light, the warmth of skin, the smell of pages, and the quiet breathin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Layer No.14 by Doris Marten - Abstract minimalism, colorful painting
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Layer No.14 is an abstract painting by contemporary German artist Doris Marten. It is made with Indian ink on Alu-Dibond and measures 45 × 45 cm (17.7 × 17.7 in).
The Layers series ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Permission to Toch
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work portrays the gentle act of reaching inward. Hands — symbolic extensions of the self — softly connect with the dog’s face. The animal remains still, receptive. Dasha paints ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Fig 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
The blue fig branch is not merely a plant, but a sign. A symbol of wisdom and eternal life from ancient Mediterranean cultures, it is transformed here through color borrowed from Mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colorful Shoots and Ladders, Abstract Geometric Triptych, Bauhaus Inspiredhaus
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Colorful Shoots and Ladders” is a striking triptych that channels the spirit of the Bauhaus movement through precise geometric composition and a masterful command of color. Each pan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Strings of Time Woven into Silence. Series"Vibrations of the Earth
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting opens a space where the earth resonates with its invisible vibrations. The horses appear not only as figures of nature but as symbols of the soul’s movement through the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Keeper of Geese, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman sits serenely on a bench, cradling a white goose against her chest. Her patterned dress blends into the patchwork of earth beneath her, while a modern s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Unseen Voices 34" 2024 oil on panel 21 x 18 in.
By Tamar Zinn
Located in New York, NY
"Atmospheric ambiguity and a love of structure are long-time preoccupations and both are central to my work. Driven by a persistent curiosity to see where the work will lead me, I wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Interlocutors
Located in Zofingen, AG
Three figures at a table during a tea break. A simple everyday scene, filled with the atmosphere of conversation.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
PAILL by Ramon Enrich - Large contemporary painting, landscape, architecture
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
PAILL is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions including the frame are 95 × 175 cm (37.4 × 68.9 in).
The artwork is signed, sold frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
God Answers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Gold Dress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“God Answers”(God answers) is a profound and thought-provoking artwork that explores the universal human quest for connection, guidance, and meaning. This powerful title captures the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow and Blue Make Green - Tall Modern Abstract Figurative Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Carrie Bradshaw says good bye. From the Art, Culture & Society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Summer – Lotus by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese landscape painting, nature, flower
Located in Paris, FR
Summer – Lotus is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with japanese pigments, silver and gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dime...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
"June's Captivation"
By Tim Rees
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Timothy Rees was fascinated with drawing throughout his youth and after high school pursued a degree in animation. The pull to painting portraits and figures was strong, however, le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Poppin' Graff - Abstract Colorful Textural 'Love You' Graffiti Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Nick
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself.
Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$7,500
Episode 1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two female figures emerge in the stillness of midday, their bodies softened by warmth and the ease of being present. They rest on a tender blanket strewn with wildflowers, while a bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
- 21st Century Contemporary realistic Painting of a bird
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ria Koreman
Wren
30 x 24 cm (framed included in price 35 x 29 cm)
Ria Korenman paints what many people overlook: the magic in everyday life. Especially birds, with a soft spot for t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas "Premonition of Eternity"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Premonition of Eternity" – Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas, executed with professional Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt oil paints. The surface is constructed through succ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Duet"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Resin
$30,000
Beauty in the Eyes of Beholder -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Threading Horizons 7
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas or panel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Clearing" Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This atmospheric oil painting by Stephanie Johnson, titled Clearing, captures the fleeting moment when dawn or dusk quiets the landscape in a soft hush. A luminous yellow sky gradual...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shared Silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
Female faces, almost merging into a single rhythm, are depicted with closed eyes, as if immersed in a space of trust and quietude. The light headscarves framing their faces evoke a s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Shall I Compare You To Summer Days - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Two Presence
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, Daria explores the acceptance of different shades of oneself. Two dogs — dark and crimson — stand together in silence, not competing but acknowledging each other. The p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Castaway - Abstract Playful Earth Tone Textural Paint Splat Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
''Sparrows'' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with Two Sparrows, Birds
Located in Utrecht, NL
The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of his idiosyncratic working met...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Frammenti" Original Drawing Large Size- Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Fragments
Artist: Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy)
Year: 2024
Medium: Charcoal on high-quality Fabriano paper
Size: 50 x 70 cm
Frame: Custom handmade frame availabl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Paper
$1,322 Sale Price
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Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Green "Whispers of the Jungle"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Whispers of the Jungle" – Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas in Green Tones is executed with professional Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt oil paints. The surface is built th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
"Unseen Voices 32" 2024 oil on panel 21 x 18 in.
By Tamar Zinn
Located in New York, NY
"Atmospheric ambiguity and a love of structure are long-time preoccupations and both are central to my work. Driven by a persistent curiosity to see where the work will lead me, I wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Crescent Moon Late May - Night Sky Stars Green Woods Water Trees Landscape, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
The night sky over the densely treed forest of Hennen's Wyatt Mountain, Virginia home is the subject of this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel set...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
You Are A Super Hero - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
Large Colourful Abstract Oil on Canvas Floral Painting With Pastel Tones
Located in Cape Town, ZA
"Nature is the indirect perception of human personification, emotion and imagination which is emphasised in colour, texture, patterns and line as it is captured in my paintings, with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Shell - Oil Paint by Edolo Masci - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Edolo Masci in 1990s.
Hand signed.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 62x57
Very good condition.
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$519 Sale Price
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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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