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
"It Was Summer" colorful contemporary female nude resting in artist's studio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"It Was Summer" is a colorful contemporary oil painting of a female nude resting in artist's studio
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled 9 - 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ethereal Emotions Elegant Neutral Colors a Contemporary Gestural Horse Painting
Located in Charleston, US
Abbie Gibson's large scale contemporary horse painting, "Between Two Worlds" is inspired by the horse and ethereal qualities surrounding the animal, while focusing on the subjects of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
1000 Years, blue and earth tonehuman face, bark from birch tree, natural element
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made with the bark of the Paper Birch tree on a repurposed trophy plaque. The title was inspired by the song, "Scott Pilgrim," by the Canadian band, Plum...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Ink, Birch
Tree Tops, Original Painting, Landscape, Woods, Trees
Located in Deddington, GB
Looking up through the tree tops brings a sense of freedom. I love the way the light shines through the branches creating patterns and textures. I've worked in acrylics for the first...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Botanic Garden 1 - Large Format, Contemporary Landscape Painting, Lake View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Myth's Majesty Bull original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Crafted in 2024, this Contemporary Art piece explores the intersection of reality and mythology through the representation of a golden bull. Set against a forest backdrop, the work u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
C.Z Guest Time cover. From the Fashion series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
C.Z Guest Time cover, 2024 by Manuel Santelices
From the Fashion series
Ink and markers on paper
Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
The artist have covered the New York Colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
Cape Cod Sunset II - Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Cape Cod Sunset II
18.0 x 12.0 x 0.5, 0.5 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Another beautiful sunset at Cape Cod. This image has a very wide palette of col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - 7 Personnages Skate Park
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Why So Serious
By Trudy Good
Located in Nottingham, GB
Wonderful realistic figurative original art.
Expertly framed in a white frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
In Elegant Neutral Colors a Contemporary Gestural Horse Painting Evokes Emotion
Located in Charleston, US
Abbie Gibson's "La Marche" is a large scale contemporary horse painting in elegant neutral colors. Abbie Gibson draws inspiration from the majestic horse, delving into the ethereal ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marion Maas Modernist Painting of Two Women
Located in Larchmont, NY
Marion Maas (American, b. 1930)
Peggy - Brown + Gray, c. 1980s
Oil on canvas
Framed: 24 1/8 x 30 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.
Signed lower right
Titled verso on stretch...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Paper Planes
Located in Dallas, TX
Every shape of his artworks is 100% unique. Together with his eye & passion for photography, Johannes developed a combination of abstract creation, deconstruction and realistic paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Framed Original Acrylic Painting
By Jenik Cook
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an original acrylic painting on paper by Jenik Cook. Hand signed by the artist, it includes Letter of Authenticity. This piece comes from the artist's personal collection. Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Amber, Yellow, Pink, Botanical Painting, Flowers, Birds, Monkey, Garden
Located in Kent, CT
A gold monkey with blue, white and yellow birds are surrounded by brightly colored flowers and a peach urn in a lively garden scene. Signed on verso.
Melanie Parke filters and recon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Mixed Media Pietro Perrone Dittico Rosso Signed And Dated
Located in Roma, IT
Pietro Perrone was born on 20 July 1956 in Diamante (CS), Italy. He moved to Rome in 1974 where he completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in the sculpture course. In 1985,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
The knitter Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting portrait people figurative
Located in Paris, FR
OIl painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cabane Zaragoza original watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Landscape original watercolor painting framed
Original watercolor by the Spanish artist
Joaquin Cabane. 1922/1993
Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané traveled in search of insp...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1987 Adrianne Wortzel Acrylic on Paper
Located in Larchmont, NY
Adrianne Wortzel (b. 1941)
Gold Columns, 1987
Acrylic on paper
Sight: 22 x 30 in.
Framed: 27 x 34 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Signed and titled verso on stretcher bar
ADRIANNE WORTZEL'S early ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Agony and Passion
Located in El Portal, FL
Combining agony and passion in a lobster painting could result in a striking and symbolic artwork. The lobster, with its vibrant red color and sharp c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
So Important to be Right
Located in Denver, CO
David Rathman, born in 1958 in Choteau, MT, is known for his delicately rendered paintings of stereotypically male motifs from American history and contemporary culture. He focuses o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
History Ambiguous - Nude Woman Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018)
The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
White Invisible Cow
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Ballerina" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ballerina" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
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Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly talented Ukrainian painter and graphic known for his di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Tan Frenchie on Yellow
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Happy Pig on Fence with Blue
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sisters
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Olga Cairols is a Spanish artist with more than 35 years of career.
Olga studied Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. She has a bachelors degree in Design, Art ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Happy Pig on Fence with Tan
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1990 Seascape Painting on Plaster by Abigail J. Brown
Located in Larchmont, NY
Abigail J. Brown
Untitled, 1990
Mixed media
14 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.
Sight: 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.
