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: 18th Century
Anthony Friedkin, Rick Dano, Malibu, Surfer, Smoking, Car, June Gloom, B&W
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America)
Clockwork Malibu, Rick Dano on P.C.H., Malibu, California, U.S.A., 1977
Silver Gelatin Print, later print
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Edition of 25...
Category
1770s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755.
Good conditions with slight folding and foxing.
Signed in the plate.
The artwork is depicted through confident s...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Apollon - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Apollon is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Hercule - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercule is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Angels - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Angels is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Hercule - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercule is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Venus - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Venus - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Venus - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Apollon - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Apolon is an etching realized by Jean François Poletnich in 18th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Just A Little Tipsy (MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
*Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks
Melanie Sherman
"Just A Little Tipsy"
Year: 2021
Porcelain, Glaze, ChinaPaint, 24k Germ...
Category
Late 18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Luster, Porcelain, Glaze
Dionysus, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by P. Campana - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercules, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Artemis, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Artemis, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ludovico Boily in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Hercules, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by P. Campana - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercules, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Just A Little Tipsy (MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
*Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks
Melanie Sherman
"Just A Little Tipsy"
Year: 2021
Porcelain, Glaze, ChinaPaint, 24k Germ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze, Luster
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by C. Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue with the stick, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by C. Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statues with Grails - Etching by C. Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues with grails, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Offering, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Offering, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Good co...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower righ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Just A Little Tipsy (MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
*Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks
Melanie Sherman
"Just A Little Tipsy"
Year: 2021
Porcelain, Glaze, ChinaPaint, 24k Germ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Luster, Porcelain, Glaze
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower righ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower righ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century.
...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Dionysus, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Dionysus, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Goo...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Harpy, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Harpy, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Good ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Etruscan Statue - Etching - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Etruscan Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century.
Signed on the pla...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lowe...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower righ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Aphrodite, Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by F. Morghen - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Aphrodite, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by F. Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on th...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by F. Morghen - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower righ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower righ...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Breaking Wave - Venice Beach, California – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Wave, Water
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America)
Breaking Wave, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A., 1978
Silver Gelatin Print, later print
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Edition of 25
Print only
Born 1949 in Los Angeles, USA, Friedkin currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
Anthony Friedkin uses his camera as a means of personal discovery. His full frame black & white photographs explore the many mysteries of moments in time. He creates his own distinctive exhibition prints in his darkroom. He says of his work, “I believe in extraordinary photographs that draw you in and cannot be easily defined-celebrating perception and its many hidden layers of reality”.
Informed by the works of Atget, Kertesz, and Josef Koudelka...
Category
1770s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Allegory - Original Etching on Paper - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Allegory is an original artwork by the anonymous artist of the Etching on paper.
Good condition.
18th century.
Passepartout included: 25 x 20.
The at work is depicted in a well-b...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching
Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Beach, Surf
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America)
Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A., 1977
Silver Gelatin Print, later print
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
E...
Category
1770s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Illustration - Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Illustration is a drawing in watercolor on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the 18 century.
With a drawing on the rear.
The State of preservation is good, except for diffu...
Category
18th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
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