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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
Noon
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Noon" is a painting that immerses the viewer in the majesty and tranquility of nature, reflecting the soft transitions of light and shadow. Against the background of a pale blue sky...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Noon
Noon
$960 Sale Price
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Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

"Mirrored Cloud", Contemporary Seascape, Beach, Green, Blue, Oil Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
“Mirrored Cloud” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is a dynamic 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch seascape painted in oil on gallery-style canvas. A vivid blue and green palette enhances the energy of movi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Diamond Rose - Contemporary Abstract Neon Pink Sage Green Blue Olive, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are lively and c...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Horse Painting. Contemporary Equestrian Oil Painting. 220 x 180 cm
Located in ALP, ES
This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of a painting by Francisco de Goya, Retrato ecuestre de Fernando VII, 1808. A unique oil painting on the finest quality Belgi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Raw Linen, Oil

Masri by Masri - Large Colorful Contemporary Abstract Self Portrait Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri (Lebanese, born 1965) "Masri" 2023 Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting. Masri’s "Masri" is a striking ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Hunt Slonem "Lakeside" Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lakeside Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: U...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Amancio. 88 Man Leteo. Original sculpture bronze
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ Artist well known for his large format works on the street. Iron and bronze. AMANCIO Gonzalez ( Leon 1965 ) Amancio González is a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Lithograph

Golden Egg Box
By Hendrik Kerstens
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Conceptually, Kerstens' photographs play with the dialog between the mediums of painting and photography, with seriality, and time. On a more emotional level, they address everyday r...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Basquiat Bearbrick 1000% (Basquiat Be@rbrick)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1000% Bearbrick Vinyl Figure: A nicely sized (27 inch), highly collectible Bearbrick Basquiat statue piece, trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Golden Angel 1, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure)
Located in Hudson, NY
Golden Angel 1, 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

Katie Edwards, Joy II, Limited Edition Print, Affordable Art, Circus Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Katie Edwards Joy II Limited Edition Silkscreen Print Edition of 50 Image Size: H 40.5cm x W 50.8cm (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look). Joy II escaping on a carousel horse conveying the theme of Joy perfectly. This illustration was the winner of the 2014 Bridgeman Studio Award. Limited print run of 50, 4 colour silk screen print on Fabriano Ruvidi 200gsm paper. Each one is screen printed by hand, making each one unique. Signed by the artist Katie Edwards. Katie Edwards produces conceptual illustrations for a wide range of clients from weekly editorials to large and prestigious ad campaigns. Screen prints for sale by Katie Edwards focusing on conceptual ideas, symbolism and metaphors. The innovative juxtaposition of elements often result in a surreal, humorous or thought-provoking image. Art has been a big part of Katie Edwards life and education, right through to graduating from Leeds Metropolitan University in Graphic Arts and Design with a First Class Honours. Working in London for five years as an artist and graphic illustrator, moving to Canada for two years and undertaking commissions’ for clients including Delta Airlines and Converse Shoes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Temple Lake, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

That One Vintage Table Cloth - Abstract Floral Still Life Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks are the specialty of Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome. Her work is characterized by a loose and expressive style emphasizing line struct...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

The Accordion Player - Lithograph by Enrico Benaglia - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on wove paper realized by Enrico Benaglia in 1980s. Edition of 99. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. This imaginative lithograph by Enrico Benaglia exudes both ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

La Raccourcie
Located in Burlingame, CA
Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Hunt Slonem "Marlyne" Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Marlyne 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:...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Hummingbird XV
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

TODAY - large format photograph of conceptual motivational billboard at night
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of a billboard against ultramarine blue night sky from a series of conceptual motivational messages on iconic Americana signs and billboards in landsc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Porto Miggiano (framed) - large scale photograph of Italian Mediterranean beach
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of iconic summer beach scene in Southern Italy's Puglia by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper,...

Apocalypse - Lithograph by Charles Lapicque - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Apocalypse is an original artwork realized by Charles Lapicque in 1974. Colored lithograph. Not signed. as issued. Excellent condition. Printed by Mourlot , France. This lithogr...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Devil /// Contemporary Pop Art Minimalism Linocut Black and White Art Religious
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Devil" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1999 Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper Limited edition: 1...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Linocut

Palm Springs Palm Trees (Californication) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Springs Palm Trees (Californication) - 2023 50x49cm. Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist I...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Pretty Little Baby - Figurative Pin Up Western Inspired Portrait Art on Paper
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

Foggy Iris Triptych (three 24 x 18" cyanotypes)
Located in Oakland, CA
The pale gray-green of this monotype calls to mind the celadon glaze of Japanese pottery. Each was made using freshly-cut long-stemmed wild iris (iris douglasiana) that grow along th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Cicciolina Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions with slight foxing.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Large Arms Raised Standing Figure II by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Large Arms Raised Standing Figure II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 186 × 30 × 32 cm (73.2 × 11.8 × 12.6 in). The sculpture is sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Glorious Meadow, original painting, abstract, landscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
A huge painting that would create an impressive focal point within a large room, flowers upon flowers upon flowers. Textured, tactile and inviting this artwork is packed with energy,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sarah-American Dance Festival By Alex Katz
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Sarah-American Dance Festival By Alex Katz 2011 Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 48 x 34 inches ( 122 x 86 cm ) Image Size: 48 x 34 inches ( 122 x 86 cm ) Edition Size: 300
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

