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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
"Morris’s lover 2" Original nude oil painting on wood .Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a masterful blend of human form and intricate botanical patterns, creating a striking visual contrast. Dominating the piece, a reclining female nude is rendered...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

1960's British Modernist Painting Crayon Sketch Two Long Horned Cattle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Long Horn Cattle by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawing on brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overall size: 8.5 x 12.5 inches drawing: 4 x 4.5 inches...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon

Couple Strolling Along The Village Path British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Couple Strolling by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed size: 6.25 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Iri...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Colourful and Bright Chateau Valley Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Pencil

Circus Colourful Scene Sketches British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circus Scenes by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) signed oil crayon drawings on artist paper, unframed overallsize : 12.5 x 9 inches drawing sizes: 4 x 4.5 inches provenance: private c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon

1960's British Modernist Oil Painting Sludgy Green Moody Atmospheric Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Atmospheric Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 11 x 15 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Bright and Colourful Valley Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a Female Deep In Thought British Modernist Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pencil sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pencil

The Window 333 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seated Nude Woman by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 11 x 7.5 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a private collect...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Window 338 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
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 Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Quiet Village Churchyard at Dusk British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Church Courtyard by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed size: 5 x 7.25 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irina...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Drop of Tenderness
Located in Zofingen, AG
The Drop of Tenderness (from the “Becoming” series) In this work, the artist continues to explore the inner states that shape a person from within. The figure holding a lily embod...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Echoes of the Atelier XII
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XII, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agei...
Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Echoes of the Atelier X
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier X, acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Mid Century Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches image alone. Handsomely framed in w...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Horse In The River Valley Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Charlotte
Located in Zofingen, AG
Charlotte (from the “Becoming” series) In this work, the artist continues to explore themes of inner growth, presence, and the search for her own voice. The figure remains central —...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fields and Foothills Landscape Painting, Signed, 1948
Located in Soquel, CA
Fields and Foothills Landscape Painting, Signed, 1948 Lovely landscape by Tarmo Pasto (American, 1906-1986). The viewer stands at the top of a hill, looking down into a valley with ...
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Farm in Berlin Heights, Ohio, Vibrant Field Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle (1885-1979) Farm in Berlin Heights, c. 1930 Oil on masonite Signed lower right 22 x 30 inches 27.75 x 36 inches, framed A versatile painter who worked in a v...
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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, 1930s portrait painting of a young woman by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrait of a young female model, most likely h...
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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Royal Albert Hall - Mid 20th Century Modern British London Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very quirky mid 20th century Modern British oil on canvas depicting the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, London. Very nice quality and condition work. Artist: British School, mid ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mother and child, Signed painting on paper (unique), Hammer Galleries, Framed
By Gloria Vanderbilt
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Vanderbilt Untitled mother and child painting Gouache on paper Signed by the artist on the front Frame included A poignant painting of a mother and child from the 1960s. Whi...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Permanent Marker

New York City Skyline, Mid Century Oil on Canvas by Nobel Laureate
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid century French oil on canvas view of the New York City skyline by André Lwoff a noted Nobel prize winning chemist and later artist. The painting is signed bottom right and presen...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 19inches overall. Handsomely framed in...
Category

1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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 Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Figural Fauvist Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 37 inches overall. Handsomely framed ...
Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Silos/Iowa Yellow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: 1) Forum Gallery, New York, NY (label verso), unkn...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tree Woodland In Circular Meadow British Modernist Pastel and Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel and pencil sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotsw...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Pencil

She is in Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
She is in Love is the first work in the Red Horse series, which explores sexual energy as an inner force and a space of feminine presence.The central figure is a woman in a state of ...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Houses Beyond the Garden Wall In Evening Light British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Houses Beyond the Garden by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on board, unframed size: 5.25 x 8 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irin...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stormig natt (Stormy Night) (1978)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bruno Wiklund (1937-2011) Sweden Stormig natt (Stormy Night) (1978) medium: pastel signed and dated unframed 52 × 41.5 cm (approx. 20.5 × 16.3 in) framed 59 × 48 cm (approx. 23.2 ×...
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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel

A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, Modern 1930s portrait painting of a young woman in a black sweater by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A skilled and expressive portrait of a you...
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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Modernist Pomegranate and Poinsettia Still Life
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American still life painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 30 by 36 inches overall and 24 by 30 inches painting alone. Framed. Excellent condition, ready to h...
Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Giltwood Framed Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 9 by 7 inches overall. Handsomely framed in a giltw...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

1930s Mexican City Scene by Famed Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, Guaymas, Mexico
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet street in the historic, picturesque city of Gua...
Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Echoes of the Atelier IV
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier IV, 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...
Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, 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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Colourful Large Female Nude, Femme Nue Allongée
Located in Cotignac, FR
Colourful, large oil on canvas female nude by Isabelle Pardoe. The painting is not signed but came directly from the atelier of the artist. Isabell Pardoe trained at the Slade scho...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Free to Be Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
Free to Be Myself (part of the “Red Horse” series) This work explores a state of quiet inner freedom — the moment when a woman no longer shapes herself for the outside world, but r...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Portrait of a Boy with Teddy Bear oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Bernard Leemker (Groningen, 1899 – 1990) Title: Portrait of a Boy with Teddy Bear Date: 1984 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 55 × 45 cm — 21.7 × 17.7 in Support / Mounti...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figures Stood In Hay bail Corn Field British Modernist Pastel and Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel and pencil sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotsw...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Pencil

Green Forest Trees In Valleys Landscape British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Green Valleys by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper , unframed painting: 5.25 x 8 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irin...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yellow Flowers in Yellow in a Terracotta Pot British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow Flowers by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed size: 6.5 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irina Ha...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

John Roy Eldershaw (1892-1973) Australian watercolour NEW SOUTH WALES TAZMANIA
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: John Roy Eldershaw (1892-1973) Australian TITLE: "Cattle At A Watering Hole NSW" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: watercolour on paper SIZE: 68cm x 58cm incl frame CONDITION: ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

“Fishermen” by C. Stoitzner - Oil on Canvas - 37.5x58cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Arwork sold with frame (81.5 x 60.5 x 7.5 cm) Konstantin Stoitzner (1863–1933) was an Austrian painter renowned for his landscapes, genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes. Born ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"White Roses in Vase" Mid-Century Abstract Floral Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Gian Luigi Campanile
Located in New York, NY
This piece has a strong presence with bold brushwork and heavy use of paint. A classic Mid-20th Century Modern piece on canvas depicting a floral still life with a white roses arrang...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bell Tower and Buildings In Blue Sky Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Pastel, Pencil

'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', oil on board, German School (circa 1980s). Two nude figures portrayed in the abstract posture differently. Both are curvaceous and Rubenesque. Re...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage American Modernist New Orleans Street Scene Signed & Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist New Orleans street scene oil painting by Charles Whitfield Richards (1906 - 1992). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collecti...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Evening on the Strand, London (Iconic, Cityscape, Glow, ~26% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Samir Farah Evening on the Strand, London (Iconic, Cityscape, Glow) Acrylic on Stretched Canvas Year: 2025 Size: 11.81 x 15.74 x 0.78 inches (30 x 40 x 2 cm) Signed lower right COA p...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Portrait of a Woman Reclining in a Purple Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
At first glance, we focus on the chiseled features of the woman reclining languorously in an enveloping purple wing chair. There are refinements here. A silken fringed shawl. Delicat...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sicilian Farmhouse
Located in London, GB
'Sicilian Farmhouse', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). A dedicated lover of Mediterranean countries and their varied landscapes, this charming and diminutive work by the ...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Constantly moving between the two- and three-dimensional worlds, Canova's painting reveals a profound preoccupation with space and time, themes that remain central to his work despit...
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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet, picturesque view of the rooftops and cathedral...
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

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Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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 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, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Bernard Labbe, Christel Haag, Sunil Das, and Antonio Feltrinelli. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.