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
Still life of sunflowers oil on canvas painting russian artist flowers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Natalia Pankova (1965) - Sunflowers - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 50x50 cm.
Frameless.
Natalia Yuryevna Pankova (Russian: Наталия Юрьевна Панкова, Gorky, June 28, 1965) is a Ru...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Houses No. 1, Norway by Calo Carratala - Snowy landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Red Houses No. 1 is a unique oil on laminated wood painting from the Norway series by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in).
The art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Between His Skin and Hers
Located in Nashville, TN
Laura Nugent describes her paintings as “colliding blocks of color made orderly overtime.” In her "Small Series", Nugent continues to explore color relationships in softly geometric compositions on new surfaces such as uniquely textured repurposed paper and vintage hardback book...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Figurative original painting "I'm not afraid anymore" by Dasha Pogodina
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The painting titled "I'm Not Afraid Anymore" is a visceral representation of triumph over fear. It showcases a figure in a gentle embrace with a large, vibrant red...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Facing the world" ( contemporary painting of a woman standing back)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary painting called "Facing the world" depicting a woman standing back wearing a casual blouse and blue jeans makes part of my series dedicated to women.
In my series ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mangroves in Casamance No.2 by Calo Carratalá - Senegal landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Mangroves in Casamance No.2 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Cardboard, Wood
Pocket Clementine, Original Painting, Orange, Still Life, Affordable, Food Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Clementine is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Space Junk 15 - Original One of a Kind Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
At the crossroads, 50x50cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
At the crossroads, oil/canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Awaken
By Novi Lim
Located in Boston, MA
Artist commentary:
I like to transport my mind to a calming place, inspired by memories, and complex organic elements found in nature. Playing with colors and movement, creating new...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Machiavellian Browser
Located in New Orleans, LA
Machiavellian Browser depicts a screenshot of some issues black men face in the 21st century. Machiavellianism in psychology refers to a personality trait that sees a person so focus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Note To Myself - 1 -6"x8", Black and White Abstract Painting
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small paintings are intimate and personal. They can be moved around easily and personalize a space. A subtle touch of mystery invites the viewer to interpret an untold story in this ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Floral Vintage Oil Painting of Wild Red Poppies in Field in English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Floral Vintage Oil Painting of Wild Red Poppies in a Field in the English Countryside, by 20th Century British Artist.
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 22 x 18 inches
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mountains in the Clouds in Tuscany Italy by 20th Century Italian Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mountains in the Clouds in Tuscany Italy by 20th Century Italian Artist Armando Romano
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 26 x 22 inches
In...
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Transfiguration. Metamorphosis and Coexistence: Painting Surreal by L-Xiua
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
SURREAL Figurative painting with animals “Transfiguration” mixed texture, 2023. Animal figurative magic in blue. A shared dream where you and I are one with them.
This work by L-Xi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
'Still Life of Flowers', Laguna Beach, PAFA, Classical Realism
By Marc Whitney
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower center, 'Marc Whitney' for Marc Byron Whitney (American, born 1955) and painted circa 2010.
A native of California, Marc Whitney first studied art at the Laguna Beach S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Silu Niu Still Life Original Oil Painting "Banana"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Banana
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19.5 x 19.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Terror at Hollywood Beach, Original Oil Painting on Repurposed Painting, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed seascape was found torn, forlorn, covered with dust and headed for a dumpster. The artist saw it as an opportunity to express an on-going them...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Yellow Landscape, Original Art on Paper , One of a kind
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Original Art on Fabriano Elle Paper
50x70 cm
2023
The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension of respect for the envi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Cosmos III by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style painting, flower, silver leaves
Located in Paris, FR
Cosmos III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments and silver leaves on Japanese cardboard, dimensions are 27.3 × 24.2 cm (10.7 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Silver
Panoramic Coastal Scene of Devon Coastline with Orange Sunset on English Channel
Located in Preston, GB
Panoramic Coastal Scene of Devon Coastline with Orange Sunset on English Channel by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 20 x 8 inches
(unframed box canvas)...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
"Provence, always in my heart "(seaside, vineyards, mountains, nature painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive landscape artwork "Provence, always in my heart" is full of vivid colors which are my tools of expression to celebrate my love to the south of France....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Black and White(Boxers) 36" x 48" Figurative Contemporary Brushstrokes
Located in Houston, TX
Black and White, oil on canvas 36" x 48 "
Shevlino says he is often drawn to subjects which convey both a sense of movement and which have a narrative that resonates with me. Boxe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Credulity Lost - Oil Still Life Landscape with Rural and Urban Symbolism
By Mark Bowers
Located in Chicago, IL
With the depiction of landscape playing such a central role in the history of North American art, it seemed to offer many of the critical possibilities I was looking for, and it felt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Learning to Not Let the Negative..." Painting 30" x 22" inch by Booboo Stewart
Located in Culver City, CA
"Learning to Not Let the Negative..." Painting 30" x 22" inch by Booboo Stewart
Artwork full name: "Learning to Not Let the Negative Feelings Stand Out the Most"
Artwork size: 30" x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Somewhere II, Minimal Geometric Architecture, Urban Style, Dark Tones, Turquoise
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
House On Pink - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic and Minimalistic 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Adam Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting Contemporary Brushstrokes Maine
Located in Houston, TX
Adam in Maine, oil on canvas 42" x 39" Look for Subsidized Shipping on Checkout
This is a painting of David Shevlino's son Adam when he was about 6 or 7. When he was young we m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Summer Woods III (40 x 26 inch cyanotype painting)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of the plant was first drawn, then painted not with ink or paint, but with light-sens...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Mixed Media, Monotype, Photogram
Gold Lake
Located in Miami, FL
Humberto Castro
"Gold Lake" 2024
Acrylic, gold leaf, and resin on wood
48 x 36 in
Frame included
Humberto Castro was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1957. He graduated from the Academy of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"FORGOTTEN CARYATIDS" Oil Painting 39" x 47" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"FORGOTTEN CARYATIDS" Oil Painting 39" x 47" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique
blend of architectural sen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No. 207 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, mixed media, orange
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No. 207 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with India ink, pastel and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 120 × 60 cm (47.2 × 23.6 in).
