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.
$2,942
The Way to the Vineyard, Tuscany, Italy, Color Landscape Photography, Limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21260 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,120
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Tree, Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 4, Portugal - no. 21023 // Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Old trees in the fairy forest on the mystical island of Madeira, Fan...
Digital Pigment
$510Sale Price|32% Off
Farms Not Factories (Farm Aid, Advocacy, Agricultural Justice)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Farms Not Factories (Farm Aid, Advocacy, Agricultural Justice) Screen Print on 80# Cream Speckletone paper Year: 2025 Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Edition:...
Screen
If I Bloom, I Bloom Better -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Women Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Los Angeles Olympics Poster (Signed)
Located in Manchester, GB
The colour offset lithograph on Parsons Diploma Parchment wove paper. Published in 1982 for the LA Olympic Games in 1984, David Hockney was one of the fifteen artists invited to create a poster for the Games. Hand signed by the artist in pencil lower right, un-numbered from the limited edition of 750, although there are said to be less than 200 prints in existence. Not to be confused with the unsigned LA Olympics poster...
Offset
$1,650
World-Class Racing Yachts at Start of the Regatta, Black and White Photography
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"At the Start" In this best-selling image, the racing yachts Velsheda, Ranger, and Rainbow wait for the start of a race in Italy. The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimate look at two revered racing boat classes and their incredible and enduring design as they navigate the open seas. Images from this series are in the permanent collection of the Mariners' Museum, Newport News...
Archival Pigment
$332Sale Price|33% Off
NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Night Blues" Female Nude, seen from the back, and a second view in the mirror. from another perspective. Part of "Nude in Interior" series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera ...
Tempera, Carbon Pencil, Rag Paper
$2,000
Marfa ( The Road ) - large scale photograph of endless road and horizon sunset
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Road by Frank Schott country road outside of town, from a series of impressions captured in Marfa, Texas, longtime residence of minimalist artist Donald Judd 27 x 40 inches / ...
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
Faun`s rest, 70x80cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Faun`s rest, 2021, 80x70 cm
Canvas, Oil
Shared Secret 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work appeared without a clear plan. Sometimes I simply begin painting objects that seem able to coexist within a single composition. I like the feeling that things somehow know ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,824Sale Price|20% Off
Bent Tree in Fog, Laurel Forest – Madeira – Limited Edition Colour Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21250 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,319Sale Price|20% Off
Palm Trees on the Roadside, Black and White Landscape Photo, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21032 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
I Can Do Anything
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting from the "Echo of Harmony" series, titled "I Can Do Anything". This work is my artistic statement on inner strength and emotional balance. Using acrylic on canvas, I ca...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Sun Beams into Grand Central Station' Archival Photograph by Getty 12 x 16
Located in San Rafael, CA
An iconic image. Beams of sunlight streaming through the windows at Grand Central Station, New York City, circa 1930. (Photo by Hal Morey/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images...
Photographic Paper
$100Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Romaine, by Francois Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. This Imaginary building shows the move toward more elaborate landscape images Houtin started doing in the early 1980's. Fr...
Etching
$14,253
Stabile by Franck K - Painted stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, colourful
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Stabile is a unique painted stainless steel stabile and base sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 250 × 200 × 200 cm (98.4 × 78.7 × 78.7 in). The sculpture is s...
Stainless Steel
$2,261Sale Price|20% Off
Madeira Peaks — Mountain Road in Morning Haze, Portugal – Limited B&W Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: xxxx Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the ...
Digital Pigment
Standing Cub by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal
By Eric Valat
Located in Paris, FR
Standing cub is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Eric Valat. This artwork represent a cub standing, head in the clouds, gently lifting one paw. Dimensions: 3.93 x 5.11 x 3...
Bronze
Horseplay
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst Horseplay, 2026 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over FSC-cer...
Giclée
Blue Courtain. Still life Painting, Oil on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In most of the paintings, the artist uses an interior space as his subject, placing a table or similar object at its center. The use of symmetry and eye level often suggests an altar...
Canvas, Oil
$795Sale Price|33% Off
“Looking into the Gold”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a vibrant and richly painted original acrylic on canvas of a colorful abstract figure. Areas of gold and black spray paint. Signed lower right. Titled ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint
$1,694Sale Price|20% Off
Breakwater Pier, France – Black and White Limited Edition Seascape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: xxxx Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the ...
Digital Pigment
$1,129Sale Price|20% Off
Tuscan Courtyard – Limited Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21072 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,696Sale Price|20% Off
As Catedrais Beach, Limited Edition Black and White Seascape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21219 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Archival Pigment
"Erik" Contemporary Abstract Blue Toned Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a blue shirt and cowboy hat...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,882Sale Price|20% Off
Madeira Peaks at Sunrise, Shadow Mountains, Black and White Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21229 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
"Tears Melt My Icy Heart", Pink and Multi-Color Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Tears Melt My Icy Heart" is an original sculpture by Traci Johnson made of yarn on cloth on faux fur, mirror. This piece measures approximately. 48"h x 39"w. Born in New York City ...
