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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
French Painting Of A Gloomy Profile Portrait Of Bearded Male With Glasses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed double sided original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scu...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Modernist Portrait Painting Of A Young Girl Playing Cards
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Abstract Figures
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...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Judaica Oil Painting "Old Jew" Jewish Rabbi at Prayer
Located in Surfside, FL
An oil on board Judaic painting by modern artist Ben-Zion Weinman. It depicts a portrait in profile of an old Jew. The work is signed "Ben-Zion". Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.” An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name. Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s avant...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

French Modernist Gouache Painting Dark Haired Lady Playing The Piano
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Painting Abstract Colorful Portrait Of Red-Haired Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

1960's French Modernist Oil Portrait of Elderly Lady Smiling
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Smiling French Modernist School, circa 1960's period oil on board unframed board: 10.5 x 8.75 inches provenance: private collection, France ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Modernist Painting Pastel Colors The Piano Duet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tea...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Portrait Of Lady Playing Violin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed verso original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edg...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Modernist Gouache Painting Multi-Color Figures Embracing One Another
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Blue Hand
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Gouche Painting Pink Wacky Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Portrait Of Sophisticated Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Modernist Gouache Painting Portrait Of Elder Male With Vibrant Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tears whic...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Pink And Purple Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Modernist Gouache Painting Orange And Blue Portrait Of Man Drawing
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/...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Sophisticted Male Monochrome
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Modernist Rabbi at Study Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Judaica Subject: Religious Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States Dimensions: 17.5" x 21.75" Dimensions w/Frame: 24" x 28" Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.” An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and Judaic poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name. Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s avant...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ich in meinen Bildern
Located in Wien, 9
Der begnadete Zeichner Karl Anton Fleck wurde vor kurzem mit einer Personalen in der Albertina geadelt. In dieser Ausstellung fehlte allerdings etwas ganz Entscheidendes: Eines der w...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Head, Japan Series, Ink on Paper, Black & Brown by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extrem...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Void Dancer, Mythscape Series, Indian Art, Oil on canvas, Painting "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Void Dancer - 48 x 48 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This series eme...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Collage based Drawings, Bull, Mixed Media on Board, Red, Black "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Collage based Drawings - 11 X 9 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Board Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Fisherman on Quay tending his Nets Signed French Modernist Expressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tending the Nets French Modernist painter signed oil on canvas dated 1983 canvas: 15 x 21.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: v...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rare Drawing, Woman with horse, Erotic, Figurative ink , by Padmashree Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Rare Early Drawing III Pen & Ink on paper 22 x 14 inches Complimentary shipment in a roll form. Sunil Das ( 1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal ....
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Sunbathing on the Grass, Acrylic on Canvas by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Sunbathing on the Grass - 58 x 43 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas UNFRAMED ALL IN DELIVERED PRICE Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar fr...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Intaglio on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Laxma Goud "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
K. Laxma Goud - Untitled - Paper Size : 29.7 x 22.2 inches Print Size : 18.5 x 12.8 inches Intaglio on Paper ; 2014 ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : Goud displays versatility over a range of mediums, from printmaking, drawing, watercolour, gouache and pastels to glass painting and sculpture in bronze and terracotta. Over the many years of his artistic career, he is known to have moved from one medium to another with élan. Fellow artist T. Vaikuntam, in one of his interviews, reminisces that it was Laxma Goud who introduced him to the art of sketching and made him aware of the possibilities of this medium. When one looks at Goud’s work, rustic, raw, and potent might be the first words that come to mind. His portraits of men and women represent the dynamic Indian ethos rather than particular individual identities. A recurrent theme with the artist is that of the erotic, treated as an active and powerful aspect of male and female sexuality and existence. Goud’s work is dramatic; his protagonists are raw and vivacious in their appeal, imbibed with energy that reverberates through his strokes and textures. Most of Goud’s art is centered on the rural, recreating landscapes from his childhood as if they were frozen in time. In the artist’s later work, his figures turn softer, more introspective than brash in their outlook. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1940 in Nizampur, Andhra Pradesh...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Intaglio

