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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
King David, Jerusalem (after Marc Chagall) Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 41.5 x 29.5 image 35.5 x 23.5 This large painting depicts a man and woman, Adam and Eve, interlocked and embracing one another. The woman holds an enticing apple as they are thrusted from the Garden of Eden. This is an original painting. Zamy Steynovitz was born in Liegnitz Poland, in 1951. He immigrated to Israel in 1957. The aspiration to be a painter stems from his childhood and before leaving Poland, he won the first prize in an art competition for children. Zamy was formally educated at the Art School in Tel-Aviv and at the Royal Academy of London. Upon completing his studies, Zamy earnestly pursued his career and establish his place in the art world by displaying his work in one man exhibits and arts fairs around the world. His art displays chromatic and thematic richness and his choice of subjects has been strongly influenced by Jewish tradition, his Eastern European Jewish heritage and folklore. Zamy’s popular themes include Paris cafes, still-life, flowers, circuses and landscapes. Circus with acrobats and Harlequin. In the early stages of his career, he was partial to rich pastels and light brush strokes. In the early 1980s, Zamy visited South America, where the new surroundings enhanced his work with local brightness and color. His art gained chromatic power and his palette became richer in tones as the textures became thicker and the background darker and more colorful. These changes coupled with his thematic persistence allowed him to develop into a sensitive and mature artist. Zamy expresses a universal humanistic vision in his creations: man’s connection to his heritage and physical surroundings, two imperative aspects of our lives that should be heralded during these estranged technological times. As a result of his devotion to world peace, Zamy is known in the circles of the Nobel Institute for Peace in Norway. He is acquainted with many Nobel Prize winners including Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, the Dalai Lama, Itzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu and Oscar Arias, the ex-President of Costa Rica, along with many other politicians and artists. Zamy tragically passed away in September 2000. Exhibitions One Man Show 1970 - Museum - Ramat - Gan 1973 - Brussels - Gallery L'Angle Aigu 1974 - London - International Gallery 1974 - Paris - Grand Palais Gallery 1975 - Milan - Brera Gallery 1976 - N.Y. Valentino Gallery - N.Y. Hilton 1977 - N.Y. Valentino Gallery - N.Y. Hilton 1978 - Basel - Actual Gallery 1978 - Geneve - Bohren Gallery 1978 - Oslo - Nobel Peace Prize Exhibit 1979 - London - Hamilton Gallery 1979 - N.Y. - Art Israel Kalt - Waldinger Gallery 1979 - N.Y. - Canty Art Gallery 1979 - Amsterdam - Schipper Gallery 1979 - Washington - International Art Fair 1980 - Cleveland -Jewish Museum 1980 - Tel-Aviv - Habima National Art Fair 1981 - Abraham - Goodman House N.Y. 1981 - San Lucas Galley - Bogota 1982 - Pedro Gerson Gallery - Mexico City 1983 - Simon Bolivar...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Copper & Blue' - Horses in a landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
William Robin Jennings (1927-2005) 'Copper & Blue' - Horses in a landscape Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas Size - 14 x 18 in Walter Robin Jennings was a distinguished Briti...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

20thC French Modernist Oil Painting of Elegant Figures in a Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Elegant Figures in a Park by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Unsigned Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Painting size: 4.75 inches...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait realized by Franco Settimj in 1932. Oil on cardboard. Hand signed and dated lower right. Good condition except for some minor issing parts on edges.
