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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
Ectoplasm II by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, reflections, light, vision
Located in Paris, FR
Ectoplasm II is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and burnt oak wood base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 153 × 59 × 22 cm (60.2 × 23.2 × 8.7 in). T...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Dripping Dots - Cannes" Colorful & Gold Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
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...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Metal bin in a stable- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Tackley Triptych Revisited, Acrylic paint on canvas, Abstract, Landscape, Floral
Located in Deddington, GB
This triptych is a series of three panels which may be arranged together, in contact, slightly apart or even on separate walls. Each panel is 100 x 100cm. The two end (right and left...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic

1989 Cindy Sherman 'Vienna Secession'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33 x 23.5 inches ( 83.82 x 59.69 cm )_x000B_Image Size: 33 x 23.5 inches ( 83.82 x 59.69 cm )_x000B_Framed: No_x000B_Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handlin...
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1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Arrow Motel, Highway 84, Espanola, New Mexico, March 23, 1982
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Vanishing Vernacular series. Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Second Glance, Contemporary Bronze Figure Sculpture
Located in Taichung, TW
Part of Ser Uang Huang’s Childhood Series. Gazing captures the playful innocence of childhood through the image of a boy forming binoculars with his hands, smiling as he peers into t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Manhattan Henge New York City Dramatic Sunset by British Urban Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Manhattan Henge New York City Dramatic Sunset by British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Painted using strong blue, red and yellow primary colours, this striking original f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Algarve II, Portugal
Located in New York City, NY
Alexandre Manuel’s work captures landscapes at the delicate intersection of absence and presence, where nature unfolds with quiet drama. Through refined long-exposure techniques, eac...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"If You Say So" Black Woman in Gouache, Acrylic and Ink on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"If You Say So" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 8.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso. Kevin Snipes (he/him) is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Diana Earth & Moon, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Diana, Earth and Moon, Atelier" by Richard MacDonald presents a powerful interpretation of the Roman goddess Diana—divine huntress, lunar deity, and protector of the natural world. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

KAWS "Share (Black)" Toy Sculpture
By KAWS
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: KAWS, Title: Share (Black) Series: Toys Date: 2020 Medium: Sculpture Unframed Dimensions: 12.5" x 6" Signature: Stamped Edition: Open Edition KAWS (American, b.1974...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

PVC

Don Frost, Splendor, Sculpture 2018
Located in Stamford, CT
Splendor Fiberglass / Composites Filled Resin Base Gold Metallic Shiny Finish 50" x 15" x 11" "I am an artist, a sculptor not by choice but by destiny as each step in the path I fol...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

Igor Gabor Artist 1989 Original Hand Signed silkscreen rural nature
Located in Miami, FL
Igor Gabor 'Arquitectura', 1989 silkscreen on paper 19.7 x 27.6 in. (50 x 70 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: GAB1057-001-025 Unframed Hand-signed by author
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1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Screen

SMILING MAN, MARDI GRAS - Portrait Photograph, New Orleans, Signed Limited Ed.
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
A Mardi Gras Indian known as Spoons during Super Sunday 2007, in which Mardi Gras Indians parade down from the Bayou St. John in New Orleans. Photograph Print is 12 x 9 inches, Frame is approximately 19.5 x 15 inches. Statement: "My mission is to capture the vitality of human experience and to present it on paper in a visually compelling manner. I work with daily life, ritual and celebration within which I look for moments of insight. From Coney Island, to New Orleans, Cuba, Haiti, Colombia and India I use my camera as a tool for understanding and mutual respect between cultures!" Andy...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Don Quixote - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Sculpture Don Quixote (on horseback, holding spear); Unique original work, handcrafted, carved, chiseled, patinated, polished, and mounted on a pedestal by the artist. Artist state...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Dangling
Located in New York, NY
David L. Raines masterfully crafts light to create his works. Based in New York City, Raines works with his subjects to bring their stories to life through his eyes. Focusing on the ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sesame Street, Set of 4 (Elmo, Oscar, Big Bird, Bert & Ernie)
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Sesame Street, Set of 4 (Elmo, Oscar, Big Bird, Bert & Ernie) By KAWS 2025 Allrightsreserve x DDT store Vinyl Elmo: 25,4 cm 10 in Oscar: 25,4 cm 10 in Big Bird: 33 cm 13 in ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Vinyl

