Modern Paintings
MODERN STYLE
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
Colourful Interior Abstract French Still Life Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 26 x 19.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Something Fashionable, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Jill English
Located in Yardley, PA
Vogue up your space with Something Fashionable... This fabulous lady is painted on a large sheet of canvas with plenty of extra room for a deep gallery wrap. She is black and white w...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
20th Century Modernist Painting Bare Tall Tree Over River Bank Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 26 x 20 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Modernist Painting Bare Tall Tree Over River Bank Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 25 x 19 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artists ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Modernist Painting Black and White Figures In The Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original biro pen drawing on artist paper
size: 20 x 25.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
prov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
20th Century Modernist Painting White Houses Along The Sea Coast Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 20 x 25.5 inches
inscribed verso
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's Modernist Painting Blonde Lady Holding Sun Flowers In Blue Scenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl Portrait
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 26 x 19.75 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
20th Century Modernist Painting Steps Leading To Church
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 20.5 x 10 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Male Wacky Artist Portrait Swirly Moustache French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist Portrait
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.5 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“Abstract #2”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil paint on heavy archival paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower left by the artist and dated 1965. Condition is ver...
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
1950's French Modernist Oil Painting Red Church Towers In Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 10.5 x 18 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Painting Figures In Waiting Room Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ponies at Penlan, 1967.Swansea.Wales.Welsh Pony.Valleys.Equestrian.Hot Sun.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Hazel M. Barnett.
British.
Ponies at Penlan, Swansea, Wales.1967
Oil on Board. Signed.
Image size 17.9 inches x 35.6 inches ( 45.5cm x 90.5cm ).
Frame size 19.7 inches x 37.4 inches...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950's Modernist Painting Figures Along The French River Bank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
signed original gouache on artist paper
size: 15 x 21 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Leeks and Pepper Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vegetable Abstract
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.5 x 24 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Bright Blue and Purple Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright Abstract
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18 x 24 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Bright Colour Interior Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Abstract
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 24 x 19.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Interior Objects Purple Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Purple Interior
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 26 x 20 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Geometric Shape Abstract French 20th Century Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19 x 16 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Tall White Plant In Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Flower Still life
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 25 x 19.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's Modernist Painting Hands Threading The Needle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Threading The Needle
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour on artist paper mounted in card frame
size: 12 x 16 inches
condition: very good and ready to be e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Wildflowers, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Jeff Ferst
Located in Yardley, PA
Ferst's painting style is joyful, juicy, and flamboyant. He is a colorist and loves painting the scenery, particularly the sunrise and sunsets, of the southwestern US desert he calls...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Deep Breathing
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
1950's Modernist Painting Black and White Courtyard Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original biro pen drawing on artist paper
size: 19 x 25 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
1950's Modernist French Painting Olive Tree Oil Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 19.5 x 12.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled, 20th century
Oil on wood panel
23 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.
Framed: 29 x 25 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower left: A Smith
Arthur Smith is a listed Ameri...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Yellow Symphony #1
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This horizontal painting on canvas contains several layers of color, with textures and transparencies, representing a dreamlike scene where fantastic animals and humans in yellow and...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Tall Red Plant In Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Plant Still Life
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 26 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wave Form II (Wellenform) (Square, Round, Wavy, Modern, Mid-Century) (40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hannes Grosse
Wave Form (Wellenform) (Square, Round, Wavy, Modern, Mid-Century)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 1971
Size: 34.62 x 34.62 inches
Signed and dated verso
Framed (simply...
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Wave Form II (Wellenform) (Triangle, Wavy, Modern, Mid-Century) (~50% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hannes Grosse
Wave Form II (Wellenform)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 1971
Size: 33.46 x 33.46 x 31.49 inches (85,5 x 85,5 x 80 cm)
Framed (simply wood frame) - ready to hang
COA ...
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Wave Form I (Wellenform) (Triangle, Wavy, Modern, Mid-Century) (~50% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Hannes Grosse
Wave Form I (Wellenform)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 1971
Size: 33.46 x 33.46 x 31.49 inches (85,5 x 85,5 x 80 cm)
Framed (simply wood frame) - ready to hang
COA p...
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting - Venice St. Mark's Basilica at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting -- Venice at Sunset with St. Mark's Basilica
Wonderful and evocative modern painting of Venice with gondolas and St. Marks Basilica by postw...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
The Window 292 - Modern Monochromatic Resin 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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Antique American Modernist Trompe L"Oeil Window Modernist City View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century modernist view thru a window by Alan Peters. Great color and composition. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's Modernist Painting Black and White Bell Tower Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour on artist paper
size: 19.5 x 11 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1950's Modernist Painting Merry Go Round Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Merry Go Round Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 20 x 25.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Lillian Delevoryas 1969 Original Nude & Interior Painting
Located in Larchmont, NY
Lillian Delevoryas
Untitled (Nude & Interior), 1969
Oil on board
19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.
