Samuel Feinstein
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
1980s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Pencil, Chalk
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Carnival Art
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century European Carnival Art
Iron
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Arms, Armor and Weapons
Gold, Steel
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Glass
Crystal
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Architectural Elements
Wrought Iron
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Realist Abstract Paintings
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Panel, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Glass
Crystal
Early 20th Century British Picture Frames
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Recent Sales
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
1990s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
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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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