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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Crowned T-Rex (Pez Dispenser) - Lithograph, 1997
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Crowned T-Rex, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra Authentica...
Lithograph
De Piero a Picasso
Located in Atlanta, GA
This original oil on canvas is in excellent condition and and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The size dimensions do not include the frame. This item is signed by the arti...
Canvas, Oil
$605
The Window 357 - Original Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Yellow Layered Art
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
Original "Rimini" vintage poster woman on beach holding the sun
By René Gruau
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage travel poster for the city of Rimini by the poster artist Rene Gruau. Size: 27.25" x 39". Excellent condition. Paper. An original poster was created for the cit...
Offset
$165
Red Roof Cottage Surrounded By Greenery British Modernist Pastel Sketch
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: ve...
Pastel
Tranquil Harbor (Gloucester, Massachusetts) — 1950s Cape Ann Regionalism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897-1988), 'Tranquil Harbor' (Gloucester, Massachusetts), wood engraving, edition 55, 1958. Signed in pencil, and signe...
Woodcut
$880Sale Price|20% Off
'Partners' — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism, Signed Lithograph
By Dale Nichols
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Dale Nichols, 'Partners', lithograph, edition 250, 1950. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (7/8 to 1 5/8 inches); tw...
Lithograph
The King - Lithograph, 1997
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) The King, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra Authenticated b...
Lithograph
$72Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall 'Chagall Lithographe Tome I - Frontispice' 1963- Vintage
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an above the edition impression of an original lithograph by Marc Chagall, printed in 1963 by Mourlot and published by André Sauret, Paris. It appears as page 93 in Chagall L...
Offset
$825Sale Price|25% Off
Landscape with Man and Goats, Gouache on Paper, Modern, Circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
'Landscape with Man and Goats', gouache on paper, by Raymond Guerrier (circa 1960s). After the artist moved from Paris to the South of France, he started painting landscapes illumina...
Paper, Gouache
Bull (Taureau) - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Edition of 500 (Ramié #177)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso Bull (Taureau), 1952 Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, enamel and oxidized paraffin decoration Annotated on the Back : Empreinte originale Picass...
Ceramic
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Modern King Lithograph Print, Limited Edition 2008, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The illustration of the King in The Little Prince depicts a monarch who believes he rules over everything, including the stars, yet has no real subjects. This character represents th...
Lithograph
Mother Guiding Her Child Into The Gardening British Modernist Oil Painting
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Child by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on board unframed size: 7 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irina Hale (1932-20...
Oil
$429Sale Price|20% Off
French Modernist Oil Painting Green Tonal Landscape with Pink House
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Pink House French School, late 20th century oil on un-stretched canvas, unframed un-stretched canvas : 15.5 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very goo...
Oil
$3,000Sale Price|33% Off
City at Night (Cityscape)
By Abram Tromka
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Abram Tromka (1895-1964) City at Night, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches; 20 x 24 inches in antique oak frame. Signed lower right. Frame is of the period, but probably not ...
Canvas, Oil
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. A female sunbather soaks up the golden sunrays in ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Poolside Party - Limited Slim Aarons Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition C print 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm unframed. ' Poolside Party ' A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. K...
C Print, Color
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women's Active Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's active wear by Hattie Carnegie. Inscription reads: Left - White jersey slack suit Red gaberdine jacke...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Sailboats - Lithograph - Printed signature (Mourlot)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Paris, IDF
Raoul DUFY Sailboats Stone lithograph after a painting (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 in) Excellent condition
Lithograph
Frida in the Blue House Color, Coyoacán, 1943. Color Portrait
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...
Color
$1,129Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Sgraffito, Saltimbanque and the Card Player, Circle of Picasso.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...
Enamel
'Set Pieces: Vanity of Trust' — Mid-Century American Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Set Pieces: Vanity of Trust', color lithograph, 1949, edition 40, Fine and Looney 279. Signed, titled, dated and numbered '23/40' in pencil. A fine, impression with fresh colors, on...
Lithograph
Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Faraglioni Rocks in Capri, 1974 is a Limited E...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
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 ...