Thinker Bengali Man Charcoal Paper, Black & White Paritosh Sen"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paritosh Sen - Untitled - 30 x 22 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form.The work comes with a certificate signed by the artist himself. An il...
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Organ grinder with parrot Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), wh...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Lady with the Lamp, Dry Pastel on Paper by Prokash Karmakar “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 29 x 20 inches ( unframed size ) Dry Pastel on Paper , 1999 Prakash Karmakar was the most senior artist of Bengal . He was instrumental in the Bengal...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel

Indian Rural Scene, Travelers, Luggage, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Untitled - 10.5 x 8 inches (unframed size) & 16 x 18.5 inches ( framed size ) Ink on paper Inclusive of shipment in framed form. About the Artist & his work : Born : ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Middle Age Aint That Bad. (Retiree Reading a Book)
Located in Surfside, FL
DAVID ROSEN Toronto, Canada, b. 1912, d. 2004 Painter David Rosen emerged onto the art scene while the country was wrought with unimaginable economic turmoil. Like most other Americans, the Great Depression pummeled artists financially, leaving them destitute and unable to find even conventional labor work. However, in the midst of such devastation, the government implemented arts projects which strove to achieve employment for these artists. The program arose during a memorable era for art and funded the careers of several renowned artists, including Jackson Pollack, Arshile Gorky, and Lee Krasner before they found success. In 1936, Rosen himself joined the program and quickly accompanied his contemporaries in building the next movement of modern art, Abstract Expressionism. Born in 1912, Rosen grew up in Toronto, Canada before pursuing arts in the United States. Upon arriving, Rosen settled in New York City and attended the Cooper Union Art school in 1930. While participating in the Federal Arts Project, he worked for the program's mural department until 1941. As well, he worked with an artist collective, Siqueiros Art Workshop. There, Rosen met fellow FAP artist Jackson Pollack, and together, with artist Phillip Guston, they experimented with new painting techniques and mediums. Art movements are often reactions to the popular styles that precede them, and Abstract Expressionism applied a new and exciting method to Modern Art. Gradually, artists began to break away from an overly-studied, academic approach to painting and liberated their technique. During these workshops, Rosen was introduced to Pollack's groundbreaking "drip painting" before it changed the art world. As America became involved in World War II, the Federal Arts Project wound down, officially ending in 1942. Around this time, Rosen enlisted as a Merchant Seaman with the U.S Merchant Marines. During this time, he traveled to North Africa and Italy before concluding his service and moving to California where, in 1945, he devoted his full attention to building an art career. Within a couple of years, he landed a major exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1947, and his first one-man show, which opened to rave reviews, was held at Hollywood's Contemporary Art Gallery. The exhibition’s success led to mural commissions from Palm Springs' Hotel del Tahquitz, and he scored more solo shows at West Hollywood's Chabot Gallery. The early 1950s brought a surge of recognition for Rosen's career, and while his work was certainly still influenced by Abstract Expression, his painting style included elements of Surrealism, Figurative Art, and Cubism. Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely without regard for "mistakes." Throughout Rosen's long career, he would acquire techniques from vastly different art styles which made for a varied, eclectic catalog of work. Rosen continued to build his California art career and settled at a Laguna Beach art colony in 1958. There, he entered his work in the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and was the first painter to contribute Abstract Art to the event. Rosen would participate in the festival for the next fifteen years. A year after his move, in 1959, Rosen opened his first studio gallery and began a 12-year collaboration with the Laguna Playhouse. For the next two decades, Rosen participated in 17 art exhibitions and 20 solo shows, and received considerable critical praise. Rosen's themes were as varied as his evolving painting style, and one of his themes focused on classic characters like Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rosen's close-up portraits of historical and literary figures, illustrated by the piece To Be or Not to Be: Soliloquy From Hamlet, capture the essence of the characters while remaining loose with the painting and even