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.
Breach by Tom Price - Large-scale sculpture, mixed technique, vertical
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Breach is a unique resin sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 202 × 45 × 45 cm (79.5 × 17.7 × 17.7 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a certificate of...
Concrete
Gale - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Framed, 32x26 in
By Sandra Goldie
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract acrylic painting was inspired by nature. Sandra Goldie’s artwork has been praised by one of Quebec’s leading abstract artists. Leopold Plotek described th...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,374
New Stories/6 – Contemporary Abstract Mountain Painting in Blue Grey and Rose
By HELEN MOUNT
Located in Zofingen, AG
This new series marks a return to landscape painting, reinterpreted through a contemporary, abstract lens. Familiar horizons dissolve into layers of color, light, and emotion, creati...
Acrylic
$25,000
'California Sunset, Drake's Bay', San Francisco, PSA, Extra Large Oil Landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Wakeham' for Duan Wakeham (American, born 1931) and dated, verso, 1997. Additionally titled, 'Estero, Drake's Bay'. Previously with: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco. Framed dimensions: 73.5 H x 2.25 D x 61.5 W inches Born in Michigan, Wakeham attended Meinzinger Art School, Detroit, and later earned degrees in painting from Michigan State University (1959) and Stanford University (1961). During this time, he also traveled and painted in Europe for two years, living the second year in Florence, Italy. A teacher, Wakeham taught drawing and painting at Stanford and art history and oil painting at College of San Mateo. He has conducted workshops, taught master classes, and juried exhibitions in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Hawaii, New York, Washington, D.C., and Ontario, Canada. An active member of the Pastel Society of America, he taught a workshop for the society (1997) and performed demonstrations (2001, 2004, 2005) and assisted in hanging “Pastels Only” each year since 1998. In 2000, Wakeham was elected to the Pastel Society of America's Hall of Fame in 2000 and, in 2009, named Pastel Society of the West Coast Pastel Laureate. In 1995 he was named Master Pastelist, PSA and Distinguished Pastelist, Pastel Society of the West Coast. He is a member of PSA Board of Governors, the IAPS Board of Directors and the Editorial Advisory Board of The Pastel Journal. Duane Wakeham...
Canvas, Oil
Home Is Where the Soul Finds Peace
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Series: «Trust: In Space» A quiet space between feeling and memory. ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Waiting To Blossom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, 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
Green Bora Bora
Located in London, GB
1979 Lithograph on BFK Rives 89 x 107 cm Edition of 50 Hand-signed, numbered and dated by Hockney Published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mt. Kisco, NY Literature: MCAT 214 Tyler 257 Fra...
Lithograph
$2,920
Between 2 Shores Modern French Abstract Landscape Painting, Contemporary Coastal
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Between Two Shores is an original oil on canvas by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont. Inspired by the ever-changing landscapes of the Normandy coast, this work captures the f...
Oil
"Summer Sunrise" - Contemporary Acrylic Barn Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley was born and raised in Clinton, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting, and a Masters of Arts fro...
Canvas, Oil
Korean Bowl. Still life Painting, Oil on canvas, Contemporary
Located in Miami Beach, FL
When an artist works with more conventional still life subjects, they focus primarily on the formal properties of the painting, such as color relationships, form, proportions, and ot...
Canvas, Oil
Tajine Silhouette. Still life Painting, Oil on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In most of the paintings, the artist uses an interior space as his subject, placing a table or similar object at its center. The use of symmetry and eye level often suggests an altar...
Canvas, Oil
Not a Bouquet
Located in Zofingen, AG
Not a Bouquet This work begins with flowers, but it is not about them. They are gathered into a transparent form, almost fixed, yet still holding something alive inside — something...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
"Framed" Man Taking Photo of Statue in Miniature Painting
By Tom Haugomat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Framed" 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 inspired by his n...
Paper, Acrylic
"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
Monolith by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, reflection
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Monolith is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 282 × 120 × 110 cm (111 × 47.2 × 43.3 in). The sculpture is signed and...
