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.
I've Been Everywhere - Abstract Vintage Inspired Figurative Painting on Canvas
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 ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$2,636
Drangarnir Panorama - rock island, seascape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape panorama photography. Cliffs and sea stacks along a coastline under an overcast sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7....
Digital Pigment
The Watchers
Located in Zofingen, AG
On the red ground, black silhouettes stand still — quiet, alert, unbothered. They guard nothing and search for nothing — they simply see. Their presence fills the space with a weight...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,912
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
Balloon Dog (Blue)
By Jeff Koons
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Jeff Koons Title: Balloon Dog (Blue) Year: 2021 Medium: Porcelain with metallic chromatic coating Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 18 7/8 x 6 3/16 inches (40 x 47.9 x 15.7 cm) Edition: 7...
Porcelain
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Frozen Farmland, Hoarfrost Tree, Foggy, Road, minimalist landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21353 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$892Sale Price|25% Off
I remember the sweetness of life - Dreamy soft atmospheric waterfall painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A moment in time and nature, "I remember the sweetness of life" is the latest in my water series, and exploration of dawn in the wild, the sweetness of the light and foamy water as i...
Oil
$1,912
Drangarnir Sea Stacks, Faroe Islands – Limited Edition Black and White Seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21340 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Sujoon Sky - Blue Abstract Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
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...
Metal, Wire
$520Sale Price|20% Off
CENTAUR with ARCH - original large art by Paula Craioveanu - New Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Centaur with Arch 100x70cm / 30x27in ink, graphite, tempera on paper large size, shipped rolled in a tube directly from the artist's studio. 1st Dibs offers free shipping up to $20...
Ink, Tempera, Pencil
$1,677
The mountains we dream in - 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
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #92...
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$2,629
Gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore Church - cityscape - Venice - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Gondolas docked along wooden posts on a misty water canal and in back San Giorgio Maggiore Church. All Gerald Berghammer prints are ...
Digital Pigment
$580
My Favorite Game #2 - Colorful Pacman Inspired Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
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
LMIRL (Let's Meet In Real Life) - Pop Art Glass Pill Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"LMIRL" (Let's Meet In Real Life) - Limited edition green glass pill sculpture by Edie Nadelhaft. Edition of 9. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. The piece is equippe...
Glass, Mixed Media
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
$3,067Sale Price|20% Off
PaperLandscape, Origina Paint on Cotton Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Paper Landscape is a unique original artwork by Italian contemporary artist Marilina Marchica, created in 2021. Executed with oil and collage on pure cotton canvas, the work explore...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
Shrimps Wanna Have Cocktails Too, Still-Life Painting, 90x90 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shrimps Wanna Have Cocktails Too is a quiet rebellion served on a silver plate, a reminder that even those placed on the sidelines of the table deserve the center of the scene, becau...
Canvas, Acrylic
$14,260
Janus's Heads by Martine Demal - bronze sculpture, double-sided head, myth
Located in Paris, FR
Janus's Heads is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 54 × 26 × 17 cm (21.3 × 10.2 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Bronze
$1,314
Icarus VIII by Nando Kallweit. Elegant bronze sculpture of a winged figure
Located in Coltishall, GB
A bronze figure with the mythical wings of Icarus. Nando Kallweit's work celebrates the modern human form whilst acknowledging that our individuality is shaped by our heritage. Herit...
Bronze
Ryewater with Orchids left panel of diptych, contemporary, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
This work comprises two panels in delicate summery pastel shades depicts a traditional wildflower meadow in full bloom. The colours are drawn from soft green grasses and the pretty p...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,396
Les reliures - Contemporary Abstract library, textured painting, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont is known for her evocative compositions inspired by books, libraries, and the quiet architecture of reading. Her work explores the poetic re...
Oil
Better Together
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Archival Pigment
Radiance - painting, acrylic on canvas
By Sasha Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract landscape painting is by Sasha Rogers. The luminous, expressive paintings of this Canadian artist are rooted in her childhood memories of growing up on th...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Blue Landscape Painting Lake Scene Contemporary Statement Art
By Andrea Costa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A statement-scale landscape featuring expansive water and distant landforms in layered blues and tonal neutrals. This piece captures a sense of optimism and openness through its wide...
Canvas, Oil
$1,529Sale Price|20% Off
Frozen Landscape – Minimalist Winter Landscape Photograph – Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21345 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Armenian Village
Located in Paris, IDF
White pen on black paper, Kamsar Ohanyan is an Armenian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Yerevan, Armenia. He studied in Yerevan at State Pedagogical University with Kh. A...
Paper, Pen
Landscape - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colorful, Landscape, Polish artist
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
"Kitten Bouquet" - Contemporary Mixed-Media Collage on Wood
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Born in Rockford, Illinois, 1951 Zoa Ace creates figurative oil paintings that explore human relationships through theatrical narratives infused with symbolic animals and whimsical...
Canvas, Oil
$120Sale Price|20% Off
After Robert Motherwell-Art Chicago, 1981, FIRST EDITION
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exceptional poster, featuring an image copyrighted in 1981 by Robert Motherwell, was presented at the Navy Pier in Chicago during the 1981 art show. Printed by Tyler Graphics Lt...
Lithograph
$3,850
Good Time - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Women Love
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
$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
$1,910
Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...
