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
Pink Weather
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two silhouettes stand steady on the bright yellow field, as if listening to the sky shift above them. The horizon holds its deep blue line, calm and certain, while a burst of pink ri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Clementine Small Pocket Painting c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Small Clementine c (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pedal Boats and a Catamaran, waterscape, long exposure photography - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. Colorful pedal boats and a catamaran lined up on a dock on a calm body of water under a cloudy sky.
Archival pigment ink print as p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Wild Flower Cowgirl - Abstract Colorful Figurative Pinup 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Feline IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Feline IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 24 × 90 × 20 cm (9.4 × 35.4 × 7.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Abstract Expressionism Field Color Painting Canvas Original Signed EDL
Located in Buffalo, NY
A striking contemporary abstract work that reads as both gesture and apparition, Abstract Canine Form presents a poetic, almost spectral depiction of a dog emerging from a field of l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Union V by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, terracotta, white
Located in Paris, FR
Union V is a unique white terracotta sculpture with chamotte by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 45 × 27 × 19 cm (17.7 × 10.6 × 7.5 in).
The sculpture is signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Terracotta
3 Beachballers - acrylic and oil on canvas
By Wencke Uhl
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Wencke Uhl is a contemporary figurative paintress living and working in Germany.
She draws inspiration from human beauty and the female form. As a teenager Uhl wanted to become a fas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Strokes and Emotions 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Strokes and Emotions captures struggles of identity, inner battles, and resilience. The fragmented strokes mirror fractured emotions, while the red/orange palette amplifies raw inten...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lead (Three of Heart) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Divine Nude No.2 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.2 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
*...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Jubilee, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece is an abstract acrylic painting created on a wood panel. It features a bold, energetic composition built from large, block-like shapes and expressive strokes of saturated ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
I Am The Last Of My Kind
By Tracey Emin
Located in London, GB
Published by the Royal Academy
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Island. Boulders Beach, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This contemporary painting of Boulders Beach presents a stylized, painterly interpretation of the coast. On the left, a rocky cliff descends toward the beach, m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Coconut Boat Panorama, minimalist beach landscape, Vietnam - photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color photography. Several colorful coconut boats pulled up on a sandy beach with sparse green vegetation, calm sea, and cloudy sky.
Archival pigment ink print as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Briccole minimalist seascape, foggy morning Venice, Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color photo. Rusty metal poles with spherical tops standing in calm water, with a foggy, minimal skyline and a pier in the background.
Archival pigment ink print...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Delft Blue
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Group by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, group of human figures, harmony
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Permutations
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Island. Evolution, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A small wooded island rests in calm water. A colorful rock formation rises from the surface and reflects below. Warm yellows and oranges on the left shift to co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
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
David Hockney - Hockney's Pool, Hollywood Hills - Ceramic Ashtray
Located in Manchester, GB
David Hockney, Hockney's Pool, Hollywood Hills, 2024
Ceramic ashtray
16.8 x 11.8 x 3 cm (6.61 x 4.64 x 1.18 in)
Edition of 250
Ashtray released for David Hockney x Light Room exhib...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Diversity of Thoughts -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African
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, Acrylic
Winter Stream - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pencil
Thirteen - immersive infinite perceptual ambient color light wall sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber's celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Plaster, Plywood, LED Light, Neon Light
Goupil by Eric Valat - Animal sculpture, fox, wild animal, bronze
By Eric Valat
Located in Paris, FR
Goupil is a sculpture by contemporary French artist Éric Valat, depicting a stylized fox poised confidently on all fours. This original work is available in an edition of eight, plus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Dalmation in Sepia Landscape, contemporary, art deco frame
Located in Hillsborough, NC
This is a Dalmation with attitude! Quirky and fun, this Dalmation is in full movement; leg raised, tail up and head forward. Contemporary, probably mid-century, in art deco frame, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Follow Suit (Card Player) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Red
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Landscape – Original Minimal Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas (2025)
Located in Agrigento, AG
Artist: Marilina Marchica (b. 1984, Italy)
Title: White Landscape
Year: 2025
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 × 70 cm
Framing: Ready to hang – optional handcrafted wooden frame a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,706 Sale Price
20% Off
Hidden Beach and Green Hills, La Hong Bay, Vietnam - Seascape Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color fine art seascape photography. Rugged mountains with greenery, reflected in calm water, with misty peaks and a small beach.
Archival pigment ink print as pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Hummingbird XX
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Kiss - Gustav Klimt's Dog, original, contemporary, art print
Located in Deddington, GB
Screenprint and gold leaf on paper.
