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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
Seeing Blue (BFF Lamp) By Kaws
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Seeing Blue (BFF Lamp) By Kaws KAWS, the pseudonym of American artist Brian Donnelly, is widely recognized for his distinctive blend of street art and pop culture iconography. Ren...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Start of Evolution by F. Bernardini - large marble sculpture, egg-shaped
Located in Paris, FR
Marble sculpture. 100 × 160 × 135 cm // 39.3 in x 63 in x 53 in. This artwork is available on commission. It will be created on the same basis as shown in the images and under the sa...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Marble

Secret Peek - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

KAWS Changbai brown (KAWS holiday chanbgai)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Holiday Changbai Mountain (KAWS brown Changbai): A beautifully composed KAWS COMPANION published to commemorate KAWS' larger-scale ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Resin, Vinyl

MAB: (ETCHING I) 1971 GREY
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color aquatint, hardground, and softground. Edition of 25
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Marina Cathedral - Landscape Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018) The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil, Board

Startled
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Wood, Oil

Sinking #3 - Floral still life abstract contemporary colorful photography
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century. With multiplied ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Rembrandt Series
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I cherish a the Dutch Old Masters. As a contemporary artist, I work with the female nude and portraiture, so I was enthusiastic when the Rembrandt House approached me to create a new...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

The Space Between
Located in Santa Fe, NM
acrylic, mixed media on canvas My paintings explore the themes of light, atmosphere, and nature. The expressive brushstrokes and saturated hues in my work aim to convey a sense of e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Flora 10 - Renaissance Pre-Raphaelite Nude Female Floral Portraiture
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 10 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. In this portrait of the nude female, Tortora & Trave...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment

Turquoise Chaos #3, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Turquoise Chaos #3 60 x 60 cm I created this artwork, using a harmonious blend of colors to manifest a dreamscape. Embodying both abstract and impressionistic styles, I sought to evo...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

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

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Giclée

La Boheme (Metropolitan Opera), Offset Lithograph by Jamie Wyeth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jamie Wyeth, American (1946 - ) Title: La Boheme (Metropolitan Opera) Year: 1978 Medium: Poster on Heavy Stock Size: 36 in. x 24 in. (91.44 cm x 60.96 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Offset

Summer 85 - Limited edition nude photo, Graphic, Sensual woman, Contemporary
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 ‘ Summer 85 ' Young topless woman sunbath...
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1980s Contemporary Art

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

One Afternoon, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Afternoon light pours over a rural landscape, illuminating a house and surrounding greenery. Cool shade spreads across the lawn, adding depth to the scene and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Oil

Group of Trees with Hoar Frost - minimalist winter landscape phtotography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Frost-covered trees in a foggy winter landscape with green grass. Pigment ink print, limited edition of 7. Prints are made...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

ORDER - Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, Multi-Colored Blocks
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This piece is part of an exhibition in which Yuri Figueroa explores the relation between artworks that inform each other but respond to different systems of categorizing movement and...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil

PLAYMATES Signed Lithograph, For My People by Margaret Walker, Black Children
Located in Union City, NJ
PLAYMATES is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the highly acclaimed African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor best known for her depictions of the African-American experience. PLAYMATES portrays a colorful portrait of two black children playing; a young girl and boy artistically expressed featuring fabric scraps used for the girl's cobalt blue dress and for the boy's blue and white pin striped shirt creating a collage effect in this eye-catching composition by Elizabeth Catlett. Attractive color palette comprised of bright lemon yellow, cobalt blue, turquoise, warm red, warm brown, golden ochre, and black. From the FOR MY PEOPLE suite of prints, a set of 6 lithographs illustrating the well known 1942 poem by Margaret Walker. "For my playmates in the clay and dust and sand of Alabama backyards playing baptizing and preaching and doctor and jail and soldier and school and mama and cooking and playhouse and concert and store and hair and Miss Choomby and company;" stanza from the poem FOR MY PEOPLE by Margaret Walker...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Sijan "Security Guard" Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sijan, Marc Title: Security Guard Date: 2024 Medium: Polyresin with oil paint and mixed media Signature: Signed lower leg Edition: Unique ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Mixed Media, Oil, Resin

Conquering the Falls - Contemporary Abstract Geology Encaustic Monotype, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic monotype, layers of pigmented beeswax on lightweight paper create an undulating composition suggesting layers of the earth's crust and geological forma...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype

Sculpture 37 - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary outdoor indoor Steel sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Steel

Hyakutake by Romain Langlois - Rock-like bronze sculpture, golden, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Hyakutake is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 100 × 32 × 32 cm (39.4 × 12.6 × 12.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Industrial Train - Bob Dylan
Located in London, GB
Giclée print in colours 58 × 76 cm - Paper size 62 x 80 cm - Framed size Edition of 295 hand-signed and numbered by the artist. comes with COA from the publishers. framed by the pub...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Giclée

Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama - large format color minimalist photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist photography. A solitary tree with snow-covered branches on a small patch of land in a foggy winter landscape. Archival pigment ink print as part ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

View of Venice (Ponte di Rialto) - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Excellent condition.
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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor

