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.
$188Sale Price|62% Off
Untitled II (Totem Pole, Mummy, ~62% OFF - MUST GO!)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Untitled II Lithograph Year: 2006 Size: 15 x 42 inches (38.1 x 106.7 cm) Unique Signed and dated in pencil, verso COA provided *Can be hung either horizontally or v...
Lithograph
Dining Room, Kanab, Utah - American Vintage Interior Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
The dining room of the iconic Parry Lodge in Kanab, Utah, which once hosted movie stars of the Western films made in the area, their faces, cutouts from Life Magazine, adorn the wood...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Sea Cliffs, Faroe Islands – Dramatic Black-and-White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21358 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$476Sale Price|20% Off
PHAEDRA'S VIGIL Signed Lithograph Fantasy Landscape, Reflecting Pool Purple Blue
By Jim Buckels
Located in Union City, NJ
PHAEDRA'S VIGIL is an imaginary architectural landscape that combines the real and the surreal. Created in 1989 by the Iowa born artist Jim Buckels(b.1948) known for his dream-like i...
Lithograph
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Palais de Tokyo 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Canvas, Oil
David Shrigley 'Please Shut Up' Signed, Banana Limited Edition Print
Located in San Rafael, CA
David Shrigley (British b. 1968) 'Please Shut Up', 2022 13 color screenprint with a varnish overlay on Somerset Satin Tub sized 410 gsm paper Edition 86/125 (+12 Artist's Proofs) Sig...
Screen
Ignite2
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my work, I explore how inherited emotional distance turns into a lifelong search for intimacy. I am interested in moments in which connection does not require justification, where...
Canvas, Oil
American Contemporary Wood Sculpture - Linda Stein, Branch Life 724
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s I am the Environment series explores the artist's relationship to the earth and addresses the interconnectedness of all l...
Wood
Ton Schulten 'Winter at the Waterslide' 1999- Vintage
By Ton Schulten
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Winter at the Waterslide is a reproduction of Ton Schulten’s distinctive work, published in 1999 in Germany by Achenbach. This piece exemplifies Schulten’s signature style, often ref...
Offset
$2,001Sale Price|20% Off
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Canvas, Oil
$14,893
Bronze Sculpture by Marine de Soos, Seated Man With Lantern and Bird
Located in Paris, FR
The canticle of the stilts (with ibis) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 70 × 30 × 25 cm (27.6 × 11.8 × 9.8 in). The sculpture is si...
Bronze
Duality, Atelier Bronze Sculpture, 2023, Signed
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, Atelier, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from...
Bronze
Abstract Geometric, small abstract bronze, dark brown patina, life cast, marble
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Abstract Geometric, small abstract bronze, dark brown patina, life cast, marble limited edition Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache (1914-1994) Selec...
Marble, Bronze
Jim Dine Ties Lithograph, Signed Edition 66/150, 1976
By Jim Dine
Located in Roma, IT
Ties is a contemporary artwork realized by Jim Dine in 1976. Mixed colored lithograph. Edition of 66/150. The artwork is from the portfolio: Bathrobe, Hands, Ties, Saw, Rainbow,...
Lithograph
$7,312Sale Price|25% Off
'On the Beach' Colourful 3D Contemporary landscape painting, sea, water, beach
By Max Todd
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'On the Beach' is a fun and vibrant contemporary 3D painting of beach goers and figures by Max Todd. Inspired by beach holidays Todd has created a work that makes you dream of the su...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,900
Woman Abstracted Portrait, Floral, Flower, Woman with Hydrangeas by Rebecca Jack
By Rebecca Jack
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack "Woman with Hydrangeas" Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 36 Inches, 31,5 x 37.5 Inches Floated Oak Frame __________________________ Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates v...
Acrylic, Canvas
A New Morning II, original painting, landscape, contemporary art, coastal
By Barry Wilson
Located in Deddington, GB
A New Morning captures the stillness just as the sun rises for the new day. The simplicity and beauty of walking out to witness the new morning. The depth is created throughout the p...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,600
Black and White Photography, Wall Street, New York City, Limited Edition, 19x13
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed's photographic career is punctuated by epic documentary photo essays with many works from New York City. Wall Street is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s images. ...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Hope Echoes, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler’s dazzling contemporary water reflection acrylic paintings bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet with a little di...
