Famous Collage Artists

Collage is an art form that allows for perpetual combinations, endlessly mixing and matching different elements. From the French verb “coller," meaning to glue, the term has come to encompass a great deal of variety and experimentation. Starting with the works of paper collage artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques, contemporary collage has provided a liberatory escape for artists who felt constrained by other artistic mediums. In Henri Matisse's case, découpage arrived late in his career, once he fell ill. Scissors and the collages he produced with them operated as a sort of replacement for the more physical act of painting. His “Cut-Outs" remain one of the most striking examples of collage to date. 

Following Matisse and the medium's first innovators, other famous collage artists have taken to this malleable form of creation. Among them is  Vik Muniz,  the champion of recycled art who creates coherent images from thousands of different, repurposed materials. Or Peter Beard,  the famous collage artist and American photographer who combined his African adventures with his long-standing passion for journaling. In either case, the works present a unique form of storytelling and reconstructed narratives. Digital collage artists such as Johanna Tordjman have taken this process a step further, incorporating technology into the genre.

Discover these contemporary collage artists and others, like Marian Williams and  Jacques Villeglé  with Artsper's special selection…

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Painting, Clean, Jacques Villeglé

Jacques Villeglé

Painting - 81 x 67 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 26.4 x 1 inch

£22,537

Print, Rough Cuts 1, Hush

Hush

Print - 60 x 41 cm Print - 23.6 x 16.1 inch

£748

Print, The Look, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 87.6 x 66 cm Print - 34.5 x 26 inch

£735

Fine Art Drawings, Circo America, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£17,128

Fine Art Drawings, Dragon, Jacques Villeglé

Jacques Villeglé

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 9.8 inch

£1,127

Painting, Monroe, Thierry Auger

Thierry Auger

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£631

Fine Art Drawings, K1959, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 14.2 inch

£1,300

Fine Art Drawings, The discourse, Silvia Cuello

Silvia Cuello

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

£316

Photography, Pueril John, Bruno Mallart

Bruno Mallart

Photography - 79 x 79 cm Photography - 31.1 x 31.1 inch

£3,606

Print, La vague, Quentin DMR

Quentin DMR

Print - 65.5 x 45 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

£270

Fine Art Drawings, Fallen Angel, Raluca Arnautu

Raluca Arnautu

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

£631

Painting, Underwater 7, YsaTi

YsaTi

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

£2,073

Print, Les cheveux, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

£1,082

Painting, Stranger, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£2,254

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

ST

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0 inch

£631

Print, Chiquita, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 74.9 x 66 cm Print - 29.5 x 26 inch

£735

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

ST

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0.1 inch

£631

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

ST

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0.1 inch

£631

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

ST

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0 inch

£631

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

ST

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0 inch

£631

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

ST

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0.2 inch

£631

Print, Les Fauves, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Print - 32 x 51 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.6 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

£3,786

Print, Graf Geisha Red, Hush

Hush

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

£1,262

Painting, Zesty, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

£225 £178

Painting, Romantic, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

£225 £178

Painting, Night Gown, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

£316 £252

Painting, Lost Forest, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,659

Painting, Red Ball, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

£1,352

Print, Pepsi, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 39.8 x 0 inch

£1,055

Print, Mitologia, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 39.8 x 0 inch

£1,055

Print, Campo N.10, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 50.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.9 x 19.9 x 0 inch

£406

Painting, Brigitte, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

£316 £252

Painting, Rehab 1, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

£1,758

Print, Hidalgo, Bruno Mallart

Bruno Mallart

Print - 88 x 88 cm Print - 34.6 x 34.6 inch

£721

Print, Rough Cuts 1, Hush

Hush

Print - 60 x 41 x 0.01 cm Print - 23.6 x 16.1 x 0 inch

£748