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.
Between the Landscape and Geometry I - Modern Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Located in Hallein, AT
Between the Landscape and Geometry, hand weaving, linen yarn, wool, acrylic textile paint, 70 x 65 cm, 2024. There is a second painting from this series - my other article here, mat...
Textile, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic
My Brother Keepers, Africa series by Bjorn Persson Wildlife Photography
Located in New York City, NY
40x60 inches (100 x 150 cm) Edition of 15 Archival Pigment Print Unframed Certificate of Authenticity Signed by the artist Ask us for framing options. Björn Persson is an internat...
Black and White, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
BAOBABS V, Andombiry Forest
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints* Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can ...
Archival Pigment, Platinum
Culture Identity 8 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting
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 The...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,265Sale Price|20% Off
Misty Trees in Fog – Fanal, Madeira – Black-and-White Limited Edition Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21161 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$750
Field Painting June 19 - Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting Flowers, 2023
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 wildflowers in June. Signed, dated and t...
Oil, Panel
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Paul Davis 'The Bear Dance...Or Wall Street Jubilee II' 1983- Vintage
By Paul Davis 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paul Davis's 1983 offset lithograph, "The Bear Dance...Or Wall Street Jubilee II," measuring 24 x 18 inches, offers a satirical commentary on the financial markets. The term "bear" i...
Offset
New Generation Signed Lithograph, Father and Son Portrait, 1992
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW GENERATION is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 10% acid free, by the renowned African American woman a...
Lithograph
Pride Flag
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Patty Carroll has been known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs since the 1970’s. Her most recent project, “Anonymous Women,” consists of a 3-part series of s...
Archival Pigment
Flight in Attitude, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Flight in Attitude, Atelier" by Richard MacDonald captures a dancer mid-ascent, suspended in a moment of pure elevation and grace. The figure’s outstretched limbs and lifted gaze ...
Bronze
Pink Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Pink Diamond Dust , 2018 Signed and dated on verso Oil and Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Canvas 152.4 x 228.6 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge N...
Oil, Acrylic
$11,150
Origins: Contemporary Atelier Bronze Sculpture, 21st Century, Unframed
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites, and his mastery allows him to sculpt both delicate, archetypal femininity and bold, athletic masculinity. In Origins, he u...
Bronze
Still Life - Lithograph by Mario Bardi - 1979
By Mario Bardi
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper. Hand and numbered in pencil. Edition of 99. Excellent condition. This striking colour lithograph by Mario Bardi, dated 1979, blends the language of still lif...
Lithograph
Munich, Original Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary 2018
By Marc Tanguy
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Munich, parc", oil on wood panel, original painting by Marc Tanguy, 2018 35 x 35 x 2 cm Signed and date on the back Framed with a natural oak floating frame (40 x 40 x 3,5 cm frame...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$5,400
Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus's Harlem 125 is a 18 x 24 inches mixed media work . The medium is acrylic and silkscreen on paper. It depicts an African American couple ...
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
$2,643Sale Price|20% Off
Hazy Morning in Laurisilva Forest, Madeira, Monochrome Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21026 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$50,000
"New Expression #42" Colorful Contemporary Abstract Portrait, Signed Original
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese-Italian, born 1965) "New Expression #42" 2023 Acrylic and oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars Signed in the bottom left corner and on verso. "New Expression ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$132Sale Price|20% Off
Moor - Handmade Linocut, Limited Edition Print Unique 2/8, Mountains
Located in Hallein, AT
The artwork will be sent unframed, with passpartou Linocut „Moor” 2023 Linocut print technique Art print from 5 matrices Limited edition, print unique number 2/8 Paper Fabriano Ros...
Paper, Linocut
Middle Light
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicable level I feel a ...
Archival Pigment
Fresh Take On Things, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Fresh Take On Things. A loose and lively abstract landscape inspired by the North Wales Coast close to Harlech. Wide open spaces with an expansive view stretching down to the estuary...
Acrylic
Black-and-White Seascape Photograph, Rocks on the Shore, Atlantic Coast, France
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21164 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Adumbral II, Original painting, Acrylic on canvas, contemporary
By Henry Walsh
Located in Deddington, GB
Adumbral II by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a 50 x 50cm deep canvas, painted in 2024. It features an imagined beachscape full of beach umbrellas. Each circle repres...
