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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
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....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Westhampton /// Contemporary Thomas McKnight Screenprint Hamptons NY Modern Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Thomas McKnight (American, 1941-) Title: "Westhampton" Portfolio: The Hamptons *Signed by McKnight in pencil lower right Year: 1987 Medium: Original Screenprint on soft-white Somerset paper Limited edition: 143/175, (there were also 40 artist's proofs) Printer: Willco Fine Art, New York, NY Publisher: Chalk & Vermilion, New York, NY Sheet size: 21" x 23" Image size: 16" x 18.13" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away in its original green silk boxed portfolio for decades. In mint condition Notes: Numbered by McKnight in pencil lower left. Comes from McKnight's 1987 "The Hamptons" portfolio of twelve screenprints. Artist's copyright stamp lower right on verso. Biography: Thomas McKnight (born 1941) is a U.S. artist. He was born in 1941 in Lawrence, Kansas. He attended Wesleyan University, a small liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, where he was one of only five art majors. He spent his junior year in Paris. After a year of graduate work in art history at Columbia University, in 1964 McKnight found a job at Time Magazine where he would work for eight years, interrupted by a two-year stint in the U. S. Army in South Korea. In 1972 McKnight left Time, summered on the Greek island of Mykonos, and commenced painting in earnest. In 1979 in Mykonos, McKnight met Renate, a vacationing Austrian student, and married the following year. Throughout the 1980s McKnight’s art, mainly limited edition serigraph prints, became increasingly popular. In 1994 he was commissioned by the White House to paint the first of three images for President Clinton...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

House-Cat-Mouse /// Contemporary Landscape Spooky Girl Countryside Moon Farm Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "House-Cat-Mouse" Series: Americana *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2021 Medium: O...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Untitled VII - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Funky
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unión 2 and Errabundeo Cordoba 7. Nude in a landscape color photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Errabundeo Series Though each love is experienced as unique and though the subject rejects the notion of repeating it elsewhere later on, he sometimes discovers in himself a kind of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Unfolding Dreams - Modern Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall-Mounted Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

Absolut: Toño. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper

Steps - underwater photograph - print on paper 21" x 18"
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Fragrances et bruillements by G. Priault - Tropical forest painting, landscape
Located in Paris, FR
Fragrances et bruillements is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Gérard Priault, dimensions are 81 × 100 cm (31.9 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Top of the Cliffs - single Person - England - minimalist landscape photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Top of the Cliffs Study 1 - England - no. 21378 >> Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. >> Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. >> Certificate of authenticity include...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Stroll in the Sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, this painting captures the vibrant rhythm of urban life bathed in sunlight. The golden tones of the vintage car and the bright dress at the center creat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hoarfrosted Lonely Tree Frozen Field
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Digital pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. 15.75 x 15.75 in. (40 x...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Myth #7. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rjukandefossen Waterfall Forest Norway
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rjukandefossen Waterfall Study 1, Norway - no. 21373 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Pri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

PAILL by Ramon Enrich - Large contemporary painting, landscape, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
PAILL is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions including the frame are 95 × 175 cm (37.4 × 68.9 in). The artwork is signed, sold frame...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jane Mansfield for Bill Kobrin - Photograph by Leo Mirkine - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Bill Krobin in 1963. Excellent condition.
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Grammia Virgo Female - Coral Red Black Peach Moth Insect Patterned Wings, 2007
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary, hyper-detailed archival pigment print on watercolor paper, a coral red moth with black markings on its wings and abdomen and pale peach on its upper wings is dr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rachel Williams for Sante D'Orazio - Photograph by Sante D'Orazio - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Sante D'Orazio in 1980s. Copyright and provenance: Playboy. Excellent condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs, limited panorma
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Seven Sisters Panorama Study 1, England - no. 21372 Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Ra...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Moments Between Us
Located in Zofingen, AG
Moments Between Us (from the series City Stories) This work reveals the quiet poetry of human connection — friends gathered at a café table, sharing laughter, silence, and unspoken ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Myth #4. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Minimalist Landscape, Frozen Apple Trees, frosty Morning, Austria
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Frozen Apple Trees Study 3, Austria - no. 21371 Digital Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Fine Art Paper, edition of 7. Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numb...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Air connection by Francesca Bernardini - Abstract sculpture, statuario marble
Located in Paris, FR
Air connection is a unique Statuario Carrara marble and glaze sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 33 × 50 × 20 cm (13 × 19.7 × 7.8 in). The scul...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

