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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Recognized Seller Listings
Marella Agnelli and Gianni Agnelli in Marrakesh. Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

The Devil and The Star, Diptych. Embroidery thread on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Devil and The Star, Diptych, 2019 From the Ventura Series Embroidery thread on canvas Overall Frame size: 40 cm H x 60 cm W x 3 cm D Overall Image size: 27 cm H x 34 cm W Individ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold

Der Wald (portfolio of 9) 10 of 12 - grouping, woodblock prints on art paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Der Wald - or, the Forest - consists of nine wood block prints in a single portfolio. In each of the nine images a single tree is printed cleanly in solid black on manila colored ar...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Woodcut

Four Pomegranate Seeds Plus One - small, bright, red, glass still life sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A grouping of luscious pomegranate red glass and one single seed. Skilfully executed in blown glass - the inner element opaque, the outer translucent. Works from this series were rec...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Summer Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The simple beauty of a summer bouquet is celebrated in this lovely floral portrait by Pat Service. The Canadian artist chose to experiment with the classic still-life genre in her ow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Desirable Garden, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled, and numbered by the artist. Extravagant multi-colored blossoms fill the image in this etching by Yuju Hiratsuka. While Hiratsuka's images have some resemblance to tr...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

I melt #5 and #3, Diptych. Abstract nude color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
An insipid notion (The astonished world) is a collection of unreal experiences caused by the feeling of late and inexperienced love, and the inability to fully know the experience of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Celadon Muse
Located in New York, NY
Brice Marden Celadon Muse 2003 Two color etching / one color lithograph 22 x 30 inches; 56 x 76 cm Edition of 45 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Dogman grew a pear 21/25 - figurative, contemporary, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Cast in bronze, this contemporary figurative sculpture of an anthropomorphic dog is by Gillie and Marc. British and Australian artists, Gillie and Marc have been called “the most su...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Green Barn Reflected - blue, landscape, abstracted, pop-art, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Charles Pachter’s love of barns has spanned decades. For the cherished Canadian contemporary artist the barn is a reminder of Canada’s strong rural roots and agricultural heritage. In this painting, the barn is a forest green; a colour that became popular after the 18th century invention of a paint pigment called ‘Paris green.’ The rich colours are enhanced by the reflection of the image in cool blue waters. The undulating borders blur the line between earth and sky. While Pachter has been much lauded as a pop artist often compared to David Hockney, Andy Warhol and Jim Dine, his charming imagery is distinctly his own. “Charles Pachter is the most Canadian artist this country has ever produced, including the Group of Seven. Charlie is a Group of One, and no one else can do what he does.” Leonard Wise, Author and Art Critic Pachter is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of France’s Ordres des Arts et des Lettres and twice a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Good Morning - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In a gorgeous deep blue, Pat Service has captured the essence of a single bloom. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, the Vancouver artist’s flowers are pared down to the essentials--simple s...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hyang #2 - blue, white, red, abstract, industrial felt wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing wall composition is by Chung-Im Kim, an award-winning fibre artist whose exquisite work has been showcased and celebrated internationally. In this handmade sculptural...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Felt, Thread, Mixed Media

Where we gonna play in the future. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Guardian - large, green, blue, landscape, impressionist, acrylic, resin on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At 5 by 10 feet, this brilliantly executed landscape on panel has a luminosity and a depth rarely seen. The painting has many layers, and is finished in resin. The central figure of ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic

Berkeley House
Located in Dallas, TX
"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sandbar. Areal Landscape ocean limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Peters has gone on to capture and document man’s wider imprint on nature. Whether it’s the graphic symmetry of urban architecture or the abstract choreography of the forms and hues o...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Effervescence Black VIII - geometric, abstract, powder coated steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Hand forged from steel this abstract indoor sculpture is by Claude Millette. The steel cubes of the Effervescence series resemble tumbling dice that are stacked at daring angles. Thi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Abstract Carrot
Located in New York, NY
image size: 12 x 9 inches William Wegman is a renowned photographer famous for his unique and artistic photographs of Weimaraner puppies. His approach to is far from conventional, ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pigment

Mosaic Corazon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from the edition of 76. Artist and community activist Leo Límon lives and works in Los Angeles, where he was born ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Butterflies, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Butterflies, 2005 Mixed media on canvas Mounted on a strecher size: 40 x 40 cm Mounted ______ Born in 1953 in Paris (FR). Lives and works in Paris (FR). After studying political sc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Lit Cats, 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lit Cats is an oil on canvas painting, 14 x 21" canvas size, signed on the front ‘KOSTABI 2022’ upper left, and signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary black frame. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hamami, Istanbul from the Mani. Cartes Postales Series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Postcard Cagaloglu Hamami, 1992 27.5 x 38.5 in. 33 x 41 in. framed Exp. 3/6 From the Mani- Cartes Postales Series This series of photographs were taken for a European calendar. ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

