Modern Art
MODERN STYLE
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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Style: Modern
The Wolf and the Butterfly - Etching by Karolina Szewczyk - 2020s
Located in Roma, IT
The wolf and the butterfly is an artwork realized by Karolina Szewczyk the 2020s.
Etching, Aquatint, and Golden leaf.
Hand-signed.
Numbered. Edition 5/25.
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Arches of the Basilica of Constantine - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Uses and Customs - Arches of the Basilica of Constantine is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862.
The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the unive...
Category
1860s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Fish Bowl Looks Like the Living Room -School of Macabre Charles Addams
Located in Miami, FL
Welcome to Gahan Wilson's magnificently morbid mind, where viewing his cartoons/illustrations gives the viewer the creeps. In this work, a husband designs...
Category
1990s Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Tree - Etching by Karolina Szewczyk - 2020s
Located in Roma, IT
Tree is an artwork realized by Karolina Szewczykin the 2020s.
Etching.
Hand-signed.
Numbered. Edition 1/10.
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Nature morte au verre, Lithograph by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Nature morte au verre, Portfolio: Cahiers d'Art, Year: 1945, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in the plate, Size: 12.75 x 10 in. (32.39 x ...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Saddle, Whip, Nude - Signed limited edition fine art print, Contemporary, Model
By Peter Ridge
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Saddle, Whip, Nude. - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm ,...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Phot...
Early Portrait of Benito Mussolini - Vintage Photograph - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Early Portrait of Benito Mussolini is a black and white vintage photo realized by Agence Trampus in the 1920s.
Good condition.
Category
1920s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1. Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on MBM, Image Size: 10 x 7.75 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Referen...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Lady's Painting - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lady's Painting is a vintage photo, realized in the early-20th Century
Good conditions and aged
It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including historical moments, places...
Category
20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Treasure - American Modern Oregon Coast Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Treasure
30.0 x 24.0 x 1.5, 8.0 lbs
Arcylic on canvas
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Joyous discovery of sea glass and sea shells on the beach. One of an ongoing s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Acrylic
40x60 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art by Destro
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro.
We all remember those iconic nights at the video store.
Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting - Oranges & Bottle
Located in Bristol, GB
ORANGES AND BOTTLE
Size: 68 x 52.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
A well executed and vividly coloured mid century modernist still composition, painted in oil onto board.
Remini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Board, Oil
48x64 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery.
Archival photographic paper
Framing options ava...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pablo Picasso 'Service visage noir' (A. R. 41) Madoura Plate 1948
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Service visage noir (A. R. 41)
Terre de faïence plate, painted in colors and glazed, 1948, from the edition of 100, inscribed 'F', 'd'après Picasso' and '...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Emersion - Original Abstract Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Blue Emersion - Original Abstract Acrylic on Paper
Vibrant composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Multicolored layers of green, purple and or...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Art
Materials
Acrylic, Laid Paper
Tan Bárbara la Seguridad Como el Delito - Etching after Francisco Goya - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Tan bárbara la seguridad como el delito (The custody is as barbarous as the crime) is a black and White Etching after Francisco Goya, published in 1881-1886 .
Good Conditions.
Edit...
Category
1880s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Etching by Wilhelm Leibl - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an etching on paper realized by Wilhelm Leibl in the Early-20th Century.
The artwork is depicted Through strong strokes.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Oil Painting - Green Interior
Located in Bristol, GB
GREEN INTERIOR
Size: 37 x 48 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas Board
A tranquil yet dynamic mid-century composition of an interior scene, executed in oil onto canvas board.
The sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Low Tide The Minnows. Islands, Cornwall. Padstow. Original Impasto Oil Painting.
By Nancy Bailey
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Nancy Bailey.
English ( b.1913 - d.2012 ).
Low Tide on The Minnows, Cornwall, 1972.
Oil on Canvas. Signed.
Image size 19.3 inches x 39.4 inches ( 49cm x 100cm ).
Frame size 25.4 inc...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Acropolis of Athens - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Uses and Customs - Acropolis of Athens is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862.
The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of ...
