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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
High Meadows
High Meadows

High Meadows

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "High Meadows" 1984, is an original reduction woodcut on paper by noted American artist Gordon Louis Mortensen, b.1938. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 24/130 in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 20 x 33.75 inches, framed size is 27.75 x 41 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with off-white fabric matting and dark green fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very small minor restorations, practically invisible. Please note: the shadows lines at the upper right of the artwork is not a part of it, it is the reflection of the lighting. About the artist: Born near Arnegard, North Dakota on April 27, 1938, Gordon Mortensen...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodblock

Tall Sunspot 63 - Modern Resin Minimalist Warm Tone Striped Abstract Artwork
Tall Sunspot 63 - Modern Resin Minimalist Warm Tone Striped Abstract Artwork

Tall Sunspot 63 - Modern Resin Minimalist Warm Tone Striped Abstract Artwork

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Window 368 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Earthy Cool Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 368 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Earthy Cool Dual Tone Artwork

The Window 368 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Earthy Cool Dual Tone Artwork

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Window 375 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Beige Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 375 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Beige Dual Tone Artwork

The Window 375 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Beige Dual Tone Artwork

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed

New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed

By Press Agency Keystone View Company

Located in Atlanta, GA

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Company. New York City skyscrapers view, taken on July 7th, 1931, with the Empire State Building ...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print
60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print

60x40 "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. Edition of 150. *This print can be hung vertic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII
'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII

'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right 'John R. Nobriga' (American, 20th Century) and dated 1962. Additionally signed and dated verso and titled 'Dancers'. A colorful mid-century oil on paper showing ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Gouache

"Air Jordan" 36x48 Nike, Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed
"Air Jordan" 36x48 Nike, Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed

"Air Jordan" 36x48 Nike, Michael Jordan, Sneakers, Photography Fine Art Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Air Jordan" is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundre...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Charlie Chaplin - Signed Lithograph
Charlie Chaplin - Signed Lithograph

Charlie Chaplin - Signed Lithograph

By Fernand Léger

Located in Paris, IDF

Fernand LÉGER Charlot, Charlie Chaplin Color lithograph Signed in the plate Numbered / 250 copies On Arches vellum 50 x 32.5 cm (19.6 x 12.5 in) INFORMATION : Published by Art.Par...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Huge 1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Oil Painting Christ after the Crucifixion
Huge 1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Oil Painting Christ after the Crucifixion

Huge 1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Oil Painting Christ after the Crucifixion

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Deposition of Christ French School, mid 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 28.5 x 42 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition For more any...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

50x40  " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
50x40  " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph

50x40 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of 2...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

Located in Middletown, NY

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300
Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300

Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300

Located in Riga, LV

Ossip Zadkine — a prominent French avant-garde sculptor of Jewish descent, born in Vitebsk. He became one of the key representatives of the School of Paris and a recognized master of...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Window 348 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown & Yellow Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 348 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown & Yellow Dual Tone Artwork

The Window 348 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown & Yellow Dual Tone Artwork

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

La Petite Corrida
La Petite Corrida

La Petite Corrida

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - La Petite Corrida Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 31.5 x 24 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Cahiers d’Art, Paris. Reference: Bloch 839; Mourlo...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

By Georges Braque

Located in Middletown, NY

Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph

Horses in a paddock
Horses in a paddock

Horses in a paddock

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Robert John Munro Dupont (1920-1977) Horses in a paddock Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas Size 20 x 24 in Framed Size 25 x 29 in Robert John Munro Dupont was a British sporti...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Octopus Illustration Marker Drawing Blue Green Marine Artwork
Vintage Octopus Illustration Marker Drawing Blue Green Marine Artwork

Vintage Octopus Illustration Marker Drawing Blue Green Marine Artwork

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Expressive octopus illustration in blue and green marker (20th century) Felt-tip pen / marker on paper, unframed. Size: approximately 12.26 x 16.5 inches (height x width) Unsigned. C...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pen, Felt Pen

A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin Artwork
A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin Artwork

A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin Artwork

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats
A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats

By Charles Turzak

Located in Chicago, IL

A Colorful, Modern Maine Coastal Scene Painting, "White Boat in Harbor" by Famed Chicago Artist and Printmaker, Charles Turzak (Am. 1899 - 1986). The painting depicts a vibrant, sunlit autumn landscape painting most likely painted near the quiet rural harbor town of Penobscot, Maine. The painting is acrylic on canvas, dates from the 1950s and has a great visual appeal- a perfect complement to any New England coastal home or summer cottage in Maine. Artwork size: 20 x 36 inches, accompanied with the artist's original, hand-painted frame (Framed size: 21 3/4 x 36 1/2 inches). Signed "Turzak", lower left; titled on artist's label on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Charles Turzak was one of Chicago’s greatest printmakers of the Art Deco-era. Son of a coal miner, Turzak was born in Streeter, IL in 1899. In 1920, Turzak won the first prize a cartoon contest sponsored by the Purina company and he used his prize money to enroll in the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a print maker, in the 1920s & 30s, he created woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most notable buildings, including the Merchandise Mart, Palmolive Building and the Old Water Tower, among others. In 1933, he was commissioned to create woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most iconic buildings to illustrate a guidebook called “All About Chicago” by John and Ruth Ashenhurst” that featured the upcoming Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. During the 1933 World’s Fair...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Window 342 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
The Window 342 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art

The Window 342 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Modern art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Westenberg, Stuart Möller, Destro, and Christel Haag. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $390,000, while the average work sells for $1,912.