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The Most Famous Artworks of Contemporary

The 60 most celebrated works of the Contemporary period, ranked by renown across 12,975 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Untitled
    Untitled Unknown · 1949
  2. Madonna and Child
    Madonna and Child Duccio di Buoninsegna
  3. Victorian Interior II
    Victorian Interior II Horace Pippin · 1945
  4. Saint Michael
    Saint Michael Unknown · 2000
  5. Saint Catherine
    Saint Catherine Unknown · 1972
  6. The Seine at Vernon
    The Seine at Vernon Pierre Bonnard · 1947
  7. View from a Balcony
    View from a Balcony Albert Marquet · 1945
  8. The Great Renunciation of Siddhartha
    The Great Renunciation of Siddhartha Unknown · 1949
  9. Victorian Interior I
    Victorian Interior I Horace Pippin · 1945
  10. Landscape in the South (Le Cannet)
    Landscape in the South (Le Cannet) Pierre Bonnard · 1947
  11. Pink Bouquet
    Pink Bouquet Pierre Bonnard · 1947
  12. Holy Mountain IV
    Holy Mountain IV Horace Pippin · 1946
  13. Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Caritas Pirckheimer (1467–1532)
    Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Caritas Pirckheimer (1467–1532) Unknown · 2000
  14. Scene from the Ramayana
    Scene from the Ramayana Unknown · 1949
  15. Untitled
    Untitled Hongren
  16. Animals in a Stable
    Animals in a Stable Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg II
  17. Still Life with a Poor Man's Meal of Porridge, Cheese, Herring and Pancakes
    Still Life with a Poor Man's Meal of Porridge, Cheese, Herring and Pancakes Unknown · 2000
  18. Samson (Bairds Carryout)
    Samson (Bairds Carryout) Peter Howson · 1994
  19. Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
    Landscape with the Fall of Icarus Pieter Brueghel I
  20. Moonlight
    Moonlight Imitator of Ralph Albert Blakelock · 1950
  21. Venice-13
    Venice-13 William Congdon · 1957
  22. Perseus's Last Duty
    Perseus's Last Duty Max Beckmann · 1949
  23. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in Her Coronation Robes
    Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in Her Coronation Robes Henricus Rol · 1951
  24. A Dutch Bomber Bombing the Fort in the Center of the City of Jogyakarta
    A Dutch Bomber Bombing the Fort in the Center of the City of Jogyakarta Mohammad Toha Adimidjojo · 1948
  25. Landscape with the Ministry of John the Baptist
    Landscape with the Ministry of John the Baptist Abraham Bloemaert
  26. Still Life with a Mirror. Sketch
    Still Life with a Mirror. Sketch Stepan Yaremich
  27. Waterloo Bridge. Effect of Fog
    Waterloo Bridge. Effect of Fog Claude Monet
  28. Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait William Lönnberg · 1947
  29. Zulma
    Zulma Henri Matisse · 1950
  30. Gusta in a Little Hat
    Gusta in a Little Hat Albert Van Dyck · 1950
  31. Dutch Troops Occupied the Presidential Palace
    Dutch Troops Occupied the Presidential Palace Mohammad Toha Adimidjojo · 1948
  32. Donkeyrides on the Beach
    Donkeyrides on the Beach Isaac Israëls
  33. Resort in the Deerpark
    Resort in the Deerpark Victor Jensen · 1950
  34. Summer Landscape
    Summer Landscape Rudolph Thygesen · 1945
  35. Seated Female Nude
    Seated Female Nude Vilhelm Lundstrøm · 1950
  36. Self Portrait in Olive and Brown
    Self Portrait in Olive and Brown Max Beckmann · 1945
  37. Senny Bridge, Brecon
    Senny Bridge, Brecon Unknown · 1960
  38. Portrait of Composer Gara Garayev
    Portrait of Composer Gara Garayev Tahir Teimurovitsch Salakhov · 1960
  39. Shane Williams
    Shane Williams David Griffiths · 2019
  40. Ploare
    Ploare André Dauchez · 1945
  41. Landscape. Sketch
    Landscape. Sketch Stepan Yaremich
  42. Portrait of Vasco da Gama
    Portrait of Vasco da Gama Oskar Freiwirth-Lützow
  43. Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger (1867-1951). Chairman of the People's Council (1918-19)
    Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger (1867-1951). Chairman of the People's Council (1918-19) Unknown · 1967
  44. Republikeinse guerrilla's verlaten de stad en steken de rivier de 'Code' over samen met burgers die wegvluchten na de 'General Attack'
    Republikeinse guerrilla's verlaten de stad en steken de rivier de 'Code' over samen met burgers die wegvluchten na de 'General Attack' Mohammad Toha Adimidjojo · 1949
  45. Untitled
    Untitled Mikhail Grigoriyevich Pashinin · 1950
  46. Portrait of Maarten Mak
    Portrait of Maarten Mak Unknown · 1947
  47. Illustration
    Illustration Rob Scholte · 1986
  48. Het bevrijdingsfeest op de Dam op 9 mei 1945
    Het bevrijdingsfeest op de Dam op 9 mei 1945 Jan Grégoire · 1945
  49. Drie gezichten op de Parelrivier: Kanton, Macao, Whampoa
    Drie gezichten op de Parelrivier: Kanton, Macao, Whampoa Unknown · 1949
  50. Edzard I (1462-1528), Count of East Friesland
    Edzard I (1462-1528), Count of East Friesland Unknown · 1949
  51. The President, the Vice President and Other Leaders are Banished to Sumatra
    The President, the Vice President and Other Leaders are Banished to Sumatra Mohammad Toha Adimidjojo · 1948
  52. Untitled
    Untitled Henk Weijzig · 1948
  53. The Honourable Jane Walsh (1910–1996)
    The Honourable Jane Walsh (1910–1996) E. F. Wells · 1946
  54. Perry T. Rathbone
    Perry T. Rathbone Max Beckmann · 1948
  55. Still Life with Lilies
    Still Life with Lilies Max Beckmann · 1949
  56. De markt voor de schouwburg in Antwerpen
    De markt voor de schouwburg in Antwerpen Emile Claus
  57. Gathering Thunderstorm, Gilleleje
    Gathering Thunderstorm, Gilleleje Peter Rostrup Bøyesen · 1951
  58. Temptation of St. Anthony 1.
    Temptation of St. Anthony 1. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
  59. Untitled
    Untitled Jan Fabre · 2020
  60. The Plough and the Song
    The Plough and the Song Arshile Gorky · 1946