American Modern Art

Thomas Hart Benton

1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil, Tempera, Casein, Board

A painting by Thomas Hart Benton. "Navajo Sands" is a tempera, oil, and casein on canvas mounted on board painting executed in a myriad of lush and deep pastels and depicting a deser...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

Wire, Watercolor, Color, Etching

Color Collotype Print, watercolor with electric wires by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). Studied at: California College of the Arts BFA in Sculpture, 1993 College of San Mateo Fine...

Ben Benn

1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Oil

Oil on canvas portrait of a young woman by Ben Benn (Russian-american 1884-1983). Modernist School painting, signed in the lower left and dated 1920 in the back. Measurements with fr...

Armin Landeck

1960s American Modern Landscape Prints

Engraving

According to Landeck, this is the old roof of the former Delmonico's Hotel on East 14th St and 5th Avenue in New York. Landeck had a studio in the building, as did many other artists...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

Watercolor, Color, Etching

Albert Einstein "E" a Color Collotype Print, watercolor by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). She studied at: California College of the Arts BFA in Sculpture, 1993 College of San Mate...

John Kacere

Mid-19th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Canvas, Oil

This is a rare, large Mid-Century Modern masterpiece by noted New York artist John Kacere. John Kacere (1920-1999) "March" 1959 Oil on Canvas approx 54 x 60 inches Signed Signed, Da...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

Watercolor, Color, Etching

Albert Einstein "Albert" silhouette a Collotype Print, watercolor by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). Unsigned. From a collection of her works. She studied at: California College of...

Frederick Conway

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Mid-Century Modern Fred Conway (1900-1973) "Dream" 1943 Oil and Wax on Wood Panel approx 30 x 18 inches Signed and Dated Lower Right A member of the faculty of the Washington Univ...

Henry Ensol

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil

An original modern 1930's oil painting by WPA era American artist Henry Ensol. This work comes in a period frame likely original to the piece.

Wolf Kahn

Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Paper, Pastel

"Dark Barn with White Doors" is an original pastel drawing on paper by Wolf Kahn. The artist signed the piece lower right. The frame on this artwork is 23k gold leaf. This artwork fe...

Schomer Lichtner

1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

Screen

"Skiing Near Holy Hill" is an original silkscreen print by Schomer Lichtner. The artist initials are lower right, and the title is along the lower edge. This print depicts people ski...

Schomer Lichtner

1950s American Modern Abstract Prints

Screen

"Season's Greetings" is an original color silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner. The artist signed the piece in the screen on verso. This piece features abstract, linear patterns in blue an...

Schomer Lichtner

1960s American Modern Landscape Prints

Black and White, Lithograph

"Winter Silhouettes" is an offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner. The artist's printed signature is lower right. This piece features black and white silhouettes of winter plants and ...

Leon Kelly

20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Oil, Canvas

"Color Abstract" by Leon Kelly is a 5" x 9" mounted oil on canvas abstract painting. It came from the estate of the artist Leonard Nelson and is signed "Leon Kelly" in the lower left...

Leon Kelly

20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Canvas, Oil

"Fruit and Pearing Knife" by Leon Kelly is a 10" x 14" oil on canvas still life painting. It came from the estate of the artist Leonard Nelson and is signed "Leon Kelly" in the upper...

Hugh Breckenridge

Early 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Canvas, Oil

"Return of the Fishing Boat" by Hugh Breckenridge is a early 20th century modernist abstract harbor scene. The painting comes from a private collection in California and is signed "H...

Unknown

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Paper, Acrylic

This 1945 sgraffito on paper is signed by artist T.H on the lower left on the piece (created using an acrylic paint and a scratching method to create lines). Signed and dated lower ...

John Edward Thompson

1940s American Modern Interior Paintings

Oil, Canvas

An original modernist still life oil painting by John E. Thompson. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 38 ¾ x 29 ¾ x 2 inches. Image size is 34 ¼ x 25 inches. Pro...

