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.
Astrazione II - Screenprint by Lucio Del Pezzo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The proposed print is a handmade screenprint on fine paper with collage inserts with a print run of 20 artist's proof copies, in very good condition. The screenprint bears in the lo...
Screen
"DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.32.04" Artist-Tufted Rug with Geometric Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.32.04" is an original artwork by Tuft the World and is made tufted 100% New Zealand wool. It can be displayed as a floor rug or can be hung on...
Wool
After Botero Horse Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century.
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
After Fernando Botero – HORSE. Please give us up to 10 working days to organize your delivery. Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 Roman Numerals, 12 Arabic Numerals, A thru Z Edition ...
Marble, Bronze
Cerises Rouges Limited Edition Print, Archival Ink, 30x40 cm, Signed, Still Life
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Limited Edition Print of 20, from the original oil painting "Cerises Rouges" by Gabriel Riesnert. Medium : Archival Pigment inkjet on BFK Rives White Arches 310g. Dimensions...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Anthony Bourdain Eating a Hot Dog by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
C Print
$280Sale Price|30% Off
Seth Jabour - The Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade Vinyl (Unique Cover)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Complex and gorgeous artwork by the super talented artists Bast and Faile (Brooklyn based artists). Each of these records feature a unique screenprinted cover. Limited edition of 500...
Screen
$1,698Sale Price|20% Off
"Signs" Abstract paint Large size, Contemporary Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Signs mixed technique on canvas 80x80cm 2017 Original Art the painting is sold stretched on a wooden frame ready to hang Buyer can request painting with decorative frame this will t...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Mafalda by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, frog, green patina
Located in Paris, FR
Mafalda is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 20 × 26 × 33 cm (7.9 × 10.2 × 13 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Bronze
$500
Village Motel Sunset (The Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Icons
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Village Motel Sunset (Stranger than Paradise) - 2005 20x20cm, sold out Edition of 5, Artist Proof 2/2 (the very last from this edition), Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$17,000
Expansion - tall, large, geometric, abstract, corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Quebec artist Claude Millette is known for his dynamic geometric-shaped outdoor sculptures. With Expansion, two elongated rectangular frames of corten steel sit somewhat askew one at...
Steel
Dogon by Christophe Dupety - Female nude painting, abstract, vivid tones, bright
Located in Paris, FR
Dogon is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 55 × 46 cm (21.7 × 18.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
Canvas, Oil
Kaleidoscope Pop Eye Exam - Violet Pink Geometric Flower Circle Mandala, 2025
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary abstract painting in acrylic and pigment on canvas with a geometric flower mandala made of layered shapes in pink, teal blue, yellow and violet in an intricately layered...
Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
$31,494
B.U.M. by Marcelo M. Burgos - polished bronze sculpture, golden, monkey
Located in Paris, FR
B.U.M. (for Big Ugly Monkey), from the Monsters series. Polished bronze sculpture, 88 cm × 83 cm × 35 cm. Edition of 8 + 4 A.P.
Bronze
$2,000
Grammia Virgo Female - Coral Red Black Peach Moth Insect Patterned Wings, 2007
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary, hyper-detailed archival pigment print on watercolor paper, a coral red moth with black markings on its wings and abdomen and pale peach on its upper wings is dr...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Orchard - Contemporary Landscape Clouds Sky Apple Trees Field, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel, ivory colored cumulus clouds float in an idyllic blue sky over a field of apple trees in golden brown. Signed, dated and titl...
Oil, Panel
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
"The Veil Of Now" - Mixed Media Abstract Figurative Portrait 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Crafted in 2024, The Veil of Now is an original mixed media on panel by artist Jon Wassom, measuring 16 x 12 x 1.50 inches. This striking figurative portrait demonstrates Wassom’s ad...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Le Peintre Flamand - Original Lithograph by Antoni Clavé - 1969
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Roma, IT
Le Peintre Flamand is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1969 by Antoni Clavé. A mixed colored lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Artist Proof...
Lithograph
$1,100
'Harvest Dance' Movement dance figures gold yellow orange fire nature wild
Located in Penzance, GB
'Harvest Dance' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Late August, captured in the glow of the evening sun, my daughters join han...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
Cyanotype Painting Crocus Star Flower Cosmos Ferns, Blue Flowers Plants, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary cyanotype painting in watercolor, ink, gouache, and cyanotype on Arches platine paper, meticulously detailed flowers, including crocus, star flower, cosmos and f...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Anasyrma, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A girl lifts her skirt as she dances with her partner, not shown in the frame. Her pose communicates a quiet, ambiguous narrative. The slight twist of the torso...
