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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
Large Modernist French Landscape with Figures Sunbathing by the River Signed Oil
Large Modernist French Landscape with Figures Sunbathing by the River Signed Oil

Large Modernist French Landscape with Figures Sunbathing by the River Signed Oil

By Huguette Ginet-Lasnier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

On the River Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) signed and inscribed verso in a wooden frame oil painting on canvas framed: 29 x 37 inches All the paintings we have for sale b...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paddock at Deauville Lithograph, Modern Style, 1960, Unframed
Paddock at Deauville Lithograph, Modern Style, 1960, Unframed

Paddock at Deauville Lithograph, Modern Style, 1960, Unframed

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original lithograph titled Paddock at Deauville by renowned French artist Raoul Dufy captures the lively atmosphere of the famous horse racing scene at Deauville. Dufy, who init...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

La Casa Vivienda Color Lithograph, American Modern, Signed, 1991
La Casa Vivienda Color Lithograph, American Modern, Signed, 1991

La Casa Vivienda Color Lithograph, American Modern, Signed, 1991

By Emilio Sanchez

Located in New York, NY

“LA CASA VIVENDA” Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created this color lithograph entitled “La Casa Vivenda” circa 1991. Image size 18.38 x 25 inches and the paper size 21.75 x 29.38 inches. Printed in an edition of 100 this impression is inscribed “70/100” - the 70th impression of 100. This impression is pencil signed in the lower right and inscribed in the lower left. “Best known for his architectural paintings and lithographs, Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) explored the effects of light and shadow to emphasize the abstract geometry of his subjects. His artwork encompasses his Cuban heritage...

Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

'Tanks #1' — American Precisionism
'Tanks #1' — American Precisionism

'Tanks #1' — American Precisionism

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Louis Lozowick, 'Tanks #1', lithograph, 1929, edition 50, Flint 39. Signed, titled, and numbered '11/50' in pencil. Signed with the artist's monogram in the stone, lower left. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margins (3/4 to 1 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards. Image size 13 15/16 x 8 1/16 inches (355 x 204 mm), sheet size 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches (400 x 286 mm). Exhibited: 'The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock', Stephen Coppel, The British Museum, 2008. Literature: 'Prints and Their Creators, A World History', Carl Zigrosser, Crown Publishers Inc, 1974; 'American Lithographers...

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1920s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cadre Libellule
Cadre Libellule

Cadre Libellule

By François-Xavier Lalanne

Located in PARIS, FR

• One of Claude Lalanne’s most iconic motifs, reflecting her poetic vision of transforming elements from the natural world into sculptural objects • A perfect example of her unique ...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Second Version, Triptych 1944
Second Version, Triptych 1944

Second Version, Triptych 1944

By Francis Bacon

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is one of the most distinctive, provocative, and influential painters of the 20th century. He is a true disrupter in the canon of Art History. His singul...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Flooded Mall London

Flooded Mall London

Located in London, GB

A man crossing a stretch of floodwater with the help of two chairs after a storm caused flooding in the Mall, London. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images Archive London England) Pa...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Latin American Oil Painting Roberto Obregon Colombian Venezuelan Master
Latin American Oil Painting Roberto Obregon Colombian Venezuelan Master

Latin American Oil Painting Roberto Obregon Colombian Venezuelan Master

Located in Surfside, FL

Roberto Obregón, Venezuelan, born Colombia. 1946–2003 Pájaro en Verdes-Azules Oil on canvas Hand signed and dated verso 1964 Provenance: bears label from Phillips auction house Dimensions: framed 24 X16 23.5 h × 15.5 w in (60 × 39 cm) (Further provenance from Rago auctions: The artist Estudio Actual, Caracas CDS Gallery, New York Venezuelan artist Roberto Obregón studied at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Julio Árraga in Maracaibo and was influenced by Eadweard Muybridge and Marcel Duchamp. He is associated with the Nueva Figuración (1950-1970) based in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela. Its major figureswere Luis Felipe Noé...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

21th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Figure Sitting
21th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Figure Sitting

21th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Figure Sitting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed inverso original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ e...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Large Modernist Oil Painting Bridge over the Water Landscape Saul Schary
Large Modernist Oil Painting Bridge over the Water Landscape Saul Schary