adding a slight cartoon feel. His ongoing Hamlet series, as a complete collection, makes an impact with the diversity of technique. Unlike the loose style of some of his works, the painting Madaam... that he is mad is true is influenced by the structure of Cubism, the flat dimensions of Byzantine Art, and his utilization of mixed media. After Rosen's death in 2004, the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts sponsored an exhibition of his Hamlet paintings at the Wells Fargo Building gallery. Throughout Rosen's career, he amassed a great deal of critical, industry, and public praise for his work. His beloved town of Laguna Beach bestowed numerous awards that include the Laguna Beach Annual Art Gallery Award and Orange County's Annual Exhibit Award. Rosen's work flourished in California, and he received recognition from the San Diego County Fair, Los Angeles' Miracle Mile...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - red eye man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) signed with initials gouache paint/ Watercolor painting: 15.75 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Illusion Watch, Pen & Ink on Paper, Black by Modern Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - Untitled - (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Paper , 11 x 8 inches , 2009 (Delivered) One of the most popular series of the Master Artist, The Golden Flute is the artists more romantic renedition of Art. The iconic figures of Krishna, Radha, and Ganesha that found lyrical expression in the Icons series are modern representations and sophisticated idealizations of the same images in the popular media. Krishna is a cosmic musician, and the tune he creates by playing his transcendental flute is embodied with cosmic energy. When Krishna is depicted as being between the age of 5 and 8, it is always with his flute. Therefore, during this period, he is aptly called Murlidhara (murali means “flute,” and dhara means “hold”), signifying the one who holds the flute. He is never without it, whether he is with his mother, on the grazing grounds with his herd of cows, among his cowherd companions or roaming around on the Jamuna banks. Gopis lose their selves in this tune. For them, music becomes the voice of love, which is too passionate and secretive. Style : The city of Kolkata has always figured prominently in his work. His themes come from his personal interactions with its urban milieu - its sickness and sordidness, its violence and vulnerability and all that compounds its existential agony. Shuvaprasanna has depicted varying moods of the city and its people, its places, and all its facets that make the city distinctive. He doesn't merely portray reality as 'matter of fact' and his presentation of reality often has dream-like elements in it. In terms of technique, Shuvaprasanna boasts a precise, finely executed style that yields an unmistakable visual intensity. He works comfortably in an assortment of media, including oil on canvas, charcoal, and mixed media. About the Artist and his work : Born : In Calcutta, 1947. Education : Graduated from Indian College of Art (R.B. University, Calcutta) in 1969. Exhibitions : Shuvaprasanna has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Tao Art Gallery and at the Chawla Art Gallery, Square One Mall. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'ABODE' sold at Waddington's 'Fine Prints & Photography Auction' in 2014. There have been many articles about Shuvaprasanna, including 'An exclusive edifice' written by Kunal Ray for The Hindu in 2014. Selected Solo Exhibitions : 2011 - Shuvaprasanna: Recent Works, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2010 - Summer Show 2010, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2007 - ‘Madhura: The Golden Flute’, organized by Indian Contemporary at Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong 2006 - ‘The Divine Flute’, Aicon Gallery, USA 2002 - ‘Icons and Illusions’, Gallery ArtsIndia, New York 1998 - ‘An Appreciation of Ted Hughes’, Exhibition of Crow Paintings...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Ink, Pen

Afternoon, Oil & Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Balaka Bhattacharjee - Afternoon Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 36 inches ( unframed ) Born : 5th June, 1974 Education : 1. B.A. and M.A. in literature from Calcutta University. 2. ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

That's a Wrap, Playboy cartoon Illustration ,
By Dink Siegel
Located in Miami, FL
Dink Siegel (American, 1910-2003) That's a Wrap, Playboy cartoon, August 1973 Mixed media on board 11.25 x 8.5 in. Signed lower right
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Interior with blue armchair and guitar
Located in Zofingen, AG
Vertical composition made in oil on linen canvas in the modern style. Warm and bright colors with a predominance of red, blue and ochre. Made in several layers with high quality dryi...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

