Contemporary Art
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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.
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Style: Contemporary
Period: 1970s
Julio Iglesias - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Julio Iglesias is a photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Julio Iglesias - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Julio Iglesias is a photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Julio Iglesias - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Julio Iglesias is a photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Behind the boss - Lithograph by Pino Reggiani - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Behind the boss is a Contemporary Artwork realized by the Italian artist Pino Reggiani (Forlì, 1937).
Lithograph on paper.
Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower right co...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Behind the boss - Lithograph by Pino Reggiani - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Behind the boss is a Contemporary Artwork realized by the Italian artist Pino Reggiani (Forlì, 1937).
Lithograph on paper.
Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower right co...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Reclining Figures - Lithograph by Henry Moore - 1971
By Henry Moore
Located in Roma, IT
Figures allongées is a print realized by the British artist Henry Moore (Castleford 1898 - Much Hadham 1986).
This color lithograph on paper, was edited by the French magazine "XXe...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Paris Review -- Hand-printed Lithograph, Text Art by Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in London, GB
Paris Review, 2021
Ed Ruscha
Hand-printed lithograph with torn and deckle edges
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 50
Sheet: 45.7 × 29.2 cm (18 × 11.5 in)
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
David Kimball Anderson Large Oil Stick Pastel Abstract Flowers Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
Large bright vivid drawing done in oil crayon or oil pastel. Abstract floral drawing.
David Kimball Anderson’s work is bold and graceful, respectful and spiritual. A practicing Bud...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel
Purple Owl
By Karel Appel
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Karel Appel
Title: Purple Owl
Size: 41 x 32 Inches (90 x 80 cm) (Framed: 47 x 38 inches)
Medium: Aquatint and Carborandum
Edition: of 130
Year: 1979
Notes: Karel App...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Aquatint
Enrico Berlinguer and Sandro Pertini at L. Visconti's Funeral - Photo- 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Enrico Berlinguer and Alessandro Pertini at the Funeral of Luchino Visconti is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1976.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gondoliers in Venice - Etching by Gianpaolo Berto - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Gondoliers in Venice is an etching realized by Gianpaolo Berto in 1974.
60 X 75 cm,no frame.
Edition 14/50. Numbered and firmed by the artist in the lower margin.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Nude Woman on Yellow Couch in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Woman on Yellow Couch and Blanket in Acrylic on Paper
Bright painting of a nude woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). A nude woman is sitting on a light yellow couch that has been covered with a darker yellow blanket. She is facing the viewer, with her knees up and one arm on the back of the couch.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Paper size: 22.5"H x 28.38"W
Katherine Kallick...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Andrew Moore - Old Greenwich, Photography 1977, Printed After
By Andrew Moore
Located in Greenwich, CT
Archival Pigment Print
picture from my bedroom window (where I grew up)
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph:
30" x 40” - Edition of 5 + 2 Artist Proofs
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Roman View - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman View is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique and hand watercolored.
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbered...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
"Ballad of John & Yoko"" Limited Edition Drawing
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's "Ballad of John & Yoko," originally drawn ion their wedding day n 1969, this limited edition was released by Bag One Arts (The Lenno...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Margherita Boniver - Early 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Margherita Boniver is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
1972 Sonia Delaunay 'Composition' lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.5 inches ( 31.115 x 24.13 cm )
Image Size: 12.25 x 9.5 inches ( 31.115 x 24.13 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Additio...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
BLESSINGS Signed Lithograph, Realist Portrait, Veiled Woman Praying Near Candles
Located in Union City, NJ
BLESSINGS is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed in black ink on archival Arches printmaking paper 100% acid free from a hand drawn lithography stone using tra...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
“Volcano Fuego” Modern Colorful Abstract Landscape Woodcut Print Ed. 74/75
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract landscape woodcut print by modern artist Carol Summers. The work features a color blocked depiction of a volcano with a rainbow. Signed, titled, and editioned withi...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Woodcut
"One Day At A Time" Limited Edition Drawing
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's "One Day At A Time" originally drawn in 1979, this limited edition was released by Bag One Arts (The Lennon Estate) in 1990 and has b...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Black and White Nude Woman in Acrylic, Gouache, and Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Black and White Nude Woman in Acrylic, Gouache, and Charcoal on Paper
Black and white painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Charcoal, Gouache, Acrylic, Paper
The Green Landscape - Etching by Léopold Robin -Last 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Green Landscape is a colored etching hand painted on paper realized by the French artist Léopold Robin.
Hand Signed on the right margin.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Saint Peter - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Peter is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbered edition,57/199.
Good...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Sontando (Dreaming)
By Jorge Dumas
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sontando (Dreaming)
Color lithograph, 1975
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil (see photos)
Edition: 250 (65/250)
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil
Published by Circle Gallery ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Roman View - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman View is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique and hand watercolored.
