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.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
$840
Sacks of Stones, Blue Tones Abstract Geometric Diptych, Unique Cyanotype, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This unique monotype cyanotype explores rhythm and transparency through layered organic forms set against deep ultramarine fields. Soft, overlapping shapes create a fluid geometric s...
Paper, Monotype
$2,100
The Hamptons 1955 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
The Hamptons 1955 by Toni Frissell Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition A beach scene in The Hamptons USA 1955. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment pr...
Archival Pigment
$820
Zig Zag Ovals Diptych, Blue Tones Cyanotype Monotypes, Organic Floating Shapes
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Zigzag Ovals is a cyanotype monotype diptych that explores the interplay between fluid forms and structured repetition. Organic white shapes drift across rich blue tonal fields, crea...
Paper, Monotype
$600
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Adolph Studly, Swiss born American photographer. His work is kept in the Photographic Archive at The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. He was known for his gallery photograp...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Eternal Recurrence #54. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
Archival Pigment
$1,200
Architectural Gelatin SIlver Print Vellum Photograph Mark Citret Vintage Photo
By Mark Citret
Located in Surfside, FL
Mark Citret, American, b. 1949. "Third Story Arches", Fort Point, 1998 Silver gelatin print hand signed and editioned 1/45 in pencil along lower edge. Published: "Along the Way" Mark...
Vellum, Silver Gelatin
Christmas Traffic - American Christmas Tree Traffic Landscape Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Christmas Traffic - American Christmas Tree Traffic at Night with Car Lights by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estat...
C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color
Eternal Recurrence #15. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
Archival Pigment
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Storefront
By Brett Weston
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil mount recto, and again mount verso. Printed in 1961 for inclusion in "Fifteen Photographs" (edition of 50). Mounted to...
Silver Gelatin
"Walt Disney's Pinocchio" Lobby Card, USA 1940
Located in Cologne, DE
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, USA 1940, Animation, Lobby Card, The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release. Pinocchio is a 1940 Americ...
Color
Leaf Damask (Contemporary Abstract Still Life Photograph of White Leaves)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstracted still life photograph of white leaves Archival digital print 40 x 40 inches, edition of 15 Additional sizes available This contemporary, archival digital print was made b...
Archival Ink, Digital
'Hotel Il San Pietro' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Il San Pietro' Slim Aarons Estate Edition Guests at the Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano, Italy, August 1979. In his words, he photographed 'be...
C Print
$600
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Adolph Studly, Swiss born American photographer. His work is kept in the Photographic Archive at The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. He was known for his gallery photograp...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Humoresque", Lobby Card, USA 1946
Located in Cologne, DE
Original black-and-white lobby card for the film "Humoresque" (1946) featuring John Garfield and Oscar Levant. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a serious moment between...
Color
$1,200
Peonies Breaking Pattern: Abstract Still Life Photograph of Pink & Green Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful, Maximalist style floral still life photograph of pink, green, yellow, and cream colored flowers and succulents Archival digital print, made to order 24 x 24 inches, editio...
Archival Ink, Digital
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Lobby Card, USA 1939
Located in Cologne, DE
Original lobby card for the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939) featuring Charles Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, and Maureen O'Hara. This vintage cinema memor...
Color
Stacking Stones, Unique Monotype Cyanotype in Indigo Blue, Minimalist Organic
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Stacking Stones” is a unique cyanotype monotype by Kind of Cyan that explores balance, rhythm, and form through organic abstraction. Created using traditional light-sensitive proces...
Paper, Lithograph, Monotype
$2,100
The Hamptons 1955 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
The Hamptons 1955 by Toni Frissell Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition A beach scene in The Hamptons USA 1955. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment pr...
Archival Pigment
'Dark Wave I' SIGNED Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dark Wave I' by Stuart Möller Beautiful capture of a single wave at dusk. Seascape, abstract landscape. An exquisite SIGNED Limited Edition C Print. * Edition Size 10 only this ...
C Print
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Lobby Card, USA 1939
Located in Cologne, DE
Original black-and-white lobby card for the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939) featuring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a ...
Color
Coolidge Dam, Arizona, printed later
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Coolidge Dam, Arizona Gelatin silver print, (1938), printed later, circa 1980 Unsigned A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward Edition of 5 or 6 examples...
Silver Gelatin
"The Pride and the Passion", Lobby Card, USA 1957
Located in Cologne, DE
Original color lobby card for the film "The Pride and the Passion" (1957) featuring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a grou...
Color
"Humoresque", Lobby Card, USA 1946
Located in Cologne, DE
Original black-and-white lobby card for the film "Humoresque" (1946) featuring John Garfield and Oscar Levant. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a somber moment between ...
Color
$1,840Sale Price|20% Off
Eyes, Chicago by György Kepes, 1940, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By György Kepes
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled #42 (Eyes, Chicago), by György Kepes is a 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 inch gelatin silver print mounted on 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 inch paper. This photograph is signed and dated in pencil on mou...
