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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American Modernist Architectural Cityscape Surreal Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist street scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Measuring: 24 by 30 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Canvas, Oil
$850
A Colorful, 1930s American Scene Painting- Victorian House with Gable
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant 1930s American Scene painting of a sunlit Victorian house and rooftops by noted American Modern painter Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Very reminiscent of Edward Hopper's...
Oil, Board
$5,187Sale Price|20% Off
Russian Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Male Nudes in Embrace Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dual Portrait of Human Connection Russian artist signed and dated 1999 oil on canvas, framed Framed: 28.5 x 36 inches Canvas: 24 x 31.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France ...
Oil
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Mexican Modernist Oil Painting - Double Sided Abstract Figures and Buildings
Located in Soquel, CA
Mexican Modernist Oil Painting - Double Sided Abstract Figures and Buildings Dynamic abstract pieces by Ernesto Butterlin, aka Linares, (Mexican, German b. 1917 d. 1964.) The front ...
Masonite, Oil
$1,638Sale Price|30% Off
Mother and Child Ibiza Beach Mediterranean art Oil Painting Ignacio Gil Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist Ignacio Gil Sala (1913–2003) Title Motherhood on the Beach of Ibiza Date c.1990 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 38 × 46 cm (14.97 × 18.12 in) Signature Signed “I. Gil Sala” in the lower right corner. Framing Unframed Condition Good condition. Canvas firm and well stretched with stable paint surface. Description Luminous Mediterranean scene by Spanish painter Ignacio Gil Sala depicting a mother holding her daughter on the rocky shore of Ibiza. The composition combines figure painting and coastal landscape through a vibrant, expressive brushstroke typical of late 20th-century Spanish post-Impressionism. The intense blues of the sea contrast with the warm tones of the rocks and figures, creating a bright and atmospheric Mediterranean setting. Works depicting Ibiza and family scenes by the sea are especially appreciated by collectors of Spanish figurative painting and Mediterranean coastal art. Biography Ignacio Gil Sala (1913–2003) was a Spanish painter known for his Mediterranean landscapes and figurative scenes. Trained at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, he developed a post-Impressionist style characterized by vibrant color, dynamic brushwork and a strong sensitivity to Mediterranean light. Throughout his career he exhibited widely in Spain and abroad, dedicating much of his production to coastal landscapes, Mediterranean villages and scenes inspired by Ibiza. Ibiza Mediterranean painting Mother and child Spanish figurative painting Beach scene Mediterranean coast Spanish oil painting Post Impressionist Ibiza art...
Canvas, Oil
$1,287Sale Price|40% Off
Mediterranean Coastal Landscape Oil Painting, Costa Brava Begur Seascape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Original oil on canvas by Jordi Rosich Rojas representing Cala Aiguafreda in Begur, Costa Brava. A luminous Mediterranean coastal landscape with turquoise water, rocky shoreline and ...
Oil
$802Sale Price|20% Off
Red & Yellow Flowers in Vase Signed French Impressionist 1950's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow & Red Flowers French Impressionist artist, circa 1950's signed oil on board, unframed board: 12.5 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: a few minor scuf...
Oil
Wild Horses
By Brooke Major
Located in Atlanta, GA
A passion for horses, equestrian pursuits, and painting define Brooke Major's life and career. A native of Atlanta, GA, Brooke Major has been living and working as a professional art...
Canvas, Oil
Seaside landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 66 x 78 x 4 cm
Oil
$704Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Seated Nude Figures on Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 18 x 15 inches inscribed verso oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a ...
Oil
Modernist Landscape 'Portugal' Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape Medium: watercolor Surface: Paper Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 23.75" x 30.75" Maurice Freed (1911‑1981), a native of Pottsville, PA ...
Watercolor
$1,710Sale Price|40% Off
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Mother and Baby
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century abstract figurative of nude mother with baby and bird in background by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A nocturnal setting adds more interest and dimension. Signed on verso "Berg." Unframed. 34"H x 37"W. Honora Berg an early Bay Area Figurative and Abstract Expressionist painter. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell...
Canvas, Oil
$1,365Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Bottles & Vases
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vases and Bottles signed by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this ar...
Oil
A Striking, Vintage Early 1940s Fashion Study, Woman with a Suit, Hat & Purse
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking, vintage early 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant young woman wearing a stylish hat, suit and clutch. Image size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 1...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$4,600
1963 French Japanese Art Brut Abstract Oil Painting Akira Kito Diable et Rouge
By Akira Kito 1
Located in Surfside, FL
Akira Kito, Japanese, 1925-1994 Diable et Roge Oil on Canvas Titled, signed, and dated 1963 verso Hand signed lower center Dimensions: 32 x 12 3/4 in. (81.3 x 32.4 cm.), Frame: 33 1...
