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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
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The Wedding of Rebecca and Isaac - Oil Painting by E. Savini - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Wedding of Rebecca and Isaac is an oil painting realized by Enrico Savini (1832-1869), in the mid-19th Century. Artist's name on the bottom plate. ...
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19th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Modernist Vibrant Provence Landscape With Orange Roof Houses, signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier, was born in the Seine-Maritime region of France an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Interior Scene Animals Figures Rare Cityscape Oil Painting 1963
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic MidCentury interior scene painted in 1963 and signed illegibly. This work comes in a contemporary wood frame.
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"NEW HORIZON" LARGE MID CENTURY MODERN ABSTRACT
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 51 x 35 Frame Size: 59 x 43 Medium: Oil Dated 1970 "New Horizon" Biography Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Michael Frary was born in...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Oil

"Pueblo Indians, Taos, New Mexico, " Georgia Klitgaard, Southwest Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard Pueblo Indians, Taos, New Mexico Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Georgina Berrian was born in Spuyten Duyvil, New York in 1893. She was educated a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Bay Shanties, San Francisco', Marin, WPA, Mid-century California oil, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Oil landscape showing a view of several age-worn buildings near waters edge, with two sailboats making their way past, and gold and lavender hued hills in the background. Signed low...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Little Sister - Acryl on canvas - Mixed technique - Handsigned Cert. of auth.
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Acrylic paint on canvas Mixed technique Hand signed Certificate of authenticity Visual artist Suzanne Visser, was born on March 23, 1972 in Oostburg. After completing her studies at...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

French Modernist, Beautiful Summer Red Admiral Butterfly
Located in Harkstead, GB
An incredibly striking image of a Red Admiral butterfly set against a background of petals. Painted with great energy and with a most appealing texture to the paint surface. Looks re...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Landscape, Surrealist Gouache Painting by Yohanan Simon 1962
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yohanan Simon (1905-1976) Title: Landscape Medium: Gouache on paper laid to card Date: 1962 Signature: Signed and dated in Hebrew Paper Size: 16.75 x 21 inches Frame Size: 24...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Gouache, Laid Paper

Sitzende Frau
By Fritz Schmidt
Located in Wien, 9
signed on the lower left The painting can be categorised in the tradition of New Objectivity. The picture shows a real scene, the woman depicted stares into space with a serious and...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Young Girl with Pink Scarf - Original Oil Painting, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962) Young Girl with Pink Scarf Original oil painting on panel Signed bottom right On panel 40 x 33 cm (c. 16 x 13 inch) Presented in nice vintage wood...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

'Sheila Antoine with Afro', Sir John Cass, Otis Art Institute, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left with monogram, 'P.T.' for Pearl Took (American, 1928-2012); additionally signed verso, dated 1977 and titled 'Sheila Antoine'. Born in England, Pearl Took first st...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Women with Flowers', Early Los Altos California Modernist, Floral Still Life
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, on stretcher bar, 'Janice Haefner' (American, 1919-2002) and painted circa 1960. A substantial mid-century, Expressionist figural abstraction showing two women seated ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Geneva countryside
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil work on canvas without frame
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

"City Harbor" Mid Century Modern Oakland Seascape in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
"City Harbor" Mid Century Modern Oakland Nautical Seascape in Oil on Linen Vibrant seascape by California artist Carol Sideman (American, b. 1925). Seve...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Catskill Mountains" Georgina Klitgaard, Country Landscape Modernist Hills
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard Catskill Mountains Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Georgina Klitgaard’s art has sometimes gotten lost in the critical propensity to assign artist...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Salute, Venice
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Penthouse Ascension in Pink
Located in Cleveland, OH
This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

The Future
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Fidan Kim (1997-present) It is with great pride that we present the original art of Azerbaijan/American artist Fidan Kim. Ms. Kim is a classically trained painter whose paintings evoke the surreal nature of life as seen through the feminine perspective. Fidan's paintings have been extensively exhibited and sold internationally including exhibitions in Shanghai, Paris and New York, Ms. Kim is now residing and painting in the United States. We are proud to announce that Fidan Kim has been invited to exhibit her paintings at the Biennale Arte 2022 in Venice, Italy. "The Future...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper Slit c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18", Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

