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.
"On the Outskirts" - Contemporary Acrylic Barn Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley was born and raised in Clinton, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting, and a Masters of Arts fro...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Studio with Fan", Contemporary, Interior, Black, Red, Gestural Acrylic Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
Hampton Stephens "Studio with Fan" is a gestural loose 20 x 24 inch acrylic painting on canvas. A black four-bladed fan dominates the room on a table with a stool beneath it and a pa...
Canvas, Acrylic
Gold Flora Shadows Bluebells Teasel Fritillaria - Cyanotype Painting Flowers
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary botanical cyanotype painting in watercolor, gouache, India ink, mica and cyanotype on Arches watercolor paper, meticulously detailed flowers and plants, includin...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pigment, Mica, Cyanotype
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
$1,795
"Green Glass Door", Expressionist, Interior, Landscape, Acrylic Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
Hampton Stephen's "Green Glass Door" is a contemporary 35 x 24 inch acrylic painting on canvas. This expressive Impressionist painting of an interior features an open glass door, a p...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Group Chat
Located in Zofingen, AG
Some conversations never really end. A glance, a whisper, a dramatic pause, someone pretending not to listen while hearing absolutely everything. This painting celebrates the quiet r...
Canvas, Acrylic
Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract Geometric Sculpture, Art & Design
By Tom Price
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. Th...
Steel
An ideal atelier. 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
"The Old Farmhouse" - Contemporary Acrylic Barn Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley was born and raised in Clinton, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting, and a Masters of Arts fro...
Canvas, Acrylic
$840Sale Price|30% Off
"Epiphany Elephant" Drawing on Fabriano Paper, Color Pencil and Ink, 100x70 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This drawing (100 × 78 cm) unfolds as a visual ecosystem where human, animal, and botanical forms merge into a single composition. The artwork is created on professional Fabriano pap...
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil, Pigment
Tajine Silhouette. 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
It's Late - Original Dramatic Feminine Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
By Xenia Gray
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...
Canvas, Acrylic
$800Sale Price|20% Off
AGE OF INNOCENCE - original round painting by Paula Craioveanu in New York
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Age of Innocence", original unique painting. A feminine, innocent presence, portrait of a girl with a Venetian mask. acrylic on canvas. 20in / 50cm, round. Shipped from Forest Hil...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Midwinter" - Contemporary Acrylic Barn Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley was born and raised in Clinton, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting, and a Masters of Arts fro...
Canvas, Oil
$2,343
The future is calling us for - Contemporary Architecture Pool House Oil Painting
By Lilly Muth
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Canvas, Oil
"Magenta Gummy in Awe"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Oil, Wood Panel
Flag (Moratorium)
By Jasper Johns
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph in colours Edition 122 of 300 52 x 72 cm (20.5 x 1 in) Signed and numbered on the front Condition upon request Published by Committee Against the War in Vietnam
Lithograph, Offset
On a Warm Summer Evening
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
$2,109
Road to Nowhere, Utah USA – Black-and-White Photograph, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11648 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Interior with secretary Deck- 21st Century Contemporary Interior Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Serge de Vries, Dutch artist Interior with secretary Desk 90 x 70 cm Oil on canvas A jug, a sugar bowl, a tea bag – these are objects that we hold carelessly every day, but Dutch f...
Oil, Wood Panel
Horses XL
Located in Brecon, Powys
chalk and ink on paper size circa 158 cm x 315 cm
Chalk, Ink
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
After Botero Bronze Horse with Saddle, Contemporary Sculpture, Marble Base
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
AFTER Fernando Botero – Horse with Saddle, Beautul Animal Sculpture, for home or office. Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 Roman Numerals. Edition of 12 Arabic Numerals, and Alphabeti...
Marble, Bronze
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...
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...
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Daedalus and Icarus. Limited Edition 4/5 - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Riga, LV
Dimensions: 33 W x 39 H x 13 D cm Weight: 8,2 kg Material: Bronze, patina, metal Edition: 4/5 + 1 AP, signed on base Condition: Excellent, certificate Free worldwide shipping in a br...
Bronze
Restrained Cavalcade. 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
Bold - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern 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...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$8,500
Arrangement - Contemporary Botanical Still Life Pink Flowers Black Vase, 2026
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life painting in oil on canvas, a black vase holds a bouquet of pink flowers. The arrangement stands against a patterned wallpaper in the background. Signe...
Canvas, Oil
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
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
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
Great Tits Love, Over the Moon, Original painting, nature, animal
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
Great Tits Love, Over the Moon From the Series: Over The Moon with little British Birds. Two Great Tits meet on a snowy rise, wings lifted in a bright, playful connection. Their yell...
Mixed Media, Board
Shared Being. Series " Primordial Garden. Mythology "
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the Primordial Garden emerges as a space where human, animal, and tree have not yet become separated from one another, but exist within a shared rhythm of life. Their p...
Acrylic
$3,000Sale Price|40% Off
TURNING INTO STONE 3 Neo Mythology original oil large 30x38in in 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
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
$4,800
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
"Nowhere Man" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Nowhere Man," first released on "Revolver" by the Beatles in 1965. This limited edition was releas...
Screen, Other Medium
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
$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
$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
Play for Keeps - Werner Bronkhorst - Football, Soccer
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst Play for Keeps, 2026 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over FS...
Giclée
$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
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
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
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 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
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
Beauty from Within 2 - 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
" 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
Craig, contemporary, wildlife, black & white photography, Elephant
Located in München, BY
Edition of 5 more sizes on request signed and numbered Craig, one of the last Big Tuskers in Amboseli, Kenya Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His p...
Archival Pigment
$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
Horse II-S by Pierre Yermia - Animal Bronze Sculpture, 16.9 In. Tall
Located in Paris, FR
Horse II-S is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 43 × 33 × 11 cm (16.9 × 13 × 4.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of...
Bronze
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
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
$2,850
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
$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
$3,900Sale Price|35% Off
Old World New World Acrylic Painting, large original 59x39in, Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Old World New World", acrylic on canvas, 59x39in, 150x100cm Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting. Shipped rolled in a tube from Europe . Free shipping for items over $500 with 1s...
Canvas, Acrylic
Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in London, GB
Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White: An iconic, vibrantly coloured pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feature the universal polka dot ...
Resin
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