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.
Hunt Slonem "Whydahs in Blue" Bunnies, Butterflies & Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Whydahs in Blue Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 21.5" x 29.5" Framed Dimensions: 25" x 33" Signature: Si...
Oil
Walking in Devon no.1 & no.2, diptych, Abstract, Contemporary, landscape
By Alexa Roscoe
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking in Devon No.2 is an original oil painting by artist Alexa Roscoe. This landscape painting continues to draw inspiration from the Devon countryside where Alexa grew up and oft...
Canvas, Oil
Black and White Tree Avenue Photograph, The Dark Hedges, Ireland – Limited Ed.
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 20 // Gallery ID: 11585 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on th...
Digital Pigment
Wonder cat, original painting, portrait, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Wonder Cat In Wonder Cat, a black cat gazes upwards with an expression of pure wonderment, its green eyes drawing the viewer in. The soft, light pink chest adds a delicate touch, con...
Acrylic
Four Soup Cans - Gold on Cream Screen Print, Signed, 21st Century
By Banksy
Located in Bristol, GB
Screen print in colours on 250mg cartridge paper Edition 19 of 54 Signed, numbered and dated on the front Mint. Sold with COA from Pest Control
Screen
$2,546Sale Price|20% Off
"Ground" Abstract OIl Paint on Cotton Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Oil on Canvas 92x110 cm Original Art Ready to Hang 2023 Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Academy o...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
If I Bloom, I Bloom Better -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Women Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Gia Khutsishvili - IIliada & Ilion
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Gia Khutsishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 18, 1966, into a family of artists. He graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts in 1989. Since 1990...
Oil, Canvas
$6,745
Morning in the valley - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Morning in the Valley 100 x 120 cm oil on canvas framed in a wooden grey frame as seen on picture, it measures 104 x 124 cm Frame is included in price On the pictures we also show you the artist receiving the flowers on our opening of this exhibition september 3th 2023 in our gallery. On an other picture you see the artist talking with collectors who purchase one of his works and gallery owner René Renders talking with other visitors in front of the painting. We show these pictures to give you an idea of the size and sphere of the paintings. About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know him. His studio is located "everywhere", or at least outside where this artist is inspired by the landscape. A special way of summarizing leads in his paintings to a very strong and simplified image. These works invite you to walk into the landscape and to keep looking. A book has been published about Frank Dekkers, which is included when purchasing a...
Oil, Cotton Canvas
$8,401
2023 II-3 by Christiane Maurer - Fibert Art, Geometric Patterns, Handwoven
Located in Paris, FR
2023 II – 3 is a unique textile (double weave, handwoven cotton stretched on frame) artwork by contemporary artist Christiane Maurer, dimensions are 100 × 90 cm (39.4 × 35.4 in). Th...
Textile, Cotton
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...
Glass, Plaster
$13,560
April Moon - Teal Blue Navy Gray Tree Botanical Painting White Mylar, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
Layers of foliage in shades of bright teal blue, dark navy cobalt and a faint pale bluish gray grace dark teal blue branches on the pristine white background of this painting in acry...
Mylar, Acrylic, Panel
Crack Down! Screen Print on Wove Paper, Contemporary, Signed, 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in Roma, IT
Crack Down! is an amazing screenprint on wove paper, realized in 1986 by Keith Haring. Signed and dated on plate on lower right margin. From an edition of 2000 copies. In excellent...
Screen
Geometry 1 Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Abstract, 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
$247
Palm Springs Poolside III, Ballantines Movie Colony, California - Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Palm Springs Poolside, photograph from Richard Heeps, Dream in Colour series. Classic mid-century Palm Springs architecture, featuring cool blue skies and swimming pool with accents...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,000
Folded Moon 4/20 - iconic, detailed, photography, shaped tondo wall relief
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a child, Ryan Van Der Hout owned a telescope and was fascinated by the sight of the moon in the night sky. This iconic image of the moon as viewed from earth is re-imagined when V...
Mirror, Plexiglass, Digital
Elsa Schiaparelli, 2018, Portrait. Color Pencil on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Bust of a Woman
Located in Wiscasett, ME
"Bust of a Woman", is a bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones. This sophisticated piece has an aura of repose and quiet enhanced by the smooth beautiful patina surf...
