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.
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Period: 1960s
Period: 1910s
Style: Contemporary
Thoughtful Veronica Lake
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Veronica Lake posed in the studio with her hand on her chin, circa 1941.
Veronica Lake was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Beatles in Heavy Coats
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of The Beatles posed in heavy coats.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, P...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor in Leopard Print Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Elizabeth Taylor standing candid in leopard pringt, leaning on doorway and her dog beside her.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited Edit...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
NASA, Apollo 9, Astronaut David Scott Signed Chromogenic Large Format Photograph
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
Seen from the docked Lunar Module Spider, astronaut David Scott stands in an open hatch of the command module Gumdrop in space. The third mission in NASA’s...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print
Roger Jackson 'Park Stones" Rolling Stones Limited Edition Photograph 16x12
Located in San Rafael, CA
January 11, 1967: Top British pop group the Rolling Stones taking a stroll through London's Green Park, from left to right, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones (1942 ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Fruit By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Fruit
By Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse, a towering figure of 20th-century art, is celebrated for his revolutionary contributions to modern painting and sculpture. Known for his bold...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Steve McQueen Relaxing on Phone
Located in Austin, TX
Steve McQueen sitting shirtless on the floor while speaking on the phone
Terrence Stephen McQueen was an American actor and his antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee
Located in Austin, TX
Martin Luther King Jr.. in Memphis, Tennessee - (4-15-67).
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most promi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
L’atelier Mourlot By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
L’atelier Mourlot
By Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, a pioneering Spanish artist, co-founded the Cubist movement and played a pivotal role in the development of modern art during the...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
New York City, Harlem, Muscle Boy, Black and White Photography of Children
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a signed and numbered archival Iris print. The edition 25/100 was in a planned edition of 100 and halted at 25 prints (as annotated on ve...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film, Arc...
Car Crash in via Appia, Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Car crash in via Appia, Rome is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1960s.
A great car crash in via Appia, Rome, claimed the lives of four people.
Good conditions and age...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rounded vase with tall neck & lustre figures
By Alan Caiger-Smith
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Alan Caiger-Smith MBE (8 February 1930 – 21 February 2020)
Alan Craiger-Smith was a British ceramicist, studio potter and writer on pottery who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., candid and smiling.
On March 26, 1964, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. met for the first and only time i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon Reading
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney reading in a studio.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of th...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rock Hudson on a Motorbike
By Don Ornitz
Located in Austin, TX
Star actor Rock Hudson. Hudson was one of the top leading men in film during the 50's and 60's era and achieved stardom with roles in films such as Magnificent Obsession, All That He...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Sophia Loren
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Sophia Loren
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Print
- Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
More About Globe Photos:
Globe Photos hous...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elke Sommer Sultry Portrait Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Elke Sommer posed in a sultry portrait, circa 1965.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece o...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Black and White
1967 Miriam Schapiro 'Silver Windows'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original first-edition exhibition poster was created for Miriam Schapiro’s 1967 show Silver Windows at the prestigious André Emmerich Gallery. Schapiro, a key figure in the femi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Texas, Portrait Photography, Country Music Singer Willy Nelson, 3 prints
Located in New york, NY
Willy Nelson, 1993 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a series of (3) photographs, gelatin silver press RC prints, which are each signed verso (bac...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Audrey Hepburn: Only Home for a Moment
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic and whimsical capture of Audrey Hepburn in her role for the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's", posed in the kitchen holding ballerina shoes as a cat approaches her.
This lis...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cuban Socialists - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Cuban Socialists is a black-and-white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical albumen including photo reportages of historical events and political issues ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Le 4 - Lithograph by Erté - 1968
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Le 4 is a contemporary artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored lithograph on paper.
The artwork is from the Series "Les Chiffres".
Hand signed on the ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Looks - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Looks - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Johnny Cash Playing Harmonica
By J.T. Phillips
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of Johnny Cash playing a harmonica on stage.
Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter. Most of Cash's music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribula...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Vintage 1960s Black and White Civil Rights Photography, Birmingham Children
Located in New york, NY
Birmingham Children, 1963 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a 16" x 12" vintage gelatin silver photograph, signed verso (on back) by the photographer. A photo that depicts th...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
The Who in Flower Garden
Located in Austin, TX
The Who members John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, and Roger Daltry standing in flower garden.
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin Hanging Out
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
The legendary rock band, Led Zeppelin fooled around at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles in 1969 featuring Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham.
Widely...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"Prints: To Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts"
Located in New York, NY
Claes Oldenburg
"Prints: To Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts" (Punching Bag)
Kornblee Gallery, New York, 1967
Exhibition Poster
22 x 20 inches
Signed
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Le 5 - Lithograph by Erté - 1968
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Le 5 is a contemporary artwork realized in 1968 by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored lithograph on paper.
The artwork is from the Series "Les Chiffres"
Hand signed on the lo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Cyclist Sprawled on Tiles in Front of Urinals
Located in New York, NY
Cyclist Sprawled on Tiles in Front of Urinals
from “Pink Narcissus” (Trate Farell),
mid- to late 1960s/2022
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
Digital...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Batman and Batgirl Classical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Classic black and white promotional still of Adam West for his role as Batman, and Yvonne Joyce Craig for her role as Batgirl, circa 1967.
