Modern Portrait 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
A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cheerful, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman with Blonde Hair by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, oil on Masonite (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Signed Anthony Triano Dancer Painting
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Triano (American, 1928-1997)
Untitled, 20th Century
Oil on canvas
14 1/8 x 18 in.
Framed: 17 3/8 x 21 3/8 in.
Signed lower right: Triano
Proven...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girls with Ribbons in the Hairs - Original Handsigned Oil on Canvas #FRAMED
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Baptiste VALADIE (French, 1933)
Girls with Ribbons in the Hairs, 1975
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Countersigned, titled and dated on the back
On canvas 35 x 24 cm (c. 14 x ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grand Prix Racer
Located in London, GB
'Grand Prix Racer', French School, oil on board (circa 1960s). The 'good ole' days' of Formula One racing are depicted in this thrilling mid-century...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$404 Sale Price
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Earring Portrait of Ludmilla Barta
Located in Genève, GE
This captivating portrait shows a woman in profile, captured with timeless elegance. The deep red background accentuates the figure, highlighting her fair complexion and refined fea...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Smiling Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Smiling Woman', pastel and crayon on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1970s). Is this a modern version of da Vinci's Mona Lisa? The simi...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
$943 Sale Price
50% Off
Before the Leap - 21st Century, Contemporary Portrait, Figurative, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (issued by The Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Modernist Polished Brass Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French polished brass frame is perfect for paintings, drawings, lithographs, mirrors, or any creative decoration. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1940. T...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
traveling musicians oil on board painting modernism art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Oil measures 70x50 cm.
Frame measures 83x63 cm.
Painter of landscapes and figures, in whose characterization he deepens psychologically capturing the character, Albert
Roca has won...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
$1,326 Sale Price
25% Off
Rabbi, Judaica, Mixed Media
By Moshe Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Katz (Romanian Israeli), 1937- an Israeli citizen, studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, as well as at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He received second pr...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Posed Lady Sat In Large Arm Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Posed Lady
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting size: 39 inches (height) x 32...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's French Modernist Portrait of Woman by the Window Textured Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman by the Window
French, mid 20th century
signed L. Bernard
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 16 x 13 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Seated Woman
Located in London, GB
'Seated Woman', oil on board, by François Diana (circa 1970s). This work of sumptuous colour and sensuous subject matter elicits an immediate response. ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$613 Sale Price
30% Off
The Whispers Had Changed - Figurative Portrait Watercolor Graphite Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Classic 1950s Husband and Wife and Gagged Parrot, Esquire Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Works by this female artist are scarce and rarely come to market.
Juliette Kida Renault (as JKR) Esquire Magazine Illustration Original Art (Hearst, ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Huge French Modernist Oil Nude Lovers in Landscape
By Michele Salmon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lovers
by Michele Salmon (French b.1946)
signed lower front and verso
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 39 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, France
Beautiful ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$4,246 Sale Price
30% Off
Charlotte
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anthony Palliser was born in 1949 of an English father and a Belgian mother. He studied at Downside school and graduated from New College Oxford. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$29,900
Large 1920's French Nabis School Oil Painting The Annunciation Mary & Angel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Annunciation
French Nabis School, early 20th century
circle of Maurice Denis (1870–1943)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 34 x 27.5 inches
canvas: 32 x 25 inches
Provenance: privat...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,061 Sale Price
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c. 1920s German Portrait Signed B. Zickler
Located in New York, NY
B. Zickler
Msrienbad (Marienbad?), c. 1920s
Oil on wood panel
13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.
Framed: 17 x 14 x 1 in.
This painting was likely executed by a German artist, who is only known to ...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Karma - 2st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Dress, Women Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issue by The Gall...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Les Pierrots by André Braunecker - Oil on paper 50x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil paint on paper with glass and frame.
Signed and certified by the artist.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$680 Sale Price
54% Off
Portrait #13 and #3, Diptych. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Mother And Child 20TH Century Framed Bold Accomplished Stand Out Modern Artwork
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Unknown School.
Second half of the mid-20th Century.
Charcoal, Oil Paint & Spray Paint On Plywood Panel.
Signed Indistinctly.
Image size 26.8 inches x 21.7 inches ( 68cm x 55cm )....
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Charcoal, Oil, Spray Paint
"Tommy"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Ben...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, intimate Mid-Century studio portrait of a young...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
Abram Tromka was born May 1, 1896 in Poland. At the age of seven he immigrated with his family to the United States, settling in New York City. It was on the boat coming to New York ...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original painting on canvas, "Fiery George Washington" by Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a rare unique original acrylic/mixed media painting on canvas in a naïve primitivism style depicting George Washington (1732-1799) - the Founding Father of the United States....
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Watercolour Breton School Mid 20th Century Fishing Fleet
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Breton Fishing Fleet
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
signed lower right and dated
watercolour painting, with gouache and some graphite on artist's paper, unframed
measurement of framea...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
$778 Sale Price
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1960's Portrait of Parisian Lady in Pearls & Black Dress Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mrs Helene Kernel, Paris 1964"
by Jacques Falcou (French 1912-1975)
signed, titled and dated verso
oil on canvas, framed in original period French frame
framed: 30.5 x 25 inches
can...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,311 Sale Price
30% Off
Contemporary figurative painting of two women oil on canvas "You are my angel'
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern painting, titled "You Are My Angel," was created by French artist Nataya Mougenot. It is part of her series dedicated to women, where she explores the powerful bond betwe...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Exercise by John Torcapel - Ink on paper 13x17 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Elsa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Argentine painter. He was born in Buenos Aires on February 21, 1915.
