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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
The arrival of the train by Vincenzo Laricchia - Oil on canvas 40x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wooden frame 59,5 x 69,5 x 4 cm
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

French Gouache Portrait Study of Three Navajo and Kumeyaay Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Portrait Study of Three Navajo and Kumeyaay Figures by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

"Untitled #17 (Samurai), " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint and 3-dimensional wooden shapes on canvas. The warm metal grey paint is highly textured, while the ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Wood

Signed 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Naked Woman on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sur la Plage French Modernist artist, 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed inscribed verso framed: 20.5 x 26.5 inches canvas : 20 x 26 inches provenance: private c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Wiggle Room 16-1 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Cool Tone Gradient 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

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Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

1940's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Nude Lady with Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Lady French Modernist, dated 1940 indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 14 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Les Quais de la Seine with Notre Dame, Paris.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Les Quais de la Seine with Notre Dame, Paris" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Guy Buffet, 1943-2023. It is signed at the lower right c...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Floraler Aufwind, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Flowers, blossoms, nature in general can always give us strength and uplift. "Floraler Aufwind (Floral Updraft)" is a colorful painting on paper. It's full of movement and dynamis...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Fish by Willy Suter - Oil on cardboard 33x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas mounted on cardboard
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Oil

An Vibrant, Expressive Mid-Century Floral Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Expressive Mid-Century Floral Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen. Artwork size: 15” x 10"; Framed size: 19 1/2” x 14 1/2”. Signed Pen, lower right. Provenance: Esta...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

(Donald) Trump - original painting
By Lou Ros
Located in London, GB
Portrait of contraversial former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump by renowned artist Lou Ros Acrylic on canvas signed, dated and titled on reverse by the art...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Antique American School Post Impressionist Modern Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist portrait painting. Housed in a period frame. Measuring 29 by 33 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone.
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING Tropical Girl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl in Tropical Landscape by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) watercolour on artist paper painting: 15.75 x 11.75 inches condition: sound condition provenance: private collection, So...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Fuego 8 - Modern Resin Blue Striped Minimalist 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Lighthouse
Located in Sheffield, MA
Yolande Ardissone French, b. 1927 The Lighthouse Oil on canvas 19 ¼ by 25 ⅛ in, w/ frame 28 ⅛ by 34 in Signed lower right Yolande Ardissone was born in Normandy in 1927, of an Ital...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Original Landscape Oil Painting - Village Pathway
Located in Bristol, GB
VILLAGE PATHWAY Size: 71 x 49.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking mid-century modernist painting that captures a female figure walking along a village pathway, gracefully...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Near Jussy, Switzerland" by Morini Zolfanelli - Oil on wood 46x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 54x72 cm Signed Morini Zolfanelli, Swiss artist unknown from the gallery Dated 1993
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Oil

A Beautiful Modern Figure Painting, Two Bathers in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful Modern figure painting of two bathers in a boathouse by noted Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted at the Ox-Bow School of Saugatuck, Michigan ...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Mine-original realism wildlife sculpture-oil painting-Artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Henk Jan Sanderman's "Mine:" is a captivating blend of sculptur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Bronze

"Coney Island" Brooklyn NYC Amusement Park Mid-century American Scene WPA Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Coney Island" Brooklyn NYC Amusement Park Mid-century American Scene WPA Modern Ludwig Bemelmans (1898 – 1962), “Coney Island" 35 x 27 inches Oil on board Signed lower right Origi...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

"The Gate Keeper", Bay Area Figurative Abstract
By John Hoft
Located in Soquel, CA
A highly abstracted figure emerges in fluid, elegant brush strokes, reminiscent of the works of Francis Bacon, in this striking abstract painting by Bay...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Eros 2 - Oil Paint by Mino Meno - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on plywood realized in 1980s. Titled and signed on rear. Very good condition.
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on board, realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s. Good condition.
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil

A Distinctive Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Man with Red Necktie, Joe Muldoon
Located in Chicago, IL
A distinctive Mid-Century Modern portrait of a man with red necktie by noted Chicago painter, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Chapin's estate records list the sitter as named Joe Mu...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

