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.
Pink Flowers - Lithograph by Ivan Rabuzin - 1980s
By Ivan Rabuzin
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Flowers is a colored lithograph realized by Ivan Rabuzin . Hand signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered in pencil on the lower left corner. Edition of 200 pr...
Lithograph
$111
"Blobflower Series 4" Wall-Mounted Flower with UV Printed Pattern by Roxana Azar
By Roxana Azar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mixed Media piece titled "Blobflower Series 4" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of a digital print on acrylic. The piece measures approx. 5”h x...
Digital, Pigment
Boy at Twelve - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Boy at Twelve - 2019 - 40x50cm, Edition of 7, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print on Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not mounted...
Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid, Archival Ink
Goodbye Mixed Media Oil Painting on Canvas, Abstract Figurative Art
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Mixed media oil painting on canvas depicting a human figure intertwined with animal forms. The composition combines vibrant colors, abstract shapes, and figurative elements to explor...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Purple 1 XL - sculpture, blown glass and metal
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary purple glass tabletop sculpture is by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Cheryl Wilson Smith is known for her uniquely beautiful glass work—its form, colour and texture are ofte...
Glass, Mixed Media
Heroes. Limited Edition 1/4 - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Riga, LV
Dimensions: 40 W x 18 H x 25 D cm Weight: 11,4 kg Material: Bronze, patina, metal Edition: 1/4. + 1 AP, signed on base Condition: Excellent, certificate Free worldwide shipping in a ...
Bronze, Metal
$6,369Sale Price|20% Off
Self-portrait 2 Male nude 2009, canvas, acrylic, felt tip pen 140x98 cm
By Juris Utans
Located in Riga, LV
Self-portrait 2 2009, canvas, acrylic, 140x98 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris U...
Canvas, Acrylic, Felt Pen
Embrace (2) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, Bright Red
Located in Paris, FR
Embrace (2) is a fired, constructed and painted clay sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 34 × 60 × 42 cm (13.4 × 23.6 × 16.5 in). It is a unique signed piece and comes with a...
Clay
A Meal Alone with Oneself
Located in Zofingen, AG
A Meal Alone with Oneself is not about solitude, but about returning — to your own rhythm, your own desires, your own quiet center. In a world that constantly asks for more, faster, ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (from Paintings and Drawings: 1974-1990)
By Agnes Martin
Located in Bristol, GB
Portfolio of ten lithographs on vellum Edition of 2500 (reported) 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in) each Not signed or numbered Condition on request. Some minor undulation due to materials...
Lithograph
Green Blue Abstract Minimalist Landscape Oil Painting "Power of the Mountain IV"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This artwork forms part of the "Power of the Mountain" - series, inspired by the striking landscape of the Du Toit's Kloof, where towering rock faces and layered valleys create one o...
Canvas, Oil
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Bond -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Modern, Women Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
What binds us together isn't just blood; Love binds us, Nature binds us, and Time binds us together. The beauty of this all is that the Bond that binds us together is the inseparabl...
Canvas, Acrylic
$775
Bubble Gum Island - Abstract Textured Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Hearts 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
Palm Springs Palm Trees X (Californication)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Springs Palm Trees X (Californication) - 2019 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Anthony Bourdain drinks a beer by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain drinks a beer in a New York bar during a photoshoot with photographer Jake Chessum in 2008. The photo is printed on Fuji crystal archive paper Available in the foll...
C Print
Abstract Compositio. XIV Olympic Winter Games, Sarajevo - Original Poster - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Offset and lithographic poster realized by the artist Giuseppe Santomaso, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984. Limited edition of 1000. Very good cond...
Paper
Large Limited Edition Powder Coated Mild Steel Figure Sculpture "Split Walker"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, two-piece powder coated mild steel sculpture on steel footings. Edition of 7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Steel
Black Circle III, Mezzotint and Aquatint Print, Signed, 2014, 12x15.75"
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: mezzotint and aquatint Year: 2014 Edition: 30, signed in pencil. Image Size: 12 x 15.75 inches Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. The illusions and reflections in Si...
Mezzotint, Aquatint
Portrait de Nadia - Lithograph after Fernand Léger - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized after Fernand Léger in 1959, on Moulin Richard de Bas paper. Monogrammed in the plate. It belongs to the suite "Contrastes", printed by Daniel Jacomet and publi...