Acrylic, Board
Bloom in Her Time -21st Century Contemporary, Surrealism, Portrait Modern, Child
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork honors childhood as a sacred season. It celebrates a girl who is unfolding at her own pace, protected, rooted, and full of promise. Her bloom is inevitable, not because ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Seductive Woman Ink Drawing, Contemporary Style, 1970s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Seductive Woman is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Ink, Paper
The Family Oil Painting on Plywood, Contemporary, Signed, 1969, Framed
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on plywood realized by Martin Bradley in 1974. Hand signed and dated in top right corner; hand signed and titled on rear. Very good condition.
Plywood, Oil
$12,250
David Bowie British GQ Photograph, Signed Lt'd Ed by Markus Klinko - Ships Free
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning signed, limited-edition photo of David Bowie, shot by international celebrity photographer Markus Klinko (bio below) for British GQ in 2002. We offer this strictly limited...
Photographic Film
Rise and Fall Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 21st Century
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ocean, shore, water, movement, neutrals. 41 x 41" oil on canvas, maple frame Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Fingerprint Book Sculpture: 'Between the World and Me" by Ta-Neshisi Coates
By Valerie Huhn
Located in New York, NY
Material: Ink, Acetate, Pins, Repurposed Banned Book Coates details the weight of being perfect as a marginalized American—always prepared and without the privilege to make mistakes...
Mixed Media
$1,200
Yu Zhiqin Impressionist Original Oil On Canvas "Lost Beauty Series - VII"
By Yu Zhiqin
Located in New York, NY
Title: Lost Beauty Series - VII Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This ...
Canvas, Oil
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, artist Inve...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Contemporary Office Chair Inkjet Print, Signed, Edition 16 of 40
Located in Bristol, GB
Homemade print Edition 16 of 40 129.5 x 55.9 cm (51.1 x 22 in) (Framed: 138 x 65 x 4.5 / 54.3 x 25.6 x 1.7 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the front Mint. Artwork not inspected ou...
Inkjet
Nightfall - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Sleeping Figure & Bicycle
Located in Chicago, IL
This realistic sculpture is created from scraps of paper and glue. The sculpture is inspired by the characters found in cities around the world. In this case, a figure sleeps beside a bicycle. A backpack is used as a pillow and shoes has been kicked off. Every attention has been paid to the smallest of details in this truly amazing paper sculpture. This sculpture is presented in a custom acrylic display case...
Copper, Wire
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on paper Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbilisi...
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled (fig.10) - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Oil & Acrylic, 1997
By Fiona Rae
Located in London, GB
Fiona Rae Untitled (fig.10), 1997 Oil & acrylic on canvas hand-signed on the back 20.3 x 25.4 cm Fiona Rae is a British contemporary artist known for her dynamic and vibrant a...
Oil, Acrylic
TROPIC 1 by Ramon Enrich - Landscape Painting, Earth Tones, Architecture
By Ramon Enrich
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...
Wood, Paper, Acrylic
Seascape – Contemporary Abstract Painting, Pigment & Acrylic on Canvas large art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Details: Artist: Marilina Marchica (1984, Italy) Title: Seascape Year: 2025 Medium: Pure pigment and acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 70 × 100 × 1.7 cm (27.6 × 39.4 × 0.7 in) Support: S...
Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
$32,500
Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Abstract, Design, Harumi Nakashima, Japanese
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Abstract, Design, Harumi Nakashima, Japanese Harumi Nakashima is the Director of Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center. Based in the p...
Porcelain, Glaze
$2,400
Contemporary, Mixed Media, Wall Sculpture, Yarn Over Wood, Framed, Sculpture
By Douglas Dale
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary, Mixed Media, Wall Sculpture, Yarn Over Wood, Framed, Sculpture Douglas Dale uses contoured yarn to trace and mimic wood grain, allowing solid forms to seemingly dissol...
Yarn, Wood
$16,521
Middle - popular contemporary nude female bronze sculpture in meditative pose
Located in Schierensee, SH
"Middle" is a popular free-standing bronze sculpture, suitable both for the inside and outside from established German mid-career sculptress Susanne Kraißer. Edition 18, signed, numb...
