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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Painting, Baltimor, Mea Ambrozo

Baltimor

Mea Ambrozo

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,255 $2,029

Painting, Discogolf, Ralph Resch

Discogolf

Ralph Resch

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

$1,184

Painting, No Need To Hide, tizlu

No Need To Hide

tizlu

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,578

Painting, MB 82, Méryl B

MB 82

Méryl B

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

$1,071

Painting, Luxury, Nathanael Koffi

Luxury

Nathanael Koffi

Painting - 24 x 19 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$902

Painting, Retrato, Enrique Pichardo

Retrato

Enrique Pichardo

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

$835

Painting, Eiffel Tower, Vianney

Eiffel Tower

Vianney

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

$4,848

Painting, A touch, Galya Popova

A touch

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$902

Painting, Indiana Jones, C215

Indiana Jones

C215

Painting - 31 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,819

Painting, Pleasure, Melezhik Olga

Pleasure

Melezhik Olga

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

$682

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Childhood

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,284

Painting, Chat sur le mur, M.Chat

Chat sur le mur

M.Chat

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$8,569

Painting, The Hug, Wencke Uhl

The Hug

Wencke Uhl

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,200

Painting, Flower BB, Fabien Novarino

Flower BB

Fabien Novarino

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

$2,142

Painting, Claim 7, Mark Hellbusch

Claim 7

Mark Hellbusch

Painting - 71 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$778

Painting, Netra, Antonio Teora

Netra

Antonio Teora

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$902

Painting, Over You, Nemanja Nikolic

Over You

Nemanja Nikolic

Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 4.1 cm Painting - 30 x 20 x 1.6 inch

$808

Painting, Paris, Troy Henriksen

Paris

Troy Henriksen

Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$5,074

Painting, Aquarelle, Julien Raynaud

Aquarelle

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$846

Painting, Wonderful, Stoz

Wonderful

Stoz

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

$789

Painting, Untitled, Sario De Nola

Untitled

Sario De Nola

Painting - 55 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$902

Painting, Capitale, Gilbert Morales

Capitale

Gilbert Morales

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

$2,029

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