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The Surf Journals: March 13-14, 1981
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
The Surf Journals: December 4-5, 1982
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
"John Surf", Miami Beach, FL, 2000
By Lynda Churilla
Located in Hudson, NY
drawn to the water- now my art, my sense of athleticism, freedom and oasis have merged in a way", says
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bathers in Surf, Reginald Marsh Painting
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) painting.
c. 1954
Ink and wash on paper (double-sided)
22.25 x 30.5 inches
Contact gallery for price.
Reginald Marsh was an American painter, born in ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Price Upon Request
Surf Journals: Day 8, Tobago, Nov 30 - Dec 1, 1982
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
Contemporary Mixed Media
Surf Journals: Borneo, July 04-05, 1980
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Color
The Surf Journals, Series 1: February 1, 1984
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
Beach Photography, Ocean Prints, Surf Photography-Oceanside Babe 914
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Beach Photography, Ocean Prints, Surf Photography-Oceanside Babe 914
ABOUT THIS PIECE:
"Oceanside
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Black and White
Sunset Surfing (Limited Edition of 10), 30"x40" - Ocean Photography
By Viet Chu
Located in New York, NY
shot of surfers surfing through the wild waves of ocean in the sunset.
Viet Chu is a world traveler
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Surf Journals: Series 1: January 22, 1984
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
The Surf Journals, Series 1: February 9, 1980
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
Surf Journals: New Years 81, January 1, 1981
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
The Surf Journals, Series 1: December 4, 1981
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
The Surf Journals #12 Egypt, February 17-18, 1982
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
Contemporary Abstract Prints
Synthesis
Limited edition 40 x 40" Photograph. Ocean, sea, Surf, Beach
By Sophia Milligan
Located in Penzance, GB
. Conceptual . Contemporary . Ocean . Nature . Naturalistic . Sea . Surf . Beach . Monochrome . Black . White
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
"Read the Ocean" figurative bronze table sculpture courage boy enjoy life surf
By Mireia Serra
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
born in 1973, she graduated from the Llotja School of Art in Barcelona, specialized in iron and bronze
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Glistening Wave, Oxnard, California, U.S.A – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Surfing
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
of Art, Atlanta, Laguna Art Museum, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bookscape Photography, Sports_Surf H, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN
Surf H
Trans Mounted Metallic Print
48 x 100 in. Ed 3 of 5
Please note, there
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital
Sunset Surfing (Limited Edition of 25) - 24" x 36" - Ocean Photography
By Viet Chu
Located in New York, NY
shot of surfers surfing through the wild waves of ocean in the sunset.
Viet Chu is a world traveler
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Surfboard Photography, Beach Prints, Coastal Photography-Surf School
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Surfboard Photography, Beach Prints, Coastal Photography-Surf School
ABOUT THIS PIECE:
"Surf
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Black and White
Surf n
Shell - Figurative Print - Woodcut Print By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
An artist proof is a one of a kind print. An original. Surfing and sea shells: Two of my favorite
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
The Surf Journals, November 14-15, 1984, Classic Day
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Color
The Surf Journals: Big Blue, November 25-26, 2004
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
Sculpted Wave, Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Surf
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Laguna Art Museum, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Shore Break, Zuma Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Surfing
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
.
Contemporary, Photography, Black and White, Sky, Ocean, Nature, America, Water, Waves, Sky, Horizont, Surfing
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Pink Surf"- Colorful Photo Shot on the Beach in Early Autumn Dusk
By John Mazlish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
peaceful early fall dusk.
