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.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
$702Sale Price|20% Off
Grapes Wine Bottles Jug and Plate Golden Drapery French Modernist Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Grapes Wine Bottles Jug and Plate Golden Drapery French Modernist Still Life Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 25.75 x 19.75 inches (heig...
Gouache
Seaside landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 66 x 78 x 4 cm
Oil
Double Vision 76 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Red Orange Dual Tone 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
Normandy : Reflection on a River - Original oil on canvas, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille Hilaire Normandy : Reflection on a River, c. 1960 Original oil on canvas Signed bottom right Signed and Titled on the back On canvas 60 x 73 cm (c . 24 x 29 in) Presented in...
Oil
Summer’s Day at the Green French Impressionist Riverbank Landscape Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist Landscape Riverbank Trees Oil Painting Board French School, early 20th century signed lower right (indistinct) oil on board, unframed Board: 10.75 x 14 inches P...
Oil
$384Sale Price|20% Off
1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Mermaid Figure On The Rocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour with biro on artist paper, unframed stamped verso size: 10 x 8.5 inches condition: very good and read...
Watercolor
$713Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Impressionist Painting Blue Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blue Flowers by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist artist signed oil on board, framed board: 12.5 x 10.5 inches framed: 11 x 9 inches provenance: from a large private collectio...
Oil
$901Sale Price|20% Off
Boudoir Style Female Nude with Flowers Figurative Spanish Oil Painting portrait
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title Expressive Female Nude Portrait with Flowers Figurative Oil Painting Artist Jordi Baget Ballester (Spain, b. 1930) Title of Work Dona (Female Nude with Flowers) Date Second half of the 20th century (circa 1980–1990) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 54 × 65 cm (21.26 × 25.59 in) Signature Signed “Baget” lower left. Titled “Dona” and signed on the reverse. Framing Unframed Condition Good condition. Firm canvas, stable paint surface, vibrant colors. No visible restorations. Description Expressive figurative painting by Spanish artist Jordi Baget Ballester depicting a seated female nude beside a bouquet of flowers. The composition combines portrait, still life and nude study in a balanced arrangement. Warm flesh tones contrast with the vibrant floral colors while the neutral background enhances the presence of the figure. The relaxed pose and intimate atmosphere give the work a subtle boudoir character. A decorative and engaging example of late 20th century Spanish figurative painting. Biography Jordi Baget Ballester (Spain, born 1930) is a Spanish painter associated with postwar figurative art. Trained in Fine Arts in Barcelona, his work focuses on the human figure, landscapes and everyday scenes. His paintings are characterized by expressive brushwork and refined color harmonies. His works appear regularly in European collections and secondary art markets. female nude, boudoir painting...
Oil
$850
A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, 1930s portrait painting of a young woman by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrait of a young female model, most likely h...
Oil, Masonite
A Charming 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Artist Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Painting of Lisbon, Portugal by Famed Chicago Modern Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a bustling, colorful view of Lisbon's historic Black Horse Sq...
Board, Canvas, Oil
Abstract Vases and Jugs Pastel 20th Modernist Century Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Abstract by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size: 25.5 x 19.75 inches pastel drawing on thin paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy proven...
Pastel
Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet, picturesque view of the rooftops and cathedral...
Oil, Masonite
Untitled - Equestrian
By Felix Angel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Felix Angel – Colombian/American (1949- ) Title: Untitled - Equestrian Year: 1985 Medium: acrylic on canvas Size: 44 x 56 inches Signature: Signed...
Canvas, Acrylic
$771
The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) by Antonio Gonzalez Collado
Located in Stockholm, SE
Artist: Antonio Gonzalez Collado The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) mixed media on paper signed artist studio stamp on the back dimensions (motif) 15...
Paper, Mixed Media
$543Sale Price|20% Off
1950's Modernist Painting - Portrait Of Figure On Gold
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gold Man by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), stamped verso original watercolour/gouache painting on paper overall size: 111.75 x 8.5 inches condition: very good and ready to...
Watercolor, Gouache
$1,537Sale Price|20% Off
North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orientalist Scene European artist, late 20th century possibly a copy of an earlier work judging from the style oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenance: private col...
Oil
1970s Abstract Italian Signed Titled and Dated Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful abstract 20th-century painting by the important Venetian post-war artist Roberto Ferruzzi (VENICE 1927 - 2010) "Interno con Helene R Ferruzzi 1978" “Interior with Helene”,...
