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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
Spring

Spring

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Spring, c. late 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 26 x 16 inches, label verso with title, original price, and artist's name Spring is an early work, likely from the late 19...

Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1963 Mid Century Modern Swedish Original Still Life Oil Painting - Cubist Citrus
1963 Mid Century Modern Swedish Original Still Life Oil Painting - Cubist Citrus

1963 Mid Century Modern Swedish Original Still Life Oil Painting - Cubist Citrus

Located in Bristol, GB

CUBIST CITRUS Size: 39 x 63.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A captivating mid-century modernist still life painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1963. The composition ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting -Golden Hour Fields
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting -Golden Hour Fields

Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting -Golden Hour Fields

Located in Bristol, GB

GOLDEN HOUR FIELDS Size: 44 x 51.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A charming and beautifully textured mid-century landscape painting that captures a tranquil rural scene rendered...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman of Martinique (Black Caribbean Woman Portrait)
Woman of Martinique (Black Caribbean Woman Portrait)

Woman of Martinique (Black Caribbean Woman Portrait)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Maurice Libby (20th Cent.) Woman of Martinique, 1952. Oil on artist panel, 12 x 16 inches. Measuring 20 x 28 inches in a deep vintage chestnut frame. Signed lower right. Origina...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Pink & Black Color on Paper
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Pink & Black Color on Paper

Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Pink & Black Color on Paper

Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES

Flowers and pixel design. Sealed on the back with design studio name and number 268 We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alc...

Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Notre Dame, Paris, vue de la Seine

Notre Dame, Paris, vue de la Seine

By Fritz Glarner 1

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.

Category

1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Large American Impressionist Giltwood Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Antique Large American Impressionist Giltwood Framed Landscape Oil Painting

Antique Large American Impressionist Giltwood Framed Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique European impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 37 inches overall, and 24 by 32 painting alone. In excellent original conditi...

Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Floral Still Life in Red”
“Floral Still Life in Red”

“Floral Still Life in Red”

By Charles Levier

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on masonite painting of a modern vibrant floral arrangement with a red background. Signed lower left by the artist, Charles Levier. Condition is very good. Circa 1950....

Category

1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Red House (The Hoffman House)
Red House (The Hoffman House)

Red House (The Hoffman House)

By Harry Leith-Ross

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Harry Leith-Ross (American, 1886 - 1973) Red House (Hoffman House) Oil on canvas, weathered wood 20th century frame 35” x 30” Signed lower right, ‘Leith-Ross’ Exhibition sticker v...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1957 Mid Century Modern Street Scene Oil Painting - Market Day in the Square
1957 Mid Century Modern Street Scene Oil Painting - Market Day in the Square

1957 Mid Century Modern Street Scene Oil Painting - Market Day in the Square

Located in Bristol, GB

MARKET DAY IN THE SQUARE Size: 50.5 x 58.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A charming mid-century Naïve style street scene that captures the rhythm and warmth of a local European ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

NINE CLOUDS

NINE CLOUDS

By Lisa Weiss

Located in Tulsa, OK

A professional artist from Tennessee, Lisa Weiss received her BFA in painting and sculpture from Middle Tennessee State University in 1990. She received a teaching assistantship t...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

Travel notes  2007. Paper, pastel, 24x22 cm
Travel notes  2007. Paper, pastel, 24x22 cm

Travel notes 2007. Paper, pastel, 24x22 cm

By Georgs Barkans

Located in Riga, LV

Travel notes 2007. Paper, pastel, 24x22 cm The focal point of the artwork is a colorful cityscape, reflecting the artist's impressions and experiences of a particular place during ...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Travel notes  Paper, pastel, 19x25 cm
Travel notes  Paper, pastel, 19x25 cm

Travel notes Paper, pastel, 19x25 cm

By Georgs Barkans

Located in Riga, LV

Travel notes Paper, pastel, 19x25 cm The focal point of the artwork is a colorful cityscape, reflecting the artist's impressions and experiences of a particular place during their...

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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Travel notes  2007. Paper, pastel, 22x26 cm
Travel notes  2007. Paper, pastel, 22x26 cm

Travel notes 2007. Paper, pastel, 22x26 cm

By Georgs Barkans

Located in Riga, LV

Travel notes 2007. Paper, pastel, 22x26 cm The focal point of the artwork is a colorful cityscape, reflecting the artist's impressions and experiences of a particular place during ...

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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Untitled. 2007. Paper, pastel, 20x26 cm
Untitled. 2007. Paper, pastel, 20x26 cm

Untitled. 2007. Paper, pastel, 20x26 cm

By Georgs Barkans

Located in Riga, LV

2007. Paper, pastel, 20x26 cm This artwork conveys the energy and architectural beauty of the urban environment through the artist's use of vibrant colors and dynamic composition. T...

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Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

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 ...