Jane Mansfield for Bill Kobrin - Photograph by Leo Mirkine - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Bill Kobrin in 1963. Excellent condition.
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Keeper of Geese, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman sits serenely on a bench, cradling a white goose against her chest. Her patterned dress blends into the patchwork of earth beneath her, while a modern s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Brigitte Nielsen for Herb Ritts - Photograph by Herb Ritts - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w photograph realized by Herb Ritts in 1987. Excellent condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Jose. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper

Stephanie Seymour for Herb Ritts - Photograph by Herb Ritts - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of vintage b/w photographs realized by Herb Ritts in 1980s. Excellent condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

"June's Captivation"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Timothy Rees was fascinated with drawing throughout his youth and after high school pursued a degree in animation. The pull to painting portraits and figures was strong, however, le...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Wild Anemone - Botanical Painting Metallic Gold Flowers Leaves Wildflowers, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate contemporary botanical drawing is made with metallic gold acrylic on archival paper, painted black. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a wild anemone...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Acrylic

Episode 1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two female figures emerge in the stillness of midday, their bodies softened by warmth and the ease of being present. They rest on a tender blanket strewn with wildflowers, while a bl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Clearing" Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This atmospheric oil painting by Stephanie Johnson, titled Clearing, captures the fleeting moment when dawn or dusk quiets the landscape in a soft hush. A luminous yellow sky gradual...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Field and Orchard (Land and Skyscape with Open Field and Dark Treeline)
Located in Hudson, NY
Field and Orchard (Land and Skyscape with Open Field and Dark Treeline) by David Konigsberg 2025, oil on panel, 23.5 x 24 inches Konigsberg is a conceptual realist who works across ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Wanderer 17" Collaged Papers with Pastel, Acrylic and Graphite on Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Wanderer 17" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and graphi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Wood, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Carrie Bradshaw says good bye. From the Art, Culture & Society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

"Duet"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel, Resin

"The Meanderer" House Turret Tower in Wood, Acrylic and Paper Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "The Meanderer" is an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating structures h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Shell - Oil Paint by Edolo Masci - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Edolo Masci in 1990s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 62x57  Very good condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fishing Boat, small Islands, La Hong Bay, Vietnam, limited seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Fishing Boat Study 1, La Hong Bay, Vietnam - no. 21361 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. P...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Mystical Forest Clearing, Madeira, Portugal, landscape photograph limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Skogafoss gigantic waterfall, Iceland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Adore, Cherish and Love You - Abstract Brown Tone Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Dances of the Heart by B.Schaumann Contemporary Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Interlocutors
Located in Zofingen, AG
Three figures at a table during a tea break. A simple everyday scene, filled with the atmosphere of conversation.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hera II (6/25) - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Tree in Frozen Field Misty Morning Winter minimalist winter landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Tree in Frozen Field Study 1, Austria - no. 21365 Pigment Print, limited edition of 7. Printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numbered...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Upfont' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Upfront' - 2019 signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Polaroid ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color, C Print

''Winged Sideways" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Mecanique Celeste 7/10 - tall, geometric, modern, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This work is available by commission, with 4 to 6 weeks required before delivery. It is edition 7 of 10. There are also versions available in sizes up to 10 feet, with multiple sph...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

''Serenity" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Brown Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude photograph of a young woman transforms the aquatic environment into a canvas of intense crimson and coral tones. The com...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Sea Cliffs Panorama, Faroe Islands, monochrome large photography limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Sea Cliffs Panorama Study 1, Faroe Islands - no. 21355 // Black and white long exposure seascape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Frammenti" Original Drawing Large Size- Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Fragments Artist: Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy) Year: 2024 Medium: Charcoal on high-quality Fabriano paper Size: 50 x 70 cm Frame: Custom handmade frame availabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Poppin' Graff - Abstract Colorful Textural 'Love You' Graffiti Mixed Media Art
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Wrestlers IV by Yann Guillon - Large-scale outdoor bronze sculpture, nude male
Located in Paris, FR
Wrestlers IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 70 × 113 × 66 cm (27.6 × 44.5 × 26 in). A base can be created as necessary. This sculptu...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Crescent Moon Late May - Night Sky Stars Green Woods Water Trees Landscape, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
The night sky over the densely treed forest of Hennen's Wyatt Mountain, Virginia home is the subject of this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel set...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Luna (7/25) - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Door - Lariat Motel, Nevada - Cinematic Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
From Richard Heeps Dream in Color series a cinematic scene, a doorway in a motel in Nevada on an American road trip. Warm evening sunlight glows casting shadows across the picture. ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Know Yourself - Original Dramatic Abstract Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ha Long Bay, misty Island, black Rock, Vietnam
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ha Long Bay, Study 2, Vietnam - no. 21367 Digital Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Fine Art Paper, edition of 7. Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numbered a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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