Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
$3,000
Princess /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Grace Kelly Abstract Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Princess" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Origi...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Canvas, Oil
"Apparition at the Border of Language"
Located in Lyons, CO
This print presents a fictitious encounter between contemporary colonial forces and Native Americans who are defenders of immigrant refugees and displaced populations. The artist de...
Lithograph
"In a Round About Way", Figurative Painting of a Girl Dancing with Skeletons
By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"In a Round About Way" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on canvas. The piece measures 32.75”h x 21”w framed, and is shipped...
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
My Favorite Blow In The Winds, Red Floral Soft Neutral Contemporary Textured Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints floral abstract compositions in acrylic and mixed media on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary painti...
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Ink, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Nearer Than Skin - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This work began as an exploration of how we carry ourselves, not only within the physical body, but within the quieter, less visible layers beneath it. Each face was initially concei...
Canvas, Acrylic
Bold - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$500
Blue Tears Original Contemporary Art Neo-Myth tempera paper Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Blue Tears” 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm Ultramarine tempera and ink on textured paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, from my studio in Bucharest, Romania, with DHL to the US and EMS to Euro...
Paper, Tempera
Learning to Live
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Learning to Live is a quiet reflection on the beauty that already surrounds us. So often we spend our lives chasing the next achievement, believing that happiness lies somewhere ahea...
Canvas, Acrylic
Life in Color
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
Life in Color celebrates the quiet beauty of sharing life with someone you love. In the simplest moments—a conversation, a shared meal, or the comfort of being together—the ordinary ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Monet’s Dahlias by Lumi Mizutani, Japanese-Style Painting, Garden Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Monet’s Dahlias is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments and Indian ink on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dimensions are 31.8 ×...
Paper, India Ink, Panel, Pigment
$600Sale Price|25% Off
Blue Bull Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 84x80 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
“Blue Bull II” is an original oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, whose work integrates figurative and abstract elements inspired by nature, symbolism, and Construc...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Craig, contemporary, wildlife, black & white photography, Elephant
Located in München, BY
Edition of 5 more sizes on request signed and numbered Craig, one of the last Big Tuskers in Amboseli, Kenya Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His p...
Archival Pigment
In the Moment
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Series: Chill Out «In the Moment» This painting is about the simple ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$330
Blue Skies - Original Abstract Animal Cow Mixed Media Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Forever More II - Original Rural Landscape Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Jodi Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
$25,000
'California Sunset, Drake's Bay', San Francisco, PSA, Extra Large Oil Landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Wakeham' for Duan Wakeham (American, born 1931) and dated, verso, 1997. Additionally titled, 'Estero, Drake's Bay'. Previously with: Hackett Freedman Gallery, Sa...
Canvas, Oil
Louise Bourgeois - I Have Been to Hell and Back Handkerchief, Lt Ed Tate Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Hand numbered 900/1000 and with the artist's silkscreened initials This long sold out coveted limited edition embroidered handkerchief is based on a larger original, which Bourgeo...
Cotton, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
Too Late to Scare Me Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 105x80 cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
The most compelling works of contemporary art do not simply depict events—they reveal shifts in human consciousness. Too Late to Scare Me belongs to this tradition, transforming an i...
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$2,098
Pink Granite Coast, France – Monumental Boulder, Limited Edition Photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21117 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
$3,485
Terres d'eclaircie, Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Oil Painting, Framed, 2026
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In Terres d'éclaircie, Sophie Dumont transforms the landscape into a refined composition of layered textures, luminous earth tones and subtle blue accents. Broad abstract planes evok...
Oil
Synthesis Bench by Tom Price - Art & Design, Light Sculpture and Bench
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Available on commission. Production delay: 8 months. Synthesis Bench is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway ...
Steel
"Highway 101", Surreal Redwood Highway Panting with Orcas and Car
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Highway 101" is an original artwork by Chris Austin and is made of gouache on wood. It measures 13"h x 17"w framed and is signed en verso by the artist. Chris Aus...
Wood, Gouache
Making Our Way Back - Original Rural Landscape Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Jodi Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Sun No.13 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
The newborn light that is me - Atmospheric dreamy pink & green abstract painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A rapturous pink and green ode to water and light. When I paint, I use cloth rags taken from daily life. For this painting, I used one of the discarded head coverings I was forced to...
Oil
The Sun is Longing for the Sea, Limited Edition Japanese Photography
By Hiroshi Yamazaki
Located in New york, NY
The Sun is Longing for the Sea, 1978, by Japanese artist Hiroshi Yamazaki is a photograph from a limited edition portfolio of masters of Japanese photography. The photograph is signe...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...
Chill Out
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This painting is about the importance of slowing down and allowing ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,972
Lisiere d'horizon, French Abstract Landscape Painting, Contemporary Coastal
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In Lisière d'horizon, Sophie Dumont distills the landscape to its essential rhythms. Broad horizontal bands of muted blues, warm ochres, soft whites and earthy reds suggest the meeti...
