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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 Luberon Valley Provence Superb French Modernist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier, was born in the Seine-Maritime region of France an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Oil

Fabulous 1950 Painting Titled "47th & Woodlawn Ave in Chicago, ILL" by EC Nieman
Located in Chicago, IL
Make it yours! A fabulous painting titled "47th & Woodlawn Ave in Chicago, ILL" by EC Nieman and dated 1950. It depicts a Walgreen's Drug Store, a horse pulling a milk truck, a new...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1970's French Abstract Expressionist Signed & Dated Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist circa 1970's signed and dated oil on canvas canvas: 25.5 x 32 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition, age related...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Large Joan Gillchrest oil painting 'Titus and Moet', British, female artist
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Joan Gillchrest (British, 1918 – 2008) Titus and Moet Oil on board Signed with initials ‘JG’ (lower left) 32 x 44.1/4 in. (81.5 x 112.5 cm.)
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Jesus Ortiz Tajonar (1919-1990) Boy W/Papier-Mâché Animal Warrior Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jesus Ortiz Tajonar (1919-1990) Mexican Boy with Papier-Mâché Animal Warrior Mask c.1950s Fantastic mid century modern oil painting by listed Mexican artist Jesus Ortiz Tajonar. W...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Myth III - British 1936 Modern art tempera painting Ida Graves poet family
Located in London, GB
This superb British 1930's modern art tempera painting is by noted interwar artist Blair Hughes-Stanton. Painted in 1936 it is part of the myth se...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Egg Tempera

Boy in Wonderland 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Samson Olatubos...
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19th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

Stunning 1930s French Oil Lady in Wedding Dress in Interior, very thick impasto
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: early 20th century (c. 1930's) French School Title: Lady in an interior, painted with very thick impasto oil Medium: oil on canv...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

1946 "Untitled" oil on canvas painting signed and dated by artist Alex Katz.
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" oil on canvas painting by artist Alex Katz. Signed and dated A. Katz 46 recto lower right. Painted in 1946, during the period when Katz was studying at Cooper Union in New...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Young Oriental Woman Looking at the Mirror-Oil on Canvas - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A young woman is an original modern artwork realized in Late 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. The artwork depicts a young woman with veil and mirror. Unreadible signatur...
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19th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Watercolor on Paper by Modern Artist Ganesh Haloi “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ganesh Haloi Untitled, Watercolor on Paper 11 x 14 inches 2011 ( Framed & Delivered ) Haloi’s abstract composition in ink exudes a meditative rhythm, where organic forms emerge thro...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Modernist Dancing Nudes at Orange Sunset by French/ Chilean Artist signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Miguel Anibal (Chile, b. 1935), signed and dated 2013 'Paris'. Miguel Anibal is a painter, fresco artist and engraver born in 1935 in Chi...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

20th Century Modernist Painting Blue Roof Buildings In Bright Blue Sky Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original oil on artist paper size: 12 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cemetery and church by Eugène Louis Martin - Oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992) Industrial Cityscape 20 x 16 inches Oil on board Signed lower ri...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

"On Guard" Heavy Impasto Expressionist Figure
Located in Soquel, CA
"On Guard" Vintage Abstract Expressionist Heavy Impasto Figure Abstract expressionist figurative composition of a man in a button down shirt with a brimmed hat by California artist ...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Plant in a Pot - Mid 20th Century French Modernist Cubist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful, large modernist cubist influence oil on canvas still life with potted plant by French artist Jef Friboulet. Striking and excellent quality work, presented in a box frame...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elegant Families Enjoying Sunny Day on Beach, Vintage English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Day on the Beach oil painting on board, framed inscribed verso framed: 28 x 32 inches board: 20 x 27 inches provenance: the artists estate, France...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Who am I to be your secret lover? Figurative large format Landscape with figures
Located in Segovia, ES
Who am I to be your secret lover? Figurative large format Landscape with figures in fairy-tale setting. Acrylic on canvas. Author: Igor Fomin. Measurements in centimeters: 195 x 195 cm. / In inches: 76.77 x 76.77" In this painting, Igor Fomin not only tells us the story of a couple who keep their love secret, he also tells us about that beautiful old place, a witness to their love affairs, and those neighbors, who should not find out and who make their lives. An entire city, with a splendid aqueduct in the background, through whose arches the view is lost. The set is endowed with a magnificent color and a complex structure, full of planes to stop at all those characters that fill the author's pictorial and literary imaginary. From the tow...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Gouache

