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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
Fishy, Fishy, Fish, Goldfish breeding, Lucky charm, Vietnam mono photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Fishy, Fishy, Fish, Study 1, Vietnam - no. 21364 Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on H...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Gerhard Richter, 1025 Colors (1025 Farben)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster for "Image after Image" at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, held from February 4 to May 29, 2005, was originally printed by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter K...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Frozen Landscape, minimalist plant photography monochrome limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Frozen Landscape Study 2, Austria - no. 21349 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed wi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lights On The River, Landscape Artwork, Original Oil Painting, Abstract Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Lights On The River is an evocative work inspired by a walk across the River Thames on a hot summer night. The heavily abstracted shapes convey the effect of the city lights reflecte...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Calla Lily Dancer
By Lilian Martinez
Located in New York, NY
In celebration of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City 2025 festival, Lilian Martinez has created the image, Calla Lily Dancer. Known for her colorful, bold style, Martinez combines...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pumpkin (NGV)
Located in Bristol, GB
Hand painted zinc alloy metal pumpkin with perforated dots Edition of 250 12 x 12 cm (4.7 x 4.7 in) Numbered Mint, as issued. Sold in the original packaging
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

1972 Porsche 911 Targa, 2020
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Original 1972 Porsche 911 Targa A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiograph...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ha Long Bay, misty Island, black Rock, Vietnam
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ha Long Bay, Study 2, Vietnam - no. 21367 Digital Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Fine Art Paper, edition of 7. Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numbered a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Country Figure - Painting by Luciano Schifano - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Luciano Schifano (1943) in 1987. Hand signed and titled. Good condition.
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Gold Flora Shadows Magnolia - Metallic Botanical Cyanotype Painting Flowers 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary botanical cyanotype painting in watercolor, gouache, India ink, gold pigments and tea-toned cyanotype on cotton watercolor paper, meticulously detailed flowers a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pigment, Tea

"DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.28" Unique shape tufted rug with abstract pattern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.28" is a crafted original piece by Tuft the World as part of the inaugural collection of TTW Editions. This piece measures 43"h x 66"w and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wool

Stranger - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Landscape, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stranger - 2016 50x50 cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016 - ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Tree in Frozen Field Misty Morning Winter minimalist winter landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Tree in Frozen Field Study 1, Austria - no. 21365 Pigment Print, limited edition of 7. Printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numbered...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Weight They Cannot See 5 (Shadows of Memory) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Truth never dies …Like a seed buried deep, it will sprout again Through fire and darkness, her eyes do not look away. Lies can burn, time can hide, but truth lives on, waiting to be...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Equilibrium - Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Equilibrium - 2020 48x60cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-948. Not...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Anthos, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A tulip-like shape emerges from a warm beige background. Three vertical bars extend from the top of the petals while sharp lines and a small brown circle hover on the bottom. Two small crosses and a square introduce a playful detail on the lower part of the composition. Artist Sally Morris Clark...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Reef - X large format photograph of sun reflections on a coral reef
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of sun reflections on a coral reef water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Sacred Langur 2 , Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Primate, Monkey
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. Primates are Nichola's favorite subject. In her...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Art Povera painting made with leather and wood. Cartography, aerial map, brown.
Located in Carballo, ES
TUSET (1997, A Coruña) buries. He presents his latest series using patchwork, with paintings that have spent a year underground and leather. What emerges is an eroded map, a surface ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Leather, Wood, Cotton Canvas

Nick
Located in Denver, CO
This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself. Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

When the light began to move - B.Schaumann Contemporary architectural Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Drangarnir Sea Arch Panorama Faroe Islands
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Drangarnir, Sea Arch Panorama, Faroe Islands - no. 21357 // Black and White Fine Art Panorama Seascape. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Taureau V (Bull V) by Pierre Yermia - Animal Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Bull V (Taureau V, 2014) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia 57 cm × 70 cm × 20 cm. Limited-edition of 8 copies and 4 artist's proofs. Each copy is sign...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Girl’s dream by Cécile Raynal - seated woman figure, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Girl’s dream is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 155 × 50 × 63 cm (61 × 19.7 × 24.8 in). Dimensions include white wood stand. The sculpt...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Seascape XVIII - large format photograph of monochrome water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the fleeting surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and dramatic cloudscapes ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Topiary I - x large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and striking art of topiaries' green minimalism Topiary I by Frank Schott 59.5 x 59.5 inches (1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Foggy Slave Cliff, Atlantic, Faroe Islands, monochrome landscape limited photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Foggy Slave Cliff Study 3, Faroe Islands - no. 21352 // Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Fair Weather (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fair Weather (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005, 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label Artist ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Tinderbox - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tinderbox' - A girl called N - 2019 50x549cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL20...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Bride - underwater black white nude photograph - archival pigment print 54x43"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a young woman wrapped in flowing translucent fabric. The sepia-toned composition emphasizes texture and movement, wher...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Serendipity by Romain Langlois - Polished bronze sculpture, abstract, golden
Located in Paris, FR
Serendipity by the French contemporary artist Romain Langlois. Gold tone polished bronze sculpture: 102 cm × 64 cm × 88 cm. Edition of 8 + 4 A.P. This patinated bronze sculpture take...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

