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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
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist

Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist

Located in Preston, GB

Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist, Liam Reilly Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 28 x 22 inches This stunning painting captures t...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Blacksmith (Untitled)

Blacksmith (Untitled)

By Erle Loran

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Blacksmith (Untitled), 1936, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 x 30 inches Erle Loran was an influential American painter, art historian, and educator, renowned for h...

Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning

Abstract Expressionist Figurative Homage to Willem de Kooning

By Michael Pauker

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper, Stretcher Bars

NY Skyline

NY Skyline

Located in Los Angeles, CA

NY Skyline, 1942, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 24 x 20 inches, dated and titled verso, together with Lewis’ address NY Skyline depicts a typical array of Manhattan sk...

Category

1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Fields Beyond
Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Fields Beyond

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Fields Beyond

Located in Bristol, GB

FIELDS BEYOND Size: 60 x 78 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A wonderfully expressive mid-century landscape depicting a broad, open countryside framed by clusters of trees and gen...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spanish Post-Impressionist Rural Landscape Painting Mediterranean Countryside
Spanish Post-Impressionist Rural Landscape Painting Mediterranean Countryside

Spanish Post-Impressionist Rural Landscape Painting Mediterranean Countryside

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Spanish Post-Impressionist Rural Landscape Painting, Mediterranean Countryside Oil c.1940 Title: Spanish Post-Impressionist Rural Landscape Painting, Mediterranean Countryside Oil Artist: Spanish School Date: circa 1940 Medium: Oil on burlap...

Category

1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Seascape Oil Painting - Where Light Rests
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Seascape Oil Painting - Where Light Rests

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Seascape Oil Painting - Where Light Rests

Located in Bristol, GB

WHERE LIGHT SETTLES Size: 59.5 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A minimalist and elegant mid-century abstracted composition that distils the essence of a tranquil seascape in...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Lady in Green
1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Lady in Green

1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Lady in Green

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Young Lady French School, mid 20th century signed, S. Ascher signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: good...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Children's Theater

Children's Theater

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Children’s Theater, 1934, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, 10 ¾ x 12 5/8 inches (image) Children’s Theater is a fine example of Berlandina’s modernist approach to ...

Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1960’s French Stylish Portrait of a Woman Modernist Oil 1965
1960’s French Stylish Portrait of a Woman Modernist Oil 1965

1960’s French Stylish Portrait of a Woman Modernist Oil 1965

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School signed A.Bertin signed on back, dated 1965 Title: Period portrait of a woman Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 18.5 x 12.5 inches Board : 18 x 12 ...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Antique American Impressionist Cityscape Framed Industrial Signed Painting
Large Antique American Impressionist Cityscape Framed Industrial Signed Painting

Large Antique American Impressionist Cityscape Framed Industrial Signed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 32 inches overall, and 20 by 26 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to han...

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1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Officer, Grenadier Co. 19th Foot, circa 1819
An Officer, Grenadier Co. 19th Foot, circa 1819

An Officer, Grenadier Co. 19th Foot, circa 1819

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

John Leslie Berry (1920–2009) An Officer, Grenadier Co. 19th Foot, circa 1819 Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas size - 14 x 10 in Framed size - 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in ohn Leslie ...

Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Original MCM NYC School Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Original MCM NYC School Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Original MCM NYC School Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 13 inches overall, and 27.5 by 11 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and en...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in
The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in

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...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By E. Oscar Thalinger

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Untitled Abstraction, 1958, oil on board, signed and dated lower left, 24 x 35 inches, presented in a newer frame Oscar Edmund Thalinger was an American painter, draftsman, printmaker, and muralist best known for his evocative depictions of the American Midwest, his 1950s and 60s abstractions, and his contributions to Missouri art...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Downtown New York

Downtown New York

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Downtown New York, c. 1930s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 10 x 12 inches; label verso reads: "Harry Dix / Title Downtown New York / Medium Oil" Harry Dix was a 20th-century p...

Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Uncatalogued II' Postwar European Abstractions by JG (circa 1950s-90s)
'Uncatalogued II' Postwar European Abstractions by JG (circa 1950s-90s)

'Uncatalogued II' Postwar European Abstractions by JG (circa 1950s-90s)

Located in London, GB

'Uncatalogued II', oil on board, from a collection of Postwar European Abstractions, by JG (circa 1950s–90s). This painting is part of this gallery's new series from a compelling bod...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Atilt

Atilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Atilt, 1982, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 48 inches, signed and dated lower right, “Alfred P. Maurice 2725 A South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616” inscribed verso, “ATILT” inscribed verso, “Maurice.018” inscribed on frame, exhibited: 1) Alfred P. Maurice Artist in the City Paintings 1979 - 1997, Archer Gallery of Clark College, Vancouver, WA, April 8 – April 30, 1997, #11, and 2) An Artful Life: Celebrating the Life of Creator, Teacher, and Collector Alfred Maurice...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Nobody Wears Red Forever - Abstract Spiderman Cartoon Figurative Artwork
Nobody Wears Red Forever - Abstract Spiderman Cartoon Figurative Artwork

Nobody Wears Red Forever - Abstract Spiderman Cartoon Figurative Artwork

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This original painting on canvas brings the immediacy of street art, neo-expressionism, and raw gestural abstraction into a striking contemporary composition. Based in Los Angeles, O...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Bloom I - Floral Flower Abstract Mixed Media Oversized Artwork
Bloom I - Floral Flower Abstract Mixed Media Oversized Artwork

Bloom I - Floral Flower Abstract Mixed Media Oversized Artwork

By Sally K

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gazing at Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s floral artworks is consuming and empowering. Inspired by the endless variety of beautiful flowers, she creates pop-realistic paintings t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Subway Construction
Subway Construction

Subway Construction

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This painting is part of our exhibition American Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Subway Construction, c. 1928, oil on board, 19 x 15 ¾ inches, signed upper left, artist and title verso; exhibited: 1) 12th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists, The Waldorf Astoria, New York NY, from March 9 to April 1, 1928, no. 864 (original price $250) (see Death Prevailing Theme of Artists in Weird Exhibits, The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), March 8, 1928); 2) Boston Tercentenary Exhibition Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Horticultural Hall, Boston MA, July, 1930, no. 108 (honorable mention - noted verso); 3) 38th Annual Exhibition of American Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH, June, 1931 (see Alexander, Mary, The Week in Art Circles, The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 7, 1931); and 4) National Art Week Exhibition [Group Show], Montross Gallery, New York, New York, December, 1940 (see Devree, Howard, Brief Comment on Some Recently Opened Exhibitions in the Galleries, The New York Times, December 1, 1940) About the Painting Ernest Stock’s Subway Construction depicts the excavation of New York’s 8th Avenue line, which was the first completed section of the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND). The groundbreaking ceremony was in 1925, but the line did not open until 1932, placing Stock’s painting in the middle of the construction effort. The 8th Avenue line was primarily constructed using the “cut and cover” method in which the streets above the line were dug up, infrastructure was built from the surface level down, the resulting holes were filled, and the streets reconstructed. While many artists of the 1920s were fascinated with the upward thrust of New York’s exploding skyline as architects and developers sought to erect ever higher buildings, Stock turned his attention to the engineering marvels which were taking place below ground. In Subway Construction, Stock depicts workers removing the earth beneath the street and building scaffolding and other support structures to allow concrete to be poured. Light and shadow fall across the x-shaped grid pattern formed by the wooden beams and planks. It is no surprise that critics reviewing the painting commented on Stock’s use of an “interesting pattern” to form a painting that is “clever and well designed.” About the Artist Ernest Richard Stock was an award-winning painter, print maker, muralist, and commercial artist. He was born in Bristol, England and was educated at the prestigious Bristol Grammar School. During World War I, Stock joined the British Royal Air Flying Corps in Canada and served in France as a pilot where he was wounded. After the war, he immigrated to the United States and joined the firm of Mack, Jenny, and Tyler, where he further honed his architectural and decorative painting skills. During the 1920s, Stock often traveled back and forth between the US and Europe. He was twice married, including to the American author, Katherine Anne Porter. Starting in the mid-1920s, Stock began to exhibit his artwork professionally, including at London’s Beaux Arts Gallery, the Society of Independent Artists, the Salons of America, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Whitney Studio and various locations in the Northeast. Critics often praised the strong design sensibility in Stock’s paintings. Stock was a commercial illustrator for a handful of published books and during World War II, he worked in the Stratford Connecticut...

Category

1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist flower still life oil painting . Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 6 inches overall, and 9.75 by 5.75 painting alone.Excellent condition, ready to han...

Category

1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life  - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century
Still Life  - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century

Still Life - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century

Located in Roma, IT

Still Life is an artwork realized by an unknonwn artist in the late 19th Century. Oil on Board. 21 x 15 cm. Good conditions

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Reclining Figures

Reclining Figures

By Otis Huband

Located in Dallas, TX

Born in 1933, Otis Huband declared his intention to be an artist at age 6. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary, now Virginia...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Window 393 - Modern Abstract Resin Minimalist Colorful Artwork on Wood Panel
The Window 393 - Modern Abstract Resin Minimalist Colorful Artwork on Wood Panel

The Window 393 - Modern Abstract Resin Minimalist Colorful Artwork on Wood Panel

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

A Vibrant '30s Modern, American Scene Painting, Queesnboro Bridge, New York City
A Vibrant '30s Modern, American Scene Painting, Queesnboro Bridge, New York City

A Vibrant '30s Modern, American Scene Painting, Queesnboro Bridge, New York City

Located in Chicago, IL

A Vibrant, Colorful 1930s Modern, American Scene Painting of the Queesnboro Bridge, New York City by Notable Woman Artist, Lesley Buckland Crawford (Am. 1887-1963). A wonderful example of Crawford's Urban Realism practiced in the 1930s & '40s depicting a busy foreground of industrial dockworkers & laborers with the dynamic, overarching span of the Queensboro Bridge in the background. Artwork size: 18 x 22 inches, oil on canvas (Framed size 23 x 27 inches). Signed "Lesley Crawford", lower right. Born in 1887, Lesley Buckland Crawford graduated from Vassar College in 1908. Crawford attended the Art Student's league of New York City and was a former student of Kimon Nicolaides (1891-1938). The artist was active in New York, Summit, NJ and Springfield, Vermont. She was known for her Urban Realist inspired paintings, watercolors and lithographs, and colorful landscapes of Vermont. She traveled and painted in Guatemala, Italy and Greece. Crawford was one of the founders of the Miller Art Center in Springfield, VT in 1956. She was also associated with the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester, VT, and the Summit Art Association, Summit, NJ. A 1940s lithograph...

Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Twos company, Original painting, portrait, Landscape, Horses
Twos company, Original painting, portrait, Landscape, Horses

Twos company, Original painting, portrait, Landscape, Horses

Located in Deddington, GB

Twos company ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas 30 H x 40 W x 4 D cm (11.81 x 15.75 x 1.57 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height: 30cm (11.81 in) Width: 40cm (15.75 in...

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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Horse Racing Scene, Oil on Panel by Joaquim Terruella
Horse Racing Scene, Oil on Panel by Joaquim Terruella

Horse Racing Scene, Oil on Panel by Joaquim Terruella

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

JOAQUIM TERRUELLA I MATILLA (Barcelona, Spain, 1891–1957). "Horse Racing Scene, Oil on Panel by Joaquim Terruella" Oil on panel. Signed lower right. Artwork: 14 × 20 cm (5.5 × 7.9 in...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Mid Century Original Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Mid Century Original Oil Painting

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...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

By Marcel Emile Cailliet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Landscape, 1940, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, dated and titled verso: “Marcel Cailliet ’40 – S.C.” and “Marcel Cailliet Landscape”; likely exhibited at the annual juried st...

Category

1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soft Green Valley French Landscape Blue Sky Impressionist Modernist Oil Painting
Soft Green Valley French Landscape Blue Sky Impressionist Modernist Oil Painting

Soft Green Valley French Landscape Blue Sky Impressionist Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Soft Green French Landscape by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 6 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very goo...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wiggle Room 42 - Abstract Modern Resin Minimalist Fiery Tone Mixed Media Artwork
Wiggle Room 42 - Abstract Modern Resin Minimalist Fiery Tone Mixed Media Artwork

Wiggle Room 42 - Abstract Modern Resin Minimalist Fiery Tone Mixed Media 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

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