Batman is an American live-action televisi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Owl - Etching by Enotrio Pugliese - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Owl is an Etching realized by Enotrio Pugliese in 1963.
Limited edition of 14 copies numbered and signed by the artist.
Good condition on a white cardboard.
Enotrio Pugliese (May ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Objects in the Study - Phototype after Renato Guttuso - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Objects in the Study is an artwork realized after the Italian artist Renato Guttuso (Bagheria, 1911 – Rome, 1987) in 1961.
Phototype print..
Good condition.
Italian title on th...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
1966 LeRoy Neiman 'Jose Torres Vs. "Irish" Wayne Thornton'
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 46 x 30 inches ( 116.84 x 76.2 cm )
Image Size: 46 x 30 inches ( 116.84 x 76.2 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age
Additional D...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Le 2 - Lithograph by Erté - 1968
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Le 2 is a contemporary artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored lithograph on paper.
The artwork is from the Series "Les Chiffres"
Hand signed on the l...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
School of Fish, Water Colors
Located in New York, NY
School of Fish, Water Colors
(Jay Garvin),
early 1960s
Signed, verso
Vintage C-print
3.5 x 3.5 inches
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Frank Stella 'Arundel Castle' (Axom 5) Signed Lithograph on Wove Paper 1967
By Frank Stella
Located in Miami, FL
FRANK STELLA (1936-Present)
Lithograph, 1967, on Barcham Green paper, signed, dated and numbered 66/100 in pencil, from Black Series I, published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles and w...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Studio Pottery Planter with decoration
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Adam Dworski was born near Rijeka (Croatia) in 1917 during the demise of Austria-Hungary, he witnessed the birth of the new Yugoslavia. After World War II, he met and married an Engl...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Josua Reichert 'Writing Festival in Sofia' 1969- Linocut
By Josua Reichert
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 24 x 19.25 inches ( 60.96 x 48.895 cm )
Image Size: 24 x 19.25 inches ( 60.96 x 48.895 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling??Additional ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Linocut
Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus: Candid Golf Legends
By Morgan Fitz
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus smiling together as Arnold helps Jack with his "winners" jacket. A truly rare capture of two of the greatest...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Hanging Off Bed
Located in New York, NY
Hanging Off Bed
(Bobby Kendall),
mid- to late 1960s/2022
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
Digital C-print
31 x 31 inches, image
(Edition of 15)
$4,500
22 x 22 inches, image
(Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Road Signs by Mary Corita (Sister Corita) Kent (INV# NP3245)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Sister Mary Corita
Road Signs
screenprint
paper size: 23 x 11.5"
framed: 26 x 14.5"
1969
signed
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Paul Rebeyrolle 'Nu Assis (Seated Nude)' 1960- Lithograph- Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nu Assis" (Seated Nude) is a limited edition lithograph by French artist Paul Rebeyrolle (1926–2005). Known for his expressive and often provocative works, Rebeyrolle's art frequent...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Villa - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed.
Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 67x76.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Audrey Hepburn Glamour Portrait in Tulle
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of the glamorous Audrey Hepburn posed leaning on a small table, dripping in jewels and beauty.
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn is regarded as one of t...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
1960s Antoni Tàpies lithograph (derriere le miroir)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Antoni Tàpies Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir:
Lithograph in colors; 15 x 22 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition; contains center fold-line as originally issued...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Candid Martin Luther King Jr.
Located in Austin, TX
A classic 1960's Photograph depicting the Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King. One of the most famous and influential men of the 20th Century, the Baptist minister, Nobel Peace Prize wi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Untitled - Mixed Media by Marisa Busanel - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Marisa Busanel (1933-1990) in 1964.
Mixed media artwork on panel (collage a...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media
The Beatles in a Cockpit
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles (John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney) in the cockpit of their Liverpool bound plane.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1968 - Vintage Photograph
Located in Roma, IT
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1968 is a vintage photographic press print on single coated paper.
Ink press stamp of “SUN” agency and hand-written notes on bac...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Marilyn
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of Marilyn
c. 1960s/printed later
Inscribed and numbered in ink, recto
Archival pigment print (Edition of 90)
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm), ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Arnold Singer "Woman on Arm of Sofa" Lithograph Linear Black & White
Located in Detroit, MI
“Woman on Arm of Sofa” is an extraordinary lithograph by Arnold Singer. You could say it is representative of his interests in several art styles that ar...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Martin Luther King - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Luther King- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jawaharlal Nehru and Nikita Krusciov - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Jawaharlal Nehru- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Coretta Scott King At Memorial - Vintage Photo - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Coretta Scott King At Memorial- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in the 1960s.
Coretta Scott King Pays Respects At Memorial For Senator Robert F. Kennedy History
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
James Earl Ray Arrested - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
James Earl Ray Arrested- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1969.
James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
JACKIE AND CAROLINE, HYANNIS PORT, MASSACHUSETTS, SUMMER 1961
By Jacques Lowe
Located in Aventura, FL
Jacques Lowe stamp and various inscriptions on print verso. Sheet size 11 x 13.9 inches. Image size approx 9 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 18.5 x 22.5 inches. Certificate of authen...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sergio Leone Kissing his Daughter - Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sergio Leone Kissing his daughter is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
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