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Sculpture, 48, Gérard Puvis

48

Gérard Puvis

Sculpture - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm

$600

Sculpture, Constellation #6, Anja Hessler

Constellation #6

Anja Hessler

Sculpture - 100 x 47 x 47 cm

$1,988

Sculpture, Untitled, Rafal Piesliak

Untitled

Rafal Piesliak

Sculpture - 40 x 38 x 25 cm

$791

Sculpture, Clivo, Lino Sabattini

Clivo

Lino Sabattini

Sculpture - 49 x 23 x 23 cm

$2,484

Sculpture, 001, John Monn

001

John Monn

Sculpture - 19 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm

$982

Sculpture, Mongolfiera, El Rana

Mongolfiera

El Rana

Sculpture - 29.8 x 19.4 x 2.7 cm

$316

Sculpture, Kiss, Michal Fuhrer

Kiss

Michal Fuhrer

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 43 cm

$5,500

Sculpture, Revolving Kiddush Cup, Yaacov Agam

Revolving Kiddush Cup

Yaacov Agam

Sculpture - 15 x 8 x 8 cm

$1,807

Sculpture, Fast-Food Dior, Nicolas Krauss

Fast-Food Dior

Nicolas Krauss

Sculpture - 27 x 20 x 23 cm

$2,710

Sculpture, Passers-by, Gediminas Endriekus

Passers-by

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 34 x 13 x 22 cm

$10,164

Sculpture, Alone, Aurelija Simkute

Alone

Aurelija Simkute

Sculpture - 48 x 21 x 17 cm

$11,293

Sculpture, Constellation #7, Anja Hessler

Constellation #7

Anja Hessler

Sculpture - 100 x 45 x 45 cm

$1,836

Sculpture, Constellation #5, Anja Hessler

Constellation #5

Anja Hessler

Sculpture - 116 x 38 x 38 cm

$1,608

Sculpture, Constellation #3, Anja Hessler

Constellation #3

Anja Hessler

Sculpture - 120 x 100 x 100 cm

$5,150

Sculpture, El viajero & Compradito (Silver), Antonio Segui

El viajero & Compradito (Silver)

Antonio Segui

Sculpture - 20 x 30 x 15 cm

$6,211

Sculpture, Mujo Silver, Kojun

Mujo Silver

Kojun

Sculpture - 17 x 23 x 22 cm

$1,637

Sculpture, Lévrier de compétition, Thierry Benenati

Lévrier de compétition

Thierry Benenati

Sculpture - 144 x 55 x 31 cm

$65,499

Sculpture, Stress, Thierry Benenati

Stress

Thierry Benenati

Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 50 cm

$39,526

Sculpture, Requin Cimetière, Thierry Benenati

Requin Cimetière

Thierry Benenati

Sculpture - 75 x 102 x 45 cm

$54,206

Sculpture, Silver grey, Georgi Velikov

Silver grey

Georgi Velikov

Sculpture - 45 x 45 x 4 cm

$1,468

Sculpture, St Petersbourg (AJ30), Adrienne Jalbert

St Petersbourg (AJ30)

Adrienne Jalbert

Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 16 cm

$2,484

Sculpture, Bronze Masque (Firenze), Ohad Ben-Ayala

Bronze Masque (Firenze)

