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Contemporary Art

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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

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Style: Contemporary
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gondola, San Giorgio Maggiore - panorama citsycape - Venice - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape panorama photo. Gondolas docked along a pier with blurred motion, against foggy San Giorgio Maggiore in the back. Archival pigment ink print as p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x47cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled I and VIII, Diptych, From the Half Angels Half Demons series. Male Nude
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The angel is a being that religion has bequeathed us as a sign of purity, innocence, and goodness, from the same source, we have been sold to the devil as the form that represents ev...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

REFLECTIONS XI - Contemporary Atmospheric Lake Landscape
Located in Salzburg, AT
A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Hoarfrosted Lonely Tree Frozen Field - black and white large scale landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Digital pigment ink print, edition of 5. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. International award win...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Bent Palm, Beach, Florida, USA, black and white minimalist landscape - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist landscape Photography. A leaning palm tree on a beach with calm waters and a distant shoreline. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Ploumanac'h Lighthouse, Architecture Photography, Brittany, France - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photograph of a tall lighthouse on a rocky coast, with a small bridge and large rocks in foreground. Digital pigment ink print, edition...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Sun loungers on the Beach, panorama landscape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color panorama landscape photography. Empty beach with blue lounge chairs, umbrellas, and gazebos on sand under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as part ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Retoni, seascape, fishing stilt house, panorama - color photography, seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape photography. A rustic house on stilts with a crane and fishing nets, situated on rocks in the water, under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink prin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Divine Nude No.42 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.42 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Pedal Boat Color - minimalist photography - waterscape - landscape - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist waterscape photography. A row of colorful children's pedal boats with slides on stilts in calm water, above a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23.4x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool. "There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

The Pearl Club
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this quietly surreal pasture, two red cows and a slender black dog form an unexpected circle of trust. Their pearl necklaces echo one another, creating a subtle thread of kinship ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Birches - Atmospheric Nature Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
This painting is signed on the back, the frames are made of oak A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Hotel room. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
While "Composition for Film" evokes notable associations with masters of painting and poetry known precisely for their ability to evoke slow time, intimacy, poetry, and introversion ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Cliffs Panorama - long exposure seascape - Faroe Islands, limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Photography. Cliffs and green hills along a body of water, with distant islands or landmasses in the background under a cloudy sky. All Gerald Berghammer p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Enigma Machine, Bletchley Park - British history color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps photographed Bletchley Park in partnership with Hertfordshire University and Bletchley Park Trust, to document Alan Turing’s historic past at Bletchley. He was privileg...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Beautiful Manta" Abstract Geometric Grid in Pastel Colors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beautiful Manta" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, pastel, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 8.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso. Kevin Snipes (h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Pastel

Pedal Boat - Balaton - long exposure waterscape photography - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white long exposure waterscape photography. Five pedal boats on a platform over water, with a cloudy sky in the background. Digital pigment ink print, e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Clever as a Fox - Original Wild Animal Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

"A Cut Flower Can't Last I" Smoke and House Imagery in Grayscale Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "A Cut Flower Can't Last I" is an original piece by Graham Franciose, and is made from watercolor on panel mounted Rives BFK cotton rag, wax sealed, custom Douglas ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor, Cotton, Wax, Wood Panel

Briccole minimalist seascape, foggy morning Venice, Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color photo. Rusty metal poles with spherical tops standing in calm water, with a foggy, minimal skyline and a pier in the background. Archival pigment ink print...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Cobbolds Point Panorama seascape, wavebreaker England - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist photography. A curved stone jetty extending into a calm body of water, with a tall navigation marker at the end. Archival pigment ink ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Cypress Tree on a Hill with a Cross - Tuscany - limited landscape editon photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. A small group of tall, slender cypress trees on a dry, barren hilltop against a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Tree by the calm sea panorama - minimalist landscape - Portugal - limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Landscape Photography. A lone tree with green leaves growing beside a paved road, with the ocean and a clear blue sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Embrace (Light Grey) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, dynamic
Located in Paris, FR
Embrace (Light Grey) is a Fired clay constructed and painted sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 36 × 55 × 62 cm (14.1 × 21.6 × 24.4 in). It is a unique signed piece and com...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Clay, Paint

Island. Boulders Beach, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This contemporary painting of Boulders Beach presents a stylized, painterly interpretation of the coast. On the left, a rocky cliff descends toward the beach, m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Inner Energy by Yann Guillon - Bronze sculpture, male figure, nude torso, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Inner Energy is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 30 × 25 × 20 cm (11.8 × 9.8 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Pilot's Notion Five - Geometric Abstract Monotype Red Yellow Star Blue, 2002
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract monotype on archival paper layers shapes on a blue background transitioning from deep cobalt on the bottom to teal at the top. A red orange recta...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

