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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
My pomegranates, Painting, Oil on Canvas
My pomegranates, Painting, Oil on Canvas

My pomegranates, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Vyusal Rain

Located in Yardley, PA

Still life with pomegranets at the back ground of beach. :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Han...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print
60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print

60x40 "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. Edition of 150. *This print can be hung vertic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed
'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

'The Incredible Shrinking Man' 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

Located in London, GB

The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957 Unframed Original Vintage Cinema Lobby Card Extra Large 10x14" inches / 25x36 cm paper size Unframed (framing options available - please enquire) ...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 3/35 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 3/35 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 3/35 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 3/35 by Lawrence Schiller Silver Gelatin print Edition 3/35 Signed and numbered on recto by the artist Printed later On Wednesday, May 23, 1962, Marilyn Monroe stepped onto the set of Something’s Got to Give to film what would become one of the most iconic and talked-about moments of her career: the now-legendary nude swimming pool scene. This extraordinary day—captured in a series of rare photographs by renowned photographer Lawrence Schiller—has since become a cornerstone of Hollywood history. Key moments that make this session truly historic: A Bold Cinematic First: Monroe spent nearly four hours in the pool on the 20th Century Fox lot, filming a sequence in which her character, Ellen Arden, appears to swim nude...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Women
Women

Women

By Jose Clemente Orozco

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1893 – 1949) WOMEN, 1934 ( Orozco 25) Lithograph, One of 127 signed & unnumbered impressions, (total printed 255) Printer Jesus Arteaga. Image 12 1/2 x 17 inches, sheet 17 x 23 inches. Large sheet. top sheet edge with deckle edge and with some remnants of old old tape. Some slight mat burn verso., just a hint on the recto. This impression is also dedicated to Rosita Boyce by Clemente Orozco - (the Artist's Son) in 1961 From "Jose Clemente Orozco - Graphic Work" by Clemente Orozco, University of Texas Press, 2004. "The image is a detail of the Mural "Contemporary World" in the Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City. The mural depicts "the real prostitution of power is implied by prostitutes fighting for survival. in a game of exuberance and decadence. The theme of women, especially prostitutes, has a special significance in Orozco's work, from his early watercolors to this fresco.." This print is related to Orozco's MACHINES also on 1stdibs offered by this dealer. Mexican Prints...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Castle (bronze green), Engraving
The Castle (bronze green), Engraving

The Castle (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) The Castle, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the reverse O...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

La casinocrate (bronze green), Engraving
La casinocrate (bronze green), Engraving

La casinocrate (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) La casinocrate, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the rever...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

The Court and the God of the Humormystics (bronze green), Engraving
The Court and the God of the Humormystics (bronze green), Engraving

The Court and the God of the Humormystics (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) The Court and the God of the Humormystics, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Monkeys (bronze green), Engraving
Monkeys (bronze green), Engraving

Monkeys (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) Monkeys, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the reverse On A...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Democracy (bronze green), Engraving
Democracy (bronze green), Engraving

Democracy (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) Democracy, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the reverse On...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Cloister Canopy (bronze green), Engraving
Cloister Canopy (bronze green), Engraving

Cloister Canopy (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) Cloister Canopy, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the reve...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Og des octopi (bronze green), Engraving
Og des octopi (bronze green), Engraving

Og des octopi (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) Og des octopi, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the revers...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Nap under the Apple Trees - Original Lithograph Signed
Nap under the Apple Trees - Original Lithograph Signed

Nap under the Apple Trees - Original Lithograph Signed

By Yves Ganne

Located in Paris, IDF

Yves GANNE (1931-2019) Nap under the Apple Trees Original Lithograph Signed on pencil Justified EA (artist's proof) Numbered out of 30 copies On vellum Arches 76 x 54 cm (c. 29.92 x...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Marie’s Roman Bath (bronze green), Engraving
Marie’s Roman Bath (bronze green), Engraving

Marie’s Roman Bath (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) Marie’s Roman Bath, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the r...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

The Hostess (bronze green), Engraving
The Hostess (bronze green), Engraving

The Hostess (bronze green), Engraving

Located in Paris, IDF

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) The Hostess, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the reverse ...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils
Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils

Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils

Located in Woodbury, CT

Wonderful late 20th century portrait of a Bassett Hound dog. Painted in England circa 1996 the artist was capable of painting the most amazing character in this portrait. Oils on...

Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Earth Needs Us Both Porcelain Vase Sculpture, Modern
Earth Needs Us Both Porcelain Vase Sculpture, Modern

Earth Needs Us Both Porcelain Vase Sculpture, Modern

By Alex Hodge 1

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This vase is a derivative of my Portrait collection; the vase features a woman on each side, one with a fire at her throat, and the other with a pattern, which may be interpreted as ...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 48x36 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Signed Limited Editon
"BUTTERFLY HEART" 48x36 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Signed Limited Editon

"BUTTERFLY HEART" 48x36 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Signed Limited Editon

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment pop art print of butterflies creating a heart shape created by DESTRO – signed & limited edition. Paper Size 36×48 inches edition of 150 Signed and number...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

“Monhegan Island, Maine”
“Monhegan Island, Maine”

“Monhegan Island, Maine”

By Ted Davis

Located in Southampton, NY

Original watercolor of Monhegan Island, Maine on archival paper by the well known American watercolorist, Ted Davis. Signed lower right and dated 1950. Cond...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting

By Jules Engel

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1918 in Budapest, Hungary, Engel began his professional career in animation as a color designer at the Walt Disney studio. Although his credits include work on such classics ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Goofy (Walt Disney Productions Cartoon Animator)
Goofy (Walt Disney Productions Cartoon Animator)

Goofy (Walt Disney Productions Cartoon Animator)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Dick Ruhl (American, 1926-1991) Original Gouache Painting of Goofy, one of three images created specifically for Disney Interview portfolio, Los Angeles 1943. (see reference in bio below). Image measuring 12 x 18 inches. Signed & dated 1943 lower right. Framed measurement: 19 x 25 inches. Dick Ruhl was the grandson of German immigrants who settled in Nebraska as farmers brought to the US by the federal government to raise food for a growing population after the Civil War. On his mother’s side, his family dates back to Nathan Hale. Her father was in the Union Army and given a small farm by the government near Guthrie, Oklahoma. Dick’s parents, John and Lucille, were married in Chandler in 1902, and his dad got a job with the Frisco Railroad. Since the main yard and a hub were in Sapulpa, they moved here, initially settling at Elm and Lee street, but later they bought five acres at 1300 Cleveland and built a simple home with a water well, outdoor toilet, and coal oil lamps. Dick is a Sapulpa native who left his hometown at 16 to become an animator during the “golden age” of Disney Studios. Photo courtesy of Sapulpa Historical Society. Dick finally came along in 1926 and was born in the Sapulpa City Hospital at Division and Cleveland Streets. According to Dick, his doctor, William Polk Longmire—a famous Sapulpan in his own right—named Dick after himself on his birth certificate, listing Dick’s name as “Polk Knox Ruhl.” It wasn’t until 1937 that it was discovered and changed to James Richard Ruhl. Dick was doing farm chores at 5 years old, mostly feeding the animals and milking the cow. Every evening, he delivered milk to his last customer, a cousin named “Nellie,” whom Dick says was a bootlegger. Dick recalls one evening as he put Nellie’s milk in her icebox, a handsome gentleman named Charlie took him up on his lap. “He was wearing a gun, which impressed me,” Dick said, adding that Charlie gave him a shiny half dollar as a gift. “Each evening I rushed to Nellie’s, hoping to meet Charlie again, until one evening, she told me he would never be back.” Nellie showed Dick the evening Sapulpa Herald announcing that Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd had been killed. Dick started school at 5 years old and said his teacher “loved and whipped me through first grade.” It must have done some good because he was able to skip the 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, his teacher, Miss Giles, had her students draw a house. “I don’t know why, but I drew my house in perfect perspective,” Dick said. “She bragged about my talent and it was then I decided to become a great artist.” Dick turned a small chicken house at his parents’ farm into his first studio and gallery. “My clients were ducks, chickens, and an occasional pig,” he said. As the country fell into the Great Depression, Dick said “it didn’t mean anything to me. We raised our food and Dad eked out a small wage on the railroad. Mom made our clothes from feed sacks purchased at Lee Nevin’s Feed Store, and we had credit at Bodkin’s Grocery, House’s Grocery, and Katz Department Store.” It was in High School that Dick began to really pursue his creative talents again. “The WPA sponsored an art class at the library in the basement,” he said. “My algebra teacher let me attend the art class instead of algebra.” Dick said his art teacher was Henry Simpson—a retired Western artist from Ft. Worth— and another teacher named Mrs. Casteel, whom Dick said “gave me the greatest advice I have ever learned: ‘Don’t think you’re all that good! You’ll meet artists who are better than you, but don’t get discouraged, keep doing your thing.’” Disney comes calling Dick was working at the Criterion Theatre in Sapulpa when Disney released “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Chalk, Gouache

Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily Porcelain Plate
Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily Porcelain Plate

Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily Porcelain Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: after Robert Mapplethorpe, American (1946 - 1989) Title: Calla Lily Date: circa 2000 Medium: Porcelain Plate, printed signature verso Edition Size: 500 Diameter: 8.25 inches ...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Art

Materials

Porcelain

PERSONAGGI - Olio su masonite, Nicola Gambedotti, 1970
PERSONAGGI - Olio su masonite, Nicola Gambedotti, 1970

PERSONAGGI - Olio su masonite, Nicola Gambedotti, 1970

By Nicola Gambedotti

Located in Napoli, IT

Nicola Gambedotti, è stato un pittore e incisore figurativo di ricerca, considerato uno dei massimi esperti nell’utilizzo della tecnica ad acrilico bulinato. Le sue opere figurano in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Friday Market Ocotlan, Mexico, Colorful Mexican Market Scene, NYC Artist
Friday Market Ocotlan, Mexico, Colorful Mexican Market Scene, NYC Artist

Friday Market Ocotlan, Mexico, Colorful Mexican Market Scene, NYC Artist

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Lou (Louis) Sackman (American, 1911-2000) Signed: Lou Sackman 7-78 (Lower, Left) " Friday Market, Ocotlan ", 1978 (Mexico) Acrylic on Board 19 1/4" x 32" Housed in its original ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

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

American Modernist Nicely Framed Woman Portrait Signed Original Oil Painting
American Modernist Nicely Framed Woman Portrait Signed Original Oil Painting

American Modernist Nicely Framed Woman Portrait Signed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 17 inches overall, and 13 by 11 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Workshop - Etching - 19th century

Workshop - Etching - 19th century

Located in Roma, IT

Workshop is an original artwork realized by an Unknown Artist, 19th century. Original etching on ivory paper. Good conditions. Image Dimensions: 10 x 7 / 14 x 11 cm

Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Pranzo, Oil Painting by Lucio Ranucci
Pranzo, Oil Painting by Lucio Ranucci

Pranzo, Oil Painting by Lucio Ranucci

By Lucio Ranucci

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - ) Title: Pranzo Year: 1971 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 30 in. x 32 in. (76.2 cm x 81.28 cm) Frame Size: 40 x 41 inches

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Umbrella Man
Umbrella Man

Umbrella Man

By Peter Max

Located in Missouri, MO

Umbrella Man Peter Max (German, b. 1937) Signed Upper Right 19.75 x 20 inches 36 x 36 inches with frame Peter Max, born Peter Max Finkelstein, is a multi-dimensional artist focused...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic, Lithograph

Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'
Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'

Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'

Located in Cotignac, FR

Female nude, mid century oil painting of the artist's wife by Georges Gonthier. Though not signed it is extensively annotated to the back board with subject, artist and dedication. P...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Barbados Bliss - Limited Edition Estate Stamp C-Type Print, 16" x 20"
Barbados Bliss - Limited Edition Estate Stamp C-Type Print, 16" x 20"

Barbados Bliss - Limited Edition Estate Stamp C-Type Print, 16" x 20"

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Barbados Bliss by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Barbados Bliss is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Ty...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Dancer & Flutist, Modern Giclee after Marc Chagall

Dancer & Flutist, Modern Giclee after Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Dancer & Flutist, Medium: Giclee, fascimille signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 375, Image Size: 19 x 14 inches, Size: 24 x ...

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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Katsura Kyoto (L)
Katsura Kyoto (L)

Katsura Kyoto (L)

By Kiyoshi Saitō

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito – Japanese – (1907-1997) Title: Katsura, Kyoto (L) Year: 1964 Medium: Woodblock Image size: 18 x 24 inches. Sheet size: 21.5x 28.5 inches. Signature: Signed, ...

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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Dancer, Signed Cast Paper Relief by Bruno Lucchesi
Dancer, Signed Cast Paper Relief by Bruno Lucchesi

Dancer, Signed Cast Paper Relief by Bruno Lucchesi

By Bruno Lucchesi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Dancer by Bruno Lucchesi, Italian (1926) Date: circa 1970s Cast paper reflief, signed and numbered Edition of 85/300 Size: 28 x 25 in. (71.12 x 63.5 cm) Frame Size: 35.5 x 31.5 inches

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Man at Machine

Man at Machine

By Theodore Roszak

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Man at Machine, 1939, oil on canvas, unsigned, 9 ½ x 16 inches, label verso bears artist’s name and address, title, date, size and medium of the painting, exhibited Roszak Early Pain...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, 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.