Canvas, Acrylic
Marvel Superheroes - Portfolio of 6. Framed, hand-signed by Stan Lee
By Stan Lee
Located in London, GB
Marvel Superheroes - Portfolio of 6 6 x framed giclee prints Edition 17 of 295 - each artwork has matching edition number. each frame is 91.44 x 70.1 cm hand-signed and numbered by S...
Giclée
"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
Female Nude - Contemporary Figurative Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Hallein, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Paper, Ink
$45Sale Price|25% Off
Colours Of The Night #2, 11"x14", Fashion Art Print, Figurative, Woman
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Colours Of The Night #2: This figurative art print on paper captures the essence of timeless style. A neutral, atmospheric background creates an evening-like ambiance. Personalize your space with a sense of quiet sophistication. Hand signed on back. This is #2 from a series of 4 art...
Paper
Cyanotype Painting Crocus Star Flower Cosmos Ferns, Blue Flowers Plants, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary cyanotype painting in watercolor, ink, gouache, and cyanotype on Arches platine paper, meticulously detailed flowers, including crocus, star flower, cosmos and f...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girl Single Figure "2" Contemporary Sculpture
Located in Draper, UT
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drummer Girl "Number #2" Yoshitomo Nara designed art toy inspired by Nara's Drum girl motif. Brand new in their original packaging. Medium: One vinyl figure. Year...
Vinyl
$1,455Sale Price|20% Off
Wharf de la Salie, deserted beach, France, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21173 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Threshold Bird Oil Painting on Canvas, Abstract Surrealism, 25x33"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Threshold Bird is an original oil painting that explores the meeting point between nature, memory, and imagination. A fantastical bird with violet and magenta plumage emerges from a ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Fruits - Mixed Media by Mario Schifano - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled - Fruits is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Mario Schifano in 1995. Original mixed media. Painting on canvas with sculpture relief. Hand-signed by the...
Mixed Media
$1,675
Peace In Chaos - Abstract Textured Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art 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
Futura Bearbrick Sculptures Set of 2 400% & 100%, Unique Pattern Statues 2017
By Futura
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Each Futura Bearbrick has unique marble patterns as the sculpture is made using a water dipping method. Comes packaged with 2 sculptures (400% and 100%). Futura signature is stamped ...
Vinyl
Alexander Calder 'Spirales' Lithograph, 1974, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This first release lithograph titled Spirales by Alexander Calder is a captivating piece of art that showcases Calder's signature style of bold, swirling forms. The lithograph is pla...
Lithograph
Large Bull by Pierre Yermia - Animal Art, Outdoor Bronze Sculpture, 47-in High
Located in Paris, FR
Large Bull, bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. 120 cm × 100 cm × 34 cm. Limited-edition of 8 copies and 4 artist's proofs, each signed and numbered. This m...
Bronze
Danseuse Creole Nice Cote D'Azur
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Danseuse Creole Nice Cote D'Azur after Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was a French artist known for his vibrant use of color and innovative design, playing a key role in the Fauvism m...
Lithograph
Morning Ritual - Still-Life Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Morning Ritual - Still-Life coffee Painting By Marc Zimmerman Pouring a fresh cup of coffee puts us deep into our love zone, and this painting reminds us of the joy. Marc Zimmerm...
Canvas, Oil
Award-Winning Beach, Coastline, Scotland, Black and White Landscape Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 21337 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors) Painted by Hudson Valley based artist, Carl Grauer, in 2022 oil on canvas Signed verso Excellent condition NATU...
Canvas, Oil
$100Sale Price|33% Off
Derrière le Miroir No. 157 Cover Lithograph, 20th Century Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Derrière le Miroir" (DLM) is a notable art publication series produced by Galerie Maeght in Paris, featuring original lithographs by renowned artists. The first edition lithograph y...
Lithograph
Serenity, On The Beach - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Hallein, AT
The artwork is in simple wood frames behind glass. The full signature is on the back of the drawing. Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at the Un...