Lithograph
Horse - Original China Ink - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse is an original drawing in China Ink by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century. Good conditions except for foe some decoloring dots. The artwork is depicted through confi...
Ink
Serenity - 21st Century Contemporary Dutch landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Joost Verhagen Serenity 100 x 140 cm Acrylic paint on canvas Shipping on a roll in a tube we can offer, worldwide, for free. We also ship worldwide in a wooden crate, framed as see...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,215
Passage des Volumes – Contemporary Abstract Geometric Painting, Architectural
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Title: Passage des Volumes Artist: Sophie Dumont Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 65 x 54 cm (25.6 x 21.3 in) Framed dimensions: approx. 72 x 61 cm (28.3 x 24 in) Year: 2025 Conditi...
Oil
$580Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) Still Life. Mainly oranges and browns, fruits and flowers, against a background of browns with a pitcher central. The browns contain a subtle mixture ...
Lithograph
$375Sale Price|25% Off
Blue Nude 2 original ultramarine tempera on paper by Paula Craioveanu in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Blue (Female) Nude. Inspired by Matisse. Part of my Nude in Interior series. Original, signed. 50x70cm / 19.5x27.5in actual size ink, graphite, tempera on paper Shipping rolled in ...
Tempera, Paper
I've Been Everywhere - Abstract Vintage Inspired Figurative Painting on Canvas
By Jesse Black
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 ...
Acrylic, Canvas
Mockney - Giclée Print on Canvas, Contemporary, Signed, Edition of 69
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst Mockney, 2025 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks 43 x 33 cm (16.9 x 13 in) ...
Canvas, Archival Ink, Giclée
$7,200
TULLE Tripthych - abstact photographs of mesmerizing texture details 48" x 36"
Located in San Francisco, CA
TULLE Tripthych Edition of 3 by Christian Stoll an epic scale photograph of mesmerizing texture details 3 x Single Images in 48 x 36 inches / 122cm x 9...
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Contemporary still life composition of flowers in a vase acrylic on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork " Summer flowers bouquet by the window" features a dynamic still life composition of flowers in a vase. Bold brushstrokes bring energy and movement to the canvas...
Paper, Acrylic
Streets of Tunis - Oil on Canvas by A. Sergheev - 1994
Located in Roma, IT
Street of Tunisi is an original contemporary artwork realized by Alexander Sergheev in 1990s. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Initials of the artist on th e lower margin. Includes fr...
Oil
$120Sale Price|20% Off
Topiaire Sujet No. 1, by Francois 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...
Etching
$21,500
Early Summer - tall, colorful, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This tall, colorful, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture is by Susan Rankin. Susan Rankin’s elegant and colorful hand-blown glass art has been exhibited across North America...
Steel
Between The Late And The Early
Located in London, GB
The original artwork and this giclée reproduction were created by Andrew Cranston RSA (Elect) for the 187th RSA Annual Exhibition in 2013. Against a flat black background evoking the...
Giclée
Trust me, it's friday - Contemporary cocktail summer still life painting
By Hela
Located in DE
Hela is an emerging contemporary artist whose vibrant and playful paintings celebrate the quiet glamour of everyday life. With a focus on table settings, cocktails, glassware, and el...
Canvas, Acrylic
Flowers - Painting by Andrea Capasso- 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is an original modern artwork realized by Andrea Capasso in the late 20th century. Mixed colored oil painting on board. Includes frame. Hand signed on the lower margin.
Paint, Oil
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Crown of Her Own Voice -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics
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
NATURAL BEAUTY Signed Lithograph Abstract Color Portrait Black Woman Flower Vase
Located in Union City, NJ
NATURAL BEAUTY by the self taught African American artist William Tolliver (b.1951-2000) is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed in 25 colors on archival printma...
Lithograph
Alexander Calder 'Spirales' Lithograph, 1974, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This first release lithograph titled Spirales by Alexander Calder is a captivating piece of art that showcases Calder's signature style of bold, swirling forms. The lithograph is pla...
Lithograph
The sound of water between us - Contemporary Architecture Pool Oil Painting
By Lilly Muth
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Canvas, Oil
$250
French Contemporary Art by Claudine Loquen - A l’Ombre des Jeunes Filles
Located in Paris, IDF
Claudine Loquen is a French artist born in 1965 who lives and works in Sassetot-le-Mauconduit, France. Like Colette with the literature, the artist makes the apology of painting wi...
