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Boat to Nowhere - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

Boat to Nowhere - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Boat to Nowhere - 2019 20x20 cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist invento...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Paris Trees

Bianca WellwoodParis Trees, 2024

$760Sale Price|20% Off

Paris Trees

By Bianca Wellwood

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 7 See other sizes/editions available Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper and is signed and editioned by the artist. Sarah Hadley's narrative work focus...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Descriptive 2 - Contemporary, Landscape, Nude, Trees, Green, Yellow, Blue, Water
Descriptive 2 - Contemporary, Landscape, Nude, Trees, Green, Yellow, Blue, Water

Descriptive 2 - Contemporary, Landscape, Nude, Trees, Green, Yellow, Blue, Water

By Alexandru Rădvan

Located in Baden-Baden, DE

Descriptive 2, 2013 Acrylic on canvas, (Signed, Front left lower end) 27.55 H x 19.68 W in. 70 H x 50 W cm The artwork "Descriptive 2" was part of the solo show “Epic”. This exhibit...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Key West #2 by Jacob Gils - Contemporary Landscape Photography - Palm Trees

Key West #2 by Jacob Gils - Contemporary Landscape Photography - Palm Trees

By Jacob Gils

Located in Chicago, IL

Key West #2 2019 Available Sizes: Edition of 6 + 2 AP: 43 3/10 × 28 7/10 in 110 × 73 cm Edition of 5 + 1 AP: 70 9/10 × 63 in 180 × 160 cm Edition of 3: 94 1/2 × 63 in 240 × 160 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Morning Heat - contemporary abstract palm tree landscape mixed media canvas
Morning Heat - contemporary abstract palm tree landscape mixed media canvas

Morning Heat - contemporary abstract palm tree landscape mixed media canvas

By Simon Ledson

Located in London, GB

Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

4 Small Mountain Trees.  Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
4 Small Mountain Trees.  Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

4 Small Mountain Trees. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

Paul Wadsworth has a very special, innate talent for transporting the viewer into other realms. In his stunning, vibrant works from his travels on the Indian sub-continent the painti...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cider forest V (diptych) - Contemporary, Landscape, Beige, Brown, Trees, Nature
Cider forest V (diptych) - Contemporary, Landscape, Beige, Brown, Trees, Nature

Cider forest V (diptych) - Contemporary, Landscape, Beige, Brown, Trees, Nature

By Ioan Sbârciu

Located in Baden-Baden, DE

Cider forest V (diptych), 2006 Mixed technique: acrylic paint, sparkle, white powder mounted on wooden panel 30.7 H x 94.48 W in ( 30.7 H x 47.24 W in each) 78 H x 240 W cm (78 H x 1...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

'Autumn in the Woods' Contemporary landscape painting of yellow trees and path
'Autumn in the Woods' Contemporary landscape painting of yellow trees and path

'Autumn in the Woods' Contemporary landscape painting of yellow trees and path

By Amal Amatt

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Autumn in the Woods is a superb example of his ability to evoke the restorative beauty of nature, making it a timeless addition to any contemporary art collection.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tree" 2013
"Tree" 2013

"Tree" 2013

By Pitanius

Located in New York, NY

Pitanius "Tree" 2013 Japanese Sumi Ink and Gouache on Paper 26 x 38 inches About the artist Pitanius was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Pitanius’s artistic journey has been on...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink, Gouache

Wolf Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape Woods Trees Contemporary In Stock
Wolf Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape Woods Trees Contemporary In Stock

Wolf Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape Woods Trees Contemporary In Stock

By Maya Kulenovic

Located in Utrecht, NL

Wolf Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape Woods Trees Black and White In Stock Maya Kulenovic’s paintings have been exhibited in over thirty solo exhibitions and many more group shows a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fifty Trees

Fifty Trees

By Philip Metcalf

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Philip Metcalf creates black-and-white infrared images of the landscape, most notably in the American Southwest. In 2015, he was an artist-in-residence at Bandelier National Monument...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Head over Heels - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

Head over Heels - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Head over Heels 2019, 20x20 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL201...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

This side of the Mountain - Contemporary, Polaroid, Joshua Tree, Landscape

This side of the Mountain - Contemporary, Polaroid, Joshua Tree, Landscape

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

This side of the Mountain 2019, 20x24 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inven...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Under the Sun - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

Under the Sun - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Under the Sun 2019, 20x20 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Color

Jin Guo Contemporary Original Acrylic Painting "Love Tree IV"
Jin Guo Contemporary Original Acrylic Painting "Love Tree IV"

Jin Guo Contemporary Original Acrylic Painting "Love Tree IV"

By Jin Guo

Located in New York, NY

Title: Love Tree IV Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 19 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painti...

