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![Painting, What If, Obiora Anamaleze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150967_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Piranja, Henk Jan Sanderman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142571_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, In times like this, Dennis Onofua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138273_1_grid.jpg)
In times like this
Dennis Onofua
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,000
![Painting, Expanse of red poppies . Tuscany painting & handmade frame, Roberto Gai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136550_1_grid.jpg)
Expanse of red poppies . Tuscany painting & handmade frame
Roberto Gai
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$615
![Painting, Walkman, Morakinyo Femi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124030_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dear Sister 2, Boluwatife Victoria Lawal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2107269_1_grid.jpg)
Dear Sister 2
Boluwatife Victoria Lawal
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$5,000
![Painting, Sounds of friendship, Switzin Twikirize](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2081313_1_grid.jpg)
Sounds of friendship
Switzin Twikirize
Painting - 130 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,000
![Painting, Love and music, Emeka Ndibam](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2026944_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pandemic Play, Oladeinde Aralola Eniola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1930353_1_grid.jpg)
Pandemic Play
Oladeinde Aralola Eniola
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 inch
$3,200
![Painting, Nirvana, Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa Grace](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1911480_1_grid.jpg)
Nirvana
Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa Grace
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,200
![Painting, Destiny of a Young Man, John Ayobamidele](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1903089_1_grid.jpg)
Destiny of a Young Man
John Ayobamidele
Painting - 104.9 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.5 x 1 inch
$4,000
![Painting, Bed of Roses, Damilola Olusegun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887912_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reflection, John Alogi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1689627_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vertiges, L'Aimant Libre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1268376_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sehnsucht, Ger Doornink](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184754_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chase The Devil, Befa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184268_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Space Jesus, Dong Oan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/819258_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, D'un autre lieu, Inti Ansa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/499763_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Aromatico, Lucia Bergamini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168043_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cooperate Bodies 1, Boris Anje](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160945_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Milky Way, Sanjar Djabbarov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142918_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2Pac and Snoop, James Ogamba Tochukwu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142518_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hera, Iryna Perova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136990_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Letter to Grandma, Oluwaseun Ojebiyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2081886_1_grid.jpg)
Letter to Grandma
Oluwaseun Ojebiyi
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,350
![Painting, In my pride 1, Uhule Nguemo Martha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2048043_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My Companion, Ibitoye Emmanuel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027244_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My lady, Oyewumi Oyindamola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001150_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Woman on Valor, Crixtover Edwin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1998723_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cloaks 3: Expose, Victor Anachuna](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1978173_1_grid.jpg)
Cloaks 3: Expose
Victor Anachuna
Painting - 119.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$3,200
![Painting, Traveler 1 (purple cloth), Aragbada Stephen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1974420_1_grid.jpg)
Traveler 1 (purple cloth)
Aragbada Stephen
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,100
![Painting, Winter is coming, Oniudele Gold](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1974402_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le canal Ouistréham, Gaston Sebire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971717_1_grid.jpg)
Le canal Ouistréham
Gaston Sebire
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,131
![Painting, My Little Pet and I, Akingbade Mayowa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925196_1_grid.jpg)
My Little Pet and I
Akingbade Mayowa
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,300
![Painting, Joy at Last, Gbelekale Azeez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902894_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lamp for who walk, Madeleine Colaço](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726320_1_grid.jpg)
Lamp for who walk
Madeleine Colaço
Painting - 128 x 182 x 1 cm Painting - 50.4 x 71.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,473
![Painting, A Field in Tiberias, Tina Periquet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1693416_1_grid.jpg)
A Field in Tiberias
Tina Periquet
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,789
![Painting, Blondie Yellow, Séverine Potreau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1532880_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'engagement, Justine Lemaire](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1264578_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, So Concerned, Michael Knigin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1158945_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Chute des Géants, Sophie Manaches](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/937737_1_grid.jpg)
La Chute des Géants
Sophie Manaches
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$839
![Painting, Unity, Fabio Borges](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188331_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Une jeunesse que l’avenir inquiète trop souvent, Bernard Morteyrol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175419_1_grid.jpg)
Une jeunesse que l’avenir inquiète trop souvent
Bernard Morteyrol
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,019
![Painting, Asian Bro, Boris Foscolo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150929_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Study, James Ulmer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145449_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Jeanne Lorioz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014599_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Plurielle, Hélene Maris](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970109_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Incandescence 2, Jean-François Morro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1969842_1_grid.jpg)
Incandescence 2
Jean-François Morro
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,208
![Painting, While I Wait, Joseph Christian Ekom-Obong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1907475_1_grid.jpg)
While I Wait
Joseph Christian Ekom-Obong
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Psychic Fallout, Elisha Nyong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1901763_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Land of peace, Anke Wiemer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1439658_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Discorso della sera, Lyudmila Varlamova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1118292_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mojito, Christian Lechevalier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1058514_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Guillaume, Thierry Dussac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/253870_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Female figure, Domingo Alvarez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181652_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La vierge à l'enfant, Poulain](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150122_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Opened eyes, Dimitar Voynov - Junior](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2095524_1_grid.jpg)
Opened eyes
Dimitar Voynov - Junior
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,032
![Painting, Its Kitsch, Bitch!, Jamie Vincent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926786_1_grid.jpg)
Its Kitsch, Bitch!
