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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Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Iggy Raw Power - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Iggy Pop, Raw Power album cover photograph, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are nu...
Archival Pigment
Sunspot 133 - Tall Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Autumn Tone 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$136Sale Price|20% Off
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 artsit paper, unframed ove...
Oil Crayon
A Large Mid-Century Modern, Cubist Tribal Motif Painting, "Artifact Contour"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Colorful, Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Painting, "Artifact Contour" by Famed Chicago Painter and Print Maker, Charles Turzak (Am. 1899 - 1986). Titled "Artifact Contour", t...
Canvas, Oil
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Modern King Lithograph Print, Limited Edition 2008, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The illustration of the King in The Little Prince depicts a monarch who believes he rules over everything, including the stars, yet has no real subjects. This character represents th...
Lithograph
$333Sale Price|33% Off
Untitled (Abstract, Modern, Asian Influence, Linocut, ~33% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Martel Wiegand Untitled (Abstract, Modern, Beige, Brown, Linocut) Linoleum Cut on light paper 1996 19.48 x 25.36 inches (49.5 x 69.5 cm) Edition: Unique COA provided *Condition: Sto...
Linocut
Still Life
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed "P. Bisiaux" at lower right The overall dimensions, including the frame, are 29 x 34 7/8 inches
Canvas, Oil
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Sparse Modern Expressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 18L x 24H.
Canvas, Oil
Is that Gun Loaded? NRA original vintage gun safety poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Is that Gun LOADED?” vintage National Rifle Association of America vintage poster. Archival linen backed in excellent condition, mint, and ready to frame. Printed in 1946 on a thick cardboard stock. Excellent condition, vibrant green and reds. 22 x 14 inches. NO paper loss, no tears. These are images of the exact poster you will receive. The poster shows a careless man incorrectly holding a rifle pointing towards another person. The men’s camping gear...
Lithograph
Pope John XXIII - Vintage b/w Photo - Vintage b/w Photo - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Pope John XXIII - Vintage b/w Photo realized in 1963. In the photo: Pope John XXIII, records Easter Message to the world in his private library in the Vatic...
Photographic Paper
$2,200Sale Price|42% Off
Risky Business (Abstract vs. Figurative, Warm, Vibrant, Modern)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Risky Business Mixed Media on Canvas 2021 Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm) Initialed lower right Signed, titled and dated verso COA provided *On St...
Canvas, Oil
$1,625
Tall Sunspot 39 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Two Tone Red Yellow 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Jaws 1975 Original Vintage One Sheet Poster
By Roger Kastel
Located in London, GB
An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster Measures 27″ x 41″ / 69 x 104 cm Artist: Roger Kastel Jaws, the classic 1975 Steven Spielberg Universal man-eatin...
Photographic Paper
Hippodrome Ascot Racecourse - Tall Lithograph Signed in the Plate (Mourlot)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Paris, IDF
Raoul DUFY (after) Hippodrome Ascot Stone lithograph after a painting (Mourlot workshop) Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 50 x 105 cm (c. 20 x 41 in) With fold as published Exc...
Lithograph
$1,517Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Portrait of Parisian Lady in Pearls & Black Dress Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mrs Helene Kernel, Paris 1964" by Jacques Falcou (French 1912-1975) signed, titled and dated verso oil on canvas, framed in original period French frame framed: 30.5 x 25 inches can...
Oil
American Flag Impressionist Signed Horse Track Framed School Equestrian Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist equestrian landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed illegibly and dated. Framed. Measuring: 18 x 16 inches overall, and 12.5 x 10.5 painting alone. Ex...
Oil
Vivian Stanshall, British, pastel, signed, figurative, 20th Century, signed
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Vivian Stanshall (British, 1943–1995) Vivian in an Embrace Pastel on card Signed 'Vivian' (on the reverse) 9 x 12½ in. (22.8 x 31.6 cm.) frame measurements Provenance: From the artis...
Pastel
$800Sale Price|36% Off
Returning to the Stable.
Located in Plano, TX
Returning to the Stable. 1920. Drypoint. Appleby 64. 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 (sheet 11 7/16 x 16 1/8). Edition 100. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper wi...
Drypoint, Etching
$1,053Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Forest Landscape Oil Painting Post Impressionist Spanish Woodland
By Ramon Perez Barril
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Ramón Pérez Barril (Barcelona, 1950) Title: Mediterranean Forest Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 65 × 50 cm (25.6 × 19.7 in) Signature: Signed lower right Period: Contempor...
Oil
$1,310Sale Price|20% Off
Naval Engagement Napoleonic Wars Sea Battle Fine English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Contemporay English School signed oil painting on copper panel framed: 13 x 14.5 inches panel: 8 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: overall very good
Oil
$744
The Flying Horsewoman... Watercolor, Modern Style, Signed, 1934 ca, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor on paper. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Yacht Holiday C Print by Slim Aarons, Estate Signed, 40x60"
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tanned bodies on the deck of Dino Pecci Blunt's yacht in Marbella, 1967. Slim Aarons Yacht Holiday 1967 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of...
C Print
René Mels (1909-1977) Portrait of a young man, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
René Mels (1909-1977) Portrait of a young man, signed lower right oil on canvas 73 x 60 cm Framed : 77.5 x 64.5 This impressive portrait is obviously tou...
Oil
$18,000
"Central Park" Mid-20th Century American Scene Drawing NYC Modernism WPA Realism
By Adolf Dehn
Located in New York, NY
"Central Park" Mid-20th Century American Scene Drawing NYC Modernism WPA Realism Adolf Dehn (1895-1968) "Central Park" 18 x 19 3/4 inches Watercolor on paper Signed and dated ’45 l...
Paper, Watercolor
Goldfish, Cubist Still Life Signed Lithograph by Andre Minaux
By Andre Minaux
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Andre Minaux, French (1923 - 1986) Title: Goldfish Year: circa 1979 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 120 Image Size: 21 x 26 inches ...
Lithograph
Robert Plant 1993 - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1993)
Located in London, GB
Robert Plant - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Press Shoot April 24 1993 New York (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$380Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American School New York City Modernist Central Park View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist central park, new york city oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvasboard . Image size, 18H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
Jewish Wedding - Handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Walter SPITZER (1927-) Jewish Wedding Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered /75 ex On Japan paper 55 x 75 cm (c. 22 x 30 inch) Excellent ...
Lithograph
Minoutaure et Nue, Lithograph, Modern, 1967, Framed, Excellent
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Minoutaure et nue Lithograph from 1967. With two watermarks - one of the paper, second of the publisher. Dimensions of work: 42 x 54.5 cm Publisher: A...
Lithograph
Toni Frissell 'Courchevel' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Courchevel by Toni Frissell Annik Schäffler and her dog on the mountains of Courcheval, 1970. (Toni Frissell) Limited signature stamped edition print 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm ...
Archival Pigment
Mid Century Modern Original Abstract Figurative Oil Painting -Presence in Shadow
Located in Bristol, GB
PRESENCE IN SHADOW Size: 60.5 x 52.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A compelling and emotive mid-century abstract figurative composition that presents a solitary seated figure r...
Oil, Board
Libra - Screen Print by Sergio Barletta - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Libra is a vintage poster on silvery paper realized by Sergio Barletta. In good conditions The artwork represents the zodiac sign. Sergio Barletta (1934) is an Italian cartoonist...
Screen
Britt Ekland 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Britt Ekland 1969 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Film star Britt Ekland (Britt-Marie Eklund) in Porto Ercole, Italy. 1969. 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
Archival Pigment
$47,997
Still Life with Eleven Objetcs in a Sphere - Etching by Giorgio Morandi - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with eleven objetcs in a sphere (Original Italian title: Natura morta in un tondo) is an etching realized by Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) in 1942. Hand numbered Edition 5...
Etching
$15,995
Carnaval of Flowers, from Nice and the Cote d'Azur (Unsigned Proof)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall (after) Title: Carnaval of Flowers Portfolio: Nice and the Cote d'Azur Medium: Lithograph Date: 1967 Edition: Unsigned and unnumbered proof (aside from the editi...
Lithograph
$228
Three-Toed Woodpecker- Woodcut Print by Alexander Francis Lydon - 1870
Located in Roma, IT
Three-Toed Woodpecker is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917) . Woodcut print, hand colored, published by London, Bell & Sons...
