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.
$450
Original 1918, Sure! We'll Finish the Job, Victory Liberty Loan, vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1918 Gerrit A. Beneker "Sure! We'll Finish the Job" Victory Liberty Loan Poster, archival linen-backed in good condition, ready to frame. Grade B+ An iconic and authentic ...
Lithograph
Horse : Canadian Rodeo - Original Lithograph, HANDSIGNED & Ltd /50
Located in Paris, IDF
Vincent HADDELSEY (1934-2010) Horse : Canadian Rodeo, 1974 Original Lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 50 On Arches vellum 53 x 38 cm (c. 23 x 15 in) Excellent condition
Lithograph
$796Sale Price|38% Off
Composition, Éloge de André Lhote
By André Lhote
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Éloge de André Lhote, 1960. P...
Lithograph
$7,000
Happy Birthday Liberty, 100th Birthday of the Statue of Liberty. Large serigraph
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Happy Birthday Liberty, 100th Birthday of the Statue of Liberty" 1986 is an original color serigraph on thick paper by renown artist Hiro Yamagata (Japanese, b. ...
Screen
Gene Kloss “Red Mountain Relic” Colorado Etching, Signed Limited Edition Print
By Gene Kloss
Located in Denver, CO
An exceptional original etching with drypoint by renowned American printmaker Gene Kloss, titled Red Mountain Relic (View of Red Mountain, Colorado). This striking black-and-white co...
Etching
Three Women, Surrealist Oil Painting by Lucio Ranucci 1971
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - ) Title: Three Women Year: 1971 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated upper left Size: 25 x 37 in. (63.5 x 93.98 cm)
Canvas, Oil
Venus, Unique Carved Green Onyx Sculpture by Anthony Quinn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: circa 1980 Green Onyx sculpture on marble base, signature inscribed at base Size: 45 x 10 x 10 in. (114.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Marble
$2,800Sale Price|22% Off
“Rocky Mountain Meadow”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a Rocky Mountain Meadow by the well known American artist, Werner Drewes. Signed lower right. Titled and dated 1956 on verso of sheet. Con...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Wassily Kandinsky, Comets, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, 1938
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Comets, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. I, No. 2, originates from t...
Lithograph
$233Sale Price|37% Off
Metallica Homage - handpainted Cup w/ interior & Metallica record playing
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Metallica Homage - hand-painted Cup with mid-century interior and Metallica record playing 2026 Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze, Overglaze, Vintage Transfers, 23k German...
Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze, Underglaze
$285
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match by Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin. This dynamic drawing captures overlapping human forms rendered in expressive, gestural li...
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Rick Rubin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Rick Rubin 2013 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
Archival Pigment
$10,396Sale Price|20% Off
Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
Lithograph
Reclining Figures
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in 1933, Otis Huband declared his intention to be an artist at age 6. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary, now Virginia...
Canvas, Oil
Lovers Bronze Sculpture Signed Illegibly edition 2/10
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lovers Figurative Bronze Sculpture Signed Illegibly edition 2/10 Large bronze sculpture signd illegible possible in Hebrew.
Bronze
Horses in a paddock
By Donald Grant
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Donald Grant (1924-2001) Horses in a paddock Signed lower left Oil on canvas Canvas size - 24 x 36 in Donald Currie Grant was born in 1930 in North Shiel...
Oil
Chet Baker in Lucca - Jazz Trumpet Player Jazz Chet Baker Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
American jazz trumpet player and singer Chet Baker harmonises on his trumpet whilst sitting on an open window ledge in his hotel room in Lucca, Italy. He wears jeans and a button-u...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Eiffel Tower built in 1889 seen from Trocadero wrought iron doors Paris France, circa 1929. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x30'' Printed Later Silver Gelatin Fibre Print NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012. ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Cartones, Modern Art Lithograph by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: untitled from Cartones Year: 1965 Medium: Lithograph on White Wove Paper Edition Size: 1200 Size: 12.5 in. x 17 in. (31.75 cm x 43.1...
Lithograph
$1,043Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Figures Promenading in Park overlooking City of Florence Skyline, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
View over Florence Italian School, signed and dated oil painting on board, framed framed: 10 x 23 inches board: 7.5 x 19.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: ve...
Oil
Flowers, Pop Art Screenprint by Knox Martin
By Knox Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist:Knox Martin, American (1923 - ) Title: Flowers 8 Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen on Heavy Hand-Made Paper, signed in pencil Paper Size: 42 x 30 inches Printed by American Atelier...
