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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
Untitled - Equestrian
Untitled - Equestrian

Untitled - Equestrian

By Felix Angel

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Felix Angel – Colombian/American (1949- ) Title: Untitled - Equestrian Year: 1985 Medium: acrylic on canvas Size: 44 x 56 inches Signature: Signed...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Warm Summer Light Over the French River Valley Impressionist Landscape Painting
Warm Summer Light Over the French River Valley Impressionist Landscape Painting

Warm Summer Light Over the French River Valley Impressionist Landscape Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Summer Light Over the French River Valley Impressionist Landscape Painting French School, mid 20th century signed lower right oil on board, unframed Board: 10.75 x 14 inches Provenan...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings
Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings

Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Set of Two Paired Studies 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overal...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon

Pensive Woman oil on canvas painting european art
Pensive Woman oil on canvas painting european art

Pensive Woman oil on canvas painting european art

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Pensive Woman Artist: Vicente Oliver (1896–1970) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 18.1 x 15.0 in (46 x 38 cm) Support: Unframed canvas Date: Mid-20th century Signatu...

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1930s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colourful French Courtyard Garden View, The Geraniums.
Colourful French Courtyard Garden View, The Geraniums.

Colourful French Courtyard Garden View, The Geraniums.

Located in Cotignac, FR

French late 20th Century gouache on card of a colourful garden courtyard by Claude Gemy. The painting is signed bottom right and is annotated to the bottom edge. Provenance: Acquire...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Double Vision 76 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Red Orange Dual Tone Artwork
Double Vision 76 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Red Orange Dual Tone Artwork

Double Vision 76 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Red Orange Dual Tone 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

Girl–Spring
Girl–Spring

Girl–Spring

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

Girl–Spring This work is part of the Becoming series. This work is about a moment of inner unfolding. The woman is depicted calm and focused, as if she already knows herself and all...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing
Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed ove...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon

Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache
Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache

Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache

By Frederick Shane

Located in Denver, CO

A striking 1940s modernist gouache painting by Frederick Shane titled Artists Sketching (California), depicting three artists working outdoors against a sweeping mountainous landscap...

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1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Harvest Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Modern Style, 20th Century, Signed
Harvest Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Modern Style, 20th Century, Signed

Harvest Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Modern Style, 20th Century, Signed

By Ketut Liyer

Located in Roma, IT

Harvest is an acrylic painting on canvas. With frame. It is signed “Kt. Lijer. Pengosekan. Ubud. Bali” on the lower right corner. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing...

Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Summer Bloom II, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting
Summer Bloom II, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting

Summer Bloom II, Original painting, Floral art, Abstract Painting

Located in Deddington, GB

Summer Bloom II captures the essence of wildflowers and delicate grasses, blending vibrant hues of pinks, purples, and soft blues. The flowers are painted in loose, expressive stroke...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

9:23 am

9:23 am

By Saul Chase

Located in Los Angeles, CA

9:23am, 1969, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated verso, 44 ½ x 50 inches, exhibited: 39th Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1972 (label verso), p...

Category

1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hidden Portraits XXIII, Acrylic on Board, Modern, Unsigned, Framed
Hidden Portraits XXIII, Acrylic on Board, Modern, Unsigned, Framed

Hidden Portraits XXIII, Acrylic on Board, Modern, Unsigned, Framed

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XXIII', acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fr...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

The Window 335 - Abstract Contemporary Shiny Green Tone Resin Minimalist  Art
The Window 335 - Abstract Contemporary Shiny Green Tone Resin Minimalist  Art

The Window 335 - Abstract Contemporary Shiny Green Tone Resin Minimalist 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Boudoir Style Female Nude with Flowers Figurative Spanish Oil Painting portrait
Boudoir Style Female Nude with Flowers Figurative Spanish Oil Painting portrait

Boudoir Style Female Nude with Flowers Figurative Spanish Oil Painting portrait

By Jordi Baget Ballester

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title Expressive Female Nude Portrait with Flowers Figurative Oil Painting Artist Jordi Baget Ballester (Spain, b. 1930) Title of Work Dona (Female Nude with Flowers) Date Second half of the 20th century (circa 1980–1990) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 54 × 65 cm (21.26 × 25.59 in) Signature Signed “Baget” lower left. Titled “Dona” and signed on the reverse. Framing Unframed Condition Good condition. Firm canvas, stable paint surface, vibrant colors. No visible restorations. Description Expressive figurative painting by Spanish artist Jordi Baget Ballester depicting a seated female nude beside a bouquet of flowers. The composition combines portrait, still life and nude study in a balanced arrangement. Warm flesh tones contrast with the vibrant floral colors while the neutral background enhances the presence of the figure. The relaxed pose and intimate atmosphere give the work a subtle boudoir character. A decorative and engaging example of late 20th century Spanish figurative painting. Biography Jordi Baget Ballester (Spain, born 1930) is a Spanish painter associated with postwar figurative art. Trained in Fine Arts in Barcelona, his work focuses on the human figure, landscapes and everyday scenes. His paintings are characterized by expressive brushwork and refined color harmonies. His works appear regularly in European collections and secondary art markets. female nude, boudoir painting...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Everybody's Cowboy, Original painting, Cowboys, Landscape, Horses
Everybody's Cowboy, Original painting, Cowboys, Landscape, Horses

Everybody's Cowboy, Original painting, Cowboys, Landscape, Horses

Located in Deddington, GB

Inspired by an old blues record, one of only a few where I've started with a title for a piece. normally they come to mind whilst painting. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on ...

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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Shimmering Pond in the Woods - Surrealist Abstract 1960s
Shimmering Pond in the Woods - Surrealist Abstract 1960s

Shimmering Pond in the Woods - Surrealist Abstract 1960s

By Rose Herzog

Located in Soquel, CA

Shimmering Pond in the Woods - Surrealist Abstract 1960s Highly textured abstract composition by Rose Herzog (American, mid-20th Century). A multicolored pond is shown in the middle...

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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Masonite, Mixed Media, Oil, Tissue Paper

21th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Figure Sitting
21th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Figure Sitting

21th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Figure Sitting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed inverso original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ e...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Head to Sea, Modernist sailing scene
Head to Sea, Modernist sailing scene

Head to Sea, Modernist sailing scene

By Ralph Eugene Della-Volpe

Located in New York, NY

A vibrant and yet romantic sailing scene which was a favorite series by Della-Volpe. His compelling colorist approach has made his works desirable as he was one of the few artists post-war to be representative in style like Milton Avery and Wolf Kahn. Head to Sea has the hallmark intense and lovely coloration for which Della-Volpe is known. He came out of Abstract Expressionism in the New York school but then pivoted, like Milton Avery to representational, colorist work. The frame is a silvered gold leaf float frame of quality and has a rubbed, antiqued surface...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

By Marcel Emile Cailliet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Landscape, 1940, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, dated and titled verso: “Marcel Cailliet ’40 – S.C.” and “Marcel Cailliet Landscape”; likely exhibited at the annual juried st...

Category

1940s 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.