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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
Counterpart by Tom Price - large sculpture and bench, 7.2ft wide
Located in Paris, FR
Coal, resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Counterpart II is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway between art and design: the piece can be seen ex...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Summer – Lotus by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese landscape painting, nature, flower
Located in Paris, FR
Summer – Lotus is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with japanese pigments, silver and gold leaves on Japanese paper mounted on panel, dime...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf

Carrefour l’arbre -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Landscape Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Carrefour l’arbre, sectie 4 100 x 160 cm ( frame not included) Oil paint on linen We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"LaFlat" Limited Edition Parody Piece by Kid Hazo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"LaFlat" is an original archival pigment print on cardboard box artwork by Kid Hazo measuring 5.5"h x 11"w x 5.25"d. This is an edition of 13. Hazo’s belief that art is for everyon...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Cardboard, Archival Pigment

Instant Moules IV by Ondřej Oliva - sculptural lighting, totem, black shells
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules IV is an elox aluminium sculpture with optical fibres sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 240 × 40 × 30 cm (94.5 × 15.7 × 11.8 in). T...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Hockney s Dog - After the Splash, original, contemporary, art print
Located in Deddington, GB
Screenprint on paper Signed and titled in pencil Numbered from the edition of 75 Image size: 505 x 505 mm Paper size: 665 x 685 mm Silkscreen print on Paper Edition of 100 50...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Seawater Canyon Panorama, Green Cliffs, La Hong Bay - seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. Lush green cliffs surrounding a calm, emerald waterway with misty atmosphere. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Five
Located in Manchester, GB
Johnny Depp, Five, 2023 Mixed Media, Silkscreen and Colour Archival Pigment on 410gsm Somerset Satin paper. 81 × 79 cm (31 9/10 × 31 1/10 in ) Edition of 2744 Johnny Depp As an a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

My Favorite Game #2 - Colorful Pacman Inspired Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

“Morris’s lover 11 “ Original nude painting. Circular small canvas.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork, enclosed in a striking circular frame, portrays a serene and introspective figure, skillfully capturing the essence of tranquility and introspection. The subject, depic...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Golden (Abstract Square oil Painting on Canvas with Blues and Yellows)
Located in Hudson, NY
'Golden' painted by Hudson Valley artist, Jenny Nelson, in 2025 Oil on canvas 30 x 30 inches with white painted sides, unframed Excellent condition, ready to hang Signed, verso T...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mirror “with fold” 123 by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 123 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 143 × 123 × 56 cm (56.3 × 48.4 × 22 in)...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete, Stainless Steel

Sun loungers on the Beach - landscape - umbrellas - shore - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Empty beach with striped lounge chairs and blue umbrellas on sandy shore, overcast sky. Archival pigment ink print as par...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Wave by Yann Guillon - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Limited edition of 8 + 4 artist's proofs. Each cast is signed and numbered. Sold with a wooden base. Dimensions of the bronze sculpture: 10 H x 55 L x 15 D cm Dimensions of the base...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Orelisa - 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

Musing (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Musing (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 Inventory #948...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

GDP Flower Thrower (Framed)
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, GDP Flower Thrower, 2019 One colour screenprint on 50 gsm paper Unframed: 57.5 x 76.5 cm (22.63 x 30.11 in) Framed: 78.5 x 97.5 cm (30.91 x 38.39 in) Limited Edition (Unkn...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Pilot s Notion Five - Geometric Abstract Monotype Red Yellow Star Blue, 2002
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract monotype on archival paper layers shapes on a blue background transitioning from deep cobalt on the bottom to teal at the top. A red orange recta...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Opie-Woman Taking Off Man’s Shirt Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of Julian Opie's phenomenal image, titled Woman Taking Off Man’s Shirt, captures the striking and distinctive style for which the artist is renowned. Originally pri...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Misty No. 3
Located in Columbia, MO
Original oil painting by Mark English, signed recto. Mark English (American, 1933 – 2019) was a prolific illustrator turned fine‑art painter whose career spanned six decades and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Steps - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater fine art photograph captures a figure suspended above submerged pool steps, rendered in soft aquamarine and pearl tones. The crystalline water creates a drea...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Book of Ganesh II, Tribute to Gregory Colbert by Marine de Soos - Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
The Book of Ganesh II, Tribute to Gregory Colbert is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 24 × 71 × 20.5 cm (9.4 × 28 × 8.1 in). The sculp...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Unión 2 and Errabundeo Cordoba 7. Nude in a landscape color photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Errabundeo Series Though each love is experienced as unique and though the subject rejects the notion of repeating it elsewhere later on, he sometimes discovers in himself a kind of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Napoleon Bonaparte II - interior photograph of elegant French palace villa
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale photograph of elegant interior view of the French revolutionary ballroom in the Villa Napoleone in Elba, Tuscany. Napoleon Bonaparte II (2025) by Frank Schott 48 x 72 i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Retoni, seascape, fishing hut, panorama - large color photography, seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape photography. A small wooden fishing hut on stilts on a rocky jetty extending into calm water with a muted, foggy sky. Archival pigment ink print a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Sun loungers on the Beach - minimalist sea landscape, Italy - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color Landscape Photography. Beach chairs and canopies on a sandy beach with a pathway leading to the water, overcast sky. Digital pigment ink print, edition of 7...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Myth #7. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dark Hedges, tree avenue, mystical forest - monochrome landscape Ireland
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Dark Hedges, majestic avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Retoni, Fishermans hut in the middle of nowhere - panorama color photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Color long exposure seascape photography. A small house on stilts stands over calm water on a foggy day, with a light sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lodge Pole Fire Cone 25-125 - Corten steel, outdoor, fire pit sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor sculpture of a pine cone made from steel is by Floyd Elzinga. Hand forged from corten steel, Floyd Elzinga’s impressive outdoor sculpture of a pine cone is...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Feline VI by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Feline VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 29 × 83 × 15 cm (11.4 × 32.7 × 5.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Cobbolds Point Panorama - long exposure seascape - minimalist photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white minimalist seascape photography. A concrete breakwater with a single arrow marker at the end of the calm sea. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Embrace of Books - Abstract library, textured painting, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont continues her exploration of stylized libraries — architectures of memory rendered in tactile layers of oil. In Book Embrace, the artist bui...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbili...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"You Are Here" Limited Edition Drawing From 1969
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's "You Are Here" drawing, which is a loving image of John and Yoko in the year there were married. Originally drawn in 1969 this limite...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen, Other Medium

