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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
Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Color Print
Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Color Print

Palm Springs Party, 1970 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Type Color Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Palm Springs Party, 1970 by Slim Aarons This Portrait by Swimming Pool at Kaufmann House is a sister image to the now SOLD OUT editions "Poolside Gossip" and "Poolside Glamour", hav...

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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Spring Song /// Antique Female Artist Children Child Etching British Art
Spring Song /// Antique Female Artist Children Child Etching British Art

Spring Song /// Antique Female Artist Children Child Etching British Art

By Eileen Soper

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Eileen Alice Soper (English, 1905-1990) Title: "Spring Song" *Signed by Soper in pencil lower right Year: 1924 Medium: Original Etching on cream laid paper Limited edition: 178 Printer: Likely printed by Eva Soper, London, UK Publisher: H C Dickens, London, UK Sheet size: 8.13" x 10.13" Image size: 6.63" x 9.63" Reference: "The Catalogue Raisonne of Prints and Etchings of George and Eileen Soper" - Beetles No. 83, page 119, 141, 157 Condition: Paper trimmed in the margins. A few faint areas of discoloration. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Boulder, CO. Biography: Eileen Soper was born in 1905 in the Municipal Borough of Enfield and moved to the house where she was to spend the rest of her life in Harmer Green, Welwyn in the Hertfordshire countryside in 1908. The house she later named "Wildings" was built by her father, the artist George Soper...

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1920s Modern Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio

1974 Vintage Mid-Century Interior Scene Cat Oil Painting - The Curious Encounter
1974 Vintage Mid-Century Interior Scene Cat Oil Painting - The Curious Encounter

1974 Vintage Mid-Century Interior Scene Cat Oil Painting - The Curious Encounter

Located in Bristol, GB

THE CURIOUS ENCOUNTER Size: 53.5 x 67 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A striking and lively composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1974. The canvas bursts with energ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy

"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy

By Bert Hardy

Located in London, GB

"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy 1st May 1950: Belgian born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) leaning on an ornate urn in Kew Gardens. Original Publicatio...

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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

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

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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm
"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm

"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm

Located in Geneva, CH

Artwork sold with frame (114 x 93 x 6 cm) Jules-Ami Courvoisier was a prominent Swiss painter, illustrator, and poster artist, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1884. He studied under Ch...

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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman
A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed figurative work by the artist, depicting a young woman stylishly dressed in a black sleeveless top seated in a muted studio interior. The painting exemplifies the artist's adept and practiced skill at portraiture, and was likely completed at the artist's studio in Evanston, Illinois. Artwork size: 24 x 20 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the original painted Mid-Century frame (framed size: 27 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches). Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cadaqués Harbor Oil Painting, Mediterranean Coastal Scene, Spanish Realism 1990
Cadaqués Harbor Oil Painting, Mediterranean Coastal Scene, Spanish Realism 1990

Cadaqués Harbor Oil Painting, Mediterranean Coastal Scene, Spanish Realism 1990

By Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Medium: Oil on canvas Date: c.1990 Canvas size: 41 × 33 cm 16.15 × 13 inches Frame size: 54 × 46 cm 21.25 × 18.11 inches Signed lower right Frame included Condition: Very good con...

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1990s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modernist Gouache Painting Multicolor Scene Man Playing Piano
French Modernist Gouache Painting Multicolor Scene Man Playing Piano

French Modernist Gouache Painting Multicolor Scene Man Playing Piano

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Figure - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century

Figure - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Figure is an original etching and drypoint on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through confident strokes,...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Huge Spanish Modernist Oil Painting Fisherfolk Drying Nets on the Shore signed
Huge Spanish Modernist Oil Painting Fisherfolk Drying Nets on the Shore signed

Huge Spanish Modernist Oil Painting Fisherfolk Drying Nets on the Shore signed

By Spanish artist

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Drying Nets Spanish School, late 20th century signed lower corner and inscribed verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 29.75 x 41 inches canvas: 28.5 x 29.5 inches provenance: private c...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

“1960’s Style”
“1960’s Style”

“1960’s Style”

By Kenneth Paul Block

Located in Southampton, NY

Here for your consideration is an original mixed media fashion illustration by the world renowned fashion artist, Kenneth Paul Block. Signed with initials bottom right. Presently unf...

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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

High Line Yellow Flowers
High Line Yellow Flowers

High Line Yellow Flowers

By Susan Cohen

Located in Fairfield, CT

About the artist: Susan Cohen’s paintings are exhibited with New York City galleries: George Billis, Garvey Simon, First Street,The Painting Center; and the Cynthia Winings Gallery...

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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Egg Tempera

1955 Modernist Swedish Abstract Cubist Landscape Oil Painting - Woodland Rhythm
1955 Modernist Swedish Abstract Cubist Landscape Oil Painting - Woodland Rhythm

1955 Modernist Swedish Abstract Cubist Landscape Oil Painting - Woodland Rhythm

Located in Bristol, GB

WOODLAND RHYTHM Size: 32.5 x 38.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A dynamic mid-century artwork that can be read as an abstracted woodland scene, where slender tree trunks and clu...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The Moon Porcelain Jar Sculpture, Modern Figurative Art
The Moon Porcelain Jar Sculpture, Modern Figurative Art

The Moon Porcelain Jar Sculpture, Modern Figurative Art

By Alex Hodge 1

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This sculptural jar is the first to feature the figure in combination with a collaged and carved surface. The women dance around in an homage to Matisse, yet the title acknowledges t...

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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze

Original Rome Fly TWA Jets vintage American travel poster
Original Rome Fly TWA Jets vintage American travel poster

Original Rome Fly TWA Jets vintage American travel poster

By David Klein

Located in Spokane, WA

Original Rome Fly TWA Jets vintage travel poster. Conservation linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. This is the earlier edition of the image Before ‘up up and away’! TWA (Trans World Airlines) was formed in 1924 as Transcontinental & Western Air. The airline's first route was from New York to Los Angeles, followed by multiple National routes. The airline expanded to serve Europe, the Middle East, and Asia after WWII when the company was under Howard Hughes's owner's control from 1939 until 1961. Hughes was a dominant force in expanding and promoting his company's routes. The economy was vastly improving, and travel by air for business and pleasure increased, too. Posters were a crucial element in promoting this form of travel and TWA. The airline started a decline in the 1970s, ending in a third bankruptcy that caused its acquisition by American Airlines in 2001. The airline operated in 132 destinations worldwide and had a fleet size of 190. This Rome poster was created by the gifted American artist David Klein (1918 -2005), and depicts a member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the center wearing the iconic yellow, blue, and red uniform. The Guard is playing a drum that has the pontifical emblem. In the background, we see a representation of the ancient Roman Coliseum and the Baroque...

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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Departure of the Lombards for the Crusade - Lithograph - 1862

Departure of the Lombards for the Crusade - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

Departure of the Lombards for the Crusade is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History ...

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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons 'Tennis At Newport Casino'
Slim Aarons 'Tennis At Newport Casino'

Slim Aarons 'Tennis At Newport Casino'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

A view from the umbrella boxes towards the tennis court at Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 1953. Susanna Boylston Bolton 1965 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and ...

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1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Lolita
Lolita

Lolita

By Bert Stern

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Lolita (Stanley Kubrick) Bern Stern Print on photo paper Inkjet technique Paper dimension: 48 X 33 cms Photo dimension: 38 X 25.4cms 50 copies Photo of 19...

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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Inkjet

Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century Forest Scene. Gouache on Paper. 61cm x 81cm.
Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century Forest Scene. Gouache on Paper. 61cm x 81cm.

Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century Forest Scene. Gouache on Paper. 61cm x 81cm.

Located in Cotignac, FR

Mid-century abstract expressionist gouache on paper of a forest landscape. Signed Ricard and presented in a black frame under glass. 81cm x 61cm x 1 cm. This artwork is a vibrant an...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Bowl with Interior Still Life (Mid-Century, Lounge Chair, Stereo Tower, 42% OFF)
Bowl with Interior Still Life (Mid-Century, Lounge Chair, Stereo Tower, 42% OFF)

Bowl with Interior Still Life (Mid-Century, Lounge Chair, Stereo Tower, 42% OFF)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Melanie Sherman Bowl with Interior Still Life (Handmade, Mid-Century, Lounge Chair, Stereo Tower, Speakers, Gold Luser) Earthenware, 24K German Gold Luster, Glaze, Underglaze, China ...

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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Luster, Paint, Glaze, Earthenware

Corto Maltese :  TROPICS- Original Screenprint Ltd /600
Corto Maltese :  TROPICS- Original Screenprint Ltd /600

Corto Maltese : TROPICS- Original Screenprint Ltd /600

By Hugo PRATT

Located in Paris, IDF

Hugo PRATT (1927-1995) 🎨 Corto Maltese - TROPICS 🖨 Original print from an original drawing of Hugo Pratt 🖋 Signed in the plate + embossed seal + official stamp on back 📏 On Inn...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Screen

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.