Large Modernist Oil Painting Bridge over the Water Landscape Saul Schary

By Saul Schary

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed lower right Saul Schary American Painter, Illustrator, and Lifelong Friend of Arshile Gorky Saul Schary (1904–1978) was an American painter, printmaker, and illustrator ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Busy Beach Summer with Figures on Sand Contemporary French Modernist Oil
Busy Beach Summer with Figures on Sand Contemporary French Modernist Oil

Busy Beach Summer with Figures on Sand Contemporary French Modernist Oil

By Huguette Ginet-Lasnier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Summer on the Beach Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) signed oil painting on canvas 20 x 24 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artis...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walking the Dog (Satirical, Figurative, Funny, Modern)
Walking the Dog (Satirical, Figurative, Funny, Modern)

Walking the Dog (Satirical, Figurative, Funny, Modern)

Located in Kansas City, MO

Patti Warashina Walking the Dog Original 3 Color Lithograph with chine collé on Rives BFK, White & Mulberry Year: 2017 Edition: 9 of 14 Paper Size: 23.5 × 22.25 inches (59.69 × ...

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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Signed Modernist Kitchen Still Life Mid Century Heydenryk Framed Oil Painting
Signed Modernist Kitchen Still Life Mid Century Heydenryk Framed Oil Painting

Signed Modernist Kitchen Still Life Mid Century Heydenryk Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 27 by 31 inches overall, and 19 by 22.5 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to h...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Star Wars 1977 Original Vintage Lobby Card 1

Star Wars 1977 Original Vintage Lobby Card 1

Located in London, GB

Star Wars 1977 Original Vintage Lobby Card 1 Size: 28 cm x 36 cm (11 in x 14 in) An original ’11 x 14′ lobby card from 1977 for “Star Wars” now known ...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

"Owl" Bronze Sculpture, Caricature, Rich Dark Brown Surface
"Owl" Bronze Sculpture, Caricature, Rich Dark Brown Surface

"Owl" Bronze Sculpture, Caricature, Rich Dark Brown Surface

Located in Detroit, MI

The bronze sculpture "Owl" is an exaggerated rendition of an owl that emphasizes the bird's most prominant characteristics - a big fluffy round body and large unblinking eyes making it a charicature of the bird. It is very touchable and calls for one to pet its rounded back. Tom Brun, the sculptor and zookeeper, is well-known for his wood, stone, marble, ceramics and ivory sculptures. One of them, a large hippopotamus, carved from walnut wood travelled the world in the State Department collection. It is said that Tom would often go into a house and pick up one of his sculptures and say that it was unfriendly – meaning that it had not been handled enough. Morley Driver has said of Brun in a newspaper article from the 1950’s “In Any Animal He Sees Beauty”: No one who has ever seen a Tom Brun hippopotamus will ever again think of it as ugly or ungainly, meaning that the artist not only gives you beauty but teaches you to see it. Tom has said: “Small pieces are like a proverb – a gem of meaning that one can dissect.” They are meant to be picked up, caressed and held. This owl, too, seems destined to be caressed. Brun was born in England in 1913. A few years after the end of World War I his father moved the family in 1919 to Detroit, Michigan. In 1935 at age 23, he officially became a U.S. citizen. He served in the army during World War II for five years and upon discharge and at the age of 36 took advantage of the GI Bill and applied for admission to Society of Arts and Crafts (now known as the College for Creative Studies) where he was gladly accepted. While at Arts and Crafts his instructors and established artists such as Sarkis Sarkisian, John P. Foster, Morris Brose, Richard Koslow, Patricia Burnett, Lloyd and Renee Radell...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Gino Hollander Portrait of a Woman
Gino Hollander Portrait of a Woman

Gino Hollander Portrait of a Woman

By Gino Hollander

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gino Hollander: 1924-2015. Well listed American artist with Auction results over $14,000. He lived in California, Colorado, and Spain. This fabulous mixed media measures 11 1/4 inche...

