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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
Moses Smiting the Rock of Meribah, Exodus
Moses Smiting the Rock of Meribah, Exodus

Moses Smiting the Rock of Meribah, Exodus

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork, "Moses Smiting the Rock of Meribah, Exodus" 1972 is an original color stencil on hand crumpled momigami paper. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 47/70 in White ink by the artist. The artwork size is 27.5 x 24.75 inches, framed size is 39 x 36 inches. It is custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with matting and black color spacer. It is in excellent condition, Please NOTE, the dark area at the lower left corner of the frame is only the shadow, the frame is in perfect condition. About the artist: Sadao Watanabe born and raised in Tokyo, was a Japanese printmaker in the 20th Century. He was famous for his Biblical prints rendered in the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan. As a student of the master textile dye artist Serizawa Keisuke...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Stencil

Vintage American Modernist Gallery Exhibited Hawaiian Farm Landscape Painting
Vintage American Modernist Gallery Exhibited Hawaiian Farm Landscape Painting

Vintage American Modernist Gallery Exhibited Hawaiian Farm Landscape Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed. Provenance from a gallery collection. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent conditio...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Reclining Figures

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...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled II (Jörg Remé, Jörg Krichbaum, ~34% OFF)
Untitled II (Jörg Remé, Jörg Krichbaum, ~34% OFF)

Untitled II (Jörg Remé, Jörg Krichbaum, ~34% OFF)

By Jörg Remé

Located in Kansas City, MO

Joerg Reme Untitled I (Jörg Remé, Jörg Krichbaum) from "von den Stunden" Folio Color Lithograph on handmade paper with deckled edges 1972 Size: 11.75 x 8.325 inches (29.8 × 21.1 cm) ...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

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...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Chet Baker in Lucca - Jazz Trumpet Player Jazz Chet Baker Portrait

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...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized

By H. Armstrong Roberts

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...

Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Beautiful Lake Landscape Summer Color
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Beautiful Lake Landscape Summer Color

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Beautiful Lake Landscape Summer Color

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 studies ...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Le Picador II” from the book Sabartés
“Le Picador II” from the book Sabartés

“Le Picador II” from the book Sabartés

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

“Le Picador II” from the book Sabartés, “A los Toros avec Picasso“ 1961, from the edition of unknown size, printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, published by Andre Sauret, Monte Carlo. ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bangladesh India Nitun Kundu Signed Watercolour 1960's Buriganga Quayside Dacca
Bangladesh India Nitun Kundu Signed Watercolour 1960's Buriganga Quayside Dacca

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...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs' Midcentury Modern
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs' Midcentury Modern

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Pairs' Midcentury Modern

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Poolside Pairs 1970 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Seated
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Seated

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Ormond Gigli 'Girls in the Windows'
Ormond Gigli 'Girls in the Windows'

Ormond Gigli 'Girls in the Windows'

By Ormond Gigli

Located in New York, NY

Ormond Gigli Girls in the Window, 1960 (printed later) Color coupler print 16 x 16 inches Signed, dated and numbered edition of 100 Ormond Gigli: The Visionary Behind the "Girls in...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Asters  ~ 1970, oil on canvas, 55x80 cm

Asters ~ 1970, oil on canvas, 55x80 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Asters ~ 1970, oil on canvas, 55x80 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not for nothing that the sun always...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Horses in a paddock
Horses in a paddock

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...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Recipes for a Friend, 1964

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...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Seraphina II

Seraphina II

By Robert Kushner

Located in New York, NY

Robert Kushner is an American contemporary painter who is known especially for his involvement in Pattern and Decoration and has been called "a founder" of that artistic movement. In addition to painting, Kushner creates installations in a variety of mediums, from large-scale public mosaics to delicate paintings on antique book pages. Kushner draws from a unique range of influences, including Islamic and European textiles, Henri Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Demuth, Pierre Bonnard, Tawaraya Sotatsu, Ito Jakuchu, Qi Baishi...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rapids Below Vernal Fall, Yosemite, CA
Rapids Below Vernal Fall, Yosemite, CA

Rapids Below Vernal Fall, Yosemite, CA

By Ansel Adams

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount, with Portfolio One stamp and numbering in red crayon on the back of the mount. This print com...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Solution 17, 1986 - mixed media, 45x34 cm., framed
Solution 17, 1986 - mixed media, 45x34 cm., framed

Solution 17, 1986 - mixed media, 45x34 cm., framed

By Ben

Located in Nice, FR

Mixed Media Ben, de son vrai nom Benjamin Vautier, né le 18 juillet 1935 à Naples, est un artiste français d'origine suisse. Il acquiert une certaine notoriété auprès du public dès ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist interior still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modernt wood molding. Excellent cond...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Composition, Éloge de André Lhote
Composition, Éloge de André Lhote

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...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Figure Sat in Small Cosy Living Room British Modernist Oil Painting
Figure Sat in Small Cosy Living Room British Modernist Oil Painting

Figure Sat in Small Cosy Living Room British Modernist Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Living Room Interior by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 9 x 11.25 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very go...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Latin American Post War Abstract
Latin American Post War Abstract

Latin American Post War Abstract

Located in Soquel, CA

Double-sided Latin American Post War Geometric Abstract Dynamic abstract pieces by Ernesto Butterlin, aka Linares, (Mexican, German b. 1917 d. 1964.), 1946.The use of shape and lig...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

1950's Modernist Painting, Beautiful & Bright Colour French Oil Landscape
1950's Modernist Painting, Beautiful & Bright Colour French Oil Landscape

1950's Modernist Painting, Beautiful & Bright Colour French Oil Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Blue landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), stamped verso original oil painting on paper overall size: 14 75 x 22 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed....

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

Modern art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Westenberg, Stuart Möller, Destro, and Christel Haag. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $390,000, while the average work sells for $1,912.