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
Embrace of Books - Abstract library, textured painting, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont continues her exploration of stylized libraries — architectures of memory rendered in tactile layers of oil. In Book Embrace, the artist bui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Steps - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$864 Sale Price
20% Off
Between the Landscape and Geometry - Modern Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
Between the Landscape and Geometry, hand weaving, linen yarn, wool, acrylic
textile paint, 70 x 65 cm, 2024.
There is a second painting from this series - my other article here, mat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic, Wool
Cowgirl in Bloom - Figurative Pin Up Western Inspired Portrait Art on Paper
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Chronos by Romain Langlois - Rock-like bronze sculpture, golden
Located in Paris, FR
Chronos is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 64 × 66 × 50 cm (25.2 × 26 × 19.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Aramis by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, bull
Located in Paris, FR
Aramis is a bronze patinated sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 18 x 14 x 17 cm (7.09 × 5.51 × 6.69 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon Bonaparte II - interior photograph of elegant French palace villa
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale photograph of elegant interior view of the French revolutionary ballroom in the Villa Napoleone in Elba, Tuscany.
Napoleon Bonaparte II (2025) by Frank Schott
48 x 72 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Figurative, Realism
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 the Artist
Joy Eyitayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Summer – Lotus by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese landscape painting, nature, flower
Located in Paris, FR
Summer – Lotus is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with japanese pigments, silver and gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dime...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Carrefour l’arbre -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Landscape Painting
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist)
Carrefour l’arbre, sectie 4
100 x 160 cm ( frame not included)
Oil paint on linen
We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning.
Incredibly c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
FLORENCE by R. Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture, earth tones
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
FLORENCE is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 170 × 240 cm (66.9 × 94.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Progressive Youth - Contemporary African American Figurative Painting
By Tim Okamura
Located in East Quogue, NY
Beautifully rendered large-scale contemporary figurative painting of two African American women. Oil and mixed media on canvas. Size: 76 × 60 in 193 × 152.4 cm
Through a mode of po...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Counterpart by Tom Price - pair of functional sculpture (benches), art & design
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Counterpart is a sculpture by British contemporary artist Tom Price, it is composed by two elements each measuring 45 cm H x 220 cm L x 35 cm D ( 17.7 × 86.6 × 13,78 in).
This artwo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
New York Landscape - The High Line III by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese painting, red
Located in Paris, FR
New York Landscape - The High Line III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments, Indian ink, silver leaf and black leaf on Japane...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Portrait II - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas with Bird "Premonition of Eternity"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Premonition of Eternity" – Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, gold, sepia, and magenta, incorporating tran...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Amaryllis -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting of Flowers
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist)
Amaryllis
46,2 x 36,8 cm ( framed included 46,6 x 37,2 cm)
Oil paint on wood panel
We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning.
Incredibly ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Beautiful Manta" Abstract Geometric Grid in Pastel Colors
By Kevin Snipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beautiful Manta" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, pastel, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 8.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso.
Kevin Snipes (h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Pastel
Monumental Bull I by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze art, outdoor sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Bull I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 197 × 250 × 120 cm (77.6 × 98.4 × 47.2 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Dark Hedges, tree avenue, mystical forest - monochrome landscape Ireland
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Dark Hedges, majestic avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
I Love…
Located in Bristol, GB
4 colour screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized Satin White 410gsm
Edition 117 of 125
76 x 60 cm (29.9 x 23.6 in)
Signed, numbered and dated on the back
Mint. Minor imperfections may appe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Rose The Pug Pocket Painting, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Rose The Pug (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a no...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
She Was Never Yours - Abstract Figurative Cowgirl Horse Painting on Paper
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Acrylic
Desert Heartbreaker - Figurative Colorful Western Pinup Cowgirl Mixed Media Art
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
Orelisa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Permission to Toch
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work portrays the gentle act of reaching inward. Hands — symbolic extensions of the self — softly connect with the dog’s face. The animal remains still, receptive. Dasha paints ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
In the Embrace of the Green Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the Embrace of the Green Garden captures a serene summer scene filled with warmth and quiet harmony. A family rests on soft grass surrounded by lush greenery and gentle sunlight, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Warriors by Martine Demal - bronze sculpture, group of human figures
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture, patinated brass or steel plinth. 167 cm × 60 cm × 30 cm. Limited edition of 8 + 4 A.P., each signed and numbered.
Dimensions include the plinth of the sculpture, w...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze, Steel
«Time of White Hydrangeas»
Located in Zofingen, AG
Time of White Hydrangeas captures the quiet grace of summer days — when light, greenery, and stillness merge into one serene moment. A couple sits at a small white table surrounded b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Monkey - Etching by Leo Guida - 1972
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Monkey is a Contemporary artwork realized in the 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida.
Etching on paper.
Mint conditions.
Artist proof.