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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Way We Were - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

The Way We Were - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

The Way We Were - 2019 20x20cm, Edition 127 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Standing Tall - contemporary, realism, tree, landscape, oil on board
Standing Tall - contemporary, realism, tree, landscape, oil on board

Standing Tall - contemporary, realism, tree, landscape, oil on board

By Ciba Karisik

Located in Bloomfield, ON

A stand of birch trees—their distinctive white bark playing against a backdrop of verdant green. This is the work of Ciba Karisik. He is known for his highly realistic portraits of b...

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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Oak Tree Lavender Field" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
"Oak Tree Lavender Field" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence

"Oak Tree Lavender Field" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence

By Maria Bertrán

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

"Oak Tree Lavender Field" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Summer in the South...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reclining Nude with Tree, Contemporary Figurative Interior Scene in Red Room
Reclining Nude with Tree, Contemporary Figurative Interior Scene in Red Room

Reclining Nude with Tree, Contemporary Figurative Interior Scene in Red Room

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

A large-scale contemporary figurative interior scene depicting several nude figures, including a man reclining in a bed, in a red room with a tree by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

And also the Trees - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Contemporary

And also the Trees - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Contemporary

By Julia Beyer

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

'And also the Trees’ - 2017 - 21 x 20 cm, Edition 3/10, digital C-Print based on a reclaimed Polaroid negative. Numbered and signed on the back by the artist. Not mounted. Art...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White

Blue Tree

Blue Tree

By Greg Decker

Located in Atlanta, GA

Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminum comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomize...

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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Wisdom Tree II, Botanical Tree Painting by Jessica Pisano

Wisdom Tree II, Botanical Tree Painting by Jessica Pisano

By Jessica Pisano

Located in Atlanta, GA

Executed in oil on panel, the painting balances expressive brushwork with a serene palette, resulting in a timeless contemporary botanical work. Perfect for collectors of tree art, c...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Spring Footpath - contemporary, realism, tree, landscape, oil on board
Spring Footpath - contemporary, realism, tree, landscape, oil on board

Spring Footpath - contemporary, realism, tree, landscape, oil on board

By Ciba Karisik

Located in Bloomfield, ON

‘Spring, glorious spring’ is celebrated in all its fresh, bright colour in this delightful painting by Ciba Karisik. A path invites the viewer to wander into the woods and experience...

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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Gem Tree, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Wood and Wire Sculpture
The Gem Tree, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Wood and Wire Sculpture

The Gem Tree, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Wood and Wire Sculpture

By Todd McCollister

Located in Boston, MA

The Gem Tree, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture 26" x 31" x 19" (HxWxD) Wood, Wire, Crystal Beads Artist Todd McCollister has created a 3D surrealist scene out of wood and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Wire

AI WEIWEI - PEQUI TREE. Limited edition sculpture, Contemporary, Modern design
AI WEIWEI - PEQUI TREE. Limited edition sculpture, Contemporary, Modern design

AI WEIWEI - PEQUI TREE. Limited edition sculpture, Contemporary, Modern design

By Ai Weiwei

Located in Madrid, Madrid

AI WEIWEI - PEQUI TREE Date of creation: 2021 Medium: Tin sculpture Edition: 250 Size: 32 x 12 x 8 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never displayed ABOUT THE WORK Li...

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2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Tree Heads and Coloured Wall, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+
Tree Heads and Coloured Wall, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

Tree Heads and Coloured Wall, Contemporary Oil on Wood Panel, 2010+

By Judith Berry

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Portrait is a result of transformations in Judith Berry’s painting practice from singular landscapes into abstracted forms, still lives, and now, into human and animal life. These lu...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Madeira Laurel Forest – Mysterious Tree Colour Fine Art Photograph – Limited
Madeira Laurel Forest – Mysterious Tree Colour Fine Art Photograph – Limited

Madeira Laurel Forest – Mysterious Tree Colour Fine Art Photograph – Limited

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

MADEIRA LAUREL FOREST – MYSTERIOUS TREE COLOUR PRINT – GERALD BERGHAMMER Bring a sense of calm and timeless beauty into your space with this atmospheric fine art landscape.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Landscape with Trees
Landscape with Trees

Landscape with Trees

Located in Columbia, MO

Original oil painting by Mark English, signed recto. Mark English (American, 1933 – 2019) was a prolific illustrator turned fine‑art painter whose career spanned six decades and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ofelia's Tree
Ofelia's Tree

