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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
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing

By Jean Xceron

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing. A modernist artist who emigrated to America from Greece in 1904, when he was fourteen years old, Jean Xceron is described as having a reputation as an artist that has mysteriously fallen into obscurity---especially since he was reportedly quite prominent during his lifetime. However, a partial explanation of that omission is the fact that many of his papers and early records have been lost. He was a painter of biomorphic abstractions and did collages, which were influenced by Dadaism. Xceron was active in New York City when modernism was gaining influence. Of him during this period, it was written that his artistic role was "a vital link between what is commonly termed as the first-generation (the Stieglitz group, the Synchromists, etc.) and second-generation, the American Abstract Artists, the Transcendental Painting...

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1940s Modern Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Mid Century Modern Swedish Seascape Oil Painting - Moments Between Casts
Mid Century Modern Swedish Seascape Oil Painting - Moments Between Casts

Mid Century Modern Swedish Seascape Oil Painting - Moments Between Casts

Located in Bristol, GB

MOMENTS BETWEEN CASTS Size: 68 x 79 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A serene mid-century figurative seascape that captures a tranquil moment between two fishermen, each absorbed ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sleepy Hollow" Marin California Overlooking San Francisco Bay Davis F Schwartz
"Sleepy Hollow" Marin California Overlooking San Francisco Bay Davis F Schwartz

"Sleepy Hollow" Marin California Overlooking San Francisco Bay Davis F Schwartz

Located in Soquel, CA

"Sleepy Hollow" Marin California Overlooking San Francisco Bay Davis F Schwartz Rare and significant work; beautifully rendered landscape of Sleepy Hollow near San Rafael, Marin County, California by Davis Francis Schwartz...

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1940s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Board

Mid Century Modern Swedish Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Geometry in Grey
Mid Century Modern Swedish Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Geometry in Grey

Mid Century Modern Swedish Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Geometry in Grey

Located in Bristol, GB

GEOMETRY IN GREY Size: 63.5 x 53 cm (comes unframed) Oil on canvas A mesmerising mid-century geometric abstract painting composed of layered angular forms that appear to float and o...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morphos

Morphos

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Woodmere, OH

This is an original work by world famous artist Hunt Slonem.

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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

1991 Modernist Vintage Swedish Original Landscape Oil Painting - The Boathouse
1991 Modernist Vintage Swedish Original Landscape Oil Painting - The Boathouse

1991 Modernist Vintage Swedish Original Landscape Oil Painting - The Boathouse

Located in Bristol, GB

THE BOATHOUSE Size: 65 x 77 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A large and serene modernist painting that captures a quiet waterfront scene with minimalistic charm, executed in oil ...

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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Vintage Painting Titled: “Grand”
Large Vintage Painting Titled: “Grand”

Large Vintage Painting Titled: “Grand”

By Wayne Timm

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Wayne A. Timm MFA In the 1960's, Wayne Timm rubbed elbows with the likes of Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rauchenburg and many others, in the time he had an Art studio loft in New York City ...

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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

St. John’s College Cambridge from River Cam 1978 Watercolour 'R Hacking'

St. John’s College Cambridge from River Cam 1978 Watercolour 'R Hacking'

Located in London, GB

To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge , particularly suitable for wedding and graduation presents, 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 view you want. R Hacking St. John’s College, Cambridge from the River Cam...

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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Modern Swedish Geometric Figurative Oil Painting - The Juggler
Mid Century Modern Swedish Geometric Figurative Oil Painting - The Juggler

Mid Century Modern Swedish Geometric Figurative Oil Painting - The Juggler

Located in Bristol, GB

THE JUGGLER Size: 61.5 x 39 cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking mid-century modernist figurative painting that presents a stylised performer rendered in bold geometric abst...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Lure of Real Estate

The Lure of Real Estate

By Martin Mull

Located in New York, NY

Martin Mull is a singular artist whose iconography directly translate the American culture.

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bryan Ingham: Upright Jug oil abstract painting
Bryan Ingham: Upright Jug oil abstract painting

Bryan Ingham: Upright Jug oil abstract painting

By Bryan Ingham

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. Bryan Ingham (1936-1997) Upright Jug (1993-95) Pencil and oil on board 64 x 19 cm Provenance: Bohun Galleries, Paintings in Hospitals. Signed, titled and dated 1993-95 (on backboard). Bryan Ingham was born in Yorkshire. For his National Service he joined the RAF, and spent his time in Germany as an airman. After demobilisation, his final report included the statement that "Ingham is an artistic sort of airman." In his spare time he had started painting in oils, and by the time he left the RAF he had completed a large number of paintings. He studied at St Martin's School of Art in London, where he had the tuition of a fine post-war generation of teachers who helped him to hone his draughtsmanship and other skills, and he swiftly showed a capacity for painting that drew the attention of his tutors and peers. On graduating he was offered and accepted a post-graduate place at the Royal College of Art, where in his second year he was awarded a Royal Scholarship and was a contemporary of a number of now better-known names including David Hockney. Ingham applied for and received a Leverhulme travel award to explore the sites of the great Renaissance painters, and spent many happy months engaged in this expedition. He spent time at the English Art school...

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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Coastal View
Coastal View

Coastal View

By Joaquin Mir Trinxet

Located in Sheffield, MA

Joaquín Mir Y Trinxet Spanish, 1873-1940 Coastal View Oil on board 11 ¾ by 16 in, w/ frame 25 ¼ by 29 ¼ in Signed lower right Joaquín Mir Trinxet was a Catalan Spanish artist. Livi...