Bronze
$1,416
Baltic Lagoons 001 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, blue, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Baltic Lagoons 001 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions: *90 cm ×...
C Print
Let's explore the world by Bruno Helgen - teak wood lava sand globe sculpture
By Bruno Helgen
Located in DE
Teakwood and black lava sand make this beautiful turning globe a real stunning sculpture. Made from a whole piece of wood the way the sculpture is shaped is defined by how the tree g...
Stone
$950Sale Price|36% Off
After Botero Small Bird Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
After Fernando Botero – STANDING BIRD Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an After Fernando Botero work, created in faithful homage to t...
Marble, Bronze
$2,596
Wind-Swept Palm Trees, Terrazza Mascagni — Black and White Coastal Panorama
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21120 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,038
Boat 12 September 14:42 - Modern Nature Painting, Sea View, Water Landscape
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
$1,311
Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, landscape art, abstract art, affordable art, original art
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerrans Bay is an original oil painting by Christo Sharpe. It is a landscape looking back to Roseland with Pendower beach below, and shows the perfect mix of drama, texture and colou...
Oil
Lone Evening Oil Painting on Panel, Contemporary Landscape Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pauline Ziegen oil, gold leaf, mixed media on panel coral, pink, white gold, teal, aqua, rust, navy, blue Pauline Ziegen’s earliest landscape paintings were painted outdoors in Kans...
Panel, Oil
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
Two Iconic, Large Elephants Walking Across Amboseli National Park, Wildlife
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Titans of Time" The world’s two largest tusked elephants, Tim & Craig, can go months without crossing paths so seeing the two together is one of the most extraordinary sights in th...
Archival Pigment
Dusk (The Last Picture Show) - analog, 9 pieces
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dusk (The last Picture Show) - 2005, Edition 2/5, 38x36cm each, installed with gaps 124x118cm. 9 Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,544Sale Price|44% Off
Stroke of Midnight (Gestural Abstract, Dark, Atmospheric, Red, Black, ~44% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Stroke of Midnight Oil on Canvas 2022 Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches (101.6 cm × 76.20 × 3.81 cm) Signed, dated and titled by hand COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Gall...
Cotton Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil
$1,298
Black and White Landscape Photograph of Angled Trees in Fog, Madeira – Limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21109 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Tree in the Box by Ondřej Oliva - 13 Ft High Aluminium Sculpture
By Ondřej Oliva
Located in Paris, FR
Tree in the Box is an aluminium sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 397 × 110 × 130 cm (156.3 × 43.3 × 51.2 in). This sculpture is a unique piece si...
Metal
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Self Portrait Lithograph by Chuck Close, Contemporary, 2007, Unframed
By Chuck Close
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking Self Portrait by Chuck Close was created for the Lincoln Center Poster Program in 2007. This first edition exhibition poster is a l...
Lithograph
$74,500
Orpheo Lucite Sculpture, Contemporary Figurative, Signed, 21st Century
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some works of art are exploratory; they ask questions, but offer no answers. Some are the distillation of a lifetime of experience, and the answers they give cannot easily be transla...
Lucite
$2,250
Beauty For Ashes -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman Fashion
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Shipped in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by Certificate of Authent...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,212Sale Price|25% Off
Two , 100x100cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Two , 100x100cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Let Us Devote Our Hearts, Signed Offset Lithograph, 21st Century
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset lithograph in colours, on smooth wove paper Edition 66 of 300 71 cm (D) (28 in) Signed and numbered on front Artwork in excellent condition. Minor points of without pigment be...
Offset
Wildflowers Etching Print, Contemporary Landscape, Signed, 2010-
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered. Color etching of hillside covered in blooming spring wildflowers. Born in Berkeley, California, on December 21, 1949, he was raised in a home that had a sweepin...
Etching
Fabric Cat, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A pink and purple cat prowls with quiet confidence, showing both elegance and attitude. Improvised geometric shapes and layered washes of paint reveal the unmis...
Watercolor
$337Sale Price|25% Off
Umbrellas , 40x30cm, paper/ pastel
Located in Yerevan, AM
Umbrellas 40x30 cm
Paper, Pastel