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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
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA, black and white photography, abstract, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Antelope Canyon detail in heart shape, Page, Arizona, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Be...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Vortex, " Abstract Steel Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract sculpture by Joe Sorge is made with steel and blue wax. A single strip of steel extends up from a small steel base, spiraling several times and then extending out strai...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

For the Brave, Tennessee Limited Edition Triptych. Landscape, Flowers, nature.
Located in Penzance, GB
'For the Brave, Tennessee' Master Edition (1 of 5). Archival Giclée print. Triptych . Hand signed and numbered, Unframed. _________________ Scarlet poppies and purple lupine, scatte...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Flowers for Mary #4
Located in Dallas, TX
Gail Norfleet earned her BFA at The University of Texas at Austin, and her MFA at Southern Methodist University. She has had solo exhibitions at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Hunt Slonem "Summer Dusk Bunnies" Bunnies, Butterflies
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Summer Dusk Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2025 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1.25" Sign...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Zeeland Bridge, long exposure, black and white 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 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Point de vue, rocky beach, stormy, France - black and white landscape
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

Holi by Romain Langlois - Figurative bronze sculpture, dark, man, spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Holi is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 62 × 24 × 23 cm (24.4 × 9.4 × 9.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limite...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Eiffel Tower, Paris, black and white gelatin silver fineart photography, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eiffel Tower Study 1, Paris, France - no. 11830 Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2017 Signed, ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Fishing Hut, Atlanic Beach - monochrome photograph - limited edition landscape
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

"The Courage of Beauty" Photography 39" x 29.5" in Edition of 4 by Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Courage of Beauty" Photography 39" x 29.5" in Edition of 4 by Lukas Dvorak Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper 2024 Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT THE ARTIST Lukas Dvorak is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Pigment

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

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Viridian with Dark Pewter - small dark green, teal, white, floral still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A ground of viridian green frames an iconic bouquet of cerise and white in this classic oil on panel by Jennifer Hornyak. Framed dimensions are 14.25 x 18.25 inches. Inspired by Ge...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Toucan drawing, signed inscribed in marker, held in elegant hardback monograph
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem Original signed & inscribed drawing held in elegant hardback monograph, ca. 2012 Unique marker drawing bound in first front end page of lavishly illustrated hardback mono...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board, Permanent Marker, Offset

Ancient Laurisilva Forest - magical trees - black and white landscape
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...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Face No. 103, 2018
Located in Burlingame, CA
A face in multi colors, including mainly bone with red, grey and white. Acrylic painting on paper is 14 x 11 inches. Part of the artist's new series begun in 2017 of anonymous face...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Crab Claws Rock, Granite Coast, France, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Crab Claws Rock, Granite Coast, Brittany, France. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Wanderer 16" Architectural Composition in Collage, Acrylic and Graphite
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Wanderer 16" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and graphi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Capogrossi Vintage Catalogue - With Hand-Written Dedication by Capogrossi - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Capogrossi is the anastatic reprint edited by Edizioni del Cavallino in 1950, on the occasion of Capogrossi's first exhibition at the Galleria della Cometa in Rome. From the private collection of the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. With an affectionate handwritten dedication to the Countess from the artist himself, dated 18 January 1953 and signed "Capogrossi". Introduction by Corrado Cagli (1910-1976). In-8º, text in Italian. pp. 7 + 7 b/w full-page ill., cm 24 x 0,3 x 18,5, 1950s. Reprint of the previous edition by De Luca Editor. Low-cut biding and visible signs of aging on the paper. Giuseppe Capogrossi (1900 - 1972) was a famous Italian painter, especially known for the foundation of the so-called Scuola Romana ("Roman School"), together with Corrado Cagli and Emanuele Cavalli...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Offset

Trees on the Edge of Field - cloudy - black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. Row of trees at the edge of the field during a storm with heavy clouds, Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, tit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Werner Bronkhorst - Blue Water High - Surfing
Located in London, GB
Blue Water High, 2025 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over FSC-certified, fing...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

James Verbicky "Monetaire 31"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Verbicky, James Title: Monetaire 31 Date: 2022 Medium: Mixed Media with Rare Currency and Resin on wood Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 12" Signature: Signed Edition: Uniqu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Dawn (Kusama 120)
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition 75 of 100 61 × 53.6 cm, 24 x 21.1 in Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front Printer Ishida Ryoichi Artwork in excellent condition considering its age. Mi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Heart Antelope Canon, Arizona, USA, minimalist black and white print, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Heart shape detail in the impressive Antelope Canyon in Arizona, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Day Tripper" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Day Tripper" first released as a single by the Beatles in December, 1965...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