Circus Team, Mixed Media on Canvas, by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Bijan Choudhury - Circus Team - 48 x 42 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas, 2009 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Ch...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled, Pastel & Ink on Paper by Modern Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury : Untitled Pastel & Ink on Paper ; 11 x 8 inches ; 2007 Signed by the Artist. ( Framed and delivered ) Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Duo with a Flute, Judaica Klezmer Musicians Modernist American Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Ervin B. Nussbaum was born in Columbus, Ohio on November 11, 1914. His father, Marger, had arrived as part of the great Russian Diaspora of the time, when many Jewish families settle...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Antique American Impressionist Ashcan School Junk Collector Cityscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape painting titled "The Junk Collector" by Clarence E. Van Duzer (1920 - 2009). Oil on board, circa 193...
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Ink on Paper Black & White colours by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jatin Das - Untitled - 5 x 8 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. Style : The multi-faceted Jatin Das has been a part of the Indian art scene for more than four decades, with his paintings, murals and sculptures. The human body holds an endless fascination for him and he pursues his quest for dynamic figures tirelessly, using a linear structure and quick brushwork. The man-woman relationship, in particular, with all its attendant pain and joy is a constant source of inspiration to him. He believes that painting is an intensely personal experience, the results of which cannot always be shared with others. About the Artist and his work : Born : Jatin Das is one of India's most prominent painters. He was born in Mayurbhanj Orissa in 1941. Education : He has completed his education in 1962 from Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai. He has been also involved with art institutions, in several capacities as a teacher at the College of Art, New Delhi, and at the National School of Drama, New Delhi; as a consultant for the Handicrafts Board, and for the Folk Art Museum, Orissa, to mention a few of the positions he held. Solo exhibition : He has held many solo exhibition including : 2010-11 'Hand-held Space', Museum Gallery; Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai, 2009 The Artists Alley Gallery, San Francisco, USA, 2009 Chelsea Arts Club, London, 1976 Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1975 Gallery de Sfinx, Amsterdam, 1975 Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, UK, 1975 Schloss Bellevue, Kassel, West Germany, 1975 City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK. Group exhibition : He has participated in many group exhibition including : 1982 ‘Moderene Kunst Heute’, Museum of Modern Art, Darmstad, Kunsthalle, West Germany, 1980 Contemporary Paintings in Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1979 All India Exhibition of Prints, Chandigarh, 1979 Asian Arts Exhibition, Fukoaka Art Museum, Japan, 1978 National Gallery of Modern Art (N.G.M.A) Collection, Warsaw, Alleppo, Damascus, Narodini Gallery V, Loden, Prague, Cultural Centre, Niavaran, Budapest. Honours and Awards : 2012 Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. 2007 Conferred the D.Litt. (Honoris Causa), Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Seminar Management Institution, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Bharat Nirman Award. 2007 Order of the Star...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Group of fish in Water, Watercolor on paper, Blue, Grey by K.C. Pyne "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Untitled - 22.5 x 30 inches ( unframed size) Watercolor on thick imported paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : After graduating from the Governm...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Old Steam Train going under Bridge in Welsh Landscape Contemporary Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Trelewis by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed acrylic on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK The paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Nude Painting, Mixed Media on canvas, White, Black, Pink, Browncolors "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Bijan Choudhury - Untitled - 42 x 48 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Chowdhury "...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Performer w African Mask, Asian Fan, predominantly black and white oil on panel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created with oil on panel, and using her non-dominant hand, the performers series reveals the rich brushwork and deft confidence with which Audrey Anastasi paints her compelling imag...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

View of St. Mark Square - Oil Paint on Canvas - Late 18th century
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in Roma, IT
View of St. Mark Square is an original old master artwork realized in the late 18th century by artist of the School of Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto). An impressive old master a...
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Late 18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