Oil
Gillian Theobald "Fictive Space 75B" 2019 acrylic on panel
Located in New York, NY
Of her recent work, Theobald states, "My practice is to make both relief collages and paintings at the same time. The paintings are not an abstraction of an actual landscape, but the...
Acrylic, Panel
Spellbound
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Mountain, lake, trees, nature, landscape, greens, blues, water. 50 x 38" oil on canvas, maple frame Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Tracey Emin - My Heart Is with You Always
By Tracey Emin
Located in London, GB
Tracey Emin My Heart is with you Always, 2015 Offset lithograph on silk-finished paper Signed by the artist, on recto 70 x 50 cm Edition of 500 Published by Emin International Trac...
Lithograph, Offset
Mindscreen 1 - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mindscreen 1 - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #240 Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's ...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,794Sale Price|40% Off
Atmospheric Abstract Landscape Painting 'The Vale', Oil on Canvas
Located in Silverthorne, CO
The world of my imagination is vast. It unfolds before me, with valleys and rivers and seas, wind, and rain and sunlight. It holds limitless stories and poems, passages of time and s...
Oil
Synthesis BM by Tom Price - Sculpture and lighting, LED, original, abstract
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis BM is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, acrylic, steel, LED, dimensions are 70 × 8 × 10.5 cm (27.6 × 3.1 × 4.1 in). This a...
Steel
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Strokes and Emotions 5 -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...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,000Sale Price|50% Off
Camouflage, 60"x48" Abstract Landscape, Textured Blues Greens
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Textures and lush brushstrokes create expressive, visual movement in this abstract style painting. With parts left to intuition and chance, layers of muted blues, greens and neutrals...
Textile, Canvas, Acrylic
Cube 1 by Sharon Brill - Abstract clay sculpture, white, geometric, motion
By Sharon Brill
Located in Paris, FR
Cube 1 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This sculpture is made of painted fired clay, dimensions are 19 × 20 × 21 cm (7.5 × 7.9 × 8.3 in). Sharon Brill’s p...
Clay, Paint
Golden spirit
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Golden Spirit" is part of my series "Echoes of Harmony". Through my art, I share with the viewer the profound importance of personal integrity in our lives. Inner balan...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Unlock Your Dreams Reflection" acrylic on wood with mirror
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mary Lai is a multifaceted Korean-American artist based in Los Angeles, California. Her outlook is that “Art is a universal language that can speak to anyone” and her dreamer mindse...
Mirror, Wood, Acrylic
$4,175
Shfting strata— Abstract Landscape, Expressionism, Oil Painting, Contemporary
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...
Oil
$2,040Sale Price|20% Off
Ewa Ola (Beauty of Nobility -21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Africa Women
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Ewa Ọlà (Beauty of Nobility) is a tribute to the strength and quiet confidence found in many African women. She sits calmly, but there’s power in her presence, a kind of beauty that ...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Unknown Within -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$505
Poppin' Graff - Abstract Colorful Textural 'Love You' Graffiti Mixed Media Art
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...
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Werner Bronkhorst - Tip Of The Iceberg
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst Sail Away, 2025 Giclée print on 310gsm Smooth Cotton Rag using Epson archival inks Shadow box framed in FSC certified timber with a smooth white finish and 3mm mu...
Archival Ink, Giclée
Forest Ape I - 21st Century bronze sculpture of a Orangutan
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Antoinette Briet (Dutch artist) Forest Ape I 25 x 20 x 15 cm Bronze Antoinette Briet's sculpture can be called both a figurative and an abstract work of art. Her sculpted animals sh...
Bronze
Untitled - Mixed Media by Ezio Bruno Caraceni - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an artwork realized by Ezio Bruno Caraceni, in 1956. Mixed media on canvas, 52 x 67 cm. Hand signed and dated bottom right. Good conditions
Mixed Media
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
Wolf Kahn 'Down in the Valley' 2003 Signed and Numbered Screenprint
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wolf Kahn Down in The Valley" is a serigraph that exemplifies Kahn's mastery of light and color, hallmarks of his artistic style. This piece, signed by Kahn in the lower right-hand ...
Screen
$45,000
Corpheum XIX - large, geometric, abstract, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The graceful arc of a dancer in motion is emulated in the fluid form of this elegant sculpture by Claude Millette. Three attached curved columns of polished stainless steel appear to almost float in mid-air. The Quebec artist...
