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.
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....
Canvas, Oil
Wisła (Vistula) - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of vertica...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$1,819
Light 21 September 16:21 - Modern Minimalistic Seascape Painting, Large Format
Located in Hallein, AT
The painting is signed on the back Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$953
Impasto Abstract Landscape Painting of English Moorland by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impasto Abstract Landscape Painting of English Moorland by British Artist, John A McLaughlin Art measures 16 x 16 inches An expressive impasto landscape painting of the English mo...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Track to Harvey - Car Road Clouds Blue Sky Mountain Landscape, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on canvas the red taillights of a convertible car can be seen as the car drives down a road towards rolling mountains on the horizon be...
Oil, Canvas
NOCTURN - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of vertica...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Winter (Diptych)" - Contemporary Winter Forest Landscape Oil Painting, 2026
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan (American, b. 1984) "Winter (Diptych)", 2026 Oil on canvas, diptych of two canvases Diptych: two canvases, each 36 x 20 in (91.4 x 50.8 cm); 36 x 40 in (91.4 x 1...
Oil, Canvas
$650
Floating Leaves Wyatt Pond - Autumn Landscape Yellow Orange Leaves Blue Water
Located in Kent, CT
Brightly colored autumn leaves float on the surface of a vibrant teal blue pond in this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape in gouache on paper. The many shades of golden, p...
Paper, Gouache
$1,600
Dusk Moon Garden - Contemporary Night Landscape Field Flowers White House, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape nighttime painting in acrylic on canvas, flowers on rolling hills are beneath a full moon in the sky. A white house stands at the top of the hill. Sign...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,705
Chasing Sunshine - Contemporary Cowboy Horse Landscape Painting by K Hormel
Located in DE
Step into a world where freedom, femininity and the untamed spirit of the American West come together. In this vibrant new collection, Katharina Hormel reimagines the Western landsc...
Canvas, Acrylic
BIRCH 1 - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of vertica...
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
No plans, just horses - Contemporary Cowboy Horse Landscape Painting
Located in DE
Step into a world where freedom, femininity and the untamed spirit of the American West come together. In this vibrant new collection, Katharina Hormel reimagines the Western landsc...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ochre Fields with Barn" - Red Barn Oil Painting, 2026
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
Sandra Pratt (American, b. 1978) "Ochre Fields with Barn," 2026 Oil on panel 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm) Signed lower right. Framed, 6.5 x 8.5 in (16.51 x 21.59 cm). A red barn with ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,750Sale Price|37% Off
Field Notes (Gestural Abstract, Warm, Earthy, Coral and Blue Hues)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Field Notes Oil on Canvas 2026 Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm) Signed in front on lower right Signed, dated and titled verso COA provided *On St...
Canvas, Oil
$864Sale Price|20% Off
Boots On, Worries Gone Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sleeping Bird
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95 × 95 × 2 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Presentation: The canvas is stretched on a wooden frame and ready to hang. Ship...
Acrylic, Canvas
"Blue Light" - Contemporary White Barn Landscape Oil Painting, 2026
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
Sandra Pratt (American, b. 1978) "Blue Light," 2026 Oil on wood panel 6 x 8 in (15.24 x 20.32 cm) Signed lower right Framed, 7.5 x 9.5 in (19.05 x 24.13 cm). A white barn with a pal...
Wood Panel, Oil
$1,542
Save a horse, ride a cowboy Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Evening Pines" - Contemporary Tonalist Forest Landscape Oil Painting, 2026
Located in Denver, CO
Thomas Kegler (American, b. 1970) "Evening Pines, Psalm 62:1-2," 2026 Oil on panel 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm) Unsigned on the front Unframed, but ready to hang. A stand of slender tr...
Oil, Wood Panel
Perhaps love is not a grand thing K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
Because Love, I think, is not finding someone Who saves you from the darkness It is finding the one whose hand you would recognize inside it This oil painting celebrates the fleeti...
Canvas, Oil
A bend in the river a mountain catching the K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
A bend in the river a mountain catching the last light a field turning quietly toward summer -Perhaps love is like that something flowing and ever changing This oil painting capture...
Canvas, Oil
And if the world forgets our names K.Husslein Flower Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This oil painting captures a moment of timeless elegance. The composition radiates warmth and vitality. Lush dahlias and delicate roses bloom in a vibrant dance of pinks and creams. ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,100
Field Painting August 3 - Contemporary Landscape Painting Wildflowers, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on linen, a peaceful summer scene beautifully captures the idyllic feel of a field of wildflowers in early August. Signed, dated and ti...