Canvas, Oil
Sharp Shooter For You, Original painting, portrait, Landscape, Horses
Located in Deddington, GB
A show of love to the friends you call family. Norfolk, England in Autumn ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas 100 H x 120 W x 4 D cm (39.37 x 47.24 x 1.57 in) Sold unfra...
Canvas, Acrylic
$720Sale Price|20% Off
"Windmill" by René Durey - Oil on Canvas - 26x44.5 cm
By Rene Durey
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (46 x 65 x 5 cm) René Durey (1890–1959) was a French painter known for his landscapes and still lifes. Born and deceased in Paris, he was largely self-taught...
Canvas, Oil
$108Sale Price|20% Off
Tree Woodland In Circular Meadow British Modernist Pastel and Pencil Sketch
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel and pencil sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotsw...
Pastel, Pencil
$1,638Sale Price|20% Off
French Modernist Green Landscape Oil Painting framed and signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Green landscape Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) inscribed verso framed signed oil painting on canvas framed: 13 x 11 inches canvas: 11 x 9 inches. All the paintings we have...
Canvas, Oil
$2,102Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Modern French Rooster Gouache on Paper, Framed, 1960s
Located in London, GB
'The French Rooster', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). A Mid-Century modern depiction of the French coq, or rooster. The origin o...
Paper, Gouache
Signed Paris Modernist Framed Signed Melons and Wine Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive Paris school modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 36H by 29L and overall 36 by 43 inches.
Canvas, Oil
$580
White Interior Still Life Different Tones Glass Bottles Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Table Still Life signed by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) signed oil on board, unframed Board: 10 x 6 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ...
Oil
$1,920Sale Price|40% Off
Warrior and Pegasus Fight the Kraken - Original Surrealist On Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Warrior and Pegasus Fight the Kraken - Original Surrealist On Board Dramatic and dynamic fantasy scene by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This piece depicts a warrior atop a...
Oil, Board
“Interior with red armchair” oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A red armchair surrounded by other household objects is a symbol of comfort and affection that we feel for our home. The warm and bright colors, the plants and the armchair itself ar...
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Translucent Teal Kidney Pools, Mid-Century Shapes and Layers in Cold Blue Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Translucent Teal Kidney Pools" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's...
Acrylic, Paper
$351Sale Price|37% Off
Elegant Ladies on the Beach Spanish Seaside Figurative Oil Painting 20th Century
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Elegant Ladies on the Beach Spanish Seaside Figurative Oil Painting Artist: Domenech (Spanish School, 20th century) Technique: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions...
Canvas, Oil
Large Exhibited Vintage American Dog Portrait Interior Scene Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Vintage American modernist interior scene dog portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 49 by 40 inches overall, and 40 by 32 painting alone. Excellent...
Canvas, Oil
$300Sale Price|85% Off
March Hare Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting cubist work of a hare
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The March Hare by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary) signed to the reverse watercolour on artist paper 15 x 18 inches unframed provenance: private collec...
Watercolor
Nude Female Figure In Deep Red Room Interior French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Female Figure by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 10 x 6.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good con...
Oil
"Reclining Nude" Arthur B. Carles, Abstracted Nude, Early American Modernism
Located in New York, NY
Mercedes Matter Reclining Nude, circa 1920 Signed "Mercedes Matter" on the overlap Oil on canvas 32 x 51 inches Known for his use of expressive and uninhibited color, Arthur B. Car...
Canvas, Oil
American Circus Scene by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
By Arthur Smith
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972) Untitled (Circus Figures), 20th century Oil on board 16 x 19 3/4 in. Framed: 20 x 24 in. Signed lower left: A Smith ...
Oil, Board
Signed Vintage American Modernist Cityscape Framed Fauvist Palette Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract cityscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
Hugh Weller “Chilis” c. 1940 Southwestern Modernist Acrylic Painting
By Hugh Weller
Located in Denver, CO
An original circa 1940 acrylic painting by American modernist Hugh Edward Weller (1898–1982), “Chilis,” presenting a lively Southwestern subject through simplified forms, expressive ...
Acrylic
Antique American Modernist New York City Skyline Framed Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 25 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition. ...
Canvas, Oil
Just a perfect Day
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll “Just a Perfect Day” reflects the symbols and rituals of contemporary life — the small pleasures that have become part of our visual language of comfort and control. ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Large Mid Century California Modernist Sunset Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$409Sale Price|70% Off
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Flowers In Clear Glass Vase Abstract
By Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flower Abstract by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 25 x 19.5 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good ...
Gouache
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
"La Turballe, Bretagne - 2" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 92x65 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...
