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Contemporary paintings for sale

Color Your Life, Onemizer

Color Your Life

Onemizer

Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

£43,766

De Kaws a Effets, Jo Di Bona

De Kaws a Effets

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 39.37 x 39.37 x 1 inch

£4,289

La danseuse, KiKo

La danseuse

KiKo

Painting - 27.6 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

£5,164

Ambiance Jazzy, Alione

Ambiance Jazzy

Alione

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£4,026

Candy dreams, Nikolaos Schizas

Candy dreams

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 2.4 inch

£1,400

4 couleurs, Jéko

4 couleurs

Jéko

Painting - 32.3 x 26 x 0.8 inch

£2,801 £2,521

One more blessed day, Nadine Antoniuk

One more blessed day

Nadine Antoniuk

Painting - 59.1 x 45.3 x 0 inch

£1,969

Blue street, Daniel Castan

Blue street

Daniel Castan

Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,751

Traffic pink landscape 50, Ronald Hunter

Traffic pink landscape 50

Ronald Hunter

Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

£1,225

Les vibrations de la musique, Âme Sauvage

Les vibrations de la musique

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

£700

Maïs 2, Ralph Resch

Maïs 2

Ralph Resch

Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,050

Loving memories, Katharina Hormel

Loving memories

Katharina Hormel

Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

£1,576

Fantasy, Sophie Dumont

Fantasy

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£867

Rising sun, James Chiew

Rising sun

James Chiew

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£10,941

Ce qui reste, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Ce qui reste

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,225

Free Marianne, Caro Graffiti

Free Marianne

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,313

Urban bohemia, Thierry Corpet

Urban bohemia

Thierry Corpet

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

£1,532 £1,149

Sur le retour, cette nuit d’automne, Nathanael Koffi

Sur le retour, cette nuit d’automne

Nathanael Koffi

Painting - 35.4 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,976

Abstract 23107, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 23107

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

£1,800 £1,440

Old game, Alessandra Bisi

Old game

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,188

Evolving Language - Composition of 6 paintings, Daniela Pasqualini

Evolving Language - Composition of 6 paintings

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting - 40 x 26 x 1 inch

£1,939

Beautiful Struggle, Etienne Quesnay

Beautiful Struggle

Etienne Quesnay

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

£2,188

Le regard du tigre, Miguel Guía

Le regard du tigre

Miguel Guía

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£1,619

Abstract alchemy, Belart Collective

Abstract alchemy

Belart Collective

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,880

I am back, Poonam Choudhary

I am back

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 48 x 60 x 2 inch

£1,252

Marine abstraite 2023-43, Fred Boutet

Marine abstraite 2023-43

Fred Boutet

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£569

Abstraction 36., Iryna Kastsova

Abstraction 36.

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,602

Souffle, Noémie Pons

Souffle

Noémie Pons

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

£1,116

La coppia di ulivi, Antonino Puliafico

La coppia di ulivi

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£832 £665

25 octobre, Raymond Attanasio

25 octobre

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch

£2,626 £1,313

Holding back the years, Nemanja Nikolic

Holding back the years

Nemanja Nikolic

Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.78 inch

£1,488

Voile en Bretagne... (Esprit Voile), Olivier Messas

Voile en Bretagne... (Esprit Voile)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,138