At the bus station. 2021, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the bus station 2021, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 19...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Busy Beach Summer with Figures on Sand Contemporary French Modernist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summer on the Beach Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) signed oil painting on canvas 20 x 24 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life of Two Pears French Modernist Original 20th Century Painting Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Max Toutain (French 1935-2006) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 10 x 12 inches canvas : 7 x 9 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have for sale by this artist h...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Running Figure, Gouache on Board Painting by Moshe Rosenthalis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Moshe Rosentalis, Lithuanian (1922 - 2008) Title: Running Figure Year: 1991 Medium: Gouache on Board, signed and dated Size: 27.5 x 19.5 inches
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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

French Gouache Painting of Navajo Weavers in Canyon de Chelly Arizona
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Navajo Weavers in Canyon de Chelly Arizona by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed pape...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

Huge 1960's French Modernist Oil Painting Lady Seated Playing Guitar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Guitar Player French Modernist artist, circa 1960's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 32 x 39.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

French North African Orientalist Oil Painting Hareem Interior Two Ladies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hareem Interior French Orientalist School, late 20th century (painted after an earlier style) oil on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 34 inches canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: priv...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large Classical Oil Painting Mythological Biblical Figures in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
European artist, 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 28 x 38 inches provenance: private collection, Wiltshire, England condition: very good and sound condition, stai...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Strawberry Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist strawberry still life painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 8H by 10L.
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Woman in Yellow
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Woman in Yellow', oil on cardstock paper (circa 1970s), by Raymond Debiève. A cubist portrait of this lovely young woman at her window is ...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Exquisite ca. 1935 American Precisionist Painting of a Yellow Rose by Harry Lane
Located in Chicago, IL
An exquisite ca. 1935 American Precisionist Painting of a Yellow Rose by Harry Lane. Image size: 13" x 9 1/2". Framed Size: 20 1/2" x 17 1/2"...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Villajoyosa, Spain #2 by Alexandre de Spengler - Oil on canvas 46x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Alexandre de Spengler (1893–1973) was a Swiss painter and engraver active in Geneva and Paris. He is known for his land and seascapes, as well as...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Mixed Media Minimal Abstract with Toy Cars
Located in Houston, TX
Large minimal abstract painting with a green background. Attached to the surface are two toy cars surrounded by red paint and four wired bicycles surrounded in blue. The work is sign...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Messages to Fribourg, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern abstract painting by Stanley Bate features a warm, deep palette of red, yellow, orange, and burnt umber. Thick strokes of paint are layered beneath light white overlappin...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Fingerpainted Landscape in Acrylic, in Diamond-Shaped Frame
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Fingerpainted Landscape in Acrylic, in Diamond-Shaped Frame Unique landscape by Hollywood, California artist Genevieve"Gen" Matucha (American, 1903-1989). The scene dep...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Large Tel Aviv Orchestra Israeli Bezalel School Modernist Painting Moshe Matus
By Moshe Matus (Matusovsky)
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe (Matusovski) Matus (Polish Israeli , 1908-1958), Depicting an orchestral concert. Hand signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 31" x W 37", (Sight) H 21" x W 28" Moshe Matus (Matusovski) 1908, Warsaw, Russian Poland - November 23, 1958 Toronto, Canada. was a Polish Israeli modernist painter who lived during the last decade of his life in The United States and Canada. Matus was born in 1908 in the Russian city ​​of Warsaw, into a traditional and Zionist family, the eldest of the three children of Dr. Josef Matusovsky, a dentist, and was a member of Hashomer Hatzair in Warsaw in 1924. When he was 15, He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in the 1920s with Boris Schatz and was educated at the Herzliya Gymnasium where he studied painting and sculpture. He studied for several years at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Bose-R) in Paris. He returned to Tel Aviv and lived there on Sheinkin Street. From the 30s was one of the most prominent artists in the country. he exhibited In shows general as well as in solo shows - which exhibition at the Herzliya in Tel Aviv, which opened Benzion friends (1932); in Allenby 15, Tel Aviv (1935) exhibition in Pomrock , which opened the poet Saul Tchernichovsky and Moses (1936), at the Steimatzky Gallery in Jerusalem , opened by Dr. Moshe Duchan (March 23, 1937); An exhibition at the Cosmopolitan Gallery in Tel Aviv (formerly the Bach Gallery, 1 Hess Street), opened by Mayor Israel Rokach (March 5, 1938); and an exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum (1946). He painted the stage...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Venetian Canal, Early 20th Century Landscape Scene, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Venetian Canal, c. 1910-11 Tempera on board Signed lower right 24 x 30 inches 30 x 36 inches, framed Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, ...
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1910s Modern Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Café de la Place
Located in London, GB
'Café de la Place', gouache on paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1970s). A solitary stroller in a small French town crosses the street in front of a café al...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Vintage Mini Mid-Century Modern Landscape Framed Oil Painting - Fresh Fields
Located in Bristol, GB
FRESH FIELDS Size: 24 x 29 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A lively mid-century post-impressionist landscape composition, executed in oil onto board. Small yet impactful, the pai...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Tarragona garden Spain oil on canvas painting spanish urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 73x92 cm. Frameless. Francisco Carbonell Massabe (1928) Francisco Carbonell Massabe was a Catalan painter with an impressionist spirit. It was in La Lonja and in Bella...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spiral of life
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work combines painting and embroidery to create a unique textural depth. The centerpiece is a curled fern, symbolizing the cycle of life and nature. Green tones convey the fresh...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Modernist Gouache Painting Of Black & White Roses In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed inverso original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Gouache

