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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
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Galerie Karl Flinker (Anthropometry) Poster /// Yves Klein Nude Figurative Blue
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Yves Klein (French, 1928-1962) Title: "Galerie Karl Flinker (Anthropometry)" Year: 1973 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on light wove paper Limited edi...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Old days Photo - Bay - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Bay is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including histor...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Old days Photo - Trees Scenery - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old days Photo - Trees Scenery is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the mid-20th century. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album includ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Abstract Urban Landscape - Lithograph by Antonio Cremonese - Late 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Urban Landscape  is an original print, realized in by the Artist Antonio Cremonese (Rome, 1949). Color lithograph on paper. Hand Signed on the right margin. Limited edition...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

"The Touch of the Sun" - Dolomit - Oil Paint by Adriano Bernetti Da Vila - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Title: "The touch of the Sun" Composition: The painting is dominated by a sweeping vista of the Dolomites, with the mountains rising majestically in the distance. We can see also a ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

"The Caress of Dawn"-Dolomiti - Oil Paint by Adriano Bernetti Da Vila - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Composition: The painting is freely inspired by Lake Carezza in the Dolomites. The painting shows a lake with the trees of the surrounding forest reflected in it, whith  a sweeping ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Barche
Located in Firenze, FI
Enrico Paulucci's artwork "Barche" is a stunning painting with vibrant blue colors in the background. This piece is deeply connected to Liguria, his region in Italy, as it captures ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cerise Kate - Kate Moss pop art by BATIK
Located in London, GB
Cerise Kate by BATIK signed limited edition print Paper Type : Archival Pigment print Artwork of the supermodel Kate Moss Made and signed by London based pop artist BATIK. 30 x...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Red Window Blue Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Cerise Kate by BATIK Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Cerise Kate by BATIK BATIK is an increasingly collectable pop artist currently living and working in London. The artist is purposely elusive with their true identity, sex and age n...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

White Tablecloth
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Renée Demsey, an accomplished American painter, has left an indelible mark across art, fashion, and design for more than 75 years. Her dynamic artwork initially garnered attention at...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

Composition (Mourlot, Paris)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Alfred Manessier Composition 1964 Original Color Lithograph on Velin d'Arches Size: 10x7.375in Edition: 2,000 Signed in the Stone Annotated verso Publisher: Mourlot, Paris Printer: M...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Vellum, Lithograph

Slim Aarons, Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, 1976 (printed later) C print edition of 150 Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Estate stamped and hand numbered e...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Sex Flower - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Sex Flower A pink hibiscus flower photographed following rain. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world, Stuart Möller ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sex Flower - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Sex Flower A pink hibiscus flower photographed following rain. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world, Stuart Möller ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sex Flower - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Sex Flower A pink hibiscus flower photographed following rain. by Stuart Möller Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world, Stuart Möller ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Modern Watercolour Stained Glass Window Design by Jane Gray
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of works from Jane Gray's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Kamdhenu, Figurative, Watercolour on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sakti Burman - Kamdhenu Watercolour on Paper 14 x 20 inches Born : 1935 Kolkata Education : 1956 Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata and the Ecole Nationale des Beaux ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Untitled, Figurative, Watercolour on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sakti Burman - Untitled Watercolour on Paper 26 x 20 inches, 1960 Born : 1935 Kolkata Education : 1956 Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata and the Ecole Nationale des ...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

The High Life Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a sta...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Apres Ski Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Apres Ski 1961 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A party of skiers adjourn for drinks at Squaw Valley, California, 1961. Second from right is American lawyer and b...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Peter and Britt Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Peter and Britt 1967 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Sharing a lilo, film stars Peter Sellers (1925 – 1980) and his wife Britt Ekland spend their holiday on the ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Satin Seduction Ladies Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Satin Seduction 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. unframed...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Carriage Awaits Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Carriage Awaits 1977 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs Kenneth Appleton Ives with a horse and carriage outside her house in Bermuda, 1977. unframed c type pri...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

CZ’s House Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
CZ’s House 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1955: Mrs F C Winston Guest (1920 – 2003) (aka Cee Zee Guest) reclines on a garden chair in front of the Grecian ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Il Pellicano Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Il Pellicano Hotel 1980 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers relax beside the swimming pool of Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980....
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Harbour Isle Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Harbour Isle Beach 1973 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers on the beach at Harbour Isle in the Bahamas, March 1973. unframed c type print printed 202...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Zermatt Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Zermatt Skiing 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The apres-ski in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 1968. unframed c type print printed 2023 24 x 20" - paper si...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Esther Williams Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Esther Williams 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Esther Williams, American aquatic actress and former swimming champion, relaxing in a Florida swimming pool....
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hello There Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Hello There 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 – 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed. unframed c t...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Leisure And Fashion Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Leisure And Fashion 1961 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A woman watching a poolside fashion show at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. unframed c typ...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Monte Mano Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Monte Mano 1973 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A young woman by the pool at Monte Mano, the villa of architect Jacques Couelle in Sardinia, August 1973. unfram...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Birds Eye Monte Carlo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Birds Eye Monte Carlo 1981 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition An aerial view of the beach at Monte Carlo, with skyscrapers rising behind, August 1981. unframed c t...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pool At Porto Rotondo Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Pool At Porto Rotondo 1982 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool in Rosarda, Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, Italy, August 1982. unframed c type print printe...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vintage Haitian Oil Painting on Board by Fritz Lamothe
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting mid century Haitian oil painting on board depicting boats and people in a bayscape executed in an unusual modern minimalist style. Signed F. Lamothe, presented in mahogany...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

'Hotel Du Cap Eden-Roc' Antibes (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Du Cap Eden-Roc' by Slim Aarons Guests relax by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. A simply gorgeous scene. Fashionable and stylish guests ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Jerry Hall Dive (Diptych)
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Jerry Hall , 1976 C print 40 x 30 inches each Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso American model Jerry Hall wearing a swims...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
Located in New York, NY
Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Sl...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Nihon Noir Tokyo - Neon Architecture Photograph by Tom Blachford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
'Nihon Noir arose from my fascination with Japan and my desire to translate the feeling that struck me on my first visit, that somehow you have been transported to a parallel future ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Sabat - Limoges Porcelain Blue and Gold
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Limoges porcelain in "Bleu de Sèvres" and gold. Artist: Salvador Dali Exclusive limited edition to 2000 copies "Raynaud & Co. Limoges", France, 1968. "Sabat" drawn by Salvador Dalí...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Porcelain

It Had Been A Quiet Night
Located in Detroit, MI
Ink on paper, 2022. Piece is matted.
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Ink

"Blue Highway", Nevada, Near Area 51, 2001
Located in Hudson, NY
These photographs are printed as Dye Sublimation Prints. No glass is needed. Framing options available. "Surfing Color" presents photographs that are abstract creations born from realism. Kocharian emphasizes the ambient color in the tradition of minimalism, observing the beauty and mystery of light, shadows, tone, and moods. The environments within the photographs are transformed into ones of symbolism, challenging the viewer to question the images. As a result, a tension is created, like an energy trapped in a frame attempting to escape. Kocharian, who is also a filmmaker, brings a cinematic eye to his photography, as we experience images that reflect simplicity through his focus on light, color, and the documentation of ordinary life. In “Going Home,” Los Angeles a pool-like shadow on the foreground alters the nature and surrounding of the image as light breaches from the center of the bike during sunset. “Blue Highway”, Nevada leads the viewer into the deep blue of early dawn and draws them into a new beginning. His influences in these photographs include artists such as Mark Rothko and photographer William Eggleston, as Kocharian uses color, texture, geometry, and shapes to tell a story that evokes contemplation and introspection. Born in Armenia, Haik Kocharian was introduced to the world of art in his early childhood by his parents, who were theater and film actors. He began his studies at the Armenian Theater Academy and continued his education in film at Brooklyn College, where he also studied photography. Kocharian resides in New York City. In 2015, Kocharian released his first feature film, "Please be Normal," starring Oscar-nominated actor Sam Waterston. The film was nominated for a Critic’s Pick in the New York Times and won awards at two film festivals. Kocharian is actively involved in charity work and, as a photographer, he has collaborated with many non-profit organizations in the U.S. and abroad such as Village Health Partnership in Ethiopia and Meaningful World, a UN-affiliated NGO in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda. He has exhibited his works within galleries in New York such as Galerie Mourlot, Robin Rice Gallery, 92 Y Tribeca, and James Cohan Gallery, as well as group exhibitions at the Museum of the City of New York and the International Center for Photography. Kocharian was also a finalist in the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Competition. This is his third solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery. Nature, Road, Sky, Horizon, highway, freeway, route 66, color, abstract, American, Nevada, Landscape, Night, Evening, Sunset, summer, Los Angeles, Surreal, night scape...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Film