Stainless Steel
$1,491
Large Contemporary Red & Black Modern Abstract With Frame By Z. Khokhar, 2012
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This abstract painting presents a dynamic, layered composition where fragmented figurative elements and expressive gestures converge in a striking visual field. Faces and symbolic fo...
Paper, Acrylic
The Way Through the Pines
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between Light and Silence. A quiet forest scene where tall pines frame a winding path leading deeper into the woods. Soft light filters through the trees, while subtle decora...
Canvas, Acrylic
Breakdown - Contemporary, Polaroid, vintage Cars, Color, Women, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Breakdown (Bombay Beach) - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Composition with Tumbling Vases - Screen I
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Composition with Tumbling Vases - Screen I', by Gary Bukovnik. Watercolor on mulberry, 28 1/2 x 68 inches, 2019. Hand painted folding screen created with watercolor on mulberry pape...
Paper, Watercolor
Summer - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Summer 100 x 120 cm oil on canvas framed in a wooden grey frame as seen on picture, it measures 104 x 124 cm Frame is included in price On the pictures we also show you the artist receiving the flowers on our opening of this exhibition september 3th 2023 in our gallery. On the wall you can see the painting behind. Just to give you an idea of size, colors and sphere. About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know him. His studio is located "everywhere", or at least outside where this artist is inspired by the landscape. A special way of summarizing leads in his paintings to a very strong and simplified image. These works invite you to walk into the landscape and to keep looking. A book has been published about Frank Dekkers, which is included when purchasing a painting...
Oil, Canvas
Two Wild Horses on Sable Island Nuzzling, Calming, Vertical, Ethereal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Caress" Signs of affection on Sable Island between the horses include nuzzling, like in this image here. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island...
Archival Pigment
$1,800
White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format photograph of iconic rhinestones
Located in San Francisco, CA
White Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz, a highly detailed still life photograph of the King of Pop 's glamorous Swarovski crystal rhinestone glove, capturing intricate detai...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Extra-Large Skyscape Dramatic And Structured Heaven By Alejandro Hermann
By Alejandro Hermann
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Introducing an extra-large painting, measuring an impressive 180cm x 180cm/70,9in x 70,9 in by the visionary artist Alejandro Hermann. Within this painting you experience an contempo...
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Putty
$796Sale Price|20% Off
The Stories that Create Us #20 - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Rust+Yellow)
Located in Gilroy, CA
In this work by Laurie Barmore, the artist's hand is exceedingly present. Using strong strokes of black creates its own essences of form atop washes of whites, yellow and rust. Spill...
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
$1,717Sale Price|20% Off
Sea Arch at As Catedrais Beach, Spain – Monochrome Seascape Photograph – Limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21194 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Archival Pigment
Seahorse Rex Gold by Chésade - Bronze sculpture, sea animal, marine world, wild
By Chésade
Located in Paris, FR
Seahorse Rex Gold is a unique polished bronze with yellow and gold-red patina sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 103 × 55 × 22 cm (40.6 × 21.7 × 8.7 in). The s...
Bronze
What are Boundaries, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Amy Bernays
Located in Yardley, PA
What are boundaries? Where should they be for me? How do you use them? How do I make them real to others? I had no idea. I knew that I needed better ones, but where do I put...
Acrylic
$1,789
Rice Farmer with water Buffalo, colorful landscape, Vietnam - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. A farmer wearing a conical hat guides a water buffalo through a flooded rice field. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order i...
Digital Pigment
$21,000
Hunt Slonem "Doves & Hutch" Unique Oil painting of birds, bunnies & butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Doves & Hutch Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 22" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 34" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
Oil
Portrait - Oil Pastel on Paper by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Includes a coeval wooden frame realized by the Artist cm. 59x68.5. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Ab...
Paper, Oil Pastel
$1,717Sale Price|20% Off
Wooden Jetty in Mist, Minimalist Black-and-White Long-Exposure Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21214 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,385
Dark Hedges, tree avenue, mystical forest - monochrome landscape Ireland
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Dark Hedges, majestic avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and n...
Digital Pigment
Marcelo et Lucas - Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture, Father and Son
By Paul Duval
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary figurative table top sculpture of a father and son is created from papier mâché. For decades Paul Duval has reimagined the human form in charming sculptures beauti...
Mixed Media
Open Country
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist George Walbye. Edition 11/50.
Bronze
$3,000
1960s Limited Edition Black and White Photograph, Martin Luther King, MLK, 13x19
Located in New york, NY
Martin Luther King (MLK), 1964 by Leonard Freed is an iconic black and white documentary photograph, a portrait of one of the most influential African American personalities and civi...
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment