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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
160.07.11 by Klaus Kampert (Tribute to Modigliani series) - nude photography
Located in Paris, FR
160.07.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Tribute to Modigliani. In this series, Klaus Kampert pays tr...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

161.11.11 by Klaus Kampert - Fine art nude photography, woman's body, aesthetic
Located in Paris, FR
161.11.11 is a work by contemporary photographer Klaus Kampert, from the 'On Body Forms' series. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fly Me To The Moon -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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Old Hemlock Stand and New Growth - Brown Green Virginia Forest Landscape Trees
Located in Kent, CT
The densely treed forest and mountain ledges of Hennen's Virginia home are the subject of this rich, highly detailed landscape painting in oil on panel. An enormous boulder presiding...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Hugh Cloud over Cypress Trees, Tuscany, Italy - landscape color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2023 Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist photography. Open landscape with rolling hills, a small cluster of tall, thin green trees, and a large, fluffy cloud in the sky. Archival...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Stories From The Sea I - Modern Hand Woven and Painted Landscape Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
Stories from the Sea I, handwoven abstract landscape, linen yarn, organic cotton, 110 x 80 cm, 2021 Canvas is entirely constructed on a weaving loom. Each of the steps of the proces...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Linen, Yarn, Cotton

163.08.12 by Klaus Kampert - Colour nude photography, woman's body, water, legs
Located in Paris, FR
163.08.12 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert. It belongs to the series "Water Creatures". In this series, Klaus Kampert submerges his model in water...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Giglio - The Sign of Florence
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: The Sign of Iris – Giglio is a painting series dedicated to Florence and its visual legacy. The iris — the historical emblem of the city — appears not as a botanical subject,...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Between the Cedars
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between Light and Silence. A contemplative forest landscape where vertical cedar forms create a gentle rhythm, guiding the eye along a quiet path. “Between the Cedars” evokes...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

156.04.11, Torsi series by Klaus Kampert - Black and White nude photography
Located in Paris, FR
156.04.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Torsi. In this series the model is stripped of identity. The...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Grand Canal, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice - color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Foggy grand canal with historic buildings on both sides and the domed Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Archival pigment ink pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Place to Linger Winter - minimalist farmland, two trees - large format photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white snow landscape photography. Two large, leafless trees with a small bench between them on a grassy field. Pigment ink print, limited editio...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Foggy Wooden Dock Panorama, waterscape, lakeside - limited edition large format
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white long exposure waterscape photo. Wooden pier extending into calm water, with a minimalistic and serene background. Archival pigment ink pri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Daisy in front of Mirror - Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daisy in front of Mirror (Till Death do Us part) - 2005 Edition 1/5, 128x125cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid, Mounted on Aluminum with matte...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, long exposure panorama - large scale color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape. Long exposure photograph of jagged sea stacks rising from the ocean with misty water and a light sky in the background. Archival pigment ink prin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x65"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This vibrant underwater nude photograph of a young woman wrapped in air bubbles transforms the human form into an abstract celebration of color and ef...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Breach by Tom Price - Large-scale sculpture, mixed technique, vertical
Located in Paris, FR
Breach is a unique resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 202 × 45 × 45 cm (79.5 × 17.7 × 17.7 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a certificate of...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete

160.04.11 by Klaus Kampert - Fine art nude photography, woman's body, aesthetic
Located in Paris, FR
160.04.11 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert. It belongs to the series "Tribute to Modigliani". This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Habitat III - Handwoven Landscape Painting, Modern Woven and Painted Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
"Habitat 1II", handwoven painting - landscape, linen yarn, 120 x 79 cm, 2022. Canvas is entirely constructed on a weaving loom. Each of the steps of the process of creation is con...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Linen, Yarn

Five O'clock Tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is about how formality dissolves when you’re surrounded by the right people. What is usually governed by rules, timing, and expectations quietly turns into something softer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Foyer VI, Milan - Italian design architecture interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VI, 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 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Thomas Afro Goddess Looking Forward Print, 8 Layer Silkscreen, Signed Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UV pigment print on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper with 8 silkscreen layers, including 2 silkscreen metallic shimmer and glitter layers, gloss varnish, CMYK silkscreen...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Row of Trees in yellow Field Panorama - large scale minimalist color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. A vast green field filled with yellow flowers, with leafless trees in the distance under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Transmission Flower - Flowers Eyeball Blue Surreal Plants Landscape, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
A futuristic flower hybrid is the focus of this fantastical landscape in acrylic ink on Arches watercolor paper by Peter Hamlin. The meticulously detailed flower is whimsical and sur...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Nelumbo nucifera, minimalist waterscape, lotus flower, large limited color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. Three pink lotus flowers floating on a calm body of water with lily pads and reflections. Archival pigment ink print as part of a l...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Presence of Absence – Female (II) by Tom Price - Coal sculpture, nude body
Located in Paris, FR
The Presence of Absence – Female (II) is a unique coal, stainless steel and epoxy resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 170 × 50 × 50 cm (66.9 × 19.7 × 19....
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

F.171201 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
F.171201 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 17 × 42 × 35 cm (6.7 × 16.5 × 13.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Ce qui demeure — Abstract Library, Minimalism, Oil Painting, Contemporary, 2026
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas – 54 x 65 cm (21.3 x 25.6 in) Framed dimensions: 61 x 72 cm (24 x 28.3 in) Framed in natural wood or black floater frame (your choice) Signed – Certificate of authentic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Row of colorful Pedal Boats Panorama, waterscape - limited edition color print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color panorama waterscape photography. A row of colorful pedal boats on the lake Balaton with dramatic cloudy sky. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Mecano by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, red, blue, figurative, man
Located in Paris, FR
Mecano is a painting on paper by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 50 × 64 cm (19.7 x 25.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a certi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Blue Coconut Boat, waterscape, nipa palm waterway, Vietnam - color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. A small coconut boat among dense green nipa palm trees on a calm water body, with its reflection visible. Pigment ink print, limite...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Place to Linger, winter, minimalist tree landscape, limited monochrome photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photography. Two leafless trees near a park bench on a foggy day, with a dirt path leading towards the trees. Archival pigment ink pri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Welcome to the Jungle - landscape, nipa palms - Vietnam - limited color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Lush tropical greenery with palm trees and a narrow waterway in the center. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Blue Umbrellas Exhibition Poster, Offset Print, Contemporary, 1995
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare exhibition poster, titled "Blue Umbrellas," commemorates the remarkable installation created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in October 1991. The project featured 960 yellow u...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

156.12.11 by Klaus Kampert - Black and white nude photography, woman's body
Located in Paris, FR
156.12.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Torsi. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pumpkin ST (Kusama 301)
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins Edition 77 of 120 38 x 32.5 cm (15 x 12.8 in) 44.5 x 36.5 x 2.5 cm, 17.5 x 14.4 x 1 in Signed, numbered, dated and titled o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Dreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen Dreamer Oil on wood panel 23 x 35 cm (Framed 31 x 41 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with her...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Fish Market Mercato di Rialto, long exposure cityscape, Venice - color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Gondolas docked along a canal in Venice, Italy, with historic buildings and the fish market in the back. Archival pigment ink print ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting Collage of Reclining Figures Alba Fabre
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Row of colorful Pedal Boats, waterscape, Balaton, Hungary - limited large photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. A row of colorful plastic pedal boats shaped like race cars on a dock over water, under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Small Runner "Start" II by Yann Guillon - Figurative bronze sculpture, athlete
Located in Paris, FR
Small Runner "Start" II is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 22 × 13 × 5 cm (8.7 × 5.1 × 2 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 42 c...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting of Two Reclining Figures Alba Fabre Spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

Sincerity of Purpose -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

Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Cotton Candy Cumulus Dark Aqua Purple Periwinkle - 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, Wire

Clustered Objects. Still life Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
When an artist works with more conventional still life subjects, they focus primarily on the formal properties of the painting, such as color relationships, form, proportions, and ot...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Long Hair, Short Legs - Abstract Expressive Dog Portrait Mixed Media Painting
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Stonehenge Panorama - prehistory stone landscape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape panorama photography. Historic Stonehenge monument with large standing stones on a grassy field under a gray sky. Archival pigment ink print as p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Such is Life - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life's journey twists and turns, Ups and downs, joys and burns. Moments sweet, moments sour, Such is life, in every hour. Dreams bloom, dreams fade away, Hopes rise, hopes fade to g...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NEW GENERATION Signed Lithograph, Black Father Holding Son, Family Portrait
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW GENERATION is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 10% acid free, by the renowned African American woman a...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Happy Bear by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal sculpture, fun
Located in Paris, FR
The Happy Bear is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Eric Valat, dimensions are 15 × 20 × 16 cm (5.9 × 7.9 × 6.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Palm Springs Totem 3 - Modern Unique Muted Tone Abstract Playful Resin Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Room 310 - Collector Portfolio # 3 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

Lotus Flower Panorama - seascape, minimalist flower - Vietnam - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist waterside photography. Water lilies and lily pads on a calm pond with reflections of the flowers in the water. All Gerald Berghammer p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Wire

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x47cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Clear Double Bubble Fish Water Bag - Limited Edition Hyperreal Glass Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Double Bubble Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Winter Trees — Sōsaku Hanga Japanese Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hajime Namiki, 'Tree Scene 159', color woodcut, edition 200, 2022. Signed in pencil and with the artist’s red seal. Titled, numbered '37/200' and dated, in pencil. A very fine impres...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Woodcut

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.