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Painting, Poésie, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Poésie

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

Sold

Painting, Holding your hands, Katharina Hormel

Holding your hands

Katharina Hormel

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Terrain impraticable, Ralph Resch

Terrain impraticable

Ralph Resch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm

Sold

Painting, Porto 09, Karine Bartoli

Porto 09

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Minimal Forms 03, Poonam Choudhary

Minimal Forms 03

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

$650

Painting, ST1, Alber

ST1

Alber

Painting - 150 x 80 x 4 cm

$4,178

Painting, I love soap, Alessandra Bisi

I love soap

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - x cm

$1,807

Painting, With Cupid at Your Back, Lilit Soghomonyan

With Cupid at Your Back

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm

$903

Painting, In your eyes, Davide Angelillo

In your eyes

Davide Angelillo

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

Sold

Painting, Donald's Joke, Fat

Donald's Joke

Fat

Painting - 47 x 74 x 1 cm

$1,920

Painting, Endless power, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Endless power

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 42.5 x 34.5 x 5 cm

$7,340

Painting, Orchestra of the imagination, Seyran Gasparyan

Orchestra of the imagination

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

Sold

Painting, Amazonia, Benoît Guérin

Amazonia

Benoît Guérin

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Be inside, Kotaro Machiyama

Be inside

Kotaro Machiyama

Painting - 53 x 65.2 x 2 cm

$1,730

Painting, Carrés fleuris, Ghislaine Chapuis

Carrés fleuris

Ghislaine Chapuis

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Les ceuilleurs de fleurs, Edivaldo Barbosa

Les ceuilleurs de fleurs

Edivaldo Barbosa

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm

Sold

Painting, Bathed in Light, Fintan Whelan

Bathed in Light

Fintan Whelan

Painting - 80 x 65 x 4 cm

$2,021

Painting, A couple, Michal Bajsarowicz

A couple

Michal Bajsarowicz

Painting - 110 x 110 x 4.5 cm

$2,259

Painting, Yellow Panels High, Ronald Hunter

Yellow Panels High

Ronald Hunter

Painting - 70 x 140 x 2 cm

$1,128

Painting, Composition No. 456, Sumit Mehndiratta

Composition No. 456

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting - 86 x 130 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Another universe, ChloHej

Another universe

ChloHej

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,581

Painting, Le Puits Djerbien, Yrak

Le Puits Djerbien

Yrak

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm

$4,517

Painting, Morning, Tigran Mamikonyan

Morning

Tigran Mamikonyan

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,500

Painting, Mademoiselle 41, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 41

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Face abstraite, Marcela Zemanova

Face abstraite

Marcela Zemanova

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, Down there, Olivier Massebeuf

Down there

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm

$1,016

Painting, 50 primaveras, Mercedes Lagunas

50 primaveras

Mercedes Lagunas

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm

$1,150

Painting, Équilibre illusoire 65, Françoise Utrel

Équilibre illusoire 65

Françoise Utrel

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$2,710

Painting, 2 (February), Kseniia Redina

2 (February)

Kseniia Redina

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$565

Painting, Balanced by Light, Katharina Husslein

Balanced by Light

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

Sold

Painting, Révélation, Genny B

Révélation

Genny B

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Mediterranean coast, Francesc Casademont

Mediterranean coast

Francesc Casademont

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Sans titre #3, Koba

Sans titre #3

Koba

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, Cornflowers and Phloxes, Yuriy Demiyanov

Cornflowers and Phloxes

Yuriy Demiyanov

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Light as water, Francesca Borgo

Light as water

Francesca Borgo

Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$2,080

Painting, Untitled, Noyem Khachatryan

Untitled

Noyem Khachatryan

Painting - 165 x 123 x 2 cm

$1,807 $1,626

Painting, Belle pluie 18, Nathanael Koffi

Belle pluie 18

Nathanael Koffi

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, The Giant, Alexander Levich

The Giant

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm

$847

Painting, Inattendu, steHp

Inattendu

steHp

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm

$960

Painting, Bouquet of Whimsy, Aram Sevoyan

Bouquet of Whimsy

Aram Sevoyan

Painting - 50 x 30 x 2 cm

$520

Painting, Couleurs Automnales V, Sylvain Lang

Couleurs Automnales V

Sylvain Lang

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$4,743

Painting, Ravello sea pointview - Amalfitan Coast painting (Italy) + frame, Gio Sannino

