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.
$4,800
Before Dawn, work on paper, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, yellow, bear, dragonfly
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Before Dawn, work on paper, by Melanie Yazzie, Navajo, yellow, bear, dragonfly unique, not part of an edition framed, light colored maple with acid free mat Melanie made this body of...
Gouache, Monoprint, Screen
L'aparté des couleurs, Large Abstract, Contemporary, French, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter based in Normandy, France. Working exclusively in oil on canvas, she has developed a distinctive visual language rooted in layering, ma...
Oil
$1,100
Incarnation (Color)(Translucent, Spray Paint, Portrait, Floral, Pattern Stencil)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Incarnation (Color), 2023 Screen print on thick Cream Speckletone Paper Year: 2024 (published) Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Edition: 550 Signed by Shepard F...
Screen
Sun No.11 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography
By Hiroshi Yamazaki
Located in New york, NY
The Sun is Longing for the Sea, 1978, by Japanese artist Hiroshi Yamazaki is a photograph from a limited edition portfolio of masters of Japanese photography. The photograph is signe...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...
Will You Be My Lobster?
Located in Zofingen, AG
Some people spend a lifetime searching for proof that they belong to someone. Others quietly become a home for themselves. This lobster isn’t waiting by the sea. It has already found...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Beat, Minus Verse, Outro (Linea Pictura — Diptych)", Minimalist White Abstract
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beat, Minus Verse, Outro (Linea Pictura — Diptych)" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of acrylic, ink, string, pins on drop cloth, in tray frames. It measures approximate...
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Pins
$400
"My Gracious Pink Butterfly" Contemporary Pop Art Oil Painting w Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Butterfly Collection” is a vibrant and energetic...
Oil, Board, Resin
Drawing In, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting, Oil on Panel
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil. Signed on the back.
Oil, Panel
Fascinating Feline - Original Abstract Animal Cat Portrait Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Making Our Way Back - Original Rural Landscape Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Jodi Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Acrylic, Canvas, Graphite
"Sanctum", Gothic Crocheted Skeleton Assemblage in Antique Clock Case
By Caitlin McCormack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Sanctum" is an original artwork made from crocheted cotton string, glue, steel pins, and velvet in an antique clock case by Caitl...
Cotton, Paint, Glue, Wood
The Garden Within Original Contemporary Art tempera ink/ paper Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Garden Within” 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm Ultramarine tempera and ink on textured paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, from my studio in Bucharest, Romania, with DHL to the US and EMS ...
Paper, Tempera
Hear Me Out
Located in Zofingen, AG
Everyone wants to be heard. Some whisper. Some raise their voices. And some simply lift a claw draped in pearls and wait for the room to fall silent. Confidence isn’t always loud. So...
Canvas, Acrylic
Chill Out: At Ease
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 90×90 cm (overall size with stretching 100×100 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Series: Chill Out Title: «Chill Out: At Ease» This painting is abou...
Canvas, Acrylic
"I VI", Abstract Geometric Woven Paper Wall-Hanging Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"I VI" is an original artwork by Shaun Kardinal made of woven paper ephemera and artist's tape. It measures approx. 65"h × 58"w. Shaun Kardinal is a cross-disciplinary visual artist...
Paper, Found Objects, Archival Tape
Learning to Live
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Learning to Live is a quiet reflection on the beauty that already surrounds us. So often we spend our lives chasing the next achievement, believing that happiness lies somewhere ahea...
Canvas, Acrylic
Green Curio Cabinet - Leucistic Anna’s Hummingbirds
Located in Burlingame, CA
Marie Cameron's new Curio Cabinet series places birds and teacups within curiosity cabinets filled with specimens, artifacts, collectibles, and kitsch, all woven together through nar...
Linen, Oil
The Group by Martine Demal, Bronze Sculpture, Group of Human Figures
Located in Paris, FR
The Group is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 40 × 21.5 × 5.5 cm (15.7 × 8.5 × 2.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
Bronze
Untitled 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
By Wisdom Uche
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
Canvas, Acrylic
" The Keeper of the Path"
Located in Zofingen, AG
" The Keeper of the Path" artwork from series " The Guardians of the Path" In the flow of everyday life, each of us walks a winding path — filled with silent questions, victories or...
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,327
Reflections of summer . X-large figurative painting . Modern Contemporary.
Located in Oslo, NO
Golden light dances across a shimmering expanse of water. The scene captures a moment of leisure and serenity. Figures glide on paddleboards, their movements rhythmic and slow. Warm ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sun Loungers on an Italian Beach, Minimalist Colour Photograph, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25003 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Stevie Kate Boxer, limited edition animal print, contemporary
By Kate Boxer
Located in Deddington, GB
Stevie is a limited edition drypoint and carborundum etching by Kate Boxer. Kate Boxer makes the plates in her studio which are then sent to to the master printmakers. After they h...
Drypoint, Carborundum Etching
$545
Peculiar Bloom - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
TURNING INTO STONE 3 Neo Mythology original oil large 30x38in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Turning into Stone 3 " . Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped stretched ready for display in the US, and shipped rolled in a tube to Europe and to the rest of...
