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.
Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract Geometric Sculpture, Art & Design
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Jade is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, polyurethane resin, steel, dimensions are 46 × 155 × 71 cm / 18.1 × 61 × 28 in. Th...
Steel
$450
With You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa
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 Tos...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$144,398
Great Stag by Pierre Yermia - 9.8-ft High Animal Bronze Sculpture, Outdoor Art
Located in Paris, FR
Grand Cerf (Great Stag) is a monumental bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. The strength of the stag's body and its slender legs bestow it with a contradict...
Bronze
"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign by Drew Leshko
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Bar" is original artwork made from paper, inkjet print, enamel, wire, chain, aluminum, and pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 17”h x 1.75”w x 10”d. Paradi...
Metal, Enamel, Wire
Mario Schifano 1980s Pop Art Signed and Authenticated Artwork
Located in Roma, IT
Mario Schifano 1980s Pop Art Signed and Authenticated Artwork An important work by one of the world’s greatest contemporary artists, Mario Schifano, entitled “Amore nel deserto”, Lo...
Canvas, Acrylic
Puffin Love - Gulliver & Tide, Original painting, nature, animal, puffin
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
Puffin Love - Gulliver and Tide, Over The Moon The British coastline is home to an extraordinary variety of seabirds, and puffins have always been my absolute favourite - the little ...
Mixed Media, Board
Easy Dark Offset Print by Julie Mehretu, Contemporary, 2000-2009
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Easy Dark poster for Julie Mehretu’s exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is a remarkable piece that embodies the energy and complexity of Mehretu’s work. Printed in ...
Offset
Summer - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Summer 140 x 200 cm (not framed) oil on canvas On the pictures we also show you the artist receiving the flowers on our opening of this exhibition september 3th 2023 i...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Christ Light, Jaywick - Multicolor Vintage Interior Photograph Framed
Located in Cambridge, GB
Christ Light, a modest church interior illuminated by the bold geometric multi-colour stained glass, photograph from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. This artwork is a limited edition...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Life in Color
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Life in Color celebrates the quiet beauty of sharing life with someone you love. In the simplest moments—a conversation, a shared meal, or the comfort of being together—the ordinary ...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Ones by Martine Demal, Bronze Sculpture, Group of Human Figures
Located in Paris, FR
The Ones is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 51 × 10 × 6 cm (20.1 × 3.9 × 2.4 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of ...
Bronze
"Mini Hybrid 105" - Contemporary Butterfly Acrylic Painting on Wood, 2026
Located in Denver, CO
Stacy D'Aguiar (American, b. 1974) "Mini Hybrid 105," 2026 Acrylic on wood 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm) Signed on verso Unframed, but ready to hang. A butterfly with a striped wing on ...
Wood, Acrylic
$9,500
Bouquet - Colorful Acorns Wall Sculpture Neon Yellow Bright Pink Orange, 2022
By Julie Maren
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary sculptural wall installation is comprised of more than 275 individual acorn caps mounted on brass pins - each cap is filled with plaster and paint in bright hues of...
Brass
"Nowhere Man" 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 "Nowhere Man," first released on "Revolver" by the Beatles in 1965. This limited edition was releas...
Screen, Other Medium
Greg Chann "Aver" 2025
By Greg Chann
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann "Aver," 2025 acrylic and ink 16.5 x 14 x 2 in. (cha043)
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
Pugna 061 by Chidy Wayne, Minimalist Style, Large Format
By Chidy Wayne
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Mixed Media, Textile
Pleasure - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
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
Feline by Cécile Raynal - Animal Art, Cat, Ceramic Sculpture, Unique piece
Located in Paris, FR
Feline is a unique smoke-fired stoneware, resin, plant-based clay sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 78 × 35 × 60 cm (30.7 × 13.7 × 23.6 in). This ...
Clay, Stoneware, Resin
$2,061
Eiffel Tower – Paris, Limited-Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11830 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$675
Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Harbour
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$421
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 50 gloss photogra...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,200
Surf 014 - Original Stone Sculpture Figurative Surfer Beach Rock Tabletop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kevin Perrault’s sculptural work exists at the intersection of permanence and play, blending monumentality with quiet intimacy. Working primarily in copper and stone, his figurative ...
Stone, Copper
The Sun Born Over and Over, Abstract Oil on Linen, Signed, 150x80 cm
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A soaring, dramatic, golden sunset flaming across the sky. The golden light. The pink hues of hope. The planet we live on, all of us, spinning on its axis around our warm living sun...
Linen, Oil
Girl with Pink Rabbit – Contemporary Modern Figurative Acrylic Painting
Located in Oslo, NO
A contemporary modern figurative painting combining expressive realism with geometric abstraction. The artwork brings together elements of Contemporary Art and Modern Art through its...
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
$380
12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - 2010 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 10914. Not mounted...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Cigar Factory" Miniature Storefront Sign with Western Lettering and Object
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Cigar Factory" is original artwork made from paper, inkjet print, enamel, wire, chain, aluminum tube, pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 15”h x 1”w x 8”d. ...
Metal, Enamel, Wire
Beauty from Within 1 - 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
$1,200
James Marshall Exhibition: School of Beauty, School of Culture, 2025
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This finely printed exhibition poster from “James Marshall: The Histories” highlights School of Beauty, School of Culture presents a vibrant Black hair salon as a place of artistry, ...
