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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
Geometry MYSTERY MOON 22 Mixed Media Painting On Canvas 48 x 48" Astronomy Space
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Discover Art You Love. Start and build your art collection. Investment Opportunity - Unique - Original - Signed Astronomy & Space Collection Geometry MYSTERY MOON 22 Mixed Media Pa...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital

Nigeria Period, Frottage on Paper, Edition 1/1 by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Nigeria Period , Edition 1/1 Frottage on Paper , 30.5 x 22.5 inches , 1987 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : In Amitabh SenGupta's works TIME is depict...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Original Emilio Greco Painting, titled "Roma", 1972
Located in New York, NY
Emilio Greco (Italian, 1913-1995) Roma, 1972 Oil on canvas 45 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. Signed and inscribed lower left: Emilio Greco, Roma, 1972 Emilio Greco, (born Oct. 11, 1913, Catania, Italy—died April 5, 1995, Rome), Italian sculptor of bronze and marble figurative works, primarily female nudes and portraits. At the age of 13, Greco was apprenticed to a stonemason, and he later studied at the Academy of Art in Palermo. Though he began exhibiting in Rome in 1943, he was not well-established until after World War II. His first solo exhibition was held in 1946, and in 1948 he became a teaching assistant at the Artistic Secondary School in Rome. His subject matter varied little throughout his career. In their refined, elongated forms and assertive balance, his sculpted figures...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Animated landscape att. to Alexandre Blanchet - Oil on canvas 23x32 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wood frame 28,5 x 38 x 3 cm
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Oil

"Cityscape at Dusk"
By John Bradley Storrs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right John Bradley Storrs (1885 - 1956) Born and raised in Chicago, John Storrs was a pioneer modernist sculptor known for his precisely executed, solid, non-objectiv...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alka Seltzer Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 40" x 20"
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Till It All Withers 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Samson Olatubos...
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19th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

1950's Fashion Drawings
Located in Buffalo, NY
A set of four mid-century fashion drawings signed Lilliana. These works were purchased from an estate out of Palm Beach, FL. These charming works eac...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Fisherman, Watercolor by Lucio Ranucci
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - ) Title: Fisherman Year: 1982 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed and dated l.r. Image Size: 15.5 x 19 inches Size: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66.04 cm)
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

Aragua, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Red Blue and Green Art, Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
This is an original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Discover new works by Julia Craig available to buy online and in our art gallery. Julia is an abstract artist whose love of c...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Still Life With Cherries, Oil on canvas signed lower right
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre PALUÉ (1920-2005), Still life with cherries, oil on canvas signed lower right, 44.5 x 59 cm, 65 x 80 cm with the frame. Pierre Palué was born in Bordeaux on May 13, 1920. In ...
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1980s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Edward Barton Seated Female Portrait Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Plainview, NY
A figurative modern oil on canvas by Edward Barton ( American 1926- 2012) entitled " Seated Female Nude" and signed by the artist "Barton" lower right. Rendered with with expressiv...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.” To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.” Exhibited 1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 42" x 2" About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism. The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman. De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Oil, Tempera

Laundry Day (Untitled)
By Florence Walton Pomeroy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laundry Day (Untitled), c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 30 x 24 inches Florence Walton Pomeroy was a New Jersey-based artist who primarily created portraits, still life...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1972 Original Expressive Impasto Still Life Oil Painting - Sunflowers in Bloom
Located in Bristol, GB
SUNFLOWERS IN BLOOM Size: 75.5 x 58.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A lively and beautifully textured floral still life painting that celebrates the beauty of everyday objects,...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Notre Dame, Paris, vue de la Seine
Located in New York, NY
Oil on board. Signed in oil, lower left recto, and inscribed "no. 20" in watercolor verso. With the "Douane Centrale" ink stamp verso. Provenance: Private collection, Chicago.
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1920s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Early Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting
By Tommie Olson
Located in Houston, TX
Mid century modern abstract by artist Tommie (Thomas) Olson a student of Robert Preusser, when he was 16 and attending John Deagan High School in Houst...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Fiddler on the roof Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether f...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Paper, Oil

'The Seine and the Pont Neuf', Paris, Académie des Beaux Arts, Kraków, Normandy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Walles' for Luc Cossier Walles (French, born 1946), titled lower right, 'Paris' and dated 1978. Luc Cossier, known as Walles, was born in Poland to French paren...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Pitcher & Candlestick
Located in Bristol, GB
PITCHER & CANDLESTICK Size: 69 x 58 cm (including frame) Oil on board A very well executed mid century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto board. This painting is...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

