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.
My Rampage is Over (Artist Proof)
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, My Rampage is Over, 2019 21 Colour Screenprint with Varnish Overlay on Somerset Satin Tub Sized 410gsm Paper 29 1/2 × 22 in (76 × 56 cm) Edition of 125 / This bein...
Screen
Yoshitomo Nara - In the Pink Water
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara In the Pink Water, 2021 Offset lithograph on paper Sheet size: 72.8 x 51.5 cm Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year Unnumbered Sold Out edition pub...
Offset
Kill Your Darlings No.5 - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature. This rich composition by Sandra Goldie, a Canadian artist is somewhat reminiscent of the expressive, fluid work by the F...
Canvas, Acrylic
Helicopter Chromogenic Print on Archival Paper, Framed, Edition of 3
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Archival Paper, C Print
$1,488Sale 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
$1,800
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Lithograph
Sea I - 21 Century Contemporary Painting of the Ocean
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning Sea I 155 x 150 cm Oil on linen We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly clever how the originally Dutch Bart Koning knows how to make all ...
Oil
$2,326
Frozen Apple Trees on a Frosty Morning – Minimalist Black and White Landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21371 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,861Sale Price|20% Off
Great Pollet Sea Arch, Irish Atlantic Coast, Ireland – Black and White Art Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 11930 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$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
$1,674Sale Price|20% Off
Downtown Las Vegas, Black-and-White Cityscape Photography, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11712 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$4,200
Fish Ceramic Totem - Tall Sculpture for Garden and Indoor by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Please note: The base is not included. We will guide you through a simple installation process for outdoor or indo...
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
Beneath the Tuscan Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between light and silence Bathed in the golden stillness of a Tuscan afternoon, this landscape offers a vision of warmth, rhythm, and quiet longing. Rolling hills and gracefu...
Canvas, Acrylic
Volcano. Llimited edition: 1/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze
Located in Riga, LV
An image of the ancient god of fire, patron of blacksmiths and artisans, foundry workers, and, in my opinion, sculptors. It is a powerful and very lonely, tired figure. The sculpture...
Bronze
$1,395
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
$56Sale Price|20% Off
Deux Sirenes Lithograph by Marc Chagall, Offset Print, 1963, Unframed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an above the edition impression of an original lithograph by Marc Chagall, created in 1961 and printed in 1963 by Mourlot for Chagall Lithographe II, published by André Saure...
Offset
$8,852
Wine
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, Wine, 2021 Hand-signed and dated on the reverse Edition 29 of 125 75 x 56 cm Screenprint in colours Private Collection UK
Screen
Black Rage, silkscreen print with COA Signed 53/100 by Glenn Ligon, Framed
By Glenn Ligon
Located in New York, NY
Renowned contemporary conceptual African American artist Glenn Ligon Black Rage (back cover), 2019 Silkscreen and digital print Edition number 53/100 Accompanied by an official Certi...
Digital, Screen
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Konrad Klapheck 'Roland Garros French Open' 2009- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Official event poster designed and created by Konrad Klapheck for the version of Roland Garros French Open 2009 held in Paris. The 2009 Roland Garros poster by Konrad Klapheck is a r...
Offset
Shared Vision Oil Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 1990s, Unframed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Shared Vision," a captivating artwork by Abiodun Nafiu Azeez, beautifully encapsulates the idea of unity and collaboration. In this piece, Azeez skillfu...
Canvas, Oil
$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
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida Fine Art B&W Coastal Photo Print with Palms
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11747 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Archival Pigment
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Contemporary African Savannah Landscape, Signed and Dated 2001
Located in GB
A striking contemporary landscape capturing the vast beauty of the African savannah, signed indistinctly and dated 2001. Painted with remarkable restraint, the composition reduces t...
Acrylic, Board
$2,093
Cave View to the Ocean Arch, Galicia, Spain — Black and White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21210 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$4,000
"Wrapped in Thoughts III", Encaustic Figurative Abstract, Neutral and Warm Tones
By Rinat Goren
Located in Carmel, CA
Rinat Goren (Israeli, American, born 1964) "Wrapped in Thoughts III" 2019 Encaustic paint on cradled wood panel The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting. “Wrapped i...
Encaustic, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
Bird. Reunited After Separation, Original Painting
By Guigen Zha
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Two grey herons reunite at a lake. One stands in the shallow water while the other returns in flight. The birds appear in a stylized manner against the water, s...
Acrylic
Morning of the Rooster Signed Lithograph, Black Woman Portrait, 1980s
Located in Union City, NJ
MORNING OF THE ROOSTER is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African...
Lithograph
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, social realist African-American artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). NEW DREAMS was printed from hand d...
