Contemporary paintings

Who are the best-selling artists of today's contemporary art market? Here are the most expensive living American artists of the moment.

New York artist Colleen Barry paints figures and portraits that combine the rigor and sophistication of European Masters with the potency of Contemporary Art.

Artists inevitably copy the work of other creators, but how do you define your own style, not steal from creators, and avoid being a fraud?

By Nicole Tinkham When looking at a famous abstract painting do you ever think “I could do that”? If you’re wondering how something so simple can be considered a masterpiece, you’re not alone. Is i…

PAINTINGS — Danny Gretscher

Virtuoso painter Alex Kanevsky captures movement and time’s constant flow in canvases that resist adherence to a single moment, or even a single reading.

The artist’s use of figuration and narrative seemed out of date—until the art world decided otherwise.

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See a 360-degree video of the Israeli, New York-based artist Nir Hod at work as part of artnet's "In the Studio" series.

Caroline Denervaud’s artworks recall Yves Klein's pioneering performative work as well as choreographer Pina Bausch's emotionally raw approach to movement.