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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The moon on the sea
Ivana Urso
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$949 $759
Running Horse Cheval au galop
Xu Beihong
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$58,130
Rivière, River, 1980. Méditation, Reflets des galets dans l'eau River Meditation, Pebbles in water
Oh CHOON RAN
Painting - 129 x 129 x 0.3 cm Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.1 inch
$5,872
Green violin 1990 Violon vert
Jeanine Belinska
Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$587
Paysage Seoul Landscape 1984
Deok Hyu Choi
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,068
The Joy 1971 La Joie
Jan Cornelis Van holthe
Painting - 28 x 11 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 4.3 x 0.2 inch
$581
Red Wagon, New Things Series.
Alexander Lufer
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,678
Mon rêve familier
Barbara Petit Lisy
Painting - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$911
Lena et le cygne
Andrey Smirnoff
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$973 $778
Gardiennes du fleuve, 1986, River She Guardians
Augusto Foldi
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$890
1986 Golden Lotus Lady with red corset
Zhu Xinjian
Painting - 49.5 x 50.5 cm Painting - 19.5 x 19.9 inch
$58,724
Le canoé #2
Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,068 $961
Abstract 2273
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,120 $1,908
Portrait of a girl with yellow patches
Galya Popova
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$949
La légèreté III
Sophie Mangelsen
Painting - 150 x 110 x 2.2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.9 inch
$1,661 $1,329
Le rêve
Sophie Mangelsen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,542 $1,388
Les étages supérieurs
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.9 inch
$712
Trasparenze Con Barca
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$830
Luxe aquatique (avec de la feuille d'or véritable 24 carats)
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch
$1,613
Giochi di Sabbia
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$771
Campagna Toscana
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$712
Sbuffo di giallo
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$712
Feu à la Pinède
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 89 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,966
Gone catching the butterfly
Olivier Biarez
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$890 $801
Prato con 2 ulivi
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 65 x 93 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.6 x 0 inch
$712
Contemporary Minimalism
Sophie Mangelsen
Painting - 115 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$700 $630
SUNDAY FEELING ON A TUESDAY - II
Sophie Mangelsen
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$463 $416
Passaggio a Nord Est
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 65 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$890
Diary of a painter
Olivier Biarez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$617 $555
Lanterne Veneziane
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 87 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
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Lavanda di luce
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 95 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
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Bouquet from the South
Galya Popova
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,669
With A Little Help From My Friends
tizlu
Painting - 80 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 2 inch
$3,796 $3,417
Bouquet vert sur établi
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 95 x 98 x 0.3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 38.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,966
Cespuglio riflesso
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 90 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,068
Magia del tramonto
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 160 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$2,254
Ulivo con oblò olio su tela
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 130 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,135
Fronde azzurre 3
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 112 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 44.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
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Scroscio d'acqua
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 140 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,966
Voli soppressi 2
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 125 x 155 x 0.1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 61 x 0 inch
Sold
Orizzonte degli eventi
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 115 x 125 x 0.1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 49.2 x 0 inch
$2,373
Lueurs sous les Palmiers
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 45.9 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 16.3 x 0 inch
$652
Perduto nel Blu
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Serene Twilight
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 101.6 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 60 x 1 inch
$7,200
Tales We Carry
Sophie Mangelsen
Painting - 120 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch
$3,440 $3,096
Frutti di rovo
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,186
Nuvole Capricciose
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 65 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,186
Infiorescenza
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 103 x 51 x 0.1 cm Painting - 40.6 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,186
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Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin
Jesus Campos
Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch
$1,281
The gas station
Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$795
L'esprit Déchaîné (hand-painted)
tizlu
Painting - 50 x 35 x 2.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.9 inch
$2,135 $1,708
For the love of Monet
Gaëlle Wagner
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,542
Méandres bleu et sable
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,440
