Skip to main content

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.

to
303
2,243
2,162
1,525
1,846
4,843
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
3
2
1,571
11,006
4
6
5
54
161
309
603
3
12,625
3,579
2,785
781
541
460
254
202
170
167
155
134
124
59
5,779
4,545
1,287
4,863
2,523
1,998
1,746
1,657
1,237
1,122
1,005
903
760
731
697
634
548
547
537
458
415
400
399
4,057
3,802
2,310
1,996
1,355
960
189
188
143
133
2,618
2,607
8,470
2,867
Style: Contemporary
Recognized Seller Listings
Driving Range - Sports Photography Golf Course Driving Range Pitch and Putt

Driving Range - Sports Photography Golf Course Driving Range Pitch and Putt

By Chris Frazer Smith

Located in Brighton, GB

Driving Range is a dynamic C-Type Matte Print by Contemporary photographer Chris Frazer Smith. It is available in this size in an Edition of 25, and is sold unframed. In a departur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Gene Autry. by Frank Romero
Gene Autry. by Frank Romero

Gene Autry. by Frank Romero

By Frank Romero

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Portrait of Gene Autry, by Frank Romero This print was featured in “Dreamland”, the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the f...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

The Portal: World We See - contemporary, geometric, abstract, steel sculpture
The Portal: World We See - contemporary, geometric, abstract, steel sculpture

The Portal: World We See - contemporary, geometric, abstract, steel sculpture

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This impressive circular architectural sculpture was created by Jeffrey Gillmor. An experienced metal artisan, this outdoor piece—a circle cut from a square is forged from etched steel and has a rust-coloured patina. Gillmor favours minimalist forms and finds inspiration for his work in nature’s colours, textures and shapes. World We See allows the viewer to not only see through the expansive ‘portal’ but walk through it as well. This is the largest of three similar sculptures in a series, each cut from the same four face plates of steel, producing another sculpture from the inside of the last. This piece is in an edition of 5 and is available on commission. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery upon completion. “The World we see and live in is much more complex than I feel it has to be, so we need to keep (everything) in perspective, keep basic positive values ... as we pass through the circle of life.” Jeff Gillmor...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Mainbocher Corset. Paris. Printed later
Mainbocher Corset. Paris. Printed later

Mainbocher Corset. Paris. Printed later

By Horst P. Horst

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This captivating black-and-white photograph, titled Mainbocher Corset by Horst P. Horst, masterfully blends elegance and geometry. The composition features a woman seen from behind, ...

Category

1940s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nick

Nick

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Denver, CO

This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself. Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

By Celso José Castro Daza

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink

St. George — African American artist
St. George — African American artist

St. George — African American artist

By John Tarrell Scott

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

John Tarrell Scott, 'St. George', woodcut, edition 20, 1992. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '18/20' in pencil. A fine, black impression, on off-white, laid Japan paper, with ful...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Woodcut

Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin
Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin

Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin

By François Houtin

Located in Palm Springs, CA

In Trois Plants, François Houtin envisions a fantastical botanical specimen rising like an ornate tower of intertwined foliage and blossoms. Each element—stem, leaf, and tendril—is r...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Untitled. Ref. 94029
Untitled. Ref. 94029

Untitled. Ref. 94029

By Carlos Capelan

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Capelán's work stands out for its rigorous handling of diverse artistic techniques and procedures, ranging from drawing to installation, including painting, printmaking, photography,...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Driving Range - Limited Edition OVERSIZE PRINT Golf Photography

Driving Range - Limited Edition OVERSIZE PRINT Golf Photography

By Chris Frazer Smith

Located in Brighton, GB

Driving Range is a dynamic C-Type Matte Print by Contemporary photographer Chris Frazer Smith. This is the OVERSIZE print. It is available in this size of 40" x 53" C-Type Matte P...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Maison Romaine, by Francois Houtin
Maison Romaine, by Francois Houtin

Maison Romaine, by Francois Houtin

By François Houtin

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. This Imaginary building shows the move toward more elaborate landscape images Houtin started doing in the early 1980's. Fr...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Quantum Leap 4
Quantum Leap 4

Quantum Leap 4

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Denver, CO

This double-bunny painting is an excellent example of Hunt Slonem's art practice, set in a frame hand chosen by Hunt himself. Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been chara...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Pas Seul 3/9 - figurative, female, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Pas Seul 3/9 - figurative, female, bronze, outdoor sculpture

Pas Seul 3/9 - figurative, female, bronze, outdoor sculpture

By Frances Semple 1

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Using simplified shapes, artist Frances Semple reveals the emotive essence of movement in this bronze sculpture of a walking woman. At 60 inches high, the figure is life-size. The sculpture is inscribed by the artist with initials and edition number, 3/9. The concrete base measures 12h x 24w x 42d inches. Together, the sculpture and base...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Schlange / Snake
Schlange / Snake

Schlange / Snake

By Katharina Fritsch

Located in New York, NY

Katharina Fritsch Schlange / Snake 1999/2001 Plastic, paint 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches; 2 x 19 x 9 cm Edition of 240 Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed and numbered ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Plastic, Paint

Grand Marsh, mezzotint by James Groleau of coastal Maine
Grand Marsh, mezzotint by James Groleau of coastal Maine