1972 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Framed Oil Painting - Ebullient
Located in Bristol, GB
EBULLIENT Size: 41 x 45 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An energetic and richly coloured abstract composition, executed in oil and dated 1972. With its vivid patches of rich co...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abandoned (Colorado) - 20th Century American Modern Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Abandoned (Colorado)" is a captivating oil painting by renowned artist William Sanderson (1905-1990), showcasing a desolate house set against the rolling green hills of Colorado. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Ethel Louise Rawlins: 'A Garden Below the South Downs' oil painting
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Ethel Louise Rawlins (1880 - 1940) A Garden Below the South Downs...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Seascape Oil on Canvas Painting of a Lady and Seagulls
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas impressionistic painting featuring a young lady dressed in white and holding a white umbrella while watching the sea and seagulls. The sky shows rainbow col...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Ravello' c 2005 Mixed media on toned paper circa 2005
Located in Frome, Somerset
Ravello. All that visit know the capture of the place when looking towards the Med. Gradwell created of semi abstract view of the collaspe between coast and the town dwellings . An e...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

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Mixed Media

Modern Abstract Painting of a Bearded Man Sculpture with a Bird, Phone, & Boats
Located in Houston, TX
Modern figurative still life painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a central sculpture of a bearded man wearing a top hat with a bird sitting o...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

The gift. 2018, oil on canvas, 70x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Loading. 2018, oil on canvas, 70x110 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Tropical Portrait Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 18H.
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

«Golden series.Irises» Original floral painting . Interior decor. Vertical.
Located in Oslo, NO
This striking artwork presents a vivid portrayal of irises, their delicate petals painted in a harmonious blend of soft whites, purples, and blues. The flowers are arranged with eleg...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Tango in Venice. 2014. Oil, canvas, cardboard, digital print. 59.5x37.5cm
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Dimiters is among the most intellectual and witty artists of his generation. The characters of his works – paintings and posters – mostly are anthropomorphised fruits and objec...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Digital

Modernist Abstract Still Life Painting with Red-Orange Zinnias, American Art
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating oil on board painting by Paul Kauvar Smith (1893–1977) showcases a vibrant American Modernist still life featuring zinnia flowers in hues of red and orange. Set with...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Cumulonimbus. Acrylic on canvas. Úbeda. Modern Vertical Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Cumulonimbus. Acrylic / canvas 150 x 50 cm Vertical landscape where the Velazquez inspired sky stands out, with gray and bluish tones. Its format ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Orchid and Bananas
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Artem Andreichuk represents a young generation of Ukranian artists. He currently lives and works in Kiev, Ukraine. He constantly develops traditional painting methods and sees no bou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Antique American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Outsider Art Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 16L x 11H. Signed.
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Girl with red hair. 1996. Oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm This depiction of young nude woman with red hair on green-pink-blue background shows the artist as a master of forms and color field areas. Laimdots Murnieks...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Golden Horizon
Located in Bristol, GB
GOLDEN HORIZON Oil on Board Size: 53 x 73 cm (including frame) A serene yet energetic and beautifully textured mid-century abstract landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled, Mixed Media Paper Pasted on Board, Red, Blue by Paritosh Sen"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paritosh Sen - Untitled 22 x 20.9 inches (unframed size), 1992 Mixed Media Paper Pasted on Board ( Unframed & Delivered ) A stunning work in colors on "red ,Blue Gold in Acrylic on ...
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1990s Modern Paintings

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Paste, Paper, Mixed Media, Board

Paragraph. 2015. Oil, canvas, cardboard, digital print. 59.5x40cm
Located in Riga, LV
Juris Dimiters is among the most intellectual and witty artists of his generation. The characters of his works – paintings and posters – mostly are anthropomorphised fruits and objec...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Digital

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressiv Landscape Oil Painting - The White Cottage
Located in Bristol, GB
THE WHITE COTTAGE Size: 33 x 36 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A small but impactful mid century modernist landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas. This painting is a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large Jerusalem Hills Landscape Modernist Israeli Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Oded Feingersh. painter and chemical engineer. Born in Jerusalem. Graduate of Bezalel Art Academy, studied art in Paris. Education 1960–63 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design,, Jerusalem 1979-83 Avshalom Institute, Tel-Aviv Geography of Israel 1965–68 Paris, Brussels and Madrid Feingersh's work ranges between social realism, naturalism, pop-art and surrealism. As a vagabond-artist, he draw endless influences from all around the world, his world is abundant with personal and collective mythology, classic and modern influences, from the medieval art to Hieronymus Bosch and Thomas Huffman. Selected one person exhibition: 1964 Chermernisky Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv 1966 Tournesol Galerie, Paris 1966 Montjoie Gallerie, Brussels 1967 Campo Gallerie, Antwerp 1968 Sala Amadis, Madrid 1969 Views of Fear, Engel Gallery, Jerusalem 1970 Psychic Drawings, Dugit Gallery, Tel-Aviv A secret Agent's Battles Against International Communism, Engel Gallery 1975 Tel Aviv Museum 1977 Arta Gallery, Jerusalem 1978 Ella Gallery, Jerusalem 1979 Fontana Gallery, Stockholm 1982 Art...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

