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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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Painting, La sportive, Sylvie Eudes

La sportive

Sylvie Eudes

Painting - 25 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

$949

Painting, Mona Lisa, Romain Dorez

Mona Lisa

Romain Dorez

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$949

Painting, Fly#3, Sparkle

Fly#3

Sparkle

Painting - 73 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

$949

Painting, Pink World, Katrin Rymsha

Pink World

Katrin Rymsha

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$750

Painting, Sans titre, Patrick Loste

Sans titre

Patrick Loste

Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$1,186

Painting, Composition, Antoni Amat

Composition

Antoni Amat

Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,542

Painting, Sans titre, Antonio Saura

Sans titre

Antonio Saura

Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$23,727

Painting, June walks, Ivana Olbricht

June walks

Ivana Olbricht

Painting - 78.7 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 31 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,300

Painting, Starry Night, Laura Spring

Starry Night

Laura Spring

Painting - 94 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 37 x 35 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Painting, Jane, Isabelle Hirtzig

Jane

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$255

Painting, Vast IV, Iva Markova

Vast IV

Iva Markova

Painting - 37 x 33 cm Painting - 14.6 x 13 inch

$647

Painting, Mar turquesa, Mary Heredia

Mar turquesa

Mary Heredia

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

$949

Painting, About me, David Martinez

About me

David Martinez

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,661

Painting, Devi, AreiRa

Devi

AreiRa

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$949

Painting, Sunny Seclusion, Valia

Sunny Seclusion

Valia

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$771

Painting, Sitges, Ignasi Mundo

Sitges

Ignasi Mundo

Painting - 45 x 33 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$712

Painting, Liberté chérie, Guti

Liberté chérie

Guti

Painting - 115 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,186

Painting, Canicule, Michaël Brack

Canicule

Michaël Brack

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,017

Painting, Duo 1, Pamphyle

Duo 1

Pamphyle

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,483

Painting, Uramba, Juan arreaza

Uramba

Juan arreaza

Painting - 110 x 164 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 64.6 x 1.6 inch

$5,576

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Trois visages

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$53,385

Painting, Stardust, Diana Torje

Stardust

Diana Torje

Painting - 100 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,559

Painting, Kira, Sophie Devignot

Kira

Sophie Devignot

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,447

Painting, La rue, Pierre Barillot

La rue

Pierre Barillot

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$2,017

Painting, Waves, Tigran Mamikonyan

Waves

Tigran Mamikonyan

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$600

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Painting, Orangeade, Âme Sauvage

Orangeade

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$949

Print, Figue, André Masson

Figue

André Masson

Print - 26 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.2 x 7.5 x 0 inch

$949

Painting, Discogolf, Ralph Resch

Discogolf

Ralph Resch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,246