Archival Pigment, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Counterpart by Tom Price - large sculpture and bench, 7.2ft wide
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Coal, resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Counterpart II is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway between art and design: the piece can be seen ex...
Steel
"MySpace Tom No. 1" Textile Portrait, Glitch Motif, Crochet Acrylic
By Nicole Nikolich, Lace in the Moon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MySpace Tom No. 1" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crochet acrylic. This p...
Textile, Yarn, Acrylic
$15,000
Contemporary Figurative Ceramic Sculpture, Glazed, 23 x 20 x 18 in, Sunkoo Yuh
By SunKoo Yuh
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Figurative Ceramic Sculpture, Glazed, 23 x 20 x 18 in, Sunkoo Yuh The ceramic sculptures of SunKoo Yuh are composed of tight groupings of various forms including plants...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze
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
Serenity - 21st Century Contemporary Dutch landscape painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Joost Verhagen Serenity 100 x 140 cm Acrylic paint on canvas Shipping on a roll in a tube we can offer, worldwide, for free. We also ship worldwide in a wooden crate, framed as see...
Canvas, Acrylic
Free Space Panorama - color gondola, cityscape - Venice, Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color long exposure photography. Gondolas docked on calm water with Venice cityscape, church bell tower and historic buildings. Archival pigment ink print as par...
Digital Pigment
$3,500
Handcuffed, New York, 1978 Black and White Iconic Photograph, Signed, 14x11
Located in New york, NY
For several years in the 1970s Leonard Freed worked alongside members of the New York police department, documenting the gritty reality of life on the beat...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Teckio by Jacques Owczarek - Animal bronze sculpture of a dog, dachshund, black
Located in Paris, FR
Teckio is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek, dimensions are 19,5 × 48 × 28 cm (7.7 × 18.9 × 11 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
Bronze
$6,000
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) Signed Linocut, Mexican Girl with Braided Hair
Located in Union City, NJ
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) The Right To Eat, created by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett. BREAD portrays a realistic linoleum cut portrait of a...
Linocut
Embrace Nature 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece is a catalyst. As we navigate the complexities of our modern world, embracing Nature has become more crucial than ever. "Nature" I observed that her beauty comes from emb...
Canvas, Acrylic
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #9503 Not mounted....
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$17,256
F.171201 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
F.171201 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 17 × 42 × 35 cm (6.7 × 16.5 × 13.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Glass
Interlocutors
Located in Zofingen, AG
Three figures at a table during a tea break. A simple everyday scene, filled with the atmosphere of conversation.
Canvas, Acrylic
Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Cerulean 2 XL - contemporary glass sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The contemporary blue glass tabletop sculpture is by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Cheryl Wilson Smith is known for her uniquely beautiful glass work—its form, color and texture is often ins...
Metal
$1,314
Cypress Tree on a Hill with a Cross - Tuscany - limited landscape editon photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. A small group of tall, slender cypress trees on a dry, barren hilltop against a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Digital Pigment
Five Lemons A Pear and Egg 1994 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Five Lemons A Pear and Egg : Fruits and Flowers Suite 1994 Print - Screen Print Paper size 22.75'' x 21.75'' inches Image size 12" x 12" inches Edition: signed in pencil, titled, d...
Screen
$120Sale Price|20% Off
National Holiday Offset Print by Fernando Botero, Contemporary, 1987
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fernando Botero's painting titled National Holiday was created in 1987. This work exemplifies Botero's distinctive style, often referred to as "Boterismo," characterized by the depic...
Offset
$286Sale Price|20% Off
Pink foam-clay modular domino wall sculpture with blue sprinkles on black wood
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
The work presents a low-relief surface modelled in foam clay and finished with layers of acrylic and enamel that amplify volume and texture. The black ground functions as a neutral f...
Enamel
$56Sale Price|20% Off
Deux Sirenes Lithograph by Marc Chagall, Offset Print, 1963, Unframed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an above the edition impression of an original lithograph by Marc Chagall, created in 1961 and printed in 1963 by Mourlot for Chagall Lithographe II, published by André Saure...
Offset
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
Corner Desk, Oil Painting
By David Thelen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A small desk and chair rest against a blue grey wall. Sunlight filters through a tall window, casting warm light across the room. This modern painting finds mov...
Oil
$1,125
Harmonious Life - Bright Yellow Abstract Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$1,788Sale Price|40% Off
Can I Come Home for the Summer? Large Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Can I come home for the summer?" is a painting inspired by a yearning for home, a home in the earth and connection to place, a home full of green living things and water and dirt a...
Oil
$1,529Sale Price|20% Off
Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Madeira — Museum-Quality Limited Edition B&W Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 21035 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
What Do You Say? - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting by Alice Teichert is rendered in shades of pink. As one of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Alice Teichert has spent decades exploring the ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Lemniscate - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Erik van de Beek (Dutch artist) Lemniscate 15,2 x 27,9 cm ( framed included 19,2 x 31,9 cm) Oil paint on wood panel Artist Erik van de Beek lives and works in Nijmegen. The modest N...
Oil, Wood Panel
2024 I – 2 by Christiane Maurer - Textile art, vivid color, geometric, handwoven
Located in Paris, FR
2024 I – 2 is a unique textile (double weave, handwoven cotton stretched on frame) artwork by contemporary artist Christiane Maurer, dimensions are 112 × 53 cm (44.1 × 20.9 in). The...
Textile, Cotton