And Then Red
Located in Greenwich, CT
And Then Red is a screenprint on paper from the edition of 50, 15.75 x 15.75" image size, signed and dated 'Takashi '99' and numbered 45/50 in pencil verso. Framed in a custom, gold-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Paper

Men and Palm, Tree. Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Archival Pigment print Medium Ed of 10 Palm & Trees: For this series, the artist explores short poems, the expansion of the palms, textures, and ease of the male figure surrounded b...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Promises and Lies: Everything will be O.K. - white, metal, glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This distinctive wall sculpture was created by Cheryl Wilson Smith. The artist has assembled delicate layers of winter white glass frit (ground glass) in a dynamic pattern. Each stac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Change Of Light. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Confession - interactive, abstracted furniture, wood and steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing interactive sculpture is designed by the Japanese born artist Natsuki Takauji. A gently curved metal and composite dark brown wood chai...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Kate Moss Frontal Nude III
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Kate Moss, Frontal Nude III, 1993 Archival pigment print, printed later Sheet 91.4 x 76.2 cm (36 x 30 in.) Edition of 10 plus 2 artist's proofs (AP 2/...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Prada Men's Fall Fashion show and Olivier Rousteing and His Collection, Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Love
Located in Greenwich, CT
Love is a lithograph on paper, 9 x 9" image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 219/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP), framed in a contemporary, silver-tone frame - visua...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Snakes & Letters - repurposed metal, gothic, aluminum figurative wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Re-purposed Georgian scroll style decorative moldings are shaped into a large mask and cast in aluminum in this unique sculpture by Dale Dunning. The surface of the mask has an undulating quality reminiscent of the experience of playing Snakes and Ladders...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Color Derivatives # 155, Abstract painting on canvas, mounted on a stretcher.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color Derivatives # 155, 2016 by Natasha Zupan From the series Color Derivatives Oil, fabric, medium, on canvas Size: 9.5 in. H x 7.5 in. W x 3 in D. Canvas on a stretcher Natasha ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Autobiography
Located in Houston, TX
Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography, 1968 Three panel offset lithograph on three sheets of paper 66 1/4 x 48 3/4 inches each Ed. 2000, unsigned Unframed Can be displayed horizontally o...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Strange Alchemy, by Rosalyn Richards
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of only 10 prints. Rosalyn Richards has been a member of the Bucknell University art faculty since 1982. Images from particle physics, s...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Boy Blue, by Fernando reys
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Male nude linocut, from the series "The Sensual Line" comprised of 4 male and 4 female images. Reyes attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received a Bachel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Linocut

Man against wall, One. Motion Series. Male Nude Sepia Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Man against wall one by Ricky Cohete From Motion series Sepia Archival Pigment print Size 36" x 24" Ed of 10 + 1AP Unframed Throughout his exploration of the movement of the body, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"David Bowie, New York City" photograph by Neal Preston from Hard Rock Hotel
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"David Bowie, New York City, 1973" photograph by Neal Preston. "Photo by Neal Preston" hand written on front lower right corner. This framed photograph was previously displayed in a ...
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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Looking at You, Looking at Me, Looking at You - playful, steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Outdoor playful interactive sculpture. Can you see yourself? The female form in gray-blue steel; her head a reflective mirror is the subject of this imaginative sculpture by Canadian...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Cala Lily, Watercolor on paper. Sill life Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Elui with World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 47 lbs., Marsabit Forest, Kenya – Art
Located in Zurich, CH
PETER BEARD (1938–2020, USA) Elui with World Record Cow Elephant Tusk, 47 lbs., Marsabit Forest, Kenya, 1962/2006 Color print with gelatin silver print collage, watercolor, tempera paint, ink Sheet 141 x 108,6 cm (55 1/2 x 42 3/4 in.) Unique Signed recto and verso in ink Peter Beard (1938–2020) was an American artist who lived and worked in New York and Kenya. In Africa Peter Beard found the central theme of his life, the destruction of the natural animal world by man and civilization. His photographs of Africa, African animals and the journals that often integrate his photographs have been widely shown and published since the 1960s. Inspired by earlier trips to Africa in both 1955 and 1960, Beard traveled to Kenya upon graduation. Working at Tsavo National Park, he photographed and documented the demise of 35,000 elephants and other wildlife, later to become the subject of his iconic book, “The End of the Game...
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1960s Contemporary Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Color, Silver Gelatin

