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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
Irish megalithic Tomb Ireland monochrome photograph landscape limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Irish megalithic Tomb, Ireland - no. 11552- Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer print...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Gracht, Tree Avenue, water reflection, black and white photography, art print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Waterscape Photography. Avenue of trees by a water ditch with reflections in the calm water. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 5. Signed, titled, dated ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Dressing up - Polaroid, women, nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dressing up - 2018, 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018-137. N...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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

BAOBABS, Ankoabe
Located in Sante Fe, NM
*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints* Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment, Platinum

Hebru Brantley - The Journeymen
Located in London, GB
The Journeymen, 2025 Archival pigment on 330gsm smooth rag paper. edition of 100 hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Hebru Brantley is an American contemporary artist renowned f...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

"Afloat" 2019 Original Oil Painting 18"x18"
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Afloat" is an figurative Original Oil Painting by Contemporary Realist Megan Eisenberg. Made using high quality Gamblin oil paints on 3/4" hardwood panel.
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil

"Dear Prudence" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Dear Prudence" first released as on The White Album by the Beatles in 1968 . It was written when Len...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Other Medium

F.171201 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
F.171201 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 17 × 42 × 35 cm (6.7 × 16.5 × 13.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Glass

"Study in White", Still-Life, Texture, Kitchen, Window, Color Photograph, 2016
Located in Franklin, MA
Vicki McKenna's "Study in White" is a still-life color photograph that celebrates the subtlety of color, form, and texture of everyday kitchen items in shades of white on a window si...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Hunt Slonem "Blue Mountain" Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Mountain Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 9" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 12" x 11" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil

California Plein Aire Oil Painting of Luther Burbank s Garden in Santa Rosa
Located in Soquel, CA
California Plein Aire Oil Painting of Luther Burbank's Garden Greenhouse in Santa Rosa, California A plein-air study of the Luther Burbank, a famed Santa Rosa, California Horticultu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Oil, Archival Paper

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
Located in Union City, NJ
FALLING STAR is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. FALLING STAR presents a visual memory from Bearden's childhood in Mecklenburg County North Carolina expressed as a modern collage portrait depicting a black woman set in a nostalgic Southern domestic interior. FALLING STAR's main focus is a black woman standing on the right drinking from a blue and white teacup...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Silver Maple (Large) - figurative, wall-mounted, outdoor aluminum sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary wall sculpture of a mask is made out of metal. An iconic Canadian symbol—the maple leaf appears in stunning detail in this unique work by sculptor Dale Dunning. H...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Metal

Bubblegum
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Grand Central Station - New York City - monochrome photograph - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white photo. Central Station with high arched ceilings, large windows, and a crowd of people walking and standing around. Archival pigment ink print as...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Lion Cub
Located in Pasadena, CA
Florence Cadène’s artwork is like a natural history, a sensitive memory in the heart of animal nations, a possible communion between the eyes of humans and all dimensions of life. F...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil

Classic Pine Cone 25-627 - contemporary, stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor sculpture of a pine cone is made from metal by Floyd Elzinga. The Canadian artist’s uniquely beautiful metalwork is inspired by nature. The pine cone has b...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Carol Moreno, Contemporary Landscape Jungle Green Landscape Diptych, 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The total size of the two works is 90x180 cm. At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork i...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Portrait of a White Horse, Black and White Photography, Ethereal, Fashion
Located in US
"Ethere" This best-selling, award-winning image is an intimate portrait of an iconic all-white horse native to the Camargue region in the South of France. The award-winning print ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

KERRY JAMES MARSHALL Mastry FIRST EDITION
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster for the Kerry James Marshall exhibition titled 'Mastry' which was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art October 2016 - January 2017. "Mastry" exhibition at the Metropolitan...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Offset

Stop and Go, Dubai Marina, Night, black and white photography, landscape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Photography - Dubai marina at night with skyscrapers, yachts and promenade, long exposure. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated a...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Anthony Bourdain Eating a Hot Dog by Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Anthony Bourdain was famous for traveling the globe and exploring the local cuisine in No Reservations and Parts Unknown. As soon as he returned home t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Every path leads me home to you -Gold Leaf Contemporary abstract family painting
Located in DE
Katharina Hormel creates minimalistic landscape paintings featuring everyday scenes of life. Her art often portrays people engaged in their daily activities, such as taking a leisure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Gold Leaf

"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...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kate Moss Curlers" Photography 20 x 16 in Edition of 50 by Kate Garner Hahnemuhle fine art archival paper Signed & numbered by the artist Come with COA issued by the artist Kate G...
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20th Century Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Tell Me A Story I, Paris, Books, Mixed Media Art, Pink Color Wave
Located in New york, NY
The contemporary work on paper is both art and photography, highlighting color fields. Tell Me A Story I, 2025 by Roberta Fineberg (RF) is 16 x 16in on Hahnemuhle paper, an original ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Oil Pastel, M...

Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore, Panorama, Venice, black and white photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure panorama waterscape - landscape photography. Gondolas in front of the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy. Archival pigment ink p...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Falling Leaves, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Falling Leaves" is an abstract painting that combines geometric and organic shapes to create subtle transparency effects and varied figure-ground relationships. Painted with acrylic...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Muslin, Acrylic

Orange Tondo 1973- Serigraph- Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Orange Tondo" by Ilya Bolotowsky is a quintessential example of geometric abstraction, featuring a bold circular composition dominated by vibrant orange hues and precise geometric ...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Screen

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, bent Tree, landscape photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 1, Portugal - no. 21018 // Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Bent tree in fog in the fairy forest on the island of Madeira, Portu...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Warm Conversations
Located in Zofingen, AG
Warm Conversations captures the intimate glow of an evening shared beneath the shelter of trees. A small group of people gathers around a table, illuminated by the soft golden light ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inven...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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

Green Meadow with Laurel Tree - large format photograpy - landscape - limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color 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 Hahnemuehle ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Korin, Pure White 2015 - Last one
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful offset print by Murakami. This is a classic Murakami in which the artist showcases his prowess for reimagining traditional Japanese motifs within a new, contempor...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Offset

Tree in yellow rapeseed Field, color photography, limited edition, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Color 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 Hahnemuehle ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

THE LAMP Vintage Lithograph Poster, 1st Printing 1984, Civil Rights, Justice
Located in Union City, NJ
ROMARE BEARDEN 1970-1980 THE LAMP (after the 1984 collage on board by Bearden) Vintage 1984 Commemorative Poster - Brown v. Board of Education 30 Years later: "The Politics of Excel...
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1980s Contemporary Art

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Offset

French Contemporary art By Rachel Yedid - Couple 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Charcoal on paper Rachel Yedid is a French multidisciplinary artist born in 1977 who lives and works between Paris, France & Jerusalem, Israel. She grew up marked by a severe autoim...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Charcoal

Barton Broad, Norfolk - Waterscape Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Barton Broad' photographed by Richard Heeps in one of his favourite areas of Britain on the east coast in Norfolk. This peaceful almost monochrome landscape/waterscape creates a fee...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ancient Laurisilva Forest curved tree misty limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ancient Laurisilva Forest Study 18, Portugal - no. 21048 // Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Letter C - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter C, from the Alphabet series,  is a lithograph, realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right margin.  Numbered in pencil on the lower, from an...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Rocky Peaks, monochrome photograph, minimalist seascape, limted edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

The Rolling Stones on a TV show by Terry O Neill - Lifetime print - 16/50
Located in Chicago, IL
The Rolling Stones during a rehearsal for ABC’s ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’ TV pop music show, 1964. From left to right Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Paper s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin

Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki Born in Osaka, Japan, Aya Oki is a glass art artist now working in Sa...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Gondoliere, Venice, Italy, fine art, black and white, landscape, art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape - cityscape photography. Gondoliere in a side canal in the fabulous harbor city of Venice, Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed,...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Wooden Pier in the Sea black and white long exposure photography seascpe
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Wooden Pier in the Sea Study 1, Italy - no. 21128 Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

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.
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
Located in Union City, NJ
BACKYARD by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free using traditional hand lithography techniques. BACKYARD is one of Denmark's colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a soulful Southern country folk scene featuring a standing woman wearing a red orange skirt, multicolored floral print top, and dark indigo print head wrap; her male companion dressed in blue denim jeans, dark indigo print shirt and denim hat sitting in the backyard as the patchwork quilts flutter on the clothesline. Vivid coloration and textures captivate the eye with variety - deep violet, reds, fiery orange, touches of yellow, dark black and shades of blue - a very strong impression and fine example of hand lithography! Print size - 36.25 x 25.5 inches, unframed, mint condition, pencil signed and numbered by James Denmark, Certificate of Authenticity provided. Image size - 27.75 x 16.5 in. Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NJ Publisher - Mojo...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Wine Press House Panorama, Farmland, black and white photography, art landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape panorama Photography. Wine press house and large tree in a wide open field under a dramatic cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print, edi...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Canaluscious
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes "Canaluscious" Multiple. A hand painted three dimensional, Reverspective print, inspired by Venice. Produced in 2025. This print comes housed in a bespoke perspex disp...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled 20256 - lith silver gelatin print
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20256, figurative black and white female nude. 2001 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic unique print. image = 22 x 17 1/4 or 55.9 x 43.8 centimeters /...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin

Brassica Napus, Tree Avenue, Rapeseed Field
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Row of trees in the rapeseed field, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Ce...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, USA, monochrome photo, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 15. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on H...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Wishing You Were Here
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and graphite on cradled wood panel
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite

The Clandestine Mind
Located in New York, NY
This is a photogravure by John Dugdale offered by CLAMP in New York City. 1999 Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil, verso Photogravure (Edition of 50) 15 x 13.5 inches (38.1 x...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Photogravure

Paris Rooftops I by Guillaume Chansarel - painting on old book pages, cityscape
Located in Paris, FR
Paris Rooftops I is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with Ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

SEVENTH TORII Signed Lithograph Japanese Landscape, Mountains Water Gold Sky
Located in Union City, NJ
SEVENTH TORII is an original, hand drawn(not a photo reproduction or digital print), limited edition lithograph with gold silkscreen printed using hand lithography and serigraphy tec...
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1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Impala - American Iconic Vintage Classic Automobiles Landscape
Located in Brighton, GB
Impala is a stunning C-Type Print by contemporary photographer Samuel Hicks. It is available in this size in an Edition of 25, and is sold unframed. Hicks' work is characterised b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Redwood, California - USA - landscape photograph - limited art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Giant redwood tree in Sequoia National Park in California, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 20. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in li...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Black Rocks and a few Stones, black and white photography, landscape, fine art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist seascape photography. Large rocks in the ocean with waves gently washing over them. Art for Sale. Archival pigment ink print as part o...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Untitled LED 42 (Artist Proof Nude Woman)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gorgeous print by the legendary contemporary artist Hajime Sorayama. Features a very beautiful nude woman. High gloss heavy paper gives it a great shine quality that compliments the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Color

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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