Contemporary Portrait 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.
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Style: Contemporary
Ranch Hand
Located in Denver, CO
Like the Westerns I grew up with, my own work is camouflaged in a veil of nostalgia. The figures in my work are often portrayed against a stark background. This forces the viewer to recognize the myth before the critique exposes itself. I work from observation and my imagination using watercolor and traditional printmaking methods. The figurative images I create are heavily researched. By using the West, a subject that I am both familiar with and continue to question, I aim to engage with our inherent perceptions of the past and the myths embedded within. - Jed Webster Smith
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Canvas
"Sunglasses", Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Oil Paint, Canvas, Abstracted
By Victor Wang
Located in St. Louis, MO
“My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scuba Girl, Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Range
Located in Denver, CO
Like the Westerns I grew up with, my own work is camouflaged in a veil of nostalgia. The figures in my work are often portrayed against a stark background. This forces the viewer to recognize the myth before the critique exposes itself. I work from observation and my imagination using watercolor and traditional printmaking methods. The figurative images I create are heavily researched. By using the West, a subject that I am both familiar with and continue to question, I aim to engage with our inherent perceptions of the past and the myths embedded within. - Jed Webster Smith
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Canvas, Wood Panel
In Her Prime
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
People have difficulties embracing their inner spirituality because everyday stress gets the best of them; finding peace and happiness in the little joys of life can seem difficult, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Man That I Was
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Obinrin (Woman)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nostalgia Beautiful Lie 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The underlying body of work is an exploration of texturizing distortion as a language of expression. The works explore an awaking of an Afrocentric consciousness connected to gender,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
My Pretty Teddy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
'Crying Aztec' Tribal Cartoon Painting on Canvas by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
'Crying Aztec' Tribal Cartoon Painting on Canvas by Contemporary British Artist. A thought-provoking surreal & playful reference to the concept of Ancient Astronauts using stone grey...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Expansive Potentials (Feminine Epidemic Series)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This is a universal problem that needs to be addressed, firstly in law 70% of woman has no right, and moreover, in the past and in some culture, your parent choose who you ought to m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Ojulari I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Ojulari" is a series of three (3) paintings which does have a similarity of a big eyeball.
Ojulari simply means "Exterior Appearance" of a person.
There is one Yoruba adage that s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tranquility
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Wherever I Go, I Meet Myself
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Wherever I Go I Meet Myself is an original painting by Wande Oseni. Wande created the painting with acrylic on a primed 32W by 32H canvas.
Wande Oseni uses "Wherever I go I Meet Mys...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Judith- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Painting of Female Strength
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Yvonne Heemskerk
Judith
Oil and bitumen on canvas
120 x 180 cm
This painting shows the most important things in the works of Dutch painter Yvonne Heemskerk, female strength and the love for the material. Painted with oils and bitumen to give the layers a kind of roughness that she wants to have for showing what fire does.
The artist herself explains about this work:
Sharing my process and deeper feelings about my painting Judith. My first painting shown with my new found medium… tar(bitumen)!! The roughness of the material is the starter of it all. Underneath all these colors there is this wild, rough untamed sticky basic, that tries to get a grip...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Female Face Icon XII /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Portrait Matisse Picasso
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Female Face Icon XII"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2024
Medium: Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint, Canvas
Green Abe
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Green Abe
Series: Abe Lincoln
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 23" x 19"
Signature: Signed
Edition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bombshell Bright 1 - Oil Pastel Abstract Figurative Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Omidan (Maiden) 5
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
If roses are red and violets are blue, Omidan, I want you to be my shoe so that I can always walk in you. In the days of Romeo, was always Juliet. In the days of Alárá, was always Aj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Female Face Icon XI /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Portrait Matisse Picasso
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Female Face Icon XI"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2024
Medium: Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Focal
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Art has always been a medium for expressing emotions, ideas, and perspectives. It is a form of communication that transcends language, time, and cultural barriers. And one artwork th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hecate's supper Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting blue mythology pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on paper pasted on canvas
Hand-signed and dated lower left by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Martini Mosaic #3 Acrylic on Canvas Lattice of Tiny Lines Squares Depth Texture
Located in Houston, TX
Martini Painting Series
These five martini paintings are completed at a certain point at which time the artist will start to add a mosaic style pattern to the entire work creating lattice of tiny lines and squares and gives the painting a distinctive mosaic look. He then goes back to work and adds layers of colors to areas that he feels need more depth, light, and texture. The paintings are gallery wrapped so there is no need for a frame.
