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.
Spray Paint
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“I guess my work is kind of a love letter to the past and that freedom that we had, but also an acknowledgment of the anxiety that I feel, that is real, about not being able to let o...
Archival Pigment
Fishing Huts on Stilts in France, Black-and-White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21189 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Taupe 4 - Abstract Colorful Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
" The Quiet Chapter"
Located in Zofingen, AG
" The Quiet Chapter" - Series “Light Between Days” One more artwork from Halina Kirichenko’s ongoing exploration of life’s transitions. This painting reflects a moment of pause betw...
Canvas, Acrylic
Flute Player by Marine de Soos - Outdoor Art, Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Flute Player is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 170 × 122 × 35 cm (66.9 × 48 × 13.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is ...
Bronze
$1,600
"My Heart Rocks" Oil and Mixed Media with Gold Pop Painting on Canvas Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$800
Portrait, After Angel w/Veil - Sgraffito Portrait of Bernini's Angel Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
In this striking monochromatic interpretation inspired by Bernini’s angels, Ivan Marković distills Baroque drama into raw, gestural intensity. Against a deep black ground, the angeli...
Wood, Acrylic
$1,668Sale Price|20% Off
Turquoise Water with Palm Trees, Vietnam, Colour Fine Art Photography, Limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21384 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
"Showstopper" 18K Gold & Diamond Unique Guitar Strap by Colin Burn
By Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
"Showstopper" 18K Gold & Diamond Unique Guitar Strap by Colin Burn Medium: Leather,18K Yellow Gold, Diamonds, Rubies,Sapphires & Emeralds ATT: strap only - guitar not incl...
Gold
Zebra Finch (розовый)
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print, painted frame (Edition of 3 + 2 APs) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on label, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price...
Archival Pigment
Land Rover - Surfs Up 2022
By Nick Veasey
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity Surfer driving Land Rover, hanging wetsuit in the back & Dog. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY cr...
Archival Pigment
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Dorothy XIII (Judy Garland) /// Jack Graves Contemporary Street Pop Art Print Oz
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Dorothy XIII (Judy Garland)" Series: Icon *Signed and dated by Graves in pencil lower right. It is also signed in the plate (printed...
Digital, Archival Pigment
"My As-u-Wish Heart" Diamond Dust Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints and diamond dust in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant ...
Glass, Oil, Board
$1,668Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Black-and-White Waterfall Photograph – Limited Edition Fine Art Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21001 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Mary Bendolph- Housetop Variation Quilt- Exhibition Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mary Lee Bendolph, born in 1935 in Boykin, Alabama, is a renowned American quilt maker associated with the Gee's Bend Collective. Her work has been exhibited in prominent institution...
Offset
$580
Wind Power (California Badlands) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Desert, Dream
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wind Power (California Badlands) - 2021 24x34cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 4595. Not mounte...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$2,039Sale Price|20% Off
Row of Colourful Pedal Boats, Panorama – Limited Edition Colour Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25045 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Light 2 April 21:09 - Modern Minimalistic Nature Landscape Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,551Sale Price|20% Off
"Bluelandscape" Original Abstract Drawing by Marilina Marchica, Pure Pigment
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description: Bluelandscape is an original work on paper by contemporary artist Marilina Marchica. Created using pure blue pigment on Canson Aquarelle 300 gsm paper, this large-format...
Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
$1,134
Polzeath, a walk to Greenaway, North Cornwall, Original painting, Contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Portraying a view from the North Cornwall coast path on a walk from Polzeath to Greenaway ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Oil, Oil Pastel on Canvas, Linen 76 H x 76 W x 4 D cm Sold unfram...
Canvas, Oil
Landscape - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Oil
$1,668Sale Price|20% Off
Pongour Waterfall, Abstract Black-and-White Photograph, Limited Edition Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21343 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
"Jesus Saves" Painted Paper and Chain Cross Church Sign by Drew Leshko
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Jesus Saves" is original artwork made from paper, inkjet print, enamel, wire, chain, aluminum tube, pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures approx. 18”h x 12.75...
Metal, Enamel, Wire
Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Canvas: Feelings, Unframed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
Canvas, Acrylic
Where You Don’t Have to Hold Your Back Straight
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the artist portrays a woman who has allowed herself to let go of effort. Her slightly slumped posture is not weakness, but a conscious decision to release the tension o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Nelson De La Nuez "This Is Not A Drill" Mixed Media
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: De La Nuez, Nelson Title: This Is Not A Drill Date: 2026 Medium: Mixed Media on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 33.5" x 33.5" Framed Dimensions: 44" x 42" Signature: Signed...
Acrylic, Screen
A Colorful Day
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Do you ever notice how you are living each new day? The sun may be shining, the air may be warm, and the sky may be beautifully blue, yet the day can still feel gray simply because s...
Canvas, Acrylic
NASA Apollo 14, US Flag, Vintage Chromogenic Photograph, Alan Shepard, 8x10"
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
NASA Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard stands by the US flag on the moon with the shadow of Edgar D. Mitchell, module pilot, taking the picture. This is an 8" x 10" vintage chromog...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism TOPIARY II by Fran...
Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Geometry 5 Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Style, Signed, 2010-
Located in Roma, IT
This one-of-a-kind painting by Anna Maria Caboni presents a refined geometric abstraction defined by balance, rhythm, and warm tonal contrasts. Executed in a harmonious palette of go...
Acrylic
Lonely Tree in Lavender, Provence, France, Limited Edition Black-and-White Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11991 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Hidden toothbrush
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Unframed. Edition: 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of del...