Ravello sea pointview - Amalfitan Coast painting (Italy) + frame

Gio Sannino

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$412

Painting, Mexico, Toni Caldentey

Mexico

Toni Caldentey

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, St Anastasie, Serge Plagnol

St Anastasie

Serge Plagnol

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm

$734

Painting, Les 4 Potos, MAM

Les 4 Potos

MAM

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$3,275

Painting, Full moon over lake, Serhii Cerniakovskyi

Full moon over lake

Serhii Cerniakovskyi

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, Melaning Meditation, Ekele Francis

Melaning Meditation

Ekele Francis

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,500 $2,250

Painting, Children online, Marcos Zrihen

Children online

Marcos Zrihen

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, La danse de joie, Âme Sauvage

La danse de joie

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm

$1,129

Painting, N26, Anne-Marie Mary

N26

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm

$1,423

Painting, Dream, Gillian Brin

Dream

Gillian Brin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$734 $661

Painting, Almond, Julien Meunie

Almond

Julien Meunie

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Relax with a Coffee, Sona Adalyan

Relax with a Coffee

Sona Adalyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$881

Painting, Paysage Marin 8, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 8

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Fish, Joe Strasser

Fish

Joe Strasser

Painting - 65.41 x 32.39 x 2.54 cm

$1,250

Painting, Love is the answer, Jean-Philippe Berger

Love is the answer

Jean-Philippe Berger

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$327

Painting, Rhetoric, Orioye Samuel

Rhetoric

Orioye Samuel

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$3,200 $2,720

Painting, Blue Sky - Geometric Art (1), Tarek

Blue Sky - Geometric Art (1)

Tarek

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Early spring, Elena Lukina

Early spring

Elena Lukina

Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Danaé, Maude Ovize

Danaé

Maude Ovize

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Lover’s ballet, Etienne Quesnay

Lover’s ballet

Etienne Quesnay

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Les travailleurs de la mère, Roberto Matta

Les travailleurs de la mère

Roberto Matta

Painting - 102 x 98 x 2 cm

$95,991

Painting, Naufragés, Baptiste Laurent

Naufragés

Baptiste Laurent

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$678

Painting, Flame of life, Selma Tunca

Flame of life

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, Sitges, Ignasi Mundo

Sitges

Ignasi Mundo

Painting - 45 x 33 x 0.3 cm

$678

Painting, Rose, Katja Honak

Rose

Katja Honak

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Trinity, Philippe Huart

Trinity

Philippe Huart

Painting - 124 x 114 cm

$10,728

Painting, Behind the scenes, Tina Baggesen

Behind the scenes

Tina Baggesen

Painting - 80 x 90 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Les oiseaux, Eurgal

Les oiseaux

Eurgal

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,084

Painting, Saison des fleurs, Jean-Philippe Fortin

Saison des fleurs

Jean-Philippe Fortin

Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm

$3,525

Painting, Il pleut sur Paris II, David Cumps

Il pleut sur Paris II

David Cumps

Painting - 120 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Moderne, Gaëlle Kondrat

Moderne

Gaëlle Kondrat

Painting - 60 x 30 x 2 cm

$220 $199

Painting, Mood II, Viktoria Ganhao

Mood II

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Vague, Artiste Ouvrier

Vague

Artiste Ouvrier

Painting - 30 x 30 cm

$226

Painting, Paris, Speedy Graphito

Paris

Speedy Graphito

Painting - 70 x 50 cm

$11,858

Painting, Deux Soleils Roses, Robin Obitz

Deux Soleils Roses

Robin Obitz

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm

$6,776

Painting, Birds, Sjöfn Kolbeins

Birds

Sjöfn Kolbeins

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,412

Painting, Road signs, Vitaliy Lishko

Road signs

Vitaliy Lishko

Painting - 180 x 70 x 2 cm

$4,291

Painting, Symphony of Sails, Arto Mkrtchyan

Symphony of Sails

Arto Mkrtchyan

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$750

Painting, Marshmallow, Nicole Azoulay

Marshmallow

Nicole Azoulay

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm

$4,630

Painting, Résonances sous le Feuillage, Muriel Deumie

Résonances sous le Feuillage

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm

$903

Painting, Vestige, Laurens Heurtebise

Vestige

Laurens Heurtebise

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, Expand, Giorgi Kavelashvili