Stainless Steel
Kate Moss During a Night Out, 2007, Signed, 40x30"
By Greg Brennan
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss is photographed during a night out at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden in London on the 16th of January in 2007. The British supermodel and businesswoman rose to fame ...
C Print
$120Sale Price|20% Off
Frida Kahlo Portrait Print, 1932 Photograph by Guillermo Kahlo- Poster, 1997
By Guillermo Kahlo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original poster featuring a portrait of Frida Kahlo taken by her brother, Guillermo Kahlo, in 1932. The poster is part of the Ordrupgaard collection in Copenhagen and was ...
Offset
$274
A Colored Balloon Rises Freely - Screen Print by Ennio Pouchard - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Offset and screen print realized by Pouchard in the 1970s. Hand signed in the lower left in pencil Good condition.
Screen
$229
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 at Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss p...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$76Sale Price|20% Off
Roland Garros 2006 Vintage Offset Print in Contemporary Style
By Günther Förg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Official poster designed and created for the tennis tournament held at Roland Garros French Open every year. The poster is a limited edition of 2000. First edition, unsigned and not ...
Offset
The Blue Lagoon - Abstract Blue Tone Textured Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art
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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Madrone Sunrise Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Landscape, 60 x 36 Inches
By Christine So
Located in Oakland, CA
The butter yellow glow of a summer sky at sunrise. The silhouette of one long graceful madrone branch hanging low. The darker olive green undercoat was painted thinly and allowed to ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Gaïa by Romain Langlois - Boulder-like bronze sculpture, golden
Located in Paris, FR
Gaïa is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 90 × 64 × 75 cm (35.4 × 25.2 × 29.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limi...
Bronze
Banksy Skull and Paintbrushes Screenprint, Black, 2010
By Banksy
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Stunning and rare Banksy Skull and Paintbrushes Print in classic black color. Released in 2010 at Paul Insects Unclear Residents show by Pictures On Walls (POW) the legendary print h...
Screen
Boat 10: Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Framed
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The contemporary paintings of Canadian artist Pat Service have long caught the attention of collectors in many countries in the world. Service has explored many genres in her career ...
Acrylic, Canvas
Muriel Chazalon, "End of day" Oil on canvas, Contemporary Landscape
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Muriel Chazalon (b. 1957) – Fin de journée (End of Day) Oil on canvas, 2023, 31½ × 47¼ in. (80 × 120 cm) signed on the back Fin de journée is a large-scale landscape painting by Mur...
Canvas, Oil
Antelope Canyon Abstract Landscape Print in Monochrome, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11874 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Winter Path to the Lone Tree, Minimalist Snow Landscape, Limited Edition Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21082 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Gold Flora Shadows Bluebells Teasel Fritillaria - Cyanotype Painting Flowers
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary botanical cyanotype painting in watercolor, gouache, India ink, mica and cyanotype on Arches watercolor paper, meticulously detailed flowers and plants, includin...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pigment, Mica, Cyanotype
Still Life - Gouache Painting
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Nicolaas Maathuis is a Dutch artist whose paintings explore simplified forms and relationships between colour and composition. His Still Life is executed in gouache on cardboard, wit...
Gouache, Cardboard
$4,400
Botanica Ocean Mist - Large Sculptural Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Wire
$15,000
Cover
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sold out in all formats Available - 30x40 inches - framed, located in NYC
Archival Pigment
$545
Rule of Threes - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$714Sale Price|20% Off
" Between Silence and Choice"
Located in Zofingen, AG
" Between Silence and Choice" Series “Light Between Days” " Between Silence and Choice" explores the quiet inner moments that shape a human life. In this work, Ukrainian figurative ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Place to Linger Winter – Minimalist Black and White Landscape Photography Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25039 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Another Day Still Disable -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern
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. (Issues b...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
M.180603 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, column
Located in Paris, FR
M.180603 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 65 cm × 12 cm × 7 cm (25.6 × 4.7 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Glass
$2,633
Blue Coconut Boat, Vietnam – Limited Edition Colour Waterscape Photograph Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25038 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Lotus Flower Panorama Study 2 – Minimalist Black and White Photograph, Vietnam
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21037 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Contemporary Landscape Diptych Painting with Pine Trees by Carol Moreno
By Carol Moreno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The total size of the two works is 90x180 cm. At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork i...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$931
2026 Contemporary British Still Life Oil Painting - Knives and Forks No.2
Located in Bristol, GB
KNIVES AND FORKS NO.2 Size: 28 x 36 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas Signed and dated to verso Bristol-based artist Brendan Lancaster finds interest in the most ordinary of subje...
