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, Tree of Life #4, Selene Art

Selene Art

Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€653

Painting, Pojukx, Remix

Remix

Painting - 39 x 37 x 3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 14.6 x 1.2 inch

€590

Painting, Ocean, Ito Dubois

Ito Dubois

Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Painting, Mona Lisa Mystic Eyes, ALX

ALX

Painting - 104.5 x 84.5 x 15 cm Painting - 41.1 x 33.3 x 5.9 inch

€10,000

Painting, Gratitude, Genny B

Genny B

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

€550

Painting, Au loin, Marie Détrée

Marie Détrée

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€800

Painting, Marianne, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 130 x 96 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.8 x 1 inch

€2,500

Painting, Hershey Pa, Dan Witz

Dan Witz

Painting - 122 x 152.4 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.6 inch

€24,000

Painting, Sans titre, Pasturo

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Ruins, Mark Kostabi

Mark Kostabi

Painting - 157.5 x 172.7 cm Painting - 62 x 68 inch

€15,149

Painting, Reptile 2, Peny Manavi

Peny Manavi

Painting - 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Umbrella Boy, Gunnar Zyl

Gunnar Zyl

Painting - 150 x 100 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 inch

€1,400

Painting, Queen of the South, Gongas

Gongas

Painting - 100 x 78 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€320

Painting, Le chariot, Mina Mond

Mina Mond

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

€600

Painting, Untitled, Oswald Aulestia

Oswald Aulestia

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

€13,400

Painting, Tom Genre, Benoît Tranchant

Benoît Tranchant

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

€1,800

Painting, Olivos, Joan Copons

Joan Copons

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€630

Painting, Scopo, Margaret Neill

Margaret Neill

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0 inch

€2,105

Painting, Geisha, Michelino Iorizzo

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 31 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

€700

Painting, Depth of Heart, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€1,711

Painting, Composition, Pierre Mantra

Pierre Mantra

Painting - 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Sun Gold, Suzanne Vaughan

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting - 101.6 x 137.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 54 x 0.1 inch

€2,139

Painting, You guide me, Xiaoyang Galas

Xiaoyang Galas

Painting - 81 x 65 x 4.1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,907

Painting, Bessodia, Florence Dussuyer

Florence Dussuyer

Painting - 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

€10,000

Painting, Seidenschals, Ronan Martin

Ronan Martin

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Caillebotis, Pierre Morquin

Pierre Morquin

Painting - 77 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 30.3 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Freedom, Peggy Cardoso

Peggy Cardoso

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Painting, Cool, Kim Jandi

Kim Jandi

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, La Provence, YoCat

YoCat

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€650

Painting, Déjà vu, Barbara Christol

Barbara Christol

Painting - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,450

Painting, Psy 2008, Psyckoze

Psyckoze

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

€4,000

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