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.
$1,678Sale Price|20% Off
Wooden Pegs in the Lake – Minimalist Limited Edition Colour Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21254 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Field Painting August 8 - Contemporary Landscape Painting Flowers Hills, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel, a peaceful summer scene is set, beautifully capturing the idyllic feel of a field of wildflowers in early August Signed, date...
Oil, Panel
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Portrait
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil 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 Tbilisi S...
Canvas, Oil
Underwater World. Acrylic painting, large format, vertical abstract for interior
Located in Oslo, NO
This work creates an experiential, rather than illustrative, image of the underwater element—not a specific place, but a state. The composition lacks a rigid hierarchy: the gaze drif...
Acrylic
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
Faun`s rest, 70x80cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Faun`s rest, 2021, 80x70 cm
Canvas, Oil
$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
Sea Water Swimming Pool, Color Photography, Limited Edition Seascape Landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21251 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Poet's House
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
Time and Space
Located in Burlingame, CA
Donna McGinnis is a painter and draftsman whose work is celebrated for its refined sensitivity and observational clarity. Her drawings have been exhibited widely and are included in ...
Canvas, Oil
$12,879
Horse XV by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, elegant, light patina, wild
Located in Paris, FR
Horse XV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 71 × 60 × 17 cm (28 × 23.6 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of ...
Bronze
$16,784
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
Lovers - Screenprint by Fritz Baumgartner - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper. Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90. Excellent condition.
Screen
$466Sale Price|33% Off
Beach with Dunes Oil on Board Seascape, Realist, Framed, 2010-
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Alberto Biesok (1981, Spanish-German) Title: Beach with Dunes Year: 2019 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions (artwork) Height: 15 cm Width: 40 cm (5.91 × 15.75 in) Dimensions (...
Board, Oil
Tomatoes, Oil Painting
By Steve Boggs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This still life celebrates the simple beauty of homegrown produce. With warm tones and detailed brushwork, artist Steve Boggs captures the essence of his summer...
Oil
$3,147
Dancer “Elevation” by Yann Guillon - Figurative bronze sculpture, man, torso
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Dancer “Elevation” is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 37 × 22 × 15 cm (14.6 × 8.7 × 5.9 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 51 cm...
Bronze
Odysseus. Limited Edition 1/5 - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Riga, LV
Dimensions: 21 W x 43 H x 19 D cm Weight: 9 kg Material: Bronze, patina Edition: 1/5 + 1 AP, signed on base Condition: Excellent, certificate Free worldwide shipping in a branded box...
Bronze
Pear Magenta Blush Pocket Painting 251, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Magenta Blush Pear 251 (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings,...
Canvas, Oil
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Blue Nude 2 original ultramarine tempera on paper by Paula Craioveanu in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Blue (Female) Nude. Inspired by Matisse. Part of my Nude in Interior series. Original, signed. 50x70cm / 19.5x27.5in actual size ink, graphite, tempera on paper Shipping rolled in ...
Tempera, Paper
Boxers - Lithograph by Giuseppe Gallo - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Boxers is an original lithograph on paper realized by the artist Giuseppe Gallo in 2008. Edition 59/260, it is part of the suite "Olympic Games Beijing 2008". Excellent condition. ...
Lithograph
$1,025Sale Price|20% Off
Modality 14. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ...
Board, Acrylic
"Outdoor Table", Contemporary, Red, Acrylic and Oil Pastel Mixed Media Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
Hampton Stephens "Outdoor Table" is a contemporary 24 x 30 inch acrylic and oil pastel on canvas painting of an outdoor meal set on a table outside a window. A blue rectangular open...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Strokes and Emotions 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Strokes and Emotions captures struggles of identity, inner battles, and resilience. The fragmented strokes mirror fractured emotions, while the red/orange palette amplifies raw inten...
Canvas, Acrylic
Cherry Blossom, ceramic, sculpture, original art on wall
Located in Deddington, GB
porcelain wall installation comprising of 130 hand sculpted flowers fixed directly into the wall. Additional information: Ceramic on Stone Edition of 1 20 H x 10 W x 10 D cm (7.87 x ...
Ceramic
Doge’s Palace Gothic Facade, Venice – Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18198 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
White Light - contemporary, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Sasha Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting is by Sasha Rogers. White Light is a stunning example of Sasha Rogers masterful use of light, colour and texture. As an artist, she has been infl...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,678Sale Price|20% Off
Pedal Boat, Balaton – Black and White Long Exposure Waterscape, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25009 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$611
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
Donald Sultan "Yellow Poppies" Floral
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sultan, Donald Title: Yellow Poppies Series: Poppies Date: 2018 Medium: Color silkscreen with enamel inks and flocking on 2-ply museum board Unframed Dimensions: 39" x ...
