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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
Period: 20th Century
Pierre Charbonnier, The Factory near the River, gouache on cardboard
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre Charbonnier (1897-1978) The Factory near the River Gouache on cardboard 25,5 x 19,6 inch Frame : 50 x 70 cm Born in 1897 in Vienne (Isère), Pierre Charbonnier was predestined...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Georges Braque (1882-1963) ...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Early 20th Century British nude girl with a guitar, 1929 by Blair Hughes Stanton
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Blair Hughes Stanton (British, 1902-1981) Girl with a Guitar, 1929 oil on canvas 16.3/8 x 25.3/4 in. (41.4 x 65.5 cm.) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Blair Hughes Stanto...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Waterfall Bearsville NY Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Cubism
Located in New York, NY
Waterfall Bearsville NY Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Cubism Georgina Klitgaard (1893 - 1976) Waterfall, Bearsville NY 40 1/2 30 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern British still life, pink roses, tea cup and fruit by Norman Edgar
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Norman B. Edgar (Scottish, 1948 -2022) (pink roses) Roses in a jug by tea cup and fruit Signed ‘Edgar’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm.) Norman Edgar was bor...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mediterranean Costal Town (South of France)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Charles Evans (1907-1992) Mediterranean Costal Town, 1932. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Sheet measures 8.5 x 10 inches; mounted in frame measuring 8.5 x 10 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Charles Evans was a modernist known for his abstract style of painting. He studied at New York's Art Students League and Parsons School of Design, and later in Paris with Fernand Lger at the Acadmie Moderne. In 1930, Evans and his wife spent a year living in what was Paul Cezanne's studio in Aix-en-Provence, France. The following year, Evans purchased the old silk mill in New Hope and became involved in the area's modernist movement, joining the Independents in 1932. By 1935, he began to work collaboratively with Louis Stone, whom he had met in 1929 while studying with Hans Hofman in Saint Tropez, and with Charles F. Ramsey, teaching art classes and working on the Cooperative Painting Project. Every week, the three were joined by the abstract painter, Lee Gatch, in discussions at Ledger's Inn in Lambertville. In 1948 Evans co-founded the New Hope Gazette with Walter M. Teller. The same year he created set designs for St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus. He also designed sets for the Bucks County Playhouse and Philadelphia's Playhouse in the Park. He later served as Set Designer for the Fred Miller...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Virgin Islands Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Inez McCombs (1895-1975). Virgin Islands, ca. 1950. Alkyd on paper mounted to masonite panel. Measuring 13 x 16 inches; 18 x 21 inches framed. Signed lower right. Philadelphia-...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Paper, Alkyd

Mid Century Modern Vertical Landscape with Fence in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Vertical Landscape with Fence in Acrylic on Paper Vibrant landscape by California artist Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). Several large trees rise out of de...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Antique American Modernist Interior Scene Young Woman Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century modernist interior scene. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed with a monogram. Really impressive quality and a great subject.
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's Modernist Painting Gladioli Flowers In China White Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladioli Flowers by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 18 x 15 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ar...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid Century Modern American Abstract Figurative Surreal Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstracted figurative painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Great color and composition. Nicely framed in a period modernist molding.
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Cubist Still Life', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Juan Gris (1887-1927) and Georges Braque's ...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

1950's Modernist Painting Figures Walking Through Black and White French Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 19 x 12 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ar...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary David Atkins (1910 – 2012) Subway Train Departure 24 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1960s Signed lower r...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Painting Castle Overlooking French Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 8 x 10 inches provenance: artists estate, France conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Huge British Sporting Oil Painting Hunting Hounds in Full Pursuit over Fence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
In Full Pursuit Hunting Hounds clearing a Fence by Jean Terry, British 20th century signed and dated 1998 oil on board, framed framed: 28.5 x 45 inches board: 23 x 42 inches provenan...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Modernist Landscape Painting, Monument Valley Arizona, listed artist
Located in Baltimore, MD
Although born in Ohio at the end of the 19th century, Martin Sabransky studied art at Randolph Macon College in Virginia. He began his career path moving west, by first going to Kans...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Lilith
Located in Milano, MI
This painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) embraces the "figurative post-cubism" style. In fact Salvador Aulestia was artistically grown during the maximum su...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Leda and the Swan - Painting - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Leda and the Swan is a modern artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in 1978. Fair condition with a missing piece of paper. Tempera and waterclor on paper.
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Woodcut

