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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
Le Vase
Le Vase

Le Vase

By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul

Located in Mc Lean, VA

Genre Figure Contemporary Elegant Lady with Flowers Oil on canvas Excellent condition Framed in gold leaf frame

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Dacha. Contemporary Painting

The Dacha. Contemporary Painting

By Carola Richards

Located in Brecon, Powys

Early work was impressionistic and hard abstract. Carola later developed a more mature way of working in a colourful exploration of the subject. Colour was her main interest and she...

Category

1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Mid Century Modern Swedish Interior Figurative Oil Painting - Shared Moments
Mid Century Modern Swedish Interior Figurative Oil Painting - Shared Moments

Mid Century Modern Swedish Interior Figurative Oil Painting - Shared Moments

Located in Bristol, GB

SHARED MOMENTS Size: 58.5 x 67 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A beautifully atmospheric mid-century modernist oil painting depicting two figures in a quiet interior scene, execu...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Marigold" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 38x46 cm
"Marigold" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 38x46 cm

"Marigold" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 38x46 cm

By Luce Brélaz

Located in Geneva, CH

Luce Brélaz-Jacquet was a Swiss painter born in 1915. Although biographical details about her life and career remain scarce, she is recognized in Swiss art archives and known for he...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At Home
At Home

At Home

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

At Home From the Red Horse series "At Home" explores the feeling of belonging to oneself. Home becomes more than a physical place. It is an inner space where a woman can exist witho...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Twilight Trees Oil Painting, Modern Landscape, Signed, 1965, Framed
Twilight Trees Oil Painting, Modern Landscape, Signed, 1965, Framed

Twilight Trees Oil Painting, Modern Landscape, Signed, 1965, Framed

By Robert Frame

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This is a strong example of Robert Frame's mature gestural style: bold, expressive brushwork with a rich palette of deep blues, earthy browns, and bursts of yellow-green that give th...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman
A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed figurative work by the artist, depicting a young woman stylishly dressed in a black sleeveless top seated in a muted studio interior. The painting exemplifies the artist's adept and practiced skill at portraiture, and was likely completed at the artist's studio in Evanston, Illinois. Artwork size: 24 x 20 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the original painted Mid-Century frame (framed size: 27 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches). Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life of a Cup of Coffee in Acrylic on Archival Paper
Still Life of a Cup of Coffee in Acrylic on Archival Paper

Still Life of a Cup of Coffee in Acrylic on Archival Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

Still Life of an Cup of Coffee in Acrylic on Archival Paper Vibrant still life by California artist Christine Cohen (American, b. 1943). This piece is a close-up, single subject sti...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Americana Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting Signed P. Paul, Framed
Americana Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting Signed P. Paul, Framed

Americana Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting Signed P. Paul, Framed

Located in Plainview, NY

An elegant oil on canvas landscape painting featuring a lake view in a paradisiac environment. The painting is finely framed in custom giltwood frame. A wonderful addition to any liv...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pointilliste View of Istanbul - Painting by Stan Reszka - 1951
Pointilliste View of Istanbul - Painting by Stan Reszka - 1951

Pointilliste View of Istanbul - Painting by Stan Reszka - 1951

By Stan Reszka

Located in Roma, IT

Pointilliste View of Istanbul is a modern artwork realized by Stan Reszka in 1951 Oil on Canvas. Hand signed Stan Reszka. Titled, signed, dated on the reverse. Includes frame. S...

