Modern Abstract Paintings
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 Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. X: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. X: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, unsigned (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. VIII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. VIII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, unsigned (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. III: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. III: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. IV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. IV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Double Vision 69 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Vibrant Yellow 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Time Zone 7 - Modern Resin Minimalist Earth Tone Geometric Abstraction 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
A Couple Weeds Never Hurt Anyone - Abstract Figurative Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting oil and watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' ar...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Large 1990's French Contemporary Signed Oil Painting Gordes Luberon Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gordes, The Luberon Valley, Provence
French artist,
signed and dated 95
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 38 inches
canvas: 24 x 32 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Co...
Category
1990s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Vanguard Series Nr. VII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. VII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Beach Scene Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 17 inches overall, and 11 by 14 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsome...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series I (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series I", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sunspot 125 - Modern Resin Vibrant Blue Dual Tone Color Field Minimalist Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed-media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past, which led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acryl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and at...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A serene and subtly rendered coastal scene by H. J. Schneider, this oil on canvas painting captures the quiet expanse of East Hampton’s beachfront architecture and dunes. Executed wi...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Time Zone 5 - Modern Resin Minimalist Colorful Geometric Abstraction Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed-media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past, which led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acryl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings thro...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist Nocturnal Street Scene Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed . Measuring: 14 by 12 inches overall, and 8 by 10 painting alone. In excellent original...
Category
1910s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rainbow Curves, Painter's Palette Translucent Shapes, Large Diptych on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a modernist-inspired painting, drawing influence from the bold creativity of 1950s, 60s, and 70s art. The composition features overlapping painter’s palette silhouettes, crea...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sunspot 124 - Modern Resin Muted Colorful Stripe Minimalist 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with an inquisitive gaze. The artist's use of exuberant colours beli...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Smiling Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Smiling Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A cheerful look on the painting's subject puts a smile on the face of the viewer as well. Her beautiful blue eyes express a contentedness suggesting life is good...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Huge 1960's French Modernist Signed Oil Sailing Yachts Regatta Blue Sea Panorama
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Regatta
by Jean-Emile Podevin (French 1925-2011)
signed oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 20 x 40 inches
Provenance: Private collection, Paris
Condition: Great condition
For more...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
The Window 329 - Modern Resin Dual Tone Blue Minimalist 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Blue Orange and Yellow Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor from the Istituto di Arte di Porta Romana, Florence, Italy. The professor released works of artists whom he mentored over the years. We are unsure who painted the series we acquired as several are just signed, 'Giacomo', or, left completely unsigned, yet many are clearly by the same artist. This one is in good overall condition and has been newly framed with a French-style linen slip. The canvas is textural like one of the vintage maps...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Georges Braque (1882-1963) ...
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Wiggle Room 16-1 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Cool Tone Gradient 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Wiggle Room 15-1 - Modern Resin Minimalist Green Tone Gradient 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Antique American Modernist Large New York Cityscape Framed Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist street scene painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a late 19th century fluted cove giltwood molding. E...
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract mixed media oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone. In excellent origin...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Man with a Glass of Wine - Painting by Adriano De Laurentis - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man with a Glass of Wine - is a modern artwork realized by the painter Adriano De Laurentis.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Early American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Figural Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Eugene Arcieri (1914 - 2005). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 14 by 18 painting alone. In exce...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Framed Exhibited Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large and powerful French modern street scene. A paris view by Claude Aliotti (1925 - 1989). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18"L x 24"H.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modernist American Framed Flower Still Life Surreal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American school modernist still life painting. Mixed media painting on board. Great colors and a complex composition. Has a Southwest feeling. Nicely framed. In e...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed Vintage American Modernist Cityscape Framed Fauvist Palette Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract cityscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30H by 24L.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Strings', ink and pencil on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). This gallery acquired this artwork with two similar works for which this one may...
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
French Modernist Large Oil Painting Autumn Trees in Provence Landscape d. 2002
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Provence
by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017)
signed and dated 2002
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 25.5 x 21 inches
provenance: private collection...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Art Deco Formula Two Grand Prix Car Racing Modernist MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very rare and well painted Formula Two racing painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Nicely framed.
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
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Patchwork Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted landscape by an unknown artist (20th Century). The landscape is made up of patches of color, reminiscent of viewing agricultural land f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Newsprint, Tissue Paper
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Mountain Stream Modernist Landscape
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Mountain Stream Modernist Landscape by Honora Berg
This mid century modernist landscape painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) depicts a vibrant mountain stream, ...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Laid Paper
$1,162 Sale Price
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Antique American School Modernist Art Deco Bird Still Life Signed Oil Panting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Signed.
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$221 Sale Price
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Summer Thoughts
Located in Atlanta, GA
The recent paintings of Atlanta artist David Kidd continue an evolving series of images inspired by and based upon natural forms, specifically the shadows cast by trees and other veg...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage American School Coastal Seascape Trompe L'Oeil Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Indulge in a journey to the vibrant and nostalgic era of the 1970s with our vintage original oil painting—a mesmerizing modernist beach interior scene, capturing the essence of sandy...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed 1924 Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A peaceful early 20th-century landscape by J.M. Livens, signed and dated 1924 on the reverse. The painting depicts a wide meadow under soft afternoon light, bordered by trees and pun...
Category
1920s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Rare Early Antique American School Fauvist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Very finely painted and a rare fauvist palette. No signature found.
Category
1920s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,800 Sale Price
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Vintage Signed American Modernist Framed Landscape Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hawaiian Landscape Framed Tropical Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted contemporary tropical landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Modernist Framed Fauvist Forest Landscape Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstracted forest landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24H by 36L.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Vibrant Abstract Expressionist Painting in Warm Yellow Tones and Pops of Purple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary)
Title: Abstract Expressionist Painting
Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed
Painting : 12 x 16.5 inches
Provenance: all...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century IV - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century IV', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings throu...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Antique American School "City of Light" Abstract Architectural Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Measuring: 21 by 17 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Han...
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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