Famous Collage Artists

Collage is an art form that allows for perpetual combinations, endlessly mixing and matching different elements. From the French verb “coller," meaning to glue, the term has come to encompass a great deal of variety and experimentation. Starting with the works of paper collage artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques, contemporary collage has provided a liberatory escape for artists who felt constrained by other artistic mediums. In Henri Matisse's case, découpage arrived late in his career, once he fell ill. Scissors and the collages he produced with them operated as a sort of replacement for the more physical act of painting. His “Cut-Outs" remain one of the most striking examples of collage to date. 

Following Matisse and the medium's first innovators, other famous collage artists have taken to this malleable form of creation. Among them is  Vik Muniz,  the champion of recycled art who creates coherent images from thousands of different, repurposed materials. Or Peter Beard,  the famous collage artist and American photographer who combined his African adventures with his long-standing passion for journaling. In either case, the works present a unique form of storytelling and reconstructed narratives. Digital collage artists such as Johanna Tordjman have taken this process a step further, incorporating technology into the genre.

Discover these contemporary collage artists and others, like Marian Williams and  Jacques Villeglé  with Artsper's special selection…

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Painting, Clean, Jacques Villeglé

Jacques Villeglé

Painting - 81 x 67 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 26.4 x 1 inch

$30,195

Print, Rough Cuts 1, Hush

Hush

Print - 60 x 41 cm Print - 23.6 x 16.1 inch

$1,002

Print, The Look, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 87.6 x 66 cm Print - 34.5 x 26 inch

$950

Fine Art Drawings, Dragon, Jacques Villeglé

Jacques Villeglé

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 9.8 inch

$1,510

Painting, Monroe, Thierry Auger

Thierry Auger

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$845

Fine Art Drawings, K1959, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 14.2 inch

$1,809

Fine Art Drawings, The discourse, Silvia Cuello

Silvia Cuello

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$423

Photography, Pueril John, Bruno Mallart

Bruno Mallart

Photography - 79 x 79 cm Photography - 31.1 x 31.1 inch

$4,831

Print, La vague, Quentin DMR

Quentin DMR

Print - 65.5 x 45 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$362

Fine Art Drawings, Fallen Angel, Raluca Arnautu

Raluca Arnautu

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$845

Painting, Underwater 7, YsaTi

YsaTi

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

$2,778

Print, Agathe, YsaTi

YsaTi

Print - 40 x 40 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$423

Painting, Stranger, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

$3,019

Print, Les cheveux, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,449

Painting, Romantic, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$302

Print, Chiquita, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 74.9 x 66 cm Print - 29.5 x 26 inch

$950

Print, Graf Geisha Red, Hush

Hush

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$1,691

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

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Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$845

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

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Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$845

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

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Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0 inch

$845

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

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Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0 inch

$845

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

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Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0 inch

$845

Print, ST, Jacques Villeglé

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Jacques Villeglé

Print - 56 x 38.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 15.1 x 0.2 inch

$845

Painting, Zesty, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$302

Painting, Brigitte, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$423

Painting, Red Ball, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

$1,812

Painting, Rehab 1, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

$2,355

Print, Les Fauves, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Print - 32 x 51 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.6 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$5,073

Print, Pepsi, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$1,413

Print, Mitologia, Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 39.8 x 0 inch

$1,413