Bronze
$7,950
What Me? Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a English Hare, Jack Rabbit, brown
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Edition of 12 'What Me?' by Richard Smith, the hare’s form is sturdy yet refined, its lean body poised in quiet readiness. The long ears rise attentively, slightly asymmetrical, as...
Bronze
Eklund Roundup 12
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Canvas, Encaustic, Oil
$2,279Sale Price|20% Off
Two Palms Beach Florida USA black and white panorama photography landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11768 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Golden Egg Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Conceptually, Kerstens' photographs play with the dialog between the mediums of painting and photography, with seriality, and time. On a more emotional level, they address everyday r...
Archival Pigment
Classic Still Life Painting, Soft Neutral Oil on Canvas 36x36
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
A classic still life with a softer, more neutral palette. This piece offers a timeless presence with a contemporary ease, making it highly versatile for a range of interiors. Perfect...
Canvas, Oil
Rain - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Rain 60 x 80 cm (framed, included in price 77 x 97 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know him. Hi...
Oil, Wood Panel
"My Horizon - Summer in Mykonos" Abstract Color Field Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and silver leaf on canvas, this work dazzles with vivid color and rich texture. Shaoul captures the quiet beauty of the present moment through a translucent yet intensely ...
Silver Leaf
$45,000
Corpheum XIX - large, geometric, abstract, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The graceful arc of a dancer in motion is emulated in the fluid form of this elegant sculpture by Claude Millette. Three attached curved columns of polished stainless steel appear to almost float in mid-air. The Quebec artist...
Stainless Steel
Ranch Road Near Cimarron, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A ranch road winds through the hills, with a few outbuildings nestled in the landscape. Blurred details achieved through a dry-brush technique and pastel marks ...
Acrylic
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Embrace Nature 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece is a catalyst. As we navigate the complexities of our modern world, embracing Nature has become more crucial than ever. "Nature" I observed that her beauty comes from emb...
Canvas, Acrylic
Hadrian's Antinous - Contemporary Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
The love affair between the Emperor Hadrian and his Greek companion Antinous is perhaps the most famous and tragic romance in Ancient Rome. So great that it inspired the final great...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Moment Alone - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Men
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
Synthesis S by Tom Price - Resin, tar, acrylic, steel and LED sculpture
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis S is a sculpture by the English artist Tom Price. Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 200.5 cm × 40 cm × 40 cm (Dimensions include the stand). In the Synthesis series, Tom Pr...
Steel
Floral Bouquet, Silkscreen by Nadine Prado
By Nadine Prado
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nadine Prado Title: Flower Bouquet Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300, 25 AP Paper Size: 30 in. x 30 in. (76.2 cm x 76.2 cm)
Screen
Nine Lunar Eclipses (I)
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Specimen 43 - Framed Hand-dyed Thread Sea Creature Nature Fiber Sculpture, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
A wall-mounted contemporary fiber sculpture, Specimen 43 reads as an artistic rendition of a beautiful sea specimen. Luminous ivory and pale blue thread is wrapped around tendrils th...
Wire
A Small Story
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
A Small Story captures a quiet, almost unnoticed moment suspended between movement and stillness. Two figures pause beside their cars, absorbed in a shared detail — a note, a thought...
Canvas, Acrylic
Rollright Summertime, Original painting, Contemporary artist, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
An expressive palette knife oil painting depicting a view from the fields near the Rollright Stones, looking out towards Cotswolds fields and hills in the distance. The thick, textur...
Oil, Board
$112,419
Monumental Lying Figure by P. Yermia, 10.2 Ft Wide Bronze Sculpture, Outdoor Art
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Lying Figure is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 110 × 310 × 60 cm (43.3 × 122 × 23.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numb...
Bronze
$2,136
Palm Beach Study 1 – Limited Edition Black-and-White Palm Trees, Florida, USA
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11749 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$3,500
"My Horizon - Saint Barths" Abstract Color Field Contemporary Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and gold leaf on canvas piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but very color...
Gold Leaf
Blue and White Bowl with Cherries, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Luscious red cherries fill a blue and white ceramic bowl, their glossy surface catching the light. A soft purple tone creates a soothing contrast in the backgro...
Oil
$3,538
"One World One Love" contemporary small figurative bronze table sculpture love
By Mireia Serra
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
One World One Love - Standby your loved one in the journey of life, you won’t be alone. "In these pieces, I wanted to use profusely my language based on my iconic objects: maps, wo...
