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.
String Games, 1951 - Original lithograph (Mel Yoakum, #8)
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921) String Games, 1951 Original lithograph On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Franc...
Lithograph
Tete de Femme III, Modern Cast Stone Sculpture after Amedeo Modigliani
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in Long Island City, NY
Amedeo Modigliani, After, Italian (1884 - 1920) - Tete de Femme III, Medium: Cast Stone Sculpture, Size: 22 x 6.5 x 5.5 in. (55.88 x 16.51 x 13.97 cm), Publisher: Austin Productions
Stone
Le Mongous - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Mongous is an etching realized by Pierre Charles Baquoy in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi". Pi...
Etching
Pablo Picasso, Maternité, etching, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Maternité, (1924) Etching on Arches paper Hand signed and numbered 15/50 from the edition of 50 Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1955 Paper: 22 5/8 x 28 inche...
Etching
Modulor
By Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
Color lithograph on cream wove paper, 1956. Edition of 200. Printed by Mourlout, Paris.
Lithograph, Color
"9 Roses" Original floral oil painting . Impressionistic style . Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this oil painting, I poured my soul into capturing the essence of nature's most enchanting symbol – the rose. Each bloom's lush petals are a dance of color and texture, r...
Canvas, Oil
Harvest Flowers, Modern Screenprint by George Lockwood
Located in Long Island City, NY
George Lockwood, American (1929 - 1969) - Harvest Flowers, Year: circa 1963, Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/20, Image Size: 18 x 2...
Screen
The Gipsy: Luck and Love - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink, tempera and watercolor on paper. Realized in 1940 ca. Hand signed in pen lower right. Very good condition
Paper, Ink
$3,664Sale Price|28% Off
Traditional Ceremony in Ibiza Mediterranean Village Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title Ceremony in Ibiza Artist Ignacio Gil Sala (1913–2003) Date 1960 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 60 cm (23.63 in) Width: 73 cm (28.75 in) ...
Canvas, Oil
Bright Bold Shapes
Located in Zofingen, AG
Colorful Abstract Painting on Canvas - Bold Geometric Art, Matisse Inspired Wall Decor, Vibrant Handmade Acrylic Art, Striped and Floral Pattern Art Acrylic Painting on canvas One o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Kenneth Miller Adams 1950 Taos Church Moonlight Lithograph Southwestern Art
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1950 lithograph by acclaimed American modernist Kenneth Miller Adams depicts the iconic Ranchos de Taos Church in a serene moonlit setting. One of the most celebrated s...
Lithograph
NEW: Slim Aarons 'Safari Party at Romanoff's' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Guests at a fancy dress party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 1950. Slim Aarons Safari Party at Romanoff's, 1950 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stampe...
Silver Gelatin
Japanese Print, White-billed Pie - Signed Woodcut
By Mokuchu URUSHIBARA
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA White-billed Pie, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 32 x 26.5 cm (c. 12.59 x 10.23 in) INFORMATION : Engraving pub...
Woodcut
$3,200
Modernist Israeli Rabbis Dancing in Jerusalem, Judaica, Mixed Media Painting
By Moshe Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Katz (Romanian Israeli), 1937- an Israeli citizen, studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, as well as at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Although not an expo...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,587
Studio Flowers; yellow orchids on blue, original painting, flowers, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
An original still life from my Studio Flower series. Yellow orchids in a Moroccan inspired bowl, created in Oxfordshire. Each flower is hand crafted from Japanese paper and the back ...
Oil, Board
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swedish Interior Oil Painting - Open Doors to Summer
Located in Bristol, GB
OPEN DOORS TO SUMMER Size: 58.5 x 49.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A wonderfully serene mid-century interior scene that captures the quiet pleasure of a sunlit room opening o...
Oil, Canvas
Bird with a Crest - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Edition of 500 (Ramié #173)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso Bird with a Crest, 1952 Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, enamel and oxidized paraffin decoration Annotated on the Back : Empreinte originale Pic...
Ceramic
The Fruit Seller - Tall original ink and charcoals drawing, Handsigned
By Miguel Conde
Located in Paris, IDF
Miguel CONDE (1939-) The fruit seller, 1998 Original ink drawing with charcoal enhancement Signed bottom left On heavy tinted vellum 79 x 60 cm (c. 32 x 26 in) Excellent condition
Charcoal, Ink
$175,000
"Skating Party" WPA Regionalism American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Skating Party" WPA Regionalism American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Realism Roger Medearis (1920 – 2001) "Skating Party" 20 x 24 inches Tempera on board, 1949 Signed Medearis and...