Canvas, Oil
$920
Self Unity, Modernist Painting, Figurative Style Human Body, Blue Nude Figures
Located in Barcelona, ES
This modernist abstraction painting distills the human body into interlocking planes of saturated blue, balancing weight and repose. The figures are rendered through simplified, arch...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,127Sale Price|36% Off
Pensive Woman oil on canvas painting european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Pensive Woman Artist: Vicente Oliver (1896–1970) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 18.1 x 15.0 in (46 x 38 cm) Support: Unframed canvas Date: Mid-20th century Signatu...
Canvas, Oil
Jardin des Plantes - Paint by Henri Hamm - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jardin des Plantes is a modern artwork realized by Henri Hamm in the mid-20th Century. Oil on wooden panel. Good conditions.
Oil, Panel
$2,887Sale Price|25% Off
'Still Life', Paris, Académie Julian, Salon des Indépendants, Salon d'Automne
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life' by Albert Bertalan, 1929. Paris, Académie Julian, Salon des Indépendants, Salon d'Automne ---- Signed lower right, 'Bertalan' for Albert Bertalan (Hungarian, 1899-1956)...
Canvas, Oil
"Still Life with Fruits" Russian-American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Board
By Ben Benn
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1927 by Russian-American painter Ben Benn. With a highly recognizable modern style, fast brush stroke and expressive use of color, shape, ...
Oil, Board
L.S. Lowry, Street Scene, 1965
Located in Manchester, GB
L.S. Lowry, Street Scene, 1965 Oil on canvas 50.8 x 60.9 cm (20 x 24 in) Hand-signed and dated 'L.S. LOWRY 1965' (lower right) and titled 'STREET SCENE' (on the canvas overlap) E...
Canvas, Oil
$72Sale Price|20% Off
Francis Bacon 'Portrait of Michel Leiris', 2017, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of a Francis Bacon's painting Portrait of Michel Leiris, originally created in 1976. This work is a notable example of Bacon's ability to capture the psycholog...
Offset
'Woman in Blue', Danish Royal Academy, Brooklyn Museum, Kolding
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'A.S.' for Anton Schroder (Danish, 1893-1965) and dated 1953. A substantial, modernist oil painting of a young woman, shown seated and gazing to her left with ...
Canvas, Oil
Two Oil Paintings of A Figure In Greenery and A Country House Mounted In Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Greenery and Country House singed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil paintings on artist paper mounted in a frame Glass covering overall framed: 16.5 x 12.5 inches Top pa...
Oil
$16,800
Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge (NYC Cityscape by William Clutz)
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful urban street scene of Brooklyn Bridge, NYC City Landscape Painting by William Clutz "Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge", 1990 oil on canvas 40 x 70 inches, 41 3/...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Impressionist Framed New England Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches overall, 16 x 20 inches image size. Vintage American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
1968 Abstract Figurative Composition "Growth" By Ole Vincent Larsen
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This abstract painting presents a dynamic figurative composition in which organic forms and bold contours intertwine in a rhythmic and balanced arrangement. In this oil on canvas, t...
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Pennsylvania Impressionist Framed Landscape Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare antique oil painting by Charles W. Patterson (1870 - 1938) . Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Measuring 29 x 33 inches overall, 22 x...
Canvas, Oil
Julian Jake Paltenghi (1955-2025) Large French Modernist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Julian Jake Paltenghi (1955-) British / French TITLE: "Tall Still Life OF Flowers" SIGNED: verso MEDIUM: oil and mixed media on canvas SIZE: 111cm x 55cm inclusive of fram...
Oil
"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract cubist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 31 by 42 inches overall, and 25 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original con...
Oil, Board
Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet, picturesque view of the rooftops and cathedral...
Masonite, Oil
A Cheerful 1950s, Modern City Park Scene with Horse & Carriage, "Rome Street"
Located in Chicago, IL
A lively, colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern city park scene with a horse & carriage ("Rome Street") by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Possibly a scene painted near the histor...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,250
Original Mixed Media Oil Painting Fiber Collage Mexican Amado Pena 1999
Located in Buffalo, NY
This original mixed-media work by Amado Peña Jr. exemplifies the artist’s refined synthesis of Southwestern figuration, Indigenous textile traditions, and m...
Yarn, Oil, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
"Sea Cliff" Mid Century Modern Coastal Cliff Seascape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sea Cliff" Mid Century Modern Coastal Cliff Seascape in Acrylic on Masonite Expansive seascape by notable California artist Farren Jensen (American, 19...
Masonite, Acrylic
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Colorful Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid 20th century signed lower front corner oil on board, unframed board: 29.5 x 25.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condi...