Lithograph
$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
$1,674Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Study 2 — Abstract Canyon Landscape, Black-and-White Photograph (USA)
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11901 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$152Sale Price|66% Off
The blue door by William GOLIASCH - Gouache on paper 50x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Gouache
I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Xenia Gray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
$2,791Sale Price|20% Off
Lonely Tree and Rolling Hills – Minimalist Photograph, Tuscany – Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25049 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,000
Remembrance for Teddy and Arnie, Signed screenprint by Joey Terrill, ed. of 77
By Joey Terrill
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Remembrance (for Teddy and Arnie) is one of ten silkscreen prints included in Homombre, a portfolio that examines the experiences, identities, and cultural realities of gay Latino me...
Screen
Andy Goldsworthy - Unique, Signed Print for UK Royal Mail Christmas Stamp Series
Located in New York, NY
Andy Goldsworthy Presentation print for Royal Mail Christmas Stamp Series, 2003 Color photogravure on handmade rag paper with deckled edges hand signed lower right front in pencil; u...
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Pencil, Photogravure
$560Sale Price|20% Off
L'Imagination Prend Le Pouvoir Poster, Offset Print, 1968
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare original poster by Pierre Alechinsky is a powerful artistic and historical document from the May 1968 Paris student protests. Printed on billboard paper using a home press,...
Offset
$4,444
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York 1960s, Gelatin Silver Photograph, Signed, 24x20
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem, New York series. Two children enjoy a blissf...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$1,600
"Cinderblock", Still Life Contemporary Oil Painting in Muted Neutral Tones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cinderblock" is an original piece by Jeremy Miranda made from acrylic on panel. This piece measures 12”h x 9.5”w and comes with a gallery-issued Certif...
Acrylic, Panel
Shalako Night
By Dan Namingha
Located in Santa Fe, NM
hand pulled limited edition lithograph signed and numbered by the artist Glenn Green Galleries also presents paintings, prints and sculpture by Southwestern luminary, DAN NAMINGHA....
Lithograph
Grain 16 - Contemporary Textured Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Ceramic
$1,675
Gamer For Life - Retro Pacman Inspired Mixed Media Graffiti Artwork 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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Duo, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Two horses lean on each other as they rest under a night sky. Three white birds soar overhead, heading in the same direction. The scene captures a peaceful mome...
Acrylic
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
With Girls on a Random Friday Night
Located in Zofingen, AG
With Girls on a Random Friday Night is about the quiet rituals that keep us close to ourselves and to each other. In a world obsessed with productivity, comparison, and always moving...
Canvas, Acrylic
Mutual Trust
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 This work is part of the Trust series, which reveals t...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,000
"Bright Colors Can Be Moody" Pop Art Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By Logan Ledford
Located in New York, NY
An abstract piece with vivid use of color and mixed media on canvas. Like splashes of a raindrop or flickering lights through the busy city remind us of these colorful canvases. The ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Prometheus Freed by Walter Peter Brenner - mythological figure, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Prometheus Freed is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner. Dimensions are 50 x 30 x 16 cm (19.7 x 11.8 x 6.3 in). This artwork is signed and numbered. Prometheus hol...
Bronze
$2,907
Calm Sea Panorama with Tree, Limited Edition Large Color Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21300 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$4,150
Canyon Skies I - Large Original Minimalist Blue Landscape Mountains Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,861Sale Price|20% Off
Canal Grande, Rialto Bridge View, Venice — Limited Edition Black-and-White Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 11015 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Catching Koi
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicable level I feel a ...
Archival Pigment
$450
THE LAMP Vintage Lithograph Poster, 1984, 1st Printing, Civil Rights, Justice
Located in Union City, NJ
ROMARE BEARDEN 1970-1980 THE LAMP Vintage 1984 Commemorative Poster - Brown v. Board of Education 30 Years later: "The Politics of Excellence", printed in 4-color offset lithography...
Offset
Can a Phone Call Change Your Life?, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A solitary patron in a bar abandons his untouched drink and heads to a phone booth, carrying crucial papers in hand. The cigarette he leaves behind continues ...
Oil
$1,674Sale 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
Kristine DeBell - Vintage Photo by Helmut Newton - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Kristine DeBell is a vintage photo, realized b Helmut Newton in the 1970s. The artwork represent fashion model and actress in 1970s.
Photographic Paper
Iya Mi Nikan (My Only Mother) - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In this portrait, the figure stands enveloped in a field of vibrant Ankara florals, symbols of culture, growth, and generational beauty. Her rich afro, rendered with deep texture, cr...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$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
$1,674Sale 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
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
In Trois Plants, François Houtin envisions a fantastical botanical specimen rising like an ornate tower of intertwined foliage and blossoms. Each element—stem, leaf, and tendril—is r...
Etching