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.
Dreaming in The Dark
Located in Zofingen, AG
Through my art, I share with viewers the profound importance of personal integrity in our lives. In my paintings, I explore the delicate balance between individual wholeness and deep...
Canvas, Acrylic
Foyer VII, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VII, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the A...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,500
Peaceful Synergy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa Women, Blue
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Sam...
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
Indigo Meteorite - Abstract Geology Encaustic Geode Sculpture, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic sculpture, colorful layers of pigmented beeswax suggest a meteorite and geological formations. Handmade wood pedestal included in the price. Laura Mor...
Wax, Encaustic
$2,000
After Botero Bronze Horse with Saddle Sculpture, Contemporary Edition of 50
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
AFTER Fernando Botero – Horse with Saddle Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an After Fernando Botero work, created in faithful homage t...
Marble, Bronze
In Still Waters
Located in Zofingen, AG
In Still Waters captures a quiet, suspended moment on the edge of land and reflection. A solitary figure drifts across calm water, surrounded by softened greens and diffused light. T...
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Little Red Dress"
By Max Hammond
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
From the time he was four years old, Max Hammond was destined to paint, as he began on the walls of his home, a budding muralist. As he ran along the edges of the salt marshes of the...
Canvas, Oil
$82,604
Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract geometric sculpture, innovation, energy
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Jade is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, polyurethane resin, steel, dimensions are 46 × 155 × 71 cm (18.1 × 61 × 28 in). Thi...
Steel
$1,136Sale Price|36% Off
Signed Oil on Canvas Painting of Gentleman, Circa 2000, 90x60 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Gentleman in Interior (After Fernando Botero) Artist: Sanz (Spanish painter, active late 20th – early 21st century) Year: circa 2000 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unfr...
Oil
$1,913Sale Price|20% Off
The Turquoise House, Colour Cityscape, Venetian Lagoon, Venice – Limited Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25048 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,631
Grand Canal, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice - color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Foggy grand canal with historic buildings on both sides and the domed Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Archival pigment ink pr...
Digital Pigment
Breach by Tom Price - Large-scale sculpture, mixed technique, vertical
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Breach is a unique resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 202 × 45 × 45 cm (79.5 × 17.7 × 17.7 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a certificate of...
Concrete
$2,870Sale Price|20% Off
Row of Trees in Yellow Field Panorama - Large-Scale Minimalist Colour Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26001 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$235
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day at Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss p...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,913
The Violet House, Venetian Lagoon Venice, Colour Cityscape, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26006 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Weightless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Weightless captures a suspended moment between control and release. His posture suggests not defeat, but acceptance, a letting go of tension, burden, and the unseen trials that pres...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,495
Tulip Fields 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 10 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 di...
C Print
'Veil' Acrylic Painting on Panel, Contemporary Landscape, 21st Century
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Acrylic, Panel
Hummingbird (260310)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$1,913
Into the Nothing – Minimalist Pier in Mist, Black and White Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21351 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Stallion - Abstract Cool Tone Horse Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Karma, street photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Affordable Art...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$675
Taupie - Abstract Gold 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
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, Ink
Guardians & Butterflies Savior
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned fo...
Gold Leaf
Bull III by Christophe Dupety - Animal painting, abstract, violet, vivid colours
Located in Paris, FR
Bull III is a unique acrylic on paper painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
Paper, Acrylic
$8,200
Old Hemlock Stand and New Growth - Brown Green Virginia Forest Landscape Trees
Located in Kent, CT
The densely treed forest and mountain ledges of Hennen's Virginia home are the subject of this rich, highly detailed landscape painting in oil on panel. An enormous boulder presiding...
Oil, Panel
Foyer IV, Milan - Italian design architecture interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer IV, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has become ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,200
Cotton Candy Cumulus Pink Silver - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$5,500
Pink Overhead (Abstracted Landscape of a Green Field, Pink Sky & Mountains)
Located in Hudson, NY
Minimal, Vertical abstracted landscape painting of a fuschia pink field with evergreen and red trees under a pale blue sky "Color Field 500", painted by Tracy Helgeson in 2021 36 x ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Summer Birches - Atmospheric Nature Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
This painting is signed on the back, the frames are made of oak A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements,...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Available on commission. Production delay: 8 months. Synthesis Bench is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway ...
Steel
Amaryllis - analogue floral photography, limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Amaryllis' An analogue black-and-white photograph produced as an archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. This work reflects Ugnė Pouwell’s commitment to tonal preci...
Film, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
Between Heaven and Earth, 4.8-ft High Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Male Figure
Located in Paris, FR
Between Heaven and Earth is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 57.5 × 13 × 16.1 in / 146 × 33 × 41 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbe...
