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
Randal Ford - Huacaya Alpaca No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Venus definitely had us in his orbit. From the planetary stripe of red across his space-black body to his buck teeth and loving personality, he was the perfect beholder of this doub...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Hot. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts woman laying on a ground in a swimsuit. It evokes hot summer ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Randal Ford - Snowflake Bobwhite Quail in Flight, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Tux came dressed to the nines in his formal black-and-white suit. He was clearly on the prowl and in pursuit of another female quail on set. We all got quite the show and were very ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Botanical Splendor - Landscape Painting - Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Tropical plants sculpturally composed in an expanding way.
'Botanical Splendor' - Landscape Painting - Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Randal Ford - Huacaya Alpaca No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"A distinguished name for a very distinguished alpaca. Christoph commanded the stage with his head held high, slowly investigating every nook and cranny with a look of veiled disinte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Suri Alpaca, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Goldfinch reminded me of a sun-soaked surfer teen with long, beachy hair and a bit of an attitude. Throughout the shoot, his jaw gyrated in circles as if he were chewing a chunk of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Hotel Room Interior
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Edifice II" contemporary drawing, abstract geometric, natural architecture
Located in Hamburg, HH
“Edifice” is a group of small works on paper created in 2024 by Amanda Andersen.
This series of contemporary drawings explores architectural forms with elements of abstraction, sket...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
Shower Curtain
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Gray Mallard Female, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Bessie was a sweetheart from the very start. Her kind and docile nature was calming in a way that surprised me. By the end of our session, I found myself reaching toward her in hope...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Lavender Guinea Hen, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Jasper in flight is one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. You can practically see the green lake below him—mist still on the ground, with dogs poised and ready at your side. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Sebastopol Goose, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Name: Silly
"No surprise here, but this girl was one silly goose. She honked her way through our entire session and had everyone in tears laughing. Geese are often known for their p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Restaurant Interior
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hammer and Sickle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Daisy Butch
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Daisy Butch
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Randal Ford - Golden Pheasant Aerial, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Nature certainly has a way of stopping us in our tracks. Not only are Prism’s colors impossible to comprehend, but the incredible shapes and patterns painted across his plumage are ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
The Rat Pack
Located in Austin, TX
Rare portrait of the Rat Pack in front of the Sands Hotel sign, 1963.
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Rat Pac...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White
Randal Ford - Red Golden Pheasant, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Clifford’s winding feather patterns reminded me of a geometric maze. I imagined myself walking through it for days, twisting and turning down various paths, until finally reaching t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Three Palms, Clacton-on-Sea - Summer Beach Palm Tree Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Three Palms' from Richard Heeps Great British staycation series, On-Sea. Taken in Clacton-on-Sea, Richard was channeling Hitchcock in his mind, printed in his darkroom full frame wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Hammer and Sickle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - American Barn Owl, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Barn owls continue to be one of the most fascinating creatures I’ve encountered, and Winston was no exception. This majestic breed is an ethereal blend of seen and unseen elements: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Dreamgirl I (29 Palms, CA) - analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dreamgirl II (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 2/10,
58x56cm.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection.
Signe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Andy Warhol and Sean McKeon
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Mandarin Duck Profile, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Iridian is a living masterpiece. His extraordinary colors—unique among all ducks—symbolize a centuries-old tale of love and fidelity. Originating in East Asia, mandarin ducks are re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Bruno Bischofberger in Vienna
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Gray Mallard Duck No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Jasper in flight is one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. You can practically see the green lake below him—mist still on the ground, with dogs poised and ready at your side. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Orchid Abstraction - Abstract Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Vibrant cool colors suggesting botanicals, with warm orchids accenting the abstraction. A fusion of abstraction and realism.
