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.
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
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
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
$1,268
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
"Ochre Fields with Barn" - Red Barn Oil Painting, 2026
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
Sandra Pratt (American, b. 1978) "Ochre Fields with Barn," 2026 Oil on panel 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm) Signed lower right. Framed, 6.5 x 8.5 in (16.51 x 21.59 cm). A red barn with ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$20,000Sale Price|20% Off
'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
3 CASES by Ramon Enrich - Architecture and Landscape Painting
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
3 CASES is a painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich. Acrylic on canvas: H 39.4 × L 51.2 in inches / H 100 × L 130 cm. The artwork is sold framed (brown floating frame)...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,990
Abstract Fiesta, Modern Shapes, Playful Contemporary Painting on Canvas, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
Abstract Fiesta is a modern, festive painting on canvas by Perrine Honoré. Her work is distinguished by its youthful aesthetic and elegant interplay of shapes, through which she crea...
Acrylic, Canvas
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 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
$520Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
$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
$4,500
"Soft Bends / Tight Crop" Diptych, abstract mixed media geometric painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
“Soft Bends / Tight Crop” (diptych) is an original artwork by Hyland Mather. Executed in acrylic and aerosol with string and pins on canvas, the work is presented in solid wood tray ...
Canvas, Thread, Wood, Acrylic, Pins
"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
$1,600
"Bluebird" - Animal Portrait Woodcarving made with Walnut, Resin and Acrylic
By Dana Younger
Located in Denver, CO
"Bluebird" is a charming and striking woodcarving relief sculpture created by American artist Dana Younger. Made from walnut, resin, and acrylic, this piece depicts a Bluebird perche...
Resin, Walnut, Acrylic
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
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
Nearness - Abstract Moody Minimalist Surrealist Acrylic Still Life Painting
By Mike Gough
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
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
"Nesting", Botanical Watercolor of Opossums in a Nest with Strawberries
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Nesting" is an original artwork by Christina Mrozik and is made of watercolor on paper, and measures 17.5"h × 17.5"w framed. It is signed en verso by the artist. ...
Paper, Watercolor
$3,999
Unity I, Plaster by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, white
Located in Paris, FR
Unity I, Plaster is a plaster sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant. Dimensions: 14.5 × 8.2 × 3.9 in / 37 × 21 × 10 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Plaster
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
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
"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
Ingrid Bergman (set of 3) By Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Ingrid Bergman (set of 3) By Andy Warhol Andy Warhol, a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, revolutionized the art world with his iconic works that celebrated consumer culture ...
Screen
Yeehaw or Never, Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,057
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
$2,285Sale Price|20% Off
Frosted Winter Tree Panorama – Austria, Black and White Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26009 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,057
Minimal Coastal Landscape Photograph of Palm Trees, Mallorca, Black and White
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21107 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,057
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
Point Sur Etching and Aquatint, Signed, Contemporary, Edition of 200
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered etching and aquatint, signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 200. Featuring one of the prominent landscape features along the Big Sur Coast - Point Sur....
Etching, Aquatint
$10,970
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
$2,920Sale Price|20% Off
The Chess - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Game
By Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Think twice before you make your decision. A slightly wrong action can lead to the destruction of your empire. Life is like a game of chess. Every decision you make can either bring ...
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
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
"Blue Grasshopper"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Blue Grasshopper is about freedom of movement and freedom of choice; unity with the Universe and individuality of experience. It is about beauty in different rhythms. It is about the...
Canvas, Acrylic
FAMILY IN BLUE Signed Lithograph, 39 x 23.5" Black Family, Contemporary Portrait
By Geoffrey Holder
Located in Union City, NJ
FAMILY IN BLUE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Trinidadian-American artist, Geoffrey Holder an actor, dancer, choreographer, singer, and Tony Award-winnin...
Lithograph
Tidepool - Abstract Geology Encaustic Geode Sculpture, 2026
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic sculpture, colorful layers of pigmented beeswax suggest a meteorite or geological formations. Handmade pedestal shown in photos not included in the p...
Wax, Encaustic
$416Sale Price|20% Off
Beneath the Rainbow, White and Blue, Abstract Geometric Figure, Cyanotype Print
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This handmade cyanotype monotype presents a striking interplay of geometric abstraction and atmospheric depth. Layered translucent forms in deep Prussian blue and soft white overlap ...
Paper, Monotype
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
$12,628
Melody of Silence- 21st century Contemporary Interior painting with Young Woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina 'Melody of Silence' 105 x 70 cm Oil on linen Painted after life, the artist always works with a real scenery. Her realistic but impressionistic paintings look amazin...
Linen, Oil
Being Present
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×120 cm (overall size with stretching 105×130 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled A white dog resting on a soft pink armchair becomes an image of q...
Canvas, Acrylic
"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
"LaFlat" Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print on Cardboard
By Kid Hazo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"LaFlat" is an original archival pigment print on cardboard box artwork by Kid Hazo measuring 5.5"h x 11"w x 5.25"d. This is an edition of 13. Hazo’s belief that art is for everyon...
Cardboard, Archival Pigment
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Morris-Observatory Earthwork-Project for Sonsbeek 71, Arnhem-Vintage Poster 1971
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original exhibition poster for the show titled Observatory Earthwork – Project for Sonsbeek 71, Arnhem, held at the Tate Gallery from April 28 to June 6, 1971. The poster ...
Offset
diphtych "Where Peace Finds You"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) – size of each picture Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled from the series “Trust: In Space” This dipty...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
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
$2,742
The horizon feels like home - B.Schaumann Contemporary architectural Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
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
$2,680Sale Price|20% Off
Self Held 1 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Modern, Art Deco
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 Sam...
Canvas, Acrylic
David Drebin - THE ESCAPIST DIAMOND DUST, Photography 2021, Printed After
By David Drebin
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Femme Fatale All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 31 x 46.5 in - Edition of 10 39 x 59 in - Edition of 7 + 3 AP After graduating from Parso...
C Print
$1,142Sale Price|28% 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
Dusky - Original Dramatic Warm Feminine Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
By Xenia Gray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Canvas, Acrylic
Dancer III by Yann Guillon - bronze sculpture, athlete, male nude
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Dancer III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 100 × 50 × 20 cm (39.4 × 19.7 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...
Bronze
$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
$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
WINDY - Contemporary Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Bright Light
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
A warrior after the battle. Limited Edition 3/5 - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Riga, LV
Dimensions: 31 W x 34 H x 13 D cm Weight: 8,4 kg Material: Bronze, patina, metal Edition: 3/5 + 1 AP, signed on base Condition: Excellent, certificate Free worldwide shipping in a b...
Metal, Bronze
"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
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
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