Color, Screen
"Alice & the Piglet" - Contemporary Surrealist Pop Collage on Wood
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Born in Rockford, Illinois, 1951 Zoa Ace creates figurative oil paintings that explore human relationships through theatrical narratives infused with symbolic animals and whimsical...
Oil, Wood
$50,000
Migration
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned fo...
Canvas, Oil
Pantheon (Rome) - large scale photograph of iconic architectural elements
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pantheon (Rome) by Frank Schott from a series of monochromatic and timeless photographic observances of iconic architectural and interior references around Rome's historical center ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$3,030
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
Sara MacCulloch "Beach from water" - Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Sara MacCulloch Beach from water, 2022 oil on canvas 30 x 40 in. (macc093) This original oil painting on canvas by Sara MacCulloch depicts a serene and beautiful coastal beach inlet...
Canvas, Oil
Dolly Parton
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Dolly Parton photographed in Nashville. 2014. Limited Edition of 25 Signed by photographer Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
Archival Pigment
"Psychedelic Marbles"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
H2O IV - Homage to David Hockney
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
Tender Presence II
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 continues the “Trust” series, developing the...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Inner Peace: Contemporary Mixed Media on Canvas, Unframed
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. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$6,000
OUT CHORUS( RHYTHM SECTION) Hand Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
Located in Union City, NJ
OUT CHORUS(RHYTHM SECTION) is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an editio...
Lithograph
Dot's Diner, Bisbee, Arizona - American Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Dot's Diner' part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series, featuring a classic American Diner has gorgeous colours of the glowing neon lights in the twilight and a cool vibe remin...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Relaxing Point Study 1, Minimalist Black-and-White Fine Art Photography, France
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21136 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
"The Italian Poppies" by Ed Baynard (Flowers, White, Abstract, Still life)
By Ed Baynard
Located in New York, NY
This is a 20 color screen print on Sommerset paper. The edition was printed at Brand X Editions in 1997. Ed Baynard’s paintings and graphic prints blend the contemporary and the cla...
Screen
$1,678Sale Price|20% Off
Rocks on the Shore, Limited Edition Black and White Coastal Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21116 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Tender Presence I
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 my “Trust” series — an exploratio...
Canvas, Acrylic
Woman - Etching by Bruno Caruso - 1980s
By Bruno Caruso
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Very good condition.
Etching
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 ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,000
Folded Moon, large 3/20 - detailed, photography, shaped tondo wall relief
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a child, Ryan Van Der Hout owned a telescope and was fascinated by the sight of the moon in the night sky. This iconic image of the moon as viewed from earth is re-imagined when V...
Mirror, Plexiglass, Digital
$1,500
Clearing Storm (En Plein Air Landscape Painting of Country Mountains & Grey Sky)
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern en plein air landscape oil painting on canvas of countryside mountains and grey sky 'Clearing Storm' by Joseph Rapp 18 x 24 inches, oil on canvas 19...
Canvas, Oil
$2,051Sale Price|20% Off
Wave Watcher, France – Minimalist Colour Fine Art Photograph of Surfer on Beach
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21280 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Monet’s Dahlias by Lumi Mizutani, Japanese-Style Painting, Garden Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Monet’s Dahlias is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments and Indian ink on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dimensions are 31.8 ×...
Paper, India Ink, Panel, Pigment
Marfa - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Color, Contemporary
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Marfa 2019, 20x24cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof. Digital C-print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-704. Kirste...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Monolith by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, reflection
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Monolith is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 282 × 120 × 110 cm (111 × 47.2 × 43.3 in). The sculpture is signed and...
Stainless Steel
$45,000
Linda Stein, Sticks and Stones 711- Contemporary Mixed Media Earth Sculpture
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s I am the Environment series explores the artist's relationship to the earth and addresses the interconnectedness of all living things. This sculptu...
Stone
$1,600
Georgian Contemporary Art by Gia Khutsishvili - Warrios of the Archaic Period
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on cardboard Gia Khutsishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 18, 1966, into a family of artists. He graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. Since 1...
Oil, Cardboard
$152Sale Price|66% Off
The blue door by William GOLIASCH - Gouache on paper 50x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Gouache
$675
Make My Heart Melt - 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Color Drenched Mixed Media Painting
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
Dogman thought a bird in the hand is always better 22/50 - bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative bronze tabletop sculpture featuring a dogman is by Gillie and Marc. Fanciful and fun, Gillie and Marc’s art is designed to be accessible. Their popular ...
Bronze
Farming the Sun, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sunflowers basking in the sunlight dominate the scene. At the top of the field, a red barn and a cluster of farm buildings rest beneath a blue summer sky, fra...
Acrylic
$1,118Sale Price|20% Off
Bath House, Salton Sea, California, Black-and-White Fine Art Landscape Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11619 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,237Sale Price|20% Off
Étretat White Cliffs and Sea Arch, Colour Fine Art Photograph, Limited Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21246 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment