Modern Paintings
MODERN STYLE
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
French 20th Century Monstera Deliciosa Plant Bottles and Lemons Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Plant and Bottles Still Life
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 25.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Random House Hold Items Abstract French 20th Still Life Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
House Hold Items
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18 x 24 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
Located in New York, NY
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
John Winters (1904 - 1983)
"At the Opera"
17 x 14 inches
oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1943 lower r...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Wine Bottles In Blue Interior Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wine Bottles
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 25.5 x 19.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Modernist Figure and Child Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure and child
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8 x 5.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
French 20th Century Modernist Red Pastel Female Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Portrait
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
pastel on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Pastel
French 20th Century Modernist Draped Table Cloth Onions Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 24 x 18 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
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.
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
Located in New York, NY
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
*William Kienbusch (1914 – 1980)
Shooting Gallery, Sixth Avenue
Poster paint on paper, c. 1941
15 ¾ x...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
The Blue Trees, Oil on Canvas Painting by Claude Richard Mazier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pretty oil on canvas modernist composition, typical of the 1950s, features a house in a village in the countryside with imaginary blue trees, designed by Claude Richard Mazier (...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meditation II
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Paster is a distinguished San Francisco Bay-area artist Sharon Paster creates her paintings using oil sticks and brushes, a technique that allows her to both draw and paint at...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas
20th Century French Abstract Still Life Modernist Style Amazing Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting : 19.5 x 24 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
#303. From the Beaches series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
#303, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Beaches series
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Size: 10 H x 15 W cm
Unique
The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pi...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1967 Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Nature Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
NATURE DWELLINGS
Size: 42.5 x 68 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A brilliantly executed semi-abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1967.
In this abstract na...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cubist Still Life Gouache Painting by A Derek Ching
Located in Atlanta, GA
A. Derek Ching (American, 20th Century) created this stunning, colorful cubist still life gouache on paper painting. With lovely fall colors, this subtle still-life composition featu...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French 20th Century Surrealist Modernist Painting Bicycle & Umbrella
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Surrealist Composition
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting : 10.5 x 16 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition:...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Santorini, the Red Wall - Painting Blue White Green Yellow Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Santorini, The Red Wall" is an modernist painting by Maestro Krasimira Mihaylova.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, ...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Santorini Late Afternoon in Ia - Painting Blue White Green Yellow Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Santorini, Late Afternoon in Ia" is an modernist painting by Maestro Krasimira Mihaylova.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : ...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Santorini Nightfall - Landscape Painting Blue White Green Yellow Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Santorini, Nightfall" is an modernist painting by Maestro Krasimira Mihaylova.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, sig...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#301. From the Beaches series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
#301, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Beaches series
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Size: 10 H x 15 W cm
Unique
The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pi...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century French Modernist Sunflower Roots Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sun Flower Roots
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.5 x 16 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Fruit Frame
Located in Bristol, GB
FRUIT FRAME
Size: 30 x 39 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A captivating semi-abstract still life composition with a minimalist vibe, executed in oil onto canvas.
Against a backd...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Santorini Sunset - Landscape Painting Blue White Green Yellow Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Santorini, sunset" is an modernist painting by Maestro Krasimira Mihaylova.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, signed...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Santorini Exterior - Landscape Painting Blue White Green Yellow Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Santorini, Exterior" is an modernist painting by Maestro Krasimira Mihaylova.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, sign...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Santorini Timeless - Landscape Painting Blue White Green Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Santorini, timeless" is an modernist painting by Maestro Krasimira Mihaylova.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, sign...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Santorini Landscape - Painting Blue White Green Yellow Red Brown
Located in Sofia, BG
"Santorini, Landscape" is an modernist painting by Maestro Krasimira Mihaylova.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary
Edition : Unique, sig...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horse Riders In Geometric Abstract French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horse Riders
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 15.5 x 19 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1950 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Garden Plot
Located in Bristol, GB
GARDEN PLOT
Size: 56.5 x 73.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A vibrant and richly textured mid-century composition in oil, painted onto canvas and dated 1950.
In this compositi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#302. From the Beaches series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
#302, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Beaches series
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Size: 10 H x 15 W cm
Unique
The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pi...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
City Skyline - Mid Century Modern Urban Landscape in Oil on Burlap
Located in Soquel, CA
City Skyline - Mid Century Modern Urban Landscape in Oil on Burlap
Vibrant cityscape by S. Craig (20th Century). Several tall, thin buildings rise above a city street lined with tre...
