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.
$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
$1,873Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Stone Pine Avenue, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Colour Landscape Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21306 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Small Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal water bag glass sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hot sculpted glass which is hand molded entirely by the artist. T...
Glass
Portal, limestone sculpture, abstract, circle, John Reeves, abstract,
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Canto XIII Offset Print, Contemporary Style, Unframed, 1998 Edition
By Barnett Newman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 19.5 inches ( 59.69 x 49.53 cm ) Image Size: 19.25 x 17.25 inches ( 48.895 x 43.815 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Not signed and not...
Offset
$12,228
Original Oil Painting by James McQueen- If You Ever Leave Me I'm Coming With You
Located in Nottingham, GB
McQueen takes something ordinary and nostalgic and turns it into something collectible and contemporary. It’s similar in concept to Andy Warhol painting soup cans, elevating everyda...
Canvas, Oil
$2,154Sale Price|20% Off
White Cliffs Panorama Study 2, Étretat, France, Colour Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21317 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
BESSIE MAE Signed Lithograph Linocut 1995, Plus Size Singer on Stage Red Dress
Located in Union City, NJ
BESSIE MAE is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph/linocut by the African American artist JONATHAN GREEN printed in 10 colors using hand lithography techniques and linoleum cut o...
Lithograph, Linocut
On The Town: Uptown / restaurant / bar scene, oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: New York', depicts a scene from a night in the town in NY. NY, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food and drink experiences by artist Mimi Jensen, who use...
Canvas, Oil
Let's look for the answer
Located in Zofingen, AG
At the heart of the painting stands a woman holding an open book, immersed in a quiet moment of reflection. Her gaze turns inward, as if she’s listening to the whisper of the pages o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Eternal Thirst. Limited Edition 1/4 - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Riga, LV
Dimensions: 37 W x 42 H x 15 D cm Weight: 9 kg Material: Bronze, patina, metal Edition: 1/4 + 1 AP, signed on base Condition: Excellent, certificate Free worldwide shipping in a bran...
Bronze
Christmas Tree, Winter Landscape, monochrome landscape limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9. Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the reverse, signed and...
Digital Pigment
WILD BEACH - Contemporary Atmospheric Sea Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
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
$1,686Sale Price|20% Off
Coconut Boat Study 1, Vietnam – Limited Edition Colour Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25019 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,686Sale Price|20% Off
Little Rock Island Panorama, Spain, Long-Exposure Colour Seascape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21380 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Premonition of Eternity, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
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...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Élan Bronze Sculpture of Flying Bird, Edition 2 of 8, 76x21x24 cm
Located in New York, NY
Self-taught through her patient work on clay, which she has been sculpting for more than twenty years, Isabelle Thiltgès, Belgian by birth, currently lives and works in Brussels, whe...
Bronze
Where Time Stood Still
Located in Zofingen, AG
Where Time Stood Still (From the "Synchronicity of Souls" series) "Where Time Stood Still" is a visual manifesto of safety, unconditional trust, and the mental connection between hum...
Canvas, Acrylic
Awaiting - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern 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...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Long Distance Runner III by Yann Guillon - male athlete, bronze sculpture
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Long Distance Runner III is a sculpture by French artist Yann Guillon. Yann Guillon’s tireless study of the human figure is often reflected in his exploration of specific themes. Th...
Bronze
The Peace Within - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, 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...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,873Sale Price|20% Off
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 5, Madeira – Limited Black and White Photograph
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
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Agbara Abo Painting, Contemporary Mixed Media on Canvas, 21st Century
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Agbara Abo" portrays African women in all their natural beauty, radiating confidence and strength. The artwork captures the diverse physical features and skin tones that make Africa...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$3,044
Light 18 August 18:26, Modern Landscape Painting, Minimalistic, Abstract, Sea
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, Acrylic
Joshua Tree (Portrait Mojave) Desert California Landscape Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Joshua Tree American Desert photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Dream in Colour. The iconic Joshua Tree stands proudly silhouette against the magical rich layered hues of the dese...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
South Head, February, Original painting, Contemporary artist
Located in Deddington, GB
An expressive palette knife oil painting of South Head hill, painted en plein air in the Peak District . The thick, textured application of paint brings the landscape to life. The pa...
Oil, Board
El mar. By Inna Panasenko. 2007. Oil on canvas. 200/300 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Inna Panasennko is one of the most successful and best-selling contemporary artists in Germany. One of the central themes of Inna's work is monumental images of bulls in all their na...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,400
"Extra In, Field Flagship (Linea Pictura — Diptych)", Geometric Abstract
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Extra In, Field Flagship (Linea Pictura — Diptych)" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of acrylic, ink, string, pins on drop cloth, in tray frames. The diptych measures ap...
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Pins, Wood
Mercy Seat Abstract Decorative Chair, Acrylic on MDF, 21st Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Mercy Seat" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of acrylic on MDF, plywood, acid-dyed linen, foam, and batting. Cut and se...
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Acrylic
Horizon, Cabo Sardão - Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Painted + Woven Artwork
Located in Hallein, AT
‘Horizon. Cabo Sardão’ 2020 Handwoven painting, linen, woollen, silk, cotton yarn, acrylic textile paint, 135 x 65 cm Handwoven painting from the series ‘Horizons’, based on a portuguese landscape...
Textile, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic
JUMPIN' & JIVIN' Signed Lithograph 1996, Jazz Club Scene, Band Musicians
Located in Union City, NJ
JUMPIN & JIVIN' is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the American artist James Denmark printed on archival Somerset...
Lithograph
Baia delle Zagare - Vintage Offset Print - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
"Baia delle Zagare, 1970" is a beautiful offset realized by Franco Fontana. Rondanini Galleria D'arte Contemporanea - Roma. Coloured poster from a photograph by Franco Fontana (Mod...
