Contemporary Artists
Artsper now offers more than 200,000 works of art and design objects from the best galleries around the world. Every day, new contemporary artists and galleries join our catalog, as Europe's leading online art dealer. Meet the most important names in the history of modern and contemporary art, young stars of today's market, and emerging talents who are already shaping the future. Painters, photographers, draughstmen, sculptors or designers… Find them all on Artsper!
If one is to understand today's art market, one needs to understand modern art and the advent of contemporary art as we know it. Let's start in 1907, when Cubism became the first movement to radically emancipate itself from the realistic representation of subjects. The leaders of this movement? Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. In 1924, Surrealism continued on this quest, aiming to remove all boundaries between the real and the unreal. Artists such as Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, or Max Ernst propose their own conception of the world, distorted according to the perceptions of each. Their unique approaches and artistic practices continue to inspire young artists even today.
From 1945 onwards, experts generally consider that we are moving from modern art to contemporary art, with the major difference that artists give less importance to the medium used than to the creative idea.
Inspired by the revolutionary reflections of the great masters of Surrealism, Cubism but also Dadaism (think of Marcel Duchamp) from the 1950s and 1960s, artists push the reflection on abstraction much further. Minimalistic art then appeared, as well as conceptual art. In contrast to the abstract expressionists (such as Joan Mitchell, Mark Rothko or Jackson Pollock), the great names of these movements include, for example, Frank Stella or Sol Lewitt.
Pop art opens a new pictorial trend in the visual arts. This artistic movement was inspired by the consumer society in which it evolved. It uses the latest technologies to create colorful works, in the image of pop culture personalities for example. The two great undisputed masters of Pop art are Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
From the 1980s onwards, it was the street artists who gained importance on the art market. For a long time considered as a vandal art, Street art now enjoys a much important status, as it is shown in galleries and international museums. You can also find works of famous street artists in prestigious private collections around the world. Among these artists, let's mention Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey (Obey), JR, Aiko, JonOne, Miss.Tic...
In the Artsper catalog, sculptors have an important seat at the table. In small or large format, they work with all materials (wood, steel, bronze, ceramics or resin) and exploit all color palettes. Some are world-renowned and others are stars on the rise: You can acquire original work by Niki de Saint Phalle, Takashi Murakami or even Jeff Koons as well as emerging talents such as Daniel Arsham and Richard Orlinski.
Finally, Artsper also offers contemporary artists who are masters in digital art. This genre, which is also a medium, has exploded in the last decade thanks to new technologies and a strong interest in innovative and disruptive art. They operate outside the ultra-virtual sphere of NFTs and AI (artificial intelligence)-generated works, but these contemporary digital artists produce in a 100% digital way. They explore abstract as well as figurative art, and are inspired by hyperrealism as well as futurism. They form the pioneer generation of 21st century art. Among them, you can discover for example the work of Valentin Pavageau, La Robotte and Edwin Wide Donnart.
The diversity of styles and mediums is one of Artsper's core values, allowing everyone to find exactly what they need. Let yourself be carried away by the multitude of talents in Artsper’s catalog and go with your heart... Now it’s up to you to pick your perfect piece!
Featured Artists
The artists you should be keeping an eye on
Anthony Grip
Never give up boombox
Anthony Grip
Sculpture - 24 x 43 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 16.9 x 3.5 inch
€700 €630
Eyitayo Alagbe
Oloju Ede (one with beautiful eyes)
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,458
Nina Lanner
Bodenkultur
Nina Lanner
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€795
La Robotte
Tête à tête - œuvre unique/originale en arche
La Robotte
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 140 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
€12,000
Menacée n°1 - Reproduction digigraphie
La Robotte
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€500
Tangata Manu - Bird man
La Robotte
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,000
Apo
Anthony Horth
Magic Comes To Lurline Bay
Anthony Horth
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.8 inch
€851
Finding Nemo in the Coral Sea
Anthony Horth
Photography - 61 x 96.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 38 x 0.1 inch
€885
Marisa French Vogue Studios 1970
Anthony Horth
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,166
Coral Sea reeffish patterns
Anthony Horth
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€826
Riding the Wind
Anthony Horth
Photography - 50.8 x 71.1 x 1 cm Photography - 20 x 28 x 0.4 inch
€729
Twilight Uluru
Anthony Horth
Photography - 50.8 x 71.1 x 0.5 cm Photography - 20 x 28 x 0.2 inch
€778
Coral Sea Conservation Underwater
Anthony Horth
Photography - 61 x 96.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 38 x 0.1 inch
€953
Between dog and wolf
Anthony Horth
Photography - 51 x 71 x 2.5 cm Photography - 20.1 x 28 x 1 inch
€778
Manuela Karin Knaut
African Tales (En route to Accra)
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 150 x 120 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
€4,320
Riding all day and all night
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 155 x 155 x 2 cm Painting - 61 x 61 x 0.8 inch
€6,500
Floral encounters, suddenly
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
€4,884
Real Reasons for Ice and Lemon
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 160 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€6,593
Even if it doesn’t look like it
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€4,884
Delicate interventions
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 150 x 120 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
€4,884
Mehdi Dashti
Ref. 1524 - Untitled
Mehdi Dashti
Painting - 148 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 43.3 x 2 inch
€4,500
N°1314 - in the town
Mehdi Dashti
Painting - 186 x 145 x 5 cm Painting - 73.2 x 57.1 x 2 inch
€6,000
Aldo Chaparro
Mx Silver & Gold, February 27, 2019 17:01
Aldo Chaparro
Sculpture - 94 x 183 x 28 cm Sculpture - 37 x 72 x 11 inch
€22,500
Papaz
Aiko
Christian Jodin
Light red and gold
Christian Jodin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,490
Rouge de garance et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 35 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
€495 €248
Zapping of Colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€495 €248
Hommage à Delaunay - Sphère Magique
Christian Jodin
Painting - 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€495 €248
Red Vermillon and Gold Zapping
Christian Jodin
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€650 €325
Klimt Tribute Red Orange and Gold
Christian Jodin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,500 €750
Puzzle Rouge Carmin et Or - Hommage a Gustav Klimt
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€520 €260