Ciro Flores...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Panel
Study for Rush
Located in Denver, CO
Nerhbass’ paintings focus on style as a sublime element of tension within beauty. Thematically they evoke modern dilemmas of what it means to see and be seen in a manner that is simu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Glow 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Mayowa Esan's painting titled "Glow" depicts a lady with eyeglasses. The painting is a remarkable piece of art that captures the beauty and elegance of the subject. The artist's use ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Self-portrait as a Moon priest Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting blue oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and oil pastel on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island surrounded by mi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Oil Pastel
"Lost on the Range", Portrait Art Painting, 2020
Located in Delaware , OH
"Lost on the Range", Portrait Art Painting, 2020
Lost on the Range is a Mixed Media Portrait Art Painting piece by Addison Jones. It was created using a collage-style layering tech...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Acrylic
The last column Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting blue mythology oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on canvas
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island surroun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The paths of tenderness Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting blue mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oil Pastel, Paper
Sisterhood 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic
Inner Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything
whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
Painting
Ships in a well...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Soul Mate 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The inspiration for this work emanates from our dear society due to the high rate of divorce and broken home within our society. Marriage is an institution that Yeshua and we establi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aren't We All Hungry?
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Unconsciously we are using this expression to suggest that we are all influenced by the same problems, and forces while actually agreeing to our true state: existing in a fully integ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Keeper of Beauty 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Keeper of Beauty" presents an enchanting composition that immediately captures the eye. The central focus of the artwork is the young lady, her poise emanating an air of tranquility...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hecate and the triple return Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting blue color
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper pasted on canvas
Hand-signed and dated lower left by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Oil Pastel
Pan's smile Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting drawing blue mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island surrounded by mist s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Charybde and Scylla Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting red mythology oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island surrounded by mist s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Oil Pastel
Monica
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Monica" is a captivating portrait created by Franklin Ndibam that depicts a beautiful lady standing by the window side. The painting exudes a sense of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
"Demon" (FRAMED) Painting 33" x 27" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Demon" (FRAMED) Painting 33" x 27" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: "Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate
Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California, and yet raised fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ink
Selfportrait - 21st Century Contemporary Classical self-portrait of the artist
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Self portrait at easel by Cornelis le Mair
115 x 105 cm ( frame included) without frame 90 x 80 cm
oil on wood panel
In 2024 this remarkable artist will reach the age of 80 years. S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Endeared Without A Price 1
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.
About Artist
Bor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Farida
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Farida is a romantic painting of a young charming lady 'Farida' putting on a red gown and a white inner vest, the artist captures the aesthetic of the lovely look, and smile against ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Martini Mosaic #2 Acrylic on Canvas Lattice of Tiny Lines Squares Depth Texture
Located in Houston, TX
Martini Painting Series
These five martini paintings are completed at a certain point at which time the artist will start to add a mosaic style pattern to the entire work creating lattice of tiny lines and squares and gives the painting a distinctive mosaic look. He then goes back to work and adds layers of colors to areas that he feels need more depth, light, and texture. The paintings are gallery wrapped so there is no need for a frame.
Ciro Flores...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Panel
Tropicana 2 - Vibrant Fun Abstract Figurative Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
Public Servant
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the combined portraits of FDR and Lincoln.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Beauty and Time
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Beauty and Time is an original painting by Segun Philips. Segun created Beauty and Time with Acrylic on a 15W by 24H inches primed canvas.
Beauty and Time depict the outer beauty as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Conversations II
Located in Westport, CT
Abstract expressionist painter, Barbara Leiner engages with the landscape in a dialogue between line, color, texture, femininity, and emotional strength and vulnerability. Leiner dra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Plantation Worker II
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
We should never forget our foreign religion was forced on our ancestors during slavery and the hatred for their beauty from hair to body. And till today how we continue to embrace th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Self-Growth
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The underlying body of work is an exploration of texturizing distortion as a language of expression. The works explore an awakening of an Afrocentric consciousness connected to gende...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Before Flight - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting, Realism
By Robert Bubel
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cocoa Line Art - Soft Neutral Purple Abstract Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Princess Sauda
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.
About Artist
Wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
For the Roses 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork "For The Roses" by Olaosun Oluwapelumi features a woman holding a single rose flower against a floral pattern background. The piece is a beautiful tribute to the timeless...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The New Way Fairer 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Innocence filled with curiosity, subtle and gentle.
We all passed through this phase of life.
As time passes by, I will not remain like this for long.
What is my fate in the present ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Matador, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Spanish Matador, by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on vintage paper
Image size: 16 in. H x 12 in. W
Unframed
2019
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Abishola (Born to wealth)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A radiant breed that men crave.
Lie on my bed, they cried.
Born by one, loved by all.
Aso ola ni mo wo.
Clothed with the garment of wealth, I will never go below my status.
Not for pride but unto honor.
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Oniosun Victoria...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Symbol of Strength and Beauty
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 Gallery)
In Kehinde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
My Source and My Pride
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The story of Adaugo in London inspired this piece.
Adaugo came from a very remote village in Africa.
Providentially, she landed a good job as a caregiver in London.
Despite all the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait 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 portrait 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, orange, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nemo Jantzen, America Martin, Jack Graves III, and Timothy Archer. 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 portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $88 and tops out at $430,743, while the average work sells for $4,000.
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