Skip to main content

Modern 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.

Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.

to
5
20
14
5
2
15
15
5
9
7
7
2
10
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
395
276
86
35
31
17
14
13
11
10
6
4
10
9
7
7
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
12
23
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
32
16
14
14
7
Style: Modern
Color:  Green
Land and Water - Tempera on paper - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper realized by the italian artist Contempologyc in 2021. Excellent condition.
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Green Soul 6, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
"Green Soul 6" is an abstract, modern acrylic painting on cardboard. It is painted expressively and gesturally. It is inspired by nature, it is a statement for nature, to protect nat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Green Soul 2 (Diptych), Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Green Soul 2" is an abstract, modern acrylic diptych on paper. It is painted expressively and gesturally. It is inspired by nature, it is a statement for nature, to protect nature a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Paysage I, 2013
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Gina Parr, Agbopura , Limited Edition Contemporary Abstract Landscape Photograph
Located in Deddington, GB
Gina Parr Agbopura Limited Edition Photographic Print of 10 Image Size: 54.9 x 36.6 cm This is one work Sold Unframed Agbopura – 2 of 10 Limited Edition Photograph by Gina Parr from...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, Etching

En Transparence
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Born in Byblos lebanon, in 1946, is a contemporary plastician artist franco-canadian. Artistic journey Early days (1970-1975) Paris (1976-2001) Quebec (2002 - present) China (2011-...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Sombra Sospechosa, 2017
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Julio Tejada was born in 1971 in the city of Moca in the Dominican Republic, where he received his first artistic education in the school of Fine Arts. From an early age, Julio Teja...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Do You Believe, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This abstract acrylic painting is very vibrant and expressive. I started to paint it in 2014 and finished it in 2015. So there are several layers. The main colors are yellow, green l...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Without a Map, Kennebunk, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Without a Map, Kennebunk reflects the peace and calm of living in a rural area, surrounded by trees and the shapes of the sky glimpsed between leaves. :: Painting :: Modern :: This ...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Secret Garden, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil On Canvas Inspired By Natural Elements, Life Observations, Color Theory. My Abstract Paintings Are All About Creating Excitement For The Viewer Through Concentrated Exploration....
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Untitled"
By Sidney E. Zimmerman
Located in Southampton, NY
Sidney E.Zimmerman USA (1926-2007) studied at the Brooklyn a Museum of Art after returning from Europe during WWII. In 1950, he studied with Morris Kantor and Vaclav Vytlacil at the ...
Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Koʻolau, Oahu, Hawaii', Chouinard Art School, Honolulu Academy, Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Leialoha Kanahele Iversen' for Ruth Leialoha Kanahele Iversen (Hawaiian, 1926-2011) and painted circa 1965. Previou...
Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Abstract Framed Oil Painting - Waves
Located in Bristol, GB
WAVES Size: 48.5 x 67.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A rhythmic and richly textured mid-century abstract composition, executed in oil onto canvas. Embracing the principles of...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Huge 1960s French Signed Oil - Portrait of Fashionable Woman Emerald Green Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, signed with monogram Title: Portrait of a fashionable lady in an emerald green dress. Medium: oil...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Under The Sea Series Nº 24. Úbeda. Oil fantasy underwater green landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Under The Sea Series Nº 24. Oil on paper. Fantasy underwater abstract landscape. Green color. Transparencies effect. Measurements: (H) 30 cm. / 1...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Modernist Painting, "Nordic Woods "
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 12"x12"x.75"" A...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Green Boat
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mid century modern masterwork, 'The Green Boat', by celebrated American woman artist, Elaine Badgley Arnoux. Painted in 1958 in the artists's unique style, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Located in New Orleans, LA
Colorful and exuberant, this reclining nude portrait was composed by the noted contemporary Chinese-American painter Walasse Ting. Entitled Kiss Me, Kiss Me, t...
Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Under The Sea Series Nº 25. Úbeda. Oil fantasy underwater green landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Under The Sea Series Nº 25. Oil on paper. Fantasy underwater abstract landscape. Green color. Transparencies effect. Measurements: (H) 39 cm. / 1...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Under The Sea Series Nº 1. Úbeda Oil on Paper Fantasy green and orange Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Under The Sea Series Nº 1. Oil on Paper Fantasy green, blue, orange Landscape. Dimensions: 40 x 28 cm. Author: Úbeda The sheets that make up this project evoke a dreamlike world of...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Landscape, colorful happy abstracted red flying saucers against turquoise sky
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, acrylic, gesso on wood panel. 2022. First of a series of UFOs
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Panel, Acrylic

Fish by Willy Suter - Oil on cardboard 33x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas mounted on cardboard
Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hilly Landscape - Acrylic on Paper by G.-I. Darbois-Gaudin - 1970s
By Germaine-Irene Darbois-Gaudin
Located in Roma, IT
Hilly Landscape is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by Germaine-Irene Darbois-Gaudin Original colored acrylic painting on paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower rig...
Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Golfer Swinging, Vintage 7 Up Ad "Get Real Action" in Green and Yellow - Golf
Located in Miami, FL
This strobe-like dynamic composition with bright and bold colors reflects the energetic taste of the 7 Up brand. It lies somewhere between abstraction and figuration. Peaks' use of b...
Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Cumulonimbus. Acrylic on canvas. Úbeda. Modern Vertical Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Cumulonimbus. Acrylic / canvas 150 x 50 cm Vertical landscape where the Velazquez inspired sky stands out, with gray and bluish tones. Its format ...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Fall Fields
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first st...
Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Hoja Curiosa, 2017
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Julio Tejada was born in 1971 in the city of Moca in the Dominican Republic, where he received his first artistic education in the school of Fine Arts. From an early age, Julio Teja...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Obice en la Traversia, 2016
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Julio Tejada was born in 1971 in the city of Moca in the Dominican Republic, where he received his first artistic education in the school of Fine Arts. From an early age, Julio Teja...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Constructions #11", Dierking Lumber Co Shed Vintage Mixed Media Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork depicts a view of a shed labelled "Dierking Lumber Co". This piece was created with a mixed technique of acrylic painting on photograms on rice paper mounted on a wood ...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Rice Paper

Lotus Number Fifteen: Photo-realist Still Life Painting of Green Leaves
Located in Hudson, NY
Horizontal photo-realist still life painting on canvas of green lotus leaves on a light grey background 'Lotus Number Fifteen' by Frank Depietro, made i...
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fred Astaire and Diana Vreeland, Vanity Fair Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Airbrush Illustration on paper Signed Risko lower right Blindstamp Upper Right Published: Vanity Fair Magazine Unframed
Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Walking Nude
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

IV - Fiamma's Fantasy
By Anthony Panzera
Located in Edgartown, MA
Anthony Panzera is a member of The National Academy and the Society of Mural Painters. He teaches at Hunter College in New York City, where he has been a member of the Fine Art faculty since 1968. He was also an artist-in-residence for the Michigan State...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Kirtan, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas, Red, Yellow, Green Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Pyne - Singing - 42 x 36 inches (unframed size) Oil & Acrylic on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. Style : After graduating from the Government College...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Fred Astaire and Diana Vreeland, Vanity Fair Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Airbrush Illustration on paper Signed Risko lower right Blindstamp Upper Right Published: Vanity Fair Magazine Unframed
Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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.

Recently Viewed

View All