Signed lower right: Abigail J. Brown 90
Summa Gallery label verso
Comes with handwr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Mixed Media
Beautiful Chaos
Located in Dallas, TX
Every shape of Johannes Ehemann's artworks is 100% unique. Together with his eye & passion for photography, Johannes developed a combination of abstract creation, deconstruction and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
"Quietude" Contemporary Landscape Painting
By Carol Young
Located in Westport, CT
This small contemporary landscape painting by Carol Young features a warm neutral palette and captures a rural scene. A light-toned barn sits in a golden yellow field in front of dee...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Gov's Island Ferry Terminal by Ann Solomon
Located in Larchmont, NY
Ann Solomon
Terminal at Gov. Island, c. Late 20th Century
Oil on canvas
23 3/4 x 18 in.
Framed: 27 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 1 in.
Signed lower right
This painting depicts a detail of the buil...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow Fields no.3, Original Painting, Hills, Landscape, Fields, Trees, Yellow
Located in Deddington, GB
Yellow Fields no.3 is an original oil painting by artist Alexa Roscoe. In this bold and vibrant painting. Alexa has captured a depth of view of the fields framed by the strong dark l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Ladies Club
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"The Ladies Club" is an acrylic on canvas painting by Genieve Figgis, painted in 2021. The artwork size is 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 inches. The piece is signed v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Happy Pig on Fence with Yellow
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Happy Pig on Fence with Green
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Chicks on Yellow
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape at 11.18 AM
Located in Zofingen, AG
"This painting is from the series ""Landscapes"", in which repulsed not by a lot of details, but covering a vast space in which everyone can find his own world, this time I decided t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chicks on White
Located in Napa, CA
Josh Brown has had a lifetime interest in creating art, most notably through his depiction of animals. He swiftly captures the mood of his subjects and brings the personality of each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Golden Fields, Original Painting, Hills, Landscape, Fields, Orange, Rural Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Yellow Fields no.3 is an original oil painting by artist Alexa Roscoe. In this bold and vibrant painting. Alexa has captured a depth of view of the fields framed by the strong dark l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paper Planes
Located in Dallas, TX
Every shape of his artworks is 100% unique. Together with his eye & passion for photography, Johannes developed a combination of abstract creation, deconstruction and realistic paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Queen of Bavaria" Yellow Bird Original Oil painting in Vintage Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hunt Slonem - Queen of Bavaria
Original Framed Oil Painting. Signed on Verso.
Our Gallery works directly with Hunt Slonem.
This painting was acquired directly from the artist and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Organized Chaos
Located in Dallas, TX
Every shape of Johannes Ehemann's artworks is 100% unique. Together with his eye & passion for photography, Johannes developed a combination of abstract creation, deconstruction and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
The Bay With Full Moon - Nudes Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018)
The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Gucci Girls. Mixed Media Double Sided Figurative Painting
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
DOUBLE SIDED works and have been created to intentionally depict 2 images, one on each side of the paper. They are created using 100% cotton 300g watercolour paper, watercolour, penc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Thread, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Inside
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
Larisa Safaryan has chosen to work with a most unconventional and delicate medium: an eggshell. Without question she is an innovator in what she does.
The strength and fragility of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Reconnect Blue
Located in Dallas, TX
The "Heads“ for which he is known serve as his starting point for creative explorations. He uses different styles and mediums to explore the facets of these heads and delve deeper an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Together Is Better" Contemporary Animal Mixed Media on Canvas Framed
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Together Is Better" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Nathalie Boissonnault, depicting a collaged origami armadillo holding a vibrant red umbrella with a white balloon monke...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Tetons From Togwotee
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings are the primary way in which I try to understand the complexities of the region where I live. Most of my work is built on themes of human perception, the boundaries and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Beginning
Located in Zofingen, AG
"The Beginning" is a canvas that captures the moment of the fascinating mystery of dawn. Light, transparent clouds floating smoothly over the calm mountain peaks paint new hopes and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Framed Original Acrylic Painting, Hand Signed, Letter of Authenticity
By Jenik Cook
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an original acrylic painting on paper by Jenik Cook. Hand signed by the artist, it includes Letter of Authenticity. This piece comes from the artist's personal collection. Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Tea Garden" Original Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ming Feng
Located in Chatsworth, CA
"Tea Garden" is an original oil painting on stretched canvas by Ming Feng, hand signed by the artist. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 30" x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marina Cathedral - Landscape Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018)
The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Projection of the House of Faces" Painting 20" x 24" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Projection of the House of Faces" Painting 20" x 24" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Born in 1967, in Moscow
Lived in Paris for ten years (1988 - 1998), now lives and works in Moscow.
PU...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood, Mixed Media
Moroccan Landscape – Atmospheric Nature Oil Painting, Abstraction, Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agnieszka Zawisza (born 1970) is a painter, visual artist and art teacher. She studied at the Warsaw Art Academy, Department of Painting (1994-2000), obtaining a Master's degree with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
May Day
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: May Day
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Prove...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Takakkaw Falls
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on wood panel
Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by collabo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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