Industrial Landscape - Huge Mid 20th Century Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Huge late 1950's oil on canvas depicting a figure in an industrial landscape by Peter Freeth RA. The work comes with wonderful provenance, having originally been sold at the prestigi...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1940s Tromp L'oeil Still Life Rose and Amaranth in Alcove
Located in Soquel, CA
1940s Tromp L'oeil Still Life Rose and Amaranth in Alcove Wonderful rose and amaranth still life in an alcove by Riverda Kapunas (American/Greek, 20t...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Modern Orange, Brown, Yellow, and Black Geometric Abstract Pattern Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern orange, brown, yellow, and black geometric abstract composition by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin. Dimensions Without Frame: H 35.5 in. x W 33.5 in. Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School. John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950. In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory. In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Royal bridge, Paris by Pierre Desaules - Watercolor on paper 29x44 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 51,5 x 66 x 4 cm
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Cuban Art Abstract Oil Painting Latin American Ramon Carulla Surrealist Folk Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Ramon Antonio Carulla (Cuban, born 1936). Oil paintings on paper. Titled "When Dreams Become Reality" Artist signature lower right. Title on verso. Retains original Joy Moos Gallery label. Sheet measures measures approximately 14 in. x 22 in. (paper). Framed 20.5 X 28.5 This painting is a mixed media with oil paint, on paper It is hand signed recto and signed and titled verso. An abstract naive, folk art, work depicting depicts colorful imaginative surrealist figures with a carousel horse. This reminds me of a Latin American Niki de Saint Phalle. Dreamlike imagery. Ramon Carulla, born in Havana, Cuba in 1936 moved to the United States in 1967. He has exhibited widely throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. He has participated in personal and group exhibitions in Canada, Venezuela, Mexico and Spain and throughout the USA. Select Gallery Exhibitions: Lowe Art Museum (Coral Gables, Florida), The Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal, Canada), The International Monetary Fund (Washington, D.C.) The Art Expo (New York City). Select Awards: First Prize at the VI Graphic Biennial of Latin America (1983; San Juan, Puerto Rico), the Silvia Daro Dawidowicz Award for Painting (1980; Metropolitan Museum) the Samuel Golan Award (1982, Fine Art Auction Exhibition; CH 2, Miami, Florida). the Cintas Fellowship (Institute of International Education; United Nations, New York) SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS 2005 Sonnet Gallery (Sarasota, Florida) 2000 Ramon Carulla: People and Places - Corbino Galleries, 1998 The Dreamers - Cuban Collection Fine Art (Coral Gables, Florida) 1997 The Immigrant Series – Metro-Dade Cultural Resource Center (Miami, Florida) 1996-96 Ramon Carulla: Works on Paper – PJorn (Hamburg, Germany) 1994 Ramon Carulla: New Paintings, Plates & Boxes – The Barbara Scott Gallery Rostros para recordar – Galería Traz (Mexico City, Mexico) 1993 Ramon Carulla, Exhibición Personal – Contemporary Art Museum (Panama) 1992 Ramon Carulla: Recent Work - The Barbara Scott Gallery (Bay Harbor, Florida) 1991 Cabinet Room – The Capitol (Tallahassee, Florida) 1988 Sofa & Hostage Series – Jay Moos Gallery 1987 20 Years After – Bacardi Art Gallery (Miami, Florida) 1985 Malcom Brown Gallery – (Cleveland, Ohio) Mask Series...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Women - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Signature on the lower margin. Provenance Galleria Pesaro, Milan...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Red Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chris Liberti is a favorite with collectors here and abroad. Gesture, color, and surface enliven the new harmonies and patterns Liberti creates as he wor...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

1974 Vintage Mid-Century Interior Scene Cat Oil Painting - The Curious Encounter
Located in Bristol, GB
THE CURIOUS ENCOUNTER Size: 53.5 x 67 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A striking and lively composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1974. The canvas bursts with energ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Composition - Oil Paint by Maria Merita - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a modern artwork realized by Maria Merita. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

"Zuen, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
"Zuen" by Stanley Bate is a Modern abstract painting made in 1951, featuring geometric shapes, line work, and light blue shapes complemented by pops of muted yellow, red, deep eggpla...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Resilient Stare - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Samson Olatubos...
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19th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

French Modernist Oil Provencal Mas Bright Color Fields Original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier, was born in the Seine-Maritime region of France an...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Brittany : The Red Roofs - Original Oil on canvas, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Henri d'Anty Brittany : The Red Roofs Original oil on canvas Handsigned bottom left On canvas 60 x 73 cm (c. 24 x 29 inch) Excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Blue Green Mid Century Modern Artwork Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Mid Century Modern Artwork Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas, Blue Green ORL-6848 Vibrant Colorful Abstract-0-22-6 State-of-the-art HAND EMBELLISHED ∽ MUSEUM QUALITY ∽ DISPLAY READY...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée

"Picos, " 1970s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
"Picos" is an abstract painting created in 1971 by Modernist artist, Stanley Bate. The piece features an earthy, muted palette, giving it a serene feeling with deep grey, muted brown...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Still Life Oriental Vases & Objects, signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed Title: Oriental Vases in Still Life interior scene Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed. framed: 32.5 x 27....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