Engulfment Tatacóa 5. Color nude photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Monumental Standing Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Standing Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 250 × 60 × 60 cm (98.4 × 23.6 × 23.6 in).   The sculpture is signed and...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Kcho "Untitled" 2005 signed original large woodcut heavy-weight paper 46x79in
Located in Miami, FL
Kcho (Alexis Leiva Machado) (Cuba, 1970) 'Untitled', 2005 woodcut with 3 plates on paper Velin Arches 400 g. 45.9 x 78.4 in. (116.5 x 199 cm.) Edition of 16 Ref: KCH-114 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Woodcut

The Dolmen by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, semi-abstract
Located in Paris, FR
The Dolmen is a bronze sculpture with a white stone plinth by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 43 × 17 × 10 cm (16.9 × 6.7 × 3.9 in). The sculpture is signed...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Stone, Bronze

Black Tears II, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, cheetah
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12 more sizes on request A Cheetah mum is sitting in the savannah. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the most s...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kikusui - Japanese Gyotaku Painting of Orange Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Jaime King
Located in Austin, TX
From a stunning collection of contemporary nudes from celebrated photographer, Markus Klinko, featuring amongst others, Dita Von Teese, Stoya and Aubrey O’Day This print is availabl...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Untitled Film Still (Twin Pillars)
Located in Fairfield, CT
The twelve paintings in the exhibition are imaginary film stills based on on a Science Fiction screenplay, titled Regression, that was supposedly developed in the 1950s.  The film wa...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

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Photographic Paper

Rembrandt Series
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I cherish a the Dutch Old Masters. As a contemporary artist, I work with the female nude and portraiture, so I was enthusiastic when the Rembrandt House approached me to create a new...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Where we gonna play in the future. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fern I (20x20cm) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fern I, 2018, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Based on an original Impossible film Digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018-47...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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

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Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic

Mauve and Turquoise Arches, Bauhaus Organic Geometry, Pastel Vivid Tones Hue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mauve and Turquoise Arches by Natalia Roman channels the spirit of Bauhaus with a modern sensibility, balancing geometry, symmetry, and refined color interaction. This composition is...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

L'Etrange Puzzle Surrealism Contemporary Creatures Animal Universe In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
L'Etrange Puzzle Surrealism Contemporary Creatures Animal Universe In Stock - Size is without frame Gérard Willemenot (1943, Paris, France) graduated as an architect at the School o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Tempera, Panel

BIRCHES - 3 Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape, Modern Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
It is possible to purchase the entire diptych. Please see my other items and offers. Birches IV, Part 3, acrylic, modeling paste on canvas Please ask me about shipping costs becaus...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Paste, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Lee (bubblewrap)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I am interested in how we collectively construct history through artifacts such as monuments and portrait bust. These devices are tools for constructing dominant historical narrative...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Hunt Slonem "Chinensis 4" Bunnies
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chinensis Monday Series: Bunnies Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil

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

Leonard Cohen - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Cohen is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century . The photo depicts the Canadian poet and songwriter. Hand signed. Good condition and aged. It belon...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper

Hunt Slonem "Grass Keets Blues" Birds
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Grass Keets Blues Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil

1979 'Diagonal'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This hand-printed screen print, titled Diagonal, was created by Jurgen Peters in 1979. Published by Editions Limited and printed on-site at the gallery in San Francisco on thick art ...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Screen

1979  'Diagonal'
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The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x52"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a model swimming in the pool. "There were five grand pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool me. I jus...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

David's World II 1/20 - Photographed interior of beautifully arranged objects
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Known for her photographic portraits of interior spaces, Shani Mootoo reveals the curious and often emotive personal narratives of her subjects.  This giclee print on archival paper ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Paper, Giclée

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas, Unframed, Portrait, Academic
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas, Unframed, Portrait, Academic Dominic Finocchio, an American painter raised in St. Louis, is known for his narrative figurative works ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary impressionist expressive oil painting of woman on linen canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern painting, titled "Beauty Moment," illustrates a woman seated in an armchair, wrapped in a red bath towel, as she indulges in her morning beauty routine to prepare for a b...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil, Canvas

Red Garment 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, 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 Mes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Medium contemporary modern white wall sculpture painting relief MWH30SQ
Located in Doetinchem, NL
MWH30SQ is a unique medium size contemporary modern sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. The relief is made from pure Norwegian marble. Due to the crystalline...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble

Self Portrait lake storm long exposure waterscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Self Portrait 2, Austria - no. 11608 - Archival pigment ink print - edition of 15 All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Big Bear
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

THE LAMP Signed Lithograph Black Mother and Child Reading Brown vs. Board of Ed.
Located in Union City, NJ
THE LAMP is a hand drawn limited edition color lithograph by the renowned American master artist Romare Bearden, proofed and printed using hand lithography in 19 colors plus silver f...
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1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Middle - popular contemporary nude female bronze sculpture in meditative pose
Located in Hamburg, DE
"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Sweetie Pie, Cyanotype, Flowers, Floral, Blue, Botanical, Work on Paper
Located in Riverdale, NY
Sweetie Pie is a Cyanotype by Cynthia MacCollum. It is 30x22 on archival paper. It is currently unframed. It is a beautiful botanical artwork filled with a range of blues. MacColl...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper

Sur Le Toit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper Signed Edition of 17/ 3AP Ask about other sizes Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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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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