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Contemporary Art

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

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.

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Style: Contemporary
"Clearing" Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This atmospheric oil painting by Stephanie Johnson, titled Clearing, captures the fleeting moment when dawn or dusk quiets the landscape in a soft hush. A luminous yellow sky gradual...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Freedom to Be
Located in Zofingen, AG
Both playful and dignified, this painting embraces self-expression without apology. The dog, adorned in a green scarf and pearls, remains centered and calm. Daria uses light irony no...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled X. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire
Located in Manchester, GB
David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring, 2011 Printed on 250gsm Novatech, gloss-coated paper. FSC certified, ECF pulp Unframed: 23 x 33 cm (9.05 × 12.99 in) Framed: 36.5 x 46 cm (14.37...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Waterfall into the Ocean Faroe Islands
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. 15.75 x 15.75 in. (40 x ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Attracted by the Sea Long Exposure Seascape limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Attracted by the Sea Study 3, Norway - no. 21369 Digital print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Ph...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Christmas Tree, Winter Landscape, monochrome landscape limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Christmas Tree Study 1, Austria - no. 21350 // Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Blue Agave, plant, detail, Arizona, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Spiked' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Spiked' - 2017 signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Polaroid s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color

You Are A Super Hero - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Dentist chair - Figurative photo, Limited edition print, Contemporary, Sensual
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dentist chair - Signed limited edition archival pigment print Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1986. This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pi...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Into the Nothing, long exposure jetty waterscape photo, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Into the Nothing Study 1, Austria - no. 21351 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed wi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

St. Nectans Glen, Waterfall, England, monochrome photograph waterscape limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
St. Nectans Glen Study 1, England - no. 21370 // Black and white long exposure waterscape photography. Pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are made to order i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Drangarnir Sea Arch Panorama Faroe Islands
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Drangarnir, Sea Arch Panorama, Faroe Islands - no. 21357 // Black and White Fine Art Panorama Seascape. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Peripheral Dream - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Rooster - Oil paint by Piero Gauli - 1992
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on masonite realized by Piero Gauli in 1992. Hand signed. Titled ans signed on rear. Includes a contemporary wooden frame 50x40 cm. Very good condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Where Fire Sleeps: The Bay of Vesuvius
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work predates my current series, but shows the emotional seed of what later became.This piece is a meditation on resilience — on how we live, create, and love with full awarenes...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

''Resting with Ancients'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Horse
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. With the ''Resting with Ancients' Nichola shows...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Frozen Landscape, minimalist plant photography monochrome limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Frozen Landscape Study 2, Austria - no. 21349 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed wi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Contemporary modern white wall sculpture painting relief Tabula Alba II
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Tabula Alba II is a unique contemporary modern painting relief by renowned Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec. This painting relief is a typical example of her preferred abstract geomet...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Lip Service' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Lip Service' - 2017 signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Polar...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color

Jan Voss 'Roland Garros French Open' 1992- Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Official poster designed and created for the tennis tournament held at Roland Garros French Open every year. The poster is a limited edition of 2000. First edition, unsigned and not ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Frozen Trees in a Field Panorama, limited edition minimalist winter landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Frozen Trees in a Field Panorama Study 1, Austria - no. 21356 Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

When Time Becomes The Idol - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Rubik Game
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“When Time Becomes the Idol” is a visual meditation on humanity’s restless obsession with controlling time, often driven by fear, impatience, or the illusion of abandonment. In a wor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Lily at first light - black and white fine art botanical photography, edition 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily at First Light' is a black and white botanical photograph capturing the delicate presence of a lily bloom as it greets the first light of day. Shot on large format film, the im...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

A Bigger Book, Art Edition A, ‘Untitled, 329’
Located in Bristol, GB
iPad drawing 8 colour inkjet print on cotton-fibre archival paper Edition of 250 (print) 6 (print) 0006 (book) 56 x 43.3cm (22 x 17 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the front New, a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Inkjet

Forget Me, No
Located in Zofingen, AG
A stubborn, vulnerable plea — to refuse, yet still hold on.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Cotton Candy Cumulus Sour Cherry - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Room 408 - Collector Portfolio # 1 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Room 2 - Collector Portfolio # 5 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Foggy Slave Cliff, Atlantic, Faroe Islands, monochrome landscape limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Foggy Slave Cliff Study 3, Faroe Islands - no. 21352 // Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Heather - Limited edition nude art print, Analogue, Sensual Charismatic woman
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 ‘Heather' Limited edition of 5 Signed by...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White, Phot...

After a Little While Maria Came Out - Oil Paint - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 1990s. Hand signed on rear, undearable. Titled on rear. With a painted wooden frame which is part of the painting. Very good condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Anthos, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A tulip-like shape emerges from a warm beige background. Three vertical bars extend from the top of the petals while sharp lines and a small brown circle hover on the bottom. Two small crosses and a square introduce a playful detail on the lower part of the composition. Artist Sally Morris Clark...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Shall I Compare You To Summer Days - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative
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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Pomegranate Pinky Red Pocket Painting, oil paint, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pinky Red Pomegranate (canvas size 7.5x7.5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Imagine" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Very rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Imagine," first released on the LP of the same name in 1971. The best-selling single of his s...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium

Cotton Candy Cumulus Gum Drop - Original Blue Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

Worse than Ghosts - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
John Scott’s contemporary graphic paintings are reminiscent of street art. Art critics admired the provocative, bold artwork of John Scott, whose imagery is informed by his working-...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Reader
Located in Zofingen, AG
Time spent alone with nature and a book has the power to heal and bring clarity. It is in these quiet moments of solitude that we pause, reflect, and begin to see what truly matters....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Quiet Horizon Green, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman in a vividly patterned dress sits with her back to the viewer, gazing over a tranquil landscape of green fields and calm blue waters. Her still posture ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Rachele - Oil Paint - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 2000. Hand signed, titled and dated on rear. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 53x38. Very good condition except for some very minor losses of color.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Inside the Rainbow’s Heart
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print with coater varnish Edition of 294 of 300 71 cm (D) (28 in) Signed, numbered and titled on front Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production process. Sold...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Estelle - Sexy nude woman smoking in a bar, Contemporary with a Vintage style
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
This is an original signed figurative archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was capt...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Lerici 251 - Polaroid Coastal Landscape Photograph, Limited Edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Lerici '25 is an original black and white Polaroid photograph captured on SX-70 film along the Ligurian coastline of Italy. The image is part of a limited edition of 20, hand-signed ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Polaroid

Landscape, Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape (80x100 cm) is an original, one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Italian contemporary artist Marilina Marchica. The work belongs to her ongoing research on architecture, memo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Nothing to hide - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Nothing to Hide' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label and c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper

"Pigeons" Group of Birds in Layered Hand Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pigeons" is an original piece by Nayan and Vaishali made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Black Fascinator - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"BRAT" Layered Hand-Cut Paper with Glitter Effect by Charles Clary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"BRAT" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Charles Clary as part of the artist's popular "Text-i-monial" series. To create the artwork, Clary hand cuts a series of individual sh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel, Archival Paper

Dogman thought a bird in the hand is always better 20/50 - bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Gillie and Marc’s art is designed to be accessible; their popular hybrid sculptures are playful, but love and an appreciation for the spiritual connection that humans share with anim...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

A Gentleman's Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa
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 Mor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Beating Heart - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract geometric sculpture, innovation, energy
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Jade is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, polyurethane resin, steel, dimensions are 46 × 155 × 71 cm (18.1 × 61 × 28 in). Thi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Doves Flying - Abstract Pastel Tone Textural Dove Graffiti 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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Kate Moss during a night out, 2007
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss is photographed during a night out at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden in London on the 16th of January in 2007. The British supermodel and businesswoman rose to fame ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Before you came - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Before you came- 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-937. No...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Thinking Pumpkin
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition 16 of 120 75.8 x 62.3 cm (29.8 x 24.5 in) Signed, numbered, and dated on the front Condition Upon Request Publisher Okabe Tokuzo, Japan Kusama 182. 2
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Peckham Rock
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Awesome piece that depicts pre-historic figures with shopping carts. Based on the 2005 concrete sculpture of the stone Peckham Rock sculpture by Banksy. This artwork was released by...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Color

So Still (Sidewinder) - analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
So Still (Sidewinder) - 2005 Edition 1/5 or 2/5, 150x128cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Pr...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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