Oil, Linen
Forever and a Day - Colorful Rural Landscape Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Jodi Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
New Year's Eve - Atmospheric Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Bright Light
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Hallein, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Paper, Oil Pastel
HEAT HAZE - Modern Landscape Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Bright Light
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Hallein, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Paper, Oil Pastel
$3,183
Jetty 12 January 16:02 - Modern Minimalistic Landscape Painting, See View
Located in Hallein, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Oil
Making Our Way Back - Original Rural Landscape Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Jodi Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
The Neverly Hills
Located in Zofingen, AG
Some places exist only in the imagination, where status is measured by confidence rather than possessions, and belonging has nothing to do with appearances. The Neverly Hills playful...
Canvas, Acrylic
BIRCH 5 Triptych - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas Birch Triptych each part is 120x80 cm all 3 parts are 120x240 cm A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I ...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Old Oak October - Contemporary Fall Landscape Virginia Forest Trees, 2011
Located in Kent, CT
The densely treed forest of Hennen's Virginia home is the subject for this rich, highly detailed landscape painting in oil on panel. The many shades of green, orange, yellow autumn l...
Oil, Panel
Breathing with the Ocean - B.Schaumann Contemporary interior ocean sea Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Canvas, Oil
Perhaps love is not a grand thing K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
Perhaps love is not a grand thing. Perhaps it is two people quietly altering each other's gravity until neither remembers which way they were falling before. This oil painting celeb...
Canvas, Oil
WINDY - Contemporary Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Bright Light
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Hallein, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Paper, Oil Pastel
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Ephemeral Tides - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscapes, Modern City, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting for me is an experience, where we learn every day and unlearn what we’ve learnt, and also as a portal to connect to the past, present & future. I was inspired to create thi...
Canvas, Oil
The Group Chat
Located in Zofingen, AG
Some conversations never really end. A glance, a whisper, a dramatic pause, someone pretending not to listen while hearing absolutely everything. This painting celebrates the quiet r...
Canvas, Acrylic
Life Is Beautiful
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Life Is Beautiful is a celebration of the quiet richness hidden within ordinary days. We often feel that something is missing from our lives, believing happiness lies somewhere ahead...
Canvas, Acrylic
Learning to Live
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Learning to Live is a quiet reflection on the beauty that already surrounds us. So often we spend our lives chasing the next achievement, believing that happiness lies somewhere ahea...
Canvas, Acrylic
Little Red House, Cotswolds, Fields Brown, Landscape, house, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Little Red House, Maugersbury is an Original Oil painting by Eleanor Woolley. This painting is one of the Artist's more stylised works, inspired by Maugersbury Hill near Stow on the ...
Canvas, Oil
In The Presence of Fragrant Bliss - Abstract Landscape Mixed Media Art 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...
Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$7,996
Green Iron Jungles N7 by Calo Carratalá - Round Painting, Rainforest Landscape
Located in Paris, FR
Green Iron Jungles N7 is a unique round acrylic on aluminum and gloss varnish painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, diameter is 120 cm (47.2 in). The artwork is sig...
Iron
$2,700Sale Price|55% Off
Old World New World Acrylic Painting, large original 59x39in, Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Old World New World", acrylic on canvas, 59x39in, 150x100cm Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting. Shipped rolled in a tube from Bucharest, Romania, Europe by DHL Express . Free s...
Canvas, Acrylic
AV NOVA by Ramon Enrich - Architecture and Landscape Painting
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
AV NOVA is a painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich. Acrylic on canvas: H 39.4 × L 51.2 in inches / H 100 × L 130 cm. The artwork is sold framed (brown floating frame)...
Canvas, Acrylic
3 CASES by Ramon Enrich - Architecture and Landscape Painting
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
3 CASES is a painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich. Acrylic on canvas: H 39.4 × L 51.2 in inches / H 100 × L 130 cm. The artwork is sold framed (brown floating frame)...
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Fish Bowl", Building Facade with Fish and Landscape Mixed Media
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Fish Bowl" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This original artwork made of oils and acrylics on sewn mixed media measures 12”h x 12”w. It ships with a gallery-...