Ohad Ben-Ayala

Sculpture - 24 x 15 x 12 cm

$4,178

Sculpture, Untitled, Rafal Piesliak

Untitled

Rafal Piesliak

Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 25 cm

$791

Sculpture, Cubic Bull, Rocwood

Cubic Bull

Rocwood

Sculpture - 60 x 100 x 40 cm

$4,404

Sculpture, 006, John Monn

006

John Monn

Sculpture - 30 x 25.5 x 2.5 cm

$982

Sculpture, 005, John Monn

005

John Monn

Sculpture - 17.7 x 24 x 2.5 cm

$982

Sculpture, Meltdown - It’s not a chessboard, Ralph Posset

Meltdown - It’s not a chessboard

Ralph Posset

Sculpture - 21 x 19 x 5 cm

$960

Sculpture, Meltdown - Red Bricks, Ralph Posset

Meltdown - Red Bricks

Ralph Posset

Sculpture - 16 x 12 x 6 cm

$621

Sculpture, Exhuman, Lionel le Jeune

Exhuman

Lionel le Jeune

Sculpture - 11 x 10 x 10 cm

$452

Sculpture, Les Pépites d'Anany - Bijoux d’intérieur/5, Anany

Les Pépites d'Anany - Bijoux d’intérieur/5

Anany

Sculpture - 7.5 x 8 x 0.3 cm

$395

Sculpture, Bronze masque, Ohad Ben-Ayala

Bronze masque

Ohad Ben-Ayala

Sculpture - 24 x 15 x 12 cm

$2,710

Sculpture, Meltdown - Piggie in disarray, Ralph Posset

Meltdown - Piggie in disarray

Ralph Posset

Sculpture - 12 x 8 x 4 cm

$452

Sculpture, ABYSSE ARGENTÉ, Marc Mugnier

ABYSSE ARGENTÉ

Marc Mugnier

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 1 cm

$226

Sculpture, Saint, Gediminas Endriekus

Saint

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 24 x 14 x 14 cm

$6,776

Sculpture, Le Dormeur / Dormeuse, Gaël Rouxeville

Le Dormeur / Dormeuse

Gaël Rouxeville

Sculpture - 10 x 54 x 16 cm

$6,098

Sculpture, Compression portable, César Baldaccini

Compression portable

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

Sold

Sculpture, The Pop Butterflies Of Love, Yasna Godovanik

The Pop Butterflies Of Love

Yasna Godovanik

Sculpture - 40 x 54 x 12 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Artifacts II, Stefan Ivanov

Artifacts II

Stefan Ivanov

Sculpture - 51 x 35 x 30 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Trois oursons, Philippe Berry

Trois oursons

Philippe Berry

Sculpture - 61 x 22 x 22 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Passers-by, Gediminas Endriekus

Passers-by

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 34 x 14 x 19 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Ourson assis sur cube, Philippe Berry

Ourson assis sur cube

Philippe Berry

Sculpture - 27 x 16 x 16 cm

Sold

Sculpture, The Spring Butterflies Of Love, Yasna Godovanik

The Spring Butterflies Of Love

Yasna Godovanik

Sculpture - 42 x 50 x 13 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Splash Bleu, Philippe Berry

Splash Bleu

Philippe Berry

Sculpture - 60 x 70 x 5 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Les Trois Beaux Ballons, Philippe Berry

Les Trois Beaux Ballons

Philippe Berry

Sculpture - 69 x 30 x 25 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Hippo et son ballon rouge, Philippe Berry

Hippo et son ballon rouge

Philippe Berry

Sculpture - 88 x 62 x 28 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Cloned Penguin with pet bottle (blue metallic), William Sweetlove

Cloned Penguin with pet bottle (blue metallic)

William Sweetlove

Sculpture - 40 x 18 x 19 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Pewun jewels 6 - pair of earrings, Memorias

Pewun jewels 6 - pair of earrings

Memorias

Sculpture - 13 x 22 x 18 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Pewun jewels 4, Memorias

Pewun jewels 4

Memorias

Sculpture - 13 x 22 x 18 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Pewun jewels 5 - brooch, Memorias

Pewun jewels 5 - brooch

Memorias

Sculpture - 13 x 22 x 18 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Situation VI from the Project “Placebo”, Stefan Ivanov

Situation VI from the Project “Placebo”

Stefan Ivanov

Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 50 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Badboy Into the Blue, Alquimiamc

Badboy Into the Blue

Alquimiamc

Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 40 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Situation III from the Project Placebo, Stefan Ivanov

Situation III from the Project Placebo

Stefan Ivanov

Sculpture - 105 x 38 x 34 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Badboy Black, Alquimiamc

Badboy Black

Alquimiamc

Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 40 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Badboy Silver, Alquimiamc

Badboy Silver

Alquimiamc

Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 40 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Badboy Pink, Alquimiamc

Badboy Pink

Alquimiamc

Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 40 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Badboy Red, Alquimiamc

Badboy Red

Alquimiamc

Sculpture - 65 x 52 x 40 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Constelacion drop skull, Alquimiamc

Constelacion drop skull

Alquimiamc

Sculpture - 50 x 32 x 43 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Meltdown- No regrets, Ralph Posset

Meltdown- No regrets

Ralph Posset

Sculpture - 30 x 21 x 8 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Un bijou de musicien célèbre, Noël Granger

Un bijou de musicien célèbre

Noël Granger

Sculpture - 25 x 11 x 11 cm

Sold

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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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