Canvas, Oil
$120Sale Price|20% Off
Joan Miro 'Litografia original II' Lithograph 1975
By Joan Miró
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original lithograph by Joan Miró, titled "Litografia Original II," is a first printing published in "Joan Miró Lithographs Volume II" in 1975 by Maeght Editeur in Paris. This p...
Lithograph
Bazooka Betty head profile of woman in red necklace blowing chewing gum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on linen mounted on wood signed and dated on reverse. Part of a series of 12 painted in 2024 Stephen Basso's highly origional pastels and oil paintings are romantic yet thought p...
Linen, Wood, Oil
Abstract Golden Green Fields French Modernist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Golden Fields French Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Jacqueline Boisselot, French, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: from a ...
Oil
"Brigitte Bardot" by Michael Ochs Archives
Located in London, GB
"Brigitte Bardot" by Michael Ochs Archives Brigitte Bardot. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Black and White
Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish. Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...
Canvas, Oil
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre Museum - Original etching (Delteil #29)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Paris, IDF
Edgar Degas Mary Cassatt at the Louvre Original etching, softground, aquatint and drypoint Probably an impression from the cancelled plate edited by Ambroise Vollard c. 1880 Unsign...
Etching, Aquatint
Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Speedboat Landing A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1973. Gorgeous print ...
Archival Pigment, Color
$3,150Sale Price|30% Off
"Dawn" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 73x54 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Claude Sauthier was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1929 and passed away in the same city in 2016. He studied at the Geneva School of Decorative Arts and initially worked as a graphi...
Oil, Wood
$1,100Sale Price|20% Off
French Modernist 20th century Oil Painting Yellow Landscape Cubist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow Landscape signed by Lucien Gondret (French 1941-2023) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches provenance: the artists estate, Franc...
Oil
Children's Theater
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Children’s Theater, 1934, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, 10 ¾ x 12 5/8 inches (image) Children’s Theater is a fine example of Berlandina’s modernist approach to ...
Paper, Watercolor
$2,925
Made In The Shade 5 - Modern Resin Minimalist Multicolor Geometric Abstract Art
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
Brooklyn Bridge, NY — Early 20th Century Signed Modernist Wood Engraving
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rudolph Ruzicka, 'Brooklyn Bridge, N. Y.', 1915, wood engraving, edition 35. Signed and annotated 'd. Sc. imp.' (designed, engraved, printed by the artist) in pencil. Numbered 14/35 ...
Woodcut
Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Nude Sunbathing Swimming Pool Brazilian Resort
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Nude Sunbathing Swimming Pool Brazilian Resort by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Pousada dos Buzios' is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print by 20th Century American photographer Slim Aarons. Friends and acquaintances lying by the swimming pool at Pousada dos Buzios in Brazil are photographed by Slim Aarons. The man pictured is Italian restaurateur Stefano Monti. Just east of Rio de Janiero city is Buzios, formerly a quiet little fishing village and since the 1960s a bustling, animated, and absolutely upscale seaside resort, littered with fine restaurants, boutiques, and posh pousadas. Pictured here is one such pousada. Also found in Portugal, pousadas offer a blend between luxury hotel and intimate family-run inn. Slim Aarons also photographed "Buzios" which is available in the gallery. Both "Pousada dos Buzios" and "Buzios" were taken in the same place, but spaced years apart. Both 'Buzios' and 'Pousada dos Buzios' were taken in this location. The similarities between 'Buzios' and 'Pousada dos Buzios' are most evident in the subjects: the female sunbather wearing a black and white swimsuit with the straw sunhat appears to be in both scenes, and the female sunbather with short hair wearing the leopard print bikini appears similarly in both scenes. This image from August 1975...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
An Elegant, Sumptuously Rendered Gilded Age Themed Interior Scene / Set Design
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
An Elegant, Stylish Gilded Age Themed Interior Scene / Set Design by notable stage set, costume and fashion designer, Andre Delfau (Fr./Am. 1914-2000). Artwork is gouache on paper, ...
Paper, Gouache
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting - Abstract Landscape
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 P...
Oil
$14,000
"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso Madeleine, 1905 (Sheet 2 of the episode "Les Saltimbanques") Etching on copper in black on cream wove paper 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches Sheet size is 8 x 6 3/4 inches From th...
