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.
$2,444Sale Price|44% Off
Kurt Cobain Journals #11
By Kerry Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Kurt Cobain Journals #11 Mixed Media on torn canvas Year: 2022 Size: 27x18in Framed: 32x24in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1619 -----------------------...
Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
'Teal' Contemporary Bronze Wildlife Bird Sculpture by Richard Smith
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Teal' by Richard Smith is a beautifully understated bronze sculpture that captures the quiet elegance and timeless character of one of Britain’s most familiar waterfowl. Reduced to ...
Bronze
$1,490Sale Price|20% Off
More Free Space, Venice, Limited Edition Black and White Photograph - Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18213 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
"The Nightmare Began Just Like Any Other Dream" Nighttime landscape, surreal
By Angela Rio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Nightmare Began Just Like Any Other Dream" is an original artwork by Angela Rio and is made of acrylic on masonite framed in artist-m...
Masonite, Acrylic
Pear Magenta Blush Pocket Painting 214, original painting, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Magenta Blush Pear 214 (canvas size 5x7cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings,...
Canvas, Oil
"Temptation" (from the series "Inspired by Matisse")
Located in Zofingen, AG
Not the body, but the timeless whisper of desire. Within her delicate audacity breathes an ancient allure: a force that draws us closer, even as it forever eludes our grasp.
Canvas, Acrylic
Minimalist Monochrome Winter Landscape Photograph, Frosted Trees in Foggy Field
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21349 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Morning Mist Cyanotype Print, Contemporary Landscape, Ed. 2/5, 24x16"
By Christine So
Located in Oakland, CA
These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. Shortly after sunrise. The paths are crowded with towering eucalyptus, bay laurel and madrone tr...
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
$744Sale Price|20% Off
Reflections on Lido Island Cyanotype Triptych, Contemporary Seascape
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Lithograph, Monotype, Paper
$3,925
Sujoon Arcade - Colorful Abstract Three-Dimensional Lightweight Metal Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of contemporary art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact fr...
Metal
$72Sale Price|20% Off
Roland Garros 2002 Vintage Offset Print, Contemporary Style, Unframed
By Arman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This 2002 Roland Garros poster by Arman is a remarkable piece that blends the worlds of tennis and contemporary art. Its dynamic use of assemblage and bold, abstract design capture t...
Offset
$1,676Sale Price|20% Off
Brassica Napus – Tree Avenue Landscape, Minimalist B&W Photograph, Limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11983 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Archival Pigment
$2,095
Trees in the Golden Field, Tuscany – Limited Edition Fine Art Landscape Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21301 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$19,000
Alchemia #3 (Indoor/Outdoor) - glossy red, contemporary, painted steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The elegant abstract sculptures of Stefan Duerst are characterized by clean, flowing lines and minimal form hand forged from steel. This piece is a single ‘ribbon’—a contemporary tow...
Steel
$2,515Sale Price|20% Off
Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Madeira – Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21036 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$3,376
Large-Scale Cinque Terre Colour Photograph, Limited-Edition Village Wall Art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21307 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$805
Circle Pink Lemon - Original Vibrant Abstract Fruit Still Life Painting on Panel
By Will Beger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a ...
Acrylic, Panel
Frozen Willow Tree – Minimalist Monochrome Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21334 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Accepting the Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Accepting the Light" is a symbolic figurative painting in the naive style, which belongs to the series "Canvases of the Inner Master”. The work continues the artist's central theme:...
Canvas, Acrylic
$498Sale Price|28% Off
SILENCE - original large blue female nude Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Silence", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Large drawing. Size 39x27.5in /100x70cm. Shipped rolled in a tube from For...
Pencil, Archival Paper, Tempera
$26,500
Prehension - modern, geometric, abstract, Corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This modern outdoor sculpture was forged from steel by a Quebec artist. Quebec artist Claude Millette has been creating uniquely compelling sculptures for more than four decades. ...
Steel
$2,608Sale Price|20% Off
Gracht Tree Avenue with Water Reflection, Black and White Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 18095 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Eternal Thirst. Llimited edition: 1/4. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze
Located in Riga, LV
The image of a warrior centaur: he drinks from the river Lethe, the river of oblivion. He drinks from the helmet of his fallen foe, yet he can never quench his thirst – for what he d...
Bronze
$1,863Sale Price|20% Off
Golling Waterfall, Limited Edition Monochrome Fine Art Photograph Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21005 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Iceberg I - Antarctica
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 10 More sizes on request Sebastian Copeland is considered a photographer "who has created works of outstanding artistic quality and conveys messages of urgent glo...
Archival Pigment
Road with Cypress Trees in Indian Summer, Tuscany – Colour Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21245 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Original Damien Hirst, 2022, Signed, Nūr Jahān (H10-2) from The Empresses
By Damien Hirst
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Damien Hirst Title: Nūr Jahān (H10-2) Medium: Laminated giclee print with screenprinted glitter on aluminum composite panel Date: 2022 Edition: 1946/3041 Sheet Size: 39 3/8" ...
Glitter, Giclée, Screen
$558Sale Price|20% Off
Breathe Slowly/17
By HELEN MOUNT
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Breathe Slowly/17” - This work is part of a series that encourages the observer to reflect and slow down in the fast pace of modern life. The lightness and spaciousness of the lands...
