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Octopus Painting for Sale

The universe of the octopus in contemporary painting is part of a sensitive and fascinated exploration of the marine world, where this creature with improbable forms becomes a graphic and narrative motif of particular richness.

A creature that is both mysterious and familiar, the octopus has long fed the human imagination, from the giant squid of sailors' tales to the scientific representations of nineteenth century naturalist plates, as well as fantastical illustrations that made it a figure of underwater wonder and unease.

This symbolic and visual heritage provides fertile ground for contemporary artists, who appropriate its organic forms, the fluidity of its tentacles, and its ability to transform and conceal itself, in order to build compositions that play on the tension between control and overflow, structure and formlessness.

Through its contrasting textures, sinuous movement, and the singular balance of its masses, it invites diverse pictorial explorations, oscillating between stylized figuration, gestural expressionism, and more abstract approaches in which the animal form gradually dissolves into painterly gesture. This attention to living beings and the animal world is part of a broader contemporary sensitivity, focused on the relationships between the human and the non human.

On Artsper, this selection brings together works in which the octopus is reinterpreted in singular ways, between visual experimentation, evocative power, and a contemporary gaze on life and its most unusual forms.

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Painting, Sans titre, Walter Ciandrini

Sans titre

Walter Ciandrini

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300 €1,105

Painting, Rappel toi d'eux, Jéko

Rappel toi d'eux

Jéko

Painting . 130 x 97 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 inch

€3,500 €3,150

Painting, Paint it wild, Axel Traverso

Paint it wild

Axel Traverso

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

€2,900

Painting, Neon Identity, Youthone

Neon Identity

Youthone

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€1,020

Painting, Sans titre, Walter Ciandrini

Sans titre

Walter Ciandrini

Painting . 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Painting, Racine, Hom Nguyen

Racine

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€18,000

Painting, Her Essence, Ivan Tverdun

Her Essence

Ivan Tverdun

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

€2,850

Painting, Phorelyos, Yoann Merienne

Phorelyos

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€9,000

Painting, Flora, Dasha Pogodina

Flora

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Painting, Control, Flow

Control

Flow

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, True colors, David Jamin

True colors

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Les visages du Cognac, Zafi

Les visages du Cognac

Zafi

Painting . 49 x 49 x 3 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,450

Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Brut II

Jazzu

Painting . 29.7 x 21 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€400

Painting, Portrait I, Rémi Planche

Portrait I

Rémi Planche

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

€8,000

Painting, De l'avant, Flavien Couche

De l'avant

Flavien Couche

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

€1,100

Painting, Painted Soul, Fabio Purino

Painted Soul

Fabio Purino

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Painting, Corse, Clara Castagné

Corse

Clara Castagné

Painting . 105 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,400

Painting, Fear, Vladimir Kolosov

Fear

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.25 inch

€883

Painting, Sans titre, Walter Ciandrini

Sans titre

Walter Ciandrini

Painting . 100 x 72 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Corn, Maka Batiashvili

Corn

Maka Batiashvili

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, Eva, Albena Vatcheva

Eva

Albena Vatcheva

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

€999 €950

Painting, Africa. Pintado, Ljubow Jung

Africa. Pintado

Ljubow Jung

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,340

Painting, Resonance IV, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance IV

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Gye Nyame I, Lawrence Amoo

Gye Nyame I

Lawrence Amoo

Painting . 45 x 34 x 2.5 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.4 x 1 inch

€5,348

Painting, Shema, Nathan Chantob

Shema

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€8,900

Painting, Lotta, Agathe de Chantérac

Lotta

Agathe de Chantérac

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,550

Painting, La douche, Flavien Couche

La douche

Flavien Couche

Painting . 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, The Dapper, Ray Richardson

The Dapper

Ray Richardson

Painting . 15 x 15 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Painting, Meeth 07, Giuseppe Scarangelli

Meeth 07

Giuseppe Scarangelli

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch

€8,400

Painting, Baiser d’hiver, INLA

Baiser d’hiver

INLA

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Lights off, Tania Potapenko

Lights off

Tania Potapenko

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,400

Painting, Entre deux silences, Christy

Entre deux silences

Christy

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

€1,200

Painting, Ma mère et moi, Hom Nguyen

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€26,100

Painting, Damsel, Busari Adewale

Damsel

Busari Adewale

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1 inch

€2,603

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€11,900

Painting, Her First Love, Martha Adanma

Her First Love

Martha Adanma

Painting . 101.1 x 101.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.8 x 39.9 x 1 inch

€1,070

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 54 x 10 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 3.9 inch

€6,500

Painting, Mandarin, Maka Batiashvili

Mandarin

Maka Batiashvili

Painting . 66 x 45 x 3 cm Painting . 26 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,200

Painting, Baby, Nathan Chantob

Baby

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Painting, 2 Faces, Mariano Alvarez

2 Faces

Mariano Alvarez

Painting . 58 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 22.8 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Painting, Maya, Josue M Pierre

Maya

Josue M Pierre

Painting . 95 x 71.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 28.3 x 1 inch

€1,961

Painting, Portrait, Eric Doisy

Portrait

Eric Doisy

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,060

Painting, Because the night, Sitelle

Because the night

Sitelle

Painting . 65 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€950

Painting, Pienso, Núria Bosch

Pienso

Núria Bosch

Painting . 170 x 160 x 3.5 cm Painting . 66.9 x 63 x 1.4 inch

€7,200

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Le poulpe

Marie Hugo

Print . 52.5 x 69 cm Print . 20.7 x 27.2 inch

€800

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Mike Jacobs

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch

€980

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