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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
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Autumn Streetwalk
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Autumn Streetwalk

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Autumn Streetwalk

Located in Bristol, GB

AUTUMN STREETWALK Oil on board Size: 55 x 49 cm (including frame) A vibrant mid-century modernist street scene composition, executed in oil onto board. The artwork portrays a pathw...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Spectre HQ - James Bond Thunderball Hollywood Movie Film Ken Adam Set Design

Spectre HQ - James Bond Thunderball Hollywood Movie Film Ken Adam Set Design

Located in Brighton, GB

A view of the vast and extensive film set of the James Bond film 'You Only Live Twice' (1966). The set was designed by Ken Adam and structured to represent the inside secret base o...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mid-Century Modern Swedish Original Abstract Oil Painting - Still Life in Angles
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Original Abstract Oil Painting - Still Life in Angles

Mid-Century Modern Swedish Original Abstract Oil Painting - Still Life in Angles

Located in Bristol, GB

STILL LIFE IN ANGLES Size: 39.5 x 47.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A mid-century still life painting that presents an abstract yet structured arrangement of everyday objects, ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Colorful Abstracted Landscape in the Style of Diebenkorn
Colorful Abstracted Landscape in the Style of Diebenkorn

Colorful Abstracted Landscape in the Style of Diebenkorn

Located in Soquel, CA

Colorful Abstracted Landscape in the Style of Diebenkorn by Ellis Hopkins (American, b. 1952). This dynamic piece features textured blocks of color which resemble an abstracted lan...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil

Untitled (Geometric Abstraction, Cityscape, Feyninger)
Untitled (Geometric Abstraction, Cityscape, Feyninger)

Untitled (Geometric Abstraction, Cityscape, Feyninger)

Located in Kansas City, MO

Unknown Artist Untitled (Geometric Abstraction, Cityscape, Feyninger) Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: Circa 1970s Size: 39 x 48 inches Framed Size: 39.75 x 48.5 x 1 inches Unsigned Frame...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Drinks at Gstaad - Models Pose in Furs with Cocktails for Apres Ski Drinks
Drinks at Gstaad - Models Pose in Furs with Cocktails for Apres Ski Drinks

Drinks at Gstaad - Models Pose in Furs with Cocktails for Apres Ski Drinks

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Drinks at Gstaad - Models Pose in Furs with Cocktails in Gstaad by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" Digital C-Type Print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Digital, Photographic Paper, Color

Ex-Libris - Fulvio Oreste - woodcut - Mid 20th Century

Ex-Libris - Fulvio Oreste - woodcut - Mid 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ex-Libris - Fulvio Oreste is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut on paper. Good conditions. The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, through preciseness.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

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...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)
Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)

Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)

By Frederic Menguy

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by noted French artist Frederic Menguy, 1927-2007. It is...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Made In The Shade 5 - Modern Resin Minimalist Multicolor Geometric Abstract Art
Made In The Shade 5 - Modern Resin Minimalist Multicolor Geometric Abstract Art

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Ephemera
Ephemera

Ephemera

By Ida Applebroog

Located in New York, NY

Available individually ($2500), and as a suite of five ($12,000). Born in Bronx, NY, Ida Applebroog attended NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (1949). She moved to C...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Aquatint, Photogravure

Marilyn Monroe, 4 Days in New York, 1955
Marilyn Monroe, 4 Days in New York, 1955

Marilyn Monroe, 4 Days in New York, 1955

By Edward Feingersh

Located in Cologne, DE

Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Owl - Plamienka driemavá

Owl - Plamienka driemavá

Located in Slovak Republic, SK

Etching on fine art paper, E.A. 1/1 from the cycle " Botanical Dream Nr. 11", presented in the Danubiana Meulenstein Art Museum in Bratislava/2021..

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Etching

New York Skyline
New York Skyline

New York Skyline

By Louis H. Ruyl

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper with deckle edges, 4 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches (233 x 323 mm); sheet 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches (240 x 338 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 4/75 ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint

Fishing Boy Standing on the Beach French Modernist Signed Huge Painting
Fishing Boy Standing on the Beach French Modernist Signed Huge Painting

Fishing Boy Standing on the Beach French Modernist Signed Huge Painting

By Huguette Ginet-Lasnier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Fisher Boy Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) signed and inscribed verso in a wooden frame oil painting on board framed: 40.5 x 32 inches board: 33 x 25 inches. All the pa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Expressive Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Vivid Blossoms
Mid Century Modern Expressive Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Vivid Blossoms

Mid Century Modern Expressive Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Vivid Blossoms

