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Modern Art

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
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Waterfall Bearsville NY Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Cubism
Located in New York, NY
Waterfall Bearsville NY Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Cubism Georgina Klitgaard (1893 - 1976) Waterfall, Bearsville NY 40 1/2 30 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower...
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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Perfect Piste 1960 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
The Perfect Piste 1960 Two downhill skiers on powder snow, Zermatt, Switzerland, 1960. by Toni Frissell 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Brunch At Brennans
Located in London, GB
Brunch At Brennans Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed 2024 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Pr...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons - Lounging In Verbier Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Lounging In Verbier' by Slim Aarons Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964. This photograph epitomises the Travel, Lifestyle and Glamou...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Wire Haired Girl and Cat
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Wire Haired Girl and Cat Pen and ink with watercolor, c. 1930 Signed with the Estate stamp "B" Provenance: Estate of the Artist By descent to his son Edward ...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Original "Holland by KLM" vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Holland, so easy to reach by KLM vintage travel poster. Archivally linen-backed in very fine condition ready to frame. Colors are bright and vibrant. Printed in Hollan...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Original "Speedy Travel, German Federal Railroad" vintage travel poster, train
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Speedy Travel, German Federal Railroad” vintage travel poster. The DB stands for the Deutsche Bundesbahn. Archivally linen-backed in very good condition and ready to fra...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ireland Landscape Rocky Cliffs with Castle on the Northern Irish Sea Coastline
Located in Preston, GB
Ireland Landscape Rocky Cliffs with Castle on the Northern Irish Sea Coastline, by 20th Century Irish Australian Artist, Henry McLaughlin. Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame measure...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary David Atkins (1910 – 2012) Subway Train Departure 24 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1960s Signed lower r...
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1960s Modern Art

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Canvas, Oil

Frida in Pink and Green Blouse by Nickolas Muray, 1938, Carbon Pigment Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida in Pink and Green Blouse by Nickolas Muray is a colorful portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Frida wears a green and pink shirt with a magenta scarf wrapped around her nec...
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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Carbon Pigment

Untitled (Study for The Aerialists)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Study for The Aerialists) Graphite on paper, 1932 Signed lower right in pencil: "John Steuart Curry" Dated: 1932 in pencil Exhibited: Schroeder Romero & Shredder, NYC (la...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Graphite

James Bond The Spy Who Loved me - Original 1977 Lobby Card #8
Located in London, GB
James Bond The Spy Who Loved me - Original 1977 Lobby Card #8 Vintage 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me lobby card of 007's underwater car and 2 divers Framing options available: Black, br...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Cardboard

Mid Century Modern Vertical Landscape with Fence in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Vertical Landscape with Fence in Acrylic on Paper Vibrant landscape by California artist Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). Several large trees rise out of de...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Original SABENA Fun Brussels Helicopter to Paris vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Sabena vintage travel poster. Archivally linen —backed in very fine condition, A, ready to frame. The image comprises three surfboard-style sections depicting New York to Br...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Antique American Modernist Interior Scene Young Woman Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century modernist interior scene. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed with a monogram. Really impressive quality and a great subject.
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Horse Carousel Animal Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really impressive early American modernist painting. Oil on board. Framed.
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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern American Abstract Figurative Surreal Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstracted figurative painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Great color and composition. Nicely framed in a period modernist molding.
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Cubist Still Life', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Juan Gris (1887-1927) and Georges Braque's ...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"The Lips" Photography 32" x 32" Edition of 7 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Lips" Photography 32" x 32" Edition of 7 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish Shot with a 3...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Slim Aarons - Palm beach street - estate stamped
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Street by Slim Aarons Cars parked on a tree-lined street in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1953. How typically 'Slim style' this photograph is. Beautiful and iconic 1950's c...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

'Las Brisas Hotel' Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Las Brisas Hotel' Acapulco (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club in Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1968. This photograph ep...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color

Original PERU Braniff International Airways vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original travel poster: Braniff International Airways, Peru Bull. Size 20" x 26" A- condition. This vintage poster is not linen-backed because it is printed on a heavier paper ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Beverly Hills Hotel' 1957 Limited Slim Aarons Estate Edition Beautiful 1950's cars parked outside the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. Typica...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

'Winter Wear' Cortina d’Ampezzo (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Winter Wear' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Manuela Boraomanero (left) and Emanuela Beghelli holiday in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo, March 1976. Two beautiful and st...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Coming Ashore - NEW - Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Coming Ashore - NEW Slim Aarons Estate Edition A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il Pellicano H...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
Located in New York, NY
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural James McCracken (1875 – 1967) WPA Landscape 28 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed lower right ...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Tennis In San Diego' California (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In San Diego' California (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A man and a woman playing tennis on a court surrounded by palm trees, San Diego, California, October 1956. The elegant pair dressed in tennis whites, save for the striped shirt of the young lady, enjoy a game of tennis, in the heat of the Californian sunshine...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

"1961" Wood Wall Sculpture- By American Artist Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
"1961" Wood Wall Sculpture- 2024 Acrylic and texture on solid black walnut wood. Finished on three sides and ready to hang. Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

"LemonTree" Wall Sculpture mid century modern, monochrome, modernism, green
Located in Marmora, NJ
"LemonTree" (Small Pops Series) is a modernist, solid wood wall sculpture that brings bold statement to wherever it is placed. The piece has uses a Textured finish (on 2" thick soli...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Ivory Falconer" Monochrome Wood Wall Sculpture -tan, creme, white, elegant
Located in Marmora, NJ
Ivory Falconer is a modern, chic, mixed media wall sculpture. Made from high end pigmented lacquer (The satin lacquer is infused with pigment which allows the paint to become one wit...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Paint

Abstract portrait with antique frame, 1950s/60s
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Donald Purdy (1924 - 2016). Oil on masonite Measures 25"L x 23"W. Work is behind glass and comes with exceptional antique frame. Acquired from the Schoneman Gallery in NY...
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1960s Modern Art

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Masonite, Oil

Solid Bronze Wildlife Sculpture 'Dab Chick' by Richard Smith
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Dabchick' is a solid Bronze sculpture with a stunning patination. Richard Smith's ability to convey so much character with such simple lines is a testament to the knowledge and love the artist has of the animals he sculpts. Richard J. Smith was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK in 1955. He studied illustration at Luton School of Art to a high standard and graduated with a diploma in Technical & Scientific Illustration. He was soon offered a job as a medical artist at the John Radcliffe teaching hospital in Oxford. In 1978 he was painting for galleries as a full time artist with his depictions of wildlife. He has gained an international reputation for his work and is best known for his superb paintings of fish and water. He has exhibited at prestigious galleries such as the Tryon Gallery and W. H. Patersons in London, The Sportsman's Edge Gallery in New York, The Call of Africa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Everard Reed Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Richard has exhibited his paintings at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum in the USA and the Natural History Museum and Tring Museum in Britain. He has sold at all the major auctions houses in London, such as Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams and Phillips. In the latter part of 2007, Richard was commissioned to produce several fish paintings, for the Sultan of Oman. Callaghan Fine Paintings has commissioned a series of life size bronze birds. His works include British birds such as the elusive Snipe sitting atop a fence post and the beautiful Little Blue penguin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Vibrant Seascape: "Marine Bubble Gum 2" - Original Artwork by Linda Clerget
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Introducing "Marine Bubble Gum 2": an enchanting landscape where the pink sky is dotted with majestic shades of blue and yellow, creating a magnificent canvas above the endless ocea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The city, The Viaduct - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand Léger The Viaduct, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c. 25....
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vibrant Seascape: "Marine Bubble Gum" - Original Artwork by Linda Clerget
Located in THOMERY, FR
Experience the whimsical charm of "Marine Bubble Gum", a captivating painting by acclaimed artist Linda Clerget. This stunning piece transports viewers to a dreamy beachscape where t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

CHINESE AUGURAL PRINT - Print on paper with frame 1980s
Located in Napoli, IT
Chinese augural prints art edition Menarini Florence 1982. Linked to Chinese folk customs and daily life, the prints are popular ornaments for Lunar New Year decorations and express ...
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1980s Modern Art

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Color

Mosquito Coast Boat Building
Located in London, GB
Wooden boat building in a village on the Mosquito Coast, Honduras, Central America 1980s. (photograph Alain Le Garsmeur) A gorgeously evocative s...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

20th Century French Modernist Signed Oil Rolling Waves at Sea Turquoise & Purple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sea by Louis Eugene Glasser (French b. 1897) signed oil on board, framed framed: 22.5 x 29.5 inches board: 17.5 x 24.5 inches provenance: priv...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