Roland Petersen

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Paper, Gouache

Figure in a Hilly Landscape is indicative of the Bay Area Figurative movement in the early 1960's. Painted in thick brushstrokes of vibrant color. Framing - gold with black, shadow b...

Roland Petersen

1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Roland Petersen is a Bay Area painter whose paintings are masterful syntheses of gestural abstract expressionism, painterly realism, and advanced color theory. His work integrates st...

Mary Pomeroy

1980s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Paper, Watercolor

Entitled "Above Bear Valley" this early July 1981 landscape watercolor on paper entitled "Lily and Composite Study" is by Mary Barnas Pomeroy (1921-2010), a German-born California pa...

Richard Karwoski

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Paper, Charcoal

This 1959 cafe charcoal sketch on paper is by Brooklyn artist Richard Karwoski (1938-1993). Karwoski studied with Richard Lindner at Pratt Institute, NY and received a Masters of Art...

Alex Coulter

2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Watercolor

watercolor of superwoman she calls it quits

Unknown

20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Lithograph

print on canvas for the beverly hills hotel beautiful lawn

Peter Voulkos

1990s American Modern Sculptures

Ceramic

Peter Voulkos Title: Plate 1329-W Medium: Woodfired ceramic Year: 1998 Signed and dated by the artist Size: approx. 20.5 x 21 x 5.25 inches A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter V...

Mary Pomeroy

1980s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Paper, Watercolor

Entitled "Autumn Grasses" this November 1st, 1987 landscape watercolor on paper still life entitled "Lily and Composite Study" is by Mary Barnas Pomeroy (1921-2010), a German-born Ca...

Jerry Opper

1950s American Modern Abstract Prints

Paper, Lithograph

This circa late 1940s-early 1950s stone lithograph on paper abstract salmon and black is by California artist Jerry Opper (1924-2014). Opper studied at Chouinard Art Institute, at th...

Alysanne McGaffey

1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Paint

This circa 1950s- 1960s colorful distemper on paper figure of a woman is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931-2018). Born in Seattle, McGaffey moved to San Francisco in the mid...

Martyl Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Paper, Gouache

"Western Slope" 1940 Gouache on Paper Signed and Dated Titled Verso Image Size: 7 3/4 x 15 in Framed Size: approx. 19 x 23 inches A plein-air landscape painter in styles of both re...

Augusta Payne Briggs Rathbone

20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Vellum

Marked by strong colors and a modern feel, Augusta Rathbone’s “Chinatown, San Francisco” (circa 1940) imparts a sense of creative freedom and the hand of an extremely confident artis...

Marian Hebert

20th Century American Modern Still-life Prints

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Marian Hebert’s best-known works are her etchings with aquatint depicting botanical subjects, and her masterful “Matilija Poppies” (1936) is a fine example of her ability to imbue he...

Elizabeth Currer

2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Ceramic, Glaze

Title: Tall Cylinder with People and Flowers Materials: Underglazes on WS10 with Celadon glaze Date: 2018 Dimensions: 13 x 11 x 4 inches Elizabeth Currer is an artist living and wo...

Arthur Osver

Late 20th Century American Modern Mixed Media

Acrylic, Board, Archival Paper

Arthur Osver "The Straight and the Curved" Acrylic on Paperboard 7.25 x 6 inches Signed and Titled In 1940, Arthur Osver settled in New York's Greenwich Village and went on to teach...

Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Prints

Lithograph

"Ozark Farmer" marked the beginning of Nesbitt's second career in art after an hiatus caused by the abstract expressionist movement. Nesbitt met this blacksmith farmer on a trip thr...

David Hockney

1980s American Modern Prints and Multiples

Lithograph

Printer: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA Catalogue raisonné: MCAT 239 Edition size: 75, plus proofs Signed, dated, and numbered, lower m...

Jasper Johns

1970s American Modern Abstract Prints

Lithograph

Portfolio: 6 Lithographs (after Untitled 1975) Medium: The complete set of six lithographs Printer: Gemini G.E.L. Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles Catalogue raisonné: ULAE 174 -...