Jerusalem Modernist Landscape Oil Painting Israeli Bezalel Artist, Judaica Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Ivan Schwebel, Israeli American (1932-2011) Oil on canvas. Painting of Winter Landscape. Signed Schwebel, 1985. Sight- L-27" x W-31.5", Frame- L-28.5" x W-32". Ivan Schwebel, Painter. Was born 1932, U.S.A. and immigrated to Israel 1963 after living in Spain, France and Greece. Studies: 1953-55 with Kimura Kyoen whilst serving with the U.S.Army in Japan; 1955-61 Institute of Fine Arts, with Philip Guston; New York University. Larry Abramson, who is very much in the mainstream of Israeli art, curated an exhibition of Schwebel’s work at the Jerusalem Print Workshop in the early 1980s; in the accompanying text, he described him as “an artist from the New York School ship-wrecked on a hill near Jerusalem.” IN SCHWEBEL’S BEST WORK, THE paint speaks for itself: the pools and explosions of rich color, achieved with pigment that he would grind and mix himself, the luminous figures emerging out of dark shadows, the quirky, dramatic compositions. Schwebel was erudite, with a passion for the bible and Jewish and Israeli history. He delved into all of it for his subject matter, bringing together characters and narratives regardless of time, and setting them in modern- day Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, the Judean hills, or New York City. He liked to play with ideas, and thoroughly mixed his visual metaphors. He showed David and Bat-Sheva next to a Nazi deportation train, and Job despairing over his relationship with the Palestinians. He based his characters on photographs of himself, friends and family, or movie stars. On his website, he describes a series of paintings about anti-Semitism in which the Holocaust is merged with the Spanish Inquisition: “Abarbanel who tried to negotiate with Ferdinand and Isabella is reincarnated in Rumkowski – the German appointed Head of the Lodz Ghetto. The bridge connecting two parts of the Ghetto is spanned over a present-day Tel Aviv cityscape. He was included in a portfolio that included Ivan Schwebel, Michael Gross, Liliane Klapisch and Moshe Kupferman, five of Israel's leading contemporary artists who were each approached in May 1977 with a request to contribute a hand-printed screenprint for a portfolio to be titled "Jerusalem". The sole term of reference was the name "Jerusalem", with no qualifications at all. The five artists then spent time working completely independently and individually on the project at the Jerusalem Print Workshop. Each screenprint was hand-signed by their respective artist and numbered from the edition of 200, hand-printed on BFK Rives paper Published by Whartman and Sacks Art Publications His “Tel Aviv” series, in contrast, is fun: “Chen Cinema” shows a couple of actors who seem to have stepped out of an old romantic movie to cuddle in the shabby street outside the cinema. In his final “Safe Place” series of paintings, he goes beyond self-conscious narrative to create his own Garden of Eden. Select Group Exhibitions: Landscape and Nature: Contemporary Israeli Prints...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Penguins"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lu Ann Barrow (1934 - present) Austin Artist Image Size: 30 x 36 Frame Size: 32 x 38 Medium: Oil Mid Century "Penguins"
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Summer Landscape Painting w. Bathers by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century summer landscape painting with female bathers by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive figurative w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Large French Modernist Painting Girl in Yellow Dress next to Grand Piano
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French contemporary artist oil on canvas, thin wooden frame painting: 36 x 29 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Better World
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Better World Size: 48 x 24 Inches (Framed: 57.25 x 33.25 Inches) Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Edition: Original Year: 2010 Notes: Max Studio Catalog Nu...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Huge 1950's French Modernist Oil Mythological Pink Nudes on Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Naiades" French Modernist artist, circa 1950's The work is faintly monogrammed to the lower corner though hard to tell. There is a name verso but illegible - possibly the artist or ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Montagny by Adolphe de Siebenthal - Oil on canvas 50x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wooden frame 60 x 71 x 4,5 cm
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century French Modernist Figure and Child Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure and child by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 8 x 5.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

