Painting
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 colour, 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 lifes, 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 paintings or large format paintings but also by color: blue paintings, red paintings, yellow paintings, green paintings, grey paintings and more....
price,501:1000
facet,10503*Werke von Bestseller-Künstlern|icon-bestsellers*werke-von-kunstlern-bestseller
facet,10503*Artworks by best-selling artists|icon-bestsellers*bestsellers
facet,10503*Œuvres d’artistes best sellers|icon-bestsellers*bestsellers
facet,10503*Obras de los artistas más vendidos|icon-bestsellers*obras-de-los-artistas-mas-vendidos
price,1001:5000
category,6*Gemälde*gemalde
category,6*Pintura*pintura
category,6*Painting*painting
category,6*Peinture*peinture
facet,10500*Oeuvres d'artistes émergents|icon-youngtalents*jeunes-talents
facet,10500*Werke aufstrebender Künstler|icon-youngtalents*werke-von-jungen-kunstlern
facet,10500*Young Talents|icon-youngtalents*youngtalents
facet,10500*Obras de artistas emergentes|icon-youngtalents*obras-de-artistas-emergentes
price,5001:10000
facet,8259*Nos recommandations|icon-recommendations*recommandations
facet,8259*Our recommendations|icon-recommendations*recommendations
facet,8259*unsere Empfehlungen|icon-recommendations*unsere-empfehlungen
facet,8259*Nuestras recomendaciones|icon-recommendations*nuestras-recomendaciones
price,500
facet,10497*Oeuvres d'artistes célèbres|icon-masterpieces*artistes-celebres
facet,10497*Artworks by famous artists|icon-masterpieces*masterpieces
facet,10497*Werke berühmter Künstler|icon-masterpieces*werke-beruhmter-kunstler
facet,10497*Obras de artistas famosos|icon-masterpieces*obras-de-artistas-famosos
facet,11991*Grands Maitres|icon-masterartists*grands-maitres
facet,11991*Master Artists|icon-masterartists*masterartists
facet,11991*Große Meister|icon-masterartists*grosse-meister
facet,11991*Maestros artistas|icon-masterartists*maestros-artistas
facet,1629*Abstraite*abstraite
facet,1629*abstracto*abstracto
facet,1629*abstrakt*abstrakt
facet,1629*Abstract*abstract
facet,11997*Neue bemerkenswerte Künstler|icon-new-remarquable-artists*neue-bemerkenswerte-kunstler
facet,11997*Nouveaux artistes à découvrir|icon-new-remarquable-artists*nouveaux-artistes-a-decouvrir
facet,11997*New \u0026 remarkable Artists|icon-new-remarquable-artists*new-remarquable-artists
facet,11997*Artistas nuevos y destacados|icon-new-remarquable-artists*artistas-nuevos-y-destacados
category,5*Sculpture*sculpture
category,5*Skulpturen*skulptur
category,5*Escultura*escultura
facet,8274*Moyen (\u003c 115 x 115 cm)|medium*moyen
facet,8274*Moyen (\u003c 45 x 45 inch)|medium*moyen
facet,1635*Straßenkunst*street-art
facet,1635*Street art*street-art
facet,1635*arte callejero*arte-callejero
facet,8277*Grand (\u003c 200 x 200 cm)|large*grand
facet,1686*Pop Art*pop-art
facet,1686*Pop-Art*pop-art
facet,1686*Arte pop*arte-pop
category,9*Photographie*photographie
category,9*Fotografien*fotografie
category,9*Photography*photography
category,9*Fotografía*fotografia
facet,8277*Large (\u003c 200 x 200 cm)|large*large
facet,8277*Large (\u003c 80 x 80 inch)|large*large
facet,1671*Landscape*nature
facet,1671*Paysage*nature
facet,1671*Naturaleza*naturaleza
facet,1671*Natur*natur
facet,1644*Portrait*portrait
facet,1644*Porträt*portrat
