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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Painting, Raquel, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Photography, Untitled, Jack Daly

Jack Daly

Photography - 101.6 x 154.2 x 0.2 cm Photography - 40 x 60.7 x 0.1 inch

€6,106

Painting, Promenade en Barque, M.Chat

M.Chat

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€5,200

Painting, Giulia, Luigi Iona

Luigi Iona

Painting - 60 x 55 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€190

Sculpture, Le curieux, Clément Covizzi

Clément Covizzi

Sculpture - 27 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch

€1,450

Painting, Bloom, Scimoc

Scimoc

Painting - 88 x 88 x 4 cm Painting - 34.6 x 34.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,200

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Two Pairs, Papayon

Papayon

Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Fine Art Drawings - 26.67 x 19.43 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 7.6 x 0.4 inch

Price upon request

Painting, 2024_001, Hervé Richard

Hervé Richard

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

€650

Fine Art Drawings, A Graffiti Life, André Saraiva

André Saraiva

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.7 x 2 inch

€650

Sculpture, Buffle noir, William Byl

William Byl

Sculpture - 37.5 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.8 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch

€1,990

Painting, Ange, Yu Fu

Yu Fu

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

€3,500

Print, The getaway, Ole Ahlberg

Ole Ahlberg

Print - 76 x 60 cm Print - 29.9 x 23.6 inch

€1,037

Print, The dog, Takeru Amano

Takeru Amano

Print - 69 x 69 cm Print - 27.2 x 27.2 inch

€1,200

Painting, Pink Child, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

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

€2,700

Photography, Entrelazar 202, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 50 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€799

Painting, Essence, Nathalie Thengius

Nathalie Thengius

Painting - 25 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

€600

Painting, Robe noir, Barbara Goldmann

Barbara Goldmann

Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€1,200

Painting, Purple life, Mosko

Mosko

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

€450

Print, Mist, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 42 x 29.7 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€1,090

Sculpture, Piaf Pikachu, Valerie Marty

Valerie Marty

Sculpture - 21 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€750

Painting, Fleur(s) bleu(es), M.Chat

M.Chat

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

€3,500

Painting, Forever, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

€800

Painting, 20 déc. 87, Bernard Noël

Bernard Noël

Painting - 59.5 x 39.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 15.6 x 0 inch

€800

Sculpture, Totem 3, Guillaume Roche

Guillaume Roche

Sculpture - 105 x 35 x 20 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 13.8 x 7.9 inch

Sold

Painting, God Has No Religion, Nebay

Nebay

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

€3,700

Painting, SF 89-153, Sam Francis

Sam Francis

Painting - 67 x 51 cm Painting - 26.4 x 20.1 inch

€85,000

Painting, Lena, Lianne Kocks

Lianne Kocks

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

€800

Sculpture, Munny Cameleon (1), Onemizer

Onemizer

Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€4,900

Painting, Frida, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€525

Painting, Pachabel, Liam Hennessy

Liam Hennessy

Painting - 100.1 x 50 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€796

Painting, L’âme et la paix, Lu Ma

Lu Ma

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

€800

Sculpture, Lune née, Milcheva Emilia

Milcheva Emilia

Sculpture - 24 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€650

Painting, Les Galets, Sara Manglano

Sara Manglano

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

€800

Painting, Garden, Jacob Burda

Jacob Burda

Painting - 92 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€1,400

Print, Le Roi nu, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 57 x 77 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

€650

Painting, La vie en rose, Art'Mony

Art'Mony

Painting - 29 x 23 x 2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

€590

Sculpture, L'éléphant, Pierre Gimenez

Pierre Gimenez

Sculpture - 30 x 34 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.4 x 3.9 inch

€2,200

Painting, The Giant, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€750

Painting, G80049264C, Wo$h

Wo$h

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

€800

Print, No Home, James Rielly

James Rielly

Print - 90 x 64.8 cm Print - 35.4 x 25.5 inch

€500

Painting, Glycine, Hugo Leboeuf

Hugo Leboeuf

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

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