Paper, Etching
$1,412
Mid-Century Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto Italian Signed Painting
By Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-Century Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto Italian Signed Painting This important oil painting on panel stands as an unrivalled testament to the talent of Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto, w...
Oil, Panel
Carmen, The Young Sleeper - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, The Sleeping Woman, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Catal...
Etching
Bible : Dove and Menorah candlestick - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) Bible : Dove and Menorah candlestick, 1962 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Unsigned On Vellum 32.5 x 24 cm REFERENCE: Mourlot catalog raisonné #366 ...
Lithograph
$460
Plum Blossoms 1948, 1971, rare offset lithograph poster published in Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
After Henri Matisse Plum Blossoms, 1948, 1971 Offet lithograph poster Offset lithograph poster Published in Zurich Switzerland on the occasion of the exhibition "Twenty Important Pai...
Lithograph, Offset
Original Henri Matisse Lithograph, 1958, The Sheaf
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Title: The Sheaf Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Medium: Lithograph Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Frame Size: 24 1/4" x 21 1/4" Sheet Size: 14" x ...
Lithograph
A Vibrant, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Bull Fight by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant, colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern painting of a bull fight by notable Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Oil on canvas, presented in a period, dark walnut brown stained flo...
Canvas, Oil
Astrology - Zodiac : Taurus - Original Etching Handsigned, 1979
Located in Paris, IDF
Raymond PEYNET Astrology - Zodiac : Taurus, 1979 Original etching Handsigned in pencil Numbered /22 On Arches vellum 76x56 cm (c. 30 x 22 inches) This etching is authentified by the...
Etching
$1,237Sale Price|40% Off
Portrait of a Young Woman, Oil on Board, Modern, Circa 1960s, Framed
By Anna Costa
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Anna Costa (circa 1960s). This is a beautiful, expressive portrait of a young woman painted by the artist using her trademark vibrant c...
Oil, Board
Jazz : Swing Guy (Yellow) - Screenprint Poster, Montreux, 1983
By Keith Haring
Located in Paris, IDF
Keith Haring Swing Guy (Yellow), 1983 Screenprint Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 100 x 70 cm (c. 40 x 28 in) Created by Haring for the Montreux Jazz Festival Excelle...
Screen
Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist flower still life oil painting . Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 6 inches overall, and 9.75 by 5.75 painting alone.Excellent condition, ready to han...
Canvas, Oil
Sailing Boats; From the journal Camera Work
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1911. Halftone engraving from a gum bichromate print; 8 x 5 5/8 inches (203 x 142 mm), tipped onto a mounting sheet 8 x 11 3/4 in. 2 mm tear on lower rig...
Engraving, Photogravure
Original The Rocky Horror Picture Show US 1 sheet movie poster, on linen, 1975
Located in Spokane, WA
Original The Rocky Horror Picture Show vintage movie poster, professionally linen backed with original fold marks restored, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. A different set of jaws. ...
Offset
$320Sale Price|77% Off
Doves by Franck Chabry - Gouache on paper 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Frame in wood moldings and gilded plaster with glass pane 65 x 85 x 3 cm
Gouache
A Bustling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
Located in Chicago, IL
A Bustling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A busy harbor scene of sandy shoreline, docks and boat...
Canvas, Oil
$1,540Sale Price|20% Off
North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orientalist Scene European artist, late 20th century possibly a copy of an earlier work judging from the style oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenance: private col...
Oil
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos 6th April 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fi...
Black and White
Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Horse" 1971, is an original etching on Wove paper by Japanese artist Akio Yamao, b.1933. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 13/50 in pencil by the artist. The artwor...
Etching
$9,354
DAMIEN HIRST - EMPRESSES: NŪR JAHĀN - Limited edition. Butterflies Glitter Red
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE EMPRESSES - NŪR JAHĀN Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite and screen printed with glitter. Edition number: 1013/3041 (1.48...
Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen
$2,750
“St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, SC" 1937 by Sandor Bernath Signed Watercolor
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, SC" 1937 by Sandor Bernath (1892-1984). This beautiful view of St. Michael’s Church by Bernath captures one of Charleston’s great...
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne
Located in London, GB
Francis Bacon Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne, 1966 Lithograph on paper 47.4 x 42.1 cm (framed) unsigned publsihed in Derriere Le Miroir, No. 162,...
Lithograph