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbered...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Osteria del Tempo Perso - Etching by Bruno Canova - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Osteria del Tempo Perso is an artwork realized by Bruno Canova,1973.
Etching, Artist Proof.
75 x 95 cm.
Handsigned and dated lower right.
Good condition
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Reportage from Albania - Durrës - Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Durrës is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured aesthetically...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fountain of the Turtles - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fountain of the Turtles is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique.
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbered edition1...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Man Ray 'Le Mannequin' aquatint engraving - 1975
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Man Ray
'Le Mannequin'
Aquatint/Engraving
1975
Edition: From the rare limited edition of 150
Size: 50x35 CM.
Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist
Published by Cleto Polcina E...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Letter P - Lithograph and Screen Print by Erté - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Limited edition of 350 prints. From the suite “Alphabet”. Near perfect condition.
Lithograph/Screen print.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen, Lithograph
Reportage from Albania - Shkodër - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Shkodër is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured aestheticall...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
White flowers" " Oil cm. 40 x 73 1970
By Enzo FARAONI
Located in Torino, IT
minimal, flowers, interior, vase with flowers, white
Enzo FARAONI (S. Stefano Magra, La Spezia, 1920)
Enzo Faraoni is a great painter and engraver from Florence; he expresses the po...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Secret Meadow (signed twice with inscription to art critic) letter of provenance
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn
Secret Meadow (signed twice with unique personal inscription to renowned art critic, with letter of provenance), 1974
Pastel on Paper - signed twice and hand inscribed, accompanied by letter of provenance
Signed lower left front, titled lower middle, and inscribed, dated and signed again on the lower middle and right front
Frame Included: elegantly matted and framed in a blond wood museum quality frame with UV plexiglass
This poignant yellow pastel landscape is by the renowned painter Wolf Kahn, whose work is famously characterized by abstraction and figuration, as his gorgeously colored landscapes transform into color fields. This particular work is special because it came from the private collection of distinguished art critic and artist Lawrence (Larry) Campbell, who received it as a gift from Wolf Kahn in 1974. It is accompanied by a hand signed and dated Letter of Provenance from Mr. Campbell's daughter which reads, "This painting has been in my home since 1974 when it was given to my father, the late Lawrence (Larry) Campbell, by the artist, Wolf Kahn. In the lower right hand corner of the painting, Mr. Kahn wrote in pencil, 'To Larry in friendship- Wolf 1974.' My father was also a painter, a Director at the Arts Students League of New York, Professor of Art at Pratt Institute & Brooklyn College and an Art Critic for Art News and Art in America Magazines, for over 50 years." The work is also hand signed by the artist, lower left, so it bears two signatures. (For security purposes, the letter is not reproduced here, but the buyer of this work will receive the original hand signed letter...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Graphite
"Stratus"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Colored lithograph, second edition 1/10, signed and dated in the lower right, numbered in the lower left, and presented in a silver metal frame,
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Two Models in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Models in Acrylic on Paper
Colorful painting of two models by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). One model is nude, reclining with her feet towards the viewer and arms behind her head. The other is seated in a chair, with a green blanket draped over it. She has her head resting on her hands, and is wearing a pink outfit.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Paper size: 22.5"H x 28.38"W
Katherine Kallick...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Baia delle Zagare - Vintage Offset Print by Franco Fontana - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
"Baia delle Zagare, 1970" is a beautiful offset realized by Franco Fontana.
Rondanini Galleria D'arte Contemporanea - Roma. Limited edition of 1.000
Coloured poster from a photogra...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Letter X - Lithograph and Screen Print by Erté - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Limited edition of 350 prints. From the suite “Alphabet”. Excellent condition.
Lithograph/Serigraph.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen, Lithograph
Ferry Overtuned by Typhoon at Hong Kong - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ferry Overtuned by Typhoon at Hong Kong is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Royal Family of Great Britain - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Royal Family of Great Britain is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical mo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Alain and Arianne Blum- 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Alain and Arianne Blum is a color photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Love Letter, After Kunimasa" original lithograph signed romantic pop art lovely
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Love Letter, After Kunimasa" is a hand-painted lithograph by Michael Knigin. It is signed in the lower right and is edition 16/200. This print is inspired by the Ukiyo-e prints of U...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Lithograph
Gholam Reza Azhari - Former Prime Minister of Iran - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Gholam Reza Azhari - Former Prime Minister of Iran is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1978. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Model with Unbuttoned Blouse in Ink and Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Model with Unbuttoned Blouse in Ink and Charcoal on Paper
Black and white painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kall...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Charcoal
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana is a vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Revolution in Iran - Historical Photo- 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Revolution in Iran - Historical Photo is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and po...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
The landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Saint Peter and Castel Sanit Angelo - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Peter and Castel Sanit Angelo is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique.
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbe...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Roman View - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman View is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique and hand watercolored.
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbered...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
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