'Modernist Interior Scene', Oil on Canvas Painting, 1990
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This oil on canvas painting, 30.125" x 24.125", depicts an interior scene of a room within a residential household. The artist's style is modernist, as the artist strays from a more...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, 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

A Subtle, Atmospheric, Mid-Century Modern Dune Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderfully Subtle, Atmospheric, Mid-Century Modern Dune Landscape Painting by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Most likely painted in the 1960s along the shores of Lake Mich...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

1930's French Modernist Portrait of Black Haired Lady with Fringe Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Woman with Black Hair and Fringe styling by Anton Sailer (French 1903-1987) Signed & dated 1930 oil on canvas, framed Framed: 23.5 x 18 inches Canvas: 18.5 x 13.5 inches ...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil

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

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Paper, Oil

Large Mid-Century Modern Abstract Cityscape Painting by Henriette Yetti Stolz
Located in Denver, CO
This dramatic mid-century oil and spackle painting by Henriette “Yetti” Stolz (American, 20th century) presents a bold abstract interpretation of a cityscape, featuring a dynamic bri...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Putty

Flowers in a Pitcher by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 52x60 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Fernand Blondin (1887-1967) was a Swiss painter and teacher, celebrated for his depictions of idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Gouache, Board

The woman by the window, the menorah: large poignant mysterious Jewish interior
Located in Norwich, GB
A mysterious blond young woman is standing by the window in a plush drawing room which has a velvety feel. With her back turned to us, she is looking out over the spires and roofs of...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

1970's French Modernist Board Games Abstract Composition Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Board Games by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 19.75 x 24 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sou...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

"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

Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Dichotomy, 1962 Oil on paper Signed and dated upper left 20 x 25 inches Mid-century figural abstract green painting of woman swimming ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Modernist Colorist Signed Oil Painting St. Mark's Square Venice
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Piazza San Marco, Venice by Maurice Delavier (French 1902-1986) signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 58' canvas: 21.5 x 25.5 inches provenance: private collection, France, with exhib...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Newcomb Macklin antique carved custom gilt mirror/ picture frame
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Abstract painting, ca. 1970s measures 25 x 30 inches. Oil on canvas, unsigned. Stunning modernist custom carved picture frame by Newcomb Macklin. ca. 1950 production. Long, elegant...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Everybody's Cowboy, Original painting, Cowboys, Landscape, Horses
Located in Deddington, GB
Inspired by an old blues record, one of only a few where I've started with a title for a piece. normally they come to mind whilst painting. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Flowers
Located in Genève, GE
Work on a paper that is mounted on a canvas Golden wooden frame 50 x 61 x 4.5 cm
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

A Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful, colorful Mid-Century Modern portrait of a seated young woman in a pink dress by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. A fashionably dressed, young model is seate...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Restaurant Bistro Bar Interior with Figures Drinking, Signed French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed lower left, dated 1999 Title: The Bar Interior, lovely conversation piece. Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: boar...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Judith Holding Holofernes' Head - Oil Painting - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Judith Holding Holofernes' Head is an old master artwork realized by an unknown Artist of 17th century. Oil on canvas. The painting depicts Judith Holding the head of Holofernes.
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17th Century Modern Paintings

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Paint, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed "Lee Tang".
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Northern Serenity by Swedish Artist Per Julius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Introducing "Northern Serenity" by renowned Swedish artist Per Julius (born 1951). This captivating painting captures a serene landscape from the northern r...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

flower still life
Located in Wien, 9
The painter has revived an old motif for this painting. The earliest flower still lifes in Europe originate from Early Netherlandish painting. Earlier flower paintings come from West...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Figural of Two Women and Child by Harold Kitner Kent State
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive Mid-Century figural painting of two women and child in pastel hues by Harold Kitner (American, 1921 - 2004). Image, 33"H x 48"W Walnut frame, 34"H x 49"W x 2"D Harold Kitner was born on May 18, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio and was the son of Isaac and Frieda Kitner. He obtained his MA from Case Western Reserve University in 1947. Kitner was a postgraduate from Cleveland Institute, Ohio University, Cleveland College, Washington and Lee University. He obtained his Doctorate from Kent State University. Exhibition: Harold Kitner - Active / Figure / Exaltation at Kent State School of Art Gallery in Kent, Ohio in 2014. Harold Kitner taught for over 30 years at the Kent State University School of Art. Harold Kitner began teaching art and art history at Kent State University in 1947. During his career, he served as Director and Chairman of the Fine Arts Division. Kitner played a significant role in creating the Art School’s core program, organizing the Kent State Arts Festival, and the Blossom Festival School. He also served as President of the Kent chapter of the American Association of University Professors, and was an art critic for the Akron Beacon Journal. In 1967, Kitner became Kent State University’s first Faculty Ombudsman, officially titled Dean for Faculty Counsel. He held this position until 1974. At the time of the Kent State shootings, Kitner’s position as Ombudsman meant that he was involved in many of the decisions regarding University administration in the weeks and months following the Kent State shootings. Kitner began a partial retirement in 1980, and left Kent to become the director of the Institute of the South Florida Art...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Seascape : Animated Beach in Normandy - Oil On Canvas Hansigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Jacques RENÉ Seascape : Animated Beach in Normandy Original oil painting on canvas Hansigned 54 x 65 cm (c. 21 x 26 inch) Excellent condition
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian ca. 1960's Beautiful Young Woman Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of a Beautiful Young Woman, ca. 1965. Oil on linen canvas, 8 x 10 inches. Framed measurement: 10.5 x 12.5 inches. Signed indistinctly lower left.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After A Cloudburst, An Evening Out in Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
You saw the 1950s movie, "The Last Time I Saw Paris." This was painted about the same time. The city still recovering, grateful to be post-war, grateful to drive their 20-year-old au...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by 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

Materials

Oil

1940s WPA-Era Abstract Watercolor of Golden Cycle Mill by Charles Ragland Bunnel
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1940s grayscale watercolor by Charles Ragland Bunnell captures a semi-abstracted view of the Golden Cycle Mill in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rendered in subtle blacks and grays, this striking WPA-era landscape melds industrial subject matter with a modernist aesthetic. The piece exemplifies mid-20th-century American regionalism, blending expressive abstraction with historical significance. The painting measures 8 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches (sight size) and is showcased in a custom black frame measuring 18 x 19 ½ x 1 ⅜ inches, making it an elegant addition to any collection of American art or industrial landscapes. The Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction Company was a vital part of Colorado’s early 20th-century mining boom, located in what is now Old Colorado City. Bunnell’s work documents this industrial heritage through a modernist lens, offering a unique narrative of regional development. About the Artist: Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968) was a key figure in Colorado’s art scene and a pioneer of American Modernism and abstraction. Trained at Broadmoor Art Academy, he combined American Scene painting with abstract forms. Bunnell contributed to New Deal art...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

River Landscape with Boat and two Figures - Oil Paint - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
River Landscape with Boat and two Figures, realized by an artist active in italy in the mid-17th Century. In very good condition, it includes a gilded coeval wooden frame.
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Late 17th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ron Gorchov Mid Century Modern Self Portrait Signed painting abstract figuration
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov Historic Self Portrait, 1955-1959 Oil painting on board Hand signed in paint on the upper recto and dated 1955-9 Frame included: held in original vintage artist's frame T...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Landscape of a village with a view of steeples - Oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Dated, signed Signature unknown Work on wood Gray wooden frame with golden patina 82 x 997 x 6 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge Spanish/ French Oil Painting Beautiful Blue Coastline Seascape & Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Blue Sea by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 29 x 36 inches framed: 32 x 39.5 inc...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Bernard Labbe, Christel Haag, Sunil Das, and Antonio Feltrinelli. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.

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