Paper, Ink, Pencil
$1,021
Coke and Stripey Straw, still life pop art red screen print, coca cola art
Located in Deddington, GB
Kate Brinkworth. Coke and Stripey Straw- limited edition silk screen print, printed on 400gsm Somerset paper with a beautiful gloss finish. Signed by the artist Limited edition of 50...
Paper, Screen
$318Sale Price|20% Off
Karine - 21st Century, Portrait Photography, Contemporary, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Karine - 2018 Edition of 10, 30x20cm. Archival Print. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an Italian-American filmmaker, phot...
Archival Paper, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print
Geraniums
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Geraniums' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. Intern...
Watercolor
Hunt Slonem "Society Finches 2" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Society Finches 2 Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.25" x 12.25" Signature: Signed by Artist on Ve...
Oil
Autumn Leaf Pocket Painting 5c, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Autumn Leaf 5c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintings are...
Oil
Louis Vuitton Cherry Jeans
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition of 50 76 x 76 cm (30 x 30 in) Signed and numbered on front New, as issued Kaikai Kiki
Screen
Werner Bronkhorst - Bath Salt
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst Bath Salt, 2026 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over FSC-cer...
Canvas, Giclée
$549Sale Price|25% Off
Kudu head sculpture - aluminum
By Zawadi
Located in Knysna, ZA
Solid aluminum kudu head. Despite their large size, kudus are accomplished jumpers. They are super agile and can easily jump a height of 2 meters; when stressed they are known to jum...
Metal
$1,880Sale Price|20% Off
Pathfinder 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pathfinder is Inspired by portraying the struggles, aspirations, and joys of women in my society, and to encourage viewers to connect with these experiences on a personal and emotion...
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Spotted" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Spotted Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Un...
Oil
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
White Lilies 6
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Lilies 6 Year: 2025 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper Sheet: 42 3/4 x 96 in (108.6 × 243.8 cm) Edition: 50...
Screen
$1,295
Julian Opie Portrait Lithograph, Contemporary, 2006, Monique with Evening Dress
By Julian Opie
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Julian Opie Title: Monique with Evening Dress Portfolio: 26 Portraits Medium: Lithograph Date: 2006 Edition: 181/250 Frame Size: 20" x 17" Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Signature: Un...
Lithograph
$3,520Sale Price|20% Off
Ink, Wax on Paper Painting, Landscape, Woman In the Wind by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman In the Wind", 2019 Ink & Wax on Handmade Paper 13 x 18 in (33.02 x 45.72 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine arti...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Topiary I - large format photograph of ornamental shaped urban street tree
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 I...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
I Am a Passenger #12, Contemporary Abstract Print, Ed. 5, 73 x 110 CM
By Javier Rey
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Is a project that debates through the photographic image, the importance that humans have assigned to ourselves, and proposes a reconciliation with the reality of our own insignifica...
Color, Archival Pigment
Starflower Series 3 Mixed Media Sculpture and Digital Print on Lucite
By Roxana Azar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mixed Media piece titled "Starflower Series 3" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of a digital print on acrylic. The piece measures approx. 5.25”h x 5”w. Roxana Azar’s...
Digital, Lucite, Pigment
$750
Spotted Owl Theatre Presents Lefty sings song of the Yellow Billed Woodpecker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Spotted Owl Theatre Presents Lefty sings the song of the Yellow Billed Woodpecker" is an original artwork by Tripper Dungan and is made of acrylic on salvaged wood...
Wood, Acrylic
$1,637Sale Price|20% Off
Grand Central Station Study 1, New York City, Fine Art Architecture Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11906 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$812
"JxDALL·E 2023 13.19.17 (Muddy Creek)" Abstract, saturated landscape tapestry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece is made to order. Please allow for 4 to 6 weeks for production. This piece titled "JxDALL·E 2023 13.19.17 (Muddy Creek)" is a crafted original artwork by Tuft the World a...
Wool
Untitled
By Lane Coder
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed and numbered on label, verso 16 x 20 inches, sheet (Edition of 10) 30 x 40 inches, sheet (Edition of 10) 50 x 60 inches, sheet (Edition of 10) This ...
Archival Pigment
$1,091Sale Price|20% Off
Fort Lauderdale Beach Study 4, Florida, USA, Black and White Fine Art Photograph
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