Signed and titled in pencil.
Numbered from the edition of 100.
Image size: 220 x 220mm
Paper size: 380 x 400mm
Gold Leaf on Paper
Edition of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sun Fern - Figurative Abstract Folk Art Inspired Modern Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sun Fern" is a radiant work of contemporary folk art that combines mystical symbolism with organic abstraction. This original acrylic and gouache painting on raw c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Male Nude V from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude V (29 Palms, CA) - 1999,
20x20cm,
sold out Edition of 10, this is Artist Proof 1/2.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label....
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Divine Nude No.19 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, body
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.19 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Mulafossur Waterfall, Gasadalur village, Faroe Islands - color landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Photography. Coastal landscape featuring a high plateau with a waterfall cascading into the ocean, partially obscured by fog.
Pigment ink print, limited edi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Painting Flowers Free Contemporary Modern Bold Original Nature Statement Large
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title" Freedom Flowers
Painting Flowers Freedom Contemporary Modern Bold Original Nature Statement Joy
Whilst creating Freedom Flowers, I connected to the gift of nature, the abund...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Oil Painting Canvas on Canvas. "Study For a Magenta Spirit"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative oil painting on a square canvas. The composition presents a mystical being, a sprite from another dimension, in connection with an invisible world where peace exists beyon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Glitch in the Machine" Figure by Kevin Snipes
By Kevin Snipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Glitch in the Machine" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 9.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso.
Kevin Snipes (he/...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache
Three Pink Lotus Flower Panorama, Mekong Delta, Vietnam - large color photo
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....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
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
The Watchers
Located in Zofingen, AG
On the red ground, black silhouettes stand still — quiet, alert, unbothered.
They guard nothing and search for nothing — they simply see.
Their presence fills the space with a weight...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Torso of Hercules by Walter Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, male torso, nude
Located in Paris, FR
Torso of Hercules is a bronze sculpture made of brown patina made of iron nitrate and wax finish. sculpture by contemporary artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 38 × 38 × 3 cm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Unity III by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, bronze column
Located in Paris, FR
Unity III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 73 × 14 × 17 cm (28.7 × 5.5 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Synthesis 1 by Tom Price - Sculpture and lighting, LED, original, abstract, pink
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis 1 is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, steel, acrylic and LED, dimensions are 205 × 50 × 50 cm (80.7 × 19.7 × 19.7 in).
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Ha Long Bay Panorma, seascape, limestone rocks, Vietnam - landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The sea narrows through limestone cliffs in hazy light with mountains in the background.
Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7.
All Gerald Berghammer prints ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
At Dawn by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, figurative, man
Located in Paris, FR
At Dawn is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 68 × 65 × 38 cm (26.8 × 25.6 × 15 in)
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Steps - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A light and very becoming underwater photograph of a girl walking down the steps of a swimming pool. The light blue photograph shows no swimsuit neither nudity.
The crystalline wate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Garden of early delights I by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Garden of early delights I is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 160 × 130 cm (63 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mixed Feeling 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Mixed Feelings” is a visual series that captures the emotional complexity of Black womanhood, strength, softness, pride, visibility, and invisibility. Each portrait in this series h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
French school Coffee and flowers Chut les Barbizon
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Still Life Coffee and flowers⬅️
⏩Technique: oil, acrylic, glue, ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm ■■ 15,7 x15,7inch⏪
⭐Sustainability⭐: Wooden frame is made by the ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$461 Sale Price
75% Off
New York City, Black and White Street Photography, Wall Street 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Wall Street, 1955-56 is a 19" x 13" limited edition print (9/9 available) by American photographer Leonard Freed. The work is signed verso (back of photo) by Brigitte Freed (wife of ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
The Best is Yet to Come For You - Abstract Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Artwork
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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
ONE WAY, Miami Beach, Florida, USA - monochromo photograph - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Starry-Eyed Cowgirl - 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
Live Each Day As If It Were Your First
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, I Can Sing For You, 2022
Hand-signed and dated on the reverse
Edition 76 of 125
75 x 56 cm
Screenprint in colours
Private Collection UK
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
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
Living Life
Located in Zofingen, AG
A celebration of everyday moments — quiet, warm, and deeply human.
This painting captures the gentle rhythm of existence, where light meets stillness and ordinary scenes become timel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Composition for Film. Six Paintings From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
While "Composition for Film" evokes notable associations with masters of painting and poetry known precisely for their ability to evoke slow time, intimacy, poetry, and introversion ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Finally 5 o'clock - Figurative Textured Burgundy Pink Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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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