I Call Your Name
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

I See You Jockin - Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Fahamu Pecou overlays social commentary and hip-hop culture onto the world of contemporary art with paintings and drawings that depict himself on fictionalized magazine covers and in...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Dripping Dots - Cannes" Colorful Gold Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled 1 - Contemporary Abstract Blue Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phy...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Ben)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Ben) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2017-2020 Signed and numbered, verso 40 x 30 inches, sheet 38 x 28 inches, image (Edition of 3) $4,500 28 x 22 inches, sheet 24 x 20 inches,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tracey Emin, My Heart is With You Always Framed textile signed and inscribed tag
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin My Heart is With You Always, framed with hand signed and inscribed tag, 2015 Embroidered Linen Handkerchief, Hand Signed, dated and Inscribed in Ink on attached tag Signe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Thread, Ink, Mixed Media

Marmo di Carrara - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Signed large scale original photograph of the Mediterranean marble quarries in Carrara, Italy, iconic material source of classic Italian art and architecture, captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale print sizes with incredible image details Marmo di Carrara...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print (Edition of 25) Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 28 x 24 inches, sheet 22 x 18 inches, image This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Edwar...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Lime Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Lime 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life pa...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on fabric 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 a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Wild Mustard #2, by Stephen McMillan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered etching and aquatint from the edition of 250. By the end of February the the rows of still dormant grape vines are delineated by bright yellow mustard flowers. These vineyards are in the hills southwest of Napa. Born in Berkeley, California, on December 21, 1949, he was raised in a home that had a sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay. This scene kindled his interest in landscape and was one of his earliest drawing subjects. Stephen McMillan's etchings and aquatint prints capture the landscapes of California...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Francis Bacon Three Studies for Self Portrait Limited Edition Signed Print
Located in San Rafael, CA
Francis Bacon (British, 1909-1992) Three Studies for Self Portrait, c. 1981 Lithograph in colors on Arches wove paper Edition 81/150 with Arabic numbering. There were also 25 H.C. (...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Dog Walkers On The Beach, Original Painting, Coastal Painting, Beach art
Located in Deddington, GB
I love to paint big skies, particularly on the coast . The blues in this piece are calming and serene, the small figures adding interested scale . This piece is on a deep stretched c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

King Thug by Marcelo M. Burgos - polished bronze sculpture, golden
Located in Paris, FR
King Thug is a bronze sculpture by contemporary Argentinian artist Marcelo Martin Burgos. The sculpture depicts a fantastical, humanoid creature with a flaming head, gripping two pis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Re: Flowers for Algernon
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print 4 colours, foil printing and coater varnish Edition of 300 56 cm (22.1 in) Signed and numbered on front Mint Published by KaiKai KiKi
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Hunt Slonem "Barbie" Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Barbie Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Steps in Nature’ – Contemporary Abstract Quadriptych by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zura captures a barefoot boy moving through nature in vibrant, expressive color. The four panels create a rhythm of motion and playfulness, inviting viewers to step into the scene an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Diamond Dust Tuesday
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the back. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct n...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Sisyphus, Classical Mythology with a Nude Male Figure, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
One of the key lessons we can glean from the myth of Sisyphus is the importance of resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity. Sisyphus was condemned to an eternity of ceas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Strawberry Teal Nasturtiums, Contemporary Monet Style Art, Floral Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Strawberry & Teal Nasturtiums by Catherine Ruth Church [2020] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Ho...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Pompon
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 Also available in 73 x 100 cm / 28.7 x 43.3 in, Edition of 3, price on request In this picture you can see a beautiful luscious naked heinie of a woman with a blue pill...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ice Cream Sundae
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 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Sound of the Ocean
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rodrigo Franzão is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for his innovative exploration of textile and mixed media art. With a background in Literature, Arts, and Art History, Fra...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Latex, Paper

Prayer
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll A minimalist and deeply contemplative composition. In the vastness of a dark, fading sky, a solitary figure kneels in silent prayer. Clothed in white, the figure rad...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

London is the Place for Me, still-life, limited edition print, transport
Located in Deddington, GB
Eliza Southwood London is the Place for Me Limited Edition Screen Print Edition of 100 Sheet Size: H 75.5cm x W 50cm Image Size: H 73cm x W 48cm Signed and Numbered Sold Unframed Ple...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Nelson Dominguez "Personajes del circo" 2001 signed original engraving 30x22in
Located in Miami, FL
Nelson Dominguez (Cuba, 1947) 'Personajes del circo', 2001 engraving on paper Deponte 300 g. 29.2 x 22.1 in. (74 x 56 cm.) Edition of 40 ID: DOM-103 Unframed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Engraving

Hunt Slonem "Spotted" Bunny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Spotted Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Un...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Francesca - Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Contemporary woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Francesca - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film in 1986. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Pigment, Phot...

Confident
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mikio Watanabe created "Confident", a side view of a sensuous female nude, exclusively for Stone and Press Gallery. The 2004 black and white mezzotint was issued in an edition of on...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Confident
Confident
$206 Sale Price
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Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Puppetry of "Samson and Delilah" Good conditions with slight foxing.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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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