Canvas, Oil
P-GELD by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, acrylic on canvas
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
P-GELD is a painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich. This artwork is an acrylic on canvas. Dimensions are 50 x 60 cm (19.6 × 23.6 in). In this work, Ramon Enrich explor...
Canvas, Acrylic
"On the Outskirts" - Contemporary Acrylic Barn Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Justin Wheatley was born and raised in Clinton, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Utah State University with an emphasis in drawing and painting, and a Masters of Arts fro...
Canvas, Acrylic
$21,986
Endless column of glass / 240601 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Endless column of glass / 240601 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions (not including the stainless steel base) are 180 × 10 × 10 cm (70.9 × ...
Stainless Steel
Winter Stream - Contemporary Atmospheric Landscape Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Hallein, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pencil
$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
Spain–Andalusia: Andalusian PRE horses at Yeguada Torreluna ranch
By Oliver Klink
Located in New York, NY
2025 Signed, verso Archival pigment print 11 x 30 inches, image (Open Edition) $2,435 Archival pigment print 14.5 x 40 inches, image (Open Edition) $3,902 Archival pigment print ...
Archival Pigment, Photography
$1,282Sale Price|20% Off
Signed Oil on Canvas Painting of Gentleman, Circa 2000, 90x60 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Gentleman in Interior (After Fernando Botero) Artist: Sanz (Spanish painter, active late 20th – early 21st century) Year: circa 2000 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unfr...
Oil
"Firetruck", Contemporary Textile Mixed Media Artwork of Fire Engine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Firetruck" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This oils, acrylics, sewn mixed media, velcro, and thread artwork measures 13"h x 29.5"w and ships with a gallery-issue...
Canvas, Thread, Paint, Oil, Acrylic
Foyer IV, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer IV, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Af...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
"Memento Morididdle Movement #648", Abstract Layered Wall-Hanging Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Memento Morididdle Movement #648" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Charles Clary made of hand cut paper and found frame. The final piece measures 13.5"h x 9.5"w framed. The ...
Paper, Found Objects
$805
Palm Springs Totem 3 - Modern Unique Pastel Abstract Resin Artwork Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Resin, Mixed Media
$12,653
Large Lying Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, nude woman statue
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 46 × 120 × 17 cm (18.1 × 47.2 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Bronze
Your hand in mine- Gold Leaf Contemporary family painting
Located in DE
Katharina Hormel creates minimalistic landscape paintings featuring everyday scenes of life. Her art often portrays people engaged in their daily activities, such as taking a leisure...
Gold Leaf
Hunt Slonem "Totem" painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Totem Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.25" x 12.25" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition:...
Oil
"Yearling Black Bear" - Realist Wildlife Watercolor and Gouache, 2021
Located in Denver, CO
Susan McDonnell (American, b. 1959) "Yearling Black Bear," 2021 Watercolor and gouache on paper 11 x 15 in (27.94 x 38.1 cm) Signed and dated on verso. Framed, 15.37 x 19.87 in (39.0...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" Whimsical Abstract Wool Rug/Tapestry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" is an original artwork by Tuft the World and is made tufted 100% New Zealand wool, and part of the inaugural launch of TTW Editions. Th...
Wool
Swedish Fish, Hyperreal Glass Water Bag - Limited Edition Glass Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Swedish Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted glass...
Glass