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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled - Equestrian
Untitled - Equestrian

Untitled - Equestrian

By Felix Angel

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Felix Angel – Colombian/American (1949- ) Title: Untitled - Equestrian Year: 1985 Medium: acrylic on canvas Size: 44 x 56 inches Signature: Signed...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"50X40" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
"50X40" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print

"50X40" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

'Bob" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Modern British still life, pink roses, tea cup and fruit by Norman Edgar
Modern British still life, pink roses, tea cup and fruit by Norman Edgar

Modern British still life, pink roses, tea cup and fruit by Norman Edgar

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Norman B. Edgar (Scottish, 1948 -2022) (pink roses) Roses in a jug by tea cup and fruit Signed ‘Edgar’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm.) Norman Edgar was born in Paisley and studied at the Glasgow School Art (1966-70) under David Donaldson. He later taught art himself, becoming a full-time painter in 1990. Edgar’s style is spontaneous and painterly. His work is in the tradition both of late 19th century flower painters such as Fantin Latour and Manet, and of the Scottish...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moment of Reflections 2: Modern Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Moment of Reflections 2: Modern Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas

Moment of Reflections 2: Modern Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In "Moment of Reflections," Olatunbosun transports the audience into a world of contemplation and self-discovery. The centerpiece of the artwork is a young man seated in a casual, relaxed manner. His pose conveys a sense of tranquility as if he has found solace in the moments of quiet contemplation. The attention to detail in the artwork is striking, with intricate brushwork bringing out the textures of the subject's clothing and the surrounding environment. The setting of the artwork is deliberately minimalistic, allowing the viewer to focus entirely on the young man's expression and demeanor. The background is a subtle blend of soft colors, suggesting an ethereal space where thoughts roam freely. This simplicity further accentuates the theme of reflection, as the absence of distractions allows viewers to immerse themselves in their own thoughts while contemplating the emotions conveyed by the subject. Olatunbosun's "Moment of Reflections" is a remarkable piece that resonates deeply with viewers from all walks of life. The young man's expression exudes a sense of inner peace, prompting viewers to ponder their own life experiences and contemplate the paths they have taken. This introspective quality of the artwork creates an intimate connection between the audience and the subject, allowing for a deeply personal and emotional experience. The painting's title, "Moment of Reflections," is deliberately chosen to reinforce the idea of taking a moment for self-exploration and soul-searching. In the hustle and bustle of modern life, we often overlook the importance of pausing and reflecting on our journey. Olatunbosun's artwork serves as a gentle reminder to find time for introspection and to appreciate the beauty in moments of quietude. What makes "Moment of Reflections" even more extraordinary is its ability to transcend cultural boundaries. The emotions depicted in the artwork are universal, touching the core of human experiences. Whether the viewer is from the artist's homeland or halfway across the world, the profound message remains relevant – we all share moments of contemplation and self-discovery in our lives. In conclusion, Samson Olatunbosun's "Moment of Reflections" is a timeless masterpiece that captures the human spirit with its simplicity and emotional depth. Through his brilliant artistic skill, Olatunbosun creates an atmosphere of introspection, inviting viewers to engage in their own moments of contemplation and self-discovery. This extraordinary artwork serves as a poignant reminder of the power of art to connect us all through our shared humanity and emotions. As we gaze upon the young man seated in a relaxed manner, we are reminded to embrace the beauty of silence, to reflect on our past, and to seek meaning in the present – a truly profound and impactful journey offered by the artistic genius of Samson Olatunbosun. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Samson Olatubosun...

Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

Jean Cocteau - Strength - Original Lithograph
Jean Cocteau - Strength - Original Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Strength - Original Lithograph

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Taureaux Signed in the plate Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm Edition: 200 Luxury print edition from the portfolio of Trinckvel 1965 From the last po...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ricard Opisso, Large 1940s Figurative Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Narrative
Ricard Opisso, Large 1940s Figurative Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Narrative

Ricard Opisso, Large 1940s Figurative Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Narrative

By Ricard Opisso Sala

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Ricard Opisso i Sala – “Soldiers Flirting in the Park” – Oil on Canvas, 75 × 101 cm (29.5 × 39.7 in) Artist: Ricard Opisso i Sala (1880–1966) Title: Soldiers Flirting in the Park Te...

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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

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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.