"Valley by the river" by Giuseppe Bosio - Oil on wood
By Giuseppe Bosio
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood Gilded wood frame 42 x 57 x 3 cm
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Israel Modernist Landscape Painting Bezalel Artist
By Larry Abramson
Located in Surfside, FL
In this painting the artist Larry Abramson depicts an abstract landscape with a high degree of simplification, taking references from the stylistic conventions of conceptual and minimalistic neo avant-garde art movements. Here, the artist applies thick layers of paint allowing for a textural feeling on the surface of the canvas. LARRY ABRAMSON South Africa, b. 1954 Larry Abramson is a South African-born Israeli artist. Born in 1954, Abramson and his family immigrated to Jerusalem in 1961. Shortly after graduating high school, Abramson entered London's Chelsea College of Art and Design in 1973 where he studied a Foundation Course. In 1975, he held his first solo exhibition. Abramson continued to develop his style, combining abstraction and figurative art to create dynamic situations. Upon returning to Israel, he worked as a printer and curator of exhibitions at the Jerusalem Print Workshop until 1986. In 1984, he joined the teaching staff of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and, in 1992, was appointed head of the Fine Art department. In 1996, he founded and headed the Bezalel Program for Young Artists, the first Master of Fine Arts program in Israel. He served as a guest lecturer at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2000 and 2003. In 2002, Abramson continued to be a leader in art academia by planning the establishment of a new art department at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan, Israel. He is a founding member of Artists Without Walls, a dialogue group of Israeli and Palestinian artists. Throughout his career as an artist, Abramson has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Jacques Ohana Prize, The Minister of Education Culture Prize, and the Mendel and Eva Pundik Prize for Israeli Art. He has shown at prestigious group and solo exhibitions around the world and, in recent years, held two special museum projects, "Searching for the Ideal City" at the Magnes Museum, Berkeley (2005), and "Mini Israel" at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2006). Larry Abramson was born in Durban, South Africa. In 1961, he immigrated to Israel with his family and settled in Jerusalem. He studied art with Yona Mach at the Hebrew University High School and devoted much time to painting. In 1970, he signed the High School Seniors Letter protesting the Israel government's foot-dragging on the subject of peace. In the early 1970s, Abramson studied art history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and moved to London to continue his art studies, but only remained there for one year. In 1975, he began to work in printmaking. He became an instructor and curator at the Jerusalem Print Workshop and began exhibiting in Jerusalem galleries. In 1984, he began to teach at Bezalel. His work in the 1970s and 80s quoted from art history as a tool for critical reflections on art. This was particularly evident in "Anatomical Painting" (1980-1983), "Nevo" (1984-1986) and "Column" (1988). In 1992, he was elected chairman of the Fine Arts Department of Bezalel. In 1996, he received his professorship. In 1995, he showed his series, Tsooba, which explored the politics of Israeli landscape and aroused great public debate. From the 1990s, he published many essays on the link between art history and the political and social significance of art. Major works from this period include "The Return of the Black Square" and a series of drawings, "The Pile" (2002-2004). Education 1972 Art History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 1973 Chelsea School of Art, London, UK 1971 Hebrew University High School, Jerusalem, art with Yona Mach Teaching 1984-92 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem 1992-96 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem,Head of Fine Arts Department, 1992-96 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Head of Young Artists Program, 2000-03 San Francisco Art Institute, California, USA, Guest Lecturer, 2002 onwards Shenkar College, Ramat Gan, Professor of Art, Multidisciplinary Art Department, Awards And Prizes 1978 Beatrice Kolliner Prize for a Young Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1988 The America-Israel Cultural Fund Scholarship 1991 Jacques and Eugenie Ohana Prize for a Young Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv 1993 The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Fund Scholarship for a Young Artist 1998 Prize, Ministry of Education and Culture 2007 The Mendel and Eva Pundik Foundation Prize for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv Abramson, Larry Avigdor Arikha, Dei Ben Shaul, David Michail Grobman, Michael Gross, Uri Lifschitz, Ofer Lellouche, Menashe Kadishman, Shaul Schatz and others Sarig - in Israeli Paintings Israel Pollak School of Art Kalisher Five, Art Sc, Tel Aviv Abramson, Larry Menashe Kadishman, Pinchas Cohen Gan, David Reeb, Arnon Ben David...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Wild Mushrooms Harvest, Autumn, Magic Nature, Illustration Style, Orange Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Wild Mushrooms IV" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, India Ink, Rag Paper