Harold Feinstein

20th Century American Modern Color Photography

Dye Transfer

Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island in 1931. He began his career in photography in 1946 at the age of 15 he borrowed a Rolleiflex camera from a neighbor and set forth to record...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

Etching, Printer's Ink

Albert Einstein "E" a Collotype Print, watercolor by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). She studied at: California College of the Arts BFA in Sculpture, 1993 College of San Mateo Fine...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

Watercolor, Color, Etching

Albert Einstein "Albert" a Color Collotype Print, watercolor by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). She studied at: California College of the Arts BFA in Sculpture, 1993 College of San...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Portrait Prints

Watercolor, Color, Etching

Albert Einstein "A E" a Color Collotype Print, watercolor by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). She studied at: California College of the Arts BFA in Sculpture, 1993 College of San Ma...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

Watercolor, Color, Etching

Albert Einstein "A L E" a Color Collotype Print, watercolor by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). She studied at: California College of the Arts BFA in Sculpture, 1993 College of San ...

LILYA VOROBEY

1980s American Modern Portrait Prints

Watercolor, Etching

Albert Einstein "A E" a Blank and White, Collotype Print, by Lilya Vorobey (American, 21st C). She studied at: California College of the Arts BFA in Sculpture, 1993 College of San Ma...

Johnny Robertson

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- From Robertson's Artist Statement, "Growing up on the plains of west Texas, I understood the notion of wide, open spaces. The tablet...

Johnny Robertson

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- From Robertson's Artist Statement, "Growing up on the plains of west Texas, I understood the notion of wide, open spaces. The tablet...

Johnny Robertson

2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- From Robertson's Artist Statement, "Growing up on the plains of west Texas, I understood the notion of wide, open spaces. The tablet...

Sylvia Spicuzza

1950s American Modern Figurative Prints

Linocut

"Woman Dreaming" is an original linocut by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist stamped her signature lower right. This piece features a profile portrait of a woman with other abstracted figu...

Sylvia Spicuzza

1950s American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Charcoal

"Seated Cat" is an original charcoal drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist stamped her signature lower right and wrote the title in charcoal lower left. This piece is a study of a b...

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi

1990s American Modern Figurative Prints

Etching

Sculptor, draughtsman, designer, printmaker and teacher, born in Leith, Midlothian, of Italian patents. Studied at Edinborough College of Art, 1943, and Slade School of Fine Art, 194...

David Prentice

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Digital

Early digital print flower and dragonfly on archival watercolor paper. 31/50 David Prentice work.

Leon Dolice

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Signed lower right: DOLICE

Frederick Conway

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Mid-Century Modern Frederick Conway (1900-1977) "Dreaming" c. 1940s-50 Oil and Wax on Panel approx. 30 x 24 inches A member of the faculty of the Washington University Art School f...

Henry Martin Gasser

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Signed lower left: H. GASSER,

Fairfield Porter

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Estate stamp lower left

Jane Wilson

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Signed lower right: Jane Wilson; on stretcher bar: JULIA IN THE PARK 1964 55 X 50 JANE WILSON

Vivian Milner Akers

Mid-19th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Vivian Milner Akers (1886-1966) was born in Norway, Maine. His education was obtained at local schools and Hebron (Maine) Academy, then available without tuition to students of Oxfor...

Stephen Morgan Etnier

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Masonite, Oil

A native of York, Pennsylvania, Stephen Morgan Etnier was born on September 11, 1903 to a family of privilege, the first child of Carey and Susan Etnier. As was typical of this time...

Emil Holzhauer

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Paper, Watercolor

Emil Holzhauer was born on January 21, 1887 in Schwabisch-Gmund, Germany. In 1906, he moved to New York City without a job, money, or any knowledge of the English language. He initia...

Lawrence Wilbur

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Canvas, Oil

awrence Nelson Wilbur was born in December, 1897 in Whitman, MA, a descendant of Myles Standish and Washington's aide-de-camp, General Joseph Reed. His father died when he was 16 and...