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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
CANVAS 12, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
figurative colorful painting original figurative painting, modern, original oil paint on the canvas unframed!!, abstract modern wall art This is original oil painting painted by...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Diptych, from The Movies series. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Diptych, from The Movies series. Painting by Jose Ricardo Contreras González Untitled & Light From the series Movies Oil on canvas Overall Size: 30 cm. H x 50 cm. W Individual s...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled , Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sin Título, by Jose Ricardo Contreras González From the Movies series Oil on canvas 30 cm. H x 25 W cm. Unframed José Ricardo Contr...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Smoke IV, Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Smoke IV, by Jose Ricardo Contreras González From the Movies Series Oil on canvas 30 cm. H x 25 W cm. José Ricardo Contreras Gonzále...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Twilight
Located in Deddington, GB
Daisy Clarke Twilight Original Painting Oil on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 40cm Signed Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication as to how a piece may...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gull Rock
Located in Deddington, GB
Gull Rock Carolyn Tyrer 600 x 800 mm unframed Acrylic on canvas. I love the way the light dances along the top of the waves and sparkles like precious stones. The day that inspires t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Julia Craig, Fuego II, Original Abstract Art, Affordable Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Julia Craig Fuego II Original Abstract Art Oil on paper Size: H 26cm x W 34.5cm Sold Unframed (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look). Jul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Joanna Commings, Dance Movement 3, Original Abstract Figure painting, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Joanna Commings Dance Movement 3 Original Abstract Figure painting Acrylics on Canvas Size: H 60 x W 60 cm Sold Unframed (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Close Encounter by Dawne Raulet Contemporary Horse Mixed Media with Black, White
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stockbroker turned artist Dawne Raulet stumbled into painting when she least expected it. Frazzled by a fulltime financial career and two small infants at home and in desperate need ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

White Landscape, Diptych, Original Art , Made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
White landscape oil painting on canvas original painting one of a kind diptych overall dimensions 130x92 (65x92 each single canvas) Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agr...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper

Thought & Meditation Nr. 2 - contemporary abstract luminescent color work
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Thought & Meditation Nr. 2" is a 2024 unique acrylic on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Dr. Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. 120 x 120 cm. It depicts a...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Brocéliande II
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Leaves - Modern Expressive Garden, Nature, Flowers, Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Outburst by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary oil painting, seascape, wave
Located in Paris, FR
The Outburst is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

From A Window Seat Two, Gray, Ivory Clouds, Light Blue Sky, Skyscape
Located in Kent, CT
The drama and sublime beauty of the vast sky in New York State's Hudson Valley is captured in this dramatic skyscape painting by David Konigsberg. The artist is widely recognized for...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled 2 - 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

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Paper, Watercolor

Look Up, Night Painting, White House Roof, Dark Blue Sky, White Gold Leaf Stars
Located in Kent, CT
A peaceful nighttime painting of the chimney and roof of a white house against a serene twilight sky darkening from a golden peach to a deep, dark cobalt blue. The night sky is illum...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Abstract Visage VI" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage VI" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tableware" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tableware" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, incompr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mountain Lions of LA, Nature Inspired Painting, Animal, Trees, Gray, Green, Gold
Located in Kent, CT
Two mountain lions in dynamic, powerful poses are dramatic and meticulously painted, layered beneath an intricately detailed map of Los Angeles in bright shimmering gold and branches...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Mica

Abstract Carved Calligraphy Artwork on Wood Panel
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning carved abstract calligraphy artwork on wood panel by Bahrain artist Ali Al Mahmeed, Signed verso. Size: 29.5 x 48 in / 75 x 122 cm (framed). Spanning over 30 years, Ali Al ...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Concrete - Expressive Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Warm Tones
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is signed on the back. The whole artistic output of Robert Bubel centres around subjective emotions and arousing emotion in the beholder. The source of inspiration- tha...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lake with Kayaks - Modern Landscape Painting, Abstract, Lake View, Joyful, Water
Located in Salzburg, AT
Anna Ładecka is a Paris-based polish illustrator and painter. Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Master of Art - Diploma in painting and lithography and obtained a scholar...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Orbit II" Abstract Oil Painting 32" x 47" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Orbit II" Abstract Oil Painting 32" x 47" inch by Ashraf Zamzami Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in the l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Where Eagles Dare - Modern Atmospheric Mountains Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Princess /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Grace Kelly Abstract Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Princess" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Origi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Paint, Canvas

Untitled 1 - Series Final Fantasy, Minutiae Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Narvik No. 2 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, snowy mountain, winter
Located in Paris, FR
Narvik No. 4 is a unique oil on wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in). The artwork is signed and comes with a certi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Gallifa Muse - Lush Green Spanish Landscape with Miró Sculpture, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
The lush green landscape of Carol Pylant's painting titled "Gallifa Muse" invites us to explore. The Miro Sculpture in the foreground draws our eyes upward toward the mist blanketin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Orbit I" Abstract Oil Painting 32" x 47" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Orbit I" Abstract Oil Painting 32" x 47" inch by Ashraf Zamzami Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in the lo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

