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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
Color:  Pink
Woman sitting: Hilary Hennes Miller c.1940 English Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Days Like This
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
David Sherwin Parker is an American artist who showed his artistic talent in childhood. He is known for creating classic paintings and prints with various subjects like western lands...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled, Acrylic on Canva, Red, PInk colors by Indian K.M. Adimoolam "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
K. M. Adimoolam - Untitled - 36 x 48 inches (Unframed Size) Acrylic on Canvas , 2005 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Should you want it framed and ready to hang .. please let us ...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Fifth Mesa Spirit', Cherokee, Art Students League, New York, Milan, Tucson, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Lightfoot' for Jon Lightfoot (Native American, 1939-2018) and dated 1986. Jon Lightfoot was born in Kansas City, Missouri to a Cher...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Horses', Carmel Art Association, Laguna Beach, CSFA, SWA, PAFA, CPLH, De Young
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Dooley' for Helen Bertha Dooley (American, 1907-1994); additionally signed, verso, titled 'Troika' and dated 1980. Helen Dooley was...
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Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Pink & Black Color on Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Flowers and pixel design. Sealed on the back with design studio name and number 268 We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alc...
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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Canal Town Scene Briight Colors
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 Paintings

Materials

Oil

Embarrassament - Tempera on paper - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper realized by the italian artist Contempologyc in 2022. Excellent condition.
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Tempera

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Abstract Composition on Canvas
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 studies ...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Ladies Trying to Out-Mystify Each Other, Semi Abstract Figural Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
'Two Ladies Trying to Out-Mystify Each Other', Original 1969 semi-abstract cubist style oil painting portraying two female figures with still life. Figural abstraction, oil paint on ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

#15-1984
Located in New York, NY
Signed (on stretcher): Stanley/ Twardowicz Stanley Twardowicz (1917–2008), a one-time orphan, Golden Gloves boxer, professional baseball player and auto worker, emerged from a hard...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Pianist in Concert Hall with Audience
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 studies ...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

#15-1979
Located in New York, NY
Signed (on stretcher): Twardowicz Stanley Twardowicz (1917–2008), a one-time orphan, Golden Gloves boxer, professional baseball player and auto worker, emerged from a hardscrabble u...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Systems I, 1998
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Gisela Romero was born in 1960 and was predominantly inspired creatively by the 1980s. The 1980s were an era of increasing global capitalism, political upheaval, worldwide mass media, wealth discrepancies and unique music and fashion, characterised by hip hop and electronic pop music. This had a strong impact on the generation of artists growing up during this decade. The fall of the Berlin Wall at the end of the decade signified the end of the Cold War, yet the era was also marked by the African Famine. During this time influential art movements included Neo Geo, The Pictures Generation and Neo-Expressionism, which took a particular hold in Germany, France and Italy. Artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Jörg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Majestic
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"Majestic" is an unsigned painting but comes with authenticity paperwork by the Aukon family. Larisa was an important painter who lived the last twenty years of her life in Arizona....
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Figs, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ferst's painting style is joyful, juicy, and flamboyant. He is a colorist and loves painting the scenery, particularly the sunrise and sunsets, of the southwestern US desert he calls...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Love, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylics and spray paint on stretched canvas, mixed media painting :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Read...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Cool Dog in Stars" Bright Pop Animal Painting
Located in San Antonio, TX
Susan Rene' Image Size: 16 x 20 Medium: Acrylic "Cool Dog In Stars" Biography Susan Rene is a artist that specializes in unique art and whimsical art abo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled Figurative Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Untitled red figurative abstract painting with various nude figures holding various objects by Portland, Oregon artist Brendan McKeon. The canvas is not currently framed.
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Victory 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Handmade original painting created using Acrylic paints on Canvas.Created and signed by Preethi Mathialagan. • Gallery Wrapped professional high grade Stretched Canvas • High ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Macawamio Firehouse Athens, NY (Fauvist Style Cityscape Painting on Canvas)
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern, Fauvist style landscape oil painting of Upstate New York cityscape "Macawamio Firehouse Athens, NY" painted en plein air by Dan Rupe Signed on the back in red oil paint 24 x...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dogess, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic painting of a dog in reverie- enjoying a moment of peace and well being. :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Reflects - African abstract Painting Blue Yellow Brown Green White Beige Black
Located in Sofia, BG
"Reflet" is an African abstract portrait painting by the talented Togolese artist Daté kodjo AMOUZOU. Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Collage Series VI, Mixed Media, Paper, Foil, Acrylic, Red, Pink "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Collage Series VI - 23 x 16 inches (unframed size) Collage Series, Mixed Media, Paper, Foil, Acrylic. Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Foil

Issac Mizrahi illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Issac Mizrahi fashion illustrationon Arches paper signed in ink lower right Circa 1990's Image 29.5" H x 21.25" Frame: 31.5" H x 23.75" W x 1.5" D. Th...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Rosas (and some thorns), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
- READY TO HANG - SIGNED CANVAS - BOLD STATEMENT PIECE - SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY NOTE: This Original Fine Artwork Includes a Certificate of Authenticity signed by N...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Olympic Star", Large Scale Hard Edge Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
"Olympic Star", Large Scale Hard Edge Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran Vibrant hard edge painting of a surfer "Olympic Star," a bold and bright figurative piece by Erle Loran (Ameri...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Roman Incident, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This 1960s painting by Modernist artist Stanley Bate is an energetic abstract composition with a warm red and orange palette with small pops of bright blue throughout. The painting i...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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