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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

Westhampton /// Contemporary Thomas McKnight Screenprint Hamptons NY Modern Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Thomas McKnight (American, 1941-) Title: "Westhampton" Portfolio: The Hamptons *Signed by McKnight in pencil lower right Year: 1987 Medium: Original Screenprint on soft-white Somerset paper Limited edition: 143/175, (there were also 40 artist's proofs) Printer: Willco Fine Art, New York, NY Publisher: Chalk & Vermilion, New York, NY Sheet size: 21" x 23" Image size: 16" x 18.13" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away in its original green silk boxed portfolio for decades. In mint condition Notes: Numbered by McKnight in pencil lower left. Comes from McKnight's 1987 "The Hamptons" portfolio of twelve screenprints. Artist's copyright stamp lower right on verso. Biography: Thomas McKnight (born 1941) is a U.S. artist. He was born in 1941 in Lawrence, Kansas. He attended Wesleyan University, a small liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, where he was one of only five art majors. He spent his junior year in Paris. After a year of graduate work in art history at Columbia University, in 1964 McKnight found a job at Time Magazine where he would work for eight years, interrupted by a two-year stint in the U. S. Army in South Korea. In 1972 McKnight left Time, summered on the Greek island of Mykonos, and commenced painting in earnest. In 1979 in Mykonos, McKnight met Renate, a vacationing Austrian student, and married the following year. Throughout the 1980s McKnight’s art, mainly limited edition serigraph prints, became increasingly popular. In 1994 he was commissioned by the White House to paint the first of three images for President Clinton...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

New York City, Black and White Street Photography, Wall Street 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Wall Street, 1955-56 is a 19" x 13" limited edition print (9/9 available) by American photographer Leonard Freed. The work is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of ...
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1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Three Pink Lotus Flower Panorama, Mekong Delta, Vietnam - large color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. More Sizes: 15.8 x 31....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

ONE WAY, Miami Beach, Florida, USA - monochromo photograph - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Haint Blue Smudge - Original Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

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

Vetyver Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Tropical Palm Print Indian Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Vetyver Pool, photograph from Richard Heeps India series, The Ambassador's Window. On a journey through India, a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South, to his Grandfather's birthplace ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Last Light on Slaters Ridge Wyatt Mt - Blue Sky Green Mountain Landscape, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
The verdant green, mountainous landscape of Gregory Hennen's Virginia home are the subject for this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel. Recording t...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Pair of Blue Birds - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Botanical Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Pair of Blue Birds" is a striking example of contemporary folk art that merges whimsical symbolism with bold abstraction. This original acrylic and gouache paintin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Blue Landscape – Original Oil on Canvas – Contemporary Abstract Horizon – Signed
Located in Agrigento, AG
Artist: Marilina Marchica (b. 1984, Italy) Title: Blue Landscape Year: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 81 × 60 cm Signature: Signed on the reverse Certificate of Authenticity: Inclu...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aramis by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, bull
Located in Paris, FR
Aramis is a bronze patinated sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 18 x 14 x 17 cm (7.09 × 5.51 × 6.69 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Engulfment, Berlin #2. Nude in a landscape
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Steps - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Pillow Talk
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pillow Talk — a painting about calm and presence. The dogs rest among the pillows, immersed in a quiet stillness where there is no need to rush or prove anything. It captures a momen...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Great Stag by Pierre Yermia - Large animal bronze sculpture, monumental
Located in Paris, FR
Grand Cerf (Great Stag) is a monumental bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. The strength of the stag's body and its slender legs bestow it with a contradict...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

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

Sun Fern - Figurative Abstract Folk Art Inspired Modern Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sun Fern" is a radiant work of contemporary folk art that combines mystical symbolism with organic abstraction. This original acrylic and gouache painting on raw c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Alchemy by Romain Langlois - Rock-like bronze sculpture, golden, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Alchemy is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 34 × 44 × 27 cm (13.4 × 17.3 × 10.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Bull I by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze art, outdoor sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Bull I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 197 × 250 × 120 cm (77.6 × 98.4 × 47.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Permission to Toch
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work portrays the gentle act of reaching inward. Hands — symbolic extensions of the self — softly connect with the dog’s face. The animal remains still, receptive. Dasha paints ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

When It’s Raining Cats and Dogs
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the outer noise of rain turns into an inner silence. It’s pouring outside, yet inside there’s soft light, the warmth of skin, the smell of pages, and the quiet breathin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In the Embrace of the Green Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the Embrace of the Green Garden captures a serene summer scene filled with warmth and quiet harmony. A family rests on soft grass surrounded by lush greenery and gentle sunlight, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Between the Landscape and Geometry - Modern Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
Between the Landscape and Geometry, hand weaving, linen yarn, wool, acrylic textile paint, 70 x 65 cm, 2024. There is a second painting from this series - my other article here, mat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic, Wool