facet,1644*Retrato*retrato
category,23*Dessin*dessin
category,23*Fine Art Drawings*drawing
category,23*Zeichnungen*zeichnung
category,23*Dibujo*dibujo
facet,8301*Special Offers|icon-promotions*vergunstigte-werke
facet,8301*Special offers|icon-promotions*promotions
facet,8301*Oeuvres en promotion|icon-promotions*promotions
facet,8301*Trabajos en promoción|icon-promotions*trabajos-en-promocion
facet,1641*Nude*nude
facet,1641*Nus*nus
facet,1641*desnudos*desnudos
facet,1641*Akt*akte
category,15*Edition*edition
category,15*Edición*edicion
category,15*Print*print
category,15*Drucke*editionen
facet,11697*Figuratif*figuratif
facet,11697*Figurative*figurative
facet,11697*Figurativ*figurativ
facet,11697*Figurativo*figurativo
facet,1830*Paysage|landscape*orientation-paysage
facet,1830*Landscape|landscape*orientation-landscape
facet,1830*Landschaft|landscape*orientation-landschaft
facet,1830*Paisaje|landscape*orientation-paisaje
facet,1680*Animaux*animaux
facet,1680*Animal*animal
facet,1680*Tiere*tiere
facet,1680*Animales*animales
facet,8274*Medium (\u003c 45 x 45 inch)|medium*medium
facet,8274*Medium (\u003c 115 x 115 cm)|medium*medium
facet,1827*Hochformat|portrait*orientation-portrat
facet,1827*Portrait|portrait*orientation-portrait
facet,1827*Retrato|portrait*orientation-retrato
facet,1674*Scène de vie*scene-de-vie
facet,1674*Everyday life*everyday-life
facet,1674*Escena de la vida*escena-de-la-vida
facet,1674*Alltagsszenen*alltagsszenen
facet,8280*Très grand (\u003e 200 x 200 cm)|very-large*tres-grand
facet,8280*Très grand (\u003e 80 x 80 inch)|very-large*tres-grand
facet,8271*Petit (\u003c 50 x 50 cm)|small*petit
price,1000:501
price,50001
facet,1659*Flore*flore
facet,1659*Floral*floral
facet,1659*Flora*flora
facet,1659*Flores*flores
facet,1632*Architecture*architecture
facet,1632*Arquitectura*arquitectura
facet,1632*Die Architektur*die-architektur
facet,11634*Popkultur Straßenkünstler*popkultur-strassenkunstler
facet,11634*Pop culture Street-artistes*pop-culture-street-artistes
facet,11634*Cultura pop Street-artistas*cultura-pop-street-artistas
facet,11634*Pop Culture Street Artists*pop-culture-street-artists
facet,1668*Black and white*black-and-white
facet,1668*Schwarz und weiß*schwarz-und-weiss
facet,1668*Noir et blanc*noir-et-blanc
facet,1668*Blanco y negro*blanco-y-negro
facet,12220*French artists*french-artists
facet,12220*Artistes Français*artistes-francais
facet,12220*Artistas franceses*artistas-franceses
facet,12220*Französisch Künstler*franzosisch-kunstler
category,24*Design*design
category,24*Diseño*diseno
facet,8280*Very large (\u003e 200 x 200 cm)|very-large*very-large
facet,8280*Very large (\u003e 80 x 80 inch)|very-large*very-large
facet,126*acrylique*acrylique
facet,126*acrylic*acrylic
facet,126*Acryl-*acryl
facet,126*acrílico*acrilico
facet,108*huile*huile
facet,108*oil*oil
facet,108*Öl*ol
facet,108*al oleo*al-oleo
facet,1692*Géométrique*geometrique
facet,1692*Geometric*geometric
facet,1692*Geometrisch*geometrisch
facet,1692*Geometría*geometria
Adam de Ville
I sat in the window of Pret a Manger across the way from Nelson’s Column and some blue bin bags, 2022
11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
Painting
$626
100
9/100
Discover the styles & movements
more inspiration
-
Discover the selection of our experts
Discover our personalized selection for you
See my personal selection