"Imagine" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Very rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Imagine," first released on the LP of the same name in 1971. The best-selling single of his s...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium

"The Water Tower" Miniature Acrylic Painting Landscape by Tom Haugomat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "The Water Tower" is an original artwork by Tom Haugomat, made in part of his traveling artist residency with The Jaunt. Through the program, Haugomat was able to ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Mascot, Brooklands - Religious Iconography Color Photography Artwork
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mascot, photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Man's Ruin. Captured at the Hot Rod Hayride this Jesus on a Cross, was meant to protect the Hot Rodders in their cars. There is somethi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Whiteout
Located in Storrs, CT
"Whiteout" is a part of Christopher Kennedy's "Trees Revered" series. "This particular tree is deep in a huge field in Pennsylvania and so seldom seen by anyone but the wildlife. I...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper

Sujoon Sky - Blue Abstract Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Wire

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

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Standing Cub by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal
Located in Paris, FR
Standing cub is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Eric Valat. This artwork represent a cub standing, head in the clouds, gently lifting one paw. Dimensions: 3.93 x 5.11 x 3...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Kate Moss, 1993 - Nude for Pirelli 1994, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Located in London, GB
This is an original unsigned print for selection to the 1994 Pirelli Calendar, shot by Herb Ritts. Certificate of Authenticity and provenance will be provided. There were 4 x prints...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

Hidden Cities III: Continuum, by Peter Milton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Peter Milton’s Hidden Cities: Continuum transforms the grandeur of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele into a layered meditation on architecture, memory, and the passage of time. The Gall...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Werner Bronkhorst - Birdie Chance
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst, Birdie Chance, 2025 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Grandiose - Realist purple lavender Olive Tree, golden background, nature
Located in Dallas, TX
"Grandiose", Purple Olive Tree with Golden Background. Oil and gold leaf on canvas, black and gold silhouette frame 150h × 100w × 4d cm 59.06h × 39.37w × 1.57d inches Anastasia Gkl...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tarim Totem III - Monochrome Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Wire

No Name 55, Mixed Media Painting on Linen
Located in New York City, NY
Italian painter Andrea Gallotti’s practice is rooted in the quiet rigor of repetition, a deliberate return to a gesture so simple it borders on the childlike, yet so subtle that its ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

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...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Donald Judd- Series of Ten Woodcuts in Three Color States Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This fold-out card showcases Donald Judd's Series of Ten Woodcuts in Three Color States: Cadmium Red Light, Ultramarine Blue, and Ivory Black. Published by Brooke Alexander, the card...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Thyme - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas painting from Contempop Gallery by Magdalena is part of her pool series paintings. It is 80X80 cm, signed by the artist and comes with a certificate ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Billiard Player oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: The Billiard Player Artist: Anonymous Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 in Period: c. 2000 Condition: Good Art Movement: Contemporary Figurativism, Neofiguratio...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, 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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Black Orbit by Kuno Vollet - Large Contemporary Round Orbit sculpture
Located in DE
A large contemporary black powder coated steel sculpture. Beautiful on the floor or a pedestal. A contemporary statement piece full of elegance and movement. _______________________...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

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...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Brutalist Architecture Painting of Industrial Building, Flamingo Pink Sky, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautiful painting by Nacho Reina is a formidable example of the interplay between form and color forms as the central axis of his work, where he starts from architectural shape...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Viga 1, 2, 3 4 by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, wood, steel, resin, column
Located in Paris, FR
Viga 1, 2, 3 & 4 is a group of sculptures by contemporary artist Tom Price. These sculptures are made of resin, tar, steel, wood. Overall dimensions are 242 × 180 × 45 cm (95.2 × 70....
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Mountainscape I
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Nature is a celebration of the mystery, promise, and complexity of life.  That is what I seek to capture in my work.  I am interested in the experience of light and shadow, color an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

African Victorian by Tamary Kudita - Portrait photography, African women, flower
Located in Paris, FR
African Victorian is a limited-edition photograph (Digital Print on Baryta Fine Art paper) by contemporary artist Tamary Kudita. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions: *84 x 62 cm (33.1 × 24.5 in), edition of 20 copies *119 x 89 cm (46.9 × 35.1 in), edition of 20 copies All prints are signed and numbered. Framing options available. This photograph is the first in the African Victorian series. It references Rembrandt’s 1634 painting Saskia as Flora, which portrays the artist’s wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

It s Just Paper /// Jack Graves Wild Western Bandit Outlaw Funny Desert Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "It's Just Paper" Series: Americana *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2025 Medium: Or...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in. Drawing was originally in mat. This piece, Blue Sun, is a striking and evocative work that captur...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Inside the Rainbow’s Heart
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print with coater varnish Edition of 294 of 300 71 cm (D) (28 in) Signed, numbered and titled on front Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production process. Sold...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #9503 Not mounted....
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

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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