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![Painting, Asleep on the boat, Duytter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1730640_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Travelling, Wang Dianyu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594230_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Celebration No.3, Wang Dianyu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594176_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le penseur, Christophe Hohler](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1465089_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Yeux révolver, Christy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1441254_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Une certaine délicatesse, Christy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1441236_1_grid.jpg)
Une certaine délicatesse
Christy
Painting - 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,700
![Painting, Dans l'ombre, Christy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1441206_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La guerrière aux fleurs, Christy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1441194_1_grid.jpg)
La guerrière aux fleurs
Christy
Painting - 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,700
![Painting, Volupté harmonieuse, Christy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1441179_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Yeux bleus au bouquet, Christy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1441059_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lunaris Corpus, Marie Christine Palombit](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1370877_1_grid.jpg)
Lunaris Corpus
Marie Christine Palombit
Painting - 59 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
![Painting, Colette Collerette, Joanna Wojtowicz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1345572_1_grid.jpg)
Colette Collerette
Joanna Wojtowicz
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
![Painting, Happy winter 2, Hyun Ah KIM](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1323978_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, She Loves My Automobile, Tina Loiodice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1309467_1_grid.jpg)
She Loves My Automobile
Tina Loiodice
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€800
![Painting, Yellow Child, Jef Aérosol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1283502_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Misty morning II, Susana Mata](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1283298_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, London, Evening Promise, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1272714_1_grid.jpg)
London, Evening Promise
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
€2,361
![Painting, Alors Nino tu marches ?, Clément Herrmann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1265940_1_grid.jpg)
Alors Nino tu marches ?
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€800
![Painting, Adrian's dreams 2, Clément Herrmann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1265937_1_grid.jpg)
Adrian's dreams 2
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€800
![Painting, Bodhisattva mask, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175841_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mask in pinks and blue, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175838_1_grid.jpg)
Mask in pinks and blue
Marc Prat
Painting - 130 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,900
![Painting, Sans titre (Trainspoting X Shoot The Bank, 2011), JP Malot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1124304_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre (Trainspoting X Shoot The Bank, 2011)
JP Malot
Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
![Painting, Avant la baignade, Miquel Wert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1116267_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Encore un vélo rêve, Miquel Wert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1116249_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Déstructuration, Patricia de Boysson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1098870_1_grid.jpg)
Déstructuration
Patricia de Boysson
Painting - 91 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€7,000
![Painting, Sans titre, Loreto Verrocchia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1078902_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Méditation P 2, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066317_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme I, Hong Shen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/973494_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rags to Riches, Michael Alan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/961611_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Khasmin, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/933141_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le p'tit youn, Paul Natter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898035_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Don Quichotte, Willy Charps](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/885117_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Halston Halstonettes Liza Minelli, Marissa Berenson, Bianca Jaeger and others, Manuel Santelices](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/830100_1_grid.jpg)
Halston Halstonettes Liza Minelli, Marissa Berenson, Bianca Jaeger and others
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 73.7 x 83.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29 x 33 x 0.1 inch
€2,361
![Painting, Annunciazione serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/707052_1_grid.jpg)
Annunciazione serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
€280 €238
![Painting, Fragmented Cinematic life, Robert van Bolderick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/635547_1_grid.jpg)
Fragmented Cinematic life
Robert van Bolderick
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
€950
![Painting, Dreams are my reality, Robert van Bolderick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/635508_1_grid.jpg)
Dreams are my reality
Robert van Bolderick
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
€950
![Painting, Lady hermine De Vinci, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/634287_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les pensées sont des bombes, Willy Charps](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/401377_1_grid.jpg)
Les pensées sont des bombes
Willy Charps
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Hands Off, Halyna Abramova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205871_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Waiting 3, Greatjoy Ndlovu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204952_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Waiting 4, Greatjoy Ndlovu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204951_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Self Portrait, Halyna Abramova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204452_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Yellow Coat, Noah Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196501_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Booknote 9. From The Beaches series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194186_1_grid.jpg)
Booknote 9. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 24 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.45 x 35 x 1 inch
€2,172
![Painting, Père et enfant (Série par dessus les grillages), Hélène Deghilage](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191270_1_grid.jpg)
Père et enfant (Série par dessus les grillages)
Hélène Deghilage
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
€2,000
![Painting, Louise, Martin-Fréville](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/218473_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Infanta, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179148_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hommage à Leonardo, Alberto Lanteri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173545_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jules César, Alain Carron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168946_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Blue Bird, Irina Drozd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159717_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cercle Afrique, Marcos Zrihen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La bise, Marcos Zrihen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155017_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête V, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'Extinction, AKET](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152353_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ivana, Emilie Crépin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140138_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Alix, Emilie Crépin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139778_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Joséphine Baker, Murzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139570_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Début de soirée, Emilie Crépin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139508_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mann in feld, Jürgen Waller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139186_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Soirée à Pouilly sur loire, Patrick Briere](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2134087_1_grid.jpg)
Soirée à Pouilly sur loire
Patrick Briere
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€800
![Painting, Portrait d'une mariée majestueuse, Ibrahima Barry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086764_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait d'une mariée majestueuse
Ibrahima Barry
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,250
![Painting, Where Did You Go?, Brian Nash](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2038332_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Swaying to the Music, Anthony Dunphy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2033541_1_grid.jpg)
Swaying to the Music
Anthony Dunphy
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch
€781
![Painting, Untitled 1, Ramaz Chantladze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004315_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L’arbre, Pierre Sojo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1980417_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Figurehead, Omoayo George Osoba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965318_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue Scarf That Binds, Omoayo George Osoba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965300_1_grid.jpg)
Blue Scarf That Binds
Omoayo George Osoba
Painting - 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,889
![Painting, Bloom, Omoayo George Osoba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965228_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bon Voyage, Omoayo George Osoba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965126_1_grid.jpg)
Bon Voyage
Omoayo George Osoba
Painting - 105.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.7 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,889
![Painting, Rusty, Daan Van Doorn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1960233_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Al Capone, Yarps](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/193927_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Êtres vivants, De Welfes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893999_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sabat, Franck-Bernard Gaulier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822563_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The decision, Ricardo Fabián Bertona](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1671309_1_grid.jpg)
The decision
Ricardo Fabián Bertona
Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,511 €1,360
![Painting, Blue, Monica](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1465950_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fragments, Ronnie Jiang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1351869_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, G20, Tetsuo Kikor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1326834_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, En Pointe ii, Marie Constantelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1317501_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Apparition #2, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204884_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Edward Shahda](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1187166_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Émigrante, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1163430_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La sieste, Luisa-Fernanda Debarnot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1141809_1_grid.jpg)
La sieste
Luisa-Fernanda Debarnot
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Ballet Pose lll, Robert van Bolderick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1107720_1_grid.jpg)
Ballet Pose lll
Robert van Bolderick
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch
€850
![Painting, La Dama di Picche, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102410_1_grid.jpg)
La Dama di Picche
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€195
![Painting, War, Adam Kourdes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1017501_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait de Ludmilla Barta, Emile-François Chambon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999150_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait de Ludmilla Barta
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€1,112
![Painting, Jeune femme blonde de profil, Emile-François Chambon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/991611_1_grid.jpg)
Jeune femme blonde de profil
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
€978
![Painting, Chairman Mao’s Long Journey, The Worker, Erró](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/877593_1_grid.jpg)
Chairman Mao’s Long Journey, The Worker
Erró
Painting - 103 x 84 x 2 cm Painting - 40.6 x 33.1 x 0.8 inch
€7,500
![Painting, Untitled 28, Ghylan Safadi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/856869_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled 30, Ghylan Safadi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/850905_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seule, Moïse-Lisette Grulet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/749319_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Au jardin, Moïse-Lisette Grulet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/749316_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maternité, Brigitte Millet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/745341_1_grid.jpg)
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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!