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.
Yellow Pumpkin
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Bristol, GB
Resin with original box Edition 17 of 30 8 × 9.2 × 9.7 cm (3 x 3.6 x 3.8 in) Signed and numbered on the bottom of sculpture. Signed, titled and numbered on the box Condition upon req...
Resin
Ultramarine Seahorse II by Chésade - Bronze sculpture, animal art, sealife
By Chésade
Located in Paris, FR
Ultramarine seahorse II is a unique bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 25 × 10.5 × 6 cm (9.8 × 4.1 × 2.4 in). The specified dimensions include the stand ...
Bronze
$2,230Sale Price|20% Off
Green Limestone Cliffs, Ha Long Bay – Limited Edition Colour Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21383 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Delight of Waves by Marylin Cavin - acrylic contemporary people painting
Located in DE
Marylin Cavin is a French-Swiss artist who completed her art studies in Paris, where she lived for about thirty years. For the past 25 years, she has regularly exhibited in galleries...
Canvas, Acrylic
Horses - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colorful
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Canvas, Oil
$2,788Sale Price|20% Off
Lonely Tree and Rolling Hills – Minimalist Photograph, Tuscany – Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25049 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$960Sale Price|20% Off
James Marshall Exhibition: Still Life with Wedding Portrait, 2025
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This finely printed exhibition poster from “James Marshall: The Histories” highlights Still Life with Wedding Portrait, a deeply resonant work in which Marshall intertwines personal ...
Offset
$2,230Sale Price|20% Off
Gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore – Venice, Limited Edition Color Photograph
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
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
Dotted Clover - Warm Abstract Folk Art Inspired Botanical Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Dotted Clover" is a bold and meditative piece of contemporary folk art that highlights her ability to blend simplicity with symbolic resonance. This original acryl...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
When I See You I Smile - Large Original Beige Abstract Graffiti 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
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Temptation Blue Nude original nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Temptation", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. An expressive line, revealing the essential of the female sensual bod...
Tempera, Archival Paper
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
$7,600
Seascape XVIII Diptych - large scale abstract monochromatic ocean water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large format abstract photograph diptych of mesmerizing water surface and ephemeral abstract ripple patterns from a series of photographic works capturing the monochromatic oceanic b...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$2,000
"The Artist Is Present" Pink Wall-Hanging Plaster Sculpture with 'BEHOLD' text
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Artist Is Present" is an original piece byJedediah Morfit made from fiberglass reinforced plaster, paint.This piece measures 29.5"h x 16.5"w x 2.5"d and comes with a gallery-is...
Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
$1,450
Self Pride 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women
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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Pond on Foggy Afternoon
Located in New York, NY
2021 Signed, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 10) 12.5 x 19 inches, image This artwork is offered by CLAMP, New York.
Archival Pigment
Il Volere della Vita - Screen Print by Ennio Pouchard - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Offset and screen print on paper realized by Pouchard in the 1970s. Hand signed on the lower left in pencil. Good condition.
Screen
'Rhapsody in Blue' by Bojan Grof; Pastel Pencil on Paper, 25.4" x 13.7", 2026
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 25" x 14" pastel pencil work on paper by Serbian artist Bojan Grof is number five of the "Woman's World" series, a series that explores the experiences of and societal impact on...
Pastel
$2,788
Lotus Flowers on Still Water, Vietnam – Minimalist Black and White Photograph
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
“Spiral movement”
Located in Zofingen, AG
Red fish move towards each other, forming a closed circle — a spiral — a space of eternal movement, interaction, equilibrium and balance. This is an image of cyclicality, reciprocity...
Canvas, Acrylic
Babar au Chapeau Offset Print, Framed, Contemporary, 1990s
By Laurent De Brunhoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This framed piece celebrates the beloved character Babar, the charming elephant who has captivated children and adults alike for generations. Created by Jean de Brunhoff in the 1930s...
Offset
$17,500
Mel Bochner - Kick Against the Pricks Blah Blah Blah, Silkscreen Signed/N Framed
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
MEL BOCHNER Kick Against the Pricks (Blah..Blah...Blah...), 2018 Two color silkscreen on boutique silk fair paper with blue-colored back, 350 gsm paper Signed, dated, and numbered 29...
Screen
$27,712
Mirror “with fold” 123 by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, reflection
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 123 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 143 × 123 × 56 cm (56.3 × 48.4 × 22 in)...
Concrete, Stainless Steel
$450
THE LAMP Vintage Lithograph Poster, 1984, 1st Printing, Civil Rights, Justice
Located in Union City, NJ
ROMARE BEARDEN 1970-1980 THE LAMP Vintage 1984 Commemorative Poster - Brown v. Board of Education 30 Years later: "The Politics of Excellence", printed in 4-color offset lithography...
Offset
Countryside - Lithograph by Lucio Rofrano - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Lucio Rofrano in 1990s. Edition of 150, numbered and hand signed. Excellent condition.
Lithograph
$2,091
Beneath the bougainvillea balcony Contemporary Architecture House Oil Painting
By Lilly Muth
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Canvas, Oil
$2,556
Hugh Cloud over Cypress Trees, Tuscany, Italy - landscape color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25046 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$30,675
Cainemim by Ramon Enrich - 6.5-In Wide Geometric Landscape Painting, Earth Tones
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
Cainemim is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 190 × 200 cm (74.8 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Remy" by Yulia Kim; Framed Oil on Linen Panel, 22" x 18"; 2025
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20" x 16" oil on linen panel by Kazakhstan-born, Oklahoma-based artist Yulia Kim is a testament to the artist's technical skill and particularly successful portrayal of l...