Light blue sea, Nataliia Krykun

Light blue sea

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£2,276

Night at the Drury Lane, Marco Araldi

Night at the Drury Lane

Marco Araldi

Painting - 36 x 26 x 2 inch

£2,498

Dreaming water mountains, Francesca Borgo

Dreaming water mountains

Francesca Borgo

Painting - 65.4 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

£5,727

Summer mirage, Zakhar Shevchuk

Summer mirage

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,751

Sous le soleil, Virginia Benedicto

Sous le soleil

Virginia Benedicto

Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1 inch

£1,576

Inonic Bubble, Cope2

Inonic Bubble

Cope2

Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,838

Guilty, Patricia Gadisseur

Guilty

Patricia Gadisseur

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£613

Beyond the horizon, Maria Esmar

Beyond the horizon

Maria Esmar

Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£2,801

Sans titre V, Yichao Sun

Sans titre V

Yichao Sun

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£700

The Autumn Sketchbook I, Kirill Postovit

The Autumn Sketchbook I

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Une pause s'impose, Jazzu

Une pause s'impose

Jazzu

Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,580

La ballade, Charlotte Abecassis

La ballade

Charlotte Abecassis

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

£1,926

Introspection, David Jamin

Introspection

David Jamin

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

£3,064

Prunes bleues, Prunes jaunes, Francine Van Hove

Prunes bleues, Prunes jaunes

Francine Van Hove

Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 inch

£14,268

God save the Queen, Edu Danesi

God save the Queen

Edu Danesi

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£2,276

Positive energy XL 11, Peter Nottrott

Positive energy XL 11

Peter Nottrott

Painting - 41.3 x 61 x 1.6 inch

£2,180 £1,962

Roses rouges Marielle Franco, Baptiste Laurent

Roses rouges Marielle Franco

Baptiste Laurent

Painting - 43.3 x 33.9 x 0.1 inch

£1,882

Samhain, Clémence Dupuch

Samhain

Clémence Dupuch

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,576

Inner landscapes, Sophie Mangelsen

Inner landscapes

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,138

I.A 1 - Intelligence Artificielle, Carole Aurore

I.A 1 - Intelligence Artificielle

Carole Aurore

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£985

Boxeurs, Sylvain Lang

Boxeurs

Sylvain Lang

Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,801

Keith 011123, Bernard Saint-Maxent

Keith 011123

Bernard Saint-Maxent

Painting - 11.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

£254

Machine à immobiliser le printemps, Jean Messagier

Machine à immobiliser le printemps

Jean Messagier

Painting - 29.5 x 40.7 x 0 inch

£4,377 £3,939

A fairy Fantasy, Serghei Ghetiu

A fairy Fantasy

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,401

MB 72, Méryl B

MB 72

Méryl B

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

£744

Blue lagoon of Miyako Island., Vik Schroeder

Blue lagoon of Miyako Island.

Vik Schroeder

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£700

Blue horizon, Shelby

Blue horizon

Shelby

Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

£2,276

House on the hill, Gohar Goddard

House on the hill

Gohar Goddard

Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

£850

Rose 689, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Rose 689

Aykaz Arzumanyan

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£586

Best Moments II, Viktoria Ganhao

Best Moments II

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,276

Wisteria, Lauren Acton

Wisteria

Lauren Acton

Painting - 14 x 14 x 2 inch

£1,252

TDU, Jean Serolle

TDU

Jean Serolle

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

£875

Solentiname, Luis Alvarado

Solentiname

Luis Alvarado

Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,626 £1,969

Eveil - Paysage abstrait, Chantal Dufour

Eveil - Paysage abstrait

Chantal Dufour

Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,407

Autoportrait, Jef Aérosol

Autoportrait

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£6,565

Zêta, Gaëlle Wagner

Zêta

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,013

Wege und Spuren #21, Stefanie Rogge

Wege und Spuren #21

Stefanie Rogge

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,050

Bitcoin on abstract, JP Malot

Bitcoin on abstract

JP Malot

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£2,626

Sans titre I, NaiMing Zhan

Sans titre I

NaiMing Zhan

Painting - 27.2 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

£875

Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,746

Rock'n roll way city, Dam Domido

Rock'n roll way city

Dam Domido

Painting - 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

£2,976

Black and red 2, Gina Vor

Black and red 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,313

Sable doré, Pierrick Tual

Sable doré

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,050

Everyday Life - Follow your Dreams, Mr Brainwash

Everyday Life - Follow your Dreams

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 30 x 22 inch

£10,066

Composition, Yolande Fièvre

Composition

Yolande Fièvre

Painting - 8.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch

£963 £867

Au lion d'or, Julien Raynaud

Au lion d'or

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

£5,077

Ironic Cow, Dasha Pogodina

Ironic Cow

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£744

Série "Faux Ciel" 14/15, Christian Silvain

Série "Faux Ciel" 14/15

Christian Silvain

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£1,663

A Star Of Unity, Charles Fazzino

A Star Of Unity

Charles Fazzino

Painting - 11 x 9.5 x 0.5 inch

£1,131

Summer of Love, Keng Wai Lee

Summer of Love

Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 32.1 x 32.1 x 1.6 inch

£2,100

Playing card 2S - Diamond set circles, Bruno Hoopka

Playing card 2S - Diamond set circles

Bruno Hoopka

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

£2,538

Cacahuète, Onemizer

Cacahuète

Onemizer

Painting - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2 inch

£1,470

Waiting in vain, L'Atlas

Waiting in vain

L'Atlas

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

£7,440

Broadway nightlights, Marco Barberio

Broadway nightlights

Marco Barberio

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,451

Le dernier carré, Antoine Josse

Le dernier carré

Antoine Josse

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£2,276

Les Danseurs, Jérôme Mesnager

Les Danseurs

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 11.8 x 7.7 x 1.2 inch

£656

Eternal Recurrence #49, Natasha Zupan

Eternal Recurrence #49

Natasha Zupan

Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 inch

£1,737

White butterfly with gold lines, Svetlana Martin

White butterfly with gold lines

Svetlana Martin

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£832 £748

Manhattan aerial 3, Lucio Forte

Manhattan aerial 3

Lucio Forte

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

£1,182

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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