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, Loves, Slasky

Slasky

Painting - 27 x 23 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch

€1,290

Painting, Seaflower, Lumona

Lumona

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

€1,900

Painting, Emoções 1, L.G Vilas Boas

L.G Vilas Boas

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,710

Painting, Monochrom N92, Valerii

Valerii

Painting - 40 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,710

Painting, Sounds of Silence 1, Lana

Lana

Painting - 91 x 71 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

Painting, La frange noire, Marie Fang

Marie Fang

Painting - 32 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Vivid 173, Orit Fuchs

Orit Fuchs

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

€19,000

Photography, Ahmed Legs, Hassan Hajjaj

Hassan Hajjaj

Photography - 95 x 71 x 3.5 cm Photography - 37.4 x 28 x 1.4 inch

€12,200

Painting, 14th Street, Jim Black

Jim Black

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

Painting, Forest #28, Mayumi Kuwayama

Mayumi Kuwayama

Painting - 53 x 65.2 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 25.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Abstract 2023 #2, Gilpark

Gilpark

Painting - 72.8 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Nouveau Soleil, Timothée

Timothée

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Prédateurs, Mugen

Mugen

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

€1,350

Painting, Love Nation, SeiLeise

SeiLeise

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

€2,400

Painting, Hiver, Frédérique Manley

Frédérique Manley

Painting - 60 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€800

Painting, RamZ #1, RamZ

RamZ

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, Chocó, Juan arreaza

Juan arreaza

Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.3 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€800 €720

Painting, Nuit  étoilée, Toussaint

Toussaint

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Spring, Padelah

Padelah

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

€800

Painting, Brothers, M. Hovol

M. Hovol

Painting - 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Regard incandescent, Eleb

Eleb

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, Teatime, Laurent Laporta

Laurent Laporta

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€3,600

Fine Art Drawings, Silhouettes. May, Elena Done

Elena Done

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€526

Painting, Nasty, Cumbone

Cumbone

Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, A good day fishing, Mike King

Mike King

Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€543

Sculpture, Plant Life, Brian Calvin

Brian Calvin

Sculpture - 36.5 x 15.5 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.4 x 6.1 x 2.8 inch

€8,910

Painting, Organic Flow, Humanfuel

Humanfuel

Painting - 73 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,700

Fine Art Drawings, En Benissa (12), Juan Uslé

Juan Uslé

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9.1 inch

€4,500

Painting, Sugar baby love, Kikayou

Kikayou

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

€1,400

Painting, C (title), Woon-Chul Yang

Woon-Chul Yang

Painting - 45.5 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 17.9 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Love story, Charly Medina

Charly Medina

Painting - 92.5 x 80.5 x 2 cm Painting - 36.4 x 31.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Photography, Just Me, Joachim Schmeisser

Joachim Schmeisser

Photography - 90 x 119.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47 x 0.1 inch

€12,029

Painting, Lush, Chris Kamprad

Chris Kamprad

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

€4,000

Painting, Holding, Noelle Kalom

Noelle Kalom

Painting - 60.96 x 60.96 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.4 inch

€2,250

Painting, Amani, NATU

NATU

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

€4,000

Painting, Promenade Azuréenne, ZiB

ZiB

Painting - 33 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 21.7 x 1 inch

€780

Painting, Strictement, Idem

Idem

Painting - 30 x 90 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

€800

Sculpture, Chanoir x Reese, Chanoir

Chanoir

Sculpture - 30 x 21 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.3 x 2.4 inch

€1,400

Painting, Hare 02, Marike Koot

Marike Koot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,350

Painting, Le magicien d'Oz, Ding Shi

Ding Shi

Painting - 65 x 34 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Eternal sunshine, Mist

Mist

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€16,500

Print, Basquiat, Hervé  Perdriel

Hervé Perdriel

Print - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Print - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Sculpture, Géode, Jean-No

Jean-No

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€1,650

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