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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS Signed Lithograph, Black Farmer Lowcountry Geechee Gullah
Located in Union City, NJ
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the renowned American artist JONATHAN...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Rooster Totem (Unframed)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Rooster Totem" is an original artwork made from Letterpress, coque feather, mixed media by Katie VanVliet. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Found Objects, Mixed Media, Color

Sharon Stone by Phillip Dixon - Vintage Photograph - 1990
By Phillip Dixon
Located in Roma, IT
Sharon Stone by Phillip Dixon is a collection of three photographic prints on RC paper. Photographs published on Playboy of July 1990 and printed from l...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Palm Tree, lonley Beach, Florida, USA, black and white photography, landscape
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

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Digital Pigment

Untitled. From Searching a Father Series. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Serenity, Abstract Library, oil on canvas, Expressionism, Contemporary, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Size unframed: 50 x 50 cm (15.75 x 15.75 in) Size framed 57 x 57 cm (22.44 x 22.44 in.) FRAME: 3 colors to choose from: Black, or light wood or Oak A certificate comes the paintin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Hunt Slonem "Emerald Isle" Bunnies
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Emerald Isle Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 33" x 27" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Electric Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
Screen print in colours Edition of 250 90 x 121.5 cm (35.4 x 47.8 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the back Condition on request Printed by Silk Print Kettner, Zürich, published by ...
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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Snow covered Central Park New York City limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Snow covered Central Park 1, New York City, USA - no. 11869 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity includ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Washeteria Looking In, London - Vintage interior photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Washeteria - Looking In, vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of London. "I discovered this launderette while London was in lockdown during the pand...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

And Together, They Became the Dance B. Schaumann - Contemporary Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Another Space by Osama Esber - Contemporary Figurative Photography
Located in Chicago, IL
Another Space Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: 16” x 20” Edition of 25 with 3 Artist Proofs 20” x 24” Edition of 10 with 3 Artist Proofs 30” x 40” Edition of 7 with 3 Artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Season of Heaven - Large majestic abstract blue seascape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A painting dedicated to the wide open expanse of time stretching out before me like a magic carpet. I battled cancer in 2024. I wept and wept. I believed this world didn’t want me an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

"Summer Mint" Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This colorful contemporary landscape painting by Carol Young features a vibrant palette and captures a rural scene. A mint-green house sits in a golden yellow field in front of green foliage, beneath a blue sky. The painting is signed by the artist in the bottom right-hand corner of the painting. It is made on gallery wrapped canvas and has clean, finished sides. It is ready to hang. Carol C...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Organs of Ille-sur-Tet, sandstone, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White fine art landscape photography. The Orgues of Ille Sur Tet Columns of Soft Rock Geologic Natural French Organs in South France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Relaxing Point, minimalist landscape photograph, monchrome print, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Relaxing Point Study 1, France - no. 21136 Lonely bench on the deserted stone beach in northern France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Eiffel Tower Stairs at the Trocadero Paris, black and white cityscape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eiffel Tower Study 13, Paris, France - no. 18117 // Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Ger...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES Lithograph Piano Bar Cocktails, Singing, British Humor
Located in Union City, NJ
BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a hand drawn, pencil signed limited edition lithograph by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook(1926-2008). Printed in 1986 using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES presents a humorous piano bar scene depicting a lively group of night club patrons enjoying their cocktails as they enthusiastically sing along with the debonair piano player giving the viewer a true feeling of merriment in this quintessential Beryl Cook image. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a warm, colorful interior scene printed in shades of golden brown, black, red, blue, lavender, purple, green, orange, pink, peach, gray, and beige. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is one of Beryl Cook's most loved images - the edition is SOLD OUT, this is a rare unsigned printers proof aside from the numbered edition from the master printers private collection, stamped legend on verso with provenance information. Print size - 27 x 27 inches, UNSIGNED Printers Proof, unframed, excellent condition Edition size - 300 plus proofs Year published - 1990, printed at JK Fine Art Editions Co. NYC Beryl Cook's unique artistic humor documented familiar social situations...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Landscape, Original Oil Paint on Cotton canvas , One of a kind , Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape Oil Paint on Paper Fabriano Paper one of a kind 60x70cm 2025 Original Art Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, she graduated in Painting at t...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, 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...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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

Untitled (Woman), 2010 - Hand-Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The etching Woman by Kerry James Marshall, published by Paulson Fontaine Press in Berkeley, California, is a limited edition work, signed and numbered 30/50 by the artist. Presented ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Andries Stilte oversized Towel Wall Hanging (limited edition sold out) 70" x 60"
Located in New York, NY
Kehinde Wiley Andries Stilte oversized beach towel, 2008 Silkscreen on 100% Cotton Large Beach Towel or hanging tapestry 70 × 60 inches Edition of 2000 In original packaging with ta...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Mixed Media, Screen

John Van Alstine, Sacandaga River Confluence, Sculpture 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sacandaga River Confluence NY State slate/pigmented and sealed steel 12.5" (height) x 22" (width) x 5" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Slate, Steel