Printed on archival fine art paper, mounted on dibond aluminum with a float
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Metal
Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Beach, Surf
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Laguna Art Museum, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Category
1770s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Helio Wave #2, Zuma Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Surfing
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Laguna Art Museum, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Surf Journals: Crazy on Rum, April 14-15, 1982
By Tony Caramanico
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Pigment
Surfing Florida Style by Al Satterwhite, 1969, Archival Pigment Print
By Al Satterwhite
Located in Denton, TX
Surfing Florida Style by Al Satterwhite depicts a young man surfing on the water. He holds a rope
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Book scape Photography, Sports_Surf H Square, Ed. of 5_Max Steven Grossman
By Max Steven Grossman
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MAX STEVEN GROSSMAN
Surf H SQ (Square)
Trans Mounted Metallic Print
48 x 53 in. Ed 3 of 5
Please
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital
"Pink Surf 2"- Colorful Photo Shot on the Beach in Early Autumn Dusk
By John Mazlish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
peaceful early fall dusk.
Printed on high quality fine art paper mounted on dibond aluminum, with a float
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Surf Skimmers by Al Satterwhite, 1964, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By Al Satterwhite
Located in Denton, TX
Surf Skimmers by Al Satterwhite captures the carefree and joyous spirit of teenagers playing on the
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
On Sale - Macking: Surf Collage Watercolor with Swarovski Crystals
By Axel Getz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Borrowing its title from surf terminology for ideal wave conditions, "Macking" plunges the viewer
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,920 Sale Price
45% Off
Surf Prints, Photography For Sale, Black and White Photography-Drifting Days
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Surf Prints Photography surfing Photography
ABOUT THIS PIECE:
This piece of photography for sale
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Black and White
"Playboy Surf Club" Photography 24 x 32 in Ed. of 7 by Brendan North
By Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Playboy Surf Club" Photography 24 x 32 in Ed. of 7 by Brendan North
Signed and numbered by the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Soaring and Surfing
Folk inspired black/white woodcut print of bird in flight
By Lisa Houck
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Soaring and Surfing," Black and White Woodcut Print, Edition 10, 35 1/4 x 23 1/4 Inches, is Lisa
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Playboy Surf Club Pt 2" Photography 27" x 36" in Ed. of 7 by Brendan North
By Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Playboy Surf Club Pt 2" Photography 27" x 36" in Ed. of 7 by Brendan North
Available sizes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Surfers
Dream Sunset
Mixed Media on Canvas - Seascape Painting 2021
Located in Carmel, CA
, landscape art, contemporary, orange painting, sea
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Montauk Bluffs, Ocean Photo Vintage Beach Photograph Platinum Palladium Print
By Joni Sternbach
Located in Surfside, FL
, Portland, OR
2007 Glass Love: Contemporary Art and Surf, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts
Forum, Santa
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Montauk Bluffs, Ocean Photo Vintage Beach Photograph Platinum Palladium Print
By Joni Sternbach
Located in Surfside, FL
, Portland, OR
2007 Glass Love: Contemporary Art and Surf, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts
Forum, Santa
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Surfing Florida Style - Black and White Photograph, Car, Beach, Ocean, Teenager
By Al Satterwhite
Located in Denton, TX
Surfing Florida Style by Al Satterwhite depicts a young man surfing on the water. He holds a rope
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nakol Art by Natalia Kolpakova, Doggie Surfing, 100% Silk Scarf, 2021
By Natalia Kolpakova
Located in Falmouth, GB
Nakol Art is an ironic intellectual, narrative, Ukrainian brand, that does not leave indifferent
Category
2010s English Other Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk
Surfing
By Allen C. Smith
Located in Corning, NY
"Surfing" by Allen C. Smith is an energetic, colorful abstract painting with brilliant blue and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surfing Wahines
Located in Fallbrook, CA
Perfect for the Surf or tiki culture lover. Great frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
India Surf
By Anne Sophie Granjon
Located in New York, NY
India, surfboards, beach, parasol
76 x110 cm / 29.92x43.3 in
Edition of 10
160 x 110cm / 63 x 43 in
Edition of 5
140x200cm / 55x79 in
Edition of 5
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Pacific Surf
By John Mazlish
Located in New York, NY
Photography by artist, John Mazlish. Contemporary and modern style. The living, ever changing
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
$3,800
Surf Sister
By Andrew Lewis
Located in Victoria, British Columbia
Andrew Lewis is an internationally recognized Canadian art director and graphic designer who is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Wood Panel
Eastern Surf
By Emily Trenholm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Working as an observational painter, Emily seeks to translate her own personal perceptual experience. Painting on location directs her focus to capture elements of the natural world ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surf Heats Up