Offset
$930
Pacific Beach Horizon, Nautical Triptych Cyanotype, White and Blue Seascape, Zen
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Lithograph
Untitled Mixed Media Drawing, Acrylic and Ink on Paper, 50x72 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Original mixed media drawing created with acrylic, ink, and colored pencils on Fabriano 120g/m² paper. The artwork incorporates a unique technique developed with natural pigments ext...
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Other Medium
$1,099Sale Price|20% Off
Cold Foggy Winter Morning – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21344 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Waiting for a Miracle- 21st century Contemporary Figure painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina – Waiting for a Miracle Oil on linen, 105 x 70 cm In Waiting for a Miracle, Ksenya Istomina captures a moment of quiet contemplation and anticipation. A young woman ...
Linen, Oil
Mirth
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
Louise Bourgeois - I Have Been to Hell and Back Handkerchief, Lt Ed Tate Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Hand numbered 900/1000 and with the artist's silkscreened initials This long sold out coveted limited edition embroidered handkerchief is based on a larger original, which Bourgeo...
Cotton, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
Where the Earth Rises
Located in Zofingen, AG
In Where the Earth Rises, the landscape is dominated by a vast reddish slope that fills almost the entire field of vision. Rather than opening into a distant panorama, the view feels...
Canvas, Acrylic
$10,996
Guardain Cat by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze cat 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 ...
Gold, Bronze
$675
Calm Mood #2 - Abstract 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Mixed Media Painting 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$2,061
Diving Platform Study 2 – France, Limited Edition Black and White Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11880 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Green Silence
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Green Silence Series: Birds Green Silence captures a solitary white heron standing quietly within a lush, dreamlike landscape of deep greens and reflected light. Emerging softly fro...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Washington Square" City Scene of Woman Walking a Dog in Miniature Painting
By Tom Haugomat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Washington Square" is an original painting by Tom Haugomat, made as part of his traveling artist residency with The Jaunt. Traveling from France to Philadelphia, Haugomat was inspir...
Paper, Acrylic
Held in Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, light is no longer just a condition — it becomes the central event. It does not simply illuminate form; it brings it into being, pulling it out of space, making it vis...
Canvas, Acrylic
Steps - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A light and very becoming underwater photograph of a girl walking down the steps of a swimming pool. The light blue photograph shows no swimsuit neither nudity. The crystalline wate...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"The Fish Bowl", Building Facade with Fish and Landscape Mixed Media
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Fish Bowl" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This original artwork made of oils and acrylics on sewn mixed media measures 12”h x 12”w. It ships with a gallery-...
Canvas, Paint, Oil, Other Medium, Fabric
$875Sale Price|55% Off
After Botero Bull Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. A thru Z
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
After Fernando Botero – Bull, animal bronze sculpture, exquisite reproduction, great patina! Bronze Sculpture Edition A thru Z. This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an Af...
Marble, Bronze
$4,011
Trees 2 June 15:42 - Modern Nature Painting, Landscape, Forest, Contemplativ
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, Oil
$22,000
Mecanique Celeste 9/10 - tall, geometric, modern, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This work is numbered in an edition of 10 and available by commission with 6 to 8 weeks required before delivery. There are also versions available in sizes up to 10 feet, with multi...
Stainless Steel
Play for Keeps - Werner Bronkhorst - Football, Soccer
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst Play for Keeps, 2026 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over FS...
Giclée
$2,061
Into the Nothing, Austria – Limited Edition Black and White Long Exposure Jetty
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21351 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$650
Nicole - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Africa, Love
By Wisdom Uche
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...
Canvas, Acrylic
They Rode to Save Wildlife (Red) 95/100 - Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze figurative tabletop sculpture featuring animals is by Gillie and Marc. The British/Australian artistic duo of Gillie and Marc’s humorous bronze sculptures h...
Bronze
$1,264
Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Two framed artworks each measuring 30" x 23.5". 'Monte Amiata I' and 'Utopian Foyer IV', Milan, 2020. Artworks from Richard Heeps' photography series 'A Short History of Milan. The...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
M.160303 by Toshio Iezumi - Abstract glass sculpture, mirror
Located in Paris, FR
M.160303 is a heat reflective glass and half mirror sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 30 × 12 × 7 cm (11.8 × 4.7 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is si...
Glass
"The Meanderer" House Turret Tower in Wood, Acrylic and Paper Sculpture
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "The Meanderer" is an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating structures h...
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite
2004 Olin Stephens 'Dorade: Sail Plan, 1936' Limited Edition Hand Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant print featuring a detailed sail plan for the 1936 Sparkman & Stephens design Dorade, a landmark yacht in American racing history. The composition highlights the vessel’s refi...
Screen
Side Eye, still-life, contemporary, original
Located in Deddington, GB
A quirky pair of Staffordshire Pot Dogs give a sneaky bit of side eye in this lively oil painting framed in a contemporary white St Ives style frame. Additional information: Acrylic...
Acrylic
After the Game (Figurative Painting, Two Men in Athletic Uniforms by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative portrait painting of a handsome young men "After the Game", By Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, a...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, Figurative, Watercolour on Board by Jayasri Burman "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jayasri Burman - Untitled Watercolour on Board 12 x 12 inches, 2015 (Framed & Door Delivered) Jayasri Burman’s Untitled (2015) is a dreamlike world where human figures and serpe...
Watercolor, Board
$2,061
Frosted Trees in Silence, Minimalist Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26013 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Weightless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Weightless captures a suspended moment between control and release. His posture suggests not defeat, but acceptance, a letting go of tension, burden, and the unseen trials that pres...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic