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Painting, Winter forest birch small, Helen Brough

Winter forest birch small

Helen Brough

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,184

Painting, Observation, Frédéric Balmefrezol

Observation

Frédéric Balmefrezol

Painting - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,435

Painting, L'Arbre de vie II, Frédéric Balmefrezol

L'Arbre de vie II

Frédéric Balmefrezol

Painting - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,435

Painting, Enfants II, Talon

Enfants II

Talon

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$683

Painting, Sisters in Yellow, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Sisters in Yellow

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,200

Painting, Deborah, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Deborah

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Fleurs n°2, Georges Darel

Fleurs n°2

Georges Darel

Painting - 45.7 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 13 x 0.2 inch

$1,191

Painting, Sans titre II, Talon

Sans titre II

Talon

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$683

Painting, Rêve d’orange, Talon

Rêve d’orange

Talon

Painting - 60 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$797

Painting, Enfants, Talon

Enfants

Talon

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$683

Painting, Farewell to Venice - Old Italy Belle Epoque painting & frame, Francesco Tammaro

Farewell to Venice - Old Italy Belle Epoque painting & frame

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$740

Painting, Paris at Cafè - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame, Francesco Tammaro

Paris at Cafè - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$626

Painting, Italian Sunset, Gill Storr

Italian Sunset

Gill Storr

Painting - 97 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$3,324

Painting, Village in the Snow, Gill Storr

Village in the Snow

Gill Storr

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,324

Painting, Contemporary portrait "The Path", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "The Path"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,480

Painting, The Musicians, Anatoly Metlan

The Musicians

Anatoly Metlan

Painting - 91 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 1 inch

$6,800

Painting, Verónica, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Verónica

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$6,946

Painting, Toro de nimes, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Toro de nimes

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$10,931

Painting, Fuenteovejuna, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Fuenteovejuna

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$9,109

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Black ang Gold", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Black ang Gold"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,480

Painting, Sweet Home, Max Rodéo

Sweet Home

Max Rodéo

Painting - 73 x 50 x 2.2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

$1,708

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Holiday dress", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Holiday dress"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,480

Painting, Salon IlI, Juan Li

Salon IlI

Juan Li

Painting - 44 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$797

Painting, Julia, Virginie Clement

Julia

Virginie Clement

Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$911

Painting, Kotobagaki, Yoann Merienne

Kotobagaki

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 250 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$28,467

Painting, Pause/Pose, Virginie Clement

Pause/Pose

Virginie Clement

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$569

Painting, Droit devant, Virginie Clement

Droit devant

Virginie Clement

Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$569

Painting, Blackycat, Virginie Clement

Blackycat

Virginie Clement

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$683

Painting, La vitre, Jean-Yves Fremaux

La vitre

Jean-Yves Fremaux

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

$1,298

Painting, Queue de cheval, Jean-Yves Fremaux

Queue de cheval

Jean-Yves Fremaux

Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$1,298

Painting, Belle soirée, Nathalie Montel

Belle soirée

Nathalie Montel

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

$1,366

Painting, La bicyclette rouge, Nathalie Montel

La bicyclette rouge

Nathalie Montel

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

$1,366

Painting, Le meilleurs compagnon, Nathalie Montel

Le meilleurs compagnon

Nathalie Montel

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,594

Painting, Au grès du vent, Nathalie Montel

Au grès du vent

Nathalie Montel

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,822

Painting, Les amies, Nathalie Montel

Les amies

Nathalie Montel

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,822

Painting, Par un bel après-midi, Nathalie Montel

Par un bel après-midi

Nathalie Montel

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,822

Painting, Shopping, Nathalie Montel

Shopping

Nathalie Montel

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

$1,366

Painting, Contemporary portrait "At Night", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "At Night"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,480

Painting, Sekkoku Orchid, Hikaru O

Sekkoku Orchid

Hikaru O

Painting - 149 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.7 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$2,505

Painting, À l'unisson... (Esprit Voile), Olivier Messas

À l'unisson... (Esprit Voile)

Olivier Messas

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

$1,366

Painting, The cello player, Anatoly Metlan

The cello player

Anatoly Metlan

Painting - 91 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 1 inch

$6,800

Painting, Clothilde la table du jardin, Thérèse Boucraut

Clothilde la table du jardin

Thérèse Boucraut

Painting - 98 x 131 x 2 cm Painting - 38.6 x 51.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,693