Category
1860s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
1976 Vintage Mid-Century Figurative Oil Painting - At your Service
Located in Bristol, GB
AT YOUR SERVICE
Size: 58 x 43 cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
A wonderfully textured figurative composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1976.
A figure is captured in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Board
On the Gallops. 1976.Race Horses. Equine.Jockeys.Horse Racing. Racetrack.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping.
English ( b.1901 - d.1990 ).
On the Gallops, 1976.
Gouache and Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right.
Image size 18.5 inches x 26.8 inches ( 47cm x 68cm )...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
La Chevelure Plate 129 from Poesies, Modern Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - La Chevelure Plate 129 from Poesies. Year: 1932, Medium: Etching on Japon Paper, Edition: 145, Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
“Abstract 4”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil paint on heavy archival paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower right by the artist and dated 1964. Condition is goo...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Mussolini Passes in Zapatiè - Vintage Photograph - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Mussolini Passes in Zapatiè is a black and white vintage photo realized in 1937.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mussolini in a Meeting - Vintage Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Mussolini in a meeting is a black and white vintage photo realized by Agence Trampus in the1930s.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Las Rinde el Sueno - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Las Rinde el Sueno is a black and White aquatint, drypoint and etching printed in blue-black ink on laid paper from Caprichos realized after Francisco Goya in 1881-1886 .
6th Editio...
Category
1880s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
The Trail - Etching by Karolina Szewczyk - 2020s
Located in Roma, IT
The Trail is an artwork realized by Karolina Szewczyk the 2020s.
Etching, Aquatint.
Hand-signed.
Numbered. Edition 41/50.
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Florilege des Amours de Ronsard, Plate 84, Modern Lithograph by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Florilege des Amours de Ronsard, Plate 84. Year: 1948, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, Edition: 320, Size: 10 x 11 in. (25.4 x 27.94 cm), Printer:...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Three Dancing Graces Patinated Bronze Metal Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Three Dancing Graces Patinated Bronze and Metal Sculpture. Tall about 72" on round 16" diameter metal base, unsigned.
Category
1990s Modern Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
La Cite Notre Dame, Modern Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - La Cite Notre Dame. Year: 1937, Medium: Etching, Size: 13.75 x 10.5 in. (34.93 x 26.67 cm), Reference: D 249, Description: From the collection o...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Edgar Allen Poe from Poesies, Modern Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Edgar Allen Poe from Poesies. Year: 1932, Medium: Etching on Japon, Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (33.02 x 24.77 cm), Printer: Roger Lacouriere, Paris, Pu...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
The Circle - Original Abstract on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Circle - Original Abstract on Paper
Vibrant composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Layers of yellow, green, blue and pink blend and overl...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Art
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Laid Paper
Tupac Shakur 2pac "All Eyez On Me" Cassette Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "All eyez on me" cassette tape.
This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro
These iconic ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Studio Figure, pastel drawing of female figure, nude
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These recently discovered 1984 oversize pastels on archival papers were created with a live model, working quickly, in pastel. The series shows the l...
Category
1980s Modern Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Mixed Media, Pastel
Daniel Arsham CRYSTAL RELIC 003 Asahi Pentax Camera Modern Sculpture Conceptual
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Daniel Arsham - CRYSTAL RELIC 003
Date of creation: 2021
Medium: Sculpture made of cast resin
Edition number: 445/500
Size: 11.43 × 13.97 × 17.7 cm
Condition: Brand new, in mint cond...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Resin
L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune From Poesies, Modern Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - L’Apres-Midi D’un Faune From Poesies de Mallarme. Year: 1932, Medium: Etching on Arches, Size: 13.75 x 9.75 in. (34.93 x 24.77 cm), Printer: Rog...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Essai Pour Mallarme (Non-Tiré), Modern Woodcut by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Essai Pour Mallarme (Non-Tire). Year: 1932, Medium: Woodcut, Image Size: 7.75 x 4.75 inches, Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm), Printer: L’Ate...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Woodcut
“Abstract #3”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil paint on heavy archival paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower left by the artist and dated 1964. Condition is very...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
After Pierre Soulages 'Peinture 16 Juillet (1961)' 1972, First Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 11.5 x 9.5 inches ( 29.21 x 24.13 cm )
Image Size: 10.5 x 9.25 inches ( 26.67 x 23.495 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: This is a contrasting ...
