Naomi Smilansky
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Paper, Lithograph
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Early 2000s Israeli Prints
Wire
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
20th Century Israeli Contemporary Art
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
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Iron
Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paint, Paper
Vintage 1970s Israeli Posters
Paper
20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Glass, Acrylic
Vintage 1980s Israeli Modern Center Tables
Travertine, Bronze
Vintage 1960s Israeli Expressionist Paintings
Canvas
20th Century Israeli Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1960s Unknown Contemporary Art
Canvas
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Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Israeli Paintings
Board
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Paintings
Paper
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
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20th Century Modern Art
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Paper, Lithograph
A Close Look at modern Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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