Bronze
$680
BEYOND EARTHS BEAUTY Signed Lithograph Island Landscape Tropical Plants, Beach
By Eileen Seitz
Located in Union City, NJ
BEYOND EARTHS BEAUTY is an original hand drawn lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the American woman artist Eileen Seitz, printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper 100% acid free. BEYOND EARTHS BEAUTY depicts a lush, brightly colored island landscape bursting with colorful tropical plants...
Lithograph
'Mammoth' by ArmanH; Sculpture in Clay, Bronze and Ivory, 2023
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 6.5" x 7" x 3.5" sculpture was created by Yerevan, Armenia-based artist ArmanH in 2023. A mixed media sculpture, the mammoth is made of clay, bronze, stone and ivory. The sculpt...
Stone, Bronze
Flight V by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, bird
Located in Paris, FR
Flight V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 37 cm × 33 cm × 26 cm (14.6 × 13 × 10.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is pa...
Bronze
$1,514Sale Price|20% Off
Traces, Abstract Oil Paint, Contemporary Art, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces Mixed media on Canvas 50x40 cm 2017 Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 20...
Acrylic Polymer, Oil
The Last Song – Da Vinci´s "The Last Supper" - Reimagined
Located in OVIEDO, ES
The Last Song is a monumental figurative painting that marks a decisive moment in Claus Bertermann’s oeuvre and his first figurative work presented on 1stDibs. Measuring an imposing ...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil, Canvas
Tripillya bul
Located in Zofingen, AG
The Trypillya bull is an image of a primordial totem of power associated with the earth, fertility and cosmic order. The bull is a sacred creature in the Trypillya culture, a guardia...
Canvas, Acrylic
$8,685
Dialogue VIII - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, People
Located in Hallein, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled No.16" From "The Yosemite Suite" By David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
"Untitled No.16" From "The Yosemite Suite" By David Hockney David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-century ...
Paper, Inkjet
Barn Owl Study 10
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in the United Kingdom as far as I can remember. I have heard them calling to...
Archival Pigment
$6,863
Attitude III by Marine de Soos - Female nude bronze sculpture, contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
Attitude III is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 41.5 × 14 × 18 cm (16.3 × 5.5 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is ...
Bronze
A Retrospective at the Tate Gallery
Located in London, GB
A rare original exhibition poster from David Hockney's A Retrospective exhibition at the Tate Gallery in 1988-1989 featuring Hockney's original artwork titled Little Stanley Sleeping...
Lithograph, Wove Paper
$3,447Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary Carved Wood Couple Sculpture Expressionist Intimate Figures
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary carved wood sculpture depicting two intertwined human figures suspended between intimacy, tension and physical vulnerability. This unique figurative sculpture by Spanis...
Wood, Pigment, Acrylic
Pacific Cove, California Coatal landscape
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A view north from Big Sur. This image of the mountains and coast of California are very representative of the artist's work. He spends a great amount of time backpacking and hiking t...
Etching
$1,100
Field Painting July 3 - Contemporary Landscape Painting Orange Flowers, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel, a peaceful summer scene is set, beautifully capturing the idyllic feel of a field of lush green grass and orange wildflowers ...
Oil, Panel
The Moment
Located in Manchester, GB
Johnson Tsang (b. 1960s), Searching for Spring, Limited Edition Resin Sculpture Johnson Tsang, The Moment, 2020 Medium: Polished matte-resin wall sculpture 27.00cm (H) × 19.30cm (W)...
Resin
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Today is a Gift 2 -Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Learn from the past, Live in the present, Hope for the future, Do your best today, Never give up, Improve your tomorrows. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nige...
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative landscape painting - Virgin Mary (Valoszinu Sodo Szuz Maria)
By Attila Szucs
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative surrealist still life landscape painting of the Virgin Mary by contemporary Hungarian artist Attila Szűcs. The painting features a statue of the Virgin Mary replicated i...
Oil
We Watch Ourselves Go Down In Smoke
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed dimensions: 18h x 24w inches. Edition 2 of 10. David Emmite says of his work... My work seeks to ask questions about human relationships with technology, nature, and each ot...
Silver Gelatin
Hunt Slonem "Subtle Nature" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Subtle Nature Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Ed...
Oil