Jamie Vincent
Painting - 119 x 149 x 1 cm Painting - 46.9 x 58.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,957
![Painting, Disparition / Apparition, Engelmarie Sophie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1800717_1_grid.jpg)
Disparition / Apparition
Engelmarie Sophie
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,720
![Painting, Merry Amazon, Giorgio Mussati](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1774896_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2021 - 15 (Chanteur vert), Marc Petrusa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1119477_1_grid.jpg)
2021 - 15 (Chanteur vert)
Marc Petrusa
Painting - 128 x 71 x 3 cm Painting - 50.4 x 28 x 1.2 inch
$2,013
![Painting, Les Derviches, Adel Younesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/111193_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spéciale Alain Prost, Jean Tourlonias](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1067028_1_grid.jpg)
Spéciale Alain Prost
Jean Tourlonias
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,355
![Painting, Femme à la ceinture, Marie Thuillier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1061730_1_grid.jpg)
Femme à la ceinture
Marie Thuillier
Painting - 43 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$839
![Painting, Portrait of Lady, Carlo Socrate](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/731694_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of Lady
Carlo Socrate
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$15,096
![Painting, Self Portrait, Paulo Ghiglia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/665082_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting, Antonio Sgarbossa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187628_1_grid.jpg)
Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting
Antonio Sgarbossa
Painting - 85 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch
$878
![Painting, Placid, Eric Alfaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172192_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Derby, Aurélie Dussossoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171983_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Herbarium VII, Igor Ost](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159741_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Autoportrait 1, Arnaud Prinstet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/210442_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Une femme africaine, Stéphane Iffono](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004354_1_grid.jpg)
Une femme africaine
Stéphane Iffono
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$839
![Painting, Battre la campagne, Aurélie Salvaing](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965081_1_grid.jpg)
Battre la campagne
Aurélie Salvaing
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,957
![Painting, Blue, Nina Milivojevic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954227_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Woman With Lotus, Tran Huy Hoan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1195707_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Noel Guzmán Boffill Rojas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/629121_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 3 Milliards, Alben](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183350_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Herbes et lavandes, Francis Riehl](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118201_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Marianne, Alban Garachon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996827_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dancer's Dream, William Oxer F.R.S.A.](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1814373_1_grid.jpg)
Dancer's Dream
William Oxer F.R.S.A.
Painting - 55.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 22 x 15 x 1 inch
$5,000
![Painting, Wake not the dragon, James Jean](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1593471_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, She Learned To Have Faith In Her Abilities, Grady Tomlinson Zeeman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1539126_1_grid.jpg)
She Learned To Have Faith In Her Abilities
Grady Tomlinson Zeeman
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.1 inch
$2,460
![Painting, Les 2 magots, Eric Lecam](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108146_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Eros, Marco Stefanucci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1092972_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hapers MX, Connie Lim](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1092774_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Queen, Vladimir Prodanovich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981756_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Grenade, Andrée Bars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897342_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 4-5-17, Montse Valdés](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761391_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Death before dishonor, Copyright](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/568959_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lichtenstein Meets Warhol (Crying Girl Camouflage), Corinna Heumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/505544_1_grid.jpg)
Lichtenstein Meets Warhol (Crying Girl Camouflage)
Corinna Heumann
Painting - 61 x 61 cm Painting - 24 x 24 inch
$9,500
![Painting, Fulles en moviment, Zon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/264289_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Here, Lauren Naomi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173203_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Study, Justin Liam O'Brien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145726_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!