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.
$242
Red Dinosaur II, Milan - Brutalist Architecture Urban Color Photograph Framed
Located in Cambridge, GB
Red Dinosaur, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan, which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has be...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
At One with Nature
Located in Zofingen, AG
At One with Nature is a contemplative landscape that explores the quiet harmony between human presence and the natural world. Figures appear gently integrated into the greenery, not ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Small Winter Landscape - Atmospheric Nature Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
This painting is signed on the back, the frames are made of oak A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements,...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$455
Last Shot - Vintage Inspired Figurative Pin Up Cowgirl Western Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Spray Paint
$1,300
Landscape 14 - 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Landscape 14 15 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 20 x 25 cm) oil on Panel About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know...
Oil, Wood Panel
$9,294
Wrestlers VIII by Yann Guillon - Contemporary bronze sculpture, male athletes
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Wrestler VIII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 47 × 44 × 29 cm (18.5 × 17.3 × 11.4 in). This sculpture is signed and numbered, it is ...
Bronze
$2,950
"Featherstep IV" Nude Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Featherstep IV" Nude Photography 30" x 24" inch Edition 1/7 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist A...
Archival Pigment
Cherry Blossom, ceramic, sculpture, original art
Located in Deddington, GB
porcelain wall installation comprising of 130 hand sculpted flowers fixed directly into the wall. Additional information: Ceramic on Stone Edition of 1 20 H x 10 W x 10 D cm (7.87 x ...
Ceramic
Drift (Contemporary Abstract Horizontal Oil Painting on Canvas in Pastels)
By Jenny Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
"Drift" painted by Hudson Valley artist, Jenny Nelson, in 2025 Oil on canvas 30 x 60 inches with white painted sides, unframed Excellent condition, ready to hang Signed, verso Thi...
Canvas, Oil
Nothing to hide - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Nothing to Hide' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label and c...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$6,800
Tumsae No 1 - red, white, pattern, 3D, felt, textile, tapestry, wall hanging
By Chung-Im Kim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The natural world provides infinite inspiration for the beautifully textured work of Chung-Im Kim. The fabric artist creates unique wall hangings from sewing tiny pieces of industria...
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
Mast Of Iceland - Modern Expressive Nature Oil Painting, Lightness, Clouds, Sky
Located in Salzburg, AT
Wiktor Jackowski's biography is reflected in the varied motifs of his works. After completing his academic study on the Academy of Art in Krakow and an Erasmus year at L'Ecole Etienn...
Canvas, Oil
Castaway - Abstract Playful Earth Tone Textural Paint Splat Mixed Media Artwork
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
$2,070Sale Price|20% Off
Lotus Flower Panorama, Vietnam – Black and White Long Exposure Waterscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21379 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$10,000
Second Story - Orange Olive Green Yellow Ochre Blue White Abstract Pattern, 2017
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are bright an...
Canvas, Oil
$12,353
Instant Moules IV by Ondřej Oliva - sculptural lighting, totem, black shells
By Ondřej Oliva
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules IV is an elox aluminium sculpture with optical fibres sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 240 × 40 × 30 cm (94.5 × 15.7 × 11.8 in). T...
Metal
Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3)
By Keith Haring
Located in Manchester, GB
Keith Haring, Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3) Keith Haring was invited to design the posters for the 17th Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983 after the organiser, Pierre Keller...
Screen
Seawater Canyon Panorama, Green Cliffs, La Hong Bay - seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. Lush green cliffs surrounding a calm, emerald waterway with misty atmosphere. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition...
Digital Pigment
$2,353
Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs – Limited Ed. Landscape Print – Black & White
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21372 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Rjukandefossen Waterfall, Norway — Limited Black and White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21373 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Steps - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A light and very becoming underwater photograph of a girl walking down the steps of a swimming pool. The light blue photograph shows no swimsuit neither nudity. The crystalline wate...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Beauty in the Eyes of Beholder -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
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 (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$1,882
Cobbolds Point Groyne, England – Minimalist Limited Edition Seascape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21362 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Before you came - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Before you came- 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-937. No...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,260
Don't Let Them Burst your Bubble: Purple 31425 - blown glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, purple-colored, glass wall sculpture was created by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Each work is individually hand-formed in glass, so slight variations in colour, shape, an...
Metal
$1,764
Sun loungers on the Beach, panorama landscape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color panorama landscape photography. Empty beach with blue lounge chairs, umbrellas, and gazebos on sand under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as part ...
Digital Pigment
$5,400
Near Oakdale - Copper Metallic Diamond Patchwork Grid Wall Sculpture, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
Near Oakdale is a striking mixed-metal composition by contemporary artist Carolyn Millstein, known for her innovative use of reclaimed materials. This piece features diamond shapes c...
Copper, Wire
Cradle - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Cradle' part of the series 'Hands down' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition 5/7. archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-505. Not...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$2,588
Panoramic Coastal Sea Stack, Spain — Long-Exposure Seascape Colour Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25004 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$388Sale Price|32% Off
Post-Punk Flower (Black) Letterpress Print, Signed, 2022, 18x12 in
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Post-Punk Flower (Black) Letterpress on Cream Cotton Paper with Hand-deckled Edges Year: 2022 Size: 18 x 12 inches (45.72 × 30.48 cm) Edition: 375 Signed, dated and nu...
Paper
$3,058
Gondola, San Giorgio Maggiore - panorama citsycape - Venice - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape panorama photo. Gondolas docked along a pier with blurred motion, against foggy San Giorgio Maggiore in the back. Archival pigment ink print as p...
