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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$970Sale Price|22% Off
Flower Arranging (Abstract vs. Figurative, Warm, Floral, Modern, 22% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Flower Arranging Oil on Canvas 2023 Size: 20 x 20 x 1.5 inches (50.80 x 50.80 x 3.81 cm) Signed lower right on the front Signed, titled and dated verso COA provided ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Divers
Located in London, GB
'The Divers', oil on board affixed to stretcher, by Berthommé Saint-André (circa 1930s). A dynamic composition capturing swimmers in mid-dive at a countryside swimming pool, rendered...
Oil, Board
In Trust II
Located in Zofingen, AG
In Trust II Part of the Becoming series, In Trust II explores acceptance as an alternative to the constant need to choose, compare, and give preference. The work reflects a state in ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Orange Cat with Colorful Fish
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acrylic Painting on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 40 × 50 × 3,8 cm (unframed) The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also comes with a certificate of authenticity. ...
Acrylic, Canvas
Always Believe
Located in Zofingen, AG
Always Believe The painting Always Believe, from the Becoming series, explores belief as a state of inner resource one that fills us with energy and awakens the desire to act, creat...
Canvas, Acrylic
Glory to God in the Highest, Monumental Catalan Nativity Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Glory to God in the Highest, Monumental Catalan Nativity Oil Painting Artist: Mossèn Ramon Gimbert Canals (Spanish, 1882–1969) Title: Glory to God in the Highest Date: 1959 Medium: ...
Canvas, Oil
Do Nothing, Darling
Located in Zofingen, AG
Do Nothing, Darling From the Becoming series Do Nothing, Darling explores a quiet moment in which becoming no longer requires effort. The female figure appears absorbed in her own ...
Canvas, Acrylic
A Large, Cheerful 1950s American Scene Mid-Century Modern Painting, "The Picnic"
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, cheerful 1950s American Scene, Mid-Century Modern oil painting, "The Picnic" by notable Chicago artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A vibrant, painterly depiction of...
Canvas, Oil
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side About Artist Samson Olatubosun is a visual artist...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Samson Olatubos...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$1,027Sale Price|20% Off
Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XIX', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Magic Bull in Yellow Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 78x100 cm
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Magic Bull in Yellow" is an original oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, whose work merges figurative and abstract elements inspired by nature, symbolism, and cons...
Oil, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
A Contemplative 1940s Modern Studio Portrait, Seated Young Female Ballet Dancer
Located in Chicago, IL
A Contemplative 1940s Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Female Ballet Dancer by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). The painting a is well executed, i...
Oil, Canvas
French Modernist Oil Painting Figures in Parisian Park Pony & Cart
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Parisian Park by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ha...
Oil
$1,508Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oil
'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 ...
Oil, Gouache
$107Sale Price|20% Off
Nun Waking Through Tight Street Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ve...
Pastel
$297Sale Price|20% Off
Midnight Street Scene with Terraced Houses British Modernist Oil Painting
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Midnight Street signed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist card, unframed size: 6.5 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ver...
Oil
Sweet Harmony, American Modern Diptych, Body Figures vs Lanscape on Paper, 2026
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Sweet Harmony Medium: Acrylic Painting on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x 140 cm (40x 55.3 inches). Year: 2026 Artist: Alberto de Blobs Artist's signature: Right corner ...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,400
A Post-War, Modern Southwestern Realist Landscape, Adobe House in New Mexico
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective, Post-War Modern Southwestern Landscape Painting of an Adobe House in New Mexico by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A subtle tonal, archi...
Canvas, Oil
Hidden Portraits XXVII, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XXVII', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
$459Sale Price|20% Off
Young Girl Sitting with Her Doll Interior Scene Modernist Oil Painting
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Young Girl Interior Scene by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on board, unframed size: 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good I...
Oil
$378Sale Price|20% Off
Mother Guiding Her Child Into The Gardening British Modernist Oil Painting
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Child by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on board unframed size: 7 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irina Hale (1932-20...
Oil
Woman Under Blue and Yellow Umbrella
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 37,5 × 55 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also co...
Paper, Acrylic
A Charming, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Lobster Traps & Fishing Boats
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...
Canvas, Acrylic
Blonde Woman in Green Dress
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42 × 60 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...
Paper, Acrylic
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Design for a Formal Evening Gown
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's evening gown. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Colored pencil and pencil on paper. Archivally ma...
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Woman in Sunglasses
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42 × 60 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...
Paper, Acrylic
Woman in Green Coat
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 42 × 61 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...
Acrylic, Archival Paper
$63,000Sale Price|20% Off
De Piero a Picasso
Located in Atlanta, GA
This original oil on canvas is in excellent condition and and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The size dimensions do not include the frame. This item is signed by the arti...
Canvas, Oil
“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935) Indian Folklore Watercolor
By Sakti Burman
Located in Yardley, PA
“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935). A wonderful example of Burman’s distinctive fusion of Indian folkloric imagery with European surrealist and fantastical sensibil...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Circus, Madison Square Garden" Theresa Bernstein, Interior Scene, Bright, Crowd
Located in New York, NY
Theresa Bernstein Circus, Madison Square Garden, 1936 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 28 x 36 inches Provenance The artist Private Collection (acquired from the above) Exhibited N...
Canvas, Oil
$1,115Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Sgraffito, Saltimbanque and the Card Player, Circle of Picasso.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...
Enamel
A Scenic 1940s Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Saugatuck, Michigan- Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A scenic, colorful Modern 1930s summer harbor scene of Saugatuck, Michigan by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Depicting a lively summer harbor view of the historic S...
