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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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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

"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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Scaffold Two - Geometric Abstract Light Blue Navy Ivory Beige Lines Shapes, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes in shades of blue from cobalt to pale periwinkle, and delicate angular lines in black and dark gray are dynamic against a soft background fading from dark navy at th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Row of Trees in yellow Field Panorama - large scale minimalist color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. A vast green field filled with yellow flowers, with leafless trees in the distance under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Changing every Day - Bombay Beach - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Changing every Day' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Signed on the back and wit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy - large scale minimalist color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Tuscany landscape photography. Landscape with rolling hills, a single tree, a huge cloud, and a field of dry grass. Archival pigment ink print as part of a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract geometric sculpture, innovation, energy
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Jade is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, polyurethane resin, steel, dimensions are 46 × 155 × 71 cm (18.1 × 61 × 28 in). Thi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

The turquoise House, color cityscape, Venetian Lagoon, Venice - limited print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photography. Colorful buildings with pastel pink, blue, yellow, and red walls, windows, and open shutters in a courtyard. Archival pigment...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Violet House, color cityscape, Venetian Lagoon, Venice - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer photo - Colorful houses in pastel shades on a cobblestone street, with colorful windows and a striped curtain hanging in front of one house. Archival pigment ink p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Old Hemlock Stand and New Growth - Brown Green Virginia Forest Landscape Trees
Located in Kent, CT
The densely treed forest and mountain ledges of Hennen's Virginia home are the subject of this rich, highly detailed landscape painting in oil on panel. An enormous boulder presiding...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Place to Linger Winter - minimalist farmland, two trees - large format photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white snow landscape photography. Two large, leafless trees with a small bench between them on a grassy field. Pigment ink print, limited editio...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Fly Me To The Moon -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

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...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Sam Francis Untitled 1985 2002- Serigraph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Untitled Yellow Streak" by Sam Francis is a striking artwork that exemplifies the artist's signature style and mastery of color. Created in 1985, this piece showcases Francis's expl...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Rectangular Portal, Unique Cyanotype Abstract Geometric, Blue Minimalism, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rectangular Portal is a cyanotype monotype that plays with depth, geometry, and light. Composed of layered indigo gradients, the work creates a rhythmic sense of movement, drawing t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Monotype

The Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Couple
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

163.08.12 by Klaus Kampert - Colour nude photography, woman s body, water, legs
Located in Paris, FR
163.08.12 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert. It belongs to the series "Water Creatures". In this series, Klaus Kampert submerges his model in water...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Foggy Wooden Dock Panorama, waterscape, lakeside - limited edition large format
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white long exposure waterscape photo. Wooden pier extending into calm water, with a minimalistic and serene background. Archival pigment ink pri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, long exposure panorama - large scale color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape. Long exposure photograph of jagged sea stacks rising from the ocean with misty water and a light sky in the background. Archival pigment ink prin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Loving You (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Loving You (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x46cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artis...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Thomas Afro Goddess Looking Forward Print, 8 Layer Silkscreen, Signed Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UV pigment print on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper with 8 silkscreen layers, including 2 silkscreen metallic shimmer and glitter layers, gloss varnish, CMYK silkscreen...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Sttories From The Sea I - Modern Hand Woven and Painted Landscape Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
Stories from the Sea I, handwoven abstract landscape, linen yarn, organic cotton, 110 x 80 cm, 2021 Canvas is entirely constructed on a weaving loom. Each of the steps of the proces...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Linen, Yarn, Cotton

Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x65"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This vibrant underwater nude photograph of a young woman wrapped in air bubbles transforms the human form into an abstract celebration of color and ef...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Daisy in front of Mirror - Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Daisy in front of Mirror (Till Death do Us part) - 2005 Edition 1/5, 128x125cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid, Mounted on Aluminum with matte...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Viga 4 by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, wood, resin, synthetic, mineral, life
Located in Paris, FR
Viga 4 is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, steel, wood, dimensions are 242 × 45 × 45 cm (95.3 × 17.7 × 17.7 in). The indicated dime...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Nelumbo nucifera, minimalist waterscape, lotus flower, large limited color photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. Three pink lotus flowers floating on a calm body of water with lily pads and reflections. Archival pigment ink print as part of a l...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Place to Linger, winter, minimalist tree landscape, limited monochrome photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photography. Two leafless trees near a park bench on a foggy day, with a dirt path leading towards the trees. Archival pigment ink pri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Bird. Reunited After Separation, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two grey herons reunite at a lake. One stands in the shallow water while the other returns in flight. The birds appear in a stylized manner against the water, s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Some Quality Time for YOURSELF
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a gentle reminder that spending time with yourself is not a luxury, but a necessity. It’s about slowing down enough to hear your own thoughts, to notice your body, y...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stonehenge Panorama - prehistory stone landscape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape panorama photography. Historic Stonehenge monument with large standing stones on a grassy field under a gray sky. Archival pigment ink print as p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Dreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen Dreamer Oil on wood panel 23 x 35 cm (Framed 31 x 41 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with her...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Donald Judd Last Editions at Brooke Alexander, 1993-94, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the original opening invitation card for Donald Judd: The Last Editions at Brooke Alexander Editions in 1994. The invitation takes the form of a postcard that opens up to rev...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Burden of Love -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

161.11.11 by Klaus Kampert - Fine art nude photography, woman s body, aesthetic
Located in Paris, FR
161.11.11 is a work by contemporary photographer Klaus Kampert, from the 'On Body Forms' series. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Drangarnir Panorama - rock island, seascape - color photography, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape panorama photography. Cliffs and sea stacks along a coastline under an overcast sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Friday Pocker Club
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a quiet Friday ritual shared by an unlikely yet perfectly balanced group. A black dog, a red cow, a white goose, and a small black cat gather around a red tabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench
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 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Diptych II, From the series Les Voiles. LImited Edition Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Uwe Ommer wanted to try a series that revealed less of the body using different wet veils in bright colors to create this sensual effect.This series of photographs were taken for a E...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Infinity Net (Blue) (Kusama 26)
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins. Edition 42 of 100 64.1 x 55.2 cm (25.2 x 21.7 in) 71.1 x 62.2 cm, 28 x 24.5 in Signed, numbered, titled and dated on the f...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Wall mirror “with fold” I by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Wall mirror “with fold” I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 92 × 92 × 3 cm (36.2 × 36.2 × 1.2 in). The sculpture ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

View of Venice - cityscape panorama - San Giorgio Maggiore - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color cityscape photo. Venetian cityscape with historic buildings and the San Giorgio Maggiore with a tall bell tower on an overcast day. All Gerald Berghammer p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Mecano by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, red, blue, figurative, man
Located in Paris, FR
Mecano is a painting on paper by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 50 × 64 cm (19.7 x 25.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a certi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Room 310 - Collector Portfolio # 3 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Yearning 3/9 - male, nude, figurative, statuette, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once expressive and elegant, William Hung creates dynamic sculptures that explore the human condition. With this intimate piece, cast in a rich bronze, an athlete balances on one ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Pedal Boats and a Catamaran, waterscape, long exposure photography - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color waterscape photography. Colorful pedal boats and a catamaran lined up on a dock on a calm body of water under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Such is Life - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life's journey twists and turns, Ups and downs, joys and burns. Moments sweet, moments sour, Such is life, in every hour. Dreams bloom, dreams fade away, Hopes rise, hopes fade to g...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Foyer VIII, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VIII, 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 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House album cover (Hand Signed by Alex Katz)
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House album cover (Hand Signed by Alex Katz), 2008, 2013 Offset lithograph album cover (Hand signed in marker by Alex Katz) Album cover designed by...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cardboard, Lithograph, Offset

View of Venice, cityscape panorama, Santa Maria della Salute - 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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary 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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