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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Les Vacances II by James Sparshatt. C-type Print mounted to Aluminium. Framed
Located in Coltishall, GB
Les Vacances II The west coast of France is a place to eat delectable oysters, drink fine wines and walk along endless beaches in the glare of the summer sun. The Atlantic swell and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Irish Coast, Cliffs, Ireland, monochrome, landscape photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Ireland's wild cliffs during a storm. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and num...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Signed Lithograph, Black Lawyers Civil Rights Social Justice
Located in Union City, NJ
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE is an original, hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the highly acclaimed African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor bes...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Iceberg, silent morning, Iceland, black and white fine art landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

"Asparagus Time" black and white photograph Gerald Berghammer, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Antelope Canyon Arizona Slot Canyon mono 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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Nest - large, complex, geometric, abstract, stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This stunning outdoor sculpture by American artist Jason Kimes was inspired by the remarkably complex and beautiful shape of a bird’s nest. Forged from polished stainless steel; each...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Interior Space#2 Sea, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The shimmering sea peeks through a beach house and offers a glimpse of its tranquil beauty. The floor, wall, and ceiling lead to the water, creating a seamles...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Cairn #1 (5 Stack)", Ceramic Stacked Takeout Containers in Celadon Glaze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cairn #1 (5 Stack)"is an original green ceramic sculpture by Yoonmi Nam made from directly slip casting the negative space of neatly stacked takeout containers and finishing with a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Bench on the Promenade, Beach Huts, black and white photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Bench on the Promenade Study 1, France - no. 11985 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Print...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

''Sacred Langur 2'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Primate, Monkey
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. Primates are Nichola's favorite subject. In her...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Sodad - Large Vibrant Floral Abstract Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Axelle Gosse creates intricate, tactile compositions using rope and fabric, transforming everyday materials into striking contemporary artworks. Inspired by her extensive travels acr...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Canvas, Mixed Media

The World
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley The World, 2021 Screenprint in eight colours with a varnish overlay on Somerset Satin Tub sized 410 gsm paper hand-signed by the artist and numbered, on the back of th...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Going Nowhere Day 6 - Original Sculptural Texture Oceanscape People Swimming
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Langreiter’s "Going Nowhere Day 6" is a whimsical, textured mixed-media painting that captures a serene moment of relaxation on the water. Featuring two miniature figures floating effortlessly on bright yellow inner tubes against an expansive turquoise sea, this artwork evokes feelings of peace, leisure, and the joy of drifting and relaxing. Langreiter’s signature raised elements add dimension and a tactile quality, making this piece perfect for coastal art lovers, collectors of contemporary beach scenes, and those seeking a joyful escape in their home décor. The textural aerial ocean and beach scene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Turquoise Chaos #3, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Turquoise Chaos #3 60 x 60 cm I created this artwork, using a harmonious blend of colors to manifest a dreamscape. Embodying both abstract and impressionistic styles, I sought to evo...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

'Solarium', by Anthony Dyke, Oil on Canvas Painting, 2022
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Anthony Dyke's "Solarium," a 74 x 48 x 1.25 inch oil on canvas painting, references solar flares in its use of shape and color. The bright values of yellows, reds and blues surround a large red circular shape. The bright color wavelengths give this painting a vibrational energy. Anthony Dyke was born in Norwich, Vermont and attended The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University earning a BFA and MFA in painting. As an artist and arts educator, he relocated from New York City to his down¬town Oklahoma City studio, working there for two decades before returning to Boston in 2020. Coming from VERMONT where the seasons are distinctly different from one another. My shift from a pastoral setting to an urban environment set up a dichotomy in my work, both visual and emotional. I have an extensive education in painting, photography, graphic design and figure sculpture. These mediums intersect in my work through many years of creating artworks and currently speak to my interest in abstract painting. During my senior year in the BFA Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, my large painting “Natole” was chosen by Frank Stella (the juror) into the highly competitive and prestigious Dana Pond...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nocturnal Nature (Painted Still Life Cyanotype of Colorful Flower on Indigo)
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-painted cyanotype still life of colorful flowers and plans on indigo background Nocturnal Nature (Leaves, Snowdrops, Hibiscus, Ferns, Pollinators) — painted cyanotype by Julia W...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Casablanca Iconic Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her and her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt...
Category

1940s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Hunt Slonem "Bunny Scored" Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Bunny Scored Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Boxing legend Muhammad Ali smiling with Malcolm X at an event. In 1962, Ali met Malcolm X, who soon became his spiritual and political mentor. Ali first met Malcol...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Where Time Stands Still, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Where Time Stands Still - 122 x 91 cm This piece will be taken off the wooden frame and the canvas will be shipped rolled in a tube when re stretched on a frame the depth of the piec...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Terrazza Mascagni, Tuscany, monochromo photograph, limited edition, minimalist
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited ed...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Piero Sadun - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition  is a lithograph realized by Piero Sadun in the 1970s. The state of preservation of the artwork is good.
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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Arches, Catedrais Beach, rock formation, black and white photograph, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sea Water Swimming Pool, photograph, landscape, limited edition color art print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limit...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Across the Universe, Blue Green Teal Rainbow Pattern Large Abstract Landscape
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and lines in vibrant prismatic shades of red, yellow, bright green, orange and teal against a soft, atmospheric light lemon green and blu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Lemon Squash
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition 26 of 100 61 x 53.5 cm (24 x 21 in) Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front Artwork in excellent condition. Minor imperfections may appear due to the age ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Marche des Méréides" Photography 47 x 36 in Ed 3/15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Marche des Méréides" Photography 47 x 36 in Ed 3/15 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Photography Year photo was taken: 2017 Unframed - ships in a tube This is an archival pigment print...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, USA, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Fort Lauderdale Beach with lifeguard tower and palm trees, Florida, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dat...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Self-Portrait with Mouth Open - Oil Paint by Francesco Clemente - 2002
Located in Roma, IT
Self-portrait with mouth open is an artwork realized by Francesco Clemente in 2002. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. The artwork included authenticity certificate on photograp...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, 1993-94, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the original opening invitation card for Donald Judd: The Last Editions at Brooke Alexander Editions in 1994. The invitation takes the form of a postcard that opens up to rev...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Thank You For The Wonderful Destiny
Located in Bristol, GB
Fine art inkjet print on photo rag 308 paper Limited edition of 100 Signed and numbered on the front Sold in the original packaging in mint condition, unframed Published by Kaikai Ki...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Inkjet