The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, India Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled (fig.10)
By Fiona Rae
Located in London, GB
Fiona Rae
Untitled (fig.10), 1997
Oil & acrylic on canvas
hand-signed on the back
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Fiona Rae is a British contemporary artist known for her dynamic and vibrant abstr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Landfall III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, grey sky, clouds
Located in Paris, FR
Landfall III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 140 × 140 cm (55.1 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shine for Me.Oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Shine for Me" captures the uplifting feeling of basking in the bright sunshine on a clear, blooming day, feeling inspired and connected to something greater. It conveys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Antiquity News" Painting 39" x 47" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Antiquity News" Painting 39" x 47" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
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Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly talented Ukrainian painter and graphic known for h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Layer No.51 by Doris Marten - Abstract painting, minimalist, blue, lines, yellow
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Layer No.51 is a unique Indian ink on Alu-Dibond painting by contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 80 × 200 cm (31.5 × 78.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Red Barn Reflected 2022 - painting, minimalist, landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Charles Pachter’s elegant contemporary paintings of barns pay homage to Canada’s rural roots and its strong agricultural heritage. In this piece, the clean lines of a bright red barn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"An Open Window Lets the Rain in" Painting 46" x 33" inch by Booboo Stewart
Located in Culver City, CA
"An Open Window Lets the Rain in" Painting 46" x 33" inch by Booboo Stewart
Artwork size: 40" x 26" in
Size framed: 46" x 33" in
Booboo Stewart, born in Los Angeles, is a prolific ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Neon God II by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, blue tones, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Neon God II is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 120 × 100 cm (47.2 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Move - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic and Minimalistic 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Abyssal by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, ocean, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Abyssal is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 200 × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Confidence- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a Young Nude Man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden
'Confidence'
60 x 60 cm
( Framed in black wooden frame, included in price, 70 x 70 cm)
Oil on canvas
2024
Artist David van der Linden has a hard time to paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fatih ressam Diyogu
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
From Our Gallery Diogo Barros Pires
Fatih ressam Diyogu, 2024
Crayon, soft pastel and pastel on paper
100 x 70 cm
"Fatih ressam Diyogu" by Diogo Barros Pires, created in 2024, is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
Root VIII by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, blue tones, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Root VIII is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 150 × 130 cm (59.1 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hello Sunshine, Yellow, Indigo Blue, Pink, Aqua Abstract Patterns
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light blue, lime green, indigo, pink and aqua on a luminous golden yellow background. Signed, dated and titled on v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Neon God I by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, blue tones, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Neon God I is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Root IX by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, blue tones, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Root IX is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 130 × 100 cm (51.2 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow Landscape, Original Art on Paper , One of a kind, by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Original Art on Fabriano Elle Paper
50x70 cm
2023
The use of natural materials such as mineral oxide powder connects the work to a dimension of respect for the envi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Near la Samaritaine by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Near la Samaritaine is a unique painting by contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are 120...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Neon God III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, blue tones, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Neon God III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dewy Wine, Red, Yellow Flowers, Mauve, Birds in Tree, Botanical Bird Painting
Located in Kent, CT
A lively, bright red botanical pattern against a mauve background with a deep cobalt blue bird perched on a tree. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Pastoral and bucolic still life...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Matisse 2 Study 1"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
"Makaula" the Seer - Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic and surreal landscape with a Makaula or seer and a woman seeking to know her future by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her h...
Category
1940s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Diamond Rose, Hot Pink, Sage Green, Cobalt Blue, Olive, Ochre Abstract Painting
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
Thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations in cheerful, exuberant color. Little moments in vibrant shades of hot ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scarlet Ripples, Red Coral Orange Tree Botanical Branches Painting White Mylar
Located in Kent, CT
Layers of foliage with coral reddish orange leaves with hints of dark burgundy grace dark indigo branches on the pristine white background of this painting in on Mylar mounted on acr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Acrylic, Panel
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