Windsurfing with girl in pink, 1986 Modern British oil painting by Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A fine painting by Ewart Johns portraying a girl windsurfing in a Modern British style with Fresh colours, bold brushstrokes and a sense of energy and dynamism. The work captures th...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

El Dise Nador De Sueños
Located in Detroit, MI
Ink on paper, 2022. Piece is matted.
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Ink

Italy in 1956 - Sirmione Lago di Garda Castello Scaligero - Italy
Located in Cologne, DE
A moment in time In 2021, a gallery from Brussels contacted us. There, a photographic collection had been kept in tin boxes for decades, consisting of 6x6 glass slides in color. Th...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color

Composition II
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Whimsical in nature, the exuberant application of color captures a quality of spontaneity and experimentation. Famous for the "Dupe of Being" in which he strives to combine the tragi...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original Jeva de la tête aux pieds from head to toe vintage French poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Jeva de la tête aux pieds vintage French fashion poster. Jeva would dress you from your head to your feet, and this cat implies in this poster de...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Modern British mid century oil painting of aubergines on purple and white
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Rodney Gladwell (British, 1928 – 1979) Aubergines, 1959 Signed and dated ‘Gladwell 59’ (lower left) Oil on board 79.1/2 x 31.1/2 in. (202 x 80 cm.) including frame Painter Rodney Gl...
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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original "Real Circuo Artistico' Gran Cabalgata vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Real Circulo Artistico Gran Cabalgata de Barcelona vintage poster. A fun and uplifting image with smiles, parties, and flowers. Real Circulo Artistico is an institution dedicated to supporting the arts in Barcelona. The Gran Cabalgata is a large parade and festivities Linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame This smaller-size original lithograph is perfect for unique locations in your home where the large format vintage posters...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Playing At Relevance (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer Playing At Relevance Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Size: 48x36x1.35in Signed by hand COA provided Tags: hard-edged abstract, geometric shapes, stripes, linework, blue, rounde...
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Authograph Letter by M. Pavlovic-Barilli to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Authograph Letter Signed by Milena Pavlovic-Barilli to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt. Washington, May 1th 1943. In Italian. One page, bilateral Perfectly readable, Excellent condit...
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1940s Modern Art

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Paper

Original 'Gone with the Wind" vintage German movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Gone with the Wind “Vom Winde Verweht” vintage lithograph poster. Original vintage movie poster with professional acid-free linen backing; excellent condition; ready to frame. This is the German 1962 release of Gone with the Wind, printed in the full lithographic style of the old French posters. Unique imagery of the famous scene of the burning of Atlanta. Starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original "You Help Build The B-29 (bomber)" vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original. You Help Build the B-29 vintage poster. Linen-backed World War II poster. Restored original fold marks. This original vintage US Army Offi...
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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Creatures - Screen Print by Axel Hartenstein - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Creatures is a screen print realized by Axel Hartenstein in the mid-20th Century. From the edition of 292 prints. In good condition. The artwork is depicted through vivid violet t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Screen

Abstract Urban Landscape - Lithograph by Antonio Cremonese - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Urban Landscape is a print, realized in by the Artist Antonio Cremonese (Rome, 1949). Color lithograph on paper. Hand Signed on the right margin. Limited edition, ex. 16/1...
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1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Coast2Coast, Abstract 3D, Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Coast 2 Coast, Size: 36" x 72" x 8'' inch, 9...
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Metal

Photography Digital Print Titled "Blue Night"
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite photography print titled "Blue Night " by the contemporary artist Marc Vandermeer ( American, 1950's). This art work began as a landscape photo featuring a beautiful lak...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Original "Jobs, Peace Freedom" vintage poster. 20th Anniversary of 1963 March
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Jobs, Peace, Freedom. 20th Anniversary of the Historic 1963 March on Washington. August 37, 19983. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C...
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1980s Modern Art

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Lithograph

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