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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Painting, About me, David Martinez

About me

David Martinez

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

$1,618

Painting, Vegeta, David Cumps

Vegeta

David Cumps

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

$1,387

Painting, Duo 1, Pamphyle

Duo 1

Pamphyle

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,445

Painting, Sitges, Ignasi Mundo

Sitges

Ignasi Mundo

Painting - 45 x 33 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$694

Painting, La ronde, Edmar Fernandes

La ronde

Edmar Fernandes

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

$925

Painting, Liberté chérie, Guti

Liberté chérie

Guti

Painting - 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,156

Painting, Code 2302, Thierry Carrier

Code 2302

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$13,870

Painting, June walks, Ivana Olbricht

June walks

Ivana Olbricht

Painting - 78.7 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 31 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,300

Painting, Transition, Marta Grassi

Transition

Marta Grassi

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, La vie en rose, Art'Mony

La vie en rose

Art'Mony

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

$682

Painting, Vague, Boudier

Vague

Boudier

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

$1,040 $520

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Trois visages

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$52,014

Painting, Sleepy, Kamsar Ohanyan

Sleepy

Kamsar Ohanyan

Painting - 52 x 52 x 3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 inch

$925

Painting, Stardust, Diana Torje

Stardust

Diana Torje

Painting - 100 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,468

Painting, On est là, Eva Lamaignere

On est là

Eva Lamaignere

Painting - 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,849

Painting, Woman, Iglesias15680

Woman

Iglesias15680

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

$1,503

Painting, My stuff, Graça Tirelli

My stuff

Graça Tirelli

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, Relief I, Karo Mkrtchyan

Relief I

Karo Mkrtchyan

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

$925

Painting, War Zone, Claudie Baran

War Zone

Claudie Baran

Painting - 60 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch

$878

Painting, Femme en paysage, Pasturo

Femme en paysage

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,890

Painting, Fire, Anne Authier

Fire

Anne Authier

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

$2,890

Painting, Zenjiro, La Pointe

Zenjiro

La Pointe

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$925

Painting, Untitled, Dok

Untitled

Dok

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

$2,312

Painting, F9, Nicolas Vasse

F9

Nicolas Vasse

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$578

Painting, Oktober, Marie Sandell

Oktober

Marie Sandell

Painting - 35 x 35 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 1 inch

$925

Painting, Birds, Sjöfn Kolbeins

Birds

Sjöfn Kolbeins

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

$1,445

Painting, Green flower, Did Dontzoff

Green flower

Did Dontzoff

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

$2,774

Painting, Canicule, Michaël Brack

Canicule

Michaël Brack

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

$1,965

Painting, Le Voile, Boreli

Le Voile

Boreli

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

$1,849

Painting, Uramba, Juan arreaza

Uramba

Juan arreaza

Painting - 110 x 164 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 64.6 x 1.6 inch

$5,433

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