Category
1970s Modern Art
Materials
Offset
24x36 "Star Wars" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Exhibition Poster
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro.
We all remember those iconic nights at the video store.
Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hérodiade Plate Ten from Poesies de Mallarmé, Modern Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Herodiade Plate Ten from Poesies de Mallarme. Medium: Etching on Japon, Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (33.02 x 24.77 cm), Printer: Roger Lacouriere, Paris...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Two Dancers Bronze Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Two Ballet Dancers Bronze Sculpture
Artist signed, AP I artist proof, the sculpture stands on a steel base made to be place in the garden original patin...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Bronze
Suite Des Boise Pour Homer L’Odyssee, 14 Modern Woodblocks by Henri Laurens
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Laurens, French (1885 - 1954) - Suite Des Boise Pour Homer L’Odyssee. Year: 1952, Medium: 14 Woodblocks on thin wove paper in original portfolio cover, Edition: 125, Image Size...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Woodcut
Figurative Farmer Holding Chickens and Pots
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan
Framed Size: 19.5" x 16"
Figurative Farmer Holding Chickens and Pots. This piece uniquely focuses the subject by isolating him from his surroundings.
About the Artist:
Born in Yugoslavia in 1912, Gustav Likan achieved international fame as an artist early in life. He has long been noted in Europe for his portraits of royalty and heads of state. After coming to America, his color genius caught fire and he emerged as one of the most important colourists of the twentieth century.
Likan studied restoration under the greatest European masters...
Category
20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Aventure d'une libertine VII. From The Secret Album Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine VII, Paris, 2015
From The Secret Album Series
Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP.
Unframed
The Secret Album Series
This series is born from a personal experience. The mo...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Captain Oates (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Captain Oates (1910-13)
(photo by Herbert Ponting)
Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island
British Antarctic Expedition South Pole
Herbert George Pon...
Category
1910s Modern Art
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Gongora (Soneto Heroico), Etching by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Gongora (Soneto Heroico), Year: Circa 1947, Medium: Etching, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Publisher: Les Grands Peintres Modernes et l...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Midnight Chat by Murray Duncan, mix media on canvas, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Midnight Run by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on canvas
Size - 48" x 48" x 1.5
Unframed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, expressive conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Nude Sculpture R.B. Kitaj drawing of nude woman on handmade orange paper print
Located in New York, NY
Here Kitaj depicts a sculpture of a nude woman, shaded delicately in black, printed on wonderfully textured handmade muted orange paper. The woman’s hand reaches to the inside of her...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
36x48 "Ali" Muhammad Ali Liston Exhibition Poster- PHOTOMOSAIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS"
he first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller imag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Milton Avery 'Reclining Blonde'
By Milton Avery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 29.25 x 48 inches ( 74.295 x 121.92 cm )
Image Size: 47 x 48 inches ( 119.38 x 121.92 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Additional De...
Category
1980s Modern Art
Materials
Offset
Wassily Kandinsky 'Centenaire' 1982
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 23.5 x 15 inches ( 59.69 x 38.1 cm )
Image Size: 17 x 11 inches ( 43.18 x 27.94 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Shipping a...
Category
1980s Modern Art
Materials
Offset
36x48 "Jaws" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Fine Art Print Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro.
We all remember those iconic nights at the video store.
Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Breezy Day - Modern Coastal Childhood Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Breezy Day
48.0 x 36.0 x 1.5, 10.0 lbs
Arcylic on wood panel
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"A child with panda spirit explores the wonders of grassy coastal dunes, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Acrylic
Scene with Figures and Carriages - Oil paint - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Scene with figures and carriages is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the early 20th century.
Mixed colored oil painting.
Includes frame.
Hand signed by the artist on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Fantasy Floral Jungle By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle
Fant...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oregon Coast Breeze - American Modern Coastline Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Oregon Coast Breeze
36.0 x 48.0 x 1.5, 12.0 lbs
Arcylic on wood panel
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"A boy wades in the mirror-like ocean of the Pacific Northwest ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Acrylic
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