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....

Read more
Painting, Cintres, Claudine Picard

Claudine Picard

Painting - 91 x 72 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.3 x 1.6 inch

€700

Painting, Roses bleues, Chesca

Chesca

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

€600

Painting, MouseBlaser, Amir Kerr

Amir Kerr

Painting - 50 x 60 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

€500

Painting, Chevaleresque, Serge Dumez

Serge Dumez

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,680

Painting, Untitled, Henrik Kobor

Henrik Kobor

Painting - 144.8 x 114.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57 x 45.12 x 1 inch

€3,985

Painting, Court n°7, Balthazar

Balthazar

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Painting, Waiting for Rain, Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Cad'Déb', René Goxes

René Goxes

Painting - 50 x 65 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 2 inch

€2,100

Painting, Hope, Seffar Adil

Seffar Adil

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€1,023

Painting, Cloud Seeding, Salik Ansari

Salik Ansari

Painting - 39 x 35.5 x 1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 14 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Painting, Meditation Maze, Madstitch

Madstitch

Painting - 76 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Painting, Totem, Tom Geleb

Tom Geleb

Painting - 70 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€690

Painting, Petal Burst 36, Lisa Carney

Lisa Carney

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€1,891

Painting, Fleur II, Yong Chen

Yong Chen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Organic gold, Gery Vlady

Gery Vlady

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€580

Painting, Sans titre, Sylvie Duval

Sylvie Duval

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

€600

Painting, Butxaca I, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Painting - 30 x 60 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 inch

€900

Painting, Bloooom 3, Vikenti Komitski

Vikenti Komitski

Painting - 28 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 11 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,150

Painting, Sans Titre, Sergio De castro

Sergio De castro

Painting - 13.5 x 9 x 0.02 cm Painting - 5.3 x 3.5 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Etiuda, Jan Aniserowicz

Jan Aniserowicz

Painting - 41 x 31 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, La montagne, Pierre Colmain

Pierre Colmain

Painting - 85 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Abstraction, Gaelle Sauron

Gaelle Sauron

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€780

Painting, Fairies Home, Alice

Alice

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€540

Painting, Erawan, Pau Escat

Pau Escat

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Painting, Untitled, Fernando Cortés

Fernando Cortés

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Snowscape Glow, Emily Mae

Emily Mae

Painting - 56.5 x 56.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 22.2 x 22.2 x 0.6 inch

€800

Painting, Origine(s) n°1, Alice Maier

Alice Maier

Painting - 60 x 43 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch

€600

Painting, Animalism 1, Kokimoto

Kokimoto

Painting - 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€715

Painting, Sewing Nets, AVEL Muñoz

AVEL Muñoz

Painting - 27.5 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

€800

Painting, Hermanas, Fefe Talavera

Fefe Talavera

Painting - 65 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Double trouble, ODart

ODart

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Pretty, Christian Vey

Christian Vey

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,850

Painting, Cosmos, Noir Visualart

Noir Visualart

Painting - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€300 €270

Painting, Pescadora, Giner Bueno

Giner Bueno

Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Windy day, Liene Baklane

Liene Baklane

Painting - 60 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

Painting, Jazz Night, Thierry Miramon

Thierry Miramon

Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.25 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€840

50/100