RED STREET - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Oil Painting
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

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Nocturnal Nature (Still Life Painting of Colorful Flowers on Indigo Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of pastel colored flowers on dark blue Hand-painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes "Nocturnal Nature (Anemone, Passionflower, Buttercup, Ferns, Polli...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Under the Morello Cherries by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, berries
Located in Paris, FR
Under the Morello Cherries is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 89 × 116 cm (35 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Red Landscape" Original Art on Paper , large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Red Landscape Original Art on Paper 60x70 cm 2023 Mineral oxide on paper Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, After receiving her diploma at Liceo ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Pigment

Coast of Bagamoyo by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, clouds
Located in Paris, FR
Coast of Bagamoyo is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed and comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Four Musea: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne each of the nine Muses occupies a creative niche. The Four Muses; Calliope, Clio, Erato and Euterpe represent Epic Poetry, History, Lyric Choral Poetr...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Apple Pie Bakery in Ambleside in the Lake District England by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Apple Pie Bakery in the Cumbrian Town of Ambleside in the Lake District, England, by Contemporary British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 16 x 16 inches Frame...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Paint, Acrylic

The Event III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, grey and blue
Located in Paris, FR
The Event III is a unique oil on wood painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 95 × 95 cm (37.4 × 37.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Wood Panel

May by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, flora, blue flowers, spring mood
Located in Paris, FR
May is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 120 × 80 cm (47.2 × 31.5 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ce...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Favela Triptych I" Painting 71" x 31.5" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Favela Triptych I" Painting 71" x 31.5" inch by Mohamed Hussein Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Anandamath - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil painting ' Anandamath'. On canvas 60 x 100 cm. 2024 Certificate of authenticity by the Artist.
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Box of Rain - red, blue, white, black, indigenous, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing, dynamic geometric contemporary painting is by Rick Rivet. The Metis artist has acquired an international reputation for his artwork which often offers a poetic, spir...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dating Pool /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Shark Abstract Flowers Surrealism
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Dating Pool" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2024 Medium: O...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Above the Beach - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The walrus, an impressively large Arctic animal dominates the canvas in this expressive abstract painting by Rick Rivet. The Metis artist has acquired an international reputation for...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman. The Faces painting embodies the profound connections and cherished relationships that enrich our lives. This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimm...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Landscape" Abstract Geometric , Original Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
landscape mixed media on canvas 92x65 cm original artwork the painting is sold stretched out on a wooden frame ready to hang signed with certificate of authenticity Marilina Marc...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Above the Beach 9 - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rick Rivet’s powerful series of contemporary paintings called Above the Beach is designed to address the environmental threats against the Arctic. Pollution, climate change, the oil ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"A World in a Flower" figurative oil painting girl nature dreamy meditation zen
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
"A World in a Flower" is a Buddhist saying, similar meaning like what William Blake's poem says, to see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in th...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Colorful Square Abstract by Leonard Lee Rowles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Nestled in the red earth of what could be a desert and reminiscent of the arid expanses of New Mexico or the sunny terrain of Sierra Leone emerges a scene of a fragmented village whe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

"Las Metas Pequeńas" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Las Metas Pequeńas" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo Medium: Pencil on Paper. Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate Image size: 15" x 15" inch Size framed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic

After All, I'm Cosmic Dust - Layered Resin with Paint, Gold Dust and Glitter
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. Wit...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media

Scents of Passing Spring II - Abstract Painting with Reflective Gold Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. Wit...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Holders Of New Light - Andrea Stella- Figurative Abstract Painting - Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Andrea Stella (1950-2019). The child of Greek immigrants raised in Italy, Andrea was destined to create. His first concentration in the art world was antique woodworking, which lead...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Cuba, Rebecca Jack_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack "Cuba" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 24 in. 25.25 x 25.25 in. Framed __________________________ Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Shame, Nude Male Crouched on Red Velvet Covered Table, Original Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present. His paintings are imbued with a stillness and silenc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Interchange Between Myth and Reality - Monumental Painting, Original Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
The timeless use of the human form has always been the subject from which artist Bruno Surdo chooses to express his narratives. This interest in using the human body as a focal poin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stay With Me - Abstract Painting with Floral Patterns and Gold Leaf, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. Wit...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Anna in My Studio - Portrait of a Woman, Original Oil Painting on Panel, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A casual pose, Anna gazes out toward the viewer, inviting them in for a closer look. Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present. His paintings are imbued with a stillness and silence for the viewer to infuse meaning. The figure, with her piercing blue eyes, takes a traditional position yet brings a casualness to the piece by her dress and the unfinished works hanging in the background. It captures an intimate moment of solitude. This artwork is framed. The painting is framed in a simple black frame with a small antiqued...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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