Oil, Board
Bear Family — 1937 Original Wood Engraving, Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Barbara Latham, 'Bear Family', wood engraving, edition not stated, 1937. Signed in the block, lower left. Dated in the block, lower right. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream w...
Woodcut
Original British Signed Oil Painting Jack Russell Terrier and Companion Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Good Friends" British artist, late 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 17.5 x 17.5 inches canvas: 15 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very go...
Oil
'Lolita' 1962 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed
Located in London, GB
Lolita 1962 Unframed Original Vintage Cinema Lobby Card Extra Large 10x14" inches / 25x36 cm paper size Unframed (framing options available - please enquire) About the film: Lolit...
C Print
$1,293
Golden Fields in Provence French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier, was born in the Seine-Maritime region of France an...
Oil
Terry O'Neill - Backyard Beatles - hand signed limited edition Oversize
Located in London, GB
The Beatles 1963 Abbey Road Studios London England. The first major group portrait of the Beatles was taken by Terry O’Neill during the recording of their first hit single and album...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Interior Scene Still Life of Writing Desk Bureau with Table Lamp Glow
By Jill Jackson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson, British contemporary, signed initials lower right corner Title: Interior scene with a writing desk or bureau, illuminated b...
Oil
University Floral Design, Framed Photorealist Watercolor Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Unknown Title: University Floral Design Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Image Size: 17.5 x 25 inches Frame Size: 28 x 35 inches ...
Watercolor
$7,680
Walter Midener "Contemplation" Seated Figure Clay Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
Located in Detroit, MI
“Contemplation” is an abstract clay sculpture of a female. The figure has both arms and legs extended, but the dignified pose suggests an intimate rather than a sexual moment. The sculpture is delicately rendered, but monumental in pose and clean composition reminiscent of the English artist Henry Moore. The surface is warm and slightly rough to the touch. This sculpture is in the round and beautifully balanced geometrically with the hands clasped behind the head forming a slightly flattened polygon shape that is echoed in the positioning of the legs and draped fabric of a presumed dress. The figure draws the viewer into her contemplation, peace and confidence. An exceptional piece by Midener. Walter Midener...
Clay
Stars/Sterren - Woodcut by Maurits Cornelis Escher - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut print realized by Escher in 1948. Hand signed in pencil and annotated in pencil lower right "eigen druck". Monogrammed and dated in the plate "MCE/X-'48 upper right. One o...
Woodcut
Untitled (House in the Hills)
By Dorothy Sklar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Untitled (Houses in the Hills), 1946, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, 14 x 20 inches (image), 24 x 30 inches (frame) Dorothy Sklar was a popular and prolific Los ...
Paper, Watercolor
Out Duck Shooting
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
George Denholm Armour (1864-1949) Out Duck Shooting Oil on panel Painting size 10 x 14 in Framed size 15 x 19 in George Denholm Armour (1864–1949) was one of Scotland's most accompl...
Oil
Window to the Underworld, Original Signed Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Pierre VIELFAURE (1930–2015) Window to the Underworld, 1967 Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered /20 copies On Arches vellum, 54.5 x 38 cm (21.25 x 14.96 in) Excellen...
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
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Life In The Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Life In The Bahamas A woman sitting in a hanging chair while having a drink in a bar in the Bahamas, in April 1967. A group of drinkers stand and sit at the bar in the background. ...
Archival Pigment
$750Sale Price|50% Off
Portrait of Albert Schweitzer.
Located in Plano, TX
Portrait of Albert Schweitzer. Etching. 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 (sheet 16 1/4 x 14). Illustrated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress, page 205....
Etching, Drypoint
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
Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags
Located in Surfside, FL
This has young ISraeli pioneers dancing with the flag as typical of works of the late British mandate Palestine era early state of Israel. Genre: Modern Subject: Figurative (stained...
Paper, Gouache
Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Two Paired Studies 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overal...
Oil Crayon
Mill Reef Club, Antigua, 1960 (Unseen)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
The beach club at at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Mill Reef Beach Club, Antigua 1960 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered ed...