Category

1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

The Window 333 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
The Window 333 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art

The Window 333 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art

By Ricky Hunt

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

1956 Mid Century Modern Swedish Cubist Still Life Oil Painting - Sliced Lemons
1956 Mid Century Modern Swedish Cubist Still Life Oil Painting - Sliced Lemons

1956 Mid Century Modern Swedish Cubist Still Life Oil Painting - Sliced Lemons

Located in Bristol, GB

SLICED LEMONS Size: 33.5 x 42.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A cubist inspired still life composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1956. The focal point is a pair of...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Colorful Summer Terrace
Colorful Summer Terrace

Colorful Summer Terrace

Located in Zofingen, AG

Colorful summer terrace acrylic painting with flowers and striped umbrellas Acrylic Painting on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 100 × 120 × 3 cm (unframed) The artwork is titled...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Simó Busom, Catalan Mediterranean Landscape with River, Signed Mid-Century oil
Simó Busom, Catalan Mediterranean Landscape with River, Signed Mid-Century oil

Simó Busom, Catalan Mediterranean Landscape with River, Signed Mid-Century oil

By Simó Busom Grau

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

This mid-century oil on canvas by Catalan painter Simó Busom i Grau presents a vibrant Mediterranean landscape with river and house, painted in an expressive postwar Spanish style associated with the Barcelona school. Artist: Simó Busom i Grau (Barcelona, 1927–2020) Title: Mediterranean Landscape with River and House Date: Mid-20th Century (circa 1950s–1960s) Medium: Oil on canvas Canvas size: 46 x 55 cm (18.1 x 21.6 in) Framed size: 59 x 68 cm (23.2 x 26.8 in) Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Good overall condition. Stable paint layer. Frame: Decorative frame included, ready to hang Location: Sitges, Spain Style: Spanish Postwar Landscape / Mediterranean Modern A refined example of postwar Catalan landscape painting, this original oil by Simó Busom i Grau captures the Mediterranean atmosphere through confident brushwork and luminous color transitions. The composition centers around a warm yellow house set against rolling terrain and flowing water. Gestural trees structure the foreground, creating depth and movement while framing the landscape. The artist’s handling of paint is energetic yet controlled, with visible impasto and layered color planes that enhance texture and spatial presence. The palette moves between cool river blues and sunlit earth tones, reflecting the light and tonal vibration characteristic of mid-20th century Spanish painting. The result is a work that balances decorative appeal with painterly authenticity. Compact in size yet visually dynamic, it functions beautifully in residential interiors or curated collections of European mid-century art. The painting is signed and offered with decorative frame, ready to hang. Simó Busom i Grau (Barcelona, 1927–2020) was a Catalan painter trained at the Acadèmia Baixas in Barcelona. He developed a career closely linked to the city’s artistic circuit, exhibiting regularly in Barcelona and Madrid and maintaining connections with the historic Sala Parés. His work focused primarily on Mediterranean and urban landscapes, characterized by expressive brushwork, structural clarity and a luminous color palette rooted in modern Catalan tradition. Catalan landscape painting Spanish mid century oil Mediterranean river landscape Barcelona school painting Simó Busom signed oil Postwar Spanish art European mid century painting...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series III, Oil on Canvas, 1980s
Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series III, Oil on Canvas, 1980s

Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series III, Oil on Canvas, 1980s

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

Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils
Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils

Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils

Located in Woodbury, CT

Wonderful late 20th century portrait of a Bassett Hound dog. Painted in England circa 1996 the artist was capable of painting the most amazing character in this portrait. Oils on...

Category

1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Prozession

Prozession

Located in Wien, 9

Grete Copony attended various art schools in Germany, such as with Moritz Heymann in Munich and the drawing and painting school of the Association of Berlin Women Artists, and the Budapest Art...

Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Weight of Thoughts
The Weight of Thoughts

The Weight of Thoughts

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

The Weight of Thoughts from the series The Daily In this work, the figure is depicted with a jug placed on her head — simply, without dramatic gesture. The image can be seen as a vi...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Atilt

Atilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Atilt, 1982, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 48 inches, signed and dated lower right, “Alfred P. Maurice 2725 A South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616” inscribed verso, “ATILT” inscribed verso, “Maurice.018” inscribed on frame, exhibited: 1) Alfred P. Maurice Artist in the City Paintings 1979 - 1997, Archer Gallery of Clark College, Vancouver, WA, April 8 – April 30, 1997, #11, and 2) An Artful Life: Celebrating the Life of Creator, Teacher, and Collector Alfred Maurice...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Boy in Wonderland 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men
Boy in Wonderland 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men

Boy in Wonderland 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men

By Samson Olatubosun

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...

