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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
Joseph Beuys 'Show Your Wound'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 39.5 x 27 inches ( 100.33 x 68.58 cm ) Image Size: 39.5 x 27 inches ( 100.33 x 68.58 cm ) Framed: No?Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Shipping and H...
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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden printed usi...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Silver and Color No. 168
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful blue painting is by Japanese artist, Takefumi Hori. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. He paints beautiful gold leaf paintings. This piece is acrylic, gold leaf and metal leaf on canvas. The artist studied calligraphy in Japan. In 2004 he moved to New York where he began painting abstract works of acrylic on canvas. Since 2009, Takefumi has been making gold and colored abstract works. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn where he is surrounded by the hustle and bustle of everyday urban life. The energy of New York City is an inspiration. His use of gold as a main material came about after long and intensive experiments. His compositional forms such as circles, squares and rectangles are ideal forms for gold to work with other colors in his work. The compositions of these elements are based on his experience with Japanese calligraphy. He merges the traditions of Eastern and Western art. His works are in numerous collections including Tiffany and Co., Claridges Hotel...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Morning Routine - Colorful Abstract Feminine Figurative Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Southern California native Courtney Simone seamlessly blends her passion for abstract art with the exploration of everyday beauty, resulting in exuberantly inspired abstract figurati...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ares Aristides Esteban Cuban Artist Original Hand Signed Poster Rolling Stone 4
Located in Miami, FL
Arístides Esteban (ARES) Hernández Guerrero (Cuba, 1963) 'The Rolling Stone (verde)', 2016 silkscreen on paper 27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 49.8 cm.) Edition of 50 ID: ARE-204 Hand-signed ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

M.180603 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract
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...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Fischl-The Bed, the Chair, Dancing Watching 1984, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“The Bed, the Chair, Dancing Watching” by Eric Fischl is a compelling work that delves into the complexities of human relationships and the intimate moments that define our lives. Kn...
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1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Horses - Oil on Canvas by Aldo Pagliacci - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Bizarre Horses is an original contemporary artwork realized by Aldo Pagliacci in 1973. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Titled and sig...
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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

''Still Rhino'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Rhinoceros
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. With the ''Sti...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Composition, Acrylic on Tarlatan, with dried paint elements, mounted on dried paint square, signed to verso. 39.5" H x 36.5" W. Provenanc...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Mesh

Going to the Olympics
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Frank Romero created this serigraph after learning that the original mural, completed on the 101 freeway in Los Angeles, 1984, had been painted over. The mural, which was done for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has since been restored. Signed and numbered by the artist in black marker, in lower left corner of print on black background - hard to see except at an angle. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has been a dedicated member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

So Still (Sidewinder) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
So Still (Sidewinder) - 2005 including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024. 20x20cm, Edit...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Object to Enjoy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Decal manufacturer's label to underside ‘Cerealart Kenny Scharf 2008 Edition of 500 Made in Peru’ Signature by the artist on the underside
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic

''Bull'' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with a Bull
Located in Utrecht, NL
The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"The Leopard" Contemporary Black and White Western Cowboy Inspired Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a central figure with leopard spots and a tail rearing up on horseback. Signed...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Python Birkin, Photography, Story teller, snake, Birkin bag
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A python is squeezing a Birkin bag. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skater who ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Award Winning Beach, minimalist monochrome, photograph, limited edition print
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

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Big Sky: Utah
Located in Burlingame, CA
Big Sky: Utah - The painting was created in 2007 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peaceful morning, "Moments" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
The "Moments" series tells a visual story of life’s events—both big and small—that stay with us and warm the soul Each painting is available individually, yet all the works in this ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Houses and Church on the French Countryside (quaint village scene)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A rare color lithograph by late French artist, Éliane Thiollier. Edition of 275, certificate of authentication is provided. Minor acid staining from the old mat. Éliane Thiollier s...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Energy Field - Floating Nude Figure Surrounded by Hoops, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A nude figure is suspended in air, being held up by an invisible force field and surrounded by loops of wire. The muscular figure is tense with all the defined muscles showing. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Jose el velezolano, Sabado 25 de junio. Figurative Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jose el velezolano Sabado 25 de junio, 2016 by Celso Castro Crayon and pastel on cardboard Image size: 40 H in. x 29 in. W Unframed ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Crayon, Pastel, Cardboard