Fishing Hut, Saint Michel Chef Chef, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Fishing Hut On Stilts in the surf on the beach at Saint Michel chef chef in France. Archival pigment ink pr...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White:
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 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

Last Comes the Raven
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Beth Moon is an American-born photographer. She has gained international recognition for her large-scale, richly toned platinum prints. This portfolio focuses on totem-like beliefs ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Platinum

Navigating Norms - contemporary, female, figurative, suspended steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative steel indoor sculpture challenges cultural norms about women. The finely detailed, provocative sculptures of Derya Ozparlak have secured her a unique place in the wo...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Pavillon de Flore, Tree Avenue, Louvre, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Way through the tree avenue to the Pavillon de Flore at the Louvre in Paris, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blue Side
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

I Love Paints, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Brown and white eggshells form the contrasting hues of a Pinto horse, with a heart-shaped patch of color symbolizing the deep bond ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Damien Hirst Minimalist Woodcut Print, 'Vertical Spots' IV, 2016
Located in New York, NY
The vertical Spots 'Gly-Gly-Ala' by Damien Hirst is a multi-color woodcut in his signature palette formed with series unique colors. This exquisite piece is created in a limited edit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Woodcut

Can a Phone Call Change Your Life?, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A solitary patron in a bar abandons his untouched drink and heads to a phone booth, carrying crucial papers in hand. The cigarette he leaves behind continues ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Wooden Pegs, long exposure, black and white, fine art, waterscape, photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment...

"Red Dusk" Clouds stretch across the sky in bands of pink, reflecting on a marsh
Located in Edgartown, MA
Art and design in varied forms have always been a driving interest in my life. Living in Madison, Connecticut, I began my career as a muralist and trompe l’oeil painter doing signif...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Pink Flamingo Venus
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pink Flamingo Venus, 2020, watercolor, ink, and salt on Arches paper. Venus of Willendorf, fertility goddess, pink, black, and white.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Relaxing Point, minimalist landscape photograph, monchrome print, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Lonely bench on the deserted stone beach in northern France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Si...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rolling hills with Trees, photography, panorama, landscape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color white fine landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Garden Party- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Impressionistic Garden Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Keimpe van der Kooi Garden Party 101 x 116 cm Framed: 110 x 124 cm ( This frame is included) Oil on wood panel This Painting is made by Dutch Artist Keimpe van der Kooi. The impre...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Canaletto
Located in London, GB
A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Venice. Produced in 2024. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex display case. A limited edition of 75. Hand...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Vase of Flowers - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1969. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 70x61. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Sakura and Panda
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print with silver and high gloss varnishing Edition of 300 Signed and numbered on the front Excellent, with a soft crease on the left edge Our mission is to connect art colle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

The Virtues 'Politeness', Limited Edition 'Cherry Blossom' Landscape
Located in New York, NY
The contemporary pop art cherry blossom landscape ‘Politeness' is one of the eight from the iconic ‘Virtues’ series by Damien Hirst, the laminated giclée print on aluminum panel was ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Panel, Giclée

Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sandrine ‘ who was captured on film in...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Milkshakes, Parys, the Free State - Pop art color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
The seductive blue sky and the seductive milkshakes make you feel as if you are sitting in the car at this "Americana style" Roadhouse in Welkom, South Africa. It is typical of Richa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Fishing Hut, Atlanic Beach, monochrome photograph, limited edition landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Facade of Survival
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Facade of Survival” is a story about human nature, about the strength that hides behind an external appearance. It is a reflection on how we adapt to life, how we create images to p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Push and Pull - Contemporary Abstract Geology Encaustic Monotype Blue, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic monotype, layers of pigmented beeswax on lightweight kozo paper create an undulating composition suggesting layers of the earth's crust and geological ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype

Blowin' In The Wind III (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blowin' In The Wind III (The Last Picture Show) - 2002, 38x37cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and oil pastel on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 44x34. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Black Rage, print with COA Signed 53/100 by Glenn Ligon Framed Black art, text
Located in New York, NY
Renowned contemporary conceptual African American artist Glenn Ligon Black Rage (back cover), 2019 Silkscreen and digital print Edition number 53/100 Accompanied by an official Certi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital, Screen

Blue Crystalized Pikachu
Located in London, GB
Cast resin and aluminium oxide 13 × 6 in 33 × 15.2 cm Edition of 500 Holographic artist sticker, with edition number on the box is the COA. The "Blue Crystalized Pikachu" exemplifi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

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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