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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
Family Farm in France
Located in London, GB
'Family Farm in France', gouache on art paper, by Michel Debiève (circa 1970s). An extremely endearing depiction of a French family farm, the delight is...
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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Terrace on the Sea - Oil Painting on Panel - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Terrace on the Sea is an original painting realized in the 19th century by an anonymous artist. The artwork is a colored oil panting on panel. Signed on the ...
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19th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Antique American Modernist New York City Skyline Framed Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 25 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition. ...
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1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Art Deco Exhibited Signed Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful and finely painted American modernist portrait painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist WPA Winter Ice Skating Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive American modernist winter landscape. Detailed and well painted skating scene. Oil on canvas. Nicely framed.
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Young Beautiful Framed Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American modernist portrait painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 16L.
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Self-Portrait, c. 1940, oil and tempera on Masonite, artist’s name inscribed verso, 30 x 25 inches William Ashby McCloy was an American artist, educator, and clinical psychologist. ...
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

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...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Offset

Vintage American School Coastal Seascape Trompe L'Oeil Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Indulge in a journey to the vibrant and nostalgic era of the 1970s with our vintage original oil painting—a mesmerizing modernist beach interior scene, capturing the essence of sandy...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"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...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

Vintage American Beach Scene Monogrammed Nature Study Modernist Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 16L x 20H.
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Woodcut on Paper, Figurative by Haren Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Haren Das - Untitled Woodcut on Paper 12.28 x 9 inches, 1991 ( Unframed & Delivered ) This 1991 print by Haren Das beautifully captures a serene rural scene with fine detailing and ...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Woodcut

Vintage Yacht Race Oil Painting by Listed Artist Amos C. Brinton (1888-1982)
Located in Baltimore, MD
American painter and illustrator Amos Carter Brinton was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1888. He went on to have a successful career in illustrations, mainly maritime themed. Fishi...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Winter Landscape" William Lester Stevens, Cape Ann Snowy Landscape
Located in New York, NY
William Lester Stevens Winter Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 36 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities ...
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1920s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Mid Century French Oil Three Figures Seated Picnic Conversation
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Deep in Conversation by Pierre Georgeot (French mid 20th century) oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 30 inches canvas : 24 x 29 inches Provenance: private collection, France Conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Impressionist Hamptons Polo Field Horse Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid century polo field modernist landscape. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colourful Large Female Nude, Femme Nue Allongée
Located in Cotignac, FR
Colourful, large oil on canvas female nude by Isabelle Pardoe. The painting is not signed but came directly from the atelier of the artist. Isabell Pardoe trained at the Slade scho...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Portrait - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in the mid-20th Century. Mounted on a stretcher. Good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Black American Modernist New York Street Scene Framed HUGE Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and large early American modernist oil painting by Nicholas Davis (Born 1937). Oil on canvas. Framed. Important provenance. Measuring 52 by 32 inches. Artist bio: Nicholas Davis (Amer. B. 1937) Nicholas Davis was born in New York City in 1937. He studied at the Arts Students League, and in Mexico City. He was included in the 1969 Exhibition of 100 Afro-American Artists at the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum. That exhibition included the works of Henry Ossawa Turner, Romare Bearden, Hale Woodruff, Edward Bannister...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll Silence is an artwork from the Inner Landscapes series - landscape of internal balance. It carries no urgency or drama — only stillness and clear perception. The pai...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Oil Pastel, Canvas

Cattle grazing in an extensive landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Tom Coates (1941-2023) Cattle grazing in an extensive landscape Oil on canvas Signed with initials lower left Canvas Size - 20 x 24 in Framed Size - 29 x 33 in Tom Coates (1941–2023...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

A Muse Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1975
Located in Soquel, CA
A Muse - Figurative Study in Oil on Canvas A nude man wearing a sailor hat while he looks down at a woman sitting on sheets of red and blue by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes ...
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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Young Woman - Painting 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

Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Rabin Mondal “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabin Mondal - Queen Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 inches, 2015 ( Rolled & Delivered ) This painting, Queen (2015) by Rabin Mondal, radiates a commanding yet introspective presence, reflec...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Modernist Nude" Mid Century Bold Colorful Abstract Nude Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950s by Russian, American painter Helen Stein. Mostly known for her abstract figures on canvas, this piece...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Woman - Oil Paint attr. Edgar Stoebel - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is an artwork attribuited to Edgar Stoebel (1909-2001).  81 x 45 cm; no frame. Oil painting on canvas. Good conditions. 
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Ashcan School Street Scene Nocturnal Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal street scene oil painting by Jerome Myers (1867 - 1940). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 16 by 18 inches overall and 9 by 11 painting al...
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1890s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mother and Child
Located in San Francisco, CA
This modern mid-century composition of mother and child is by Fernando Oramas (1925-2016.) It is an interesting composition, with the mother in side profile and her child staring ahead at the viewer. The painting is composed of oil on canvas and measures 18” x 14” (24” x 20” framed). It is signed in the lower right. On the reverse is Oramas’ name and address in Mexico. Oramas lived in Mexico in the 1950s and 1960s and this painting appears to date from that time, based on the style and the frame. The painting is in very good condition. The distressed wood frame goes very well with the painting. It is in fair to good condition, with some light scuffs on the edges that allow the wood color to show through the grey stain of the frame as well as a very small bit of separation between the pieces of the frame. Please look at the signature photo for a good image of a section of the frame. Oramas had a major exhibition of his work in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2016. Oramas studied at the School of Fine Arts of the National University, located in the old convent of Santa Clara, in the Center of Bogotá, where he met teachers, trained in renowned academies in Europe. Ignacio Gómez...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Modernist Oil Men Manual Labour Working in Field with Wheelbarrows
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Labourers French School, mid 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, Marseille condition: very good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage Hawaiian Landscape Framed Tropical Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted contemporary tropical landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso.
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nature morte florale, Modern Oil Painting and Sand on Canvas by Claude Venard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Claude Venard, French (1913 - 1999) - Nature morte florale, Year: 1974, Medium: Oil and Sand on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 25.5 x 21.5 in. (64.77 x 54.61 cm), Frame Size: ...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Antique American School WPA Modernist Black Figure Ashcan Dock View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Abstract Figure Torn Paper Collage Watercolor Painting Bezalel Woman Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Judith Yellin Ginat is one of the most prominent artists working in Israel today. She was born in Jerusalem and is a fifth generation Israeli. Her work has a naive, folk art quality...
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Vintage Signed American Modernist Framed Landscape Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris : Seine River and Notre Dame Church - Original oil painting, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
André Cottavoz (1922-2012) Paris : Seine River and Notre Dame Church Original oil painting Signed in the right corner On panel 18 x 33 cm (c. 9 x 13 inch) Very good condition, lig...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Adirondack Mountain Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 35 by 47 inches overall and 27 by 39 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Hands...
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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish. Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"King of the Range" - Mid Century Western Fighting Stallions
By Bernard Preston Thomas
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful and dynamic western painting of two wild fighting stallions by listed artist Bernard Preston Thomas (American, 1918-1992), dated 1951. Signed and dated lower left corner and on verso. Image size: 28"H x 36"W. Presented in rustic painted frame size: 34"H x 41"W x 3"D. Originally from Sheridan, Wyoming, he loved football and art, giving up the sport to concentrate on a career in art. Thomas graduated from Woodbury College in Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science degree, earning the Leo Youngsworth Award for outstanding senior art student at Woodbury. He became a camouflage technician at the outbreak of WWII and caught the attention of General Patton...
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1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Beach Party' by British 20th Century artist Fred Yates, acrylic on board
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Fred Yates (British, 1922 – 2008) Beach Party Acrylic on board Signed and dates ‘YATES 70’ (lower left) 18 x 36 in. (45.7 x 91.5 cm.) Provenance: Deceased estate of Fred Yates Fred...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

1950's Bright Green and Blue Landscape of Hills and Fields French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Harmonious Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original oil on artist paper size: 23 x 20 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed Description: This impr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A serene 1940s Vermont Landscape, depicting evergreen trees and a lake by artist Harold Haydon. Image size: 16" x 20". Framed size: 20" x 24". In a rustic brown wood frame. Es...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique American Expressionist Signed Original Sunset Horse Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist expressionist sunset oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 27.5L x 20H. Signed.
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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Flower Water colour on Paper Grey, Brown by Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Badri Narayan The Flower Water colour on Paper 8 x 8 inches 20.3 x 20.3 cm 8th April 1993 ( Framed & Delivered ) This work features in the Book on Badrinarayan Written by Ms. ...
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Early 19th Century Modern Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Large Mosaic Style Abstract French Oil Painting c.1980's Bright Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mosaic abstract French School, (unsigned) late 20th century work oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: a few minor surfa...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French landscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed verso. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 9 by 11 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Ha...
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1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Stories Within - Contemporary African Portrait Painting Culrure Identity
Located in Ibadan, NG
What Makes This Piece Unique or Special: Stories Within is a striking contemporary portrait that blends bold aesthetics with introspective storytelling. What makes this painting particularly special is its ability to capture a deeply personal yet universally relatable emotion the quiet power of shared human experiences that often remain unspoken. Bukola Orioye...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Linen

Woman with Bureau, Modern Nude Oil on Canvas Painting by Branko Bahunek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Branko Bahunek, Croatian (1935 - ) - Woman with Bureau. Year: 1991, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 21 in. x 17 in. (53.34 cm x 43.18 cm), Frame Size: 25 x 21.5 inches
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Bright Yellow Lemons Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021) Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studies ...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Classical Still Life Oil Painting Ornate Flowers on Stone Plinth Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers on a Stone Plinth European artist, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, south west of England condi...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

French Modernist 20th century Oil Painting Yellow Landscape Cubist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow Landscape signed by Lucien Gondret (French 1941-2023) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches provenance: the artists estate, Franc...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Mid Century Modern Cubist Abstract Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unsigned. Image size, 30L x 24H. Housed in a period frame.
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice
Located in Norwich, GB
Meet the genuinely exciting modernist William Einstein, who is probably better known in Europe, where numerous publications on his work have been written, than in his native US! Eins...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Serigraph on Paper, Modern Artist M.F Husain "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
M.F. Husain - Untitled Edition - 92/150 39.5 x 27.5 inches (unframed size) Serigraph on Paper, 1998 (Unframed & Delivered) MF Husain , world acclaimed artist has been famous for var...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Digital

Modernist Woman Portrait - Original Acrylic Painting with Rich Green Background
Located in Denver, CO
Discover a striking original modernist portrait by Eunice Katz (1927–2008). This captivating acrylic painting on board features a woman’s portrait, rendered in a bold palette of rich...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

'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

Classic Tallship at Sea with Whale in Water off Coastline, English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
James Hardy (British contemporary, 21st century) signed oil painting on board, framed board: 8 x 10 inches provenance: private collection condition: overall very good
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Young Woman with Pink Ribbon and Hat - Original Oil Painting, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962) Young Woman with Pink Ribbon and Hat, c. 1950 Oil on hardboard Signed lower left On hardboard, 45 x 38 cm (c. 28 x 15 in) Presented in a giltwood f...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Colourful Large Cubist Nude, Nue Allongée
Located in Cotignac, FR
Colourful, large, modern Cubist oil on canvas nude by Isabelle Pardoe. The painting is not signed but came directly from the atelier of the artist. Isabell Pardoe trained at the Sl...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Horses in a paddock
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Donald Grant (1924-2001) Horses in a paddock Signed lower left Oil on canvas Canvas size - 24 x 36 in Donald Currie Grant was born in 1930 in North Shiel...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Painting, "Visage"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 9"x12" A certificate of authenticity will ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

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