Grand Marsh, mezzotint by James Groleau of coastal Maine

By James Groleau

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This is one of eighteen color mezzotints (printed on chine collé) depicting the landscape of coastal Maine. Intimations of the Arts and Crafts Movement of the early twentieth century are evident in the palette of greens and grays, with additional touches of violet, eggplant and ochre. The suite of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mezzotint

A Glimpse of Fun - contemporary, abstract, forged stainless steel sculpture
A Glimpse of Fun - contemporary, abstract, forged stainless steel sculpture

A Glimpse of Fun - contemporary, abstract, forged stainless steel sculpture

By Kevin Robb

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Free flowing, the elegant s-shaped curves of this sculpture were created by American artist, Kevin Robb. Three-intersecting shiny, polished stainless-steel pieces reflect both light and shadow. Working as a sculptor for more than 35 years, Robb is renowned for his deep understanding of positive and negative spaces. There is both movement and grace in his work. Price in USD...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Distant Muses
Distant Muses

Distant Muses

By Brice Marden

Located in New York, NY

Brice Marden Distant Muses 2000 Screenprint 23 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches; 60 x 49 cm Edition of 300 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available from Matthew Marks...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Marlboro by Anouk Krantz 2023

Marlboro by Anouk Krantz 2023

By Anouk Krantz

Located in Chicago, IL

Marlboro (B&W) 2023 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Unframed Sizes: 40 x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) - Edition of 15 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs) SILVER GELATIN PRINT Unframed Size: 11.3 x 17 in (28...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Driving Range II - Contemporary City Sports Landscape Lifestyle Photography
Driving Range II - Contemporary City Sports Landscape Lifestyle Photography

Driving Range II - Contemporary City Sports Landscape Lifestyle Photography

By Chris Frazer Smith

Located in Brighton, GB

Driving Range is a dynamic C-Type Matt Print by Contemporary photographer Chris Frazer Smith. It is available in this size in an Edition of 25 and is sold unframed. This print is a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Digital

Topiaire Sujet No. 1, by Francois Houtin
Topiaire Sujet No. 1, by Francois Houtin

Topiaire Sujet No. 1, by Francois Houtin

By François Houtin

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. This Imaginary topiary and garden scene is the smallest size that Houtin created . François Houtin was born in Craon en Ma...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster - 1979
10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster - 1979

10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster - 1979

Located in New Orleans, LA

10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster, 1979 by John Martinez Fifth in the series by John Martinez. The grand marshal returns for the Jazz Festival's 10th anniversary; as does the "cut paper" technique first seen in the 1977 poster...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Vaquero, by Frank Romero
Vaquero, by Frank Romero

Vaquero, by Frank Romero

By Frank Romero

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed and numbered from the edition of 60. Image of a cowboy with an oversized hat. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has bee...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Screen, Stencil

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

By Nan Goldin

Located in New York, NY

Nan Goldin Bea with a whip at The Other Side 1973 Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm Edition of 100 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso) ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

By Tim Berg & Rebekah Myers

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Ceramic parrots atop wood perches, each is handmade Our objective is to distill the stereotypical perceptions and associations within our culture into visually compelling objects, s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

January Snow
January Snow

January Snow

By Stephen McMillan

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This print recalls a scene in Bloedel Donovan Park, Lake Whatcom, Bellingham, Washington. A fresh dusting of snow is falling against the backdrop of a lake and forest. Signed, titled...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Rethinking It All
Rethinking It All

Rethinking It All

By Deborah Ballard

Located in Dallas, TX

This sculpture is cast and manipulated stone, fiberglass, iron, and casters. Deborah Ballard is best known for conceiving of figures and groupings of figures who relate to one anoth...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Cast Stone, Iron

Autobiography
Autobiography

Autobiography

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Houston, TX

Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography, 1968 Three panel offset lithograph on three sheets of paper 66 1/4 x 48 3/4 inches each Ed. 2000, unsigned Unframed Can be displayed horizontally o...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mobius H6 25/50 - large, smooth, black granite, abstract, outdoor sculpture
Mobius H6 25/50 - large, smooth, black granite, abstract, outdoor sculpture

Mobius H6 25/50 - large, smooth, black granite, abstract, outdoor sculpture

By Jeremy Guy

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This sculpture is numbered in an edition of 50 and can be purchased on a commission basis, please allow 8 - 12 weeks before shipping. The sculpture weighs about 600 lbs and different base options are available, please inquire. This Jeremy Guy Mobius sculpture is formed from black granite. The surface is like velvet to the touch; the granite is subtly flecked with copper and white. The form, a Mobius strip...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Granite, Stainless Steel

Nabos. From The Bodegones  Series. Still life color photography
Nabos. From The Bodegones  Series. Still life color photography

Nabos. From The Bodegones Series. Still life color photography

By Dora Franco

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Winter Trees — Sōsaku Hanga Japanese Woodblock Print
Winter Trees — Sōsaku Hanga Japanese Woodblock Print

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

Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes
Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes

Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: linocut Year: 2023 Image Size: 18 x 24 inches Edition Size: 10 Undocumented immigrants scaling the wall to enter the United States, against a backdrop of butterflies flying ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linocut

El Aborto in Homage To Frida Kahlo
El Aborto in Homage To Frida Kahlo

El Aborto in Homage To Frida Kahlo

By Delilah Montoya

Located in Denton, TX

Collotype 10 x 8 in. Print date: 1994 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print margin Ed. 1/1 From the series, El Sagarado Corazon Series statement: A College Arts Asso...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium

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.