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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
Bearden School Bell Time Serigraph African American
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of Romare Bearden's School Bell Time has been officially approved and numbered by the Bearden Foundation, with the foundation's seal printed in the lower right-hand...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Tommy loves Aaron, Beach, Florida, USA, monochrome photograph, limited edtition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Twenty cherry Trees, avenue, black and white panorama photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white panorama photography. Landscape with a row of leafless trees across a flat field under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print, limited edition ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Star Wars ( C-3PO ) 40 x 32"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Star Wars (C-3PO) by Tom Schierlitz still life photograph of the original iconic golden Star Wars humanoid robot 40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm) edition of 25 signed 60 x 48 inches (152 x 122cm) edition of 7 signed archival fine art pigment print signed + numbered by artist on separate label Photographer Tom Schierlitz has a discerning eye for details, managing to find striking visuals in the most ordinary objects, creating captivating images of cult accessories and other objects of desire. Tom grew up in Germany and lives and works in New York City. _________________________ Edition EKTAlux offers an evolving curated selection of collectable large-scale photography in strictly limited editions, while working closely with each artist to guarantee state-of-the-art museum level print and framing quality. Custom / larger print sizes available on request Images can be printed with white border [ 2 inch L prints / 4 inch XL prints ]
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Clutter- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life painting with cutter plug
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

MICKALENE THOMAS "UNTITLED" (BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL) USA, 2017
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Mickalene Thomas "Untitled" (Black is Beautiful) USA, 2017 Inkjet print Signed and numbered by the artist From an edition of 100 14"H 11"W (work) Framed Approx: 22"H x 17"W Excellent...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Inkjet

Night Snake
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Kate Breakey is internationally known for her large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs including her acclaimed series of luminous portraits of birds, flowers and animals in a series called Small Deaths published in 2001 by University of Texas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Dining Room, Kanab - Mid-century American interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Dining Room, Kanab, cinematic interior photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Color sereis. Captured in an American region that was often used as Western movie locations due to its ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Alchemia #3 (Indoor/Outdoor) - glossy red, contemporary, painted steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The elegant abstract sculptures of Stefan Duerst are characterized by clean, flowing lines and minimal form hand forged from steel. This piece is a single ‘ribbon’—a contemporary tow...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Delaunay- Untitled #11, Mid Century Vintage Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Framed in an ornate wood frame with a front profile of 1 1/2 inches and a side profile of 1 inch, this piece is elegantly seated behind a 4-inch mat. This is Edition #669/900, publis...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ringgold-Coming to Jones Road Under a Blood Red Sky #5, 2004 - Hand Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Faith Ringgold, one of America’s most celebrated artists, has built a profound body of work documenting the African-American experience. This signed, titled, dated, and numbered seri...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Shared Silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
Female faces, almost merging into a single rhythm, are depicted with closed eyes, as if immersed in a space of trust and quietude. The light headscarves framing their faces evoke a s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Still Life - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Excellent condition.
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor

Marilyn Chanel Diamond. (Palm White)
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Artwork size: 160x122 cm. Frame size 167x130x5 cm. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide Russell Young, born in 1959 in Yorkshire, is a British-American artist best known for his large scale silk screen paintings...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Linen, Ink, Screen

Yovani Bauta, ¨Untitled¨, 2003, Engraving, 14x11.8 in
Located in Miami, FL
Yovani Bauta (Cuba, 1957) 'Untitled 2 (pareja)', 2003 engraving on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 14 x 11.9 in. (35.5 x 30 cm.) Edition of 7 ID: BAU-316 Unframed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