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful "New York Subway," 36 x 48 inches. Oil on Masonite (backed with a wood frame), Signed and dated ’47 upper left. The colors of the painting are extraordinarily vibrant. The white gold frame, signed Richard Tobey...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Mid Century Modern Abstracted Maritime Seascape with Boats
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid mid century modern maritime seascape by P. Mantos (20th Century), 1968. Expressive brushstrokes in a bold palette of blue and turquoise is acce...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Harriet Toby, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
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...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Unfinished Problem
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unfinished Problem, by 1953, oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and inscribed verso on stretcher “Charles Goeller/1272 Clinton Place, Elizabeth, NJ...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Night in Paris - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Paris is an orginal modern artwork realized in the mid-20th century by an unknown artist. Mixed colored painting on canvas. Unreadable signature on lower right. Titled on the lowe...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

"Landscape" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 30x41 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...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Board, Oil

Christopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
De Hirsh Margules (1899-1965). Christopher Street, 1939. Watercolor on Arches wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil by artist lower margin. Sheet measures 15.5 x 20 inches. Window in matting measures 15 x 19 inches. Framed measurement: 23 x 30 inched. Bears fragment of original label affixed on verso. Incredibly vibrant and saturated color with no fading or toning of sheet. Provenance: Babcock Galleries, NYC Exhibited: The American Federation of Arts Traveling Exhibition. From the facade of The Waverly at Christopher is depicted One Christopher Street, the 16-story Art Deco residential building erected in 1931. It is not a casual coincidence that the structure appears in this cityscape: 1 Christopher Street is the subject. The original intention of this project was to transform the neighborhood, bring a bit of affluence and make a bid to rival the Upper West Side. Margules, a sensitive aesthete, understood how a massive piece of architecture such as One changes a neighborhood. Sound, scale and focal points are forever altered. A pedestrian's sense of depth and distance becomes pronounced. All of these factors contribute to the intent behind this image. Tall buildings disrupt the human scale, change the skyline and carve up space. In this piece, negative space conforms to the man-made geometries. Clouds become gems fixed in settings. De Hirsh Margules (1899–1965) was a Romanian-American "abstract realist" painter who crossed paths with many major American artistic and intellectual figures of the first half of the 20th century. Elaine de Kooning said that he was "[w]idely recognized as one of the most gifted and erudite watercolorists in the country". The New York Times critic Howard Devree stated in 1938 that "Margules uses color in a breath-taking manner. A keen observer, he eliminates scrupulously without distortion of his material." Devree later called Margules "one of our most daring experimentalists in the medium" Margules was also a well-known participant in the bohemian culture of New York City's Greenwich Village, where he was widely known as the "Baron" of Greenwich Village.[1] The New York Times described him as "one of Greenwich Village's best-known personalities" and "one of the best known and most buoyant characters about Greenwich Village. Early Life De Hirsh Margules was born in 1899 in the Romanian city of Iași (also known as Iasse, Jassy, or Jasse). When Margules was 10 weeks old, his family immigrated to New York City. Both of his parents were active in the Yiddish theater, His father was Yekutiel "Edward" Margules, a "renowned Jewish actor-impresario and founder of the Yiddish stage." Margules' mother, Rosa, thirty-nine years younger than his father, was an actress in the Yiddish theater and later in vaudeville. Although Margules appeared as a child actor with the Adler Family[11] and Bertha Kalich, his sister, Annette Margules, somewhat dubiously continued in family theater and vaudeville tradition, creating the blackface role of the lightly-clad Tondelayo (a part later played on film Hedy Lamarr) in Earl Carroll's 1924 Broadway exoticist hit, White Cargo. Annette herself faced stereotyping as an exotic flower: writing about her publicist Charles Bouchert stated that "Romania produces a stormy, temperamental type of woman---a type admirably fitted to portray emotion." His brother Samuel became a noted magician who appeared under the name "Rami-Sami." Samuel later became a lawyer, representing magician Horace Goldin, among others. A family portrait including a young De Hirsh, a portrait of Rosa and Annette together, and individual photos of Rosa and Edward can be found on the Museum of the City of New York website. At around age 9 or 