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Other Medium

"I Love You" Limited Edition towel/wall hanging (LARGE: 60 inches x 70 inches)
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin I Love You/I Love Your Soul/I Love Your Smile, ca. 2010 100% Cotton Beach Towel 60 × 70 inches (folded it's 25 x 30 inches) Signed in plate, authorized printed...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Screen, Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow of Africa 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative
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.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Passing Storm Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted landscape by Derrik Van Nimwegen (American, b. 1969). Moody and expressive, this landscape captures the feel of a nearby storm with heav...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Someone / Never Met
Located in Burlingame, CA
A portrait of a man. Acrylic on paper 14 x 11 inches unframed and 15 x 12 inches framed, Part of the artist's new Face to Face series started in 2017 and featuring real and imagined ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Drangarnir Sea Stacks - Faroe Islands - seascape landscape - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white seascape photography. Large natural rock formation with an arch in the middle, surrounded by w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Stranded fishing Boat, beach, Ireland, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist seascape photography. An abandoned boat stuck in shallow water with cloudy sky overhead. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Proto 03 by Ramon Enrich - Contemporary geometric landscape painting, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Proto 03 is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 130 × 95 cm (51.2 × 37.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mont Saint Michel, Impression Cloud, France, black and white art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Tulips - Contemporary Painting
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This contemporary tulips painting radiates a lively, optimistic spirit through its vibrant use of color and bold, intuitive style. The artist’s distinct approach combines an intuitiv...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Damien Hirst - Honesty (from The Virtues series)
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst, Honesty, 2021 Laminated giclee print on aluminium composite panel 47 1/5 × 37 4/5 in 120 × 96 cm Edition of 728 hand-sgned by the artist on the back published by HENI...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, black and white photography, architecture, print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white fine art cityscape photography. View of medieval stone towers seen through an arched stone passageway. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Arches, Catedrais Beach, rock formation, black and white photograph landscape
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...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Robert Burkert Lithograph Landscape "Late Light" Poetic
By Robert Burkert
Located in Detroit, MI
"Late Light" by Robert Burkert is a lithograph landscape by the master printmaker that depicts a clearing with autumn/winter trees in the subtle but vib...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Yoshitomo Nara - Tomorrow s Far Away
Located in London, GB
Yoshitomo Nara Tomorrow's Far Away Offset lithograph on paper Sheet size: 51.5 x 36.4 cm Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year published by N's Yard, Japan
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Hunt Slonem "Amazon" Birds
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Amazon Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Rock Pier Panorama - black and white photography - seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art long exposure landscape photography. Rocky Pier in stormy overcast weather on the beach of Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, d...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

NEGRO ES BELLO II Signed Lithograph, Black Is Beautiful, Black Power Movement
Located in Union City, NJ
NEGRO ES BELLO II is an original limited edition lithograph created by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett using hand printmaking techniques on arch...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

abstract purple blue pegs pixel modern pop contemporary art sculptural wall art
Located in New York, NY
2452 ACRYLIC PAINTED DOWELS IN ARCHITECTURAL PLYWOOD WITH BEVELED EDGES. Matt Bilfield is no stranger to process oriented art, as the Fox Sports Lead Animation Designer, he is build...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Acrylic

Palm Trees, Terrazza Mascagni, Tuscany, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Palm trees on the impressive promenade Terrazza Mascagni in Tuscany, Italy. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

With Blue Gray - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Stripes Color Blocks, 2012
Located in Kent, CT
In this abstract painting in oil and graphite on panel by Elizabeth Gourlay, clean and precise, carefully ordered blocks of color in shades of blue are vibrant against a calm, soft s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel, Graphite

Rocky Coast of Porto Venere, Cinque Terre, monochromo photogrph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Rocky Coast of Porto Venere, Cinque Terre, Italy. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Around the Globe Black Teak by Bruno Helgen - wood globe sculpture
Located in DE
Teakwood and black lava sand make this beautiful turning globe a real stunning sculpture. Made from a whole piece of wood the way the sculpture is shaped is defined by how the tree g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Stone

Elegant Black and White Nude Woman Photography - Wall Art for Sale
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Explore our collection of elegant black and white nude woman photography, capturing the beauty of the human form. Perfect as wall art for modern...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Foam, Paper, Photographic Paper

Three and a half Stone, black and white, long exposure, photography, seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art minimalist seascape - landscape photography. Three stones in the sea during a storm on the coast of Spain. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Great Pollet Sea Arch, Ireland, black and white photography, fine art landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Waterscape Photography - Great Pollet Sea Arch, during a storm in Donegal, Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment

Hokusai s Dog - The Great Wave Red Fuji, diptych, original, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Woodcut Image Size H 50 x 66cm Framed Size H 73 x 88cm Edition of 100 Woodcut print on Paper Edition of 100 50 H x 66 W cm (19.69 x 25.98 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height: 50cm...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Contemporary SMSPF wall neon sculpture pop art interior Banksy
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke 1/1 original Neon SMSPF wall sculpture Easy wall mount Signed 1/1 Plastic Jesus: Born : London (United Kingdom) Current Location: Los Angeles Huffington Post - Best stre...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Cliffs of Etretat, Sea Arch, black and white photograph, landscape, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border. International award winn...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Turbulent Times, single Tree - black and white photography - landscape panorama
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white panorama landscape photography. A cloudy sky over a hill on a farmland with a single tree on the horizon. Archival pigment ink print, edition of ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Ochre Rabbit - Modern Figurative Animal Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Ochre Rabbit" is a whimsical and serene example of contemporary folk art, blending narrative illustration, primitive symbolism, and the tactile charm of hand-paint...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Bob Dylan, "Motel Pool, " hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a giclee on Hahnemuhle 350gsm Museum paper, created by Bob Dylan in 2013. It is from Dylan's series entitled The Drawn Blank Series. Bob Dylan is known as one of the mo...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Seljalandsfoss, Waterfall, Iceland - black and white photography - waterscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white waterscape photography - Limited Edition. Tall waterfall flowing into a river, with rocky cliffs and terrain surrounding it. Archival pigment ink...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Foyer VIII, Milan - Italian architectural color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VIII, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has becom...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vintage 1970s Alexander Calder poster (Calder prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder 'La Grenouille et Cie': Vintage original 1971 poster for the exhibition Pace Columbus (Ohio) featuring a printed Calder signature. Medium: Offset lithograph. Dime...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Old Tree at Vineyard, Bordeaux, France, minimalist black white landscape print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Old Tree in the Vineyard, France - no. 18049 Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography - Tree in the middle of beautiful vineyard with big clouds in Bordeaux, France. Archival p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

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

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