Digital Pigment
Bent Palm, Beach, Florida, USA, black and white minimalist landscape - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist landscape Photography. A leaning palm tree on a beach with calm waters and a distant shoreline. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
Digital Pigment
Cars and girls - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Cars and Girls' part of the series 'Hands down' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Not mounted. Certificate and signatur...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Christmas Tree, Winter Landscape, monochrome landscape limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9. Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the reverse, signed and...
Digital Pigment
$1,880Sale Price|20% Off
Looking Beyond 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
No matter what life throws at you to discourage or change your good personality, or change the reflections people see on your face or identity, one should try to look beyond and ahea...
Canvas, Acrylic
Ploumanac'h Lighthouse, Architecture Photography, Brittany, France - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photograph of a tall lighthouse on a rocky coast, with a small bridge and large rocks in foreground. Digital pigment ink print, edition...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Carrefour l’arbre -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Landscape Painting
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Carrefour l’arbre, sectie 4 100 x 160 cm ( frame not included) Oil paint on linen We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly c...
Canvas, Oil
View of Venice - cityscape panorama - San Giorgio Maggiore - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Venetian cityscape with historic buildings and the San Giorgio Maggiore with a tall bell tower on an overcast day. All Gerald Berghammer p...
Digital Pigment
Wall mirror “with fold” I by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Wall mirror “with fold” I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 92 × 92 × 3 cm (36.2 × 36.2 × 1.2 in). The sculpture ...
Stainless Steel
HardwickGreen 566, original painting, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
his vibrant semi-abstract painting is a response to a wildflower meadow, managed by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Hardwick Green meadows are rich in plants with wonderful names such...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,088
Room 2 - Collector Portfolio # 5 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Three Pink Lotus Flowers, Mekong Delta, Vietnam — Large-Scale Panorama Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21378 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$352
Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Love (The Princess and her Lover) part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2007, Edition of 1/10, 20x24cm. Digital C-Print based on the Polaroid. Not mounted. Signature label and Cer...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Serie Dibujos Felices 10 - Original Red Blue Watercolor and Ink Artwork on Paper
By "Sergio ""Valenz"" Valenzuela"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sergio Valenzuela “Valenz” is a contemporary Guatemalan artist who tells stories with everyday objects, primarily expressing them with graphite and acrylic on canvas. His artworks pr...
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
$1,250
Seeing Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Seeing Bloom" is a striking original painting that fuses abstract botanical symbolism with a rich, earthen palette, capturing the viewer's attention through its el...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$4,150
All Living Things - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker's “All Living Things” is a stunning example of contemporary folk art that blends botanical motifs and symbolic imagery to evoke a sense of interconnectedness and harm...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$10,000
Nobuyoshi Araki - Geisha Skateboard Triptych (HAND Signed/N 7/150) skate deck
Located in New York, NY
Note: The measurements above are for each of the three skateboards in this listing Nobuyoshi Araki Geisha Skateboard Triptych (Hand Signed), 2014 Set of (3) Skateboards of Silkscreen...
Wood, Screen, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media
$2,588
View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. View of Venice cityscape featuring Campanile di San Marco, historical buildings, and domed structures. All Gerald Berghammer prints ...
Digital Pigment
TTH #13 - Contemporary Geometric Painting, Acrylic on Metal, 2010+
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary colourful geometric vertical painting is by Burton Kramer. The striking artwork of Canada’s Burton Kramer, a much celebrated and influential graphic designer is in...
Metal
E.S. by Ramon Enrich - Large geometric landscape painting, architecture
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
E.S. is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 150 cm x 200 cm (59.1 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Telephone VII, Palm Springs, California - Vintage Interior Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Telephone VII, vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Dream in Colour. Captured in the cool Ballantines Movie Colony, Palm Springs this artwork combines gorgeous col...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$712Sale Price|20% Off
Pink Dawn, Abstract Geometric Landscape, Blue Bauhaus Arches, Pink Curves, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pink Dawn by Natalia Roman channels the spirit of Bauhaus with a modern sensibility, balancing geometry, symmetry, and refined color interaction. This composition is structured throu...
Acrylic
Italian Landscapes - Lithograph by Franco Marzilli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on wove paper, realized in 1980s. Hand signed under each image. Excellent condition. In Vedute italiane, Franco Marzilli pays homage to the timeless charm of Italy’s u...
Lithograph
Mulafossur Waterfall, Gasadalur village, Faroe Islands - color landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Photography. Coastal landscape featuring a high plateau with a waterfall cascading into the ocean, partially obscured by fog. Pigment ink print, limited edi...
Digital Pigment
Torso of Hercules by Walter Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, male torso, nude
Located in Paris, FR
Torso of Hercules is a bronze sculpture made of brown patina made of iron nitrate and wax finish. sculpture by contemporary artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 38 × 38 × 3 cm...
Bronze
$8,900
NEW GENERATION Signed Lithograph, Black Father Holding Son, Family Portrait
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW GENERATION is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 10% acid free, by the renowned African American woman a...
Lithograph
$1,035Sale Price|20% Off
Foggy Slave Cliff – Faroe Islands – Black and White Landscape – Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21352 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,235
St. Nectans Glen, Waterfall, England, monochrome photograph waterscape limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21370 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,505Sale Price|20% Off
Minimalist Waterscape with Lotus Flowers, Black and White Photograph, Vietnam
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21348 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Why don't you find out for yourself (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Why don't you find out for yourself (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. A...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid