Contemporary paintings for sale

Artsper has a large selection of modern and contemporary canvas paintings for you to discover, organized under our various headers and themes. Painting has been a means of expression for mankind from Prehistoric times to the modern day, making it a true ambassador for the fine arts. Even today, it embodies the visual arts par excellence.

Oil paintings, watercolors, ink washes and even acrylics; there are many different techniques which allow the painter to achieve the desired effect. Mixing pigments with synthetic resin make it acrylic, while adding delicately grinded gum arabic, transform it into gouache and watercolor. In street art, painting takes shape on walls using spray cans, but painting can adapt to all kinds of supports. Often more frequently used on canvas, paintings can also be created on wood, paper… there are no limits to the surfaces the artist can use it on.

A painting is above all the concept and ideas behind the brushstrokes and the artistic process. With this in mind, two key trends contrast with each other: figurative art and abstract art. However, they are merely two guiding principles amongst the host of pictorial movements which have been developed throughout the years and have come to establish the history of art. Each of these artistic movements have played their part, often drawing on achievements from the past or by doing the exact opposite of previous techniques. As with minimalist painting and the Pop art movement, the norms have evolved and they are no longer the same, creating new aesthetics and changing the way we view art.

The practice of painting continues to evolve with the succession of movements and artistic experimentation, as artists become interested in new techniques and try to deal with new issues. Certain artists highlight the importance of color, whilst others focus on form or light. The Impressionists, for example, gave a great deal of importance to what the eye truly saw, whereas the Surrealists allowed themselves to be guided by their subconscious and the Cubists concentrated on how to depict perspective…

If contemporary art has often been associated with abstract painting, it cannot in any way be reduced to this association. Figurative art is making a comeback on the current art scene and artists are using the style across the world. Contemporary painting is never static and the artworks shown in these pages are proof.

At Artsper, we offer a large and diverse range of paintings, both modern and contemporary, from the best international art galleries. Explore the themes which have fascinated renowned contemporary painters and young artists and discover landscape paintings, portraits, still lives, nudes and from numerous artistic movements such as Pop art, Street art or Outsider Art

For example, discover the street art paintings of the famous Shepard Fairey, or the figuration libre (free figuration) paintings by Robert Combas, the refined and summery canvases by Marek Okrassa, the colorful and minimalist works of Nicolas Dubreuille, or even stylized portraits by Éric Odartey or Florence Dussuyer, rising stars of the contemporary art scene…

You can also browse by sizes with our selection of small format contemporary paintings or large format paintings but also by color: blue paintings, red paintings, yellow paintings, green paintings, grey contemporary paintings and more....

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Painting, L'étang, Ludwig Bürgel

Ludwig Bürgel

Painting - 30.5 x 40.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12 x 15.9 x 0.2 inch

€1,511

Painting, Rome, Antonio Reyna Manescau

Antonio Reyna Manescau

Painting - 20.5 x 15 x 0.5 cm Painting - 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Frank, Garry Anderson

Garry Anderson

Painting - 30 x 20 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€10,000

Painting, Jazz Divas, Marc Ferrero

Marc Ferrero

Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Guillaume, Thierry  Dussac

Thierry Dussac

Painting - 250 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€18,000

Painting, Tête de mort, Bat'Art

Bat'Art

Painting - 26 x 26 x 2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch

€300

Painting, Persona 10, Domagoj Barich

Domagoj Barich

Painting - 85 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, Pink Panther, Adi Michael

Adi Michael

Painting - 60 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 63 x 0.4 inch

€11,429

Painting, L'île, Cécile Labonne

Cécile Labonne

Painting - 50 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Shape of pebbles, Akie Abe

Akie Abe

Painting - 22.8 x 15.9 x 3 cm Painting - 9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inch

€122

Painting, Unity, Fabio Borges

Fabio Borges

Painting - 65 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,450

Painting, Persimmon, Tongfeng Zheng

Tongfeng Zheng

Painting - 55 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Painting, Hera, Iryna Perova

Iryna Perova

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,815

Painting, Connections, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Painting, Autumn, Le Thanh Son

Le Thanh Son

Painting - 124.5 x 144.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 49 x 57 x 1.5 inch

€18,215

Painting, Snoopy - Jump., Fringe

Fringe

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€8,500

Painting, Vandal V2, Elki

Elki

Painting - 82 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 32.3 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

€350

Painting, Reflet noir et blanc, Kalus

Kalus

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Rubik's Mario, MHY

MHY

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€220

Painting, Golden Dollar, Clair Ink.

Clair Ink.

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Painting, The Family, Elias Lorenzer

Elias Lorenzer

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€5,600

Painting, Juillet -1, Julien Jubault

Julien Jubault

Painting - 122 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Remember, Teresa Carneiro

Teresa Carneiro

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€3,420

Painting, Vuitton Forever, DAZ

DAZ

Painting - 79 x 71 x 1 cm Painting - 31.1 x 28 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Painting, Still Nature, Anna Witek

Anna Witek

Painting - 100 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,995

Painting, Al Azar, Natalia Gleason

Natalia Gleason

Painting - 81 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€2,150

Painting, The Sun, Joel Amit

Joel Amit

Painting - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

€13,394

Painting, Siria, Sebastiano Altomare

Sebastiano Altomare

Painting - 30 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€400

Painting, A, Ophélie Mouco

A

Ophélie Mouco

Painting - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€950

Painting, Golden blue, Tamar Mindia

Tamar Mindia

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€625 €563

Painting, Landscape, Antonio Donghi

Antonio Donghi

Painting - 38 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 15 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€44,500

Painting, Wonderwoman, Prisme

Prisme

Painting - 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Painting, Untitled, Burtis Baker

Burtis Baker

Painting - 48 x 65 x 6 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.6 x 2.4 inch

€11,000

Painting, Prayer #6, Hiroshi Mori

Hiroshi Mori

Painting - 40 x 49 x 5.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.3 x 2.2 inch

€5,000

Painting, Knar 7, Jo-Do-Joong

Jo-Do-Joong

Painting - 72.39 x 64.77 x 2 cm Painting - 28.5 x 25.5 x 0.8 inch

€8,850

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