The Group by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, group of human figures, harmony
Located in Paris, FR
The Group is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 40 × 21.5 × 5.5 cm (15.7 × 8.5 × 2.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

3 Beachballers - acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Wencke Uhl is a contemporary figurative paintress living and working in Germany. She draws inspiration from human beauty and the female form. As a teenager Uhl wanted to become a fas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Divine Nude No.2 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.2 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Jubilee, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece is an abstract acrylic painting created on a wood panel. It features a bold, energetic composition built from large, block-like shapes and expressive strokes of saturated ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Wild Flower Cowgirl - Abstract Colorful Figurative Pinup Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Feline IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Feline IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 24 × 90 × 20 cm (9.4 × 35.4 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Coconut Boat Panorama, minimalist beach landscape, Vietnam - photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color photography. Several colorful coconut boats pulled up on a sandy beach with sparse green vegetation, calm sea, and cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lead (Three of Heart) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century English School PORTRAIT OF A LADY original oil painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Indistinctly Signed TABE ? (mid 20th Century) English School TITLE: "Portrait Of A Lady" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 65cm x 55cm inclusive of frame COND...
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

"Lost" Gouache Surreal Forest Landscape by Heather Sundquist Hall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Lost" is an original artwork by Heather Sundquist Hall, and is made from gouache on paper, mounted on birch cradled panel, sealed in UV protectant and wax varnish....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Birch, Paper, Wax, Gouache, Watercolor

Island. Evolution, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A small wooded island rests in calm water. A colorful rock formation rises from the surface and reflects below. Warm yellows and oranges on the left shift to co...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Union V by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, terracotta, white
Located in Paris, FR
Union V is a unique white terracotta sculpture with chamotte by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 45 × 27 × 19 cm (17.7 × 10.6 × 7.5 in). The sculpture is signed ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Terracotta

Hidden Beach and Green Hills, La Hong Bay, Vietnam - Seascape Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color fine art seascape photography. Rugged mountains with greenery, reflected in calm water, with misty peaks and a small beach. Archival pigment ink print as pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Permutations
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Diversity of Thoughts -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Torso of Hercules by Walter Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, male torso, nude
Located in Paris, FR
Torso of Hercules is a bronze sculpture made of brown patina made of iron nitrate and wax finish. sculpture by contemporary artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 38 × 38 × 3 cm...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Donald Judd Last Editions at Brooke Alexander, 1993-94, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the original opening invitation card for Donald Judd: The Last Editions at Brooke Alexander Editions in 1994. The invitation takes the form of a postcard that opens up to rev...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Instant Moules IV by Ondřej Oliva - sculptural lighting, totem, black shells
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules IV is an elox aluminium sculpture with optical fibres sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 240 × 40 × 30 cm (94.5 × 15.7 × 11.8 in). T...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Live Each Day As If It Were Your First
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, I Can Sing For You, 2022 Hand-signed and dated on the reverse Edition 76 of 125 75 x 56 cm Screenprint in colours Private Collection UK
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

She Was Never Yours - Abstract Figurative Cowgirl Horse Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Acrylic

Male Nude V from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude V (29 Palms, CA) - 1999, 20x20cm, sold out Edition of 10, this is Artist Proof 1/2. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label....
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Delft Blue
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Living Life
Located in Zofingen, AG
A celebration of everyday moments — quiet, warm, and deeply human. This painting captures the gentle rhythm of existence, where light meets stillness and ordinary scenes become timel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Wave by Yann Guillon - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Limited edition of 8 + 4 artist's proofs. Each cast is signed and numbered. Sold with a wooden base. Dimensions of the bronze sculpture: 10 H x 55 L x 15 D cm Dimensions of the base...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Mulafossur Waterfall, Gasadalur village, Faroe Islands - color landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Photography. Coastal landscape featuring a high plateau with a waterfall cascading into the ocean, partially obscured by fog. Pigment ink print, limited edi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Goupil by Eric Valat - Animal sculpture, fox, wild animal, bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Goupil is a sculpture by contemporary French artist Éric Valat, depicting a stylized fox poised confidently on all fours. This original work is available in an edition of eight, plus...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

White Landscape – Original Minimal Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas (2025)
Located in Agrigento, AG
Artist: Marilina Marchica (b. 1984, Italy) Title: White Landscape Year: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 × 70 cm Framing: Ready to hang – optional handcrafted wooden frame a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thirteen - immersive infinite perceptual ambient color light wall sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber's celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Fiberglass, Plaster, Plywood, LED Light, Neon Light

Pick Up Stix - Original Minimalist Color Drenched Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Follow Suit (Card Player) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Red
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art 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 art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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