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.
Walk the Line Photography, Limited Edition, Africa, People, Landscape, b&w
By JJK
Located in München, BY
Walk the Line Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist A man walks along the shore of the coastline in Ghana. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo...
Archival Pigment
$702
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
$2,692Sale Price|20% Off
Esplanade with Chestnut Trees – Black-and-White Fine Art Photo – Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21115 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
A Glimpse of Fun - contemporary, abstract, forged stainless steel sculpture
By Kevin Robb
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Free flowing, the elegant s-shaped curves of this sculpture were created by American artist, Kevin Robb. Three-intersecting shiny, polished stainless-steel pieces reflect both light and shadow. Working as a sculptor for more than 35 years, Robb is renowned for his deep understanding of positive and negative spaces. There is both movement and grace in his work. Price in USD...
Stainless Steel
$4,640Sale Price|20% Off
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African American artist Jacob Lawrence, printed using traditional hand ...
Lithograph
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
$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
Hustler
Located in New York, NY
Hustler 254 West 11th Street, NYC, 1977/printed later Signed and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 15) 24 x 17 inches
Archival Pigment
$1,114Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Antelope Canon, Arizona, USA, minimalist black and white print, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11873 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$3,063Sale Price|20% Off
Black and White Mountain Lake Winter Panorama Photograph Print – Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21052 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,740
Camera 16 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, Men Erotic Scenes
Located in Hallein, AT
Artist about his erotic painting series “Narcissus”: With Internet era and its widespread availability, young people have unlimited access to pornography. It is possible for them to...
Canvas, Oil
Korean Contemporary Art by Sa Hara - Boyhood
By Sa Hara
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Sa Hara is a Korean artist born in 1975 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She is graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Dongguk Univ...
Canvas, Oil
Maison Romaine, and Labyrinth No. 1, by Francois Houtin 1979, by Francois Houtin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Two prints by Francois Houtin : Maison Romaine and Labyrinth No. 1, Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. This Imaginary building shows the move toward mor...
Etching
$2,228Sale Price|20% Off
Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, Spain – Limited Edition Long-Exposure Colour Seascape
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
Between Dreams, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for contemporary paintings of water that bridge realism and abstraction. At close range, her surfaces appear loose and ambiguous, but from a distance ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$259Sale Price|20% Off
Segmented Ceramic Sculpture Human Insect Hybrid Ringed Body Contemporary Art
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Segmented ceramic sculpture depicting a human–insect hybrid creature with ringed body, rhythmic repetition, and elongated horizontal form. This work belongs to the series Bichos, de...
Ceramic, Epoxy Resin, 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
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
$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
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
"First Blooming" colorful birds, herons, mushrooms, flowers, surreal, joyful
Located in Edgartown, MA
“First Blooming” is a bright and vivid painting with blue herons and colorful, chipper songbirds placed among patterned mushrooms, orange flowers, pink blooms and green leaves. Fram...
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic, Board, Color Pencil
The Logic Within
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor (born 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an artist who works with digital images. Her work has been widely exhibited in the United States and Europe and is represented within...
Archival Pigment
$1,392
Dancing on Ice, New York City – Black and White Fine Art 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
Daniel Arsham Pokemon Pikachu Sculpture Crystallized Rare Contemporary Urban Art
Located in Draper, UT
Never opened at all and still sealed in Original Packaging. An absolutely iconic piece from Daniel Arsham and a must have for any Pokemon Fan! Daniel Arsham Pokemon Perrotin Pika...
Ceramic, Plaster
$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
$3,133
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
Heirloom: Queen Anne's lace No. 3
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Alexander is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in sculptures and installations made from deconstructed domestic materials. Through labored processes separating decor...
Porcelain
$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
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
At Once I Knew I Was Not Magnificent - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. Murnaghan was well known for his striking underwater photography, capturing his sub...
Inkjet
$3,017
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
Cloud Study IV - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, G...
$2,088
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
Bestseller, Aerial, Hawaii, Surfer Approaching the Ocean
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Into the Blue" A surfer excitedly runs into the whitewater lapping the shores on Oahu in search of the perfect wave. The print series Swell: Endless Blue takes you on a sweeping y...
Archival Pigment
$12,823
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
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Bulb of Awakening: Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Bulb of Awakening" is a captivating artwork that centers around a woman adorned with an exclusive and mesmerizing hairstyle. Created by the talented artist Ekele Francis...
Canvas, Acrylic
"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
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
$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
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
Greeting - surrealist, abstract, figurative, male, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This indoor figurative bronze sculpture is made by Canadian artist Roch Smith. The imaginative sculptural work of Roch Smith often takes a playful approach to more serious themes. H...
Bronze
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
My Rampage is Over
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 Hand-signe...
Screen
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
Signed Electric Chair Screen Print, Contemporary Edition of 250, 1970s
By Andy Warhol
Located in Bristol, GB
Screen print in colours Edition of 250 90 x 121.5 cm (35.4 x 47.8 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the back Condition on request Printed by Silk Print Kettner, Zürich, published by ...
Screen
$1,671Sale Price|20% Off
Diving Platform at Seawater Pool, Monochrome Photograph, Limited-Edition Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21311 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital 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
$4,550
Contemporary Bronze Fish Sculpture of a Trout swimming, green & brown, water
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Edition of 25 'Trout' by Richard Smith, a bronze sculpture of a trout, patinated in green and mottled brown with a textured, tactile surface, captures the lithe grace and vitality of...
Bronze
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
$16,711
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
Dries Van Noten’s table. From the Interiors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
Move Like Water, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Framed, 21st Century
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ocean, shore, water, movement, neutrals. 41 x 41" oil on canvas, maple frame Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas. ...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$920Sale Price|20% Off
Threshold (Distance) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
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 Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
$1,856Sale Price|20% Off
White Cliffs of Étretat Study 2, France, Limited Edition Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21308 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
Robert Mapplethorpe Calla Lilly collector's plate
Located in New York, NY
Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989) Calla Lilly, plate produced by Swid Powell in 1989, original image captured 1984 Porcelain with overglaze transfer-printed decoration 12 in....
Porcelain
$1,485Sale Price|20% Off
Harvest Field with Cypresses, Limited Minimalist Landscape Fine Art Photo Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21323 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Glass Blower: Girl
Located in London, GB
Print on paper with hand-blown glass bubble Framed with glass 33 x 44.5 cm hand-signed by the artist unknown edition size Andrew Scott is a contemporary American artist (b. 1991) c...
Glass, Archival Pigment
Petal Party, Contemporary Floral Still Life Oil Painting by Millie Gosch
By Millie Gosch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Millie Gosch’s Sunset Whispers is an original oil landscape painting on linen board inspired by the atmosphere and changing light of sunset. Measuring 8 x 6.5 inches and presented in...
Linen, Oil, Board
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
Black Stone 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: 21230 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment