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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
Mid Century River & Farm Landscape in Oil on Canvas Stretched Over Board
Mid Century River & Farm Landscape in Oil on Canvas Stretched Over Board

Mid Century River & Farm Landscape in Oil on Canvas Stretched Over Board

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid Century River & Farm Landscape in Oil on Canvas Stretched Over Board A pastoral mid-century landscape with a red farmhouse on the banks of a beautiful river valley by J. Anderso...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Jean Serpieri 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped

Jean Serpieri 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Jean Serpieri 1961 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the wife of Otto, the fir...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Old City Jaffa
Old City Jaffa

Old City Jaffa

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed artists proof lithograph or serigraph. Shmuel Katz (Hebrew: שמואל כ"ץ‎) (August 18, 1926 – March 26, 2010) was an Israeli artist, illustrator, and cartoonist. A Holocau...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Elegant Lady In a Red Dress Posed On Sofa French Interior Oil Painting
Elegant Lady In a Red Dress Posed On Sofa French Interior Oil Painting

Elegant Lady In a Red Dress Posed On Sofa French Interior Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Elegant Lady In Red by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 19.75 x 25.5 inches oil on artist paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a pr...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

"Portrait of Dr. Monroe Mufson"
"Portrait of Dr. Monroe Mufson"

"Portrait of Dr. Monroe Mufson"

By Joseph Biel

Located in Southampton, NY

Unsigned ; attributed to Joseph Biel Good friend of Dr. Mufson View is from New York University School of Medicine. Overall size with original frame 25.5 x 21 in.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

LOTUS FLOWER - ROEDING PARK - Provincetown Style
LOTUS FLOWER - ROEDING PARK - Provincetown Style

LOTUS FLOWER - ROEDING PARK - Provincetown Style

By Mary Travis

Located in Santa Monica, CA

MARY TRAVIS (Active 1935 - 40) LOTUS FLOWER ROEDING PARK. c.1935-40 White line color woodcut. Signed and titled in pencil. Small edition. 10” x 8”. Full sheet. tears in upper margin. Travis worked in Berkeley, California and was probably a follower of William S...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Tate Exhibition 1971 Original Vintage Poster

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Tate Exhibition 1971 Original Vintage Poster

Located in London, GB

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Tate Exhibition 1971 Original Vintage Poster measures 20×30" inches / 51 x 76 cm Original vintage advertising poster for a Warhol pop art exhibition at ...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, C Print

Pink Fields In Blue Sky Summer Meadow British Modernist Oil Painting
Pink Fields In Blue Sky Summer Meadow British Modernist Oil Painting

Pink Fields In Blue Sky Summer Meadow British Modernist Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pink Meaddows by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 9 x 11.25 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good Irin...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

The Circus, Modern Giclee after Marc Chagall

The Circus, Modern Giclee after Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - The Circus, Medium: Giclee, fascimille signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 375, Image Size: 18 x 14 inches, Size: 24 x 16 in. (60...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

"Best of Show" Vintage Signed American Modernist Pig Portrait Framed Painting
"Best of Show" Vintage Signed American Modernist Pig Portrait Framed Painting

"Best of Show" Vintage Signed American Modernist Pig Portrait Framed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches overall. Handsomely framed in white wo...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Philippe Noyer [Untitled] circa 1965 Signed Watercolor Portrait on Paper
Philippe Noyer [Untitled] circa 1965 Signed Watercolor Portrait on Paper

Philippe Noyer [Untitled] circa 1965 Signed Watercolor Portrait on Paper

By Philippe Henri Noyer

Located in Miami, FL

PHILIPPE NOYER – UNTITLED ⚜ Watercolor on Paper ⚜ Hand Signed Upper Right ⚜ Conservation Frame PORTRAIT STUDY IN WATERCOLOR Created circa 1965, this delicate watercolor by Philippe ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Original Levis's Olympic Games, Skiing North America 1980
Original Levis's Olympic Games, Skiing North America 1980

Original Levis's Olympic Games, Skiing North America 1980

By Michael Gibson

Located in Spokane, WA

Original Vintage Poster, Moscow 1980, Olympic Games. Levi's Skiing North America. Original first printing of this poster. Official sponsors of the US team for the 1980 Olympic Games. The campaign was titled “Levi’s Olympic Opportunity Sweepstakes," and each poster emphasized the sport associated with one of the six continents: Great artwork depicting a sliding red skier with the globe behind, highlighting the North American continent. This poster is linen-backed and in excellent condition, ready to frame. One of six posters produced by Levi-Strauss for the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. The posters were created with a sport that was associated with of the six continents. Levi's logo and stylized title text in the margin below the images. Levi's commissioned FCB Advertising in San Francisco to produce a set of six posters and designed by some of the top commercial artists of the 1970s and 1980s. The US pulled out of the Moscow Olympics due to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. A small group of these posters was printed. Levi’s abandoned the promotions. The posters were withdrawn following the decision by US President Carter to boycott the Olympics in protest after the USSR invaded Afghanistan in December 1979. The U.S. boycott in 1980 applied to the Moscow SUMMER Olympic Games The artists who created the Levi 1980 Olympic posters...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Sonambient
Sonambient

Sonambient

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Italian-born American artist Harry Bertoia (1915-1978), is a noted sculptor and modern furniture designer. He is arguably one of the most successful creative forces hired by Florence...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

