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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
Island. Boulders Beach, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This contemporary painting of Boulders Beach presents a stylized, painterly interpretation of the coast. On the left, a rocky cliff descends toward the beach, m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Interlocutors
Located in Zofingen, AG
Three figures at a table during a tea break. A simple everyday scene, filled with the atmosphere of conversation.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Counterpart by Tom Price - large sculpture and bench, 7.2ft wide
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Cowboy Dancers
Located in Deddington, GB
Cowboy dancers by Kate Boxer is a drypoint and carborundum print on paper. Additional information: Limited edition print Edition of 30 Signed by artist and inscribed with edit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Drypoint

Autumn Evening
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting captures a quiet autumn evening after the rain. A couple walks along a reflective street, where the glow of streetlights and the warm tones of the trees shimmer in the p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"The Apocalypse Now" Hyperrealistic Miniature Building Wall-Mounted Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Apocalypse Now" is original artwork made from paper, basswood, plaster, acrylic, enamel, watercolor, wire, pvc, pins, pastel, inkjet prints by Drew Leshko. Thi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Wire

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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Drifting Harmony I - Original Minimalist Blue Landscape Mountains Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Aramis by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, bull
Located in Paris, FR
Aramis is a bronze patinated sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 18 x 14 x 17 cm (7.09 × 5.51 × 6.69 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Lapis Lazuli - Blue Green Gray Minerals Crystals Geometric Pattern, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Layers of nontraditional materials add texture to this contemporary abstract work in mixed media on paper by Eleanor White. Crushed opal and aquamarine in light blue with dry pigment...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Precious Stone, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Torso 02 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Sun loungers on the Beach - landscape - umbrellas - shore - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Empty beach with striped lounge chairs and blue umbrellas on sandy shore, overcast sky. Archival pigment ink print as par...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Ballad (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ballad (Bombay Beach) - 2023 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2023-08. N...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Room 217 - Collector Portfolio # 4 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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Forlorn - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forlorn - 2021 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1032. Not ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Desire - original blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Desire", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube, Fast shipping anywhere in the world - 7 days. En...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Tempera, Archival Paper

Against All Odds -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Mixed Media, Canvas, Fabric

Baia delle Zagare - Vintage Offset Print - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
"Baia delle Zagare, 1970" is a beautiful offset realized by Franco Fontana. Rondanini Galleria D'arte Contemporanea - Roma. Coloured poster from a photograph by Franco Fontana (Mod...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

QUILTING TIME Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Family Life African American Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
QUILTING TIME is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. QUILTING TIME by th...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

"You Are Here" Limited Edition Drawing From 1969
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's "You Are Here" drawing, which is a loving image of John and Yoko in the year there were married. Originally drawn in 1969 this limite...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Other Medium

Block XI by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, plaster, balance
Located in Paris, FR
Block XI is a unique plaster sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 20 × 11 × 14 cm (7.9 × 4.3 × 5.5 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a certifi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Plaster

WINTER LANDSCAPE XI - Contemporary Atmospheric, Modern Nature Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"The Shape of Woman" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Samantha Millington’s unique style of figurative art pops and zings from the canvas while also nodding in the direction of cubism and goddess figures from pre-history. Both thoughtfu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Halcyon Gold - contemporary, abstract, gold-plated, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract sculpture was created from stainless steel and painted gold. This impressive monumental sculpture by Viktor Mitic was forged from stainless steel and pain...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold, Stainless Steel

Crescent Moon Late May - Night Sky Stars Green Woods Water Trees Landscape, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
The night sky over the densely treed forest of Hennen's Wyatt Mountain, Virginia home is the subject of this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel set...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rjukandefossen Waterfall Forest Norway
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rjukandefossen Waterfall Study 1, Norway - no. 21373 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Pri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Waiting - Contemporary, Nude, Figurative, Polaroid, Photograph, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Waiting (Sidewinder) - 2005 48x47cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 3173. Not ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Rose The Pug 1 Pocket Painting, Pocket Painting, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Solar Eclipse (Diamond Ring Effect) (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cobbolds Point, Groyne, England, limited minimalist seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Cobbolds Point Study 1, England - no. 21362 Digital pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Synthesis 1 by Tom Price - Sculpture and lighting, LED, original, abstract, pink
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis 1 is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, steel, acrylic and LED, dimensions are 205 × 50 × 50 cm (80.7 × 19.7 × 19.7 in). T...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Jose. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

