Contemporary artworks for sale

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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Print, Sans titre, Erró

Erró

Print - 73 x 81 cm Print - 28.7 x 31.9 inch

€550

Sculpture, Job is a Woman, Alex Hodge

Alex Hodge

Sculpture - 20.3 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 8 x 8 x 1 inch

€707

Print, Sans titre, Erró

Erró

Print - 59.5 x 55 cm Print - 23.4 x 21.7 inch

€490

Painting, 2 femmes en sécurité, Zafi

Zafi

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

€7,000

Print, Made in Japan, Erró

Erró

Print - 64 x 46 cm Print - 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Photography, L'onde, Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,620

Photography, La xarxa, Martí Sala

Martí Sala

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

€800

Print, Nu de dos, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

€820

Sculpture, The Moon, Alex Hodge

Alex Hodge

Sculpture - 26.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 10.5 x 4 x 4 inch

€1,061

Photography, Shinkirô, Martí Sala

Martí Sala

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

€800

Painting, Clear Blue, Bill Bate

Bill Bate

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,034

Photography, No title (No73), Suki Da

Suki Da

Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch

€1,620

Painting, Red dance, Patmoli

Patmoli

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

€2,300

Photography, El matí, Martí Sala

Martí Sala

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

€700

Painting, Amour masqué, Patmoli

Patmoli

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

€2,800

Painting, Ortonesque, Teona Yamanidze

Teona Yamanidze

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

€2,800

Print, Empire, SupaKitch

SupaKitch

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€300

Sculpture, Parenthese tatoo, Josepha

Josepha

Sculpture - 40 x 32 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 12.6 x 10.2 inch

€21,000

Painting, Pity, June 4th, Celso Castro

Celso Castro

Painting - 49.5 x 34.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.5 x 13.75 x 0.1 inch

€530

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€555

Painting, Duchándome, Celso Castro

Celso Castro

Painting - 49.5 x 34.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.5 x 13.75 x 0.1 inch

€530

Sculpture, Complicité, Grégoire Slavu

Grégoire Slavu

Sculpture - 19 x 27 x 34 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 10.6 x 13.4 inch

€3,700

Fine Art Drawings, Lucienne, Lorette Le Brestec

Lorette Le Brestec

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Carrousel, Lorette Le Brestec

Lorette Le Brestec

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€800

Photography, La vedet, Martí Sala

Martí Sala

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

€900

Photography, Donna Cannone, Martí Sala

Martí Sala

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

€900

Painting, Air & Feu, Sylvia Brotons

Sylvia Brotons

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€7,000

Painting, Voltige, Sylvia Brotons

Sylvia Brotons

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€7,000

Painting, Wall Girl & ours, Spaco

Spaco

Painting - 40 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€240

Painting, Pétrir, Mathilde Schmill

Mathilde Schmill

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€610

Painting, Scarlett 100 dollars, MNFF

MNFF

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Painting, Lola, Lorette Le Brestec

Lorette Le Brestec

Painting - 107 x 52 cm Painting - 42.1 x 20.5 inch

€1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€555

Painting, Nude, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

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

€4,500

Sculpture, Angel with Heart, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Sculpture - 57.2 x 25.4 x 16.5 cm Sculpture - 22.5 x 10 x 6.5 inch

€10,607

Fine Art Drawings, Woman on a Bed, Gilbert Pastor

Gilbert Pastor

Fine Art Drawings - 31.75 x 24.13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 9.5 x 0 inch

€250

Painting, Innocent, Marleen Stegeman

Marleen Stegeman

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

€1,350

Painting, Calm Blue, Bill Bate

Bill Bate

Painting - 92 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€3,337

Painting, Fusion, Bill Bate

Bill Bate

Painting - 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,337

Painting, Elements & Senses, Bill Bate

Bill Bate

Painting - 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,337

Painting, Private hell, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 62 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 24.4 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

€950

Print, The Shower, Nicola Simbari

Nicola Simbari

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€290

Painting, La pride, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

€1,800 €1,530

Fine Art Drawings, Incarnate, Nino Eliashvili

Nino Eliashvili

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,400

Fine Art Drawings, Embody, Nino Eliashvili

Nino Eliashvili

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,900

Print, Composition, Andrea Ratto

Andrea Ratto

Print - 69 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€160

Painting, Intimacy, Marleen Stegeman

Marleen Stegeman

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

€3,100

Photography, Harsh, Clotilde.MJ

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 52.5 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€625

Painting, Untitled, Sandra Renzi

Sandra Renzi

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Crisis, Carmen Cañadas

Carmen Cañadas

Painting - 33.5 x 18.5 cm Painting - 13.2 x 7.3 inch

€1,255

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