Mid Century Northern California Mountain Lake Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Northern California Mountain Lake Landscape Serene landscape by Margot Wilson Lowe (American, 20th Century). The viewer looks out over a large mountain lake, reflecting ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Modernist French Oil Painting Reclining Nude Woman Blue Stockings and Shoes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern French Oil Painting Reclining Nude Woman in Stockings and Shoes by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Unsigned Medium: oil pai...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Dandelion" Original Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
"Dandelion" Original Vintage Oil Painting Like a scientific illustration, Edith Bruning (American, 1899-1961) depicts various stages of a dandel...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Abandoned Village, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint and and lacquer on board. It features light textured and a light blue-grey and yellow palette contrasted by the almost black focal point of the composition. The painting is 14.5" x 19" and measures 16.25" x 20.5" x 2" framed. Signed by the artist in the lower left-hand corner of the painting, it is framed in a floater frame with warm silver face and black sides and is ready to hang. Stanley Bate was born on March 26, 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bates were an established Tennessee family, in fact, Henry’s brother William Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883-1887 and a United States Senator from 1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under Frederick Bridgman. He soon landed a job with Encyclopedia Britannica, and from 1927-1929 served as art editor. From 1929 until his death in 1972, Stanley was a self-employed artist. He taught art classes at both the Art Students League and the Albany Institute of History and Art and brought in extra income by making illustrations for magazines such as “Outdoor Life” and “Popular Science”. On January 27, 1934 Stanley married Emilie Rossel. Emilie had emigrated from Switzerland to New York in 1923. She found work as a governess to Alfred Vanderbilt and later as an executive secretary for Wall Street investment brokers Kahn, Loeb and Co. Emilie met Stanley in New York in the early 1930’s when she attended one of his art exhibitions with a friend. The couple, who had no children, lived on 34th Street in Manhattan. During this period, Bate was producing and exhibiting his art and joined several artists groups. Stanley and Emilie became part of the New York art scene, dining weekly at the Society of Illustrators Clubhouse. Stanley Bate’s time in New York was pivotal in the formation of his painting style. He lived in New York during the inception of one of the most important Modern Art movements, one that helped New York replace Paris as the center of avant-garde art. This movement, which was called the New York School of artists, was later known as Abstract Expressionism. It was comprised of a loosely associated group of vanguard artists working in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. The New York School was not defined by a specific style, but instead reflected a fusion of European Modernism and American social relevancy that was depicted in many individual styles. Influences of Surrealism, Cubism, and Modernism can be found in their work, along with an interest in experimenting with non-traditional materials and methods. American art was in the forefront of international avant-garde for the first time. Stanley Bate was undoubtedly exposed to the varied styles and techniques that were emerging during the formative years of the New York School. Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell were formulating their versions of color field paintings. Joseph Cornell was experimenting with assemblages, collage and the use of different types of textured paints. Jackson Pollock was adhering objects such as buttons and coins into his early works, while Louise Nevelson was using found objects. Helen Frankenthaler added sand to her early paintings. The New York School artists were undermining traditional fine art by using mixed media and non-traditional methods. Stanley Bate absorbed these varied influences and soon his early realistic landscapes and still-lifes were replaced with something entirely new. The influence of Cubism, notably the flat shallow space of the picture plane, is obvious in many of Bate’s paintings. Surrealism is evident in Bate’s use of subjects from myth, primitive art and antiquity, along with the Automatism-like line work in