Expand

Giorgi Kavelashvili

Painting - 110 x 110 x 4.5 cm

$4,517

Painting, Bugs, Ventzislav Dikov

Bugs

Ventzislav Dikov

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,523

Painting, Introspection, Melanie Graham

Introspection

Melanie Graham

Painting - 59.9 x 89.9 x 2 cm

$949

Painting, Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde), Marie KVK

Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde)

Marie KVK

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,936

Painting, Plage de Saint-Cast, Bernard Buffet

Plage de Saint-Cast

Bernard Buffet

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

$203,274

Painting, Waterfall Study 2- By The River, Victoria Horkan

Waterfall Study 2- By The River

Victoria Horkan

Painting - 90 x 120 x 4 cm

$5,004

Painting, 20.07, Mccain McMurray

20.07

Mccain McMurray

Painting - 66 x 33 x 4.6 cm

$950

Painting, Abstract Art Twenty-Three, Lynne Taetzsch

Abstract Art Twenty-Three

Lynne Taetzsch

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm

$1,995

Painting, Face à face II, Clara Tourany

Face à face II

Clara Tourany

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,033

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Over 200,000 pieces. That's the number of contemporary artworks and design objects currently available on Artsper. Every day, new artists and galleries from all over the world join us and trust us to showcase their work. On Artsper, all mediums have a place of choice: painting, drawing, photography, editions and sculpture.

The generic term "contemporary art" refers to all works produced in the recent period, that is to say between the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries. However, there is not only one type of contemporary art. It can cover as many forms as there are artists, if not more. Contemporary art, while taking into account the individualities and the cultural specificities, takes life at the world level, in a globalized society and constantly in movement. Thus, the materials used, the processes of creation and the subjects treated by the contemporary art works often reflect these interconnections. But one constant remains, artists perpetually question the established artistic order.

Even if they are often confused, there are many differences between modern and contemporary art, notably the idea that contemporary art works are more conceptual and privilege the creative idea to the support used.

Nevertheless, the distinction between these two movements can also be purely temporal. Any work realized after 1945 can be called "contemporary". At the beginning of the 20th century, the movements followed one another according to the revolutionary reflections of the great masters of Surrealism (Salvador Dalí, René Magritte), Cubism (Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger) and Dadaism (Marcel Duchamp). From the 1950s and 1960s, artists pushed the reflection on abstraction even further. This is the birth of minimalist art as well as conceptual art. In opposition to the abstract expressionists such as Joan Mitchell, Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock, the leaders of these movements are notably Frank Stella and Sol Lewitt.

Pop art is one of the first artistic movements to emerge from contemporary art. It was the work of a whole generation caught up in the whirlwind of consumer society. Pop art uses new technologies and very bright colors to portray (sometimes ironically) this globalized world in transition. The precursors of this pictorial technique are Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, whose modern paintings represent icons of the time such as Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor.

Born in the 1960s in Philadelphia, street art became popular in the 1980s. Illegal and controversial at first, it now occupies a major place in modern art museums, galleries and private collections. Paintings, stencil drawings, collages, sculpture, tags, graffiti... On Artsper, discover original contemporary artworks as well as prints by the greatest street artists: Shepard Fairey (Obey), JonOne, Aiko, Miss.Tic, Jef Aérosol and many others. But our catalog also highlights young stars and talents of the emerging scene, such as Death NYC or Jérôme Mesnager.

Today, contemporary art exists in many forms, more or less inspired by the movements that have shaped modern history. The beginning of the 21st century is marked by a multidisciplinary creation, an interest for creation coming from the four corners of the world, and the emergence of markets on different continents. Contemporary artworks also denote a meteoric growth in digital art, as evidenced by the recent boom in NFTs and AI (artificial intelligence)-generated art. As with all art forms, we see a globalized interest in innovative and disruptive contemporary artworks as much as in work that aims to revive the more traditional forms of fine art.

Whether you're a budding collector or a seasoned buyer, a home decorator or an art history buff, now is the time to express your personality by exploring the collections of our 1,800 partner galleries, which are constantly being updated with new works of contemporary art. Your perfect piece is waiting for you, now it's up to you to find it!

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