Portrait II - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Carrefour l’arbre -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Carrefour l’arbre, sectie 4 100 x 160 cm ( frame not included) Oil paint on wood panel We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Earth Reflections - Modern Abstract Landscape paint – Original Oil on Canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Reflets de Terre (Earth Reflections) captures the dialogue between matter and light, structure and emotio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Mirror “with fold” 123 by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 123 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 143 × 123 × 56 cm (56.3 × 48.4 × 22 in)...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete, Stainless Steel

White Cliffs Panorama - Large Color Seascape Photography - Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine art seascape - landscape long exposure photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Figurative, Realism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About the Artist Joy Eyitayo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Counterpart by Tom Price - pair of functional sculpture (benches), art & design
Located in Paris, FR
Counterpart is a sculpture by British contemporary artist Tom Price, it is composed by two elements each measuring 45 cm H x 220 cm L x 35 cm D ( 17.7 × 86.6 × 13,78 in). This artwo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

French School Neverending Reading - Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Never ending Reading In this luminous and poetic work, a suspended moment of everyday life, infused with both serenity and the quiet solitude of modern existence. Two women, seated...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

When Cats Gather
Located in Zofingen, AG
A striking painting blending Renaissance poise with surreal symbolism. A dignified woman in a dark gown stands in a sunlit garden surrounded by black cats — timeless emblems of myste...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Three - an 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

Wood, Lights, LED Light, Neon Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Dark Hedges, tree avenue, mystical forest - monochrome landscape Ireland
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Dark Hedges, majestic avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Monkey - Etching by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey  is a Contemporary artwork realized in the 1972  by the italian artist  Leo Guida. Etching on paper. Mint conditions.  Artist proof. Hand-signed n pencil.
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

In the Space of Make-Believe
Located in Zofingen, AG
This dreamer appears to come from a world of her own invention: the hat, the closed eyes, the calm poise, the earring as a quiet emblem of play. She constructs herself outside of imp...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Drangarnir, Faroe Islands - Minimalist Seascape, Limited Edition Large Scale
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine art long landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

FLORENCE by R. Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, earth tones
Located in Paris, FR
FLORENCE is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 170 × 240 cm (66.9 × 94.5 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Myth #9. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Let's Catch the Last Train Home - David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
"Let's Catch the Last Train Home" 2018 Archival Pigment Print LARGE Edition of 12 + 3 APs (Artist Proofs) Unframed Size: 79" x 56" Framed Size: 94" x 71" STANDARD Edition of 12 ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

I Recognize Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
The dog’s gaze meets a bouquet of pink flowers — not to possess, but to witness. There’s no tension here, only quiet coexistence. Daria captures the delicate balance of softness and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Black Drip II - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Don't Let Them Burst your Bubble: Turquoise 31425 - blown glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary turquoise colored glass wall sculpture was created by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Cheryl Wilson Smith is known for her uniquely beautiful glasswork—its form, color and te...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

"LaFlat" Limited Edition Parody Piece by Kid Hazo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"LaFlat" is an original archival pigment print on cardboard box artwork by Kid Hazo measuring 5.5"h x 11"w x 5.25"d. This is an edition of 13. Hazo’s belief that art is for everyon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Cardboard

Close to My Heart
Located in Zofingen, AG
The black dog leans quietly against the chest, as if merging with the rhythm of the heart. The red garment, scattered with white hearts, becomes more than fabric—it turns into a fiel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Engulfment, Manzanillo #3. Nude in a landscape.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Deja Vu. Spring, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A stylized portrait depicts a girl using bold blocks of color. Her face appears simplified and almost sculptural, rendered in muted tones of beige, grey, and pi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Pool at 9.17 AM
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll KSENIYA RAI'S WORKS ARE IN MORE THAN 250 PRIVATE COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE. This painting embodies the art of observation and the serenity of calmness. The stillness of ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Green Table with Red Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, Green Table with Red Flowers portrays a quiet café scene where everyday life turns into poetry. At the center, a couple sits by a round green table ador...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas with Bird "Premonition of Eternity"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Premonition of Eternity" – Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, gold, sepia, and magenta, incorporating tran...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Amaryllis -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting of Flowers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Amaryllis 46,2 x 36,8 cm ( framed included 46,6 x 37,2 cm) Oil paint on wood panel We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

El Nene. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper

Orelisa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ivan con Magnun. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper

Concentric Circles - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Modern Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

The Duchess
Located in Zofingen, AG
An imposing black dog rests calmly on a baroque armchair, carrying the weight of the room in its poised presence. Golden carvings and deep green velvet frame its quiet dignity, while...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lotus Flower - Panorama - Vietnam - long exposure - waterscape - photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. More Sizes: 15.8 x 31.5 ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Blue Fig 1
Located in Zofingen, AG
The blue fig branch is not merely a plant, but a sign. A symbol of wisdom and eternal life from ancient Mediterranean cultures, it is transformed here through color borrowed from Mat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Evening Lights
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, Evening Lights captures the glowing warmth of a café terrace at night. The golden illumination of the building spills onto the pavement, reflecting in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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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