Orchid Abstraction - Abstract Painting - Oil On Canvas B...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Randal Ford - Barbu d’Uccle Rooster, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Believe it or not, this color-dusted fowl was originally born all white. One of my favorite aspects of photographing animals is learning about all of the details beneath the surface...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - White Sultan Rooster, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Aleister is a rare breed—quite literally. With fewer than 1,000 Sultan chickens existing today, this snow-feathered fellow is helping keep the bloodline alive. He doesn’t let the pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Denizli Longcrower Rooster in Flight, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"He may not be a constellation, but Orion certainly has a belt. All roosters are loud, but this rooster is the loudest. I can’t say for certain whether the credit was solely due to h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Denizli Longcrower Rooster, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"He may not be a constellation, but Orion certainly has a belt. All roosters are loud, but this rooster is the loudest. I can’t say for certain whether the credit was solely due to h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Mechelen Turkey Head Hen, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Mother Nature is always putting on a show. The endless patterns and designs across Opal’s plumage were captivating. Every feather was completely unique, yet they all worked together...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 3 on Black, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 3 on White, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Wise Saddlebred Arabian Horse No. 1, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"As this golden girl stood gracefully before my lens, her coat shining like the morning sun on sand, we all began to understand how she got her name. Aloha is a Hawaiian word rich wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 2 on White, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 2 on Black, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 1 on White, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 1 on Black, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Palm Springs Poolside II, Ballantines Movie Colony, California - Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Palm Springs Poolside, photograph by Richard Heeps. Classic mid-century Palm Springs architecture, featuring cool blue skies and pool with accents of pink and almost neon yellow.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954.
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Randal Ford - Buff Orpington Chick, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Curly was the smallest of the three brothers, but he made up for his size in personality. A curious little chick, he waddled his way into all sorts of nooks and crannies and was con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ballet Bodybuilder
By Michael Norcia
Located in Austin, TX
Actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger Practicing ballet with a trainer, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodyb...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Hollywood stars Ursula Andress and James Dean at the Oscars dinner.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembere...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Delft Agapanthus 6 (Cyanotype Painting)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of the plant was first drawn, then painted not with ink or paint, but with light-sens...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram
Chorus Mysticus by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Nude, woman, muse
Located in Munich, DE
Chorus Mysticus
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
In this nude photograph, the artist refers to Chorus Mysticus from Goethe's Faust.
CHORUS MYSTICUS (Goethe's Faust)
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chorus Mysticus by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Nude, woman, muse
Located in Munich, DE
Chorus Mysticus
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
In this nude photograph, the artist refers to Chorus Mysticus from Goethe's Faust.
CHORUS MYSTICUS (Goethe's Faust)
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Persona A' - Woman Figurative Oil Painting - Abstract
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil on canvas
39 x 32 inches
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Florence (1981-1982), painting and sculpture in the School of Fine Arts, Athen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Medium Fish Ocean Totem - Ceramic Sculpture For Outdoor Garden or Indoors
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Please note: The base is not included. We will guide you through a simple installation process for outdoor or indo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
Witch Hunt Inner Guts
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She has taught studio and art histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wax Crayon, Archival Paper
Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall at Villa Capri
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall smiling while having a meal at a cafe, 1957.
Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Ava Gardner at Academy Awards
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Color portrait of Ava Gardner smiling at The Academy Awards in fur and tiara.
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
O Pouso Em Mim
Located in Porto, 13
This powerful image depicts a portrait of a young Black man rendered in black and white, using charcoal and acrylic mediums. This evocative painting titled "O Pouso Em Mim" by Ritche...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Wheat Field
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Wheat Field" is a visualization of the boundless Ukrainian fertility, captured on canvas after the artist's trip to the south of Ukraine in 2021. Impressed by the greatness of the n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Lee Wells 'Poolside Prophets (EOW L24)'
By Lee Wells
Located in New York, NY
Lee Wells
Poolside Prophets (EOW L24)
End of the World Party Series
2023
Archival pigment print
Edition of 1
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist
Caption: Poolside Prophets: The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Psychodrama
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She has taught studio and art histo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wax Crayon, Archival Paper
Black Parrot by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Flower, Tulip
Located in Munich, DE
Black Parrot Tulips
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
The most well-known meaning of tulips is perfect and deep love. As the tulip is a classic flower that has been lo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival 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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