'Soft Helmets' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
Located in London, GB
'Soft Helmets' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print Pattie Boyd and Celia Hammond modelling feathered capsule hats, John French (1907-66), London, 1960s © Victoria and Albert M...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Easy on the Eye" Photography 24" x 36" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Easy on the Eye" Photography 24" x 36" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 24" x 36" inch Edition of 7:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Late Afternoon" Photography 25" x 35" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Late Afternoon" Photography 25" x 35" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 25" x 35" inch Edition of 7:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Pablo Picasso, "Portrait of Jacqueline, Right Profile, " original lithograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso "Portrait of Jacqueline, Right Profile" Original Lithograph The 3rd and final state, executed on zinc Hand signed in pencil, numbered 21/50 from the edition of 50 Paper...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Under Greylock, Etching by Peter Milton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Milton, American (1930 - ) Title: Under Greylock Year: 1993 Medium: Intaglio Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Image Size: 18.25 x 15 inches Size: 25 ...
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1990s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

"Achtung IV" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture (mcm, mid century, blue, navy, white)
Located in Marmora, NJ
Achtung IV is a vibrant large-scale mixed media wall sculpture. Made cherry wood and with painted layers of MDF finished with satin lacquer. This piece was inspired by mid-century ...
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Walnut, Paint

"Splash" Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Splash" Photography 42" x 30" in Edition 1/7 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish Comes with CO...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink

'Dione and Tethys'
Located in London, GB
'Dione and Tethys' 2005 JPL/Cassini A beautiful 16x16" inches / 40 x 40 cm Silver Gelatin fibre print (printed on 20x16" paper size) of this breathtakingly exquisite Cassini image ...
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Early 2000s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Caroline (LED)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Caroline (LED)" Photography 40" x 30" in Edition 2/3 by Larsen Sotelo *** Not framed - ships in a tube Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

PULLING CORN (FODDER HOPPER) - Scarce Print!
By Bernard Joseph Steffen
Located in Santa Monica, CA
BERNARD (JOSEPH) STEFFEN (1907 – 1980) PULLING CORN (FODDER HOPPER) c. 1935-45 Color serigraph signed with a full signature below the image at the lower right sheet edge . Unknown e...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Screen

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Pink Roses In White Jug
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

"Replica" Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Replica" Photography 35" x 25" in Edition 1/15 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 15: 35" x 25" inch Edition of 7: 42" x 3...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, " Georgina Klitgaard, Woodstock School Female WPA
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard (1893 - 1976) Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1933 Oil on canvas 18 x 30 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, New York Harold Ordway Rugg Private Collection, Western New York Georgina Berrian was born in Spuyten Duyvil, New York in 1893. She was educated at Barnard College...
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1930s Modern Art

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Canvas, Oil

Latin American Raúl Valdivieso Organic Abstract Bronze Metal Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Abstract modern sculpture by Latin American sculptor Raúl Valdivieso (Chilean, 1931-1993). Valdivieso is known for his reinterpretation of the classic ...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

"Tugboat at Dock, " Reginald Marsh, Modern WPA Industrial Ship
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh Tugboat at Dock, circa 1937 Signed lower right Watercolor and pencil on paper 13 3/4 x 20 inches Housed in a Lowy frame. Provenance: Sotheby'...
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1930s Modern Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Large Still Life Flowers Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed and Framed
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful large oil on canvas still life painting depicting two vases filled with lovely flowers in vibrant colors with a green background. The painting is finely presented in a cu...
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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pablo Picasso, "The Little Artist", 1956, lithograph in 5 colors, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Le Petit Dessinateur (The Little Artist), 1956 Lithograph in five colors Hand signed in pencil and numbered 6/50 from an edition of 50 Vallauris, May 18th, 1956 Referen...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pac-Man (Black edition) - Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Richard ORLINSKI Pac Man (Black edition) Sculpture in resin Metallic Black About 18 cm (c. 7 in) Presented in original box Excellent condition
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Resin

Louis Osman Architect Goldsmith Silversmith 1974 catalogue Prince of Wales Crown
Located in London, GB
As Goldsmith Osman designed the Crown for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969, and as architect he commissioned Jacob Epstein's chef d'oeuvre, the Madonna and Child on the...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Modernist Landscape Painting, Monument Valley Arizona, listed artist
Located in Baltimore, MD
Although born in Ohio at the end of the 19th century, Martin Sabransky studied art at Randolph Macon College in Virginia. He began his career path moving west, by first going to Kans...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

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