Sisyphus, Classical Mythology with a Nude Male Figure, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
One of the key lessons we can glean from the myth of Sisyphus is the importance of resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity. Sisyphus was condemned to an eternity of ceas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Passage, by Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Werger's mezzotint prints are masterful at capturing a mood, and suggesting a story for the viewer to complete. Anonymous pedestrians passing on a snowy walk through Central Park. Um...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mezzotint

"Floral Escapades 1 & 2" 2025 Oil on yupo 38 x 25 in.
Located in New York, NY
Tess Michalik Floral Escapades 1 & 2, 2025 Oil on yupo 38 x 25 in. (mic032)
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

Gigi: red black abstract print with poetry based on 1950s vintage movie poster
Located in New York, NY
Touched by the influence of Andy Warhol, champion of a young Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rene Ricard served as enfant terrible of the 1980s New York art scene. This red and black lithograp...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Flowers and Figures, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Three figures in colorful dresses stand gracefully amidst a lush, fantasy garden. Oversized flowers in soft pastel tones add a surreal feel to the scene. The ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

C, Hockney's Alphabet, David Hockney
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Exhibition Fine Art Cartridge paper. Paper Size: 12.75 x 9.75 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Hockney's ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled 3. From The series Buscando Papá. Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

The Morning After - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Morning After - 2017 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-4...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Twenty cherry Trees, avenue, black and white panorama photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, limited edition of 9. Cherry Tree avenue at the edge of the cornfield, Weinviertel, Austria. All ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Artist eaten by a wolf
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, Artist eaten by a wolf, 2009 Coloured silkscreen on paper 44.9 × 32.7 cm (17 7/10 × 12 9/10 in ) Edition of 350 David Shrigley British artist David Shrigley is be...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Erotic Scale - Horizontal Yellow Street Art Contemporary Painting
Located in New York, NY
French Artist Lionel Pratt is a post graffiti / street art artist whose work is inspired by memories from his childhood, Basquiat, his passion for jazz music and his love for urban life. His mixed media paintings resemble elementary school blackboards...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Salish Canoe and Rock
Located in London, GB
Salish Canoe and Rock, 2023 Archival print on heavy matt stock paper 30.5 x 34.5 cm Edition of 200 signed and numbered by the artist Billy Childish is a prolific British artist, mus...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Testa della dea bendata - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2025
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on wooden panel realized by Marco Fariello in 2025. Fortune, blind and unpredictable, has always had a central place in the collective imagination, especially in Neapol...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Inside- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone Inside 60 x 50 cm Oil on canvas Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections. For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject. This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples. The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone: The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Illuminated Branches Diptych", Contemporary, Yellow, Green, Pink, Oil Painting
Located in Natick, MA
“Illuminated Branches Diptych” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is a dynamic textural oil painting on board that depicts dappled sunlight filtered through the forest. A heightened palette o...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel, Birch

TROPIC 1 by Ramon Enrich - Landscape painting, earth tones, architecture, city
Located in Paris, FR
TROPIC 1 is a unique acrylic on paper mounted on wood painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 94.5 × 134 cm (37.2 × 52.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold frame...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Wood

7 Golden Gingko Leaves - Gilded Brass sculpture on white marble base
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet Title: Golden Gingko with 6 leaves art sculpture Materials: Cast brass, gold leaf, white marble base Size: 56 x 9 x 9 cm _____________________________________...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble, Gold, Brass

Stretch - Original Art, Signed limited edition contemporary fine art print, Sexy
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Stretch - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1982. Unframed From the same photoshoot, the so-called 'Zip' print by...
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1980s Contemporary Art