Located in Bristol, GB

VIVID BLOSSOMS Size: 64.5 x 55.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A vibrant and expressive mid-century still life painting with wonderful texture, executed in oil onto canvas. Th...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jean Dubuffet, The Warrior, from XXe Siecle, 1958
Jean Dubuffet, The Warrior, from XXe Siecle, 1958

Jean Dubuffet, The Warrior, from XXe Siecle, 1958

By Jean Dubuffet

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985), titled Le Guerrier (The Warrior), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXe Annee, No. 10 (double), Mars 1958, originates...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Black Ink Abstract Modernist 20th Century French Painting
Black Ink Abstract Modernist 20th Century French Painting

Black Ink Abstract Modernist 20th Century French Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Ink Abstract by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size: 19.75 x 26 inches ink painting on thin paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Ink

"Final Judgement" Large original colors lithograph.
"Final Judgement" Large original colors lithograph.

"Final Judgement" Large original colors lithograph.

By Guy Buffet

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "The Final Judgement" c.1990, is an original colors lithograph on paper by noted French artist Guy Buffet, 1943-2023. It is hand signed and numbered 188/350 in pe...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Interior (Untitled)

Interior (Untitled)

By Robert Freiman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

nterior (Untitled), 1958, watercolor and ink on paper mounted on cardboard, signed and dated lower right, 11 ½ x 16 ½ inches (sight); 12 x 18 inches (sheet); inscribed lower left “To...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lunik House
Lunik House

Lunik House

By Pitseolak Ashoona

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Lunik Home" 1971, is an original stone cut on thin handmade paper by noted Inuit artist Pitseolak Ashoona, 1904-1983. It is hand signed, dated, titled, numbered 10/50 and inscribed Dorset in pencil by the artist. With the artist blind stamp at the lower right corner. The artwork (image) size is 15 x 17.5 inches, framed size is 25 x 29 inches. Custom framed in original light brown wood frame, with of-white color matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very small minor restoration, barely visible. About the artist: Pitseolak was born to Timungiak and Oootochie on Nottingham Island in the Northwest Territories now Nunavut. Her name means "sea pigeon" in Inuktitut. She grew up in the traditional life of her people, with food dependent on hunting and gathering. Her culture relied on angakuit. In 1922 (or 1923), Pitseolak married Ashoona, a hunter, in the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island.[3] They had 17 children, though only six (Namoonie, Qaqaq, Kumwartok, Kiugak, Napachie, and Ottochie) lived with Pitseolak until adulthood. Some died in childhood, and others were adopted out according to custom, and raised by other Inuit families. After her husband died at the age of 40 from a viral sickness, Pitseolak raised four of the children, Kumwartok, Qaqaq, Kiawak or Kiugak, and daughter Napachie Pootoogook, herself. Years of hardship followed the death of Ashoona, which occurred sometime in the early to mid 1940s. He died in the early years of the Second World War, a time of decline in the market for furs. Over time the loss of Ashoona led Pitseolak to become an artist. Making prints eased her loneliness and she described her art as what made her "the happiest since he died". Pitseolak's artwork later enabled her to support her family. Though her art arose from painful circumstances, it expressed mostly positive memories and experiences. As Christine Lalonde notes in Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & Work: "scenes of deprivation and suffering almost never appear in her drawings, though certain images convey sadness and longing" about the passing of Ashoona. Pitseolak is recognized as one of the first Inuit artists to create autobiographical works. Her art contained images of traditional Inuit life and contributed to the establishment of a modern `Inuit art form, one that transmitted traditional knowledge and values while at the same time achieving worldwide popular and commercial success. Pitseolak died on May 28, 1983, in Cape Dorset now Kinngait. She was survived by a large family of artists, including: Pitseolak Ashoona was one of the first artists in the 1960s to make drawings for the print studio in Cape Dorset. She was a self-taught artist, who worked out solutions to artistic problems through what Lalonde described as "a self directed-program of repetitious drawing". Initially Pitseolak worked sewing and embroidering goods for sale as part of the arts and crafts program. It was initiated by the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources as a way for Inuit to earn money. It was introduced by James Archibald Houston and Alma Houston at Cape Dorset in 1956. Upon seeing the work of her cousin Kiakshuk (1886–1966), who was part of the Cape Dorset graphic studio, Pitseolak decided to take up drawing. Her early work was well received and she soon became one of the most popular artists among those creating images for the Cape Dorset print...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Other Medium

Jean Carzou, The Tuileries, from Views of Paris, 1963
Jean Carzou, The Tuileries, from Views of Paris, 1963