Linen, Oil
One Light - immersive infinite perceptual ambient light wall sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber‘s celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
Wood, Lights, LED Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Neon Light
$1,800Sale Price|40% Off
THE FRESCO - original large oil canvas painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Fresco" Oil on canvas Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting - 33.5x63in / 85x160cm Nude in a Italian Baroque interior, with blue marine painted fresco. Picture from the sol...
Canvas, Oil
$1,008Sale Price|20% Off
Don't Let Them Burst your Bubble: Purple 21425 - 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
"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
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Image After Image Exhibition Poster, Offset Lithograph, 2013 Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster for "Image after Image" at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, held from February 4 to May 29, 2005, was originally printed by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter K...
Offset
$1,750
American Cowboy Head, Salton Sea, California - Roadside America Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic American icon, the roadside giant Cowboy "Muffler Man", captured on Richard Heeps' road trip between Mecca and the Salton Sea. Part of a series of pictures by Richard Heeps...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Burst Variation 156 - Abstract Woodcut Print Circle Pattern Blue, 2025
By Eve Stockton
Located in Kent, CT
This woodcut print on paper is composed of a central, circular shape in violet on a blue patterned background. The monotype brings to mind the tradition of Japanese printing while be...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Monotype, Woodcut
Original Fashion Design Illustration of an Black Detailed Evening Ball Gown
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration of an Black Evening Gown By Emily Jade R (British Contemporary) Signed lower right. Medium: watercolour, pencil and black ink on artist's paper, ...
Watercolor, Pen, Pencil
$5,437
Caroline's Torso by Yann Guillon - Nude bronze sculpture, female torso, body
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Caroline's Torso is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 30 × 15 × 15 cm (11.8 × 5.9 × 5.9 in). Total height of the sculpture with base and shaft: 5...
Bronze
Premonition of Eternity, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 80x112 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Premonition of Eternity" – Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, gold, sepia, and magenta, incorporating tran...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Quiet Place
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled “Quiet Place” is a work about the need for moments of silence — spa...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,500
Orelisa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Dahlias" by Gary Bukovnik (Flowers, Still life, Watercolor, Paint, Print)
Located in New York, NY
This image features a colorful arrangement of pink, red and purple flowers by American artist, Gary Bukovnik. Bukovnik is an internationally acclaimed painter and printmaker who prim...
Screen
Mixed Feeling 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Mixed Feelings” is a visual series that captures the emotional complexity of Black womanhood, strength, softness, pride, visibility, and invisibility. Each portrait in this series h...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Sieff-Ina a Contrejour Vintage Black and white photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This evocative poster reproduces Ina, en contre-jour, a celebrated photograph by renowned French photographer Jeanloup Sieff, known for his poetic, sensual, and psychologically charg...
Offset
$1,050
The Craftsman ed.2/2 - surrealist, canoe, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bronze figurative tabletop sculpture by Roch Smith features a canoe. Canadian sculptor Roch Smith has turned his attention to a cherished national and historic pastime—canoeing...
Bronze
ONE WAY, Miami Beach, Florida, USA - Monochrome Photograph - Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11823 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Shadow of the Sky: Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Framed
By Tim Owen
Located in Santa Fe, NM
acrylic, mixed media My paintings explore the themes of light, atmosphere, and the emotional impact of nature. The bold, expressive brushstrokes and saturated hues in my work aim to...
Canvas, Acrylic
Yearning 3/9 - male, nude, figurative, statuette, bronze sculpture
By W.W. Hung
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once expressive and elegant, William Hung creates dynamic sculptures that explore the human condition. With this intimate piece, cast in a rich bronze, an athlete balances on one ...
Bronze
Take Heart, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Alana Clumeck’s distinctive style comes through in this contemporary equestrian painting, marked by her signature patterns. A group of brown horses for...
Oil
Three Happy Friends - 21 Century Contemporary Landscape Painting with Dogs
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning Three Happy Friends 140 x 210 cm Oil on linen We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly clever how the originally Dutch Bart Koning knows ho...
Oil
Abalone Shell with Pearl
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Sea Within — Shells & Pearls. Abalone Shell with Pearl explores the ocean’s luminous beauty through a sophisticated, jewel-like palette of turquoise, aquamarine, cobalt and u...
Canvas, Acrylic
Culture Identity 4 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting
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 The...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$48Sale Price|20% Off
Michel Rauscher 'Morning Ritual' 2007- Offset Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michel Rauscher's "Morning Ritual" is an offset lithograph created in 2007, measuring 27.5 x 27.5 inches. The artwork portrays three figures standing before colorful houses, capturin...
Offset
$1,673Sale Price|20% Off
Cypress Tree on a Hill with a Cross, Tuscany, Limited Edition Fine Art Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25007 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,230Sale Price|20% Off
View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria del Rosario - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21023 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Mediterranean Cove with Moored Boat, Oil on Canvas by Daniel Codorniu
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
DANIEL CODORNIU (Palma de Mallorca, 1943–2024). "Mediterranean Cove with Boat." Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 33 × 19 cm (12.99 × 7.48 in). ; 55 × 41 cm (21.65 × 16....
Canvas, Oil
$1,278
11/02/2023, 18.03h by Calo Carratalá - Small waterscape painting, Senegal, palms
Located in Paris, FR
11/02/2023, 18.03h is a unique oil on wooden board painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 22 × 37 cm (8.7 × 14.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unf...
Oil, Wood Panel
Such is Life - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men
By Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life's journey twists and turns, Ups and downs, joys and burns. Moments sweet, moments sour, Such is life, in every hour. Dreams bloom, dreams fade away, Hopes rise, hopes fade to g...
Canvas, Oil