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
20th Century French Modernist Painting Figures At The Outdoor Bar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Outside French Bar
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
signed pencil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 6.25 x 9.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Self Portrait in a Mirror with Artist's Tools, Oil on canvas, Signed, Polish
By Joseph Biel
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed bottom left
Image size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm)
Contemporary style hand made frame
Joseph Biel
Joseph Biel was a painter and photographer who was born in ...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Soft & Fluffy (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Pastel)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel
Soft & Fluffy
Oil on Wood Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 36 x 18 x 1.625 inches
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2096
Soft & fluffy are the perfect words to describe...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Turquoise Still Life Spring Onions and Celeriacs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vegetable Still Life
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 21 x 16.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Planet Waves, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irit Epstein
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series 'Unbroken Circle'. This painting draws upon memories of separation and loss during the time of the pandemic. The work describes the bridge between light and darkness,...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mon Amour (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Pastel, Warm, Rose)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel
Mon Amour
Oil on Wood Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 12 x 12 x 1.625 inches
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2091
Gorgeous, generous, sumptuous, and velvety, this ro...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Flowers In Clear Glass Vase Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flower Abstract
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting : 25 x 19.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Orchestra Jazz Band Superb 20th Century French Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Band
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18.5 x 13 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Window 292 - Modern Monochromatic Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Red Roof, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irit Epstein
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series 'Unbroken Circle'. This painting draws upon memories of separation and loss during the time of the pandemic. The work describes the bridge between light and darkness,...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Enclosed Square, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irit Epstein
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series 'Unbroken Circle'. This painting draws upon memories of separation and loss during the time of the pandemic. The work describes the bridge between light and darknes...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Together (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Pastel, Red, White)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel
Together
Oil on Wood Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 12 x 12 x 1.625 inches
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2098
So harmonious, this combination of daisies & red pop...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Balancing Act, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irit Epstein
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series 'Rising Beyond the Body'. An attempt to cope with processes of adaptation in a changing world, which does not enable direction or an answer. The motivating force in t...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Modernist Street & Diner Scene, Signed Kittredge
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist (Possibly William A. Kittredge, illustrator)
Untitled (Diner), c. Mid-20th century
Oil on board
Sight: 8 x 10 in.
Framed: 9 3/8 x 11 3/8 x 7/8 in.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century French Modernist Black & White Painting Jesus's Crucifixion
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jesus On The Cross
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
signed watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8.75 x 6.25 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Lament of Icarus Large Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Mythological Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'The Lament of Icarus'
Continental School, late 20th century, signed
after the original painting by Herbert James Draper
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: ...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Echoes Stir Unsummoned, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irit Epstein
Located in Yardley, PA
Irit's paintings are a personal diary and a reflection of a continuing journey within herself, carrying on a dialogue with her changing environment and responding through symbolic im...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Modernist Mythological Baby Colour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mythological Painting
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 21 x 16 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Window 282-1 - Modern Monochromatic Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Large Vintage American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive modernist landscape by Larry Horowitz (Born 1956). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Artist Bio:
Larry Horowitz is an American landscape painter, focused especi...
Category
1980s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970's French Modernist Board Games Abstract Composition Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Board Games
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.75 x 24 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Artists Paint Room Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artists Room
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.75 x 24 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Modernist Painting Set of Six Dark Watercolour Scenes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of 6
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8.75 x 6.5 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Beauty in Red (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Pastel, Warm)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beauty in Red
Red Poppies
Oil on Wood Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 24 x 24 x 1.625 inches
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-2087
A beautiful Impressionist rendering of a field of r...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Catholics by The Sea Painting Signed by Mystery Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist
Untitled (Catholics), c. 20th century
Oil on canvas
20 x 20 in.
Framed: 25 x 25 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower right
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Still Life Eggs and Bottle Objects
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Objects
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.5 x 24 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dorset Estuary, 20th Century English School Oil Landscape, Monogrammed
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, monogrammed bottom right, inscription and artist label on stretcher
Image size: 12 x 24 inches (30.5 x 61 cm)
Original frame
Provenance
Collection of Mrs Fairchild, L...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Captain James Cook Portrait Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Captain James Cookl
European School, late 20th century
painted after an earlier work
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire, Englan...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
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