Framed: 24 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed and dated lower righ...
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
William Fisher Classic American Illustration on Canvas
Located in Larchmont, NY
William Fisher (American, 1891-1985)
Untitled, 20th Century
Oil on canvas/illustration
23 3/4 x 29 3/4 in.
Framed: 31 x 37 1/4 x 1 in.
Signed lower right: William Fisher
William Fis...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Portrait of a Child by NY Artist Syril Frank
Located in Larchmont, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Syril Harriet Frank was born in Brooklyn to Israel and...
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gracie Mansion
By Isabella Banks Markell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s.
Gracie Mansion, c. 1944, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 25 x 30 inches, presented in a ne...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas provocative figurative painting by the American artist Martin Rosenthal. Mid century modern. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Condition is very good. Present...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marta Becket Acrobat Circus Painting
By Marta Becket
Located in Larchmont, NY
Marta Becket (1925 - 2017)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on board
Sight: 23 x 26 in.
Framed: 27 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 7/8 in.
Signed lower left
Talented as a painter, dancer and pianist, Marta B...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Venetian Canal Painting by Pietro Lietti
Located in Larchmont, NY
Pietro Lietti (Italian, b. 1928)
Untitled, c. 20th Century
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in.
Framed: 30 5/8 x 42 1/2 x 2 in.
Signed lower right
Pietro Lietti is an Italian artist who has p...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cindy Kane 1985 Original Painting on Plywood
By Cindy Kane
Located in Larchmont, NY
Cindy Kane (American, b. 1957)
Untitled, 1985
Oil on plywood
Sight: 31 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.
Framed: 39 3/4 x 36 x 2 in.
Signed lower right: KANE
Signed, titled, dated verso: Cindy Kane, Untitled, 1985
Cindy Kane (American, 1957-) grew up in Washington DC during the Vietnam War era, absorbing the period's powerful political climate. She is a self-taught artist whose multi media work is born out of a deep sense of connection to the political and environmental issues of our times.
Her early work was influenced by the experience of living and working at the bottom of the Grand Canyon National Park, where she had the opportunity to document Anasazi Indian pictographs in pen and ink drawings. These images would inform her work for years to come.
She draws on personal narrative and experience to create her paintings of maps, birds, toys, and artifacts from nature, often collaging bits of newspaper headlines, pieces of her children's homework, and pages of sheet music beneath layers of color and imagery.
In a review of her work, author and critic John Loughery wrote; "Kane leads us into a peculiar netherworld, a hard to place area that's both reassuringly ancient, and anxiously modern. This is a painter who is interested in the unconscious and the archetypal, and utilizes her own private, (but not inaccessible) vocabulary and imagery."
In a submission to AskART, Diana Wilson...
Category
1980s Modern Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Pastel Palette Curves, Mid-Century Modern Diptych, Purple, Yellow & Blue Shanpes
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Pastel Palette Curves" 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, 60's, ...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Evening, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Modern, decorative still life in the kitchen, a bottle of wine, a glass, fruits on the table. Part of an ongoing series of colorful decorative still lifes. The picture has good spati...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Biomorphic Composition)
By Dave Fox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s.
Untitled (Biomorphic Composition), 1948, oil on textured paper mounted on board, signed and da...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fantasy., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Fantasy. A modern, abstract, expressive, sophisticated painting that harmoniously fits into a modern interior. The work was created using the technique of dripping and splashing pain...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Evening blues., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Evening blues. A modernist abstract painting with acrylics on linen fabric, made in a bright palette. The product has a modern aesthetic design. A delicate balance between an ordered...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1963 Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Seascape Oil Painting - Coastal Thunderstorm
Located in Bristol, GB
COASTAL THUNDERSTORM
Size: 52.5 x 70 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
An emotive and wonderfully executed mid-century abstract artwork, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1963.
...
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Modernist Painting Purple Orange Pink Mauve Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting : 24 x 20 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good a...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Homage to Leger
By Jean Kellogg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s.
Homage to Leger, 1941, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 14 x 17 inches; inscribed ...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White grass.
Located in Oslo, NO
Grass with white leaves and flowers and a red petroglyph on the right.
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Couple on the balcony. Large format young woman and man portrait.
Located in Segovia, ES
"Couple on the balcony" is an interior scene of a young woman and a young man sitting comfortably watching the street from their balcony.
Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Alfredo Rold...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
PAESAGGIO - Tecnica mista su tela, firmato , 1970
Located in Napoli, IT
Dipinto Titolo"Paesaggio" realizzato tecnica mista su tela negli anni '70.
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
“Untitled #2”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas provocative figurative painting by the American artist Martin Rosenthal. Mid century modern. Signed lower right. Circa 1955. Condition is very good. Present...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 20th Century Monstera Deliciosa Plant Bottles and Lemons Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Plant and Bottles Still Life
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 25.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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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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