Oil
The Group by Martine Demal, Bronze Sculpture, Group of Human Figures
Located in Paris, FR
The Group is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 40 × 21.5 × 5.5 cm (15.7 × 8.5 × 2.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
Bronze
$2,098
Frosted Trees in Silence, Minimalist Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26013 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
The Garden Within Original Contemporary Art tempera ink/ paper Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Garden Within” 27.5x19.5in / 70x50cm Ultramarine tempera and ink on textured paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, from my studio in Bucharest, Romania, with DHL to the US and EMS ...
Tempera, Paper
$800Sale Price|20% Off
AGE OF INNOCENCE - original round painting by Paula Craioveanu in New York
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Age of Innocence", original unique painting. A feminine, innocent presence, portrait of a girl with a Venetian mask. acrylic on canvas. 20in / 50cm, round. Shipped from Forest Hil...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sun Loungers on an Italian Beach, Minimalist Colour Photograph, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 25003 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Sea of Golden Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Sea Within — Journey Between Light and Silence. A glowing sea stretches toward the horizon, where golden light meets shimmering waves and distant cliffs. Filled with atmosphe...
Canvas, Acrylic
William T. Wiley - Lessen Plans - Color lithograph on paper, Signed/N, unframed
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition pencil signed and numbered lithographic print, published on the occasion of Wiley's exhibition at the legendary Allen Frumkin Gallery at 41 West 57th Street in Manhat...
Lithograph
$2,564
Twin Palms by the Sea, Tuscany, Colour Landscape Photography, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26011 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Arietta I - Abstract Line Drawing Pastel Blue Red Waves, 2026
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary drawing in pastel and graphite on BFK Rives paper, layered undulating lines investigate the properties of abstract curvilinear forms found in the localized condi...
Pastel, Archival Paper, Graphite
Waiting for a Miracle- 21st century Contemporary Figure painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina – Waiting for a Miracle Oil on linen, 105 x 70 cm In Waiting for a Miracle, Ksenya Istomina captures a moment of quiet contemplation and anticipation. A young woman ...
Linen, Oil
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
Beauty from Within 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Ancestral Throne - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$380
12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands) - 2010 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 10914. Not mounted...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$4,080
Black Stone Beach – Long Exposure Waterscape, Black and White Fine Art Photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21082 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
AV NOVA by Ramon Enrich - Architecture and Landscape Painting
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
AV NOVA is a painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich. Acrylic on canvas: H 39.4 × L 51.2 in inches / H 100 × L 130 cm. The artwork is sold framed (brown floating frame)...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,448
Path Through the Frosted Forest, Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26012 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
The River to the Ocean Goes - ethereal abstract landscape
Located in Silverthorne, CO
An ethereal abstract landscape painting, a meandering river of life wandering through a green world under a purple sky. I look at the river and see the eternity of things. And my ow...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Thorns Before Roses - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This work questions what happens after arrival. When the life once desired is finally attained, soft, beautiful, without struggle, why does the mind remain unsettled? Thorns Before ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,681
Minimalist Winter Tree, Limited-Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Landscape Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26008 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Mirror “with fold” 148 by Franck K - Large Outdoor Stainless Steel Sculpture
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 148 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 153 × 148 × 50 cm (60.2 × 58.3 × 19.7 i...
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Everyone Has Their Own Ocean
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled “Everyone Has Their Own Ocean” is a work about the inner space that...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,914
In My Heart, Contemporary Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Framed, 21st Century
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Sonja Brussen – In My Heart Oil on canvas 40 x 100 cm Framed in a white wooden frame Overall dimensions with frame: 42 x 102 cm Frame included in the price In My Heart is an orig...
Oil, Canvas
Dandylion Pocket Painting 241, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dandylion 241 (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a n...
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
Tracey Emin - Wanting You - Embroidered Linen Handkerchief, with Hand Signed Tag
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Embroidered Linen Handkerchief, with Hand Inscribed, Dated and Signed Tag Ink signed Tracy Emin with the hand written inscription "With You in Mind" and dated 2014 by Tracey Emin on ...
Textile, Cotton, Thread, Ink
$3,750Sale Price|25% Off
TURNING INTO STONE 3 surreal original oil/canvas Paula Craioveanu large 30x38in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Turning into Stone 3 " . Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped stretched ready for display in the US, and shipped rolled in a tube to Europe and to the rest of...
Canvas, Oil
$545
Sun No.5 - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Figurative Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$545
Peculiar Bloom - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Mixed Media Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
$1,678Sale Price|20% Off
Five Minimalist Winter Trees in Snow, Black and White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26002 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Winter Path to the Lone Tree, Minimalist Snow Landscape, Limited Edition Print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21082 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
Field Painting August 8 - Contemporary Landscape Painting Flowers Hills, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel, a peaceful summer scene is set, beautifully capturing the idyllic feel of a field of wildflowers in early August Signed, date...
Oil, Panel
$2,098
Eiffel Tower – Paris, Limited-Edition Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11830 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Digital Pigment
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