Acrylic
$960Sale Price|60% Off
After Botero Black Platina Bronze Sculpture Man in Horse
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs. The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Marble, Bronze
"Little Flower Princess" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Little Flower Princess" first released on "Milk & Honey" in 1981 . It was written when Lennon wa...
Other Medium
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[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Hockey Players on the Ice
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Hockey Players on the Ice n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 68 x 56 inches
Canvas, Oil
"Inky" Small Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Inky" - Small Glass Pac-Man Ghost Sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Size (approximately): 4.75" h x 5.25" w. Signed on the base by the artist. Each sculpture is unique. These whimsica...
Blown Glass
$1,513
Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Madeira – Black & White Trees (Limited Edition)
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21024 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$16,767
F.171201 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
F.171201 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 17 × 42 × 35 cm (6.7 × 16.5 × 13.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Glass
$1,286
Landscape 05 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 05 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,397
Sunset
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
A blazing red-orange sky stretches above the quiet earth as the golden sun melts into the valley. Below, a shimmering river winds through the landscape, reflecting the last light of ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Tales By Moonlight 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscapes, Modern City, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
As the moon climbed higher, the stories grew darker, more fantastical. Whispers of mermaids, shipwrecks, and buried treasure filled the air. The harbor town, once a bustling hub of a...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
T Love - Donald Trump
Located in London, GB
Joan Cornella T-Love, 2025 vinyl sculpture edition of 200 printed signature Over the last decade, Joan Cornellà skyrocketed to internet fame with absurd, disturbing cartoons that ca...
Resin
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, 1987, Black Family Portrait, Contemporary Collage
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. THE FAMILY is a ...
Lithograph
$2,561
Panoramic Coastal Sea Stack, Spain — Long-Exposure Seascape Colour Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25004 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Patricia by Nando Kallweit. Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 25
Located in Coltishall, GB
Patricia is an elegant figurative sculpture of the female form by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised Egypt...
Bronze
Cotton Candy Cumulus Aqua Gold - Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$7,500
FIRST SUNDAY Signed Lithograph, Black Church Women, Hats Children Gullah Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
FIRST SUNDAY is a hand drawn, early limited edition lithograph by the South Carolina artist JONATHAN GREEN printed in 1993, using hand lithograph...
Lithograph
$1,490Sale Price|20% Off
Sea Cliffs – Faroe Islands Coastal Landscape Black and White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21339 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$3,400
Athabasca Black 2/10- tall, modern, geometric, contemporary, steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This minimalist inspired pillar by Philippe Pallafray is designed with jagged polished angles in the steel that glint in the sunlight. This piece is number 2 in an edition of 10 and ...
Stainless Steel
$1,676Sale Price|20% Off
Shaun the Sheep, Tree Avenue, Netherlands, Black-and-White Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11951 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,676Sale Price|20% Off
Old wrought Iron Bridge, Venice, Italy, black and white photography, cityscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18200 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Anemones in Enamel Can - 21st Century Contemporary Still-Life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is painted by Dutch Painter Ingrid Smuling. The now 77-year-old artist is still most in her element when she is painting in her beautiful studio in the middle of The...
Oil, Wood Panel
$72Sale Price|20% Off
Desgrandchamps-Roland Garros French Open 2016 Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The 2016 Roland Garros poster by Marc Desgrandchamps is a contemplative and mysterious work that captures the essence of the French Open through a blend of figuration and abstraction...
Offset
The Menagerie
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor creates evocative single-scene narratives in her whimsical and elaborate photomontages. Working intuitively, Taylor combines 19th Century photographs, found objects, ...
Archival Pigment
$2,212
Moss Covered Waterfall - large scale waterscape - signed - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Moss Covered Waterfall Study 1, Austria - no. 21310 Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and signed and num...
Digital Pigment
Asleep - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Asleep, 2020 50x50cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory - PL2020-833. ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,676Sale Price|20% Off
Dancing on Ice, Manhattan Skyline, New York, Black and White Photograph Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11787 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$815Sale Price|30% Off
Architectural Layered Cement and Wood Head Sculpture Project Number 8
By Jose Perozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This architectural layered cement head sculpture examines the body as a durable dwelling, constructed through stacked volumes and structural fragments. Part of José Perozo’s Proyecto...
Concrete
$3,500
James Turrell -Key Lime, Scarce LACMA Museum Exhibition poster offset lithograph
By James Turrell
Located in New York, NY
“Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.” - James Turrell James Turrell Key Lime, Rare LACMA Exhibition print, 2013 Scarce Offset lithograph pos...
Lithograph, Offset
Small Vibration by Martine Demal - Contemporary Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Small Vibration is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base are 12.2 × 6.7 × 2.2 in / 31 × 17 × 5.5 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Bronze
Untitled #94029 Mixed Media on Canvas, Contemporary, Signed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Capelán's work stands out for its rigorous handling of diverse artistic techniques and procedures, ranging from drawing to installation, including painting, printmaking, photography,...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$2,561
Rolling Hills with Trees, Tuscany, black and white landscape limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 21098 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero, Nude Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
$130,000
Dream Screens (Paravents du Reve) - large, abstract, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Mid-century modern outdoor sculpture. This imposing metal sculpture by the renowned Quebecois artist, Marcel Barbeau dominates the landscape. This monu...
Metal, Steel