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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
Steve McCurry Procession of Nuns, Rangoon, Burma, Signed
Located in London, GB
Procession of Nuns, Rangoon, Burma, 1994 Signed by Steve McCurry 19 × 23 inches / 50 × 60 cm - paper size Edition of 90 With hand signed, dated ...
Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study-Standing Male- Torso by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 black and white figure study of a nude male, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 19" x 12 1/2". Archivally matted to: 24" x 30". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Es...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Bougeoir éléphant, éléphant lumineux
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition Signed : Lalanne FXL Numeroted : 8/8A With the Coubertin foundry mark : FC
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Gravure Au Burin 1945, Etching by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Gravure Au Burin 1945, Year: 1945, Medium: Etching, Edition: 50 (edition not marked), Image Size: 8.75 x 13.75 inches, Size: 12.5 x 18.25 in. ...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Cryptocurrency Bitcoin Graffiti Abstract Painting on Canvas H48"XW70"
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Bitcoin Graffiti Abstract Canvas Art, Cryptocurrency Bitcoin Painting H48"XW70" Innovative and Contemporary Original New Media vs Painting Abstract ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Square - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard. Very good condition except for some minor losses on edges.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Paris, La Cite
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction was produced by Paris La Cite and printed in France by Imprimerie & Éditions Braune. It was published by Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris, in 1961. As a historical do...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Rooftops (Framed 1970's New York Cityscape Landscape Drawing by William Clutz)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstracted New York City landscape drawing of urban rooftops and tree tops "Rooftops", created by William Clutz in 1977 30 x 20 inches, charcoal and pastel on paper 33 x 25 inches in light wood frame This framed pastel on paper was made in 1977 by William Clutz. It features an abstracted depiction of New York City rooftops as seen from a high window. Of particular note is the artist's technique with pastel; a wonderful texture and motion is created by closely woven striated lines. Sunlight reflects off brown rooftops and peaking green tree tops. The charcoal and pastel drawing is framed in a natural light wood frame with non-reflective glass and wire backing for installation. About the Artist: Renowned as the “impressionist of the contemporary metropolis”, William Clutz uses the city, in its entirety, as his subject. Pedestrians crossing streets become stars of the stage; the hustle and bustle of traffic and surrounding buildings are the chorus; each play their part in the overall composition. Lighting and color shift this observation of the everyday into a remarkable wonder. “It is surely Clutz”, wrote Gerrit Henry in Art News, 1979, “an artist who has rejected the niceties of representation in favor of the quintessence.” The young artist moved to New York City in 1955 and just four years later had his first solo exhibit at the Condon Riley Gallery. Clutz went on to show in major uptown galleries such as David Herbert, where, notably in 1962 he received a NYTimes review titled, Return of the Figure. That same year, his role in the revival of figuration was further solidified with inclusion in the MoMA group show, Recent Painting USA, The Figure. This was a pivotal turning point from which emerged a 50-year exhibiting career. Resume Born: Gettysburg, PA 1933 Mercersburg, PA 1933-1951 New York City 1955-1996 Education Painting: Thomas Danaher(WPA artist) 1944-51 Mercersburg Academy, PA 1947...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper, Charcoal

Kabuki Scene - Woodcut by Toyohara Kunichika - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Kabuki Scene: Teramoto Life,  Death Nosuke, Sawamura Bansho is a wooduct print realized by Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900) in the late 19th Century. In very good condition, includes ...
Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Devota Profesion from Los Caprichos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
Devota profesion from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching and a...
Category

1790s Modern Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Nude Kneeling Nude Study Poised Elegance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady Study French School, circa 1960's chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed stamped size: 18 x 12.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: priv...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

Paysage, Impressionist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Paysage". The original painting was completed in 1937. ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

A Fierce Bull
Located in Storrs, CT
A Fierce Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 108. 5 3/8 x 8 (sheet 8 5/16 x 11 7/8). Edition 8. An exceptional impression with rich drypoint burr printed on antique laid paper. A proof of t...
Category

