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.
$140Sale Price|20% Off
The Gates 2003 Offset Print Poster, Unframed Contemporary Art
By Javacheff Christo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the official poster for Christo and Jeanne-Claude's iconic "The Gates" project in Central Park, released during the exhibition in February 2005. The poster was widely availab...
Offset
$1,295
Phare du Petit Minou Lighthouse, France — Minimalist Black and White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21130 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$3,875
Fleurs avec nuages - small, colourful, floral, still life, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This charming oil painting is by Jennifer Hornyak, a beloved Canadian artist. The Montreal-based painter is known for her expressive, abstracted form and her rich colour palette. Thi...
Oil, Canvas
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
Visual Poem - Screen Print by Ennio Pouchard - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Visual Poem is an original Screen Print realized by Ennio Pouchard in 1970. Good condition on a white cardboard. Signature with pencil. Ennio Pouchard is Painter, photographer and...
Screen
"Ebbing", Abstract Seascape, Rock, Black and White, Oil Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
"Ebbing" by Katherine Borkowski-Byrne is an abstract seascape, 18 x 24 inches, oil on canvas. This painting marks a deliberate departure from her usual vibrant palette, rendered inst...
Canvas, Oil
$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
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
Hunt Slonem "Peach Bunnies" Lithograph (print)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Peach Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 29" x 22" Signature: Signed...
Lithograph
Blue, Yellow, and Salmon - Colorful Contemporary Figurative Fashion Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Canvas, Oil
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
Light 2 April 21:09 - Modern Minimalistic Nature Landscape Painting
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, Acrylic
Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany — Minimalist Black-and-White Panorama Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 21067 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Streets of Tunis - Oil on Canvas by A. Sergheev - 1994
Located in Roma, IT
Street of Tunisi is an original contemporary artwork realized by Alexander Sergheev in 1990s. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Initials of the artist on th e lower margin. Includes fr...
Oil
Interior Space#2 Sea, Original Painting
By Zeynep Genc
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The shimmering sea peeks through a beach house and offers a glimpse of its tranquil beauty. The floor, wall, and ceiling lead to the water, creating a seamles...
Acrylic
$1,884Sale Price|20% Off
California Desert Joshua, Tree, USA black and white photograph, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white photo of a desert landscape with two Joshua trees and mountain ridges, California, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Still Life with Fruit - Oil Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968. Hand signed lower right. Includes a beautiful wooden frame, one-of-a-kind realized by the Artist cm. 59x68.5.
Plywood, Oil
Temple Tree, Jonjaamji, Jeju Island, South Korea
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40 Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
Silver Gelatin
Contemporary Fox Painting Oil on Cardboard Red Fox Animal Artwork Framed
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary fox painting in oil on cardboard depicting a red fox in motion, rendered through expressive brushwork and a vibrant palette of ochre, red and violet tones. This small-f...
Oil, Cardboard
Entrapped 2 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, blue, motion
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 2 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 17 × 35 × 28 cm (6.7 × 13.8 × 11 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with...
Porcelain
The Pleasantville Color Cartoon, by Frank Romero
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Digital archival print Image Size: 13.5 x 35 inches Year: 2024 Edition: 500 This is a unusual item from Romero, a project completed for a movie. The Pleasantville Color Car...
Digital Pigment
Red Coat - figurative painting of a woman in a red trench coat
Located in Burlingame, CA
Amber in electric blue with yellow by David Shevlino whose female figures beautifully link traditional representation with abstraction. Through Shevlino’s sensuous application of pai...
Oil, Wood Panel, Panel
Portal, limestone sculpture, abstract, circle, John Reeves, abstract,
$950Sale Price|36% Off
After Botero Small Bird Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
After Fernando Botero – STANDING BIRD Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an After Fernando Botero work, created in faithful homage to t...
Marble, Bronze
$1,500Sale Price|25% Off
Faun`s rest, 70x80cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Faun`s rest, 2021, 80x70 cm
Canvas, Oil
$4,400
Happiness is What Matters - Original Colorful Abstract Street Art 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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$1,695Sale Price|20% Off
Arches on Catedrais Beach, Signed Limited Edition Black-and-White Seascape Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21315 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
"Chair-A-Plan" Jane Dickson
By Jane Dickson
Located in North Adams, MA
"Chair-A-Plan" is a unique silkscreen print edition on felt. It is signed and numbered in paint pen by the artist, Jane Dickson. Jane Dickson has been exhibiting her paintings, dra...
Screen
Soft Souls - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Expressionism, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"There is a language spoken only in the space between us— a calm that holds our truths without demanding words. In that quiet, we find understanding, we find safety, we find each oth...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,883Sale 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
$4,000
April Green Wyatt Mountain - Spring Forest Virginia Landscape Rocks Trees, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
The densely treed forest of Hennen's Virginia home are the subject for this highly detailed contemporary landscape painting. The many shades of green in the foliage, the pale brown a...
Oil, Panel
Ocean View
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thr...
Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
But a dream
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Maggie Taylor creates evocative single-scene narratives in her whimsical and often elaborate photomontages. Working intuitively, Taylor combines 19th Century photographs, found objec...
Archival Pigment
Surreal Botanical Silhouette Portrait with Red Flowers Contemporary Wall Artwork
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Limited edition surreal botanical portrait on Dibond with hand-finished acrylic details, symbolic floral imagery and deep black chromatic contrast. This contemporary figurative artw...
Metal
Radio Tower between Trujillo & Las Vegas, New Mexico, September 9, 2006
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Vanishing Vernacular series. Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers...
Archival Pigment
$4,800
Large Abstract Wood Sculpture Colorful Wooden Painting John Okulick Wall Hanging
By John Okulick
Located in Surfside, FL
John Okulick, large colorful wood wall sculpture construction "Perfect Harmony" Hand signed and dated, 1999 Dimensions: H: 52 inches: W: 54 inches: D: 10 inches John A. Okulick...
Metal
$1,696Sale Price|20% Off
Quiet Morning Bench by the Sea – Minimalist Black-and-White Photograph (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
Backfire - Andrew Scott Print
By Andrew Scott
Located in Manchester, GB
Andrew Scott, Backfire, 2024 Print on Etching cotton Rag with Hand Burnt Frame 45 x 33 cm (17 7/10 × 13 in) Edition 239 of 250 Framed in open-grain black wood Signed and numbered la...
Giclée
Sweet Melodies - Original 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, Acrylic
Bison Beneath the Light, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A herd of bison descends into a ravine, moving through a misty landscape. These majestic animals symbolize strength, power, and resilience as ethereal light s...
Oil
Magpies Love 3, Over the Moon, Bird, Nature, Animals, Original painting
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
We are so blessed with such a variety of beautiful bird species within the UK. I feel inspired and 'Over The Moon' with joy, watching them and listening to their quirky chatter. Thes...
Mixed Media, Board
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
Philosopher Original Oil Painting Canvas Surreal 30x38in Signed Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Philosopher" . Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped rolled in a tube from Europe to the USA using DHL or FedEx, no custom or import fees in the US. Shipped rol...
Oil, Canvas
$3,100
To Love And Be Loved - Still Life Floral Artwork Original Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on landscape painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captur...
Canvas, Oil
Art book: 30 Americans artists (hand signed and dated by Glenn Ligon)
By Glenn Ligon
Located in New York, NY
Glenn Ligon 30 Americans Rubell Family Collection (hand signed and dated by Glenn Ligon), 2012 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as issued (hand signed and dated by Glenn Ligon) Hand signed and dated 2012 by Glenn Ligon 11 1/2 × 9 × 1 1/4 inches Provenance Hand signed by Glenn Ligon at the opening reception for the present owner (see included documentation) Makes a fantastic gift! This hardback monograph with illustrated boards was published on the occasion of the exhibition at Luhring Augustine Gallery in NY from October 26 to December 8, 2012. Hand signed and dated 2012 by Glenn Ligon for the present owner From its inception in the 1960s, the Rubell Collection has been able to boast a particularly fine range of African-American art. Recent New York exhibitions inspired the Rubell family to mount an exhibition of their holdings in this area, reproduced here in 30 Americans. With a late addition to this exhibition, there are in fact 31 artists: Nina Chanel Abney, John Bankston, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mark Bradford, Iona Rozeal Brown, Nick Cave, Robert Colescott, Noah Davis, Leonard Drew, Renée Green, David Hammons, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kalup Linzy, Kerry James Marshall, Rodney McMillian, Wangechi Mutu, William Pope L., Gary Simmons, Xaviera Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Shinique Smith...
Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
$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
"Recitals, Signed Mixed Media Print, Abstract Color Collage Design, 38x20"
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Union City, NJ
RECITALS is mixed media limited edition print by the renowned African American artist Sam Gilliam, created using Archival Inkjet, Relief, and Stencil techniques. This vertical, rainb...
Mixed Media
$3,150
"And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse reflected in a rear view mirror with a pink sunset in the distan...
Oil, Panel
$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
VELD 8 Noordoostpolder Flevoland, Framed Archival Pigment Print, 2016
Located in New York City, NY
Details 44 x 55 inches (115 x 140 cm) edition of 10 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, ed...
Archival Pigment
Bone White Figurative Architectural Sculpture in Cement. Contemporary Head
By Jose Perozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
“LarA 010” is a unique architectural bust in high-density cement by Spanish sculptor José Perozo, hand-crafted and pigmented in 2024. This sculptural head blends the anatomy of the f...
Concrete
Eucalyptus Trees, Xmas Day, South Australia
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Limited edition of 20 Kate Breakey's artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorpora...
Gold Leaf
"Smell Da Flowers", Framed Face with Stitched Elements (Mixed Media Collage)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Smell Da Flowers" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This original sewn mixed media in painted wood frame artwork measures 7.5”h x 9.5”w framed. It ships with a gal...
Canvas, Paint, Oil, Other Medium
$1,130Sale 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
$2,119
Bay of Biscay, shoreline, beach, Spain, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21199 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$280Sale Price|20% Off
American Dance Festival 2001 Offset Print, Contemporary, Unframed
By Cecily Brown
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 20.5 x 27.75 inches ( 52.07 x 70.485 cm ) Image Size: 20.5 x 27.75 inches ( 52.07 x 70.485 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Details: Offset lithograph poster created by Cecily Brown...
Offset
$14,000
Zephyr Minor 7/50 - smooth, black, granite, indoor/outdoor, abstract sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Smooth-surfaced, black granite flecked almost imperceptibly with copper and white has been engineered into an elegant ribbon in tangible contrast to its weight. The work is aptly tit...
Granite
$942Sale Price|68% Off
Taxi Driver Dachshund Skate Street Art Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
☀️Taxi Driver - Dachshund and chicks☀️ In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild. Artists often use animals as ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$12,598
Confabulations by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, figurative, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Confabulations is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 37.5 × 16 × 8.5 cm (14.8 × 6.3 × 3.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
Bronze
$1,696Sale Price|20% Off
Pedal Boats on Lake – Limited-Edition Long Exposure Black-and-White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21205 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Landschap II - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Landscape Painting
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Landschap II 24 x 30 cm (Framed included in price 24,4 x 30,4) Oil paint on wood panel We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredi...
Oil, Wood Panel
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