From a cloud. Modern landscape. Acrylic on panel blue-green-red textured
Located in Segovia, ES
From a cloud, acrylic on panel, 120 x 150 x 2 cm / 47.24 x 59.06 s 0.79 inches Large format modern painting where the prominence of the sky presides over the horizon. Under its pro...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Monhegan Harbor
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Alfred Nunamaker, son of Pennsylvania impressionist Kenneth Nunamaker, was born in Akron, Ohio in 1915. The family moved to Center Bridge, Bucks Count...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Two trees and the sun. 2002. Cardboard, oil, 100x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Laimdots Murnieks had a significant influence on the development of Latvian painting at the end of the 20th century. His work 'Holiday' conveys the f...
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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Seagull in Flight Sunset Seascape, Signed Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated verso 1976 Title: Sunset Seagull Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18.5 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Cityscape Ashcan School 59th Street Bridge Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American ashcan school New York City oil painting by Robert Hallowell (1886 - 1939). Oil on board, circa 1929. Signed. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 30"L x 25"H.
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1920s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape, Felt Pen with Pastel on Paper, Yellow, Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury Landscape, Felt Pen with Pastel on Paper 8.5 x 11.5 inches, 2023 ( Delivered ) Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhu...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Pen

Abstracted Figure in Nature in Ink and Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Figure in Nature in Ink and Pastel on Paper Beautiful and unique abstract piece of a figure in nature by Frank Rowland (American, 1927-2012). The graceful and simplifie...
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Cobbled Villiage 2
Located in Carmel, CA
Marc zimmerman spent much of his youth as a traveling artist in latin and European countries. This little gem came out of a trip to central Mexico where he captured ambience of an id...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

'Young Woman', Grande Chaumière, Hague Academy of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum
By Jan Hoowij
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant oil portrait of a young Arab woman shown wearing a veil and gazing with candor and interest directly towards the viewer. Signed lower left, "Jan Hoowij" (Dutch-American, ...
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, " Georgina Klitgaard, Woodstock School Female WPA
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard (1893 - 1976) Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1933 Oil on canvas 18 x 30 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, New York Harold Ordway Rugg Private Collection, Western New York Georgina Berrian was born in Spuyten Duyvil, New York in 1893. She was educated at Barnard College...
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Monumental Pop Art Architectural Cityscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century abstract cityscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern Abstract Painting by Ted Gilien
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ted Gilien, American (1914 - 1967) Title: Untitled Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.l. Size: 24 x 32 inches [60.96 x 81.28 cm]
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1960s Modern Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Vintage American School Museum Interior "Studying Anatomy" Humorous Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school museum interior oil painting by Nathaniel E. Reich. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size, 32L x 24H. Housed in a period wood frame.
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1930s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Red Seascape, Signed Oil Painting by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Red Seascape Miriam Bromberg Date: circa 1970 Oil on Canvas Size: 28 x 42 in. (71.12 x 106.68 cm)
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1970s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Golden Cycle Mill Colorado WPA Mining Watercolor, 1940s Grayscale Artwork
Located in Denver, CO
Original 1940s grayscale watercolor painting by American artist Charles Ragland Bunnell, capturing a semi-abstracted view of the Golden Cycle Mill in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Painted in subtle shades of black and gray, this unique WPA-era landscape combines industrial subject matter with expressive, modernist style. A striking piece of American regionalist art from the mid-20th century. The work is presented in a custom black frame. Framed dimensions: 18" H x 19 ½" W x 1 ⅜" D Sight size: 8 ⅛" H x 9 ⅝" W The Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction Company, depicted in this piece, was a major part of Colorado's mining boom in the early 20th century. Located in Colorado City (now part of Old Colorado City), the mill played a significant role in the region’s gold production and industrial development. About the Artist: Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968) Charles Bunnell was a pivotal figure in Colorado’s 20th-century art scene. He worked across multiple styles—from representational landscapes to fully abstract compositions—and was one of the few artists in Colorado to successfully embrace the evolving trends of Modernism, Surrealism, and Abstraction after WWII. Bunnell studied under notable artists at the Broadmoor Art Academy, including Ernest Lawson and Birger Sandzén. His early works, including regional landscapes and mining scenes like this one, showcase a mix of American Scene painting and semi-abstract structure. He later became known for his bold experimentation with color, form, and geometry, producing both expressive oils and ink-watercolor series such as Black and Blue. He participated in multiple New Deal art...
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1940s Modern Paintings

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Watercolor

88 x 68 x 2 inches: "So Blue, So Happy, So Cool", Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

London, Big Ben Cityscape Mid Century Architectural Modernist Gold Leaf
By Josef Marc Plotast
Located in Surfside, FL
Plotast, Josef Marc (Joseph Mark) Was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, on August 8, 1917, studied architecture and art at various universities and art schools in France, Italy, Po...
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1950s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Yellowstone" - oil on canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Oil

Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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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