Offset
Slide, Color Photograph, Archival Pigment Ink Print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Slide by Julie Blackmon is from an ongoing series titled Home Grown According to the Los Angeles Times, Blackmon's images are “absorbing, meticulously orchestrated slices of ethnogr...
Archival Pigment, Color
Premonition of Eternity, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 80x112 cm
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...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
Faun`s rest, 70x80cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Faun`s rest, 2021, 80x70 cm
Canvas, Oil
DEJAVU Trailer III, Cambridgeshire - British Landscape Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
DEJAVU Trailer, captured on a frosty winter morning, on one of Richard's many visits, capturing the trailer in the fen landscape as it changes with the seasons. This artwork is a li...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
On The Town: New York / restaurant scene oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'On The Town: New York', depicts a scene from a night in the town in NY. NY, from a series of paintings that depict dining - food and drink experiences by artist Mimi Jensen, who use...
Canvas, Oil
Swimmers - Etching by Ennio Calabria - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Etching hand colored. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100. Excellent condition.
Etching
$580
Red Sea Sunset, Giclée Print Diptych, Pink and Purple Calm Cave Waters, Serene
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...
$614
India Watercolour RCA Architect Painting Palace Udaipur Lake Travel Orange Blues
Located in Norfolk, GB
There is something compelling about drawings and sketches made by architects. Loose and full of life this delicious little study, made on the spot, beautifully captures the essence of place. Made during one of Patterson's early tours to India it shows the gloriously majestic Palace Museum in Udaipur, Rajasthan, which sits on the highest point overlooking Lake Pichola and the City. The delicate wash of terracottas, pinks and reds offers us the feel of sun on the old stones. India Palace Museum (Udaipur), watercolour & pencil on paper, image 9.5cm x 14cm, framed 21.5cm x 24.5cm, Artist Stamp, signed in pencil bottom left, 1990 Doug Patterson...
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil
$11,123
Rooster "French Symbol" by Chésade - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Animal Art
By Chésade
Located in Paris, FR
Rooster "French Symbol" is a unique bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 90 × 70 × 20 cm (35.4 × 27.6 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a c...
Bronze
$910Sale Price|35% Off
After Botero Bronze Sculpture of Man on Horse, Dark Patina, Edition 50 beautiful
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. Please give us up to 10 working days to...
Marble, Bronze
Tree in a Stony Lavender Field, Provence – Limited-Edition Black-and-White Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21119 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,248Sale Price|20% Off
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA, Black-and-White Fine Art Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 18126 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas, Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the T...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$2,529Sale Price|20% Off
Wine Press House, Study 3 – Limited Edition Black-and-White Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21059 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Floral Landscape, Silkscreen by Nadine Prado
By Nadine Prado
Located in Long Island City, NY
Floral Landscape Nadine Prado, Mexican/French (1940) Date: 1979 Screenprint, Signed in Pencil Edition of AP 25 Size: 30 in. x 40 in. (76.2 cm x 101.6 cm)
Screen
$14,500
Horse and Rider - large, green, blue, landscape, figurative, mixed media on jute
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The ghostly figures of a man and horse are set against the epic backdrop of a forested landscape and atmospheric blue sky. Peter Hoffer's paintings evoke nostalgia for classical, rom...
Jute, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment
'Blue Curio Cabinet - Steller's Jays', oil on linen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Marie Cameron's new Curio Cabinet series places birds and teacups within curiosity cabinets filled with specimens, artifacts, collectibles, and kitsch, all woven together through nar...
Oil, Linen
$710
Poppy No.2 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 2/15
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Poppy no. 2' London, United Kingdom 2023 Limited edition of 15. Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to ...
Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée
$2,060Sale Price|20% Off
Lotus Flower Panorama, Vietnam – Black and White Long Exposure Waterscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21379 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,248Sale Price|20% Off
View of Venice, Panorama Study 3, Italy – Limited Edition Colour Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25025 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Kristal - Original Silver Leaf and Gold Floral Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,880Sale Price|20% Off
Identity 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 accompanie...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$8,000
Alios Itzhak Israel (Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley) Skateboard deck Jewish Museum
Located in New York, NY
Jewish Museum x Kehinde Wiley Alios Itzhak (The Worldstage: Israel), 2011 Transfer print on 100% Canadian maplewood skate deck. Autographed by Kehinde Wiley in black marker Edition ...
Wood
$2,248Sale Price|20% Off
Green Rock Island, Faroe Islands – Large Limited Edition Seascape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21324 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Maroon Bells, Crater Lake 2 / Borrowed Landscape No. 21
By Nina Tichava
Located in Denver, CO
Nina Tichava is a pattern-based, abstract painter primarily focused on spatial relationships that emphasize the inherent surface quality, color, and visual variations in her work. Sh...
Paper, Acrylic, Panel, Pen, Graphite, Photography, Print
$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
Terra - large, geometric abstract, contemporary, mild steel, outdoor sculpture
By Jah Qube
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A collaborative project, artist Javid Jah and fabricator Alex Akbari of Qube Inc. re-designed this series from a recent public art exhibition in downtown Toronto, which was exhibited in collaboration with Roger Mooking and Wyandot artist Catherine Tammaro. The dynamic geometric form of the three pieces—Terra, Aqua and Aero (the elements of earth, water and air) is inspired by the ideas of cosmology (the study of the universe) and sacred ancestral principles. Forged from steel, light shines through the intricately detailed pattern of perforations on the surface. Each individual sculpture can also be used as a wood burning or gas fire pit...
Metal, Steel
Clarice. Contemporary Figurative Painting 40 inches by 24
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic on canvas Signed
Acrylic