Canvas, Paint, Oil, Other Medium, Fabric
Homecoming - Bright Ethereal Green Abstract Painting, Signed, 50x50 CM
Located in Silverthorne, CO
My first painting back in the Italy Studio, where the nature around me is still veiled by winter, but the tiny buds on the tree branches and the primrose carpeting the forest floor a...
Oil
Everyone Has Their Own Ocean
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled “Everyone Has Their Own Ocean” is a work about the inner space that...
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Summer 140 x 200 cm (not framed) oil on canvas On the pictures we also show you the artist receiving the flowers on our opening of this exhibition september 3th 2023 i...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Home Is Where the Soul Finds Peace
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Series: «Trust: In Space» A quiet space between feeling and memory. ...
Canvas, Acrylic
ROOD by Ramon Enrich - Geometric Architecture Painting, Red, Contemporary
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
ROOD is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are H 70 × L 50 cm (H 27.6 x 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
Canvas, Acrylic
Where the Forest Opens
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between Light and Silence. There are places that seem to slow time down. A narrow path passes between dark pines and gradually opens toward the sea, where the last light sett...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,925
Where the West Blooms - Figurative Southwestern Landscape Inspired Art on Canvas
By Jesse Black
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 ...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Spray Paint
$1,450Sale Price|34% Off
Summer Rain (Gestural Abstract, Vibrant, Lush, Green Atmospheric)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Summer Rain Oil on Canvas 2023 Size: 30 x 30 x 1.5 inches (76.20 × 76.20 × 3.81 cm) Signed, dated and titled by hand COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Gallery-wrappe...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
P-GELD by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, acrylic on canvas
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
P-GELD is a painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich. This artwork is an acrylic on canvas. Dimensions are 50 x 60 cm (19.6 × 23.6 in). In this work, Ramon Enrich explor...
Canvas, Acrylic
$25,000
'California Sunset, Drake's Bay', San Francisco, PSA, Extra Large Oil Landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Wakeham' for Duan Wakeham (American, born 1931) and dated, verso, 1997. Additionally titled, 'Estero, Drake's Bay'. Previously with: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco. Framed dimensions: 73.5 H x 2.25 D x 61.5 W inches Born in Michigan, Wakeham attended Meinzinger Art School, Detroit, and later earned degrees in painting from Michigan State University (1959) and Stanford University (1961). During this time, he also traveled and painted in Europe for two years, living the second year in Florence, Italy. A teacher, Wakeham taught drawing and painting at Stanford and art history and oil painting at College of San Mateo. He has conducted workshops, taught master classes, and juried exhibitions in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Hawaii, New York, Washington, D.C., and Ontario, Canada. An active member of the Pastel Society of America, he taught a workshop for the society (1997) and performed demonstrations (2001, 2004, 2005) and assisted in hanging “Pastels Only” each year since 1998. In 2000, Wakeham was elected to the Pastel Society of America's Hall of Fame in 2000 and, in 2009, named Pastel Society of the West Coast Pastel Laureate. In 1995 he was named Master Pastelist, PSA and Distinguished Pastelist, Pastel Society of the West Coast. He is a member of PSA Board of Governors, the IAPS Board of Directors and the Editorial Advisory Board of The Pastel Journal. Duane Wakeham...
Canvas, Oil
$5,116
Light 12 August 20:32 - Modern Minimalistic Seascape Painting, Large Format
Located in Hallein, AT
The painting is signed on the back Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They ...
Canvas, Acrylic
New Girl in Town
Located in Zofingen, AG
New Girl in Town captures that delicate, almost imperceptible feeling of being slightly out of rhythm with the world around you — where everything seems settled, familiar, already un...
Canvas, Acrylic
Muriel Chazalon, "End of day" Oil on canvas, Contemporary Landscape
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Muriel Chazalon (b. 1957) – Fin de journée (End of Day) Oil on canvas, 2023, 31½ × 47¼ in. (80 × 120 cm) signed on the back Fin de journée is a large-scale landscape painting by Mur...
Canvas, Oil
$3,998
Trees 2 June 15:42 - Modern Nature Painting, Landscape, Forest, Contemplativ
Located in Hallein, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Oil
The Last Showgirl
Located in Zofingen, AG
Under the warm lights of a cabaret stage, the show is still going on. Surrounded by feathers, pearls, sequins, and an audience waiting to be entertained, one unlikely star takes cent...
Canvas, Acrylic