Lithograph
$2,185
Two Wild & Famous Horses on Sable Island, Black & White Photography, Horizontal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Soul Mates" Running freely over the island's 13 square miles, the iconic wild horses of Sable Island are the perfect picture of freedom....
Archival Pigment
Wood Pier on Lake During Storm, Long Exposure Black and White Waterscape Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11610 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist Tennessee, 9/12/86 Oil on canvas 34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in. Titled and inscribed upper left
Canvas, Oil
$7,200
Red Fiesta, Bright Orange, Red Still Life, Grapes, Lemons, Blue and White Vase
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of lemons in a blue and white painted fruit bowl beside a green, leafy plant in a blue and white vase on a striped,...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Chartreus" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chartreus Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Oil
Blakeney Quay, Blue Seascape Art, Limited Edition Linocut Print, Norfolk Coast
By Kate Heiss
Located in Deddington, GB
Sailing at high tide at Blakeney, Norfolk with the Blakeney Hotel in the distance at the edge of the quay. Printed in Nautical Blue. Linocut Print – A relief printing technique where linoleum is cut, inked and rolled to create an inverse relief print, generating the image as seen.This work is sold mounted but not framed. Edition numbers may vary. Discover artwork by Kate Heiss with Wychwood Art online and in our Deddington gallery. Kate Heiss is a textile designer and print-maker who has worked with a wide range of fashion brands including Fenchurch, Miss Selfridge...
Paper, Ink, Linocut
$16,500
Contemporary Bronze Wildlife Fox Sculpture Lying Fox, woodland, animal. wildlife
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Lying Fox' by Richard Smith. Edition of 12. A bronze sculpture of a lying fox, finished with a mottled brown and white speckled patina, beautifully captures the quiet poise and cha...
Bronze
Flight
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shipped in roll The composition of the painting seems to be constructed from fragments of memories: the stylized architectural forms on the left and right resemble archival blocks, w...
Canvas, Acrylic
Infinity Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Tropical India color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Palm trees captured in a lagoon in Kerala, God's Own Country, the land of the coconuts. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print, dry-mounted to aluminium, ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Suspension II by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, bronze, black
Located in Paris, FR
Suspension II is a unique bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 24 × 31 × 23 cm (9.4 × 12.2 × 9.1 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a ce...
Bronze
Gondolier in a Venetian Canal, Black-and-White Limited Edition Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18177 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$850
Double Portals, Cyanotype Diptych, Abstract Geometric, Blue Minimalism on Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Double Portals is a cyanotype diptych that plays with depth, geometry, and light. Composed of layered indigo gradients, the work creates a rhythmic sense of movement, drawing the vie...
Paper, Monotype
$2,800
Kehinde Wiley - Andries Stilte Lt. Ed oversized Towel Wall Hanging 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...
Cotton, Mixed Media, Screen
$1,672Sale Price|20% Off
Fort Lauderdale Beach Palms and Lifeguard Tower, Florida, Black-and-White Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18101 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
'Surrounded Islands 1982', Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida
By Javacheff Christo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83 Using 6.5 million square feet of floating pink fabric, Christo and Jeanne-Claude encircled eleven islands in Miami...
Offset
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
The Trophy Neo Mythology 30x38in, Signed oil canvas original
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Trophy" part of my Neo Mythology series. Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped rolled in a tube from Europe using DHL or FedEx, no custom or import fees in...
Canvas, Oil
Pink Tulip with Apple Green - small, bright, floral, figurative, still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A textured ground of light apple green frames a soft pink tulip in this intimate still life composition by Jennifer Hornyak. Framed dimensions are 10 x 8 inches. Inspired by German...
Linen, Oil
Five Lemons A Pear and Egg 1994 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Five Lemons A Pear and Egg : Fruits and Flowers Suite 1994 Print - Screen Print Paper size 22.75'' x 21.75'' inches Image size 12" x 12" inches Edition: signed in pencil, titled, d...
Screen
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
Contemporary Scotch Broom Landscape Painting in Oil on Canvas
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Scotch Broom 22 x 30" image size watercolor, 32 x 40" framed in a whitewash profile with museum quality glass red green blue yellow I document the essenc...
Canvas, Oil
Fragile Memory
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a hidden self-portrait that points to the author's personal DNA through the fragile memory of the past. It speaks of the things that always remain with a person: inn...
Canvas, Oil
$3,012
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
Paradise, Painting by Rosemary Houghton
Located in Deddington, GB
Paradise By Rosemary Houghton [2025] Imitation gold leaf on canvas with colourfull acrylic paint. The painting is of a colorful bird and flowers. Painted, dreaming of a tropical ho...
Canvas, Acrylic
Pink Necessary Angel - Sage Jade Aqua Blue Green Poured Painting, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary poured painting Pink (necessary angel) by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. Vertical stripes and blocks of color in hues of soft j...
Acrylic Polymer, Panel
Peace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Impasto, Impression, Africa Woman
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 Gallery) About Artist Abiodun Nafiu...
Canvas, Oil
Petit Minou Lighthouse Study 1, Brittany, France, Black-and-White Fine Art Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21181 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
The Other Side 4: Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 (Issue by The Galley) The other side...
Canvas, Acrylic
$450
Heritage 7 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Woman Hair
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 Gallery) About Artist Arobieke Tomiwa...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Future Relic no.3 (Clock)
Located in London, GB
Daniel Arsham Future Relic no.3 (Clock), 2015 Plaster and broken glass comes with the original box some minor wear to the box. 14 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm Edition 103 of 400 Daniel Arsham is...
Plaster, Glass