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
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
Eskimo Curlew
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph and screenprint on Arches 88 white wove paper. One of 14 numbered artist's proofs, aside from the edition of 50. Signed, dated, inscri...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph, Screen
Letter R - Letters of the Alphabet - Lithograph and Screen Print by Erté - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 350 prints. From the suite "Alphabet". Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen, Lithograph
St. Peter and Tiber - Etching by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
St. Peter and Tiber is a Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s.
Hand-signed on the lower right and numbered on the lower left, edition of 2/30 prints.
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Queen Elizabeth - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, meticu...
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
Historical Photo of Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison - Rebibbia is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Book Supermarket - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Book Supermarket is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, metic...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Santa Maria Maggiore di Trastevere - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Santa Maria Maggiore di Trastevere is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbere...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Saint Peter - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Piazza Navona 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,26/199.
Go...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Fear Over the City - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Fear Over the City is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1975.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Piazza Navona - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Piazza Navona is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino.
Print in etching technique.
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner.
Numbered edition104/190 .
...
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
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
Historical Photo of Prison - Women's Rights - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison - Women's Rights is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Lukovë - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Lukovë 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 - 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
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
Nude on Floral Blanket, From Behind in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude on Floral Blanket, From Behind 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 wicker couch that has been covered with a floral blanket. She is facing away from the viewer, with her head resting on one arm.
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
Ink, Gouache, Paper
Western Flare
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Western Flare
Terrence Moore
Photograph, Archival Pigment Print
Size: 23 x 34.5 inches
SPECIAL EDITION OF 25, PRICE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Terrence Moore has been up and down and over po...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Lech Walesa - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Lech Walesa is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1980s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, meticulous...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Washington, Emergency Call - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Washington, Emergency Call is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political eve...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo of Prison - Working - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison - Working is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo of Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
President Cossiga attending an Exhibition - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
President Cossiga attending an Exhibition is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - 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
Marcello Mastroianni and Lauren Bacall - Late 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Marcello Mastroianni and Lauren Bacall is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Lukovë - Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Lukovë - 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
St. Peter's Square - 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,80/199.
Good...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Marcello Mastroianni - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Marcello Mastroianni is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo of Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Belgian Real Family in Rome - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Belgian Real Family in Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1979.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph - Late 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
Marcello Mastroianni- Photograph - Late 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Marcello Mastroianni is an original photograph realized in the Late 1980s.
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
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
Luchino Visconti - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Luchino Visconti is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 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
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
Mary Welsh, Hemingway's Wife - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mary Welsh, Hemingway's Wife is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political e...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Letter O - 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
Long, Red-Haired Portrait of a Man - Acrylic on Paper in the style of Modigliani
Located in Soquel, CA
Long, Red-Haired Portrait of a Man - Acrylic on Paper in the style of Modigliani
A bold contrasting portrait of a red-haired, topless man against a stark indigo background, by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Portrait of a Woman with Dark Hair in a Purple Dress in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Dark Hair in a Purple Dress in Acrylic on Paper
Bold painting of a woman with dark hair by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American,...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Francesco Guccini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Francesco Guccini is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Julio Iglesias - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Julio Iglesias is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
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
Reclining Nude Model in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Reclining Nude Model in Acrylic on Paper
Colorful painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). A woman is reclining on a lounge chair, with her head resting against one hand. Behind her, there is a potted plant. Some of the shadows in this piece are shown in reds and oranges, creating a warm feel to the composition.
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 - 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
Herbert von Karajan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Herbert von Karajan is an original photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo of Prison - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo of Prison is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Louis Malle - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Louis Malle is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1970s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Herbert von Karajan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Herbert von Karajan is an original photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Portrait of Ismail Kadare - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ismail Kadare is a Vintage photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
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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