Untitled V. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987. Castro wanted to produce from t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

David Hockney, Letter O, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter O, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

KAWS COMPANION 2020 (KAWS brown 2020 companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 2020 Companion (Brown): KAWS COMPANION 2020 was created by KAWS to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his signature figure, Companion — and as cultura...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Untitled - (Abstrakes Bild (809-4) Sotheby's invitation
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Sotheby's invite featuring Gerhard Richter's beautifully vibrant Abstrakes Bild (809-4)) printed on 3 layer thick cardstock. The front of the invite contains no text and would look g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Big Creature by Pavlína Kvita - large concrete sculpture, outdoor, grey & blue
Located in Paris, FR
Big Creature is a unique glass fiber reinforced concrete (blue/grey) sculpture by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 225 × 120 × 120 cm (88.6 × 47.2 × 47.2 in). The s...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete

A Clean Slate
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is laconic: there are no unnecessary details, only air, space, and silence.
The figure of a girl with a bouquet seems to emerge from the mist — transparent, light, and ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A couple - Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting, Abstraction, Nude
Located in Warsaw, PL
MICHAL BAJSAROWICZ (born in 1963) He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, achieving his diploma in 1992 at the studio of prof. B. Wegner. His mainly works in painting, ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Painted Sky" Orange Acrylic Sun sets over the ocean, contrasted with blue sky
Located in Edgartown, MA
Paul Norwood paints the world around him, blurring the lines between representation and abstraction. His loose, gestural style and bold, thick brushwork suggest rather than define fo...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sisters, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Sisters, Atelier" by Richard MacDonald captures a radiant moment of connection between two female figures, posed in joyful harmony. Their mirrored gestures and flowing lines suggest...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

She-Wolf by Cécile Raynal - sandstone sculpture, animal art
Located in Paris, FR
She-Wolf is a unique smoke-fired sandstone sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 63 × 58 × 52 cm (24.8 × 22.8 × 20.5 in). This sculpture is unique an...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Sandstone

Josh Keyes Sunspot Fine Art Print Contemporary Street Art
Located in Draper, UT
CLASSIFICATION Limited edition MEDIUM TYPE Print MEDIUM/MATERIALS 290gsm natural white print INVENTORY ID N/A CATEGORIES Lithograph / Contemporary Academic Realism / Graffiti and Street Art...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Summer 87- Limited edition vintage fine art photo, Contemporary Black white
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Signed by Ian Sanderson lower right and numbered lower left, delivered with certificates of authenticity, Unframed. An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag®...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Marilla Palmer "Parrot, Poppy, and Lily" Pressed Flowers on Paper
Located in New York, NY
"After years of nature-based artwork, in Spring 2020 I became an Anthomaniac. Covid was raging in NYC so I retreated with my family Northwest Connecticut. Nature, for so many of us, ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Sequins, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Rethinking It All
Located in Dallas, TX
This sculpture is cast and manipulated stone, fiberglass, iron, and casters. Deborah Ballard is best known for conceiving of figures and groupings of figures who relate to one anoth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Cast Stone, Iron

Ink in the Room, from 'Some New Prints'
Located in Bristol, GB
23-colour screenprint on Arches 88 paper Edition 37 of 68 + 14 AP's Signed, numbered, dated and blindstamped by publisher on the front (Gemini G.E.L.) Excellent, with minor loss of s...
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20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Ephemeral - Original Abstract Yellow Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Vineyard Oysters" full square of oysters complimented by a teal background
Located in Edgartown, MA
“Never taking anything for granted, I am so grateful to be able to paint every day.” Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding wit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Panel

Polzeath Surfers, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
Polzeath Surfers is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, Polzeath Surfers is Inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photograph...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Companion 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Bee Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Athabasca Black 2/10- tall, modern, geometric, contemporary, steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This minimalist inspired pillar by Philippe Pallafray is designed with jagged polished angles in the steel that glint in the sunlight. This piece is number 2 in an edition of 10 and ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Country Town - Screen Print by Ivan Rabuzin - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Country Town is an original colored screen print realized by Ivan Rabuzin in the 1990s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left.143/150. This very fine print re...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Sightseer - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Pattern Stripes Leaves Lilac, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary abstract landscape painting in oil on linen mounted on panel with carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in prismatic colors against a light pin...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Jungle Bouquet By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Jungle Bouquet - Abstract Paintings - still-life Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Marc Zimmerman creates playful pain...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Retrospective (set of 3 skateboards)
Located in Washington , DC, DC
made in conjunction with the Keith Haring Foundation
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Wood

