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.
Male nude from the 29 Palms, CA series, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999, 58x56cm, Edition 6/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inve...
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
$2,400
Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Muscular Male Nude Graphite Life Drawing), Framed
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with graphite and conte crayon by Mark Beard graphite, Conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 22.5 inches 33 x 25 inches custom framed in cherry wood m...
Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté
They Rode to Save Wildlife (Red) 95/100
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze figurative tabletop sculpture featuring animals is by Gillie and Marc. The British/Australian artistic duo of Gillie and Marc’s humorous bronze sculptures h...
Bronze
Walking in Devon no.1 & no.2, diptych, Abstract, Contemporary, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking in Devon No.2 is an original oil painting by artist Alexa Roscoe. This landscape painting continues to draw inspiration from the Devon countryside where Alexa grew up and oft...
Canvas, Oil
$2,850
Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas
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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$123,267
Signs and Writings No. 2, 8.7 ft high abstract bronze sculpture, outdoor art
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 2 is a monumental bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions of the bronze sculpture: 236 H x 70 cm L x 45 cm D, dimensions of the brass...
Bronze
They Were the Authentic Vespa Riders in Rome 97/100
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze figurative tabletop sculpture featuring animals riding a Vespa is by Gillie and Marc. Australia’s Gillie and Marc, the contemporary artist duo, continue to...
Bronze
The Sacredness of the Invisible: Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
A composition dominated by dreamlike creatures in an abstract landscape. The painting uses a palette of intense, saturated colors, with shades of blue, yellow, green, red, brown, and...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Philosopher Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Surreal, 30x38in, Signed
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Philosopher" . Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped rolled in a tube from Europe using DHL or FedEx, no custom or import fees in the US. Free shipping with FRE...
Oil, Canvas
$417
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 50 gloss photogra...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$675
Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork on Canvas
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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Truth or Dare - 21st Century, Polaroid, WomenPhotography, Contemporary
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Truth or Dare - 2017 Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-272. Kirst...
C Print, Polaroid, Color, Archival Paper
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Nocturne for a Feline Soul original art Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Nocturne for a Feline Soul, tempera acrylic pencil on paper. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Europe. Artist Stat...
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
Once Upon a Time Over Tuscany
Located in Zofingen, AG
Once Upon a Time Over Tuscany is a quiet return to a place that was once misunderstood — a soft, drifting world that used to be called distraction, daydreaming, or living too much in...
Canvas, Acrylic
Baroque Pearl
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Sea Within — Journey Between Light and Silence. A luminous baroque pearl emerges from an open oyster — a symbol of individuality shaped by time. Subtle pearlescent accents an...
Canvas, Acrylic
Meditation
Located in Burlingame, CA
Willard Dixon is widely recognized for his calm, contemplative landscapes and skyscapes, paintings that hold stillness, clarity, and a quiet reverence for nature. In this exhibition,...
Canvas, Oil
Garden - Contemporary Jade Green Aqua Blue Poured Painting, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
Garden by Susan English, a contemporary poured painting, is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. Vertical stripes and blocks of color in hues of soft jade, pale mint gr...
Acrylic Polymer, Panel
Heaven on Earth Abstract Landscape Painting, Ethereal Green, 48x30"
Located in Silverthorne, CO
There is this idea of heaven as a place so mysterious to me. A place gated and guarded, a place in some other realm. A place of angels. But what if heaven in here? This earth beneat...
Oil
$580
Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pig...
Guardian - Geometric Abstract Painting Blue Teal Green Yellow Shapes, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on canvas, geometric shapes in blue, yellow, pink and teal green are vibrant against an atmospheric blue background with hints of ye...
Canvas, Acrylic
$675
Love Bomb - Original Minimalist Black and White Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
This is Where it's Fuckin At
Located in Manchester, GB
Harland Miller, This is Where it's Fuckin At Poster, 2026 Print on Monte Carlo 300 gsm watercolour paper 31 1/2 × 23 3/5 in (80 × 60 cm Harland Miller is a British artist and nov...
Lithograph
Indigo Meteorite - Abstract Geology Encaustic Geode Sculpture, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic sculpture, colorful layers of pigmented beeswax suggest a meteorite and geological formations. Handmade wood pedestal included in the price. Laura Mor...
Wax, Encaustic
Karst Limestone Cliffs Reflected in Calm Water, Ha Long Bay Black & White Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21366 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Dedicated, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cowgirl holds steady as a horse descends from a jump, its body stretched forward toward the ground. A wooden fence and low structures stretch across the backg...
Oil
$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
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Waiting To Blossom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, 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
$1,840Sale Price|20% Off
Roots and Rhythm - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, 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
$229
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day at Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss p...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
A Soundless Song, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A glass jar rests to the left of the composition, holding a single branch with pale leaves that appear wilted, with one leaf fallen at its base. The branch stre...
Acrylic
Foyer VI, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VI, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Af...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,077
'M', Hockney's Alphabet, David Hockney and Stephen Spender, Lithograph, 1991
Located in Manchester, GB
David Hockney, 'M' from 'Hockney's Alphabet', 1991 Edition of 250 From the special edition of Hockney's Alphabet, published in 1991, and signed on the justification page by the art...
Paper, Lithograph
He'll call. Probably
Located in Zofingen, AG
It’s not suspense — it’s comfort. A soft pause that doesn’t ask to be filled. No checking the phone every five minutes, no negotiations with silence. If he calls — it will find you a...
Canvas, Acrylic
Foyer VII, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VII, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the A...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Peaceful Synergy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa Women, Blue
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 Sam...
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
$3,480Sale Price|20% Off
Still Among the Living Things - 21st Century Contemporary Woman Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Still Among the Living Thing” is a meditation on presence, on what it means to exist gently yet fully within one’s space. The woman stands calm, surrounded by the quiet abundance of...
Canvas, Acrylic
Unfolding Dreams 12/25 - Modern Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture
By Mireia Serra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artw...
Metal, Bronze, Iron
$1,410
Miami II 005 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, beach, sea, umbrellas
Located in Paris, FR
Miami II 005 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. It is a C-print impression on Hahnemüle Fine Art Paper. This photograph is sold unframed as a pri...
C Print
"Fish Bowl" (2026) by Louis Recchia, Acrylic and Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Louis Recchia's "FIsh Bowl" is an original, handmade mixed media painting using acrylic paint and collaging on plexiglass. Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denve...
Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bull III by Christophe Dupety - Animal painting, abstract, violet, vivid colours
Located in Paris, FR
Bull III is a unique acrylic on paper painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
Paper, Acrylic
Fields - Modern Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape
Located in Salzburg, AT
A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Golden spirit
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Golden Spirit" is part of my series "Echoes of Harmony". Through my art, I share with the viewer the profound importance of personal integrity in our lives. Inner balan...
Canvas, Acrylic
Kitty and Kat
Located in Zofingen, AG
They brought their own living room to the middle of nowhere. Because why wait for the perfect place when you can create your own atmosphere? Pearls at sunset. Coffee on a picnic blan...
Canvas, Acrylic
Changing every Day - Bombay Beach - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Changing every Day' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Signed on the back and wit...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Hypomnema #5 Wall sculpture.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hypomnema. A term that is composed of the ancient Greek preposition Hypo-Mneme and literally means “commemorative memory.” It is the meeting of several layers in an object, the memor...
Textile, Mixed Media
Suburb Spruce, Contemporary Oil Painting on Panel, 12x9 Inches
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
Gaïa by Romain Langlois - Boulder-like bronze sculpture, golden
Located in Paris, FR
Gaïa is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 90 × 64 × 75 cm (35.4 × 25.2 × 29.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limi...
Bronze
Cherry Delight
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Cherry Delight” is a work about an experience that does not seek to закрепить itself in the future. About intimacy accepted as an event rather than a promise. Like the taste of cher...
Canvas, Oil
$1,468
Tulip Fields 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 10 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 di...
C Print
Laurel Forest — Minimalist Landscape Photograph: Foggy Meadow & Tree
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21275 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
M.180603 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, column
Located in Paris, FR
M.180603 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 65 cm × 12 cm × 7 cm (25.6 × 4.7 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Glass
Foyer IV, Milan - Italian design architecture interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer IV, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has become ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Anew
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Acrylic, Panel
"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign by Drew Leshko
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Bar" is original artwork made from paper, inkjet print, enamel, wire, chain, aluminum, and pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 17”h x 1.75”w x 10”d. Paradi...
Metal, Enamel, Wire
$1,175Sale Price|33% Off
Signed Oil on Canvas Painting of Gentleman, Circa 2000, 90x60 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Gentleman in Interior (After Fernando Botero) Artist: Sanz (Spanish painter, active late 20th – early 21st century) Year: circa 2000 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unfr...
Oil
$425
Don't Look Back - Abstract Vintage Inspired Figurative Horse Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Veil' Acrylic Painting on Panel, Contemporary Landscape, 21st Century
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Acrylic, Panel
$2,056
161.07.11 by Klaus Kampert - Black and white nude photography, woman's body
Located in Paris, FR
161.07.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the ‘On body Forms’ series. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. I...
Archival Pigment
Petite Acrobate by Yann Guillon - Dancer bronze sculpture, ballet, woman
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Petite Acrobate is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 19 × 16 × 4 cm (7.5 × 6.3 × 1.6 in). Dimensions of the metal base: 11 x 8 x 8 cm (4,3 x 3,1 ...
Bronze
Mist and Snow
Located in London, GB
Mist and Snow, 2025 Archival print on heavy matt stock paper 30.5 x 30.5 cm Edition 61 of 200 signed and numbered by the artist Billy Childish is a prolific British artist, musicia...
Archival Pigment