Both Barrels, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The painting hits immediately with confrontation. That mechanical immediacy produces an adrenaline response: tension, alarm, the urge to duck or to meet the fig...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Architectural Layered Hanging Cement Head Sculpture with Chestnut Wood Elements
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This architectural layered hanging cement head sculpture forms part of the Proyectos subseries within José Perozo’s broader framework of anthropotecture. P...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete

Blue Cowgirl - Abstract Figurative Pinup Western Inspired 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 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic

156.05.11, Torsi series by Klaus Kampert - Black and White nude photography
Located in Paris, FR
156.03.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Torsi. In this series the model is stripped of identity. The...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Unprocessed desire
Located in Zofingen, AG
Unprocessed desire - an inner game where attraction and risk exist side by side and give no peace. There is no attempt to explain its logic. The crown, the female figure, the die - a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Close to My Heart
Located in Zofingen, AG
The black dog leans quietly against the chest, as if merging with the rhythm of the heart. The red garment, scattered with white hearts, becomes more than fabric—it turns into a fiel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

All creatures great and small by Lesley Anne Spowart
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles. With a di...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

"Cairn #2 (5 Stack)" Stacked Takeout Containers Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cairn #2 (5 Stack)" is an original green ceramic sculpture by Yoonmi Nam made from directly slip casting the negative space of precariously stacked takeout containers and finishing ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Huge Chinoiserie Oil Painting Roaring Tiger & Cub Winter Japanese Chinese Style
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tiger & Cub in Winter Landscape Signed 'Poole', British late 20th century oil painting on hessian canvas, painted on five separate sections all within one frame overall framed size: ...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Roland Garros 2014 Vintage Offset Print, Contemporary Style, Unframed
By Juan Uslé
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 2014, Juan Uslé was commissioned to create the official Roland Garros poster, infusing the French Open with his distinctive abstract style. His design features flowing lines and v...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Ryewater Farm Summer Splendour, original painting, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
This work depicts a traditional wildflower meadow in full bloom. The colours are drawn from soft green meadow grasses, the white ox-eye daisies in abundance as well as the pretty pin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Melt with You - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Melt with You' part of the series 'Hands down' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7/7 and 2 Artist Proofs available. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certifi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Ever present - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ever present - 2021 80x80cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1077. N...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Divine Nude No.4 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, men
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.4 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Fair Weather (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fair Weather (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005, 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label Artist ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

French School Neverending Reading - Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Never ending Reading In this luminous and poetic work, a suspended moment of everyday life, infused with both serenity and the quiet solitude of modern existence. Two women, seated...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Extra Large Zig Zag Cat, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This folk art portrait depicts a large cat named Poppleton, whose white coat and subtle tabby stripes are transformed by artist Jessica JH Roller into bold zigz...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

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 Antiquity is an endless inspiration res...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Pencil

"La tête" Nude Photography 28" x 36" in. Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"La tête" Nude Photography 28" x 36" in. Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2014 Photography Plexiglas photo print Diasec - ready to hang. Edition of 18. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Paper, Pigment

Large Contemporary Equestrian Oil Painting. Horse Painting 220 x 180 cm (Goya)
Located in ALP, ES
This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of a painting by Francisco de Goya, Retrato ecuestre de Fernando VII, 1808. A unique oil painting on the finest quality Belgi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Raw Linen, Oil

Labyrinth Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Daniel Arsham Labyrinth sculpture, 2025 sculpture sand 34 x 29 x 41 cm Edition of 500 released by Arsham Editions Daniel Arsham’s Labyrinth sculpture is a limited-edition work that...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Sandstone

Missing, 50x50cm, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Missing -2018 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print, based on an original Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-458. No...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Pause -Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pause - 2020 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-949. N...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Allow Me to Be Your Friend
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Allow Me to Be Your Friend” is a formulation that sounds both like a choice and a risk at the same time. Here, closeness emerges in the moment of acknowledgment - when a person offe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Upside Down - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Upside Down - 2017 Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archivall C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-127. Not m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

"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...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Hoarfrosted Trees, minimalist photograph, winter landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. Silent Connection – Mi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital 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.