Canvas, Oil
In the Moment
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Series: Chill Out «In the Moment» This painting is about the simple ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Ancestral Throne - 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
Waiting for a Miracle- 21st century Contemporary Figure painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina – Waiting for a Miracle Oil on linen, 105 x 70 cm In Waiting for a Miracle, Ksenya Istomina captures a moment of quiet contemplation and anticipation. A young woman ...
Linen, Oil
Mirror “with fold” 148 by Franck K - Large Outdoor Stainless Steel Sculpture
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 148 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 153 × 148 × 50 cm (60.2 × 58.3 × 19.7 i...
Concrete, Stainless Steel
AV NOVA by Ramon Enrich - Architecture and Landscape Painting
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
AV NOVA is a painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich. Acrylic on canvas: H 39.4 × L 51.2 in inches / H 100 × L 130 cm. The artwork is sold framed (brown floating frame)...
Canvas, Acrylic
$380
12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - 2010 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 10914. Not mounted...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$545
Rule of Threes - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
Lady with Books 2 original painting by Paula Craioveanu 39x23in FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Lady with Books 2", 39x23in / 100x60cm. Original painting. Shipped as it is, stretched, ready for hanging, framed. Framed size 41.5x25.7in. Free shipping with 1stDibs code . This ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,200
After Botero Horse Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century beautiful work
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
After Fernando Botero – HORSE. Please give us up to 10 working days to organize your delivery. Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 Roman Numerals, 12 Arabic Numerals, A thru Z Edition T...
Marble, Bronze
In Chains original art male nude ultramarine tempera Paula Craioveanu in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"In Chains" male nude, pencil and tempera on paper. Size is 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm . Shipped rolled in a tube from Fort Lauderdale, Florida by priority express mail. This particular p...
Paper, Ink, Tempera
$2,000
Hope (1/30) - Joyful Figurative Mixed Media Sculpture with Glossy Blue Balloon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim’s contemporary sculptures translate optimism into form. Her works feel playful at first glance, then quietly persistent the longer you live with them. Working in metal...
Metal, Steel
$2,604
Twin Palms by the Sea, Tuscany, Colour Landscape Photography, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26011 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,130
Pink Granite Coast, France – Monumental Boulder, Limited Edition Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21117 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,485
Path Through the Frosted Forest, Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26012 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Synthesis Bench by Tom Price - Art & Design, Light Sculpture and Bench
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Available on commission. Production delay: 8 months. Synthesis Bench is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway ...
Steel
Summer Evening with Family
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Life reveals its true richness in simplicity—in enjoying the gifts of summer, the beauty of nature, and the warmth of being together with the people we love. We often believe that h...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,722
Minimalist Winter Tree, Limited-Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Landscape Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26008 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Yehaaw and chill: Contemporary Cowboy Landscape Oil Painting
Located in DE
A sun-drenched desert unfolds in a rhythmic composition. Figures in traditional Western attire move across a textured golden landscape. The scene pulses with a quiet energy. Oil pain...
Canvas, Oil
$2,082Sale Price|25% Off
The Sun Born Over and Over, Abstract Oil on Linen, Signed, 150x80 cm
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A soaring, dramatic, golden sunset flaming across the sky. The golden light. The pink hues of hope. The planet we live on, all of us, spinning on its axis around our warm living sun...
Linen, Oil
Too Late to Scare Me Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 105x80 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
The most compelling works of contemporary art do not simply depict events—they reveal shifts in human consciousness. Too Late to Scare Me belongs to this tradition, transforming an i...
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$2,850
Joy Among Brothers 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Modern, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A moment of laughter, unguarded and true, between three men who know each other’s histories and hearts. Their closeness speaks of trust, vulnerability, and the quiet strength of frie...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,130
Frosted Trees in Silence, Minimalist Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26013 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$545
Sun No.8 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Louise Bourgeois - I Have Been to Hell and Back Handkerchief, Lt Ed Tate Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Hand numbered 900/1000 and with the artist's silkscreened initials This long sold out coveted limited edition embroidered handkerchief is based on a larger original, which Bourgeo...
Cotton, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
Life Is Beautiful
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Life Is Beautiful is a celebration of the quiet richness hidden within ordinary days. We often feel that something is missing from our lives, believing happiness lies somewhere ahead...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,143
Paris Pont d'Arcole - Signed limited edition Landscape, Contemporary, France
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Pont d' Arcole ‘, a bridge in Paris, Fr...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White
Countryside - Lithograph by Lucio Rofrano - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Lucio Rofrano in 1990s. Edition of 150, numbered and hand signed. Excellent condition.
Paper, Lithograph
$1,704Sale Price|20% Off
Five Minimalist Winter Trees in Snow, Black and White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26002 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
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
Framed Gallery Card, “Series of Ten Woodcuts” (Donald Judd Exhibition)
By Donald Judd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition card was produced by Brooke Alexander Editions in connection with Series of Ten Woodcuts in Three Color States, associated with the work of Donald Judd. Published by...
Offset
Yellow Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
$4,143
Black Stone Beach – Long Exposure Waterscape, Black and White Fine Art Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21082 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$12,500
Pair Play
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Oil, Wood
Medusa and Perseus original art Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Medusa and Perseus part of my Neo Mythology series. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Europe, by DHL to the US and by EMS to Europe and rest of the world. Medusa and Pers...
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper