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, Drama, Heng

Heng

Painting - 90 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

$6,442

Fine Art Drawings, Wild Flower, Alexander Valchev

Alexander Valchev

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$779

Painting, Joséphine, Marion Dauga

Marion Dauga

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

$670

Sculpture, Gainsbourg Vs 500Fr, Ske

Ske

Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$353

Painting, Karpe Di, Bze Bzeland

Bze Bzeland

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

$304

Painting, Boy, Doby

Boy

Doby

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

$792

Painting, Family, Ya Su

Ya Su

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$2,919

Painting, Sonnet 9, Yari Ostovany

Yari Ostovany

Painting - 31.3 x 23.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.3 x 9.3 x 0 inch

$914

Painting, First snow, Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,187

Fine Art Drawings, Emotion 20200530, Yaki Li

Yaki Li

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$225

Painting, Silent Square, Eva Karlsson

Eva Karlsson

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$703

Painting, Ink, Jeremie Faivre

Ink

Jeremie Faivre

Painting - 32.5 x 32.5 x 4.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 12.8 x 1.8 inch

$609

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 6, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

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

$974

Painting, Mar turquesa, Mary Heredia

Mary Heredia

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

$974

Fine Art Drawings, Hommage à Léger, Erró

Erró

Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 15 inch

$11,569

Painting, Deur, Romina Schimpf

Romina Schimpf

Painting - 103 x 83 x 5 cm Painting - 40.6 x 32.7 x 2 inch

$2,314

Sculpture, Angel Bear, Richard Texier

Richard Texier

Sculpture - 22 x 18 x 16.5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.1 x 6.5 inch

$731

Print, Untitled, Paul Kamper

Paul Kamper

Print - 21 x 13 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.1 inch

$1,157

Painting, Lake, Beatriz Oggero

Beatriz Oggero

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

$1,218 $731

Print, sans titre, Juan Uslé

Juan Uslé

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$731

Print, Tractopelle, Jean Denant

Jean Denant

Print - 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$913

Photography, Warrior Bride, AJ Barnes

AJ Barnes

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch

$1,066

Painting, Sans titre 97, Guntduth

Guntduth

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

$792

Painting, Moon, Inta Celmina

Inta Celmina

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

$913

Painting, Reed Bed, Lorna Kirin

Lorna Kirin

Painting - 39 x 39 x 2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,160

Sculpture, Met"cali"ca, Le Marquis

Le Marquis

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$792

Painting, M-1, Marie-France Gely

M-1

Marie-France Gely

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

$2,265

Painting, Barche, Dario Bazan

Dario Bazan

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

$974

Print, Curl, Farhad Moshiri

Farhad Moshiri

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

$438

Painting, Pulsions, Christiane Guerry

Christiane Guerry

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

$1,900

Painting, The Kiss, Rodrigo Franzao

Rodrigo Franzao

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

$5,200

Painting, Visage de femme, Flow

Flow

Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$731

Photography, A Chick, Emil Farber

Emil Farber

Photography - 26.5 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$609

Painting, Pegasus Elf, Hongda

Hongda

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,655

Painting, Alice, Flu

Flu

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

$1,948

Painting, Keep it simple, Esteban Vera

Esteban Vera

Painting - 159.8 x 79.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 62.9 x 31.4 x 2 inch

$3,500

Photography, Bomdok, Georges Rousse

Georges Rousse

Photography - 61 x 76 cm Photography - 24 x 29.9 inch

$2,253

Painting, Repeat, Walter Sené

Walter Sené

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$731

Painting, Scarface, Peter Donkersloot

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,983

Print, L'éveil, Julian Semiao

Julian Semiao

Print - 50 x 41.89 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$183

Painting, Sans titre, Modely Thibaud

Modely Thibaud

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,035

Sculpture, The scream II, Irina Shark

Irina Shark

Sculpture - 28 x 30 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

$7,306

Painting, Dripping, Marco Amici

Marco Amici

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$792

Painting, Untitled, Rolph Scarlett

Rolph Scarlett

Painting - 17.8 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$2,100

Sculpture, La Greffe 12, VAM

VAM

Sculpture - 18 x 14 x 0.2 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch

$974

Fine Art Drawings, Une vérité chasse l'autre, Ben

Ben

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

$6,089

Painting, Blessing, Cristina Balan

Cristina Balan

Painting - 110 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$2,435

Painting, Gnostic peace, Kill The Sofa

Kill The Sofa

Painting - 101.5 x 81 x 1.2 cm Painting - 40 x 31.9 x 0.5 inch

$1,461

Painting, Sipderman NYT 3D, Tristan MM

Tristan MM

Painting - 120 x 90 x 15 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 5.9 inch

$2,192

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