Anthony MorenoOfelia's Tree, 2021

$240Sale Price|20% Off

Ofelia's Tree

Located in Dallas, TX

Carvings are 20"x24" and 3/4" thick and are solid wood Carved 1/16th" - 1/4" deep into the wood. Carved and painted using Dremel machinery, chisels and sandblasting techniques. All e...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

Yusurika 039  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 039 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 039, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 145.6 x 97 cm (57 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yusurika 051  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 051 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 051, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 97 x 145.6 cm (38 1/4 x 57 3/8 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Yusurika 024  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky
Yusurika 024  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 024 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 024, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 145.6 x 97 cm (57 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Favourite Tree on the LaHave, Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood Panel

Favourite Tree on the LaHave, Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood Panel

By Adam Gunn

Located in Montreal, Quebec

This exhibition highlights Adam Gunn’s latest work, consisting of oil paintings on wood panels. This recent body of work was inspired by three coinciding events in the artist’s life:...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Yusurika 013  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 013 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 013, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 145.6 x 97 cm (57 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yusurika 029  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 029 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 029, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 145.6 x 97 cm (57 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yusurika 005  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 005 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 005, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 145.6 x 97 cm (57 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Yusurika 012  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 012 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 012, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 145.6 x 97 cm (57 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yusurika 002  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 002 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 002, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Sheet 145.6 x 97 cm (57 3/8 x 38 1/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Tree of life"
"Tree of life"

"Tree of life"

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this composition, the image of a tree is transformed into a symbol of internal strength, ancient memory and life cycle. The composition is inspired by the great stake of hearts, ...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Giving Tree by Shamona Stokes, Contemporary Hand-built Ceramic Sculpture
The Giving Tree by Shamona Stokes, Contemporary Hand-built Ceramic Sculpture

The Giving Tree by Shamona Stokes, Contemporary Hand-built Ceramic Sculpture

By Shamona Stokes

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Hand-built ceramic sculpture by Shamona Stokes. Materials include flashe, metallic foil and UV matte finish. Dimensions: 19.5" high x 10" wide x 5" deep. Black, gold, red, and blue...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Family Tree
Family Tree

Family Tree

By Tamera Avery

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Family Tree' contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious themes including global w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Cypress Trees Provence Village Landscape
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Cypress Trees Provence Village Landscape

Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Cypress Trees Provence Village Landscape

By Georges Bordonove

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Provence by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) oil painting on canvas, unframed unframed: 18 x 22 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection of thi...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Yusurika 006  – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

Yusurika 006 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Tree, Nature, Art, Sky

By Yoshinori Mizutani

Located in Zurich, CH

Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) Yusurika 006, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper Image 80 x 53,3 cm (31 1/2 x 21 in.) Sheet 84,1 x 59,4 cm (33 1/8 x 2...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

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A Close Look at Contemporary Art

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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Questions About Trees Contemporary Art

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art denotes work created by 21st-century artists.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024
    In contemporary art, conceptual art is a movement that began in the 1960s. Artists producing conceptual art assign more importance to the idea behind the art than to the piece itself. An example is Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs, a piece consisting of a real chair, a photograph of a chair and the dictionary definition of the word chair. When the work was displayed, Kosuth included instructions for any chair to be photographed and then displayed beside its image. In this way, the chair itself is not the artwork. Rather, the art comes from examining the way the object, image and words provide competing and complementary definitions of what a chair is. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art has no defining feature or characteristic.The term simply refers to recent creations.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The meaning of contemporary art is art produced by living artists. The category typically includes works created in the late 20th century as well as in the 21st century. Given its timeliness, contemporary art often responds to current issues and themes that are relevant to an everyday audience. Contemporary art succeeded modern art, which is art made during a period that began in approximately 1850. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of contemporary art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Contemporary art encompasses painting, sculpture, photography, installation, performance and video art, among other genres.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    Contemporary art is important because of how it responds to the current moment. Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. Through their works, contemporary artists provide commentary about social issues, history and the human condition. By engaging with contemporary art, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of the world and new perspectives. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of contemporary art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The term contemporary is applied to art by 21st-century artists; modern art refers to works created from the1880s and through the 1960s.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The difference between modern art and contemporary art comes down to age. Contemporary art refers to art produced by artists who are still alive or were active during the 1960s and later. Modern art is the term for artworks made between 1850 or 1860 and 1960. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of modern and contemporary art.

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