Allonge Male, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In his work entitled Allongé – to elongate or stretch - Richard MacDonald has sculpted the powerful lines of the male dancer, accentuating the graceful form of his body. Working with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

iPad Drawing No.281 (23rd July 2010) by David Hockney
Located in Dubai, Dubai
IPAD DRAWING NO.281, 2010 iPad drawing, 8-colour inkjet print on cotton-fiber archival paper Co-published by the Artist and Taschen, Berlin, to accompany the Art Edition of 'David ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital

"Between the Streets" contemporary small figurative bronze sculpture girl travel
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
When was the last time you broke yourself from the hustle and bustle of the daily routine, spent quality time with yourself and plan some travel plans to enrich your life? Edition S...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

La Nature VIII
Located in Burlingame, CA
The oil on canvas painting features golden shadows and cascading light which is the focus of the sophisticated abstract oil on canvas painting by artist Anne Subercaseaux, whose glea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nude with Pattern" Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Next Sign - large format landscape photograph with conceptual road sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Next Sign (2010) by Frank Schott from a series of works capturing conceptual roadside signs in iconic American landscapes captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

IRIS ROW - Still-life Painting of Flowers in Field - Oil on Arches Oil Paper
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Coming soon
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

New York City Subway Car - American Interior Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
New York City Subway Car interior photograph by Richard Heeps. This atmospheric photograph of a New York City Subway Car captures the cinematic essence of riding the subway. The pers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lying down- 21 st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude woman lying down
By Egbert Modderman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch painter Egbert Modderman made this painting in the beginning of 2021. 2020 was a very successful year for the young Dutch painter, he did win ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Daniel Arsham - Eroded Turbo 911 - Contemporary Art
Located in Asheville, NC
Daniel Arsham Eroded Turbo 911 Holographic Label of Authenticity Edition of 500 ERODED 911 TURBO reimagines the iconic 1986 911 Turbo ( 930 ) as a relic from a future archaeological...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

Snow covered Central Park Lake Bridge New York USA
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Snow covered Central Park 1, New York City, USA - no. 11869 // Limited Edition Fine Art Print of 9 Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghamme...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

The Boxer
Located in Manchester, GB
Andrew Scott, The Boxer, 2023 Watercolor paper with broken glass and hand drawn digital illustration 44.5 × 33 cm (17 1/2 × 13 in) Edition of 192 (Prin...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Paper

Black and White Bunny Painting 'White Diamond Dust (Hutch)'
Located in White Plains, NY
'White Diamond Dust (Hutch)' 2021 by Hunt Slonem. Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on canvas, 40 x 40 in. This painting features a hutch of bunnies, painted in black and white. The ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

LA Parking - large scale photograph of midcentury urban architectural element
Located in San Francisco, CA
LA Parking by Frank Schott a burst of red in an urban landscape of striking minimalism, from a series of photographs capturing the mid century modern architecture and architectural e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

The Beautiful Lobster by Chésade - Bronze animal sculpture, Sealife, golden
Located in Paris, FR
The Beautiful Lobster is a unique bronze with ochre and sand colour patina, lost wax casting sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 29 × 81 × 45 cm (11.4 × 31.9 × 1...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Reclining Nude, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
Nude on Nott board, painted under artificial light, the intention was to let the colours flow where they might. Hannah the model was an art student at the time and was supplementing ...
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1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Candy Urchin Egg", Egg Motif, Patterns, Bright colors, texture, dimensional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Candy Urchin Egg" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint on wood. This piece measures measures 8"h x 4.5"w x 4.5"d. Sculpture comes with complimenta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Amancio Man Fish Ladron de perlas III" original bronze iron sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ bronze. Series limited to 25 copies Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture Very popular artist in Europe and Latin Ame...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze, Iron

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.

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