Mirror, Fabric, Yarn
Tea and Cookies, Oil Painting
By Art Tatin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A floral-patterned mug stands beside a gleaming metal teapot accompanied by a plate of buttery, sweet palmier cookies. The polished stainless steel reflects t...
Oil
$6,000
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) Signed Linocut, Mexican Girl with Braided Hair
Located in Union City, NJ
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) The Right To Eat, created by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett. BREAD portrays a realistic linoleum cut portrait of a...
Linocut
Wait Nearby
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$15,534
Alpine forests N1 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, mountain, snow, winter
Located in Paris, FR
Alpine forests N1 is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Dimensions are 140 × 200 cm (55.1 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a cer...
Canvas, Oil
Plant, "The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
"The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness." In this series of artworks, I delve into the theme of happiness and joy in unusual times when it seems that the whole world is in a st...
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
$247Sale Price|30% Off
Pink Drip Wall Relief Sculpture From the Domino Series on Black Wood Panel
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Pink drip wall relief sculpture from the Domino Series combining glossy sculptural texture, playful pastel elements, and contemporary pop minimalism on black wood panel. This vertic...
Enamel
$12,721
P.010502-II by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
P.010502-II is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 75 × 38 × 9 cm (29.5 × 15 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Glass
$247
NOMAD III (Film Rebate), New York - Conceptual Architectural Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'NOMAD III (Film Rebate)', New York. Richard Heeps has photographed the iconic Empire State building in the mist. The NOMAD sequence of photographs capture the art deco architecture ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,696Sale Price|20% Off
Eiffel Tower, Trocadéro Fountain, Paris – Black and White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11824 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Solitary Tree in Fog, Madeira — Black and White Fine Art Photograph Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21034 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital 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
$1,319Sale Price|20% Off
Mystical Tree in Mist – B&W Madeira Landscape – Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21100 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$3,000
Clouds Over the Jemez, unique painting new mexico landscape, clouds, mountains
Located in Santa Fe, NM
mixed media on canvas Clouds Over the Jemez, unique painting New Mexico landscape, clouds, mountains
Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$1,129Sale Price|20% Off
Minimalist Black and White Beach Landscape Photograph, Palm Trees, Florida, USA
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18132 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Pigeon. Bird. Animals. Birds. Small. Black. Gray. Green. Urban
Located in Oslo, NO
This striking oil painting features a solitary pigeon set against a deep black background, emphasizing the bird's delicate form and subtle elegance. The pigeon is rendered in metic...
Canvas, Oil
$1,958Sale Price|20% Off
Five Trees in Snowy Field, Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18140 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
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
"The Neon Desert" - UV inks printed on neon acrylic- hand formed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
$425
"Landlocked (Swim with the Fish)", Contemporary Landscape, Mixed Media Print
Located in Franklin, MA
Patty deGrandpre’s “Landlocked (Swim with the Fish)” is a 11 x 16.5 inch unique mixed media print represented on Awagami Bamboo Japanese paper utilizing both printmaking and creative...
Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache, Bamboo Paper, Digital
$2,824Sale 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
Landscape - Oil Paint - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by an italian painter in 1990s and hand signed "De Silvestri". Very good condition.
Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Suburb Spruce, Contemporary Oil Painting on Panel, 12x9 Inches
By Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created from a photograph taken during a snowy weekend at the artist’s mother-in-law’s home in New York. A single evergreen stands in a quiet, snow-covered yard, se...
Oil, Wood Panel
Pumpkin (Green) -- Screenprint, Dots by Yayoi Kusama
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in London, GB
Pumpkin (Green), 2000 Yayoi Kusama Screenprint in black and green, on 270gsm colorplan wove Signed, titled, dated and numbered 11 from the edition of 100 Published by Serpentine Gal...
Screen
All around the Globe Bruno Helgen Contemporary turning wood globe sculpture
By Bruno Helgen
Located in DE
Teakwood and white lava sand make this beautiful turning globe a real stunning sculpture. Made from a whole piece of wood the way the sculpture is shaped is defined by how the tree g...
Stone
$2,500
Four Ring Temps Zero White 3/10 - Stainless steel rings with white interior
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rings of stainless steel, polished to a high sheen on the exterior and matte white on the interior, intersect at dynamic angles in this elegant sculpture by Philippe Pallafray. This ...
Stainless Steel
Culture Identity 9 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting
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. About Artist The...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,531
Circle Irrigation 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Kansas
Located in Paris, FR
Circle Irrigation 10 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions: *90 cm...
C Print
$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
Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Color Blocking Italian Architecture Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Utopian Foyer IV', Italian design Brutalist architecture photograph from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. There is a reoccurring linear, structural theme throughout ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,353Sale Price|20% Off
Wooden Pier in the Sea, Panorama, stormy Weather, black and white landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21170 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$961
Bonanza Café (Film Edge), Lone Pine, California - American Diner Interior Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Bonanza Café, iconic photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series, it was the cover artwork on his book Man's Ruin. The photo takes you back to small town Americana with the ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,696Sale Price|20% Off
Lakeside Wooden Jetty — Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21150 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,259Sale Price|20% Off
Rock Pier Panorama, Minimalist Black-and-White Seascape, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21132 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment