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Painting, Contre Goliath, Kapea

Contre Goliath

Kapea

Painting - 91 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Painting, Everyday fragments, Reinaldo Chavez

Everyday fragments

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 80 x 100 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, Respite, Betty Acquah

Respite

Betty Acquah

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch

€4,512

Painting, Cabriolet 1, Jean-Jacques Venturini

Cabriolet 1

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting - 76 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€500

Painting, Petite femme au voile orange, Zafi

Petite femme au voile orange

Zafi

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

€950

Painting, Large Pears 51, Large Pears Series, Alexander Lufer

Large Pears 51, Large Pears Series

Alexander Lufer

Painting - 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,300

Painting, Large Pears 47, Large Pears Series, Alexander Lufer

Large Pears 47, Large Pears Series

Alexander Lufer

Painting - 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,300

Painting, Large Pears 43, Large Pears Series, Alexander Lufer

Large Pears 43, Large Pears Series

Alexander Lufer

Painting - 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,300

Painting, Les deux amies II, Thérèse Boucraut

Les deux amies II

Thérèse Boucraut

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

€5,000

Painting, Blue VR777, Kseniya Rai

Blue VR777

Kseniya Rai

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

€1,000

Painting, La barque rouge, Benoît Guérin

La barque rouge

Benoît Guérin

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€560

Painting, I am not alone 2, Joshua Salami

I am not alone 2

Joshua Salami

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

€2,350

Painting, Star girl 1, Joshua Salami

Star girl 1

Joshua Salami

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

€2,059

Painting, Cowboy, Joshua Salami

Cowboy

Joshua Salami

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

€2,059

Painting, Emancipation, Joshua Salami

Emancipation

Joshua Salami

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

€2,059

Painting, Mim, James Earley

Mim

James Earley

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,633

Painting, Mercaderies, Marta Carceller

Mercaderies

Marta Carceller

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

€1,580

Painting, Paradise Alive, Amelie Monira Egenolf

Paradise Alive

Amelie Monira Egenolf

Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,250

Painting, Portrait 17, Christine Barrès

Portrait 17

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€230

Painting, The lives of others 18, Ghylan Safadi

The lives of others 18

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 inch

€1,880

Painting, Broke, cObo

Broke

cObo

Painting - 58.4 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23 x 19 x 1 inch

€850

Painting, Au fil de l’eau, Agnès Tiollier

Au fil de l’eau

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Still Life in White, Yuriy Demiyanov

Still Life in White

Yuriy Demiyanov

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Painting, Regarder la mer, David Jamin

Regarder la mer

David Jamin

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

€2,550

Painting, Scènes de vie, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Scènes de vie

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

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

€1,600

Painting, Ololufe Mi (Love of My Life), Oladire Araireoluwa

Ololufe Mi (Love of My Life)

Oladire Araireoluwa

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

€2,312

Painting, Subway, cObo

Subway

cObo

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, False Confession, Sergiu-Bogdan Roman

False Confession

Sergiu-Bogdan Roman

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€3,850

Painting, Vague, Damola Ayegbayo

Vague

Damola Ayegbayo

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 2 inch

€1,974

Painting, La Plage - série bord de mer, Carla PM

La Plage - série bord de mer

Carla PM

Painting - 31 x 23 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

€390

Painting, Quixote with plate, Joaquim Falcó

Quixote with plate

Joaquim Falcó

Painting - 55 x 46 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 inch

€700

Painting, Quixote in armor, Joaquim Falcó

Quixote in armor

Joaquim Falcó

Painting - 55 x 46 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 inch

€700

Painting, Think of a place we could go, Jana & JS

Think of a place we could go

Jana & JS

Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€2,450

Painting, Japonaiseries (3), Charlotte Abecassis

Japonaiseries (3)

Charlotte Abecassis

Painting - 56 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 22 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Dans le jardin, Anton

Dans le jardin

Anton

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

€700

Painting, Du côté de Paimpol (Série), Charlotte Abecassis

Du côté de Paimpol (Série)

Charlotte Abecassis

Painting - 50 x 65 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, Missed You, Farid Saâdi

Missed You

Farid Saâdi

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

€4,300

Painting, Lilac Arrangement, Vlas Ayvazyan

Lilac Arrangement

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

€893

Painting, Venice Italy, Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Venice Italy

Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Painting - 45 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€818

Painting, Régate, Daniel Jung

Régate

Daniel Jung

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

€1,300

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

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

€12,900

Painting, Olé, Clara Crespin

Olé

Clara Crespin

Painting - 81 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Destination inconnue, Clara Crespin

Destination inconnue

Clara Crespin

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Far From Home, Michael Adetula

Far From Home

Michael Adetula

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

€2,068

Painting, L'oiseau de paradis, Timothy Archer

L'oiseau de paradis

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€3,200

Painting, Archéologie des mémoires d'un faune, Timothy Archer

Archéologie des mémoires d'un faune

Timothy Archer

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€4,100

Painting, Georgette Moillon, Barbara d'Antuono

Georgette Moillon

Barbara d'Antuono

Painting - 42 x 33 x 5 cm Painting - 16.5 x 13 x 2 inch

€2,900

Painting, Venice at Night, Rob Buntin

Venice at Night

Rob Buntin

Painting - 130 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Painting, Expectation, Betty Acquah

Expectation

Betty Acquah

Painting - 152.4 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 20 x 2 inch

€7,708

Painting, Like a sweet memory #1, Barbara Piller

Like a sweet memory #1

Barbara Piller

Painting - 75.5 x 65.5 x 4 cm Painting - 29.7 x 25.8 x 1.6 inch

€800

Painting, Sens commun, Jazzu

Sens commun

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Painting, Eau de vies, Jazzu

Eau de vies

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Painting, French angel and corals, Patrick Chevailler

French angel and corals

Patrick Chevailler

Painting - 53 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Daily Diary, Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Daily Diary

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,820

Painting, Metaphysical materialization of smooth thoughts about the inevitable, Vladimir Kolosov

Metaphysical materialization of smooth thoughts about the inevitable

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 0.6 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.25 inch

€1,363

Painting, Le retour I, Kaige Yang

Le retour I

Kaige Yang

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Painting, Two personages and Strange Attractor, Vladimir Kolosov

Two personages and Strange Attractor

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 0.6 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.25 inch

€1,128 €902

Painting, To be continued ... thoughts exchange, Vladimir Kolosov

To be continued ... thoughts exchange

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.01 inch

€1,034

Painting, Genesis, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Genesis

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 116.8 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 34 x 1 inch

€2,350

Painting, L'un contre l'autre, Christian Raffin

L'un contre l'autre

Christian Raffin

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

€2,300

Painting, Ride a White Swan, Vladimir Kolosov

Ride a White Swan

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 cm Painting - 36 x 36 inch

€1,645

Painting, Sandy, Vladimir Kolosov

Sandy

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 76.2 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 36 x 0.8 inch

€959

Painting, Le marin, Julien Cuny

Le marin

Julien Cuny

Painting - 200 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,400

Painting, Café de l'horloge, Raluca Vulcan

Café de l'horloge

Raluca Vulcan

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

€4,000

Painting, Diner en famille à Aix, Raluca Vulcan

Diner en famille à Aix

Raluca Vulcan

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

€2,800

Painting, The Boys, Kapea

The Boys

Kapea

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Rainy Tokyo, Eric Turlot

Rainy Tokyo

Eric Turlot

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

€2,400

Painting, Famille Marseille, Karine Bartoli

Famille Marseille

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, Les amis verts, Anthea Missy

Les amis verts

Anthea Missy

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€580

Painting, Amours Chiennes, Levalet

Amours Chiennes

Levalet

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, Sakura, Alice de Miramon

Sakura

Alice de Miramon

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Full moon on the lake, Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Full moon on the lake

Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€658

Painting, Insatiable Cravings, Afolayan Emmanuel

Insatiable Cravings

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting - 91.4 x 127 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 50 x 1 inch

€2,491

Painting, Toro, Elena Done

Toro

Elena Done

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

€2,773

Painting, Phantom of the Brotherhood, Eniafe Gbenga

Phantom of the Brotherhood

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 152.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,700

Painting, Lotus 8, Xiu

Lotus 8

Xiu

Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, In Her Prime, Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

In Her Prime

Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

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

€2,350

Painting, Assis sur l'oeuvre, Zafi

Assis sur l'oeuvre

Zafi

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€15,000

Painting, Malcolm X, Art By Son

Malcolm X

Art By Son

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Painting, Van gogh sunsflower, Art By Son

Van gogh sunsflower

Art By Son

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Painting, You are indifferent, Reinaldo Chavez

You are indifferent

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 100 x 80 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 inch

€1,750

Painting, Kaleidoscope Of Graceful Carnage, Danny O'Connor

Kaleidoscope Of Graceful Carnage

Danny O'Connor

Painting - 152 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch

€7,260

Painting, L'homme au gilet rouge, Zafi

L'homme au gilet rouge

Zafi

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€17,000

Painting, Rêve d'un ange, Christophe Stouvenel

Rêve d'un ange

Christophe Stouvenel

Painting - 32 x 25 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.8 inch

€190

Painting, Chapeau 32, Jean-François Zanette

Chapeau 32

Jean-François Zanette

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

€672

Painting, Chapeau 3, Jean-François Zanette

Chapeau 3

Jean-François Zanette

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

€672

Painting, Chapeau 2, Jean-François Zanette

Chapeau 2

Jean-François Zanette

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

€504

Painting, Chapeau 18, Jean-François Zanette

Chapeau 18

Jean-François Zanette

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

€504

Painting, The Poacher, Ray Richardson

The Poacher

Ray Richardson

Painting - 137 x 127 cm Painting - 53.9 x 50 inch

€12,500

Painting, Lumière du soir II, Agnès Tiollier

Lumière du soir II

Agnès Tiollier

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

€2,900

Painting, A l'infini, Agnès Tiollier

A l'infini

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 116 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, From the Streets of South East London, Ray Richardson

From the Streets of South East London

Ray Richardson

Painting - 112 x 112 x 2 cm Painting - 44.1 x 44.1 x 0.8 inch

€10,500

Painting, Antidote from the Gods, Ademola Ajayi

Antidote from the Gods

Ademola Ajayi

Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,209

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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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