10, Margules took art classes with the Boys Club on East Tenth Street, and his first taste of exhibition was at a student art show presented by the club. By age 11, he had won a city-wide prize (a box camera) at a children's art show presented by the department store Wanamakers. As a young teenager, Margules was already displaying a characteristic kindness and loyalty. Upon hearing that two friends (one of them was author Alexander King), were in trouble for breaking a school microscope, the nearly broke Margules gave them five dollars to repair the microscope . Margules had to approach a wealthy man that Margules had once saved on the subway from a heart attack. Margules didn't reveal the source of the five dollars to King until twenty-five years later. In his late teens, Margules studied for a couple of months in Pittsburgh with Edwin Randby, a follower of Western painter Frederic Remington. Thereafter he pursued a two-year course of studies in architecture, design and decoration at the New York Evening School of Art and Design, while working as a clerk during the day at Stern's Department Store. He was encouraged in these artistic pursuits by his neighbor, the painter Benno Greenstein (who later went by the name of Benjamin Benno). Artistic career In 1922, Margules began work as a police reporter for the City News Association of New York .Margules then considered himself something of an expert on art, and the painter Myron Lechay is said to have responded to some unsolicited analysis of his work with the remark "Since you seem to know so much about it, why don't you paint yourself?" This led to study with Lechay and a flurry of painting. Margules' first show was in 1922 at Jane Heap's Little Review Gallery. Thereafter Margules began to participate in shows with a group including Stuart Davis, Jan Matulka, Buckminster Fuller (exhibiting depictions of his "Dymaxion house") in a gallery run by art-lover and restaurateur Romany Marie on the floor above her cafe. Jane Heap, left, with Mina Loy and Ezra Pound During the 1920s, Margules traveled outside of the country a number of times. In 1922, with the intent of reaching Bali, he took a job as a "'wiper on a tramp steamer where [he] played nursemaid to the engine." He reached Rotterdam before he turned back. He would return to Rotterdam shortly thereafter. In 1927, Margules took a lengthy leave of absence from his day job as a police reporter in order to travel to Paris, where he "set up a studio in Montmartre's Place du Tertre, on the top floor of an almost deserted hotel, a shabby establishment, lacking both heat and running water." He studied at the Louvre and traveled to paint landscapes in provincial France and North Africa. Margules also joined the "Noctambulist" movement and experimented with painting and showing his artwork in low light.Jonathan Cott wrote that: the painter De Hirsch Margulies sat on the quays of the Seine and painted pictures in the dark. In fact, the first exhibition of these paintings, which could be seen only in a darkened room, took place in [ Walter Lowenfels'] Paris apartment. Elaine de Kooning remarked that studying the works of the Noctambulists confirmed Margules' "direction toward the use of primary colors for perverse effects of heavy shadow." It was also in Paris that Margules initially conceived his idea of "Time Painting", where a painting is divided into sectors, each representing a different time of day, with color choices meant to evoke that time of day. In Paris, his social circle included Lowenfels, photographer Berenice Abbott, publisher Jane Heap, composer George Anthiel, sculptor Thelma Wood, painter André Favory, writer Norman Douglas, writer and editor George Davis, composer and writer Max Ewing, and writer Michael Fraenkel. Upon his return to New York in 1929, Margules attended an exhibition of John Marin's paintings. While at the exhibition, he "launched into an eloquent explanation of Marin to two nearby women", and was overheard by an impressed Alfred Stieglitz. The famous photographer and art promoter invited Margules to dine with his wife, the artist Georgia O'Keeffe, and his assistant, painter Emil Zoler. Stieglitz thereafter became a friend and mentor to Margules, becoming for him "what Socrates was to his friends." Alfred Stieglitz Stieglitz introduced Margules to John Marin, who quickly became the most important painterly influence upon Margules. Elaine de Kooning later noted that Margules was "indebted to Marin and through Marin to Cézanne for his initial conceptual approach - for his constructions of scenes with no negative elements, for skies that loom with the impact of mountains." Margules himself said that Marin was his "father and ... academy." The admiration was by no means unreciprocated: Marin said that Margules was "an art lover with abounding faith and sincerity, with much intelligence and quick seeing." Stieglitz also introduced Margules to many other artistic and intellectual figures in New York. With the encouragement of Alfred Stieglitz, Margules in 1936 opened a two-room gallery at 43 West 8th Street called "Another Place." Over the following two years there were fourteen solo exhibitions by Margules and others, and the gallery was well-respected by the press. It was in this gallery that the painter James Lechay, Myron's brother, exhibited his first painting. In 1936, Margules first saw