Bronze
$2,631
Hugh Cloud over Cypress Trees, Tuscany, Italy - landscape color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2023 Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist photography. Open landscape with rolling hills, a small cluster of tall, thin green trees, and a large, fluffy cloud in the sky. Archival...
Digital Pigment
$3,275
Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marisa Mu’s watercolor paintings celebrate liberated bodies in motion, using playful gesture and vivid color to create scenes that feel joyful, intimate, and full of momentum. "Showg...
Watercolor, Paper
Stare 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,800
Blue Dots IV - Pink Tone Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Metal
$1,674
Blue Coconut Boat, waterscape, nipa palm waterway, Vietnam - color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. A small coconut boat among dense green nipa palm trees on a calm water body, with its reflection visible. Pigment ink print, limite...
Digital Pigment
Cherry Delight
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Cherry Delight” is a work about an experience that does not seek to закрепить itself in the future. About intimacy accepted as an event rather than a promise. Like the taste of cher...
Canvas, Oil
$636Sale Price|25% Off
Homecoming - Bright Ethereal Green Abstract Painting, Signed, 50x50 CM
Located in Silverthorne, CO
My first painting back in the Italy Studio, where the nature around me is still veiled by winter, but the tiny buds on the tree branches and the primrose carpeting the forest floor a...
Oil
$1,800
Scaffold Two - Geometric Abstract Light Blue Navy Ivory Beige Lines Shapes, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes in shades of blue from cobalt to pale periwinkle, and delicate angular lines in black and dark gray are dynamic against a soft background fading from dark navy at th...
Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
$3,947
The Happy Bear by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal sculpture, fun
By Eric Valat
Located in Paris, FR
The Happy Bear is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Eric Valat, dimensions are 15 × 20 × 16 cm (5.9 × 7.9 × 6.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
Bronze
$11,661
Urbantree Negative I by Ondřej Oliva - bronze sculpture, golden, round, texture
By Ondřej Oliva
Located in Paris, FR
Urbantree Negative I is part of the Urbantree Negative series which is composed of pieces of three different sizes: * Urbantree Negative I. Diameter: 50 cm/ 19.7 in. Edition of 6. * ...
Bronze
Lines of Light #2 (Dusk) - Original Moody Surrealist Acrylic Painting on Panel
By Mike Gough
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Dotted Clover - Warm Abstract Folk Art Inspired Botanical Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Dotted Clover" is a bold and meditative piece of contemporary folk art that highlights her ability to blend simplicity with symbolic resonance. This original acryl...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Mirror “with fold” 148 by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 148 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 153 × 148 × 50 cm (60.2 × 58.3 × 19.7 i...
Concrete, Stainless Steel
I Can Do Anything
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting from the "Echo of Harmony" series, titled "I Can Do Anything". This work is my artistic statement on inner strength and emotional balance. Using acrylic on canvas, I ca...
Canvas, Acrylic
Monolith by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Monolith is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 282 × 120 × 110 cm (111 × 47.2 × 43.3 in). The sculpture is signed and...
Stainless Steel
$34,000
Thirteen - immersive dimensional perceptual ambient color light wall sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber's celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
Fiberglass, Plaster, Plywood, LED Light, Neon Light
M.180603 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, column
Located in Paris, FR
M.180603 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 65 cm × 12 cm × 7 cm (25.6 × 4.7 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Glass
$4,426
Entrapped 8 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, black & white, organic
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 8 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 21 × 30 × 27 cm (8.3 × 11.8 × 10.6 in). The sculpture is signed and comes w...
Porcelain
$425
Don't Look Back - Abstract Vintage Inspired Figurative Horse Painting on Canvas
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 ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$875
Palm Springs Totem 1 - Modern Unique Earth Tone Abstract Resin Sculpture Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Mixed Media, Resin
$1,321
Landscape 08 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 08 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
Yearning 3/9 - male, nude, figurative, statuette, bronze sculpture
By W.W. Hung
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once expressive and elegant, William Hung creates dynamic sculptures that explore the human condition. With this intimate piece, cast in a rich bronze, an athlete balances on one ...
Bronze
$1,321
Landscape 22 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 22 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
The Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Couple
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Dance - Limited Edition Black & White Archival Print, 2004, 65x65 cm
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dance - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , 2004 - Edition of 5 - Photographed in Vienna during a Strauss concert. Signed,embossed + numbered by artist with certifi...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
Anew
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Acrylic, Panel
$114Sale Price|34% Off
Untitled VI (Jörg Remé, Jörg Krichbaum, Blue, Yellow, ~34% OFF - MUST GO)
By Jörg Remé
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joerg Reme Untitled VI from "von den Stunden" Folio Color Lithograph on handmade paper with deckled edges 1972 Size: 11.75 x 8.325 inches (29.8 × 21.1 cm) Edition: 31 of 250 Signed i...
Lithograph