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.
$3,000
Princess /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Grace Kelly Abstract Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Princess" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Origi...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Canvas, Oil
"Apparition at the Border of Language"
Located in Lyons, CO
This print presents a fictitious encounter between contemporary colonial forces and Native Americans who are defenders of immigrant refugees and displaced populations. The artist de...
Lithograph
$1,105
Spring Welcome - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Bird Still Life Painting on Cavnas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache, Mixed Media
$2,066
Aquaculture Structures Study 4, Italy – Minimalist Black-and-White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21158 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$375
"Two Friends on Mt. Falcon" - Contemporary Colorado Pines Gouache Painting, 2023
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer (American, b. 1982) "Two Friends on Mt. Falcon," 2023 Gouache on Strathmore 400 mixed media paper mounted to Aquabord 8 x 6 in (20.32 x 15.24 cm) Location: Mt. Falcon, Co...
Gouache, Paper, Board
$5,166
Diving Platform Panorama – Large Format Colour Seascape Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 3 // Gallery ID: 21312 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,000
Arctia Caja Manchuria - Insect Photograph Black Orange Ivory Moth Spots, 2018
Located in Kent, CT
In this hyper-detailed archival pigment print on watercolor paper, an orange moth with black spots and a black and white pattern on the top half of its wings is dramatic against a so...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Best of Friends -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Art Deco Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This is for a special person in my life, the person I talk to about my plans, my best friend. Someone who is close and dear and always there when I need him, the one who walks with ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Peace Within 2 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Art Deco, People, Africa
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
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...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Trust: In Space — Set of Two
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) – size of each picture Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This pair of paintings is part of my Trust: I...
Canvas, Acrylic
William T. Wiley - Lessen Plans - Color lithograph on paper, Signed/N, unframed
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition pencil signed and numbered lithographic print, published on the occasion of Wiley's exhibition at the legendary Allen Frumkin Gallery at 41 West 57th Street in Manhat...
Lithograph
"In The Distance (mini v3)", Vintage-Inspired Figurative Stencil Car Scene
By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"In The Distance (mini v3)" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on paper. The piece measures 9"h x 12.5"w framed and shipped i...
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Black Birch – Minimalist Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph, Austria
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 15 // Gallery ID: 11509 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on th...
Digital Pigment
Mobile Shapes on Pink, Mid Century Style Triptych, Organic Floating Forms, Blue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Mobile Shapes on Pink Medium: Acrylic on Paper Size: 40x83 inches (each panel measures 40x28 inches), 100x210 cm (each panel measures 100x70 cm) Year: 2026 * Frame ...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Origami Swan 2 of 5 - figurative, contemporary, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary metal garden sculpture is made in the form of a white swan. This sculpture is available by commission. Please allow for 8-10 weeks upon completion for delivery. J...
Metal
Flash and Glimmer, I
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
Blue Vase with Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 102×92 cm (overall size with stretching 112×102 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Title: Blue Vase with Flowers Series: The Decorative Series In Blu...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Susie Hotel" - Original Cityscape Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's "Susie Hotel" is an original, handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a city scene at night, with bright lights from the buildings reflecting off of the wet sid...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,550
Save a horse, ride a cowboy Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Memories
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Some of the most precious memories are born on days when nothing extraordinary seems to happen. A warm summer day by the water. The sound of people talking in the distance, children...
Canvas, Acrylic
Passenger
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
Our love was never meant to be - K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
Our love was never meant to be tamed -it grew like wild flowers through the crack beautiful precisely because no one told it where to bloom This oil painting celebrates the fleeting...
Canvas, Oil
"Above and Beyond"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Peregrine Heathcote’s paintings conjure a world of intoxicating glamour and intrigue, slipping across the boundaries of time to fuse iconic pre-war design with modern conceptions of ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,090
Boots On, Worries Gone Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,550
Professional Dust Kickers: Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,000
Clear Single Bubble Fish Water Bag - Hyperreal Glass Sculpture (Limited Edition)
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Bubble Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted glass,...
Glass
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
The Peace Within - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, 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...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$775
Hidden Secrets - Abstract 'I Love You' Textured Word Graffiti Inspired Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Graft EH9 - Abstract Figurative Wall Sculpture - Tree Branch and Bronze Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
There is a metaphorical interplay between the natural imagery international artist, Jennyfer Stratman, uses and its multiple meanings. While the human figure features strongly, it is...
Metal, Bronze
Yellow Desert, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Signed, 33 x 48 In
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This contemporary figurative abstract painting presents a fantasy landscape where nature, human figures, animals and geometric forms coexist. The composition combines vibrant yellows...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"To Be By Your Side"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Peregrine Heathcote’s paintings conjure a world of intoxicating glamour and intrigue, slipping across the boundaries of time to fuse iconic pre-war design with modern conceptions of ...
Oil, Canvas
Secret Place4
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Secret Place” - reminiscent of childhood, where there was always a secret place close to home, a secluded corner of nature that immerses you in the world of your thoughts and dreams...