He studied at the National School of Fine Arts and then, for two years, at the Argentine Institute of Graphic Art...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$5,850
Nude Man Half Length Portrait Modern British Contemporary Painting Very Large
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Male Nude (half length)
by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century)
oil painting on artist paper, unframed
board: 33 x 23 inches
condition: overall very good - some creasing to t...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rickshaw, Oil on Canvas, by Indian Modern Artist Wasim Kapoor "In Stock"
By Wasim Kapoor
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Wasim Kapoor - Rickshaw
Oil on Canvas
52 x 66 inches (unframed size)
(Rolled & Delivered)
This evocative painting by Wasim Kapoor, titled Rickshaw, captures a hauntingly poetic scen...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Boy in Blue Scarf" by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (Framed size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - EROTIC MALE NUDE PORTRAIT IN RED BOOTS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Red Boots"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
gouache paint
painting: 15.5 x 15.5 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Country House Portrait Faringdon House Oxfordshire Grade 1 Listed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Faringdon House, Oxfordshire
English School, mid 20th century
inscribed to label verso
oil on board, framed
framed: 19 x 23 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,132 Sale Price
30% Off
MODEST CUIXART mixed media cardboard painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
mixed media cardboard painting
CUIXART I TÀPIES, Modest (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007).
He cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devot...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
"The Cubist Artist" Modern Maroon and Green Toned Seated Male Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Cubist inspired portrait painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a seated male figure wearing a white jacket and maroon tie with a paint p...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Telengana Man, Charcoal on Canvas by Modern Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Thota Vaikuntam
Telengana Man
Acrylic on Canvas
9 x 12 inches, 2016
( Framed & Delivered )
This charcoal on canvas drawing by Thota Vaikuntam portrays a Telangana man, capturing the...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal
Self Portrait of the Artist Man in Hat Exhibited Paris Salon 1985, large oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Self Portrait of the Artist
by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes below
dated 1985
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 18 x 15 inches
provenanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Testament of Solidarity - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (issued by The Gal...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
'The Market Seller in Nice' French Vintage Gouache Painting
Located in London, GB
'The Market Seller in Nice', gouache on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The role of women as support to their families has been both very important and highly undervalued b...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$613 Sale Price
30% Off
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (Framed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1978 Modernist Original Swedish Abstract Figurative Portrait Oil Painting- Maris
Located in Bristol, GB
MARIS
Size: 42.5 x 33.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A enigmatic figurative oil painting that presents a striking, abstracted portrait of a lone figure, executed in oil onto c...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Water Carriers" by Armand Cacheux - Oil on Canvas - 132x100 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Armand Cacheux (1868–1965) was a Swiss painter and engraver born in Geneva. He studied at the Geneva School of Fine Arts under Barthélemy Menn and Hugues Bovy, and at the Geneva Scho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Seated at a Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern portrait of a young woman seated at a table by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Great color palette and expressive, contemp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Femme aux Souliers Noir (Woman in Black Shoes)
By Jules Pascin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intimate portrait was composed by the Bulgarian-born French Expressionist painter Jules Pascin. Known as the "Prince of Montparnasse," Pascin made a name for himself throughout ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Young Lady with Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
by Anna de Banguy (French mid 20th century)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 29 x 23 inches
painting: 23 x 17 inches
provenance: private collection, Franc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Signed Oil Portrait of Danièle Darrieux Elegant Ballroom Dancing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Anita Murphy
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: 1952
Dimensions: 23 x 17.5 inches (canvas)
Provenance: Private Collection
Condition: Very good and sound condition
Signature: Signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Krishna Playing Golden Flute, Oil on Canvas, Blue by Indian Master "In Stock"
By Wasim Kapoor
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Wasim Kapoor - Krishna Playing Golden Flute
Oil on Canvas
53 x 48 inches (unframed size)
2011 (Rolled & Delivered)
This painting by Wasim Kapoor (2011) presents a striking and poeti...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait #52, #50 and #51, Triptych. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
huge 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait Two Acrobats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Acrobats
by Myriam Goldenberg (French b. 1911) *See notes below
dated 1953, signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 47 x 33 inches
canvas: 45 x 31 inches
provenance: private collect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed French Contemporary Painting Portrait of Rosy Cheeked Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020)
framed
signed
oil painting on textured board
framed: 22 x 19 inches
board: 18 x 15 inches.
All the paintings we have for sale by this artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman a Red Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A beautifully executed studio portrait, the painting is oil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Portrait #52. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
1950's Modernist Painting Blonde Lady Holding Sun Flowers In Blue Scenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl Portrait
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 26 x 19.75 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Girl Selling Necklaces, Modern Oil on Board by Biagio Civale
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Girl Selling Necklaces, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Oil on Board, signed l.l., Size: 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm), Description: Starin...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Solace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (issued by The Gal...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Modern portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Modern portrait paintings 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 portrait paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Foote, Alkis Matheos, Robert Chapman, and Albert Decaris. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint 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 portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings 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 $1 and tops out at $800,000, while the average work sells for $2,250.