his more linear images. The unfettered experimentation of the New York School is everywhere in Stanley Bate’s work. We see nods to color field, collage, the mixing of textures into paint, mixed media, the inclusion of found objects and thick, luscious impasto. Bate was prolific and experimented in various media including oil, watercolor, lithography, silk screen, wood cut, drawing, collage, ceramics and sculpture. Bate is considered a true Modernist. His work is largely abstract, but sometimes figures and buildings are discernable. He frequently mixed paint, sand and glue together to achieve a textured surface, and then scraped and scratched through this layer to expose some of the underpainting below. His sculpture, which is often whimsical, also reflects the non-traditional methods of the New York School. Bate pioneered the use of enamel and copper in his work. The sculptures are not carved or modeled as was done in the past, but instead are built using mixed media and new materials. In addition to the New York School influence, many of Bate’s works exhibit a strong connection to the Spanish school, especially the work of Antonio Tapies and Modesto Cuixart. These artists were both part of an avant-garde group known as Art Informel, the Spanish equivalent of Abstract Expressionism. These artists likewise worked in mixed media and introduced objects and texture into their work. Many of Bate’s subjects and titles relate to Spanish locations and words. It is likely that Stanley spent time in Spain and found inspiration there. By the early 1940s, Stanley and Emilie had started spending weekends in a barn they purchased in Craryville, New York, a few hours north of Manhattan. The barn had no electricity or plumbing, but when the Bates eventually decided to leave New York and live full time in Craryville, they remodeled the barn, putting a gallery downstairs and a studio and living quarters upstairs. Although the Bates moved out of New York City, Stanley remained part of the New York art scene, exhibiting in New York and elsewhere throughout the 50s and 60s. During his lifetime he was represented by the New York galleries Knoedler and Company, Kennedy Galleries, Rose Fried Gallery and Key Gallery, along with Tyringham Gallery located in Tyringham, Massachusetts. Craryville was Stanley’s home until his death on August 21, 1972. Emilie died 1984...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Oil, Board

Modern French Oil Painting Figures at a Poolside with Pool House Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern French Oil Painting Figures at a Poolside with Pool House Interior by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Unsigned Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Painting size: ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Rockefeller Center" - Abstract Rock, Mid-Century Acrylic & Sand Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Rockefeller Center, 1962 Acrylic and sand on scintilla Signed and dated lower left 25 x 20 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a ...
Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Irish Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting "Young Bathers" Children on the Beach
Located in Portland, OR
An important Irish Modernist oil on canvas painting by Henry Robertson Craig (1816-1984), titled "Young Bathers", circa 1960. This very beautiful painting of children seated on the...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Two Girls in Green
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

French Impressionist Portrait of an Elderly Man in Blue Seated in Reflection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Portrait of an Elderly Man in Blue Seated in Reflection by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Unsigned Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Painting siz...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Savoie in Winter" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 35x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Claude Sauthier was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1929 and passed away in the same city in 2016. He studied at the Geneva School of Decorative Arts and initially worked as a graphi...
Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Landscape with Trees
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Landscape with Trees Watercolor on paper, 1929 Signed in pencil lower right corner Obviously influenced by the Cezanne works in the collection of ...
Category

1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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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