recognition by major art museums when both the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston purchased his works. In 1942, Margules gave up working as a police reporter, and apparently dedicated himself thereafter solely to an artistic vocation. "The Baron of Greenwich Village"[edit] Margules made his mark not only as an artist, but also as an outsized personality known throughout Greenwich Village and beyond. To local residents, Margules was known as the "Baron", after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, a prominent German Jewish philanthropist. Margules was easily recognizable by the beret he routinely wore over his long hair. Writer Charles Norman said that he "dressed with a flair for sloppiness." He was said to "know everybody" in Greenwich Village, to the extent that when the novelist and poet Maxwell Bodenheim was murdered, Margules was the first one the police sought to identify the body. Margules' letters show him interacting with art world figures such as Sacha Kolin, John Marin and Alfred Stieglitz, as well as with prominent figures outside the art world such as polymath Buckminster Fuller and writer Henry Miller. Most of his friends and acquaintances found Margules a generous and voluble man, given to broadly emotionally expressive gestures and acts of kindness and loyalty. In 1929, he exhibited an example of this loyalty and fellow-feeling when he appeared in court to fight what the wrongful commitment of his friend, writer and sculptor Alfred Dreyfuss, who appeared to have been a victim of an illicit attempt to block an inheritance. The Greenwich Village chronicler Charles Norman described the bone-crushing hugs that Margules would routinely bestow on his friends and acquaintances, and speaks of the "persuasive theatricality" that Margules seemed to have inherited from his actor parents. Norman also wrote about Margules' routine acts of kindness, taking in homeless artists, constantly feeding his friends and providing the salvatory loan where needed. Norman also notes that Margules was blessed with a loud and good voice, and was apt to sing an operatic air without provocation. The writer and television personality Alexander King said I think the outstanding characteristics of my friend's personality are affirmation, emphasis, and overemphasis. He chooses to express himself predominantly in superlatives and the gestures which accompany his utterances are sometimes dangerous to life and limb. Of the bystanders, I mean. King also spoke with affectionate amusement about Margules' pride in his cooking, speaking of how "if he should ever invite you to dinner, he may serve you a hamburger with onions, in his kitchen-living room, with such an air of gastronomic protocol, such mysterious hints and ogliing innuendoes, as if César Ritz and Brillat-Savarin had sneaked out, only a moment before, with his secret recipe in their pockets." Margules was such a memorable New York personality that comic book writer Alvin Schwartz imagined him at the Sixth Avenue Cafeteria in a risible yet poignant debate with Clark Kent about whether Superman had the ability to stop Hitler. Margules' entrenchment in the Greenwich Village milieu can be seen in a photograph from Fred McDarrah's "Beat Generation Album" of a January 13, 1961 writers' and poets' meeting to discuss "The Funeral of the Beat Generation", in Robert Cordier [fr]'s railroad flat at 85 Christopher Street. Among the people in the same photograph are Shel Silverstein...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper

1956 Mid Century Modern Swedish Coastal Landscape Oil Painting - Harbour Light
Located in Bristol, GB
HARBOUR LIGHT Size: 39.5 x 66 cm (including frame) Oil on board A charming mid-century modernist coastal painting that captures a serene dockside scene bathed in soft daylight, exec...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Hibiscus Garden, Vertical Modern Still Life in Pastel Tones of Vivid Flowers
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hibiscus Garden I" 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, Watercolor, India Ink, Paper

Jefferson Market Library (Courthouse)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Jefferson Market Library (Courthouse), c. 1930s, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, signed lower right; presented in a newer silver painted frame About the Painting Writing about an exhibition of Charles W. Adams’ work at the Eighth Street Art Gallery in the mid-1930s, Emily Grenauer observed in The World-Telegram that the artist’s paintings were “distinguished for their solid form, well organized design and sumptuous color” and the art critic for The Herald Tribune found Adam’s work “a strong, formal realization of his subject . . . he paints with vital emphasis on structure and composition.” Although we do not know which works these critics referenced, it is likely they were writing about paintings like Jefferson Market Library (Courthouse). With its carefully designed reality, strong angles, solid forms, and well-disciplined puffs of smoke in the background, Adams presents a highly structured version of the Greenwich Village landmark, the Jefferson Market Library, which was a courthouse at the time Adams completed this work. The Jefferson Market Library was a prized subject for downtown painters, including the Ashcan School painter, John Sloan, the modernist, Stuart Davis, and the precisionist, Francis Criss...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Peck Slip