Composition With Figures. Figurative Gouache Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Excellent work from this Indian Born (1930) artist, who moved to South Africa. She has received International critical aclaim and her work rarely reaches the market Reddy’s style of...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Gouache

Antoni Costa Woman. original figurative academician drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
woman. original figurative academician drawing painting. frame Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD....
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Paint, Rice Paper

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three Figures In Washed Out Tones
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 studie...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

1950's Modernist Painting Old Medieval French Town City Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, mounted in a card frame size: 20 x 20 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoy...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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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.
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century Modernist Painting Red Roof Village On Hill Side Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 20 x 25 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artis...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century Modernist Painting Path Along The Tall Tree River Bank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 13.5 x 18 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the art...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

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

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Oil

Black and White Figures In Restaurant French 20th Century Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures In Restraunt by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache paper stuck on artist paper, unframed painting : 10 x 13 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century Fish Bowl and Blue Fish French Interior Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 12.5 x 9.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

20th Century Modernist Painting Stone Village Arch Way Street Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape signed by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 20 x 17 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: th...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

French Polished Brass Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely 1940s French polished brass frame is perfect for paintings, drawings, lithographs, mirrors, or any creative decoration. The frame has a large proportion and can be hung i...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Brass

Oval Portrait of Mother and Daughter early 20 century Scandinavian Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sketch (or Non-Finito work) done by an unknown Scandinavian professional artist in a semi-modernist manner. A tender scene of family harmony, a daughter sits in her mother’s arms, co...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century Post Impressionist Painting Gated Field Behind French Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15 x 17 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Jugs and Pan Kitchen Table French Still Life Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 18 x 14.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
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...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Modernist Painting Colourful Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15.75 x 19 inches provenance: artists estate, France ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Vintage Mid-Century Semi-Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Seated Trio
Located in Bristol, GB
SEATED TRIO Size: 45 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed semi-abstract figurative oil composition, painted in 1964 by the established Swedish artist Ivar ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Watercolor Provencal White Chateau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 18 x 15 inches provenance: artists estate, France conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Watercolor Provencal Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 18 x 15 inches provenance: artists estate, France conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Female Figures Gossiping Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15 x 19.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

PAESAGGIO - Tecnica mista su tela, firmato , 1970
Located in Napoli, IT
Dipinto Titolo"Paesaggio" realizzato tecnica mista su tela negli anni '70.
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

1950's Modernist Painting Lady Maid Holding Badminton Sporting Equipment
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Badminton by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original oil on artist paper size: 13 x 10 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists atelier/ ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

1950's Modernist Painting Old French Farmhouse in Gardens looks like Monet's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Farmhouse in Landscape, does look rather like Monet's house at Giverny. by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 11.5 x 20.5 inches...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

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
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

20th century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th-century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie Owning a painting of two English Labrador Retriever dogs by D.J. Holdswor...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Board, Oil

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...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

“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...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

20th Century Modernist Painting Girls Gossiping In French Bistro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15.5 x 19 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

Henri Matisse Pencil Of Nude By Chair From Matisse Estate
Located in Dallas, TX
Henri Matisse Original Pencil On Paper Study Of A Standing Nude Next To Chair Pencil on paper Unsigned. Sheet: 8.85 x 13.75 Inches Framed: 25.6 x 21.6 Inches The authenticity of t...
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Early 1900s Modern Paintings

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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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

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