Category

19th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

Vintage American Modernist New Orleans Street Scene Signed & Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist New Orleans Street Scene Signed & Framed Oil Painting

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...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition
Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition

Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition by European School (late 20th century, dated 1990) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 23.5 x 29 inches Inscribed verso Pr...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life Watermelon Monstera
Still Life Watermelon Monstera

Still Life Watermelon Monstera

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll Acrylic on canvas Size: 80 x 100 x 2 cm Style: Modern interpretation of Fauvist techniques Professional-grade acrylics on canvas Signed by the artist with certificat...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Shower at Head of Valley, Colorado Western Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
Shower at Head of Valley, Colorado Western Landscape, Cleveland School Artist

Shower at Head of Valley, Colorado Western Landscape, Cleveland School Artist

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

Shower at Head of Valley, c. 1950 Watercolor on paper Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters". In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art...

Category

1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Twilight Path
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Twilight Path

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Twilight Path

Located in Bristol, GB

TWILIGHT PATH Size: 65.5 x 76.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An atmospheric mid-century landscape that captures a hushed forest scene at nightfall, where fading light settles ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Montserrat with Gothic Arch" Mid Century Modern Landscape in Oil on Canvas
"Montserrat with Gothic Arch" Mid Century Modern Landscape in Oil on Canvas

"Montserrat with Gothic Arch" Mid Century Modern Landscape in Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

"Montserrat with Gothic Arch" Mid Century Modern Landscape in Oil on Canvas Stylized landscape with heavy impasto by William Morehouse (American, 1929-1993). This bold landscape features a fortified structure set against a large, simplified mountain form. Broad, gestural brushwork and strong outlines define the architecture and terrain. Color is used structurally, with earthy tones contrasted against a flat green sky. Signed, dated, and titled on verso. Initialed and dated lower right. Dedication on verso from when the painting was given as a gift. Presented in a period appropriate slat frame. Frame size: 49.5"H x 37.5"W Canvas size: 48"H x 36"W Post War California artist, William Paul Morehouse...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Still Life in the Manner of Renoir, Signed Alberti
Still Life in the Manner of Renoir, Signed Alberti

Still Life in the Manner of Renoir, Signed Alberti

Located in New York, NY

Untitled (Kitchen Still Life), 20th century Oil on canvas 11 1/8 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 17 x 21 1/2 x 1 in. Signed lower right: Alberti

Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Abstract #3”
“Abstract #3”

“Abstract #3”

By Martin Rosenthal

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil paint on heavy archival paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower left by the artist and dated 1964. Condition is very...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935) Indian Folklore Watercolor
“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935) Indian Folklore Watercolor

“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935) Indian Folklore Watercolor

By Sakti Burman

Located in Yardley, PA

“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935). A wonderful example of Burman’s distinctive fusion of Indian folkloric imagery with European surrealist and fantastical sensibil...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

American School Cubist Abstract Landscape Framed Modernist Oil Painting
American School Cubist Abstract Landscape Framed Modernist Oil Painting

American School Cubist Abstract Landscape Framed Modernist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed. Measuring: 27 by 32 inches overall, and 22 by 26 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to ...

Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Back Streets of Paris Signed French Modernist Oil Painting 20th Century
Back Streets of Paris Signed French Modernist Oil Painting 20th Century

Back Streets of Paris Signed French Modernist Oil Painting 20th Century

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 14 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Tropical Beachscape Painting by John Kiraly
Vintage Tropical Beachscape Painting by John Kiraly

Vintage Tropical Beachscape Painting by John Kiraly

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Striking tropical acrylic painting on canvas of a beach with palm trees, flowers, sand and sky sprayed with sunlight and shade, executed in a bold modern technique. Signed John Kiral...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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