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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Framed Oil Painting - The Children
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Framed Oil Painting - The Children

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Framed Oil Painting - The Children

Located in Bristol, GB

THE CHILDREN Size: 36.5 x 66 cm (including frame) Oil on board A richly textured and endearing mid century modernist style figurative portrait, painted in oil onto board. Rendered ...

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1950s Modern Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Landscape Framed Oil Painting - Golden Lake
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Landscape Framed Oil Painting - Golden Lake

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Landscape Framed Oil Painting - Golden Lake

Located in Bristol, GB

GOLDEN LAKE Size: 56 x 64 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A striking and uplifting mid-century landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas. The painting presents a serene ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Paco Simon

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Coastal Landscape Oil Painting - Moonlit Sea
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Coastal Landscape Oil Painting - Moonlit Sea

Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Coastal Landscape Oil Painting - Moonlit Sea

Located in Bristol, GB

MOONLIT SEA Size: 34 x 47 cm (including frame) Oil on board An atmospheric mid-century abstract coastal landscape, executed in oil onto board. The composition presents a seascape w...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Solitary Mister

Solitary Mister

By John Button

Located in New York, NY

Solitary Mister 1964 Oil on canvas 52 x 38 inches (132.1 x 96.5 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Swedish Coastal Still Life Oil Painting - Sunlit Balcony
Mid Century Modern Swedish Coastal Still Life Oil Painting - Sunlit Balcony

Mid Century Modern Swedish Coastal Still Life Oil Painting - Sunlit Balcony

Located in Bristol, GB

Sunlit Balcony Size: 66 x 58 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A vibrant and joyfully expressive mid-century painting that captures the view from a sunlit balcony overlooking a blu...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Little Mother, Young Black Girl Pushing Carriage through Town
Little Mother, Young Black Girl Pushing Carriage through Town

Little Mother, Young Black Girl Pushing Carriage through Town

By Orville Bulman

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Orville Bulman (American, 1904 - 1978 Signed: Bulman (Lower, Left) “ Little Mother ”, 1960 Oil on Canvas 14" x 18" Housed in a 2" Husar Frame with a 3/4" Linen liner and a Gold ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fernand Pierre Mid Century Haitian Painting of a Leopard
Fernand Pierre Mid Century Haitian Painting of a Leopard

Fernand Pierre Mid Century Haitian Painting of a Leopard

By Fernand Pierre

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Fanciful vintage Haitian acrylic painting on canvas of a leopard in a whimsical woodland setting with flowers and trees, executed in a distinctive naive style. Signed F. Pierre and p...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Schlawinchen, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Schlawinchen, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Schlawinchen, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Christel Haag

Located in Yardley, PA

"Schlawinchen" is a small, lively, colorful painting on canvas. It has many overpaintings, giving it great depth. It's a fun little work of art that will make you smile - and th...

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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

River Landscape, Student of Birger Sandzen
River Landscape, Student of Birger Sandzen

River Landscape, Student of Birger Sandzen

By Anna Keener

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Anna Keener (American, 1895-1982) Signed: Anna E. Keener (Lower, Right) " River Landscape ", circa 1930 Oil on Canvas Laid on Board 18" x 24" Housed in its original 2" Period Ca...

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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

La Rue Solitaire
La Rue Solitaire

La Rue Solitaire

By Charles Levier

Located in Sheffield, MA

Charles Levier French, 1920-2004 La Rue Solitaire Oil on canvas 36 X 24 in. w/ frame 45 ½ X 33 ½ in. Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01747 Charles Levier was born in 1920 fro...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Pâquis" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 33x46 cm
"Pâquis" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 33x46 cm

"Pâquis" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 33x46 cm

By Luce Brélaz

Located in Geneva, CH

Artwork sold with frame (48 x 35.5 cm ) Luce Brélaz-Jacquet was a Swiss painter born in 1915. Although biographical details about her life and career remain scarce, she is recogniz...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sitting girl with open book
Sitting girl with open book

Sitting girl with open book

Located in Wien, 9

As a pupil of William Straube, Dora Hitz, Max Pechstein and Willy Jaeckel, Edith Meyer von Kamptz achieved her own individual aesthetic designs with colourfu...

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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Radiohead - Amnesiac (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Rock & Roll, Pop, Legend)
Radiohead - Amnesiac (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Rock & Roll, Pop, Legend)

Radiohead - Amnesiac (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Rock & Roll, Pop, Legend)

By Kerry Smith

Located in Kansas City, MO

Kerry Smith Radiohead - Amnesiac Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2022 Size: 21x20in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1641 *Black frame with a mirror-gloss finish ...

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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board

Bouquet Blanche

Bouquet Blanche

By Renee Demsey

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Renée Demsey, an accomplished American painter, has left an indelible mark across art, fashion, and design for more than 75 years. Her dynamic artwork initially garnered attention at...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Rhythms of the Wind
Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Rhythms of the Wind

Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Rhythms of the Wind

Located in Bristol, GB

RHYTHMS OF THE WIND Size: 48 x 57.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A vibrant mid-century modernist abstract painting that captures the essence of a dynamic landscape through exp...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still life with Vegetables"
"Still life with Vegetables"

"Still life with Vegetables"

By Gershon Benjamin

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...

Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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.