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
Zakhar Shevchuk
Embrace
Zakhar Shevchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$339
Childhood Illusions
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,827
Childhood Dreams
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,845
Dondi White
Richard Texier
Angel Bear - 24K Gold Plated
Richard Texier
Sculpture - 22 x 18 x 16.5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.1 x 6.5 inch
$1,018
Peter Nottrott
Sculpture: Ensemble 1
Peter Nottrott
Sculpture - 90 x 120 x 4 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,643
Positive Energy Gold M 3
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 83 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 32.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,572
Sunny summer day XL 17
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 155 x 105 x 4 cm Painting - 61 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch
$3,155
Gate To Heaven M 2
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 85 x 125 x 4 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,572
Sunny Nature Adventure M 1
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 85 x 125 x 4 cm Painting - 33.5 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,572
Odin Pigelet
Teenager style
Odin Pigelet
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$57
Harper draw
Odin Pigelet
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$57
Homme lune
Odin Pigelet
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$57
Sans titre - masque
Odin Pigelet
Sculpture - 32 x 23 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0.6 inch
$509
Sans titre - masque
Odin Pigelet
Sculpture - 25 x 30 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$509
Damola Ayegbayo
My Peregrinations 4
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800
Realities of Life III
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$1,400
Looking Beyond II
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 2 inch
$1,860
Realities of Life II
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$1,000
Realities of Life I
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
$1,000
Heng
Zhize Lv
Four Screens for Flowers and Birds
Zhize Lv
Painting - 70 x 69.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.2 inch
$600
A Mountain Village by the Water Bank
Zhize Lv
Painting - 69.5 x 34.5 cm Painting - 27.4 x 13.6 inch
$450
Smoky clouds on the Green Mountains
Zhize Lv
Painting - 67 x 33.7 cm Painting - 26.4 x 13.3 inch
$450
Spring in South of the Changjiang River
Zhize Lv
Painting - 70 x 34.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 13.6 inch
$300
Yongmin Huang
Réflexion de l'arbre II
Yongmin Huang
Painting - 100 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$3,166
Roby Dwi Antono
Kira (Burnished Gold)
Roby Dwi Antono
Sculpture - 31 x 26 x 23 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 10.2 x 9.1 inch
$10,847
Clara Delaporte
California IV
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 40 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,131
California II
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 40 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,131
La tête à l'envers
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,131
Laurence Jenkell
Bonbon rouge
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 82 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
$11,309
Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'Forever'
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 80 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$33,927
Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'King of Spades'
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 80 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$32,796
Wrapping Bonbon Ferrari
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 88 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$28,272
Wrapping Bonbon Red
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 84 x 28 x 35 cm Sculpture - 33.1 x 11 x 13.8 inch
$19,225
Wrapping BonBon Tricolors
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 7 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 2.8 inch
$7,916
Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'Bagatelle'
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 80 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$33,927