Hand-signed n pencil.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
$231 Sale Price
30% Off
Girl’s dream by Cécile Raynal - seated woman figure, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Girl’s dream is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 155 × 50 × 63 cm (61 × 19.7 × 24.8 in). Dimensions include white wood stand.
The sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Earth Reflections - Modern Abstract Landscape paint – Original Oil on Canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Reflets de Terre (Earth Reflections) captures the dialogue between matter and light, structure and emotio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
French School Neverending Reading - Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Never ending Reading
In this luminous and poetic work, a suspended moment of everyday life, infused with both serenity and the quiet solitude of modern existence. Two women, seated...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
When Cats Gather
Located in Zofingen, AG
A striking painting blending Renaissance poise with surreal symbolism. A dignified woman in a dark gown stands in a sunlit garden surrounded by black cats — timeless emblems of myste...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"LaFlat" Limited Edition Parody Piece by Kid Hazo
By Kid Hazo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"LaFlat" is an original archival pigment print on cardboard box artwork by Kid Hazo measuring 5.5"h x 11"w x 5.25"d. This is an edition of 13.
Hazo’s belief that art is for everyon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Cardboard, Archival Pigment
Unión 2 and Errabundeo Cordoba 7. Nude in a landscape color photo
By Javier Rey
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Errabundeo Series
Though each love is experienced as unique and though the subject rejects the notion of repeating it elsewhere later on, he sometimes discovers in himself a kind of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Lodge Pole Fire Cone 25-125 - Corten steel, outdoor, fire pit sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor sculpture of a pine cone made from steel is by Floyd Elzinga.
Hand forged from corten steel, Floyd Elzinga’s impressive outdoor sculpture of a pine cone is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Lotus Flower - Panorama - Vietnam - long exposure - waterscape - photography
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.
More Sizes:
15.8 x 31.5 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Myth #7. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
By Javier Rey
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Air connection by Francesca Bernardini - Abstract sculpture, statuario marble
Located in Paris, FR
Air connection is a unique Statuario Carrara marble and glaze sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 33 × 50 × 20 cm (13 × 19.7 × 7.8 in). The scul...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
In the Space of Make-Believe
Located in Zofingen, AG
This dreamer appears to come from a world of her own invention: the hat, the closed eyes, the calm poise, the earring as a quiet emblem of play. She constructs herself outside of imp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Figurative Abstract Portrait Painting of Three Female Figures
Located in East Quogue, NY
Brown earth tone contemporary figurative painting of 3 femail figures by Moroccan artist Said Housbane. Acrylic on canvas. Size: 56 x 60 inches. Offered unframed & unstretched. Ships...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I Recognize Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
The dog’s gaze meets a bouquet of pink flowers — not to possess, but to witness. There’s no tension here, only quiet coexistence. Daria captures the delicate balance of softness and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Don't Look Back 2 - unique round piece by Paula Craioveanu - NeoMythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Don't Look Back"
This painting was inspired by ancient masks and statues and it's part of my Neo-Mythology series. Painted with acrylic on round canvas (20cm / 8in) Unique work, not...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Concentric Circles - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Modern Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Green Table with Red Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, Green Table with Red Flowers portrays a quiet café scene where everyday life turns into poetry. At the center, a couple sits by a round green table ador...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, long exposure coastline rocks - large color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Bergammer - Color minimalist seascape photography. Long exposure photo of jagged rocks in the ocean with misty water and a cloudy sky.
Archival pigment ink print as part of a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Sunny Day. Bouquet and Cherries
Located in Oslo, NO
still life painting, large still life, bouquet of wildflowers, cherries, berries, summer, sunlight, garden, American art, American artist
This large still life was painted directly ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Temptation" (from the series "Inspired by Matisse")
Located in Zofingen, AG
Not the body, but the timeless whisper of desire. Within her delicate audacity breathes an ancient allure: a force that draws us closer, even as it forever eludes our grasp.
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Top of the Cliffs - single Person - England - minimalist landscape photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Top of the Cliffs Study 1 - England - no. 21378
>> Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9.
>> Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist.
>> Certificate of authenticity include...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
God Answers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Gold Dress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“God Answers”(God answers) is a profound and thought-provoking artwork that explores the universal human quest for connection, guidance, and meaning. This powerful title captures the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Absolut: Toño. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros
One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper
Unframed
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper
Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs, limited panorma
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Seven Sisters Panorama Study 1, England - no. 21372
Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Ra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Roses #1
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, white roses unfold against a ground of deep red, appearing as silence within fire. The composition stages a dialogue between tenderness and passion, evoking an imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
White Cliffs Panorama - Large Color Seascape Photography - Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine art seascape - landscape long exposure photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
''Serenity" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Brown Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Tribute to Michelangelo III by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
Tribute to Michelangelo III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, pastel, acrylic, engraving and collage on cardboard mounte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving
Jose. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros
One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper
Unframed
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper
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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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