Screen
$3,335Sale Price|20% Off
FlowerHead - Contemporary Signed limited edition still life print, Oversized
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ FlowerHead ‘ who was captured on film ...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Antique American Modernist Ashcan School Street Scene Nocturnal Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal street scene oil painting by Jerome Myers (1867 - 1940). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 16 by 18 inches overall and 9 by 11 painting al...
Oil, Board
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Pierre Soulages, Plate No. 6, from Painters of Today, 1962 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), titled Planche No. 6 (Plate No. 6), from the folio Pierre Soulages, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (Pierre Soulages, Painters o...
Lithograph
"Woman With A Blue Hat" In the Style of Picasso Blue Period Portrait Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong yet simple modernist painting on canvas portraying a Woman in a Blue Hat reminiscent of Pablo Picasso. We are reminded of the Master of Cubist art, Pablo Picasso in his Blue...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall 'Bezaleel and his Two Golden Cherubim, 1966' original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: MARC CHAGALL Title: BAZALEEL AND HIS TWO GOLDEN CHERUBINS (FROM STORY OF THE EXODUS) Medium: LITHOGRAPH Image Size: 18.50x13.50 inches paper size: 20 x 15 inches Released: 19...
Lithograph
$1,756Sale Price|20% Off
Joan Miro, The Acid Melody, from La Melodie acide, 1980
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Melodie acide (The Acid Melody), from the folio 14 original lithographs by Joan Miro "La Melodie acide" (The Acid Melody...
Lithograph
Profil de Femme, Framed Modern Lithograph by Georges Braque
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Georges Braque (after), French (1882 - 1963) Title: Profil de Femme from Souvenirs de Portraits d'Artistes. Jacques Prévert: Le Coeur à l'ouvrage (M.25) Year: 1972 Medium: Li...
Lithograph
A Colorful, Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant, colorful harbor scene of Martha's Vineyard by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet inlet with sandy shoreline, boat houses and...
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Woman- Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Not signed. Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 – Gargn...
Paint, Oil
$2,500Sale Price|34% Off
Théo Tobiasse "Cantate 51 de Bach" Signed 1979 Lithograph, Music & Memory Theme
Located in Miami, FL
THÉO TOBIASSE – "CANTATE 51 DE BACH POUR LES JOURS DE LUMIÈRE" ⚜ Lithograph on paper ⚜ Hand signed and numbered ⚜ Conservation framed SYMPHONIC FIGURATION FROM TOBIASSE’S FEMME SERI...
Lithograph
"The White Cloud, Salem" A Classic Watercolor from his Magic Year, 1917 Modern
Located in New York, NY
The White Cloud, Salem, A Classic Watercolor from his Magic Year, 1917 Modern Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) The White Cloud, Salem, 1917 21 1/2 x 17 12 inches Watercolor on paper S...
Paper, Watercolor
Montee de Seve, from the suite Pleni Luna.
By Wifredo Lam
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Montee de Seve, from the suite, Pleni Luna" 1974, is an original color lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by Cuban artist Wilfredo La...
Lithograph
The Ballet : Ballerina and Faun - Original lithograph - Mourlot #581
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL Opera Garnier : The Ballet, 1969 Original stone lithograph (Printed in Mourlot workshop) Unsigned and not numbered On paper 35 x 25 cm (c. 14 x 10 inch) Edited by XX Si...
Lithograph
Original National Florida's Westcoast vintage airline poster, linen-backed
Located in Spokane, WA
National Florida's West Coast Original Vintage Poster, linen-backed and ready to frame. Grade A condition. No restoration, no damage, no tears. Generally, posters for National Airlin...
Offset
MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 21.5 x 28 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two seated male nude models was made ...
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Enchanted Dream, Modern Mixed Media Etching by Max Papart
By Max Papart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Papart, French (1911 - 1994) - Enchanted Dream, Year: 1984, Medium: Etching with Carborundum, Aquatint, and Collage, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: XIV/XXV, Size: 22...
Mixed Media, Etching
$680Sale Price|88% Off
Marternity by Stephanie Guerzoni
Located in Geneva, CH
Artist born in Vienna, Austria in 1887. Died in 1970 in Geneva. Work on canvas
Oil
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Silver Gelatin
$880Sale Price|20% Off
"Flowers in a Pitcher" by Jeanne Perrochet - Oil on Cardboard - 35x28 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (57 x 49 x 5 cm) Jeanne Adrienne Perrochet-Junod (1878–1956) was a Swiss sculptor renowned for her contributions to public art in La Chaux-de-Fonds and her r...