Category

1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

The string orchestra. 2024., acrylic on paper, 24x24 cm
The string orchestra. 2024., acrylic on paper, 24x24 cm

The string orchestra. 2024., acrylic on paper, 24x24 cm

By Ansis Butnor

Located in Riga, LV

The string orchestra. 2024., acrylic on paper, 24x24 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

1970's French Abstract Modernist Signed Oil Figurative Portrait Oil Painting
1970's French Abstract Modernist Signed Oil Figurative Portrait Oil Painting

1970's French Abstract Modernist Signed Oil Figurative Portrait Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

French modernist artist, circa 1970's signed oil on canvas canvas: 19.5 x 23.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Oil Painting of Southern California Seascape
Vintage Oil Painting of Southern California Seascape

Vintage Oil Painting of Southern California Seascape

Located in Soquel, CA

Original Southern California Seascape in Oil Paint on Canvas Beautiful seascape that captures the ruggedness and beauty of the Southern California coast by Nadine Pollard (American,...

Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen

Panier de poires et théière by Bernard Buffet
Panier de poires et théière by Bernard Buffet

Panier de poires et théière by Bernard Buffet

By Bernard Buffet

Located in New Orleans, LA

Bernard Buffet 1928-1999 French Panier de poires et théière (Basket of Pears and Teapot) Signed "Bernard Buffet" (upper right) and dated (upper left) Oil on canvas Bernard Buffet...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nu de dos
Nu de dos

Nu de dos

Located in LE HAVRE, FR

André LEMAITRE (1909-1995) Nu de dos, 1980 Oil on canvas Size : 73 x 60 cm Signed lower right Tille and dated on reserve Painting in very good condition. Gilded frame offered. Size...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1973 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Nude Oil Painting - In The Shadows
1973 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Nude Oil Painting - In The Shadows

1973 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Nude Oil Painting - In The Shadows

Located in Bristol, GB

IN THE SHADOWS Size: 37 x 29 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An emotive and visually captivating abstract figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1973. Small ...

Category

1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Abstract Oil Painting -Procession of Shadows
Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Abstract Oil Painting -Procession of Shadows

Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Abstract Oil Painting -Procession of Shadows

Located in Bristol, GB

PROCESSION OF SHADOWS Size: 39.5 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A striking and richly textured mid-century abstract composition, executed in oil onto canvas. Although abstr...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

El Centro, Puerto Rico
El Centro, Puerto Rico

El Centro, Puerto Rico

By Tom Irizarry Studio

Located in Booklyn, NY

El Centro, is a relatively new area in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This picture depicts The Convention Center seen here in the shadow of a Caribbean sunset. Unusual, rare pigments used i...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Pigment, Archival Paper

Sitzende Frau
Sitzende Frau

Sitzende Frau

By Fritz Schmidt

Located in Wien, 9

signed on the lower left The painting can be categorised in the tradition of New Objectivity. The picture shows a real scene, the woman depicted stares into space with a serious and...

Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Konstantinos Maleas Credited Acropolis Landscape Painting
Konstantinos Maleas Credited Acropolis Landscape Painting

Konstantinos Maleas Credited Acropolis Landscape Painting

Located in Roma, IT

A beautiful and significant painting attributed to the great Greek artist Konstantinos Maleas, In his undeniable post-Impressionist style, he depicts one of his favourite subjects: the Acropolis of Athens set against a hilly landscape dominated by shades of green and earth tones, through a multi-layered composition set on a grassy slope dotted with large boulders and exposed rocks. The use of dynamic and harmonious brushstrokes perfectly captures the presence of vegetation and natural paths immersed in an almost magical atmosphere. At the top of the hill on the left stand the ruins of a classical temple, identifiable as the Parthenon, with its iconic Doric columns. A chain of more distant hills, bathed in a warm light that fades towards the horizon, typical of monumental representations of the 19th and 20th centuries. The Acropolis, which in Greek means ‘high city’, stands at a height of approximately 156 metres, and at its summit lie the principal monuments of classical Greece: The Parthenon: A Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. The Propylaea: The monumental entrance to the sacred precinct. The Erechtheion: A temple known for its asymmetry and caryatids. The Temple of Athena Nike: Situated on a rocky outcrop. This type of view was a recurring theme for many European artists, including Konstantinos Maleas, Leo von Klenze and Carl Rottmann, who sought to capture the connection between the historic ruins and the surrounding natural landscape. Signature traces in the bottom right-hand corner This artwork, never before on the market, comes from an important European private collection and is beautified by an impressive frame in silvered wood, in almost perfect condition. Our company has been present on this platform for many years, with more than 100 sales made and just as many excellent reviews received that you can under our Furniture account. Konstantinos Maleas (Κωνσταντίνος Μαλέας) (Constantinople, 1879 - Athens, 1928) was one of the most important Post-Impressionist Greek...

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Early 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Segovie
Segovie

Segovie

Located in Sheffield, MA

Marie Antoinette Boullard-Deve French, 1890-1970 Segovie Oil on canvas 29 by 21 ½ in. W/frame 39 by 31 ½ in. Signed lower left and titled and dated 1951 on the back Marie was born...

Category

1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Abstract landscape of Jerusalem Israeli Oil Painting Judaica
Large Abstract landscape of Jerusalem Israeli Oil Painting Judaica

Large Abstract landscape of Jerusalem Israeli Oil Painting Judaica

By Avraham Binder

Located in Surfside, FL

Avraham Binder was born in 1906 in Vilnius (or Vilna), now part of Lithuania. He began painting at an early age and completed the prescribed studies in painting at the academy of art...

Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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