By Judy Youngblood
Located in Fort Worth, TX
etching with gouache and collage
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Gouache
Venice Surf 1
By Kate Holstein
Located in New York, NY
Gustavia, St Barth, St barts, architecture, travel
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Digital
St. Thomas Surf
By Linda Epstein
Located in Bellport, NY
Photograph capturing the process of emergence in a natural environment in the Caribbean, revealing the underlying linear geometry inherent in this complex and energetic system. Spont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
SURF
By Fred Fleisher
Located in Berlin, DE
''Much of my work practice employs contemporary and vintage images and objects that allow me to
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Pencil
Flying Boat Surfing
By Dirk Braun
Located in Malibu, CA
Archival exhibition inkjet prints on ULTRAChrome HDR pigment inks, coupled with Canson’s and Hahnemuhle 100% cotton rag archival papers.
Edition: bottom left corner / Signature: bot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Inkjet, Digital Pigment
Rio De Janeiro Surf
By Linda Epstein
Located in Bellport, NY
Photograph capturing the process of emergence in a natural environment in Rio De Janeiro, revealing the underlying linear geometry inherent in this complex and energetic system. Spon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Surf journal page 2
By Nick Turner
Located in New York, NY
and have taken a central role as I have began to consider the journal pages themselves art to be
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Digital
Surf journal page 1
By Nick Turner
Located in New York, NY
and have taken a central role as I have began to consider the journal pages themselves art to be
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital
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Contemporary Surf Art For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of contemporary surf art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 1 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect item from our selection of contemporary surf art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of contemporary surf art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, black, brown, beige and more. Creating an object in our assortment of contemporary surf art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Tony Caramanico, Simon Ledson, John Paul Robinson, Anthony Friedkin and Jami Goldman are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.
How Much is a Contemporary Surf Art?
The price for a piece of contemporary surf art in our collection starts at $125 and tops out at $90,000 with the average selling for $2,800.
A Close Look at Contemporary Art
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.
Questions About Contemporary Surf Art
- What is contemporary art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Contemporary art denotes work created by 21st-century artists.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024In contemporary art, conceptual art is a movement that began in the 1960s. Artists producing conceptual art assign more importance to the idea behind the art than to the piece itself. An example is Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs, a piece consisting of a real chair, a photograph of a chair and the dictionary definition of the word chair. When the work was displayed, Kosuth included instructions for any chair to be photographed and then displayed beside its image. In this way, the chair itself is not the artwork. Rather, the art comes from examining the way the object, image and words provide competing and complementary definitions of what a chair is. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Contemporary art has no defining feature or characteristic.The term simply refers to recent creations.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The meaning of contemporary art is art produced by living artists. The category typically includes works created in the late 20th century as well as in the 21st century. Given its timeliness, contemporary art often responds to current issues and themes that are relevant to an everyday audience. Contemporary art succeeded modern art, which is art made during a period that began in approximately 1850. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of contemporary art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Contemporary art encompasses painting, sculpture, photography, installation, performance and video art, among other genres.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Contemporary art is important because of how it responds to the current moment. Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. Through their works, contemporary artists provide commentary about social issues, history and the human condition. By engaging with contemporary art, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of the world and new perspectives. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of contemporary art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The term contemporary is applied to art by 21st-century artists; modern art refers to works created from the1880s and through the 1960s.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The difference between modern art and contemporary art comes down to age. Contemporary art refers to art produced by artists who are still alive or were active during the 1960s and later. Modern art is the term for artworks made between 1850 or 1860 and 1960. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of modern and contemporary art.
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