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peck Slip, 1950, oil on cardboard, 15 x 20 inches, exhibition label verso reads: “Oil on cardboard, 20 x 15, 1950 / Title: Peck Slip / Price: $100 / Artist and Owner: Fiske Boyd / 30...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large French Modernist Oil Painting Vibrant Still Life Red Green Orange
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Still Life signed by René GUINAND (1892-1983) dated 1967 oil on board, unframed Board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition D...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Interior Still Life Oil Painting - The Striped Cloth
Located in Bristol, GB
THE STRIPED CLOTH Size: 49.5 x 38 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An vibrant mid-century interior still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas. The composition presents a w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Clump of Trees #2" Modern Abstract Teal & Green Landscape Painting on Board
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract landscape painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a group of green, pink, and blue trees set against a light tan background. Sign...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Vintage American Female Modernist Surreal Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible vintage modernist dog portrait by well listed and important woman artist Judy Henn. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 4 by 6 inches.
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ballerina - Oil Painting by Miloslava Vrbova - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Painting on panel realized by Miloslava Vrbova (1909-1991) in the mid-20th century, depicting an elegant reclyned ballerina. Hand signed. Good condition, framed.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Winter Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape abstraction. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size 30L x 25H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1960s, Signed lower right. As we list the painting now, the work is currently being cleaned, restored and a hand carved frame is being built. Additional photos will be uploaded as soon as possible. Our gallery, Helicline Fine Art, just launched our new digital exhibition: American Art: The WPA and Beyond. Three dozen paintings, works on paper and sculptures which are available here on 1stDibs. In person viewings can be arranged by appointment at our midtown Manhattan gallery. Provenance: "Winter" was originally purchased by Stanley Byer. Mr. Byer owned homes in Key West, New York City, and Washington, D.C. He purchased the painting from Dunning Auction in 1984 in Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Byer was related to Abraham Weiss from Florida. Saul Babbin, now deceased was a cousin of Mr. Weiss. I purchased the painting from Joy Babbin, Mr. Babbin's wife, now living in from New Mexico. Dale Nichols (1905 – 1995) Artist, printmaker, illustrator, watercolorist, designer, writer and lecturer, Nichols did paintings that reflected his rural background of Nebraska where he was born in David City, a small town. Although he did much sketching outdoors, most of his paintings were completed in his studio and often included "numerology, magic squares...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modernist Portrait of a Woman
Located in Milford, NH
A fine modernist portrait of a woman by American artist Margaret Hawkins Keane (1927-2022). Keane was born in Nashville,TN, and attributes her deep respect for the Bible and inspirations of her artwork to the relationship with her grandmother. In the 1960’s, while married to her second husband Walter, she was forced to paint and sell under his name, but during their divorce proceedings, she was able to prove that the paintings were actually done by her and the court determined that she was able to paint under her own name again. She became known for painting women and children with large black sad eyes...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman and Child in the Woods - Midcentury Abstracted Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman and Child in the Woods - Midcentury Abstracted Landscape in Oil on Canvas Dramatic abstracted painting of a woman holding a child in the woods by Maley (20th Century). This pi...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Mid Century Coastal Clouds Sunrise Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
A dynamic landscape featuring a beautiful sunrise reflecting on storm clouds above the quiet shoreline by Santa Cruz artist Don Hannan (American 20th c). An Airplane flies into the s...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

An Early Morning Light, Isle of Gigha
Located in Belgravia, London, London
An Early Morning Light, Isle of Gigha by John Lowrie Morrison - "Jolomo" OBE Scottish born 1948 Oil on canvas Canvas size: 16 x 16 inches Framed size: 25.5 x 25.5 inches Signed low...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain Night
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media (Watercolor and india ink) on paper depicting a mountain range at night.