Oil, Board
$920
Self Unity, Modernist Painting, Figurative Style Human Body, Blue Nude Figures
Located in Barcelona, ES
This modernist abstraction painting distills the human body into interlocking planes of saturated blue, balancing weight and repose. The figures are rendered through simplified, arch...
Paper, Acrylic
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting - Abstract Landscape
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 P...
Oil
Two Women in Red Dresses French Modernist Oil Figure Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Two Women in Red Dresses French Modernist Oil Figure Painting Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Oil on artist paper unframed Size 19.75 x 25.75 Height...
Oil
$535Sale Price|20% Off
French Modernist Gouache Painting Posed Yellow Nude Lady With Black Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed initials original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/...
Gouache
$16,800
Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge (NYC Cityscape by William Clutz)
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful urban street scene of Brooklyn Bridge, NYC City Landscape Painting by William Clutz "Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge", 1990 oil on canvas 40 x 70 inches, 41 3/...
Canvas, Oil
$755
French Castle - Paint by Hippolyte Camille Delpy - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on wooden table realized by Hippolyte Camille Delpy in the late 19th Century. A very nice small painting by an importante french painter of the late 19th Century, deeply influen...
Oil
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Latin American School Blue & Black Abstract Monotype, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Latin American School Blue & Black Abstract Monotype by Ricardo de Silva Abstract Monotype by Ricardo (Richard) de Silva ( Rick De Silva) (Brazil/American, 20th C), 198...
Paper, Watercolor
Jazz Composition - Bass and Trumpet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leo Meiersdorff – German/American (1934-1994) Title: Bass and Trumpet Year: ca 1965-70 Medium: Watercolor and ink Sight size: 14.25 x 17.5 inches. Matted size: 22 x 24 inch...
Ink, Watercolor
$23,652
Painting of New York City Fire Department in New York City by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of New York City Fire Department in New York City by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures 36 x 24 inches Frame measures 41 x 29 inches Angela Wake...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,513Sale Price|20% Off
North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orientalist Scene European artist, late 20th century possibly a copy of an earlier work judging from the style oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenance: private col...
Oil
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...
Lithograph
Children's Theater
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Children’s Theater, 1934, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, 10 ¾ x 12 5/8 inches (image) Children’s Theater is a fine example of Berlandina’s modernist approach to ...
Paper, Watercolor
$2,550Sale Price|40% Off
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning's "Women Singing" Colorful and dynamic abstract expressionist figurative mixed media painting contemporary piece, featu...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper, Stretcher Bars
$1,081Sale Price|20% Off
1960’s French Stylish Portrait of a Woman Modernist Oil 1965
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School signed A.Bertin signed on back, dated 1965 Title: Period portrait of a woman Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 18.5 x 12.5 inches Board : 18 x 12 ...
Oil
A Bustling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
Located in Chicago, IL
A Bustling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A busy harbor scene of sandy shoreline, docks and boat...
Canvas, Oil
Joyful Woman Portrait
Located in Zofingen, AG
Joyful woman portrait in vibrant oil painting on canvas Oil on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 70 × 70 × 3 cm (unframed) The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also c...
Canvas, Oil
$535Sale Price|20% Off
Two British Oil Paintings of Figures Walking Through Paths Mounted In Frame
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures Walking Through Paths singed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil paintings on artist paper mounted in a frame Glass covering Inscribed verso overall framed: 12.5 x...
Oil
$639
Little Sister - Acryl on canvas - Mixed technique - Handsigned Cert. of auth.
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Acrylic paint on canvas Mixed technique Hand signed Certificate of authenticity Visual artist Suzanne Visser, was born on March 23, 1972 in Oostburg. After completing her studies at...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Standing Nude, Woman Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Studio Interior Scene of a Standing Female Nude by Notable Chicago Woman Artist, Vivian Kinsley Chapin (Am. 1909-1984). Very "Mod" in style and a...
Masonite, Oil
Dancing Figures (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dancing Figures (Untitled), 1944, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 34 1/4 inches, presented in its original strip wood frame, from the estate of the artist Ernest Ro...
Canvas, Oil
A Charming 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Artist Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Chicago Modern Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a bustling, colorful view of Lisbon's historic Black Horse Sq...
Oil, Canvas, Board
King, Acrylic on Canvas by Modern Indian Artist Rabin Mondal “In Stock”
By Rabin Mondal
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal - King Acrylic on Canvas 35 x 29.5 inches, 2016 This powerful artwork by Rabin Mondal presents a striking portrait that feels both ancient and deeply emotional. The fig...
Acrylic, Canvas
Breton fisherman with pipe
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 90 x 70 x 4.6 cm Breton fisherman with pipe This captivating portrait shows a fisherman with a bushy beard, deep in thought and smoking his pipe. T...
Oil
A Vibrant, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Bull Fight by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant, colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern painting of a bull fight by notable Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Oil on canvas, presented in a period, dark walnut brown stained flo...
Canvas, Oil
$5,800
School
By John Hartell
Located in Dallas, TX
Valley House Gallery is honored to present a selection of paintings from the estate of American artist, John Hartell (1902-1995). John Hartell taught two disciplines at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York: freshman architecture and graduate painting. He was a much-loved professor there from 1930 until his retirement in 1967; one of his most illustrious students is the architect Richard Meier. As an artist, Hartell's first solo exhibition was in 1937 at Kleeman Gallery in New York. He exhibited at Kraushaar Galleries in New York for four decades, beginning in 1943. The Hartell Gallery at Cornell University, under the Sibley Dome, is named for him. In describing John Hartell, the artist Michael Boyd...
Canvas, Oil
$1,292Sale Price|20% Off
Signed 20th Century French Oil Painting Figure Sleeping Park Bench Carousel Fair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Park Bench by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 23 inches canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenance: all the paintings ...
Oil