"Golden path of victory", Gold Paintings, 2024
"Golden path of victory", Gold Paintings, 2024

"Golden path of victory", Gold Paintings, 2024

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

"Golden path of victory", Gold Paintings, 2024" "Golden path of victory” is a piece of letter art inspired by a vision she had of walking on a golden path. Addison Jones artwork fea...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Mixed Media Abstract Collage
Mixed Media Abstract Collage

Mixed Media Abstract Collage

By Alejandra Icaza

Located in Surfside, FL

Alejandra Icaza Born in Bilbao, Spain in 1966. Lives and works in Madrid. Icaza studied at Saint Martins College in London (1985) and at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painti...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Ice Bar Lech, 1960 - Austrian Ski Photography Winter Sports Photography
Ice Bar Lech, 1960 - Austrian Ski Photography Winter Sports Photography

Ice Bar Lech, 1960 - Austrian Ski Photography Winter Sports Photography

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Ice Bar Lech, 1960" is a beautiful Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print from 20t...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Pau Hana
Pau Hana

Pau Hana

By Guy Buffet

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Pau Hana" c.1990 is an original color lithograph on paper by noted French artist Guy Buffet, 1943-2023. It is hand signed and numbered H.C. 1/10 in pencil by the...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

1950s French Signed Modernist Oil Painting Young Ladies with Tulips
1950s French Signed Modernist Oil Painting Young Ladies with Tulips

1950s French Signed Modernist Oil Painting Young Ladies with Tulips

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Tulips French School, circa 1950's signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 27.5 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Impossible Castle - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450
The Impossible Castle - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

The Impossible Castle - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

By M.C. Escher

Located in Paris, IDF

M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) The Impossible Castle, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1935 Signed in the plate Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color

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

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...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil Crayon

“Rural Landscape” by Hans Stalzer - Oil on Canvas - 85.5x63.5cm
“Rural Landscape” by Hans Stalzer - Oil on Canvas - 85.5x63.5cm

“Rural Landscape” by Hans Stalzer - Oil on Canvas - 85.5x63.5cm

Located in Geneva, CH

Artwork sold with frame (100 x 78 cm) Hans Stalzer (1878–1940) was an Austrian painter renowned for his landscapes, portraits, and war scenes. Born in Vienna on April 8, 1878, he in...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pablo Picasso, Woman with the Lock of Hair, The Blues of Barcelona, 1963 (after)
Pablo Picasso, Woman with the Lock of Hair, The Blues of Barcelona, 1963 (after)

Pablo Picasso, Woman with the Lock of Hair, The Blues of Barcelona, 1963 (after)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Femme a la meche (Woman with the Lock of Hair), from the folio Les Bleus de Barcelone, 12 aquarelles et ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Alfred Stieglitz, Sky, 1947 (after)
Alfred Stieglitz, Sky, 1947 (after)

Alfred Stieglitz, Sky, 1947 (after)

By Alfred Stieglitz

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Sky, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by Twice a Year Press,...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Koi Carp, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.81 x 9.44 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Mo...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Church at Chichicastenango

Church at Chichicastenango

By Jesse F. Reed

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Jesse F. Reed, 'Church at Chichicastenango', color etching and aquatint, 1963. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate, lower right. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 3/8 to 2 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. Chichicastenango, also known as Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, is a town in the El Quiché department of Guatemala, located in a mountainous region about 140 km northwest of Guatemala City. Chichicastenango is a K'iche' Maya cultural center, with the great majority of the municipality's population indigenous Mayan K'iche. The church depicted is the 400-year-old church Iglesia de Santo Tomás. Built atop a Pre-Columbian temple platform, the steps which remain venerated today, originally led to a temple of the pre-Hispanic Maya civilization. K'iche' Maya priests still use the church for their rituals, burning incense and candles. Each of the 18 stairs that lead up to the church stands for one month of the Maya calendar year. ABOUT THE ARTIST Jesse Floyd Reed (1920-2011) studied art in New York City at the Grand Central School of Art and the Art Students’ League. He held degrees in History and English and completed special advance studies in Asian, African, and Latin American art, history and culture. At the time of his retirement, he was a Professor of the Arts Emeritus at Davis & Elkins College, a position he held for over forty-nine years. A nationally recognized artist since 1947, Professor Reed’s art has been shown in hundreds of museums, libraries, colleges, and universities, including the Boston Museum, National Museum, The Library of Congress, Brooklyn Museum, and Seattle Museum. In his native West Virginia, he is represented in the permanent collections of the Huntington Museum and the Charleston Museum at Sunrise. The recipient of many national and regional awards, Reed was a member of the Salmagundi Club in NY, the Boston Printmakers, the Print Club of Albany, and was a founding member of the West Virginia Water...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Archons in the Exercise of their Task - Lithograph - 1862

Archons in the Exercise of their Task - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph on paper realized in 1862. Hand colored. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, o...

Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Figures Under a Parasol French Modernist Market Scene Watercolour Gouache
Figures Under a Parasol French Modernist Market Scene Watercolour Gouache

Figures Under a Parasol French Modernist Market Scene Watercolour Gouache

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: SStill Life with Calla Lilies and Ceramic Vase French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 10.75 x 14.5 inches (height x w...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

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