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, Lecture 11, Cédric Taling

Cédric Taling

Painting - 149.5 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.9 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$2,636

Painting, Madonna, Ora

Ora

Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,475

Painting, In the city, Anna Artemieva

Anna Artemieva

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

$500 $425

Painting, African bee, Saviour Juma

Saviour Juma

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$180 $162

Painting, Slip Side 2, Wilma Tabacco

Wilma Tabacco

Painting - 56 x 76 x 6 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 2.4 inch

$3,835

Painting, Le départ, Ange Kumbi

Ange Kumbi

Painting - 62 x 71 x 1 cm Painting - 24.4 x 28 x 0.4 inch

$2,157

Painting, Malcomx, Lo Da

Lo Da

Painting - 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$1,917 $1,726

Painting, Design419, Ron Halfant

Ron Halfant

Painting - 101.6 x 152.4 x 127 cm Painting - 40 x 60 x 50 inch

$1,922

Painting, Capriccio, Zdravko Derek

Zdravko Derek

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,793

Painting, Lion in red, James Mutisya

James Mutisya

Painting - 50.5 x 118.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.9 x 46.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,079 $971

Painting, Study, James Ulmer

James Ulmer

Painting - 30.48 x 22.86 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.8 inch

$5,000 $4,500

Painting, The Forest, Nisipeanu

Nisipeanu

Painting - 48 x 68 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,337

Painting, 1re plage privée, Chisa

Chisa

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,393

Painting, Grasp, Human Shaped Animal

Human Shaped Animal

Painting - 55.9 x 55.9 cm Painting - 22 x 22 inch

$1,250 $1,125

Painting, Minksy, Jeff Gillette

Jeff Gillette

Painting - 22.2 x 17.8 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 7 x 0.8 inch

$1,250 $1,000

Painting, Picasso, Laurina Paperina

Laurina Paperina

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,174

Painting, Purple Prince, Natalia Rak

Natalia Rak

Painting - 140 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,194

Painting, Old dog, Shai Dahan

Shai Dahan

Painting - 78 x 97 cm Painting - 30.7 x 38.2 inch

$2,097

Painting, Transience 2, Ulyana Korol

Ulyana Korol

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

$5,992

Painting, The third boat, Moses Nyawanda

Moses Nyawanda

Painting - 111.5 x 83.5 x 2 cm Painting - 43.9 x 32.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,917 $1,726

Painting, Tong Story, Christian Guy

Christian Guy

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$3,715

Painting, Big bird, Eric Tournaire

Eric Tournaire

Painting - 24 x 31.8 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.5 x 0.1 inch

$575 $518

Painting, Nasrid, Enigma Geometricks

Enigma Geometricks

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$959

Painting, Big Band, Giancarlo Impiglia

Giancarlo Impiglia

Painting - 213.4 x 213.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 84 x 84 x 1 inch

$80,000

Painting, Lover’s garden, Jude Kasagga

Jude Kasagga

Painting - 81.5 x 93.5 x 2 cm Painting - 32.1 x 36.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,876 $2,588

Painting, Diary Notes, Trude Viken

Trude Viken

Painting - 29.845 x 22.86 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9 x 0.8 inch

$5,000 $4,500

Painting, Moonlight, Artistry BiCel

Artistry BiCel

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

$5,932

Painting, Foli, Deng Chol

Deng Chol

Painting - 90 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$1,768 $1,591

Painting, Provence, Martin Boyle

Martin Boyle

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,217

Painting, Un appel, Harald Wolff

Harald Wolff

Painting - 150 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,194

Painting, New moon, Agata Dworaczek

Agata Dworaczek

Painting - 160 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$6,261

Painting, Guillaume, Thierry  Dussac

Thierry Dussac

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

$21,570

Painting, Vacarme 3, Booster

Booster

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$479

Painting, Study, Justin Liam O'Brien

Justin Liam O'Brien

Painting - 30.48 x 22.86 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.8 inch

$20,000 $18,000

Painting, La vague, Thibault Laget-Ro

Thibault Laget-Ro

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$7,190

Painting, Heart, Suanjaya Kencut

Suanjaya Kencut

Painting - 79.375 x 60.325 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.3 x 23.8 x 1 inch

$22,500 $20,250

Painting, Meat #2, Bevan Ramsay

Bevan Ramsay

Painting - 122 x 122 cm Painting - 48 x 48 inch

$4,400

Painting, Which one, Saad Lukwago

Saad Lukwago

Painting - 139 x 109 x 2 cm Painting - 54.7 x 42.9 x 0.8 inch

$4,134 $3,721

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