The little house by I. Ch. Goetz - Oil on canvas 37x45 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American School Museum Interior "Studying Anatomy" Humorous Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school museum interior oil painting by Nathaniel E. Reich. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size, 32L x 24H. Housed in a period wood frame.
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Charming ca. 1950s Representation of a Paris Street Scene by Artist Marcel Godin
Located in Chicago, IL
Bring the Ooh-la la to your home! A charming 1950s representation of a Paris Street scene by artist Marcel Godin. Artwork size: 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". Framed size: 25" x 29". Frame...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rose bouquet and cane with silver knob
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 56 x 49.5 x 3 cm
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Street Scene Vintage Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist cityscape painting. Oil on canvas, wrapped to board. No signature found.
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Still Life with Bottles" Modern Warm Toned Cubist Style Abstract Tableau
Located in Houston, TX
Modern warm toned Cubist style still life painting by Texas artist David Adickes. The work features a collection of bottles and fruit displayed on a pedestal against a deep maroon ba...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting - Quiet Day on the Farm
Located in Bristol, GB
QUIET DAYS ON THE FARM Size: 63 x 88 cm (including frame) Oil on board A wonderfully textured and tranquil mid-century landscape composition, executed in oil onto boar. The painti...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Modern Portrait of Young Girl "Cathy" Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern portrait of young girl named Cathy Gutman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), 1982. Signed and dated lower left corner and on verso Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work from the estate of Larry Miller fine Art Unframed. Canvas size: 18"H x 16"W. Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez. She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982. Solo Exhibitions: Berkeley Marina, 1974; Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979 Group Exhibitions: Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One; Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978; San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978; Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971; Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973; Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974; Alameda Art Association, 1978; El Cerrito...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Spring Thaw, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
"Spring Thaw" by Modernist painter, Stanley Bate is a textured and energetic abstract painting, created in the early 1960s. Bate, who was inspired by his Abstract Expressionist peers...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jewish American Modernist Orchestra QUARTET New York oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
This is for an original Oil Painting by the famous New York Jewish Artist Tully Filmus Painting Depicts a orchestral Quartet of men beautifully painted and Amazing Good Condition ...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Panoramic Painting of the Harvest by Leonard Creo
Located in New York, NY
Leonard Creo (American, 1923-2019) Untitled, c. 1960s Oil on canvas 29 x 48 in. Framed: 30 1/8 x 49 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Creo Creo was bor...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The twenty-six by Paul Mathey - Watercolor 36x48 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Paul Albert Mathey is the son of Charles and Elisa Beaujon. Orphaned at 14, he was taken in by an uncle and spent his childhood in New York. In 1931, he married Claire-Lise Monnier, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Pastel, Watercolor

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting, Portrait with Auburn Hair
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

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Oil

Blue Interior Still Life with Fruit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Marika Eversfield (Hungarian 1914-2014) Marika Eversfield was born in 1914 in Gyòr near Budapest. She studied at the art school in Vienna and moved to London with he...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil

"Untitled, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This untitled artwork by Stanley Bate was created circa 1960. It is a Modern abstract oil painting on canvas, featuring an earthy palette of sandy brown and umber, light blue, muted ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Horse Carousel Animal Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really impressive early American modernist painting. Oil on board. Framed.
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF FACE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) watercolour on artist paper double sided painting: 12.5 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original p...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

"Setting Off" - Nautical Scene in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Setting Off" - Nautical Scene in Oil on Masonite Original impressionist seascape with sailboat by Richard M. Bacon a New England artist (American, 20th Century). At the end of a do...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Blue Background)
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Blue Background) Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The woman has ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board

"Untitled #296 (Modern), " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern painting by Abstract Expressionist painter Stanley Bate features a textured aesthetic and a deep, colorful palette. Deep blue and red is contrasted by a brighter accents ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Modernist Town Scene Painting by Pennsylvania artist Joseph M. Plavcan
Located in Baltimore, MD
This colorful late spring scene is most likely around Erie, Pennsylvania. Artist and teacher Joseph M. Plavcan generally painted around the area in which he lived for over 50 years. Joseph Michael Plavcan was born near Pittsburg, in Braddock. He attended the Pennsylvania Academy in 1926, studying with renowned New Hope artist Daniel Garber. Through a scholarship, he went to Europe to study. He returned to Erie in 1932 and became an art instructor, teaching for the next 38 years. Plavcan went far beyond teaching trade school requirements and instilled a true sense of sophisticated artistry in his students. During his artistic career, he exhibited often in Philadelphia, Washington, New York and Chicago. This painting, oil on canvas, demonstrates Plavcan’s style, utilizing figurative abstraction with a modernist color palette. The paint is not over applied and areas are treated with smooth broad brush strokes. The hint of late blooming leaves are dashes of paint applied in a fast yet confident manner. Plavcan’s sense of light, demonstrated in the distant church tower is spot on. While not signed, there are two official estate stamps on the reverse that attest to the authenticity of Plavcan’s work. The piece measures 16” x 20” and appears to be canvas applied to a back board. This was likely done by the former retailer, Hudson House Galleries in Hagerstown, Maryland. That shop was a fine regional art gallery and antiques shop for decades until its closure about five years ago. The painting is nicely framed in a modernist gold wood frame with a subtle pink liner. The overall framed dimensions are about 20” x 24”. The painting is in very good condition, bright and crisp. There is a very minor vertical crease above the peak of the house that is truly barely noticeable from any distance. Other than that, all is fine with the work and its frame. This strong, colorful work by Joseph Plavcan...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Abstract Tree Scene
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 P...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

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.

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