Half Angels Half Demons #42. Nude. Black and white limited edition photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Half Angels Half Demons #42, 2002 by Mauricio Velez Black and White Photography Archival Pigment Print Image size: 60 in. H x 40 in. W Edition of 9 + 2AP Unframed "In a few photog...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Red Dirt & Sea - 21st Century, Water, Nude, Landscape, Figurative
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Red Dirt & Sea, 2022 acrylic on cardboard 119 H x 79 W cm 46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' about the...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Dahlia #8 by Philip Gatward - Color Photography, Portrait Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Dahlia #8 is a rich and luxurious Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward. It is available in this size of 32" x 38" in an Edition of 10. Gatward's firs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Color, Inkjet

REVERENCE No. 2 Paris. France. From the REVERENCE Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
REVERENCE, No. 2. Paris. France, 2017 From the REVERENCE Series C-print archival Size: 40 H x 60 W in. Edition 2/10 + 1AP Unframed Photographer Victoria Cohen was granted unpreced...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Untitled Set. From the "Serendipia" Series. Figurative nude B&W photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled Set, From 'Serendipia' Series, 2018 by Mauricio Velez Archival Pigment Print Individual Image Size: 40 in. H x 60 in. W Overall Image Size: 40 in. H x 120 in. W Edition of 9...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Waiting for Spring - contemporary, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture is by Susan Rankin. Susan Rankin’s elegant and colorful hand-blown glass art has been exhibited across North America i...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Window View, Château de Haroué, Lorraine, France
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45 Signed, titled, dated, print date and numbered. Sepia toned gelatin silver print. Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imager...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Moss - green, decorative, contemporary, abstract, porcelain, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic vessel is moss green in color. Inspired by the organic forms and patterns found in nature, Paula Murray creates uniquely beautiful porcelain artwork. Her h...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

"Pair of Lovers" 9.25" bronze sculpture on wooden base by Moshe Sternschuss
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Pair of Lovers" bronze sculpture on wooden base of male and female seated figures by artist Moshe Sternschuss. Signature Sternschuss and edition number 153/200 inscribed on side of ...
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20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Ivory Brigade, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
Located in Chicago, IL
Ivory Brigade Nunavut, Canada, 2006 24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500 31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15 40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm / Edition of 10 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Denton, TX
Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry presents two figures leading their camels through the sandy terrain of the desert. They struggle further into the storm, consumed by the orange ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital

Calla Lily - lush, dark, detailed, realist, floral, still life, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This gorgeous bouquet of sunny yellow Calla Lilies is a mixed media piece by James Lahey. Light appears to illuminate this casual arrangement. The clear glass vase sits against a jet...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eagle Soaring - kinetic, contemporary, figurative, stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The majesty of an eagle as it soars through the air is captured in this stunning contemporary sculpture by Amos Robinson. The American artist has been recognized internationally for ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Freddie Mercury, 1977 - QUEEN
Located in Chicago, IL
British singer Freddie Mercury perform with Queen at their Madison Square Garden debut in New York, USA, February 5, 1977. Available sizes: 17 X 22 inches - $1,700 Edition of 25 16 x 20 inches Edition of 20 20 x 24 inches Edition of 20 30 x 40 inches Edition of 10 About the artist: Award-winning photographer Michael Brennan’s work covers a wide range of historical events, celebrity portraits, candid’s and world famous athletes. After winning the British News Picture of the Year for his coverage of the death of Donald Campbell in 1967, which was featured in Life magazine, he went on to work for several newspapers and covered important news events as well as capturing images of notable names. He was awarded British Photographer of the Year in 1969. His archive includes images of Led Zeppelin, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, President Jimmy Carter, Princess Diana, John Lennon, and sport legends George Best, Pele, George Foreman...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

House and Home
Located in New York, NY
William Wegman is a renowned photographer famous for his unique and artistic photographs of Weimaraner puppies. His approach to is far from conventional, avoiding the typical "cuddly...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pigment

Palais Lichtenau Festsaal. From the Grand Interiors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist inspiration is deeply rooted in the notion of discovery through visual reflections and a strong passion for symmetry and linear structure. Her architectural works of Refle...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Crossing the River: Leaping
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Edition 30. Hung Liu grew up in China and came of age during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. She spent four years in the countryside as a laborer, studied paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mirages #6. Architectural Landscape, Limited edition photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mirages. The idea of the monumental, utopian and modern city is constantly debated due to its own fragility. The idealization of the city is weak and vulnerable, threatened by the ru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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