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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
Vintage American Modernist "Shoe, Brush, Donut" Framed Still Life Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist "Shoe, Brush, Donut" Framed Still Life Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist "Shoe, Brush, Donut" Framed Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Wild Flowers In White Vase In Green Interior British Modernist Oil Painting

Wild Flowers In White Vase In Green Interior British Modernist Oil Painting

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Wild Flowers by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on thick artist paper, unframed size: 8.5 x 6.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Iri...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical portrait, wearing a suit with a blue bowtie against a dark background. Of particular note are his glasses and moustache, both rendered with expert detail. Park was the VP and Chairman of the Board for Singer Manufacturing Company and Manager of the Singer Division in Scotland when the portrait was commissioned. We show a digital image of a photographic portrait of Franklin. Signed and dated "A T Nowell. 1922" Includes paper with biographical information on the sitter. Frame size: 37.5"H x 32.5"W Canvas size: 30"H x 25"W Arthur Nowell (British, 1862-1940) was born at Garndiffath, near Pontypool, and was the youngest of six children born to the Rev. John Nowell and his wife Mary...

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1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting
Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting

Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist signed coastal seascape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 14 by 18 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. In excelle...

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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'
Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'

Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'

Located in Cotignac, FR

Female nude, mid century oil painting of the artist's wife by Georges Gonthier. Though not signed it is extensively annotated to the back board with subject, artist and dedication. P...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Signed Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Signed Framed Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Signed Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract flower still life oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches overall. Ha...

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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Road Up

The Road Up

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited 1) Marina Stern Nocturnes, Forum Gallery, New York, NY, September 9 to 24, 1993, no. 17 (label verso); and 2) Perception and the Cultural Environment – The Paintings of Marina...

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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 50x61 cm
Portrait by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 50x61 cm

Portrait by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 50x61 cm

By Fernand Blondin

Located in Geneva, CH

Fernand Blondin (1887-1967) was a Swiss painter and teacher, celebrated for his depictions of idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mine-original realism wildlife sculpture-oil painting-Artwork-contemporary Art
Mine-original realism wildlife sculpture-oil painting-Artwork-contemporary Art

Mine-original realism wildlife sculpture-oil painting-Artwork-contemporary Art

By Henk Jan Sanderman

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Bronze

A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model
A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model

A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Colorful Post- War Modern Studio Portrait of an African American Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). Titled "Three Hours", the painting a is well executed, intimate figurative work by the artist, depicting a distinguished looking African American male model seated in colorful studio interior during a figure painting class, with a self portrait of the artist painting beside an easel and smoking a pipe in the background. The painting exemplifies the artist's adept, practiced skill at portraiture, and was likely completed in Evanston, Illinois, at the studio painting class held by the artist's longtime friend and colleague, Arnold Turtle. Artwork size: 18 x 14 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the artist's original hand-painted strip frame (framed size: 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches). Signed "Walter Burt Adams" and dated 1971 center left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Orchid Flower Still Life Framed Luminous Oil Painting
Antique American Modernist Orchid Flower Still Life Framed Luminous Oil Painting

Antique American Modernist Orchid Flower Still Life Framed Luminous Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 23 inches overall, and 24 by 18 painting alone. Excellent condition, read...

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1920s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Green and Gold French Modernist Landscape Oil Painting
Abstract Green and Gold French Modernist Landscape Oil Painting

Abstract Green and Gold French Modernist Landscape Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Green and Gold French Jacqueline Boisselot, French, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: from a private collection of this artists wo...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Mid 20th Century French Modernist Figurative Oil Painting Bathers
Large Mid 20th Century French Modernist Figurative Oil Painting Bathers

Large Mid 20th Century French Modernist Figurative Oil Painting Bathers

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Bathers by Jacques Courtade (French 1923-1994) studio stamped verso oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 32 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good cond...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting: View to the Sea
Modern Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting: View to the Sea

Modern Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting: View to the Sea

By Isabelle Pardoe

Located in Cotignac, FR

Late 20th Century oil on canvas view of a rural landscape down to the sea by Franco British artist Isabell Pardoe. The painting is not signed but came directly from the artist's atel...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Boats by G. Roger - Oil on wood 21x15 cm
Boats by G. Roger - Oil on wood 21x15 cm

Boats by G. Roger - Oil on wood 21x15 cm

Located in Geneva, CH

Work on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 33x39 cm Signed Guillaume G. ROGER is an artist born in 1867 and died in 1943. His works have been sold at public auction 120 ti...

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1910s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Made In The Shade 5 - Modern Resin Minimalist Multicolor Geometric Abstract Art
Made In The Shade 5 - Modern Resin Minimalist Multicolor Geometric Abstract Art

Made In The Shade 5 - Modern Resin Minimalist Multicolor Geometric Abstract Art

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Studio Flowers, Yellow orchids on pink, original painting, flowers
Studio Flowers, Yellow orchids on pink, original painting, flowers

Studio Flowers, Yellow orchids on pink, original painting, flowers

Located in Deddington, GB

An original still life from my Studio Flower series. Yellow orchids in a Moroccan inspired bowl, created in Oxfordshire. Each flower is hand crafted from Japanese paper and the back ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Horse "Grace and Power"
Horse "Grace and Power"

Horse "Grace and Power"

By Julia Ruf

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting embodies the dynamics and natural grace of a horse, symbolizing the strength, freedom and pristine beauty of the animal world. The animal's gaze attracts attention - it...

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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Oil Paintings of A Figure In Greenery and A Country House Mounted In Frame
Two Oil Paintings of A Figure In Greenery and A Country House Mounted In Frame

Two Oil Paintings of A Figure In Greenery and A Country House Mounted In Frame

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Greenery and Country House singed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil paintings on artist paper mounted in a frame Glass covering overall framed: 16.5 x 12.5 inches Top pa...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Palace of Fine Arts, Mid-Century San Francisco Landscape
Palace of Fine Arts, Mid-Century San Francisco Landscape

Palace of Fine Arts, Mid-Century San Francisco Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Palace of Fine Arts, Mid-Century San Francisco Landscape Lively watercolor piece by Garrett Price (American, 1896-1979). A geometric, multi-colored background forms the foundation f...

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1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bloom I - Floral Flower Abstract Mixed Media Oversized Artwork
Bloom I - Floral Flower Abstract Mixed Media Oversized Artwork

Bloom I - Floral Flower Abstract Mixed Media Oversized Artwork

By Sally K

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gazing at Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s floral artworks is consuming and empowering. Inspired by the endless variety of beautiful flowers, she creates pop-realistic paintings t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

A 1930s Modern Street Scene of St. Charles Street, New Orleans, Exhibited- AIC
A 1930s Modern Street Scene of St. Charles Street, New Orleans, Exhibited- AIC

A 1930s Modern Street Scene of St. Charles Street, New Orleans, Exhibited- AIC

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Colorful 1930s Modern Street Scene of St. Charles Street, New Orleans by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A vibrant, painterly view of a sunlit street corner and store front in the historic Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed in 1938 during one of the artist's painting trips to New Orleans, and most likely painted in the quiet morning hours, a favored time to paint by the artist. A wonderful example of Walter Burt Adams renowned Urban Realism of the 1930s and '40s, inspired by the artwork of fellow American painter, Edward Hopper. Exhibited: "The 42nd Annual Exhibition of Artists of Chicago and Vicinity", Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), Chicago, IL, 1938, #4. Artwork size: 20 x 25 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the artist's original frame (framed size: 26 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches). Signed and dated Walter Burt Adams 38, lower left; signed and dated on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

Category

1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition
Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition

Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Modernist Abstract Three Forms Suspended Geometric Composition by European School (late 20th century, dated 1990) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 23.5 x 29 inches Inscribed verso Pr...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tall Sunspot 50 - Modern Resin Minimalist Purple Tone Striped Abstract Artwork
Tall Sunspot 50 - Modern Resin Minimalist Purple Tone Striped Abstract Artwork

Tall Sunspot 50 - Modern Resin Minimalist Purple Tone Striped Abstract 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 Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in
The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in

The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Gentleman’s Park Bench Modernist Figurative Landscape by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) pupil of André Lhote oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 13 x 18 inches Provenance: a...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Neighbors

Neighbors

By Norman Barr

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Neighbors, 1939, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 26 inches Norman Barr was an American Scene painter and muralist known for his poignant depictions of working-clas...

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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soft Green Valley French Landscape Blue Sky Impressionist Modernist Oil Painting
Soft Green Valley French Landscape Blue Sky Impressionist Modernist Oil Painting

Soft Green Valley French Landscape Blue Sky Impressionist Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Soft Green French Landscape by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 6 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very goo...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Expressive Female Figure Posed In Blue Grey Interior Modernist Oil Painting
Expressive Female Figure Posed In Blue Grey Interior Modernist Oil Painting

Expressive Female Figure Posed In Blue Grey Interior Modernist Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Female Figure by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good co...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

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