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

Ornamental Cheetah III, Original painting, Animal art, Cheetah painting
Located in Deddington, GB
The piece is part of a series loosely based on figurines I have come across in vintage shops, the figures often being moulded in one with the base, I thought it would be fun to do on...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Enamel

"Prosper" Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Prosper" is a contemporary acrylic painting on canvas by Maria Burtis. This piece is characterized by fluid, swirling brushstrokes in shades of blue, whi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

AB22, Beige, Gray, Blue, Light Green, Red Orange Stripes Abstract Painting
Located in Kent, CT
In this abstract painting by Elizabeth Gourlay, clean and precise, carefully ordered stripes and blocks of color in gray, light green, red orange and blue are lively and vibrant agai...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Panel, Color Pencil

Positive Capability - large, rust, male figure, Corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
American artist Jason Kimes is best known for his compelling and beautiful figurative outdoor work. This imposing sculpture (254 cm high) of a nude male in a classic yoga pose–arms c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Peace Be Still
Located in London, GB
5 Colour lithograph on Somerset Satin Tub Sized White 410gsm. 60 x 76 cm (23.6 x 29.9 in) Signed, dated and numbered by the artist Edition of 125 ‘Peace Be Still’ (2022) showcases S...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Limones con Cuchara and Mandarinas con Libro, Diptych. From The Bodegones series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Seeing Blue (BFF Lamp) By Kaws
By KAWS
Located in London, GB
Seeing Blue (BFF Lamp) By Kaws KAWS, the pseudonym of American artist Brian Donnelly, is widely recognized for his distinctive blend of street art and pop culture iconography. Ren...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - co signed by Terry O'Neill and Bardot
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Co signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O'Neill 40 x 60 inches Edition Size: 50 +...
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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Stainless Steel Vigils Echo" Contemporary Nude Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees artists as day dreamers who can show the impossible...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) Signed Linocut, Mexican Girl with Braided Hair
Located in Union City, NJ
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) The Right To Eat, created by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett. BREAD is a realistic linoleum cut portrait depicting a young Mexican girl...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linocut

Everlong
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Everlong - 2016, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-2003. Not mounted. K...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Wild West I - large scale photograph of iconic landscape of American West
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wild West I by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances around Monument Valley 48 x 71 inches / 122cm x 180cm signed edition of 7 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm signed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Blue Flight / monoprint
Located in Burlingame, CA
Monotype ev edition 3/4 with heavy hand coloring. The plate is 28 x 28 inches and the overall paper size is 33 1/2 x 32 inches. Signed, titled and dated. Kim Frohsin spend 12 years w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Gouache, Mixed Media, Monotype, Pastel

Leda and the Swan
Located in London, GB
Andy Dixon Leda and the Swan Painting, 2021 Hand-pulled screenprint in 24 colours on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite 160lb Cover paper, with dec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Don't Tell Mamma #5. Black and white nude photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a series of black and white nude photographs that began with analog photography between 1992 and 2005, followed by a transition period to digital photography. Erkaya is curre...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled #6 - abstract geometric, organic white glazed porcelain sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Lurie Untitled #6 White Glazed Porcelain 20" x 14" x 14" 2019 Artists Statement: My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

Natures First Green is Golden - Abstract Expressionist Neutral Beige Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in abstract paintings with a sense of fluidity. Her expressive style emphasizes large flowers, organic shapes and loose brushstrokes i...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Barricade - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Barricade, 2020 50x50cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory - PL2020-90...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Favola - Soft, dreamy abstract landscape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
Mothers don't have favorite children, right? Painters don't have favorite paintings, no? Every single painting I offer up to the world touches me and is a piece I would hang in the c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Plane spotting by the pool - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas painting from Contempop Gallery by Magdalena is part of her pool series paintings. It is 50X50 cm, signed by the artist and comes with a certificate ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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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