View of Riva degli Schiavoni - Oil Painting - Late 18th century
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in Roma, IT
View of Riva degli Schiavoni is an original old master artwork realized in the late 18th century by a follower of the School of the italian painter Canaletto. An impressive old mas...
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Late 18th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Eternal spring in the garden of my soul
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Eternal Spring in the Garden of My Soul" is an ode to inner renewal and endless life energy. The painting features geraniums — a symbol of resilience and beauty — set against a shim...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Retiro Park (Madrid) unstructured Acrylic and oil. Blue and green Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Retiro Park (Madrid) unstructured, Blue and green colors landscape. Acrylic and oil on panel. Measurements: 120 x 60 x 2 cm, Landscape View of the Retiro Park in Madrid (Spain) with a statue in the background The work has been carried out with an innovative technique, where the fluidized oil is transformed into an undulating wavy surface which is later outlined by the airbrush, the palette knife and the brush. A totally personal bet of the author, who has done an exercise in free painting, with an explosion of contrasts between the real world and abstraction. (The artist frames almost all his paintings with a wooden strip between 0,5 and 1 cm. thick, which can be removed at will of the client). ABOUT THE ARTIST Ángel Luis Úbeda...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Nude, Ink & Charcoal on Paper, by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 8.5 x 7 inches (unframed size) Ink & Charcoal on paper (Framed & Delivered) In the sixties Sunil's art was often seen to feature a dialogic discourse between ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Charcoal

Head, Pen & Ink on Coloured Paper, Red, Black by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head - 9.4 x 6.5 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Coloured Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Mid Century Hungarian Gilt Oil Painting on Board Modern Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
From a collection by a long time Miami Beach art dealer on the old Lincoln Rd. This is a piece he brought back from hungary. from a collection of good Hungarian artists and Illustrat...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil Abstract Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Figure French Modernist, circa 1950's oil on canvas 16 x 8.5 inches provenance: private collection, France The painting is in good and presentable condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary British Acrylic Painting Birds looking for Fish in Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishing by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed acrylic on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK The painti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary British Acrylic Painting Figures in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Landscape by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed and inscribed verso acrylic on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 20 inch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pink glasses. 2009, oil on canvas, 130x130 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Pink glasses. 2009, oil on canvas, 130x130 cm Large size fantasy painting with man in glasses, he stands in the water and see the tail of a big fish. Modern and bright painting Kristīne Luīze Avotiņa is a young and bright personality whose talent is appreciated not only in Latvia, but also in other parts of the world. Her deep inner experiences and feelings of the soul are not hidden from the eyes of the audience, but are openly and engagingly narrated: about relationships, man and woman, passion, emotions, about experience and connection with nature. Characters live in Kristine's compositional solutions, where figurative painting and ornament appear. When painting large-format works, she masters the entire format, composition and color of the work, as well as linear drawing. Kristīne herself emphasizes: "Relationships between nature and people - it has always been a relevant topic in my painting. The more I work on it, the more interesting it seems to me. It is infinite and unending. With paint I refresh the beauty of nature and love on the canvas and I want to show that nature and love are equal in their beauty. In my works, I always want to show that nature is beautiful and worthy of admiration - a newly blooming water lily, falling leaves from golden trees, a pink sunset sky... This could go on forever..." Education: 2009 – 2010 Studies in „Escola Massana”, Painting Department, Barcelona...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lulav and Etrog Benediction, Judaica Oil Painting, Early 20th Century
Located in Surfside, FL
Samuel Seeberger (Sieberger) was a known artist and post-card designer who lived in Paris and was active around 1900-1940. He was arrested for being a Jew when the Germans occupied Paris in the 1940s. He was brought into a concentration camp...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait in black with red lips. Oil on cardboard, 49x35 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait in black with red lips. Bilateral. Oil on cardboard, 49x35 cm Woman portrait in black colors Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

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