Canvas, Oil
NOCTURN - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of vertica...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$1,075
Surf Wall 001 - Mixed Media Surfing Inspired Figurative Wall Rock Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kevin Perrault’s sculptural work exists at the intersection of permanence and play, blending monumentality Kevin Perrault’s sculptural work exists at the intersection of permanence a...
Stone, Copper
$2,066
Flatiron Building – New York City, USA, Black and White Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11756 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Premonition of Eternity, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 80x112 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Premonition of Eternity" – Contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, gold, sepia, and magenta, incorporating tran...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,800
Peach Refrigerator - Kitchen Interior Painting Yellow Cabinets Tiled Floor, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in acrylic on canvas, a refrigerator with assorted magnets stands next to a microwave, toaster oven and blender, surrounded by wooden cabinets in a kitc...
Canvas, Acrylic
Burlesque Series, Delilah Right Red Hand III, The Whoopee Club, London Print
Located in Cambridge, GB
Delilah Right Red Hand, Richard Heeps photograph taken at the London Burlesque event The Whoopee Club. Richard Heeps became well-known for his Burlesque Photography after he spent 2...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
diptych: Cow #1 & Cow #2
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) – size of each picture Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Cow #1 & Cow #2 Part of The Decorative Se...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Ireti (Hope) - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, African Woman
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...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Beat, Beat. Plus Outro (Linea Pictura — Diptych)" Abstract Diptych with String
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beat, Beat. Plus Outro (Linea Pictura — Diptych)" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of acrylic, ink, string, pins on drop cloth, in tray frames. It measures approx 43”h x...
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Pins
Pink Oyster Shell with Pearls
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Sea Within — Shells & Pearls. Pink Oyster Shell with Pearls explores the luminous beauty of the sea through a warm, jewel-like palette of dus...
Canvas, Acrylic
After Botero Paloma Unsupported Bronze, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
After Fernando Botero – STANDING BIRD. PALOMA UNSUPPORTED. Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 Roman Numerals. 12 Arabic Numerals. This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an Afte...
Marble, Bronze
Red Chair
Located in Zofingen, AG
A quiet little moment, with a touch of glamour. A hen settles into a deep red chair, pearls resting casually around her neck, looking completely at ease. There is something almost hu...
Canvas, Acrylic
Bird of Happiness
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 100×100 cm (overall size with stretching 110×110 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Title: Bird of Happiness Series: The Decorative Series In Bird of...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,755
Heart, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, Large Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 11873 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,090
Trio
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×105 cm (overall size with stretching 105×115 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Title: Trio In Trio, I continue my decorative series of stylized bi...
Canvas, Acrylic
DOLLY DARLING - QUEEN OF COUNTRY II (Limited Edition Of Only 30 Prints)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**IMPORTANT: This is a limited edition print on premium CANVAS> It will arrive rolled inside a tube. Celebrating the one and only Dolly Parton. This piece captures the glamorous lif...
Canvas
$1,100
Field Painting August 3 - Contemporary Landscape Painting Wildflowers, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on linen, a peaceful summer scene beautifully captures the idyllic feel of a field of wildflowers in early August. Signed, dated and ti...
Oil, Linen
$2,325
Yellow Drip II - Vibrant Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze and aluminum figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. ...
Metal
$1,722
Splash of Joy. Original Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting, Child - Rabbit
Located in Oslo, NO
Joy in Motion is an original acrylic painting on canvas that combines contemporary figurative painting with geometric abstraction. The artwork captures a carefree childhood moment as...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,755
Red Beach Huts Study 1, Sweden, Limited Edition Colour Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21285 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
In love with today K.Husslein abstract still life flower painting
Located in DE
Katharina Husslein, a German artist renowned for her hyperrealistic artworks, captures the essence of vibrant bouquets and lush impasto landscapes through oil paintings. Raised in a...
Canvas, Oil
$1,750
Love Letter to a Butterfly, Ed of 1, Mixed Media, Photography and Diamond Dust
Located in New york, NY
Love Letter to a Butterfly is a contemporary photographic work composed of images of flower petals—the source of nectar for butterflies—arranged into a rhythmic pattern of circular f...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Glitter, Mixed Media, Photography
The Forest Beckons, edition 1 of 6 (hand-printed cyanotype, 24 x 16 inches)
By Christine So
Located in Oakland, CA
Morning light filters silently through dense coastal fog and layers of tree branches. This path through a tangle of redwoods and bay laurel trees is in the woods across the bay from ...
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
Girl with Geometric Rabbit. Original Contemporary Figurative Oil, Acrylic Art
Located in Oslo, NO
The composition captures a girl in mid-motion, running alongside a vivid geometric rabbit through a summer forest. Loose, layered brushwork and vertical streaks create a strong sense...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
HEAT HAZE - Modern Landscape Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Bright Light
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Hallein, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Paper, Oil Pastel
It's Late - Original Dramatic Feminine Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
By Xenia Gray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Canvas, Acrylic
Beauty Within: Contemporary Portrait Painting in Oil and Acrylic
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Black is a powerhouse of confidence, as well as being comfortable in your skin and embracing everything about yourself (including your hair). Her hair is like a halo around her head,...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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