Oil
$900
The Blue Trees, Oil on Canvas Painting by Claude Richard Mazier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming 1950s modernist oil on canvas by Claude Richard Mazier (France, 1926–2011), this composition captures a poetic village scene where architecture and nature merge into a dre...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Mid Century Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches image alone. Handsomely framed in w...
Oil, Canvas
Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nude portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern molding. Excellent condition, ready to ...
Oil, Board
Ancient View of the Bay of Naples - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View over the Bay of Naples is an orginal old master artwork realized by Master of Northern Europe School of the second half of 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Relined....
Oil
$385
A Captivating 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Geometric Textile Design
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, captivating 1950s Mid-Century Modern abstract geometric textile design by notable French costume, set and fashion designer, Andre Delfau. Artwork size: 11 1/2 x 13 3/4 i...
Paper, Ink, Graphite
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning's "Women Singing" Colorful and dynamic abstract expressionist figurative mixed media painting contemporary piece, featu...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper, Stretcher Bars
Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings
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
$888Sale Price|25% Off
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Rock and Roll)
By Kerry Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2018 Size: 21x20in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1632 *Black frame with a mirror-...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
Decorative Late 20th-century Still Life Painting of Hazelnuts
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a dramatic chiaroscuro-style painting of unshelled hazelnuts spilling out of a crisp white paper cone-shaped funnel called a cornet de papier. These were used by French g...
Canvas, Oil
Madonna. By Alexander Kishchenko. 1992. Oil on canvas. 107/81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Alexander Mikhailovich Kishchenko (1933–1997) was an outstanding Belarusian monumentalist artist whose work significantly influenced the development of visual arts in Belarus during ...
Canvas, Oil
Studio Flowers, Dahlia, Clematis and Salvia, original painting, flowers
Located in Deddington, GB
An original still life from my Studio Flower series. A mixture of seasonal flowers in a decorated bowl, created in Oxfordshire. Each flower is hand crafted from Japanese paper and th...
Oil, Board
Charles Pompilius figurative Young Female Nude Oil on Panel
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled" portrays a young female nude in an intimate setting within the artist's studio. This painting is done in the classical vein of full portraiture. The model, however, is not posed quietly, but is engaged with a person or object off the frame, or, perhaps in an interior monologue with herself. Regardless of which, the viewer's attention is not only attracted to the beauty of the model's figure, but the intention of her actions. Charles Pompilius...
Oil, Panel
Nude Male Posed On Yellow Chair French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Portrait by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 25.5 x 19.75 inches oil on artist paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a private ...
Oil
Judaica Modernist "The Sage" Rabbi Portrait
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Judaica Subject: Portrait Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States Dimensions: 16 x 11 3/4 Dimensions w/Frame: 23 x 19 It is signed at the top Left. William Will...
Oil, Board
Modern French Abstract Paintig Still Life by Roland Bierge
Located in Roma, IT
Modern French Abstract Paintig Still Life by Roland Bierge Beautiful, important painting by the great French artist Roland Bierge (1922-1991). Still life oil on canvas ‘Pomme et Po...
Canvas, Oil
$199
Wacky Wild Tree In Blue Quirky Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ve...
Pastel
Hidden Portraits X
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits X', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ar...
Canvas, Acrylic
A Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Refreshment" by Lucille Leighton, ca. 1958
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic ca. 1958 Mid-Century Modern painting titled "Refreshment" by Woman Artist, Lucille Leighton. Oil on canvas, in original frame. Artwork size: 22" x 18". Framed size: 27 1...
Canvas, Oil
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
$1,200Sale Price|25% Off
"Untitled"
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist, Jean Calogero. Circa 1950. Signed lower left Overall in museum quality gold leaf frame 17.5 by 15.75 inches. Condition: Good. Provenan...
Canvas, Oil
"Taos Road" Henrietta Berk, Abstracted Landscape, Bright Red, Expressionist
By Henrietta Berk
Located in New York, NY
Henrietta Berk Taos Road, circa 1966 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 54 x 47 inches Provenance The artist The Carter Gallery, Los Angeles Phyllis and Stanley Goldberg, Palm Springs,...
Canvas, Oil
An Officer, 8th Kings Royal Hussars, circa 1833
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Leslie Berry (1920–2009) An Officer, 8th Kings Royal Hussars, circa 1833 Oil on canvas Signed lower left Canvas size - 14 x 10 in Framed size - 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in ohn Leslie B...
Oil
Bell Tower and Buildings In Blue Sky Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
Pastel, Pencil