Progressive Youth - Contemporary African American Figurative Painting
By Tim Okamura
Located in East Quogue, NY
Beautifully rendered large-scale contemporary figurative painting of two African American women. Oil and mixed media on canvas. Size: 76 × 60 in 193 × 152.4 cm Through a mode of po...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Desert Heartbreaker - Figurative Colorful Western Pinup Cowgirl Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Amaryllis -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting of Flowers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Amaryllis 46,2 x 36,8 cm ( framed included 46,6 x 37,2 cm) Oil paint on wood panel We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

«Time of White Hydrangeas»
Located in Zofingen, AG
Time of White Hydrangeas captures the quiet grace of summer days — when light, greenery, and stillness merge into one serene moment. A couple sits at a small white table surrounded b...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Air connection by Francesca Bernardini - Abstract sculpture, statuario marble
Located in Paris, FR
Air connection is a unique Statuario Carrara marble and glaze sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 33 × 50 × 20 cm (13 × 19.7 × 7.8 in). The scul...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

When Cats Gather
Located in Zofingen, AG
A striking painting blending Renaissance poise with surreal symbolism. A dignified woman in a dark gown stands in a sunlit garden surrounded by black cats — timeless emblems of myste...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Divine Nude No.4 by Ronald Martinez - Fine art photography, Renaissance, men
Located in Paris, FR
Divine Nude No.4 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Ronald Martinez. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Layer No.14 by Doris Marten - Abstract minimalism, colorful painting
Located in Paris, FR
Layer No.14 is an abstract painting by contemporary German artist Doris Marten. It is made with Indian ink on Alu-Dibond and measures 45 × 45 cm (17.7 × 17.7 in). The Layers series ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

India Ink

Lisette II - Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

"Birth of Venus"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Timothy Rees was fascinated with drawing throughout his youth and after high school pursued a degree in animation. The pull to painting portraits and figures was strong, however, le...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Jose. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper Unframed The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

French School Coffee in Provence Un café en Provence - Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Café in Provence Two women enjoying a coffee in Provence Sorority Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 80x80cm ■■ 31,5x31,5 inch ⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪ 🟢 → Origin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Castaway - Abstract Playful Earth Tone Textural Paint Splat Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Serenity" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Brown Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Don t Let Them Burst your Bubble: Purple 31425 - blown glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, purple-colored, glass wall sculpture was created by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Each work is individually hand-formed in glass, so slight variations in colour, shape, an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Door - Lariat Motel, Nevada - Cinematic Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
From Richard Heeps Dream in Color series a cinematic scene, a doorway in a motel in Nevada on an American road trip. Warm evening sunlight glows casting shadows across the picture. ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tulip Fields 01 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 01 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 4 di...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Multiply and Divide - Dandelions Gray White Rabbit on Black Drawing, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary graphite drawing on Bristol paper of a rabbit surrounded by floating bits of dandelions gone to seed against a dark black background. Fox's excellent use of material all...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Poppin Graff - Abstract Colorful Textural Love You Graffiti Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Tracey Emin, Kiss Me Towel, Limited Edition hand numbered w/official COA New!
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin Kiss Me Kiss Me Towel, 2014 with Official plate signed COA Brand new: unframed and comes folded (framed images for inspiration only) Limited Edition silkscreen on oversiz...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Mixed Media, Screen

French School Neverending Reading - Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Never ending Reading In this luminous and poetic work, a suspended moment of everyday life, infused with both serenity and the quiet solitude of modern existence. Two women, seated...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Contemporary Figurative Abstract Portrait Painting of Three Female Figures
Located in East Quogue, NY
Brown earth tone contemporary figurative painting of 3 femail figures by Moroccan artist Said Housbane. Acrylic on canvas. Size: 56 x 60 inches. Offered unframed & unstretched. Ships...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lotus Flower - Panorama - Vietnam - long exposure - waterscape - photography
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. More Sizes: 15.8 x 31.5 ...
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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