Woodcut
$630Sale Price|20% Off
Maternity and Centaur, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1957, Excellent
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Maternity and Centaur Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 20 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition.
Lithograph
Jacqueline, Lithograph, Modern, 1961, Framed, Excellent
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Jacqueline Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961. Dimensions of sheet: 27 x 37.9 cm Dimensions in frame: 43.2 x 53.2 cm Publisher: Éditions Cercle d'...
Lithograph
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...
Paper, Watercolor
Fantastic Mid-Century Mark Coomer Serigraph of Chicago River & Wrigley Building
By Mark Coomer
Located in Chicago, IL
You need this fantastic Mid-Century Modern serigraph of Chicago's iconic Wrigley Building & Tribune Tower by artist Mark Coomer, in its original off-white ...
Masonite, Screen
$112Sale Price|70% Off
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Catalan, Landscape, 70% OFF - MUST GO)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Hernandez Pijuan Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edition: 1000 Size: 10 x 7.325 inche...
Lithograph
Figure - Original Lithograph by Jean Lurçat - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence). Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions except f...
Lithograph
$131Sale Price|20% Off
Village On Colourful Cliffside British Modernist Pastel Sketch
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ve...
Pastel
Workers Pencil Drawing, Modern Style, Mid-20th Century, Unframed
Located in Roma, IT
Workers is an original Pencil Drawing realized by an artist of mid-20th century. Good condition on cream colored paper. Monogrammed stamp.
Pencil
Ex Libris - Giorgio Balbi - Better - Etching - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Giorgio Balbi - Better to Have Love is an Artwork realized by Alberto Helios Gagliardo in Mid 20th Century. Etching. Good conditions.
Etching
Que Guerrero! - Etching by Francisco Goya, Modern Style, 1877
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, from the Series "Los Proverbios, 1815. This copy belongs to the edition of "L'Art", 1877, printed by François Liénard. With the name, title, prin...
Etching
Double Vision 70 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Vibrant Red 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Oil Painting Woman Portrait French Armenian Modernist Jean Jansem Ecole De Paris
By Jean Jansem
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Jansem (Hovhannes Semerdjian) 1920-2013 Hand signed upper left corner Dimensions: 14 X 9.5 Framed 21 X 16.75 Jean Jansem (Hovhannes Semerdjian) 1920-2013 Bursa, Ottoman Turki...
Canvas, Oil
Istanbul 1960 – Galata Bridge – Original Vintage – Black & White
Located in Cologne, DE
Istanbul 1960 – Galata Bridge – Original Vintage – Black & White Photographer: Klaus Redenbacher This captivating black-and-white photograph, taken during a 1960 journey to Turke...
Silver Gelatin
The Climbers, Charcoal, Modern Style, Signed, Mid-20th Century, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Charcoal
Maravillas con Variaciones, Framed Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: Maravillas con Variaciones Acrosticas en el Jardin de Miro (Number 8) Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Edition: 1500...
Lithograph
Charcoal Still Life with Bottles Vessels and Drapery French Modernist Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Charcoal Still Life with Bottles Vessels and Drapery French Modernist Drawing Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Charcoal on textured artist paper unfr...
Charcoal
$400Sale Price|20% Off
36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Archival Pigment
Figure - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1969
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Figures" is an original woodcut artwork realized in 1969 by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil, dated and numbered on the lower left, edition of 48...
Woodcut
The Monument - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
The Monument is a lithograph realized in 1864. Good conditions. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe, or History of the government,...
Lithograph
Battle for the Body of Patroclus - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper, hand colored. Lithograph on paper, hand colored. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the governm...
Lithograph
Paula Crane "Crystal Falls II" Original Limited Edition 200/300
By Paula Crane
Located in Tulsa, OK
Crystal Falls II Title: Paula Crane "Crystal Falls II" Original Limited Edition Modernist Landscape Print Background & Credentials: Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Paula Crane discove...
Etching
$108Sale Price|20% Off
Red and Orange Cottages In Woodland Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ve...
Pastel
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Modernist Nature Study Lake Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed illegibly lower left. Image size, 36L x 24H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Canvas, Oil, Gouache
$1,201Sale Price|20% Off
Hidden Portraits VIII, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits VIII', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing...
Canvas, Acrylic