Three Days Until Autumn. Series "Vibrations of the Earth"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a state of anticipation, when summer still clings to the light, but the first whisper of autumn is already vibrating in the air. The space dissolves into a gre...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Handing Your Heart to the Heat - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Waterfall, monochrome photograph, long exposure waterscape, 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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Pomegranate Tableau Chiaroscuro Pocket Painting, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Into the Light, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
original oil on canvas panel 11 x 14 in / approx. 28 x 36 cm The painting was created using professional quality oil paints on a 100% cotton canvas panel. It is singed on the fr...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Dynamic Blue and Black Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A powerful abstract oil painting on canvas (57.5 x 44.9 inches) by contemporary artist Jean Soyer. This dynamic composition features bold strokes of deep blue and black, created with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Holi by Romain Langlois - Figurative bronze sculpture, dark, man, spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Holi is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 62 × 24 × 23 cm (24.4 × 9.4 × 9.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limite...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

"Cream Wall Phone", Fruit still life embroidery covering
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cream Wall Phone" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that can be wall-mounted or be free standing. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery and exper...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Textile

Seeschloss Ort, Gmunden, Austria, black and white landscape photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Seeschloss Ort Study Study 1, Austria - no. 21053 // Black and white fine art long exposure landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All G...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Party Tree" - Playful Contemporary Abstract White Tree with Colorful Lights
Located in Carmel, CA
Thomas Whent (Canadian-American, born 1949) "Party Tree" 2024 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Party Tree" by Thomas Whent bursts w...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Palm Trees, Tuscany, monochrome photograph, limited edition landscape print
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

Archival Pigment

Apple Red Wild Pocket Painting, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Wild Red Apple 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 still...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

SCUDS
Located in Kansas City, MO
Tom Huck SCUDS Year: 2011 Woodcut from 2 blocks Edition: 36 Paper: German Etching Paper Size: 39.5 x 23 inches Image Size: 35 x 19 inches Signed and numbered by hand COA provided To...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Woodcut

Keep Off Rug - Virgil Abloh Art
Located in Manchester, GB
Virgil Abloh, Keep Off Rug, 2019 Nylon, Wool 78 7/10 × 118 1/10 in (200 × 300 cm) Unkown edition size Accompanied with original packaging The hotly anticipated collaboration betwee...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wool, Nylon

The Contour of Balance - tall, figurative, bronze, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a sculptor, Roch Smith often interprets the big questions in life in imaginative and playful ways. The Toronto artist is known for his use of toys –familiar childhood images that ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Water and Violets - Atmospheric dreamy purple/white abstract waterfall painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Water and violets" is the latest in my series of abstract waterfall paintings, dedicated to the eternal spirit of water in the natural world. Made with a dreamy palette of violet, p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Heart, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA, Abstract Landscape, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Antelope Canyon detail in heart shape, Page, Arizona, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Be...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Farm Hut, Cornfield, giant Clouds, black and white photography, landscape, art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Wine Press House Study 3, Austria - no. 21059 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 8. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed wi...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Time Out Sydney Poster
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Iconic Banksy Rat featured on the middle of the Banksy Time Out Sydney Poster. Very cool rat with movie star sunglasses was created by Banksy and released on this exclusive Sydney on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mr DOB By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
Mr DOB By Takashi Murakami Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist renowned for his vibrant and whimsical creations that blend traditional Japanese art with popular cult...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Quince Fluffy Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Fluffy Quince 2 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 stil...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

"Landscape" Abstract Paint on Canvas made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape mixed media on canvas 40x50 cm Original Art Ready to hang Marilina Marchica orients her pictorial research to the theme of subtraction, her attention is focused on the ae...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Tree in Death Valley, California, USA, monchrome photograph, landscape, limited
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

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stag V by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, elegant, slender, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Stag V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 72 × 34 × 22 cm (28.3 × 13.4 × 8.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Gathering Clouds, Casoli, Abruzzo, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Singing Of The Cart - Phototype after Renato Guttuso - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
The Singing Of The Cart is an artwork realized after the Italian artist  Renato Guttuso  (Bagheria, 1911 – Rome, 1987) in 1947. Phototype print..  Good condition. Italian title on...
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1940s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent con...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

"The Tailor", Figure with Sewing Machine in Yellow, Paint, and Collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Tailor" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24"h x 30"w x 2"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of texture and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Textile, Mixed Media, Canvas, Thread, Oil, Acrylic

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, curved Tree, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Old laurel tree in the fairy forest at foggy mystical mood, Fanal, Madeira, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 8. ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled, Black and white nude limited edition photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mauricio Velez's photographs seeks to refine the viewer's sensitivity and perception of art and the human body, elevating these elements to an aesthetic realm that can inspire, distu...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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,...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Ancient Laurisilva Forest mystical Tree black and white photograph landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Crooked tree in fairy forest in foggy mood, Fanal, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 8. Signed, titled, dated and...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

The Three Graces (Submerged), Original painting, Landscape, Swimming, Woman
Located in Deddington, GB
My process starts with taking the photographs I work from, I like to experiment with angles and light in the photographing. Every inch of the canvas has multiple layers on to build u...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Landscape" Large Abstract Painting, Diptych, Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape water/ground Oil on cotton canvas 110x180cm the painting is shipped ready to hang the cotton canvas stretched on a handmade wooden frame...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Lobster Dinner, Nude, Fine Art Photography
Located in München, BY
Images size 55 x 70 cm Limited Edition of 12 Platinum Print Framed with Wengé and Passepartout Framed Size 92 x 112 cm Evocative, sensual and voluptuous, Marc Lagrange's work celebr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Platinum

“American Rural, Shack II” Contemporary Colorful Pastoral Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful pastoral landscape by Texas based artist Jacob Spacek. The work features a bright blue shack in the middle of an open field set against a vibrant red sky. Signe...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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