1910s Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Francis Bacon, Lying Figure, 2017 Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition reproduction of Francis Bacon's 1969 painting Lying Figure was published for a retrospective of his works at the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, Switzerland, in 201...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Equipment for Gladiators - Lithograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Equipment for gladiators is an original hand-colored lithographyon paper realized by an Italian anonymous artist of the 19th century. Editor: Dolfino Napoli. The state of preservat...
Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Market Square, Rothenburg, Germany
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper, 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (270 x 190 mm), full margins. Signed, inscribed and titled in pencil, lower margin. In good condition with minor mat t...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

New York Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New York Picnic (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A chauffeur unpacks a picnic hamper from a Rolls Royce, against the New York skyline. 1952 Additional Info...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, C Print

Braque, Tête de femme, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. I, N° 5-6, 1939. Print...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Evan Dando by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Evan Dando Evan Dando, The Lemonheads by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class ...
Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

La Grenouille et le Boeuf - Etching by Théophile Chauvel - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
La Grenouille et le Boeuf is a black and white etching realized by Théophile Chauvel (1831-1909) in 1870s. Titled in the lower. Image size: 15cmx20.5cm. Very Good condition. Sign...
Category

1870s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photogravure

"Les Pyramides Grandes" framed signed lithograph by Alexander Calder. Edition EA
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Les Pyramides Grandes" framed geometric abstract lithograph of pyramids by Alexander Calder. Hand-lettered EA on lower left front. Hand-signed C...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah-Arizona border 1962
Located in Cologne, DE
This black and white photograph, taken in 1962 at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes, located on the Utah-Arizona border, captures a moment of solitude and contemplation. The image features a...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Acto Tres, Acto Uno, series. Male Nude Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Acto Tres, by Ricky Cohete From the series "Acto Uno" Archival Pigment print Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed 2020 Black and White Photograph All prices ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Paris : Ceiling of Opera Garnier - Original lithograph, Mourlot 1962
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL Paris : Ceiling of Opera Garnier Original stone lithograph Not signed and not numbered On paper 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) Edited by Sauret, 1962 REFERENCES : Catalo...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lido 'Pour Vous' vintage 1961 French Cabaret linen backed poster.
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Lido "Pour Vous"; artist: Rene Gruau (Renato De Zavagli, 1910-2004); size: 15.25 x 23 1/8". Archival linen backed the original Lido Cabaret poster in excellent c...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Léger, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 107-108-109, 1958. Publishe...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Clump of Trees #2" Modern Abstract Teal & Green Landscape Painting on Board
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract landscape painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a group of green, pink, and blue trees set against a light tan background. Sign...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Two Palms" Black & White Photography 36" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Two Palms" Black & White Photography 36" x 24" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin fin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

William Eggleston The Democratic Forest Selected Works (Hand signed)
Located in New York, NY
William Eggleston William Eggleston The Democratic Forest Selected Works (Hand signed), 2016 Hardback monograph with dust jacket Hand signed by William Eggleston...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Portrait of Silvana Mangano - Historical Photos - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Silvana Mangano is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Composition, Parallèlement, Léonor Fini
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Parallèlement, Illustré de lithographies originales ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Highway Sunset (Window, Skyscape, Warm, Bluesy, Dreamy, ~29% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Annieo Klaas Highway Sunset 2024 Oil on Canvas 40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 30.48 cm) Signed lower right COA provided *On stretcher frame - gallery wrapped - ready to hang Annieo Klaas’...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc 1976 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate CAPTION: Guests by the pool...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Picasso, Composition, Picasso 1930-1935, Cahiers d'Art (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Picasso 1930-1935, 1936. Published and printed by Éditions des Cahiers d'Art, Pa...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Norman Adams RA Abstract Modern British Watercolour The Sound of Scarp (c.1980)
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Norman Adams...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Nu au Fauteuil, Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Nu au Fauteuil, Year: 1935, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 5.5 x 4.25 inches, Size: 17.75 x 12.25 in. (45.09 x 31.12 cm), Reference: Du...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

La Porta di S. Pietro (St. Peter's Doors) - Ink Drawing by Giacomo Manzù - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful green ink drawing, representing the Pope with a very fresh line. Hand-signed on lower-right margin by the Italian sculptor, Giacomo Manzù. Very Good condition, with some li...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Stoops in Snow
Located in Storrs, CT
Stoops in Snow. 1930. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. McCarron catalog 89.state ii. 9 x 14 7/8 (sheet 13 1/4 x 18 7/16 ). Edition 115 recorded impressio...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Via Veneto, Rome - Offset Print by Fausto Battelli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Via Veneto, Rome is an original modern artwork realized in the half of 20th century. A mixed colored offset depicting one of the most famous street in Rome...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Offset

German Jewish Weimar Era Silver Gelatin Photograph Pre War Judaica Costume Party
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare German Judaica. Arno Katz Foto for Atelier Bermann, Frankfurt, Germany. bears original stamp verso The Weimar Republic (German: Weimarer Republik [...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Old Style - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The old style is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Picasso, Composition (Cramer 68; Reuße 656; Mourlot 259), Le Ballet (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Le Ballet, 1954. Published by Librairie Hachette, Paris, and Arts du Monde, Par...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Miró, L’air (Benhoura 395; Dupin 510; Mourlot 604), Verve: Revue (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. I, N° 1, Dec...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Manhattan Mountains
Located in Storrs, CT
Manhattan Mountains. 1938. Etching and drypoint. 14 3/4 x 12 3/8 (sheet 17 1/4 x 14 3/4). Artist proof, previous to the edition of 40. An atmospheric impression printed on buff-colored laid paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Final state' and 'Jones Proof'in pencil. Housed in an archival sleeve. Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Bible : David and Bethsabee in Love - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #135)
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Bible, David and Bethsabée in Love Original lithography (Mourlot Workshop) On paper 37 x 26.5 cm (c. 14.5 x 10.2 in) A second illustration on the back...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Signed Paris Modernist Framed Signed Lemons and Cattails Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive Paris school modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 36H by 29L and overall 36 by 43 inches.
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The woman by the window, the menorah: large poignant mysterious Jewish interior
Located in Norwich, GB
A mysterious blond young woman is standing by the window in a plush drawing room which has a velvety feel. With her back turned to us, she is looking out over the spires and roofs of...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mythology : King and Andromaque - Original handsigned lithograph /99ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS King and Andromaque Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 99 ex On vellum 23 x 17 cm (c. 9 x 7 inch) Excellent condition
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Harbor Study 1, Lithograph by Laurent Marcel Salinas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Laurent Marcel Salinas, Egyptian/French (1913 - 2010) - Harbor Study 1. Year: circa 1950, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 13.5 x 19 inche...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

In Tune 66 - Small Modern Resin Yellow Striped Minimalist Artwork
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

'Young lady' on Paper by Pietro Annigoni Painter of Queen Elisabeth 1970
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant woman portrait in red pastel on paper was drawn by Pietro Annigoni, an Italian artist of the 20th Century called the 'Queen's painter because he realized the Queen Elisabeth...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Churchill In Richmond Park by Terry Fincher
Located in London, GB
"Churchill In Richmond Park" by Terry Fincher British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) feeds the deer in Richmond Park, accompanied by his private secretary An...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

Mid Century Modern Figurative Landscape Oil Painting - Evening Reflections
Located in Bristol, GB
EVENING REFLECTIONS Oil on board Size: 46 x 56 cm (including frame) A mid-century modernist composition that captures a serene moment of contemplation set in a tranquil landscape se...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Hiroshima
Located in New York, NY
Bound volume with complete text and 8 color screenprints. One of 1500 numbered copies. Signed by John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren and Lawrence and numbered ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Screen

Blue Period : Mother and Child - Lithograph - Printed Signature
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Mother and child Lithograph enhanced with stencil (Jacomet process) after a pastel by the artist Printed signature in the plate On paper 55.5 x 38 cm Authe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Couple : The Argument - Original Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Le Corbusier (1887-1965) Couple : The Argument, 1938 Original lithograph Signature printed in the plate Dated in the plate On light vellum 21 x 27 cm (c. 8 x 11 inch) Very good con...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

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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.

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