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Archival Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Female Figure - Painting on Canvas by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1930s by Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 - Gargnano, 1942). Original Painting on canvas. Hand-signed on the lower right corne...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Large Vintage American School Framed Modernist Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, 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

(Untitled) Little Girl Cradling Her Black Cat, in Greens and Chestnut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Poignancy. A little girl hugging her black kitty rendered in any realistic palette would be cloying. But not here. You look longer. Tight little patterns bubble over in the backgroun...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Raquel. Large format interior with woman portrait and still-life
Located in Segovia, ES
"Raquel" is an interior scene of a young woman, stretched out comfortably on a sofa, surrounded by flowers and fruit. She gazes placidly at the artist, who is portraying her dressed in a nightgown and a colorful dressing gown. Oil on canvas. 2003 Measurements: 90 x 200 cm / 35,43 x 78,74" The rich range of colors used and the relaxed gesture of the model envelop the atmosphere of comfort that prevails in the works of this author because, according to his words: “When I use a model I want her to be very comfortable, rested, calm and relaxed. I am not interested in movement in my work, as it always ends up too artificial for my taste and would interfere with the ambiance I am trying to create”. The flattened perspectives, the fractured surfaces, and the graphic stylizations refer to the cubism of Picasso and Juan Gris. There are echoes of Modigliani in the treatment of his female models and we can detect an homage to Gauguin and Matisse, in his playful and sensual manipulation of color. In 2003 Ediciones Sammer publishes in a deluxe edition the book Alfredo Roldán written by the sculptor David Gamella where a large part of his work is reproduced. This painting, Raquel, is reproduced on the cover of the book and also inside on a double page (294-295). ABOUT THE ARTIST Alfredo Roldán (Madrid- Spain, 1965) is a self-taught artist who, at the age of 22, began selling his works at street markets. In 1994 he won the award granted by the City Council of Madrid with the painting “El Baño Azul”, which now hangs in The Museum of Modern Art of Madrid. That year he began to work with the renowned British dealer...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Untitled (Collapsed Shacks), c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 20 ½ x 26 ½ inches, presented in a period frame This work is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: ...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French Signed Oil Vineyard Grapes Growing on Vines Deep Green & Blue Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Vineyard signed J. Bernd (French, 20th century) oil painting on board, unframed painting: 31.5 x 39.5 inches condition: overall very good
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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Gigantic George" Modern Blue Toned Pointillist Figurative President Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern blue toned portrait of George Washington by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president using pointi...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Original Painting. New Yorker Cover Proposal Baseball c. 1939 Modern Cubist Deco
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. New Yorker Cover Proposal Baseball c. 1939 Modern Cubist Deco Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Play Ball New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1939 12 x 8 inches (sight) Framed 18 1/2 X 14 3/4 inches Gouache on board Estate sticker verso BIOGRAPHY: Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) began his career as a textile designer. He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests. In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers, several for House Beautiful, Collier’s, and other magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do anything, from charts and diagrams to maps, illustrations, covers, and caricatures,’ said Francis Brennan, the former art director for Fortune. Over the course of his career, Antonio won several important design awards, designing a U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Steel Industry and designing the Bicentennial Medal...