Jean Carzou, The Tuileries, from Views of Paris, 1963

By Jean Carzou

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Jean Carzou (1907–2000), titled Les Tuileries (The Tuileries), from Regards Sur Paris (Views of Paris), originates from the January 22, 1963 issue publis...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Harvest
Harvest

Harvest

By Ketut Liyer

Located in Roma, IT

Harvest is an acrylic painting on canvas. With frame. It is signed “Kt. Lijer. Pengosekan. Ubud. Bali” on the lower right corner. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kufstein, Austrian Tyrol
Kufstein, Austrian Tyrol

Kufstein, Austrian Tyrol

By John Marin

Located in London, GB

In the summer of 1910, Marin spent a number of weeks in the Austrian Alps. The subject of his second solo exhibition at Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 Gallery located in NYC, in February 191...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Umbrian Street; An Assisi Street
Umbrian Street; An Assisi Street

Umbrian Street; An Assisi Street

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on cream laid watermarked FJ Head paper with a deckle edge, 10 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches (262 x 137 mm); sheet 18 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches (457 x 260 mm), full margins. Signed, titled, d...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper

Checks and Balance
Checks and Balance

Checks and Balance

By Nancy Lasar

Located in Westport, CT

Nancy Lasar’s work is described as “drawing with light”, “condensed energy and flow”, “calm and crazy”, and “organized chaos”. The lines in Lasar’s works that are electrifying. They ...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Graphite

1969 After Marc Chagall 'The Yellow Background' lithograph
1969 After Marc Chagall 'The Yellow Background' lithograph

1969 After Marc Chagall 'The Yellow Background' lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This exhibition poster for Marc Chagall’s solo show at Galerie Maeght, Paris (December 1969 – January 1970), was published by Maeght in 1969 and is listed as reference number 56 in C...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Che Guevara
Che Guevara

Che Guevara

Located in Cologne, DE

Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of a Smiling Woman
Portrait of a Smiling Woman

Portrait of a Smiling Woman

By Peter Robert Keil

Located in London, GB

'Portrait of a Smiling Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A cheerful look on the painting's subject puts a smile on the face of the viewer as well. Her beautiful blue eyes express a contentedness suggesting life is good...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Piero Aversa painting of Novella Parigini
Piero Aversa painting of Novella Parigini

Piero Aversa painting of Novella Parigini

Located in San Francisco, CA

Piero Aversa: 1928-1990. Fabulous mid-century, modern painting by Piero Aversa. He was born in Italy and then came to New York City, where he was a fashion and interior designer. He ...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape - Drawing - 1964

Landscape - Drawing - 1964

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape is a drawing realized by an italian Artist in 1964. Tempera on paper. Hamd signed and dated on the lower margin Good conditions with slight foxing.

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Tempera

1980s Signed Mario Schifano Artwork on Paper
1980s Signed Mario Schifano Artwork on Paper

1980s Signed Mario Schifano Artwork on Paper

By Mario Schifano

Located in Roma, IT

Materic silkscreen print “Ondate di gelo” (Frost Waves) by Mario Schifano. Signature and numbering in pencil on front side. Dry stamp of the artist on front. Edition F.C. (Not for...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Pablo Picasso, La Petite Corrida, lithograph

Pablo Picasso, La Petite Corrida, lithograph

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is a lithograph in colors (after)Pablo Picasso, done in 1957. Picasso created this piece for the special issue of the art publication XXe Sicle Review No. 10, entitled "Ho...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Still Life with Books Papers and Apples French Modernist Gouache
Abstract Still Life with Books Papers and Apples French Modernist Gouache

Abstract Still Life with Books Papers and Apples French Modernist Gouache

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Abstract Still Life with Books Papers and Apples French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 27.75 x 19.5 inches (height x...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Bouquet de Tulipes Rouge, Original Lithograph, Signed and Numbered

Bouquet de Tulipes Rouge, Original Lithograph, Signed and Numbered

By Roger Mühl

Located in New York, NY

This magnificent bouquet of Red Tulips is an original lithograph by famous French artist Roger Muhl. The elegant lines and joyful colors are typical of the artist's love for nature and its flora. Roger Muhl lived in the town of Mougins in the South of France and he was strongly inspired by the bright and warm light found in the Mediterranean. This original lithograph is from a signed and numbered edition in pencil by artist of 175 plus 10 artist proofs. Printed and published by Edition E.F. Mourlot in 1990 Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions...

Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Terrace
The Terrace

The Terrace

By Maurice Savin

Located in London, GB

'The Terrace', watercolour on art paper, by Maurice Savin (circa 1950s). An inviting scene from the South of France depicts a quiet sun terrace on a balmy day with azure skies. The v...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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.