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
Poppy bloom - Black and White analogue floral photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Poppy Bloom’
London, United Kingdom 2024.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
The photograph is signed front and back...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
"Stepping Out" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Stepping Out" first released on "Milk & Honey," the final album released after his death in 1980. ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Other Medium
Museum Visit II- 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Martin Koole
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Martin Koole
Museum visit II
120 x 120 cm
Acryl on canvas
Martin Koole's paintings are distinguished from the work of other painters by his very headstrong way of applying the pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Petite Acrobate by Yann Guillon - Dancer bronze sculpture, ballet, woman
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Petite Acrobate is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 19 × 16 × 4 cm (7.5 × 6.3 × 1.6 in). Dimensions of the metal base: 11 x 8 x 8 cm (4,3 x 3,1 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Farmland, single tree, giant clouds, black and white, landscape, art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Single tree in the cornfield during a storm and giant clouds, Austria. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 15. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mirador Es Colomer, Mallorca, Spain, black and white art landscape print, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art photography Gerald Berghammer. Archival Pigment Ink Print, Printed 2022. Limited Edition 1/7. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, black, n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Black and White, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment...
Burned (Self Portrait) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Burned (Self Portrait), 1999
Edition of 2/10,
20x20cm
Print on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, No OBAs, Bright White, Acid Free
based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
N...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Scandal in the background - Laura Jordan large limited edition print London
By Laura Jordan
Located in Deddington, GB
Laura Jordan
Scandal in the background
Printed on Archival paper with a hand finished overlay of pencil watercolour and collage
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper
Trees on Rocky Island, Lakeside, Norway, long exposure seascape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Flower 1" Graphite Drawing
By Lindsay Payton
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white graphite drawing of a dropping flower. The artist signed the print and titled it. It is framed in a black frame with a white matte.
Dimensions without Frame: H 11 in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Graphite
Reflection (after The Turkish Room by Balthus)
By Vera Barnett
Located in Dallas, TX
Vera Barnett has taken on a range of themes in her works, producing series of paintings inspired by phobias, famous artworks (as in her series "Classical Plastique,") or most recentl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Embarquement pour Cythere #1 - Floral Color Photo Digital C-Print
Located in New York, NY
Item Description:
Isabelle Menin
Embarquement pour Cythere #1
Digital C-Print
Exists in three sizes:
Size A: edition of 3 + AP, 43.3 x 58.3 inches
Size B: Edition of 6 + AP, 29.1 x 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Golden Night - contemporary impressionism London painting
Located in London, GB
Based in his homeland of Australia, David has painted extensively throughout his travels in the United States and the UK, where he is regularly represented by select commercial galle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem, Pink Passion, Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pink Passion
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: approximately 16.5" x 14.5"
Signature: Signed by Artis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Guy Allen, Horse Study Fuschia, Horse Art Prints, Limited Edition Print
By Guy Allen
Located in Deddington, GB
Horse Study Fuchsia [2020]
Limited Edition
Figurative
Etching, Aquatint, and Screen Print on Paper
Edition of 45
Image size: H:53.5 cm x W:56 cm
Work: H:76...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Screen
161.04.11 by Klaus Kampert - Fine art nude photography, woman's body, aesthetic
Located in Paris, FR
161.04.11 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert. It belongs to the series "On body Forms".
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is av...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hunt Slonem "Pale Blue Pose" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pale Blue Pose
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
"Dripping Dots - Savannah" Colorful & Gold Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Sophie- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sexy, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10
A classical approach, sensual not sexual
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
''King of the Moon'' Unique Wooden Sculpture of Astronaut with Crown
Located in Utrecht, NL
German artist Philipp Liehr first discovered his extraordinary dexterity as a dental technician. He soon perfected this artistically as a cartoonist and during his training as a scul...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Thursday's Child - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Thursday's Child' part of the series 'A Girl called N.' - 2019
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate....
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Flight - abstract sky photography on cotton canvas, limited edition of 5
Located in London, GB
'Flight' 2025
Cotton canvas print.
Printed on Organic 280gsm cotton canvas, this limited edition photograph is designed to withstand the test of time. Using water-based pigment ink...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas
Counterpart (triptych) by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, lighting, LED, bench
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Counterpart (triptych) is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED, dimensions are 45 × 220 × 35 cm (17.7 × 86.6 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
The More I See You the More I Like You, Round oil & gold painting, pink flowers
Located in Dallas, TX
Radiating both opulence and emotional depth, "The More I See You, The More I Like You" is a captivating large-scale circular painting by artist Anastasia Gklava. This mesmerizing wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Untitled No. 1036" 2025 ink, silk, and beeswax on panel 59 x 47 in.
By Eric Blum
Located in New York, NY
Eric Blum
Untitled No. 1036, 2025
ink, silk, and beeswax on panel
59 x 47 in.
