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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
'Partners' — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism
'Partners' — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism

'Partners' — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism

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...

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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hidden Portraits XVI, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Unsigned, Circa 1980s
Hidden Portraits XVI, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Unsigned, Circa 1980s

Hidden Portraits XVI, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Unsigned, Circa 1980s

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XVI', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, unsigned, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of ...

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1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Hidden Portraits IX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed
Hidden Portraits IX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed

Hidden Portraits IX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits IX', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing a...

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1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450
Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

Between Sky and Water - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

By M.C. Escher

Located in Paris, IDF

M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) Between Sky and Water, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1938 Signed in the plate Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different...

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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color

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...

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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Window 376 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Burgundy Beige Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 376 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Burgundy Beige Dual Tone Artwork

The Window 376 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Burgundy Beige Dual Tone 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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Mediterranean Coast, Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, Late 20th Century
The Mediterranean Coast, Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, Late 20th Century

The Mediterranean Coast, Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, Late 20th Century

Located in Cotignac, FR

Mediterranean coastal scene, late 20th century, oil on canvas by Harrison. The painting is signed bottom left and is presented in a patinated and gilt frame. This captivating artwor...

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Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dawn" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 73x54 cm
"Dawn" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 73x54 cm

"Dawn" by Claude Sauthier - Oil on Wood - 73x54 cm

By Claude Sauthier

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...

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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster
Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster

Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster

By Jules Cavailles

Located in Spokane, WA

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the FRENCH RIVIERA FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROADS SNCF (French National Railways) - the French Riviera. (Cote D'Azur, known as the French Riviera) The image features people looking out towards a marina full of sailing boats. Colorful artwork by the French painter Jules Cavailles (1901-1977). Printed by Perceval, Paris in 1953. Mid-Century Modern. Grade A- This is the English version of the poster compared to the design created for Cote d'Azur. The English version is much rarer (both are rare today). The poster gives the impression of a naive painting at this Mediterranean beach and seaport. Step into a world of timeless elegance and sunlit dreams with this exquisite French Riviera Vintage...

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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed

84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Riders at Sundown' — Mid-Century Southwest Regionalism
'Riders at Sundown' — Mid-Century Southwest Regionalism

'Riders at Sundown' — Mid-Century Southwest Regionalism

By Gene Kloss

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

'Riders at Sundown', aquatint and drypoint, edition 75, 1953, Kloss 451. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Artist's Proof' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked, atmospheric impression, in ...

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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting

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...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Street Games - 1950s English Street Photography Children Playing Games Portrait

Street Games - 1950s English Street Photography Children Playing Games Portrait

By Thurston Hopkins

Located in Brighton, GB

A young boy wearing a feathered Indian-style headdress peers out of a coal hole and aims his pistol at the photographer. Nearby a young friend is dallying on the edge of the paveme...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Classical Music Orchestra Concert Scene
Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Classical Music Orchestra Concert Scene

Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Classical Music Orchestra Concert Scene

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Orchestra signed by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on canvas, unframed painting : 32 x 40 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition

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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned
30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned

30x40 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" Cassette Photography Pop Art Unsigned

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of a NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "LIFE AFTER DEATH" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Large Mid-Century Modern, Cubist Art Deco Painting, "The Dancers"
A Large Mid-Century Modern, Cubist Art Deco Painting, "The Dancers"

A Large Mid-Century Modern, Cubist Art Deco Painting, "The Dancers"

By Charles Turzak

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Colorful, Modernist Art Deco Cubist Painting, "The Dancers" by Famed Chicago Painter and Printmaker, Charles Turzak (Am. 1899 - 1986). A large, vertical composition relating to the artist's notable 1930s woodcut of the same title. The painting is completed in a vividly textured Cubist style, with striking hues of rich greens and yellows, deep blues and rose pinks. The painting is oiI on canvas mounted to Masonite (artist's original mount), and offers a superb visual appeal. A perfect complement to any Mid-Century Modern home or collection. Artwork size: 38 x 24 inches (Framed size: 38 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches). Signed "Turzak" lower right. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Charles Turzak was one of Chicago’s greatest printmakers of the Art Deco-era. Son of a coal miner, Turzak was born in Streeter, IL in 1899. In 1920, Turzak won the first prize a cartoon contest sponsored by the Purina company and he used his prize money to enroll in the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a print maker, in the 1920s & 30s, he created woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most notable buildings, including the Merchandise Mart, Palmolive Building and the Old Water Tower, among others. In 1933, he was commissioned to create woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most iconic buildings to illustrate a guidebook called “All About Chicago” by John and Ruth Ashenhurst” that featured the upcoming Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. During the 1933 World’s Fair...

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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Masonite

Fern Forest II - Fern Forest Landscape Woodland Photography

Fern Forest II - Fern Forest Landscape Woodland Photography

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

'Fern Forest II' is an Archival Inkjet Print by photographer Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 17" x 24" in a limited edition of 25. 'Fern Forest II' is the second prin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

De Piero a Picasso
De Piero a Picasso

De Piero a Picasso

By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos

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...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing
Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed ove...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil Crayon

The Window 357 - Original Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Yellow Layered Art
The Window 357 - Original Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Yellow Layered Art

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Beautiful British Modernist Oil Painting - Soft Green Landscape & Trees
Beautiful British Modernist Oil Painting - Soft Green Landscape & Trees

Beautiful British Modernist Oil Painting - Soft Green Landscape & Trees

By Jill Jackson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: The Country Lane Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 17 x 22 inches Painting : 14 x 18 inches Provenance: all the pa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Sailing Boats; From the journal Camera Work
Sailing Boats; From the journal Camera Work

Sailing Boats; From the journal Camera Work

By Heinrich Kuhn

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...

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Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Engraving, Photogravure

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.