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
Keymi
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Home Street Home, épreuve d'artiste AP
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Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$899
René Galassi
Embossage et pigments
René Galassi
Painting - 100 x 80 x 7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2.8 inch
$4,832
Embossage et pigments (1)
René Galassi
Painting - 100 x 80 x 7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2.8 inch
$4,832
Calicots et pigments turquoises
René Galassi
Painting - 98 x 78 x 5 cm Painting - 38.6 x 30.7 x 2 inch
$4,719
Calicots et pigments bleu
René Galassi
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
$4,719
Calicots et pigments bleus
René Galassi
Painting - 70 x 105 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 41.3 x 2 inch
$4,832
Reinar Foreman
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 150 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$7,866
The Source
Reinar Foreman
Fine Art Drawings - 52.5 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.7 x 15.4 inch
$899
Head of Daphne in Red (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,495
Head of Daphne in Blue (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,495
Head of Daphne in Green (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
$4,495
The Abduction of Proserpina II
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
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Bruno Hoopka
This vicious circle might be broken
Bruno Hoopka
Painting - 130 x 162 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1 inch
$4,270
Couple of opposite circles
Bruno Hoopka
Painting - 81 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$2,922
Ren Hang
François Boisrond
Swiss boat
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
$1,011
Le Moulin Rouge
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
$1,011
Karen Axikyan
Unsolvable Dilemma
Karen Axikyan
Sculpture - 43 x 39 x 13 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 15.4 x 5.1 inch
$2,000
The Soaring of Spirit
Karen Axikyan
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 23 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 9.1 inch
$1,200
Naor
40cm Collage, LV Marilyn Tribute Teddy
Naor
Sculpture - 40 x 33 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13 x 10.2 inch
$1,798
40cm Collage, H Tribute Bear
Naor
Sculpture - 40 x 33 x 28 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13 x 11 inch
$1,798
35cm Teddy Lamborghini Tribute, black
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$730
30cm Heart GUC Tribute, Blue with Red Strips
Naor
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,494
35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$1,315
30cm Heart CH Tribute Black
Naor
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,494
Jean-Luc Veret
El Pez
Lilly Muth
Aiming High to the Sky
Lilly Muth
Painting - 120 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,697
Mountain Sunsets calling
Lilly Muth
Painting - 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,910
The red Carpet Treatment
Lilly Muth
Painting - 85 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,686