Paper, C Print
To you the Tarzans, Kate Boxer, limited edition print, contemporary
By Kate Boxer
Located in Deddington, GB
To you the Tarzans Drypoint, handcoloured Limited edition print Edition of 30 Image Size 66.5 x 49.5 cms (26 1/8 x 19 1/2 in) Unframed ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Kate Boxer makes the plates...
Drypoint, Chine Colle
$1,170
Lush Summer I – Vibrant Contemporary Mountain Landscape in Pink, Blue and Lime
By HELEN MOUNT
Located in Zofingen, AG
Vibrant mountain artwork in pink, blue, and green tones, contemporary nature-inspired painting. This painting was inspired by the richness of summer landscapes when colors appear mor...
Acrylic
Haze - warm, gestural, contemporary, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Sasha Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This golden light-filled contemporary painting is by Sasha Rogers. The Canadian artist is captivated by the effect of creating what appears to be a ‘horizon’ line in her work that di...
Canvas, Acrylic
Miguel Rasero Spanish Artist Original Hand Signed carborundum, chine colle
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Rasero (Spain, 1955) 'Vinas', N/A carborundum, chine colle on Heavy weight handmade paper 52.6 x 40.6 in. (133.5 x 103 cm.) Edition of 18 ID: RAS-301 Hand-signed by author
Etching, Screen, Carbon Pencil
"Portalito", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Portalito" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut monoprint mounted on panel. This piece measures 7.25"h x 9.5"w. Born in Mexico City, ...
Panel, Monoprint, Woodcut
Endless Beach, Original Painting, Coastal art, Beach, Seaside, Summer
Located in Deddington, GB
Endless Beach was painted in North Cornwall and is based on coastal locations such as Daymer Bay, Polzeath and Padstow. It looks beautiful in a home with bright uplifting colours and...
Canvas, Oil
Rock The Boat - Modern Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall-Mounted Sculpture
By Mireia Serra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artw...
Metal, Bronze, Iron
I Am The Last Of My Kind
By Tracey Emin
Located in London, GB
Published by the Royal Academy
Lithograph, Offset
"Frontier" - Contemporary Acrylic Barn Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley was born and raised in Clinton, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting, and a Masters of Arts fro...
Oil, Canvas
$3,500
James Turrell -Key Lime, Scarce LACMA Museum Exhibition poster offset lithograph
By James Turrell
Located in New York, NY
“Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.” - James Turrell James Turrell Key Lime, Rare LACMA Exhibition print, 2013 Scarce Offset lithograph pos...
Lithograph, Offset
$375Sale Price|25% Off
BLUE DANCER by Paula Craioveanu - original art inspired by Matisse in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Blue Dancer” 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Shipped rolled in a tube from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This pa...
Paper, Tempera
Cherries Dark Pocket Painting 2c, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Cherries 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque sti...
Oil
$8,594
Dialogue VI - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, People, Women
Located in Hallein, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
"Bungalow Bill" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics (Framed)
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Bungalow Bill" first released on the Beatles "White Album" in 1968. This limited edition was release...
Other Medium
$1,781Sale Price|28% Off
Interior with Minotaur original painting Neo Mythology 23.5x31.5in FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Minotaur in Interior”, 80x60cm / 31.5×23.6in Shipped stretched, as it is, ready for hanging and FRAMED. Shipping from my studio in Bucharest Romania to the US by DHL and to Europe a...
Canvas, Oil
Superwoman (dual density)
Located in Nottingham, GB
Limited edition photo mosaic Edition of 8 Joel creates these contemporary pieces by adding lots of tiny images of the female form to make up the larger image. The "dual density" i...
Color
BOYS WILL BE BOYS original art Paula Craioveanu Male Nude in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Boys will be Boys”, male nude, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper, 27.5x19.5in, 70x50cm. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Florida. . Choose between express or standa...
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
Bacio (Kiss) - hand carved Italian contemporary figurative rose marble sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bacio (Kiss) by Lorenzo Vignoli striking hand carved marble sculpture of rare Portuguese rosa marble by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical refere...
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
$3,046
Stars 14 June 02:11 - Modern Night Sky Landscape Painting, Minimalist Art
Located in Hallein, AT
The painting is signed on the back Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled 16 - Series 2019, Contemporary Abstract Painting, Textile Lightness
Located in Hallein, AT
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings: ”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love and happiness. Why is this organic che...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Vase With Flowers - Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral - Abstract Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color ...
Canvas, Oil