Painting, Paris cityscape - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame, Francesco Tammaro

Paris cityscape - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$740

Painting, Les coings, les roses et l'être aimé, Barbara Petit Lisy

Les coings, les roses et l'être aimé

Barbara Petit Lisy

Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,353

Painting, Grey girl, Aurore Az

Grey girl

Aurore Az

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

$911

Painting, Manon, Virginie Clement

Manon

Virginie Clement

Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$911 $820

Painting, La veste en jean, Virginie Clement

La veste en jean

Virginie Clement

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$683

Painting, Murano Colonna (Venise, Italie), Barbara Petit Lisy

Murano Colonna (Venise, Italie)

Barbara Petit Lisy

Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$1,216

Painting, Max, Virginie Clement

Max

Virginie Clement

Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$911

Painting, Hameau d'Occitanie, Christine Desplanque

Hameau d'Occitanie

Christine Desplanque

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,093

Painting, Arbres d'Occitanie 1, Christine Desplanque

Arbres d'Occitanie 1

Christine Desplanque

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,093

Painting, Study 1, Florian Eymann

Study 1

Florian Eymann

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,476

Painting, Nevia, Irene Raspollini

Nevia

Irene Raspollini

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$773

Painting, Autumn in birch forest, Gary Westall

Autumn in birch forest

Gary Westall

Painting - 100.1 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,500

Painting, Thelma, Virginie Clement

Thelma

Virginie Clement

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$683

Painting, Polux, Virginie Clement

Polux

Virginie Clement

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$911 $820

Painting, Tribeca, Virginie Clement

Tribeca

Virginie Clement

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$911

Painting, Fleurs et vélo, Martine Grégoire

Fleurs et vélo

Martine Grégoire

Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$740

Painting, Ambiance bucolique, Martine Grégoire

Ambiance bucolique

Martine Grégoire

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

$797

Painting, Chemin de plage, Martine Grégoire

Chemin de plage

Martine Grégoire

Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$740

Painting, Old Paris - France Belle Epoque painting, Francesco Tammaro

Old Paris - France Belle Epoque painting

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$740

Painting, Snow in Paris cityscape - Old France Belle Epoque painting, Francesco Tammaro

Snow in Paris cityscape - Old France Belle Epoque painting

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$586

Painting, Orange, Daan Van Doorn

Orange

Daan Van Doorn

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

$1,993

Painting, Enchantress, Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa Grace

Enchantress

Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa Grace

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,190

Painting, Mystery of Freedom, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Mystery of Freedom

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,200

Painting, Spike, Fresha D

Spike

Fresha D

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,253

Painting, Île Du Vent, Philippe Olivier

Île Du Vent

Philippe Olivier

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

$626

Painting, Cape road, Philippe Olivier

Cape road

Philippe Olivier

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

$626

Painting, Portrait 13, Christine Barrès

Portrait 13

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$285

Painting, Portrait 12, Christine Barrès

Portrait 12

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$285

Painting, It’s time, Teodor Genov – Pastedko

It’s time

Teodor Genov – Pastedko

Painting - 13 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 5.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$171

Painting, Scrooge McDuck Money Gangsta Rich Cash Bills Pop 1, Tony Rubino

Scrooge McDuck Money Gangsta Rich Cash Bills Pop 1

Tony Rubino

Painting - 50.8 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 15 x 2 inch

$1,848

Painting, Yellow Umbrella-2, Yelena Sidorova

Yellow Umbrella-2

Yelena Sidorova

Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,400

Painting, Omidan (Maiden) 4, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Omidan (Maiden) 4

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,200

Painting, Portrait 1, Christine Barrès

Portrait 1

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$285

Painting, Omidan (Maiden) 5, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Omidan (Maiden) 5

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,200

Painting, Omidan (Maiden) 6, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Omidan (Maiden) 6

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,200

Painting, Solemn Promise, Agbabiaka Oluwakayode

Solemn Promise

Agbabiaka Oluwakayode

Painting - 91.4 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 43 x 1 inch

$3,480

Painting, Bloodline 1, Agbabiaka Oluwakayode

Bloodline 1

Agbabiaka Oluwakayode

Painting - 121.9 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 40 x 1 inch

$4,600

Painting, La plaine inconnue - série Paysage, Ursula Durr-Land

La plaine inconnue - série Paysage

Ursula Durr-Land

Painting - 58 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 22.8 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$717

Painting, Dada Awuru, Victor Morawo

Dada Awuru

Victor Morawo

Painting - 83.8 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33 x 23 x 1 inch

$2,700

Painting, La Luz, (Black & White), Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez

La Luz, (Black & White)

Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez

Painting - 49.8 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,198

Painting, Lisa visiting Gaultier..., Nataliya Bagatskaya

Lisa visiting Gaultier...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,366

Painting, Regal, Victor Morawo

Regal

Victor Morawo

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,800

Painting, Lavenders, Dam Domido

Lavenders

Dam Domido

Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,924

Painting, Au bord de l'eau, Jules Robert Chatelain

Au bord de l'eau

Jules Robert Chatelain

Painting - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,275

Painting, Chemin au bord de l'eau, Jules Robert Chatelain

Chemin au bord de l'eau

Jules Robert Chatelain

Painting - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,275

Painting, Pointe d'Aradon, Bretagne, Jules Robert Chatelain

Pointe d'Aradon, Bretagne

Jules Robert Chatelain

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

$1,901

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Over 200,000 pieces. That's the number of contemporary artworks and design objects currently available on Artsper. Every day, new artists and galleries from all over the world join us and trust us to showcase their work. On Artsper, all mediums have a place of choice: painting, drawing, photography, editions and sculpture.

The generic term "contemporary art" refers to all works produced in the recent period, that is to say between the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries. However, there is not only one type of contemporary art. It can cover as many forms as there are artists, if not more. Contemporary art, while taking into account the individualities and the cultural specificities, takes life at the world level, in a globalized society and constantly in movement. Thus, the materials used, the processes of creation and the subjects treated by the contemporary art works often reflect these interconnections. But one constant remains, artists perpetually question the established artistic order.

Even if they are often confused, there are many differences between modern and contemporary art, notably the idea that contemporary art works are more conceptual and privilege the creative idea to the support used.

Nevertheless, the distinction between these two movements can also be purely temporal. Any work realized after 1945 can be called "contemporary". At the beginning of the 20th century, the movements followed one another according to the revolutionary reflections of the great masters of Surrealism (Salvador Dalí, René Magritte), Cubism (Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger) and Dadaism (Marcel Duchamp). From the 1950s and 1960s, artists pushed the reflection on abstraction even further. This is the birth of minimalist art as well as conceptual art. In opposition to the abstract expressionists such as Joan Mitchell, Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock, the leaders of these movements are notably Frank Stella and Sol Lewitt.

Pop art is one of the first artistic movements to emerge from contemporary art. It was the work of a whole generation caught up in the whirlwind of consumer society. Pop art uses new technologies and very bright colors to portray (sometimes ironically) this globalized world in transition. The precursors of this pictorial technique are Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, whose modern paintings represent icons of the time such as Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor.

Born in the 1960s in Philadelphia, street art became popular in the 1980s. Illegal and controversial at first, it now occupies a major place in modern art museums, galleries and private collections. Paintings, stencil drawings, collages, sculpture, tags, graffiti... On Artsper, discover original contemporary artworks as well as prints by the greatest street artists: Shepard Fairey (Obey), JonOne, Aiko, Miss.Tic, Jef Aérosol and many others. But our catalog also highlights young stars and talents of the emerging scene, such as Death NYC or Jérôme Mesnager.

Today, contemporary art exists in many forms, more or less inspired by the movements that have shaped modern history. The beginning of the 21st century is marked by a multidisciplinary creation, an interest for creation coming from the four corners of the world, and the emergence of markets on different continents. Contemporary artworks also denote a meteoric growth in digital art, as evidenced by the recent boom in NFTs and AI (artificial intelligence)-generated art. As with all art forms, we see a globalized interest in innovative and disruptive contemporary artworks as much as in work that aims to revive the more traditional forms of fine art.

Whether you're a budding collector or a seasoned buyer, a home decorator or an art history buff, now is the time to express your personality by exploring the collections of our 1,800 partner galleries, which are constantly being updated with new works of contemporary art. Your perfect piece is waiting for you, now it's up to you to find it!

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