III (Wish #1, Wish #2, Wish #3) Set of 3 Wishbones - Peter Norton Christmas Gift
Located in Soquel, CA
III (Wish #1, Wish #2, Wish #3) Set of 3 Wishbones - Peter Norton Christmas Gift Fanciful set of three different wishbones by Lorna Simpson (American, b. 1960). Three wishbones, one...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Manhattan Skyscraper New York City USA cityscape, limited edition photograph
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Manhattan Study 5, New York City, USA - no. 18083 Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lounging V - Figurative Lounging Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Palm Trees on the Roadside, black and white photography - landscape - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photography. Palm tree next to a sidewalk and crosswalk on a road, with the ocean in the background. Archival pigment ink print as part ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Palm Trees, Beach, Santa Barbara, USA -black and white landscape art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Calf" Contemporary Dutch Oil Painting of a Dutch Calf, Cow
Located in Utrecht, NL
The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Joshua Tree - National Park - California - USA - monochrome photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. Joshua Trees and Rocks in the Mojave desert, California, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numb...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Kristine DeBell - Vintage Photo by Helmut Newton - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Kristine DeBell is a  vintage photo, realized by Helmut Newton in the 1970s. The artwork represent fashion model and actress in 1970s. 
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Kioveo midnight green by Jacques Owczarek - Animal sculpture, crocodile skin
Located in Paris, FR
Kioveo midnight green is a polymer sheathed with crocodile skin sculpture by contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek, dimensions are 17 × 30 × 13 cm (6.7 × 11.8 × 5.1 in). The sculptur...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Animal Skin, Polymer

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA, black and white, fine art, landscape, photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Antelope Canyon sandstone formation detail, Page, Arizona, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

FIRST SUNDAY Signed Lithograph, Black Church Women, Hats Children Gullah Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
FIRST SUNDAY is a hand drawn, early limited edition lithograph by the South Carolina artist JONATHAN GREEN printed in 1993, using hand lithograph...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Fairy Forest in the Fog - Large Scale Photograph - Limited Edition Landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Fairy Forest in the Fog Study 1, Portugal - no. 21303 Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and signed and n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

NUTS by Ondřej Oliva - Figurative bronze sculpture, fruits
Located in Paris, FR
NUTS is a bronze sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva. The price applies for one sculpture, each measuring 15 × 22 × 15 cm (5.9 × 8.7 × 5.9 in). The set of five nuts...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

God s Country by Anouk Krantz 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
God's Country (B&W) 2021 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Unframed Sizes: 30 x 45 in (76.2 x 114.3 cm) - Edition of 10 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs) 40 x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) - Edition of 10 + 2...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

After Botero Bronze Sculpture Bird
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs. The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Black Rocks, Iceland - monochrome photo - limited edition, seascape, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist long exposure photography. Two large dark rocks in the ocean with a smooth water surface and a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

El Rio Grande
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut Year: 2023 Image Size: 18 x 24 inches Edition Size: 10 Image of a immigrants wading across the Rio Grande River at the border between Mexico and the United States. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linocut

Duchándome, May 28th, Watercolor Diptych, 2018
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Ink

Snow covered Central Park, New York City, black and white photography, cityscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white winter cityscape photography. Leafless trees, rocks, and a small pond in Central Park with skyscrapers. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Golden Gate, CA, USA, black and white gelatin silver art photography, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Golden Gate Study 7, CA, USA - no. 11638 Black and white analog fine art cityscape - landscape photography, Gerald Berghammer. Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Print, Selenium Ton...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment

"Neighborling Maquette 26" Personified House Turret Tower Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Neighborling Maquette 26" s an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating stru...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Voyeurism for Playboy by Helmut Newton - Vintage Photograph - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Voyeurism for Playboy is a black and white photograph realized by Helmut Newton. Black and white photograph.  From the series "Voyeurism " realized by Newton for Playboy magazine.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Emerald Lady
Located in Palm Springs, CA
In "Emerald Woman" by Chinese artist Jiang Tie-Feng, a sensuous, jade-green female figure is depicted astride a vividly rendered horse, fusing human form with the spiritual energy of...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Wolf Kahn Down in the Valley 2003 Signed and Numbered Screenprint
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wolf Kahn Down in The Valley" is a serigraph that exemplifies Kahn's mastery of light and color, hallmarks of his artistic style. This piece, signed by Kahn in the lower right-hand ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Ribeira da Janela Rocks, Shoreline, black and white photography, seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white seascape photography. Three large rocks protruding from the water near the shore, with a cloudy sky overhead. Archival pigment ink print, edition...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment

"Imagine Self Portrait" Limited Edition Drawing
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's most famous self portrait. originally drawn in 1968, this limited edition was released by Bag One Arts (The Lennon Estate) in 1995, a...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Other Medium

Murakami - Dokuro Yellow (Gold) - Silver Backing Framed - LAST PIECE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the last piece. Title: Dokuro Yellow (Gold) - Silver backing Edition: 300 Signed, numbered, edition 132/ 300. Print Size: 500 x 500 mm / 19.6 x 19.6 in. Medium: Offset prin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Miami Beach Skyline, Florida, USA, black and white fineart landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white cityscape photography. Beach with palm trees in the foreground and the city skyline of Miami Beach in the background. Archival pigment ink print,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Fisherman s Mission I, Fleetwood - British Vintage Interior Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Ordinary Places' Series, it captures Britain on the brink of change. It was Richard's first colour series and it achieved much success with an exhibition at th...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Quite A Messy Night - Original Bold Delightful Figurative Fancy Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kelp Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater ocean photograph of a naked girl swimming in kelp forest. Her beautiful body is surrounded with kelp trees. The photograph was taken in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Spring Blossoms, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A variety of glass vases hold vibrant spring flower arrangements. The mix of colors creates a lively scene and contrasts against the soft, neutral background....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

San Gimignano, Historic Centre, Tuscany, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from waist to knees) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Leslie Fry_Nestle_2016_Acrylic on paper_Contemporary
Located in Darien, CT
Leslie's public projects respond to site, history and the body. Figures are female or hermaphroditic, of imaginary descent, often melded with animal, architecture and plant forms. I ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Wooden Boat House - Black and White Photograph, Limited Edition - Lakescape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white long exposure waterscape Photography. Lakeside cabin surrounded by trees with a calm reflective lake in the foreground. Archival pigment ink prin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Romare Bearden JAMMING AT THE SAVOY Vintage 1981 Brooklyn Museum Poster, Jazz
Located in Union City, NJ
ROMARE BEARDEN 1970-1980 The Brooklyn Museum, September 26-November 29, 1981 Vintage 1981 Exhibition Poster "Jamming At The Savoy" (image from original 14" x 18" collage on board by ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

"Fruit Bowl" - Colorful Contemporary Still Life Fruit Painting with Earth Tones
Located in Carmel, CA
Penny Whent (American, born 1949) "Fruit Bowl" 2005 Acrylic Paint, Canvas Board The artist signed the bottom left of the painting. Framed: 29" x 33" x 1.25" “Fruit Bowl” by Penny W...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Bay, Biscay, Giant Rock, Beach, monochrome photograph, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Interior Space#1 Windows, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A corridor in a public space hosts a series of windows. Their rhythmic repetition adds a sense of movement, while the harmonious color scheme of beige, grey, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Golden Sail 12, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure)
Located in Hudson, NY
Golden Sail 12, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure) by Robert Goldstrom 10 x 8 inches, oil on cradled panel This original, contemporary oil painting by Rober...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Rocky Peaks, monochrome photograph - framed - limited edition - signed by artist
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography Gerald Berghammer. Archival Pigment Ink Print, Edition 1/7, signed, numbered, dated. Aluminum frame, matt black, natural white archival...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Camera 16 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, Men Erotic Scenes
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artist about his erotic painting series “Narcissus”: With Internet era and its widespread availability, young people have unlimited access to pornography. It is possible for them to...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After the Rainbow, France, black and white photography, long exposure, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white seascape photography of a rocky shoreline with a cloudy sky over the water. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée, Photographic Film, Digital Pigment, Digital, Arc...

Alberto Giacometti Personnage dans l atelier lithograph, 1961
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alberto Giacometti Title: 'Personnage dans l'atelier' Year: 1961 Medium: Original Lithograph on vélin paper Dimensions: 15in. by 22in. Edition: From the rare limited edition ...
Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

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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