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.
Red Light - Mindscreen 07 (Night on Earth) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Red Light - Mindscreen 07 (Night on Earth) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #242 Not mo...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Positano no. 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
Large-scale photographer Troy House celebrates people’s primordial attraction to the beach. He travels the world capturing iconic, breathtaking scenes – often from a bird’s-eye view ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital Pigment
Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) - part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2007 - featuring Radha Mitchell 48x46cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. digital C-Print, ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Color
Steps - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A light and very becoming underwater photograph of a girl walking down the steps of a swimming pool. The light blue photograph shows no swimsuit neither nudity. The crystalline wate...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$26,683
Horizon, contemporary, wildlife, black and white photography, Leopard
Located in München, BY
Edition of 5 more sizes on request A Portrait of big majestic leopard in the tree. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are among the m...
Archival Pigment
$1,699
Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
' Laurisilva of Madeira' 2026 Limited edition of 10 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
Christ Light, Jaywick - Multicolor Vintage Interior Photograph Framed
Located in Cambridge, GB
Christ Light, a modest church interior illuminated by the bold geometric multi-colour stained glass, photograph from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. This artwork is a limited edition...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Palm Springs Palm Trees X (Californication)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Springs Palm Trees X (Californication) - 2019 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$421
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
$850
Eight Lakes, Infinity Elipse Blue Tones, Dual Vertical Diptych, Minimalist Style
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This handmade abstract cyanotype diptych features layered blue tones intersected by elongated white forms that move rhythmically across the surface. Subtle shifts in color and soft, ...
Paper, Monotype
$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...
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
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 IV, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer IV, 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
$1,264
Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Two framed artworks each measuring 30" x 23.5". 'Monte Amiata I' and 'Utopian Foyer IV', Milan, 2020. Artworks from Richard Heeps' photography series 'A Short History of Milan. The...
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
$4,622
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
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
Tyler Shields - Golden Nugget, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 16" 30" x 24" 40" x 32" 60" x 48" 72" x 57" 84" x 67" Editions ...
C Print
$2,846Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy – Large-Scale Minimalist Color Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26004 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$1,423
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
Tyler Shields - Helicopter III, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs...
Archival Paper, C Print
Dance - Limited Edition Black & White Archival Print, 2004, 65x65 cm
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Dance - Signed limited edition archival pigment print , 2004 - Edition of 5 - Photographed in Vienna during a Strauss concert. Signed,embossed + numbered by artist with certifi...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
$2,609
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
$2,845Sale Price|20% Off
Row of Trees in Yellow Field Panorama - Large-Scale Minimalist Colour Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26001 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$545
Pile of Stones in Blue, Handmade Cyanotype Monotype, Organic Geology Set, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Pile of Stones” is an original handmade cyanotype monotype that distills the quiet presence of stacked forms into a refined, contemporary composition. Rendered in layered blues with...
Paper, Monotype
$1,896Sale Price|20% Off
The Turquoise House, Colour Cityscape, Venetian Lagoon, Venice – Limited Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25048 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
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
$1,304
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
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
$1,482
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
$2,609
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
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
$1,897
The Violet House, Venetian Lagoon Venice, Colour Cityscape, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26006 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$2,609
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
$1,126
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
$930
Pacific Beach Horizon, Nautical Triptych Cyanotype, White and Blue Seascape, Zen
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Watercolor, Lithograph, Handmade Paper
$1,660
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
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
$231
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
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
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
$1,897
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
$1,468Sale 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
$2,600
Black and White Photography, Wall Street, New York City, Limited Edition, 19x13
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed's photographic career is punctuated by epic documentary photo essays with many works from New York City. Wall Street is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s images. ...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
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
$2,371
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
Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,086Sale Price|20% Off
Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama – Winter Wonderland Limited Landscape Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: xxxx Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the ...
Digital Pigment
$1,541
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
$2,490
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
$2,609
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
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
$2,609
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
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 Inve...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Bent Palm, Beach, Florida, USA, black and white minimalist landscape - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist landscape Photography. A leaning palm tree on a beach with calm waters and a distant shoreline. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
Digital Pigment
$280Sale 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
$2,609
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
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
$7,600
Seascape XVIII Diptych - large scale abstract monochromatic ocean water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large format abstract photograph diptych of mesmerizing water surface and ephemeral abstract ripple patterns from a series of photographic works capturing the monochromatic oceanic b...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
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