Silver Gelatin
$13,500
"WA66" Abstract Nude Photography 50" x 40" in Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"WA66" Abstract Nude Photography 50" x 40" in Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor Wild Above series. Title of artwork WA66 Year: 2012 Medium: Photography Print size: 50x40 Inches trim b...
Archival Pigment
$3,500
Tranquility - Abstract, Black and White, Bauhaus, Modern art, Woman artist
By Ida Lansky
Located in Denton, TX
Tranquility by Ida Lansky is an abstract black and white photograph, composing of a bench against a backlit window. 9.5 x 7.5 in. Gelatin Silver Print Artist stamp on print verso I...
Silver Gelatin
"Glass Eyes" Photography 56" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Glass Eyes" Photography 56" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Available siz...
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
$4,000
Blue Print - Abstract, Black and White, Bauhaus, Modern Art, Woman Artist
By Ida Lansky
Located in Denton, TX
Blue Print by Ida Lansky is an abstract black and white photograph, composing of white lines and geometric shapes against a black background. Approx. 9/5 x 7/5 in. Gelatin Silver Pr...
Silver Gelatin
$1,400Sale Price|60% Off
Light Abstraction
Located in Denton, TX
Artist stamp on mount verso. Vintage gelatin silver print 13 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.
Silver Gelatin
Klosters Ski Scene 1954 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Klosters Scene 1954 Two skiers ski down a snow covered hill in Klosters Switzerland 1954 by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed...
Archival Pigment
Rusty Scruby Photographic Reconstruction Titled Jim Miller Thistle, 2005
By Rusty Scruby
Located in Dallas, TX
Rusty Scruby’s work, Jim Miller Thistle, is a photographic reconstruction that encourages the viewer's participation; observed from different angles and at ...
Photographic Paper
La Fenice Venice Opera House by Erich Auerbach Oversize silver gelatine print
Located in London, GB
"La Fenice" by Erich Auerbach A general view of the boxes at La Fenice, the Venice Opera House, 1954. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 30'' (inches) Printed...
Black and White
American Flag in Neon in New York City Street Scene at Night
Located in Miami, FL
The patriotic colors of Old Glory are described in vibrating neon. Cars in the foreground reflect the striped pattern, while faces and figures punctuate the scene. Signed and dated ...
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$600
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Adolph Studly, Swiss born American photographer. His work is kept in the Photographic Archive at The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. He was known for his gallery photograp...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Home Movies", Lobby Card, USA 1979
Located in Cologne, DE
Home Movies - Wie du mir, so ich dir, USA 1979, Cast: Mary Davenport, Gerrit Graham, Vincent Gardenia. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside th...
Color
Guggenheim Museum - American Architecture Museum Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Guggenheim Museum - American Architecture Museum Black and White Photograph The recognisable Guggenheim Museum was designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and is now a UN...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$2,900
Nature's First Green is Gold: Abstract Still Life Photograph of Green Plants
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful, Maximalist style floral still life photograph of green plants and flowers with gold lights and fireworks Archival digital print, made to order 48 x 40 inches, edition of 15...
Archival Ink, Digital
"Walt Disney's Pinocchio" Lobby Card, USA 1940
Located in Cologne, DE
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, USA 1940, Animation, Lobby Card, The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release. Pinocchio is a 1940 Americ...
Color
Golden Dream - Limited Edition Signed Archival Pigment Print, Contemporary
By Sam Thomas
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Golden dream - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 10 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free a...
Archival Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
$2,900
'Dark Leaf' Oversize Archival Pigment Print - Signed Limited Edition OVERSIZE
Located in London, GB
'Dark Leaf' Oversize Archival Pigment Print - Signed Limited Edition Fine Art, abstract, close up photograph of a banana leaf. by Stuart Möller. Beautiful mint condition Limite...
Archival Pigment
' It's In The Trees II ' signed limited edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
'It's In The Trees I' by Stuart Möller Abstract capture of a trees in a wood.Abstract landscape. An exquisite Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print. Edition Size 3 only this siz...
Archival Pigment
"Prince of Pirates", Lobby Card, USA 1953
Located in Cologne, DE
Original lobby card for the film "Prince of Pirates" (1953) featuring John Derek, Barbara Rush, and Carla Balenda. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece showcases an intense scene wi...
Color
' Sex Flower ' signed limited edition Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Flower' by Stuart Möller Wonderfully raw and sexual capture of a hibiscus flower following a rain storm. An exquisite Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print. Edition Size 3 only...
Archival Pigment
$1,200
The Sky is Wide Open: Abstract Still Life Photograph of Purple & Green Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Bright, Maximalist style still life photograph of purple and green flowers and yellow lights against a black background Archival digital print, made to order 24 x 24 inches, edition ...
Archival Ink, Digital
$490
Abstract Icons, Squared Monotype Cyanotype, Watercolor Paper, Blue Mid-Century
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Monotype, Paper, Other Medium
$1,100
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Marc Vaux
Located in Surfside, FL
Marc Vaux, a figure of Montparnasse, produced a trove of photographs which are currently held in the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. Marc Vaux was committed equally to supporting artists, notably by creating the Foyer des Artistes (1946-70) and, in 1951, the first Musée du Montparnasse at 10, rue de l’Arrivée. Marc Vaux was born on February 19, 1895 in Crulai, Normandy Thanks to the color merchant from whom he bought his plates and his photographic equipment, he met the sculptor Charles Desvergnes winner of Prix the Rome and author of various memorials who was looking for someone to photographs his works. Two of Marc Vaux’s first clients were his neighbors of 21 Avenue du Maine- Marie Vassilieff and Maria Blanchard...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"I Love Lucy", Lobby Card, USA 1951
Located in Cologne, DE
Original black-and-white lobby card for the TV show "I Love Lucy" (1951) featuring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a charming domestic sce...
Color
$6,600
The Broken Planet, The Anger Planet, The Disgust Planet. Digital Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In his series entitled “Broken Planet,” Zoltan depicts a broken planet alongside 13 other “planets” based on the most common human feelings or behaviors, such as happiness, sadness, anger, anticipation, fear, loneliness, jealousy, disgust, trust, greed, joy, racism, and shame. In these images, the artist works with various fragments of colored glass and other debris that he collected from the streets near his home in Atlanta during the COVID-19 quarantine and political protests. Zoltan assembles these pieces in his studio and re-photographs them to symbolize the current crisis of political and environmental problems. At this moment, the most pressing issues of our time concern ourselves and the future of our culture and our planet. In a sense, the artist takes the pieces and puts them back together to reconstruct a fragmented world. “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who do nothing about it.” -Albert Einstein Zoltan Gerliczki...
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
$4,400
The Broken Planet andThe Excitement Planet. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In his series entitled “Broken Planet,” Zoltan depicts a broken planet alongside 13 other “planets” based on the most common human feelings or behaviors, such as happiness, sadness, ...
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
The Shame Planet. The Broken Planet Series. Abstract Digital Collage Color Photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In his series entitled “Broken Planet,” Zoltan depicts a broken planet alongside 13 other “planets” based on the most common human feelings or behaviors, such as happiness, sadness, ...
Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment
$368Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary Cyanotype Monotype of Mid Century Shapes Under Water in Cold Tones
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-light. Details: + Title: Mid Century Shapes...
Emulsion, Watercolor, Monotype, Paper
The News, Paris. Photo Collage Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In this series in black & white and with the same model. The artist represents what for him the object woman of the modern world is. The diversity of German photographer Uwe Ommer, ...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$1,800
Vintage Color Abstract Art Landscape Photography Large C Print Photo Terry Evans
By Terry Evans
Located in Surfside, FL
TERRY EVANS (American b. 1944) "Terraced Plowing," September 4, 1990, Color photograph (chromogenic print, C Print) on photo paper, dated and hand signed in margin in pencil L/R, ...
C Print
$2,400
Peonies Breaking Pattern: Abstract Still Life Photograph of Pink & Green Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful, Maximalist style floral still life photograph of pink, green, yellow, and cream colored flowers and succulents Archival digital print, made to order 40 x 40 inches, editio...
Archival Ink, Digital
"Human Desire", Lobby Card, USA 1954
Located in Cologne, DE
Original black-and-white lobby card for the film "Human Desire" (1954) featuring Gloria Grahame and Glenn Ford. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece ca...
Color
"Angel Heart" Lobby Card, USA 1987
Located in Cologne, DE
Angel Heart, USA 1987, Director: Alan Parker, Cast: Robert de Niro, Mickey Rourke, The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release. An...
Color
'White Leaf' Oversize Archival Pigment Print - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'White Leaf' Oversize Archival Pigment Print - Signed Limited Edition Fine Art photograph of a banana leaf. by Stuart Möller. Beautiful mint condition Limited Edition Archival ...
Archival Pigment
"I'm All Right Jack", Lobby Card, USA 1959
Located in Cologne, DE
Original lobby card for the film "I'm All Right Jack" (1960) featuring Peter Sellers, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, and Margaret Rutherford. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece sho...
Color
"It Happened at the World's Fair", Lobby Card, USA 1963
Located in Cologne, DE
It Happened at the World's Fair, USA 1963, Director: Norman Taurog, Cast: Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of t...
Color
"The Pom Pom Girls", Lobby Card, USA 1976
Located in Cologne, DE
Original Lobby Card, The Pom Pom Girls, USA 1976, Director: Joseph Ruben, Cast: Jennifer Ashley, Lisa Reeves, Susan Player, Cheryl Smith, Diane Lee Hart, Crown International Pictures...
Color