Oil, Cardboard
Life - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Life is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 89. Very Good conditions...
Woodcut
$60Sale Price|20% Off
The Prayer Offset Print, Modern Expressionism, Circa 1980, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"The Prayer" by Alexej von Jawlensky was painted in 1923. The work is a prime example of Expressionism, specifically influenced by German Expressionism and abstract spiritualism. "Th...
Offset
"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason
Located in London, GB
"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason St Paul's cathedral standing above the surrounding burning buildings during the London blitz. Unframed Paper Size: 30"...
Black and White
Seated Boy, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lucio Ranucci
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - ) Title: Seated Boy Year: 1973 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 28 x 30 in. (71.12 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 35 x 37.5 inches
Oil
Bicentennial Indian from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio by Fritz Scholder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bicentennial Indian by Fritz Scholder, Native American (1937–2005) Portfolio: Kent Bicentennial Date: 1975 Offset Lithograph (unsigned as issued) Image Size: 9.5 x 13 inches Frame Si...
Lithograph
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1964 album Recettes pour un ami, illustrations de Jean Cocteau (Recipes for a...
Lithograph
$656Sale Price|20% Off
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
A Striking, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Ink Drawing, "Conversation"
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking Mid-Century Modern 1950s abstract ink drawing by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of Hayden's experimentation with continuous line drawing. Ink...
Ink, Paper
Posed Female Nude Pencil Detailed Sketch 20th Modernist Century Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Female Sketch by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size: 19.75 x 11 inches pencil drawing on thin paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance...
Pencil
Big Sky Majesty
Located in Draper, UT
Archival pigment print on 300 GSM cotton rag fine art matte paper. Dimensions of 27x22 in. Released in 2021 from an edition of 673.
Archival Paper
Notre Dame et la Tour Eiffel Lithograph, Signed, 1960, Edition 32/100
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Notre Dame et la tour Eiffel (Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower) Lithograph from 1960. Edition: 32/100 on Arches pap...
Lithograph
Mid Century Modernist Swedish Town Landscape Oil Painting - Village Courtyard
Located in Bristol, GB
VILLAGE COURTYARD Size: 46 x 54.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A mid-century painting that captures the quiet charm of a rustic village scene, executed painted in oil onto can...
Oil, Canvas
$7,880
“First Tracks at Courchevel, French Alps” by Marius Chambon (French, 1876-1962)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“First Tracks at Courchevel, French Alps” Marius Chambon (French, 1876-1962) Gouache on paper Signed lower right. 16 1/2 x 10 1/2 (24 x 18 frame) inches Capturing the moment in the...
Paper, Gouache
Bangladesh India Nitun Kundu Signed Watercolour 1960's Buriganga Quayside Dacca
Located in Norfolk, GB
Nitun Kundu (Bangladeshi 1935 - 2006) Untitled - Buriganga Quayside c. 1960’s Watercolour and charcoal pastel on paper Image size: 24 x 38cm Mount Size: 31 x 46 cm Signed verso Prov...
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seated Nude Woman by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 11 x 7.5 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a private collect...
Oil
Monumental Infinity Heart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Infinity Heart - Monumental Heart sculpture by Black Diamond 2023 Measurements 91"H x 75"W x 35"D (Heart 79" H x 12" Round Base). A striking monumental heart sculpture titled...
Stainless Steel
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
La Cava (The Cave) - Etching by Francesco Mochetti - 1843
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 14.7 x 19.8 cm. La Cava is an original black and white etching on paper, printed in 1843 as a plate of the print suite "90 Views of the citi...
Etching
The Journals of Susanna Moodie 57/100 - original, illustrated book of poems
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A rare and original illustrated boxed folio of The Journals of Susanna Moodie, arguably Margaret Atwood’s finest work of poetry. In it, she adopts the ...
Archival Paper
$19,500
Gold Leaf Paintings, Abstract Gold Painting, Gold Modern Art-So much to say
Located in Delaware , OH
Gold Leaf Paintings, Abstract Painting, Gold Modern Art-Depths of the Spirit A B O U T T H I S P I E C E : “So much to say” is a piece of gold road inspired by Addison Jones. This p...
Gold, Gold Leaf