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.
The Beverly Hills - Passing Me By - Landscape Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
$4,666
Large Nature Photograph Leopard Tree Black White Infrared Africa Wildlife
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aditya Dicky Singh Untitled Infrared photograph on fine-art Hahnemuhle archival paper 45" x 64" unframed (114cm x 163cm) 2016 Edition 4/10 *Should you wish the photograph to be prin...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$535
Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
' Laurisilva of Madeira' 2026 Limited edition of 20 Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signe...
Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Morning Mist Cyanotype Print, Contemporary Landscape, Ed. 2/5, 24x16"
Located in Oakland, CA
These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. Shortly after sunrise. The paths are crowded with towering eucalyptus, bay laurel and madrone tr...
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
$424
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 50 gloss photogra...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$580
Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pig...
$233
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day at Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss p...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Karst Limestone Cliffs Reflected in Calm Water, Ha Long Bay Black & White Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21366 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Foyer VI, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VI, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Af...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Foyer VII, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VII, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the A...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,435
Miami II 005 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, beach, sea, umbrellas
Located in Paris, FR
Miami II 005 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. It is a C-print impression on Hahnemüle Fine Art Paper. This photograph is sold unframed as a pri...
C Print
Foyer IV, Milan - Italian design architecture interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer IV, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has become ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Laurel Forest — Minimalist Landscape Photograph: Foggy Meadow & Tree
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21275 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,495
Tulip Fields 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 10 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 di...
C Print
Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy - large scale minimalist color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Tuscany landscape photography. Landscape with rolling hills, a single tree, a huge cloud, and a field of dry grass. Archival pigment ink print as part of a...
Digital Pigment
$2,624
Hugh Cloud over Cypress Trees, Tuscany, Italy - landscape color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2023 Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist photography. Open landscape with rolling hills, a small cluster of tall, thin green trees, and a large, fluffy cloud in the sky. Archival...
Digital Pigment
$1,908
Into the Nothing – Minimalist Pier in Mist, Black and White Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21351 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Place to Linger Winter - minimalist farmland, two trees - large format 80x120cm
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white snow landscape photography. Two large, leafless trees with a small bench between them on a grassy field. Pigment ink print, limited editio...
Digital Pigment
$1,316
Untitled XII by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, pink wall
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XII, Ain’t Got No Troubles series, is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available ...
Photographic Paper, Pigment
$2,624
Lotus Flower Panorama - seascape, minimalist flower - Vietnam - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist waterside photography. Water lilies and lily pads on a calm pond with reflections of the flowers in the water. All Gerald Berghammer p...
Digital Pigment
$2,632
Grand Canal, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice - color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Foggy grand canal with historic buildings on both sides and the domed Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Archival pigment ink pr...
Digital Pigment
Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Karma, street photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Affordable Art...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,670
Blue Coconut Boat, waterscape, nipa palm waterway, Vietnam - color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. A small coconut boat among dense green nipa palm trees on a calm water body, with its reflection visible. Pigment ink print, limite...
Digital Pigment
$1,136
Glacier by Luca Marziale - Landscape photography, ice, winter, blue, Iceland
Located in Paris, FR
Glacier is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Luca Marziale. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *76.2 cm × 76.2 cm ...
C Print
The Enigma Machine, Bletchley Park - British history color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps photographed Bletchley Park in partnership with Hertfordshire University and Bletchley Park Trust, to document Alan Turing’s historic past at Bletchley. He was privileg...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,624
Place to Linger Winter - minimalist farmland, two trees - large format photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white snow landscape photography. Two large, leafless trees with a small bench between them on a grassy field. Pigment ink print, limited editio...
Digital Pigment
$3,110
Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, long exposure panorama - large scale color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape. Long exposure photograph of jagged sea stacks rising from the ocean with misty water and a light sky in the background. Archival pigment ink prin...
Digital Pigment
$2,385
Welcome to the Jungle - landscape, nipa palms - Vietnam - limited color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Lush tropical greenery with palm trees and a narrow waterway in the center. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limit...
Digital Pigment
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Row of Trees in yellow Field Panorama - large scale minimalist color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. A vast green field filled with yellow flowers, with leafless trees in the distance under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Digital Pigment
$2,632
Place to linger Panorama, minimalist winter landscape - color limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© Gerald Berghammer - Color panorama photography. Foggy landscape with two large frozen trees and a park bench underneath the trees, on a grassy field. Archival pigment ink print as...
Digital Pigment
$2,385
The turquoise House, color cityscape, Venetian Lagoon, Venice - limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Colorful buildings with pastel pink, blue, yellow, and red walls, windows, and open shutters in a courtyard. Archival pigment...
Digital Pigment
Vetyver Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Tropical Palm Print Indian Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Vetyver Pool, photograph from Richard Heeps India series, The Ambassador's Window. On a journey through India, a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South, to his Grandfather's birthplace ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Stahlwerk 006 by Bernhard Lang - Abstract photography, Germany, steelworks
Located in Paris, FR
Stahlwerk 006 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions: *90 × ...
C Print
$1,550
Tulip Fields 14 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 14 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 di...
C Print
Row of colorful Pedal Boats Panorama, waterscape - limited edition color print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color panorama waterscape photography. A row of colorful pedal boats on the lake Balaton with dramatic cloudy sky. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order...
Digital Pigment
Place to Linger, winter, minimalist tree landscape, limited monochrome photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photography. Two leafless trees near a park bench on a foggy day, with a dirt path leading towards the trees. Archival pigment ink pri...
Digital Pigment
Foggy Wooden Dock Panorama, waterscape, lakeside - limited edition large format
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white long exposure waterscape photo. Wooden pier extending into calm water, with a minimalistic and serene background. Archival pigment ink pri...
Digital Pigment
$2,624
View of Venice - Campanile Bell Tower of Santo Stefano - Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Colorful houses along a waterfront in Venice, Italy, with the Campanile Bell Tower of Santo Stefano. All Gerald Berghammer prints ar...
Digital Pigment
$2,624
Fish Market Mercato di Rialto, long exposure cityscape, Venice - color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Gondolas docked along a canal in Venice, Italy, with historic buildings and the fish market in the back. Archival pigment ink print ...
Digital Pigment
$2,624
View of Venice - skyline panorama - Santa Maria della Salute - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Cityscape with a historic cathedral, water in the foreground, with pastel-colored buildings along the waterfront. All Gerald Berghammer pr...
Digital Pigment
$2,632
View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria del Rosario - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. View of the historic church Santa Maria del Rosario and colorful buildings along a canal in Venice, Italy. All Gerald Berghammer pr...
Digital Pigment
$2,505
Row of colorful Pedal Boats, waterscape, Balaton, Hungary - limited large photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. A row of colorful plastic pedal boats shaped like race cars on a dock over water, under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Digital Pigment
$1,478Sale Price|20% Off
Lerici 256 - Polaroid Coastal Landscape Photograph, Limited Edition 3 of 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Lerici '25 is an original black and white Polaroid photograph captured on SX-70 film along the Ligurian coastline of Italy. The image is part of a limited edition of 10, hand-signed ...
Polaroid
$2,624
Stonehenge Panorama - prehistory stone landscape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape panorama photography. Historic Stonehenge monument with large standing stones on a grassy field under a gray sky. Archival pigment ink print as p...
Digital Pigment
View of Venice, cityscape panorama, San Marco, Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. View of Venice cityscape featuring Campanile di San Marco, historical buildings, and domed structures. All Gerald Berghammer prints ...
Digital Pigment
$850
Double Portals, Cyanotype Diptych, Abstract Geometric, Blue Minimalism on Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Double Portals is a cyanotype diptych that plays with depth, geometry, and light. Composed of layered indigo gradients, the work creates a rhythmic sense of movement, drawing the vie...
Paper, Monotype
$2,624
Gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore Church - cityscape - Venice - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Gondolas docked along wooden posts on a misty water canal and in back San Giorgio Maggiore Church. All Gerald Berghammer prints are ...
Digital Pigment
Coconut Boat Panorama, Minimalist Beach Landscape Photograph, Vietnam
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25005 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Nelumbo nucifera, minimalist waterscape, lotus flower, large limited color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. Three pink lotus flowers floating on a calm body of water with lily pads and reflections. Archival pigment ink print as part of a l...
Digital Pigment
Frozen Silence — Limited Edition Black and White Landscape Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21377 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,624
Drangarnir Panorama - rock island, seascape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape panorama photography. Cliffs and sea stacks along a coastline under an overcast sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7....
Digital Pigment
$1,789
Two Boats on a Quiet Vietnam Shore — Limited Panoramic Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25006 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Telephone VII, Palm Springs, California - Vintage Interior Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Telephone VII, vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Dream in Colour. Captured in the cool Ballantines Movie Colony, Palm Springs this artwork combines gorgeous col...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$246
Red Dinosaur II, Milan - Brutalist Architecture Urban Color Photograph Framed
Located in Cambridge, GB
Red Dinosaur, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan, which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has be...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,105Sale Price|20% Off
Lotus Flower Panorama, Vietnam – Black and White Long Exposure Waterscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21379 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,908
The Violet House, color cityscape, Venetian Lagoon, Venice - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer photo - Colorful houses in pastel shades on a cobblestone street, with colorful windows and a striped curtain hanging in front of one house. Archival pigment ink p...
Digital Pigment
$3,101
Gondola, San Giorgio Maggiore - panorama citsycape - Venice - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape panorama photo. Gondolas docked along a pier with blurred motion, against foggy San Giorgio Maggiore in the back. Archival pigment ink print as p...
Digital Pigment
View of Venice - cityscape panorama - San Giorgio Maggiore - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Venetian cityscape with historic buildings and the San Giorgio Maggiore with a tall bell tower on an overcast day. All Gerald Berghammer p...
Digital Pigment
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...
Digital Pigment
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