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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Spanish town street oil on canvas painting Spain urbanscape
By Rafael Fernández de Soto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael de Soto - Village street - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 41x33 cm. Without frame.
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Horses of the sun. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Zita Sudnika, Horses of the sun. 2004. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm Dynamic and vivid painting that captures the energy of running horses against the backdrop of an orange sunset. The s...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

She Felt Everything Directly and Deeply - Figurative Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting oil and watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' ar...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive modernist landscape by Larry Horowitz (Born 1956). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Artist Bio: Larry Horowitz is an American landscape painter, focused especi...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peonies. Floral original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Peonies" is a vibrant and expressive painting that captures the beauty and delicacy of blooming peonies. Created with bold, sweeping brushstrokes and a vivid palette, this artwork b...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow Abstract with Triangles by Frank Sinatra
Located in New Orleans, LA
Frank Sinatra 1915-1998 American Yellow Abstract with Triangles Signed "Sinatra 89" (lower right) Acrylic on canvas One of the great American icons of the 20th century, Frank Sin...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Night in Saint Tropez Harbor - Original oil painting, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
André Cottavoz (1922-2012) Night in Saint Tropez Harbor, c. 1960 Original oil painting Signed in the bottom left corner Signed and titled on the back On canvas 27 x 46 cm (c. 11 x ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled - Oil Painting by Vincenzo Di Giorgio - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a modern artwork realized by Vincenzo di Giorgio. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas Hand signed on the lower margin Includes frame
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Cubist Modernist Interior Cafe Scene with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cafe Interior by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 20 x 26 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound cond...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

View of Saint Saphorin by Gaston R. Peitrequin - Oil on Canvas - 46x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Gaston Robert Peitrequin (1915-1990) was a Swiss artist, primarily known for his landscape and Alpine scene paintings. Born in Switzerland, he drew inspiration from the surrounding m...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"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...
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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Portrait de Femme - Modernist Portrait Oil Painting by Alfredo Guttero
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas portrait painting by Argentine modernist painter Alfredo Guttero. The work is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman with black hair and wearing a shawl. Sign...
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1910s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In The Pink: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative painting by John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Another very pretty mixed media from the studio of this well collected British artist. Image 21" x 15" mounted Originally from Bury, in the North of England, John Emanuel works in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

La ronde des cavaliers by André Brasilier
Located in New Orleans, LA
André Brasilier b. 1929 French La ronde des cavaliers Signed "André Brasilier" (lower right) Oil on canvas "I always try to give the quintessence of a subject, to say a great dea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Marigold flowers" by Helene Zolo - Oil on canvas 38x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 51x59 cm Hélène ZOLO-LEVY is a swiss artist born in 1904
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Soft & Fluffy (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Pastel)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel Soft & Fluffy Oil on Wood Panel Year: 2024 Size: 36 x 18 x 1.625 inches Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-2096 Soft & fluffy are the perfect words to describe...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vincente Romero, Mademoiselle, original oil painting on canvas
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Vincente Romero Mademoiselle, 2022 Oil painting on canvas Image Size: 39 x 25 inches Frame Dimensions: 50 x 36 inches Custom framed to museum standards
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reclining Nude en Plein Aire
Located in London, GB
'Reclining Nude en Plein Aire', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). The reclining figure is one of the most popular poses in art history...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Vintage American Modernist Adirondack Mountain Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 35 by 47 inches overall and 27 by 39 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Hands...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Auvergne - 2" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 73x54 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

Wood, Oil

American School Modernist Framed Original Southern Iron Gate Nola Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist architectural iron gate oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Two Boys with Blonde and Guitar" Modern Abstract Cubist Figurative Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern figurative portrait painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features three of his signature Cubist-inspired figures, two men and a seated woman, po...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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