Wood, Oil
A Stylish, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Abstract Geometric Textile Design
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, colorful 1950s Mid-century Modern abstract geometric textile design (depicting a polychrome patterned design of horizontal bands and spheres in red, blue and green tones) ...
Paper, Gouache, Graphite
$436Sale Price|20% Off
1950's Modernist Painting Bright Watercolour Chateau In Green and Blue Forest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 13 x 16 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the art...
Watercolor
$3,200
Modernist Israeli Rabbis Dancing in Jerusalem, Judaica, Mixed Media Painting
By Moshe Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Katz (Romanian Israeli), 1937- an Israeli citizen, studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, as well as at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Although not an expo...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
A Charming Vintage 1930s Forest Landscape, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vintage 1930s Modern forest landscape scene painted in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Many of Haydon's early landscape paintin...
Oil, Board
Vintage Mid Century Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Quiet Farmstead
Located in Bristol, GB
QUIET FARMSTEAD Size: 53 x 63.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A calm and serene mid-century landscape that captures a rural farmstead in its most distilled and poetic form, exe...
Canvas, Oil
$409Sale Price|20% Off
Colourful Flowers in Green Round Glass Vase British Modernist Oil Painting
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright Flowers in Vase by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) signed initials gouache painting on board unframed size: 6.5 x 6 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition:...
Gouache
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993) Untitled Oil on canvas board Estate stamped #611 verso 24 x 18 inches Charles Elmer Harris was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Oh...
Oil
$2,450Sale Price|68% Off
“First Tracks at Courchevel, French Alps” by Marius Chambon (French, 1876-1962)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“First Tracks at Courchevel, French Alps” Marius Chambon (French, 1876-1962) Gouache on paper Signed lower right. 16 1/2 x 10 1/2 (24 x 18 frame) inches Capturing the moment in the...
Paper, Gouache
$975Sale Price|35% Off
Conjuring Spirits (Jungle Drums)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Dynamic jungle drummer scene by unknown NYC American artist. Oil on canvas measuring 20 x 26 inches. Signed "T 42" in ink on verso. Anco stretchers and Grumbacher NYC store stamp con...
Oil
$1,664Sale Price|20% Off
"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (114 x 93 x 6 cm) Jules-Ami Courvoisier was a prominent Swiss painter, illustrator, and poster artist, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1884. He studied under Ch...
Canvas, Oil
Morris Katz Seascape with Seagulls Textured Oil in Silver Frame, Signed 1973
By Morris Katz
Located in Plainview, NY
Morris Katz Seascape with Seagulls Textured Oil in Silver Frame, Signed 1973 An expressive seascape oil painting by Morris Katz American (b 1931 – d. 2010), signed and dated 1973 i...
Oil
"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernist, Fractured Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Cubist Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 21 3/4 x 30 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to tr...
Canvas, Oil
$1,517Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Portrait of Parisian Lady in Pearls & Black Dress Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mrs Helene Kernel, Paris 1964" by Jacques Falcou (French 1912-1975) signed, titled and dated verso oil on canvas, framed in original period French frame framed: 30.5 x 25 inches can...
Oil
$4,447
Costa Brava Harbor with Fishing Boats by Joaquim Terruella, 1942
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
JOAQUIM TERRUELLA I MATILLA (Barcelona, Spain, 1891–1957). "Costa Brava Harbor with Fishing Boats by Joaquim Terruella, 1942." Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1942 lower right. Artwo...
Canvas, Oil
Time Zone 9 - Modern Resin Minimalist Cool Tone Geometric Abstraction Artwork
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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Expressive Female Figure Posed In Blue Grey Interior Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Female Figure by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good co...
Oil
The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Gentleman’s Park Bench Modernist Figurative Landscape by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) pupil of André Lhote oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 13 x 18 inches Provenance: a...
Oil
$977Sale Price|20% Off
Oil Painting of Children Playing on Summers Day in the English Countryside
By Ted Dyer
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Children Playing on Summers Day in the English Countryside Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame measures 12 x 10 inches Ted Dyer captures a moment of pure, sunlit nos...
Canvas, Oil
$175,000
"Skating Party" WPA Regionalism American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Skating Party" WPA Regionalism American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Realism Roger Medearis (1920 – 2001) "Skating Party" 20 x 24 inches Tempera on board, 1949 Signed Medearis and...
Oil, Board
Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Two Paired Studies 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overal...
Oil Crayon
Still life with fruit
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 35.5 x 41.5 x 7 cm
Oil
$1,419Sale Price|20% Off
Large 20th Century French Modernist Provencal Landscape Cubist Village Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provence Village 20th century French school after Andre Lhote (bears signature, ie: not by Andre Lhote) oil on board, framed framed: 12 x 19.5 inches board: 8 x 15.5 inches Pro...
Oil