(blum102)
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk, Ink, Wax, Panel
Astro Boy (Grey)
By KAWS
Located in Manchester, GB
Kaws, Astro Boy (Grey), 2013
Painted cast vinyl figure, stamped to the underside of the feet, produced by Medicom Toy, with original presentation box
37.5 x 16 x 10 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Resin
"Love for Meadow VI" by Sveta - Vibrant Colorful Textured Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Love for Meadow VI" 2025
Acrylic Paint, Gel, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"Love for Meadow VI" by Sveta Hes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Breathe Slowly/17
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Breathe Slowly/17” - This work is part of a series that encourages the observer to reflect and slow down in the fast pace of modern life. The lightness and spaciousness of the lands...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Large Abstract Oil Painting Belgian American Artist Roger Van Ouytsel Menorah
By Roger Van Ouytsel
Located in Surfside, FL
Roger Van Ouytsel (American, b. 1941)
Title: "The Things I liked About Larry Wise,"
1987. Oil painting on canvas, signed and dated. Framed.
Provenance: Exhibited at Allan Stone Ga...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Break Afternoon #2 - Collage and Acrylic on Canvas, in Yellow, and Blue
Located in New York, NY
Spring Break Afternoon #2 is a 60 x 48-inch acrylic and collage work on canvas. The primary colors are yellow and blue, with an orange accent. The image is playful, with hundreds of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Dripping Dots - Coco Chanel" Colorful Pop Art Chanel Perfume Bottle Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This piece is part of an exciting new collection depicting iconic "Chanel N°5" with the artists "Dripping Dots" style. Focused on a pointillistic technique, the paint is able to capt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board
"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas
Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions of the Metropo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
48x46cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #92...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Parchment Paper
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
Splendor 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By drawing insight from these wonderful art pieces, we can gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which splendor shapes our perception, values, Posture, and experiences.
This ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Camellia IX by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style painting, flowers, golden, pink
Located in Paris, FR
Camellia IX is a unique painting by Japanese contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. This painting is made with India ink and pigments on Japanese cardboard, dimensions of the framed artw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
India Ink, Cardboard, Pigment
Figurative photo, Signed limited edition pigment print, Black white photo , Lisa
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Lisa ‘ who was captured on film in 198...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Helen Howells, A Call Across The Valley, Landscape Art, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Call Across The Valley [2020]
Original
Landscape
Oil On Canvas
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:122 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please no...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Greg Chann "Stack XIX" 2024 Acrylic and ink
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann
Stack XIX, 2024
Acrylic and ink
9 x 8 x 6 inches
(cha028)
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
"Paris Review", Silkcreen by Kim MacConnel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kim MacConnel, American (1946 - )
Title: Paris Review
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 81/150
Size: 42 x 23 in. (106.68 x 58.42 cm)
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
"Boys on Blue Bed II" Dark Blue Toned Sensual Homoerotic Figurative Watercolor
By Steve Louis
Located in Houston, TX
Dark blue toned homoerotic figurative watercolor painting by contemporary Houston, Texas artist Steve Louis. The work features two nude men stretched out o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Tulip Fields 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 10 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Bath time Story IV - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bath time Story IV - 2021 -
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1069...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cerulean - nature, contemporary, abstracted landscape, photography on dibond
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The blurring of time and space captured in time-lapse photography while the photographer is in motion has resulted in a lined pale beach, cerulean water and a darker sapphire sky str...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Portrait of a Young Women in Kenya, Black and White, Meditative
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Fabric of Youth"
A young Rendille woman named Adato watches over the deserted salt flats of the Chalbi Desert. She is a beacon of hope for the future of her tribe.
This image is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Waterfall detail, long exposure, waterscape, nature
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Waterfall detail with stones and rocks, long exposure. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Sign...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Winter landscape. 2022. Paper/mixed media, 20.8x29.4 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Winter landscape. 2022. Paper/mixed media, 20.8x29.4 cm
Liga Kalnina
Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia.
Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landsc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Ben Schonzeit 'Wedgewood' 1994- Serigraph Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of an original print by Ben Schonzeit titled Wedgewood. The screen print showcases a vibrant bouquet of roses, carnations, and tulips arranged in a dark, sculp...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
A Pumpkin (T) Yayoi Kusama pumpkin print limited edition red abstract pattern
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint
Printer's proof aside from main edition of 150
45.5 x 38.2 cm (17.9 x 15 in)
Signed, numbered, titled and dated on the front
Excellent condition for its age, with vivid c...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
King Parrot
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: King Parrot
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Prov...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Tight Rope Walker with Frogs by Helle Crawford, Gold horse animal sculpture
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Other Side of the Eye - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Other Side of the Eye (Shot 2019 on 600 film)
Edition of 10 - 20 x 20 cm -
Digital C-Print based, not mounted.
Signed on back and certificate.
Artist:
The image was in part influ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dimitri Likissas - Madame Noblesse, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Danseuse "Elancée" II by Yann Guillon - Dancer bronze sculpture, ballet, woman
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Danseuse "Elancée" II is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 28 cm × 21 cm × 4 cm (11 × 8.3 × 1.6 in). Dimensions of the metal base: 13 cm x 8 cm x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Lawrence Weiner-A Means To An End
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The original poster titled A Means to an End, hand-signed in black pen by Lawrence Weiner, was created for his exhibition at Le Musée de Sérignan from September 2006 to January 2007....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Purpose: The Archer by Walter Peter Brenner - Male figure bronze sculpture, nude
Located in Paris, FR
Purpose: The Archer is a bronze sculpture with brown patina made of iron nitrate with a wax finish sculpture by contemporary artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 124 × 85 × 90...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Limited edition nude art print, Analogue, Sensual Charismatic woman - Heather
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Heather'
Limited edition of 5
Signed by...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Still Life with Vase of Flowers - Oil Paint by Giuseppe Bertolini - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Vase of Flowers is an original modern artwork realized by Giuseppe Bertolini in 1970.
Mixed colored oil on canvas
Hand signed and dated on the back and on the lowe...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.