C Print
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1959, Cary Grant in the film North...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,400Sale Price|36% Off
Path (Gestural Abstract, Cool, Muted, Atmospheric, Toned down, 36% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Path Oil on Canvas 2021 Size: 28 x 22 x 1.25 inches (71.1 × 55.9 × 3.2 cm) Signed in front on lower right Signed, dated and titled verso COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Gallery-w...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
San Fernando Valley Sunset I Modern Etching w/ Aquatint by Tom Salvatore Fricano
By Tom Fricano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tom Salvatore Fricano, American (1930 - ) - San Fernando Valley Sunset I, Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 4/7, Image Size: 18 x 26.5...
Etching, Aquatint
Cherry Street
By Charles Frederick William Mielatz
Located in Middletown, NY
A view of lower Manhattan's Cherry Street as it appeared at the turn of the 20th century. One of only 5 proof impressions. New York: 1904. Drypoint with aquatint on watermarked, cr...
Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Le Poisson Bleu, Impressionist Lithograph by Marc Chagall 1957
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
An impression of "Le Poisson Bleu" (The Blue Fish) from the Jacques Lassaigne book "Marc Chagall" with 15 unsigned lithographs. This is one lithograph of...
Lithograph
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American School Kitchen Still Life Pepper Oil Painting Heydenryk Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school vegetable still life painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 20L x 10H. Housed in a period modern heydenryk frame.
Canvas, Oil
Dancing Figures (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dancing Figures (Untitled), 1944, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 34 1/4 inches, presented in its original strip wood frame, from the estate of the artist Ernest Ro...
Canvas, Oil
'Galloping Horses' 1984 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Galloping Horses' Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Horse Racing at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, August, 1984. Note all prints are limited edition Archival P...
Archival Pigment
$636Sale Price|20% Off
MJ: SUPER POP III - (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Celebrating the King of Pop Michael Jackson by Mauro Oliveira. The colorful pinstripes represent the music and the happiness the King of Pop brought to the world. Limited edition of...
Giclée, Paper
Nelda And Friends 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Nelda And Friends 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Ladies by the pool at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, January 1970. From right to left, former fashion mod...
Archival Pigment
Cement Mixer - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 40 prints. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.59. Armando Buratti (Rome, 1924), is an italian artist and painter. His first exhibition was held in...
Etching
$74Sale Price|50% Off
Untitled VIII (Jörg Remé, Jörg Krichbaum, Blue, Yellow, ~50% OFF - MUST GO)
By Jörg Remé
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joerg Reme Untitled VIII 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) Edition: 31 of 250 Signed...
Lithograph
Why do you insist on shattering, and Eyes that are. Diptych Porcelain cup
By Alex Hodge 1
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“Why do you insist on shattering..” Why do you insist on shattering//hovering your boiling blood over the fire? The heat rises to your heartbeat to eat thru your arteries and pour fr...
Porcelain, Paint
"Modernist Nude" Mid Century Bold Colorful Abstract Nude Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950s by Russian, American painter Helen Stein. Mostly known for her abstract figures on canvas, this piece...
Canvas, Oil
Return of the Jedi 1983 Original Vintage Poster
Located in London, GB
Return of the Jedi 1983 Original Vintage Poster measures 27×41" inches / 68 x 104 cm unfolded rolled excellent condition Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI ...
Paper, C Print
Still Life with Hat - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Yvonne CHEFFER DELOUIS Still Life with Hat Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered / 275 copies On vellum 58 x 76 cm (c. 22.8 x 29.9 in) Excellent condition
Lithograph
A Moment Where Wonder Takes Over - Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
"Derby Spectator" by Topical Press Agency
Located in London, GB
"Derby Spectator" by Topical Press Agency A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. Unframed Paper S...
Black and White
Lampadaire Modèle "Figure"
Located in PARIS, FR
• Created in the mid-1930s, the Figure floor lamp reflects Alberto Giacometti’s early exploration of the relationship between sculpture and functio...
Bronze
$1,211
1930's French Signed Oil Portrait of Danièle Darrieux Elegant Ballroom Dancing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Anita Murphy Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1952 Dimensions: 23 x 17.5 inches (canvas) Provenance: Private Collection Condition: Very good and sound condition Signature: Signed ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,332Sale Price|35% Off
Ella Fitzgerald Portrait Photography, Framed, Modern, 1988, Vintage
Located in CANNES, FR
Annie Leibovitz ( 1949- ) photo : 24 x19 cm . Ella Fitzgerald devant un cabriolet Mercedes . 1988 Original Vintage work . Framed : 42 X 42 cm
Photographic Paper
$217
Figure Walking Through The Church Gardens British Modernist Oil Painting
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Walking Through Churchyard by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on thin card , unframed painting: 5.25 x 6.25 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
Oil