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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
"Couple At Party" by Thurston Hopkins

"Couple At Party" by Thurston Hopkins

By Thurston Hopkins

Located in London, GB

"Couple At Party" by Thurston Hopkins A debutante at a 'Coming-Out Ball' for British actress Anna Massey in Highgate, north London. Picture Post - 7881 - A Deb Among the Stags - pub...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

Sunlit Romanesque Cloister Arches Interior Watercolor of Stone Columns
Sunlit Romanesque Cloister Arches Interior Watercolor of Stone Columns

Sunlit Romanesque Cloister Arches Interior Watercolor of Stone Columns

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Sunlit Romanesque Cloister Arches Interior Watercolor of Stone Columns Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Watercolor on paper, mounted in a loose card mount, unframed Size: inclu...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

English Antique Woodcut Engraving, William Blakes's Milton
English Antique Woodcut Engraving, William Blakes's Milton

English Antique Woodcut Engraving, William Blakes's Milton

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Woodcut Engraving of an extract of William Blake's "Milton" "And did those feet in ancient time...." with two landscape woodcut images, one signed in the impression print, the other ...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

“Trinity Church, Wall Street”
“Trinity Church, Wall Street”

“Trinity Church, Wall Street”

By Leon Dolice

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil pastel on archival paper by the well known American artist, Leon Dolice. The painting depicts Trinity Church with several of the more contemporary buildings of Wall Stre...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Portrait of a Young Woman
Portrait of a Young Woman

Portrait of a Young Woman

Located in London, GB

'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Anna Costa (circa 1960s). This is a beautiful, expressive portrait of a young woman painted by the artist using her trademark vibrant c...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Joan Miro 'Litografia original II' Lithograph 1975

Joan Miro 'Litografia original II' Lithograph 1975

By Joan Miró

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original lithograph by Joan Miró, titled "Litografia Original II," is a first printing published in "Joan Miró Lithographs Volume II" in 1975 by Maeght Editeur in Paris. This p...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Nude Sunbathing Swimming Pool Brazilian Resort
Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Nude Sunbathing Swimming Pool Brazilian Resort

Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Nude Sunbathing Swimming Pool Brazilian Resort

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Pousada dos Buzios, 1975 - Nude Sunbathing Swimming Pool Brazilian Resort by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Pousada dos Buzios' is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type print by 20th Century American photographer Slim Aarons. Friends and acquaintances lying by the swimming pool at Pousada dos Buzios in Brazil are photographed by Slim Aarons. The man pictured is Italian restaurateur Stefano Monti. Just east of Rio de Janiero city is Buzios, formerly a quiet little fishing village and since the 1960s a bustling, animated, and absolutely upscale seaside resort, littered with fine restaurants, boutiques, and posh pousadas. Pictured here is one such pousada. Also found in Portugal, pousadas offer a blend between luxury hotel and intimate family-run inn. Slim Aarons also photographed "Buzios" which is available in the gallery. Both "Pousada dos Buzios" and "Buzios" were taken in the same place, but spaced years apart. Both 'Buzios' and 'Pousada dos Buzios' were taken in this location. The similarities between 'Buzios' and 'Pousada dos Buzios' are most evident in the subjects: the female sunbather wearing a black and white swimsuit with the straw sunhat appears to be in both scenes, and the female sunbather with short hair wearing the leopard print bikini appears similarly in both scenes. This image from August 1975...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Wheelbarrow Race
Wheelbarrow Race

Wheelbarrow Race

By Edmund Blampied

Located in Plano, TX

1925-26. Drypoint. Appleby 114. 8 9/16 x 12 (sheet 12 x 17). Edition 100, #10. An excellent impression with burr, printed with plate tone on the full sheet of 'VGI' laid paper with ...

Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Two of Swords by Salvador Dalí
Two of Swords by Salvador Dalí

Two of Swords by Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New Orleans, LA

Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Spanish Two of Swords Signed “Dalí” (upper right) Gouache on photographic background Representing a unique blend of spiritualism and Surrealism, this goua...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI
Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI

Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI

By Graciela Rodo Boulanger

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.75 x 18 inches, sheet size is 30 x 22.15 inches. About the artist:   Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of Woman - Original Drawing - early 20th Century

Portrait of Woman - Original Drawing - early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in Pencil by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balance...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting
Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting

Antique American Impressionist Framed Coastal Seascape Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist signed coastal seascape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 14 by 18 inches overall, and 12 by 16 painting alone. In excelle...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Nine of Swords by Salvador Dalí
Nine of Swords by Salvador Dalí

Nine of Swords by Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New Orleans, LA

Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Spanish Nine of Swords Signed “Dalí” (lower center) Gouache on photographic background Representing a unique blend of spiritualism and Surrealism, this go...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

Divided By Time, Large Modern Abstract Painting
Divided By Time, Large Modern Abstract Painting

Divided By Time, Large Modern Abstract Painting

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Robert Sealock (American, 20th Century) Signed: RWS 93 (Canvas Verso) " Divided By Time ", 1993 Oil on Canvas 48 1/4" x 40" This large modern painting is in nice original condi...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Iris

Iris

By Bradley Theodore

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Born in Turks and Caicos, Bradley Theodore is a contemporary artist who started his career in New York City and has been an internationally-inclined artist and collaborator from his ...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Returning to the Stable.
Returning to the Stable.

Returning to the Stable.

By Edmund Blampied

Located in Plano, TX

Returning to the Stable. 1920. Drypoint. Appleby 64. 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 (sheet 11 7/16 x 16 1/8). Edition 100. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper wi...

Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape
New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape

New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

New England Skiing, New Hampshire, 1955 - Winter Fashion in Snowy Landscape by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" image on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. ...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Digital

Blue Flowers
Blue Flowers

Blue Flowers

By Robert Kulicke

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Blue Flowers, watercolor/mixed media on paper by Robert Kulicke. 7" x 7.75" sight, 13.75" x 14.5" framed. Initialed lower right. A beautiful Kulicke, perfect for the discerning colle...

Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor

Landscape - Original Drawing in Pencil on Paper - 20th Century
Landscape - Original Drawing in Pencil on Paper - 20th Century

Landscape - Original Drawing in Pencil on Paper - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. With the drawing of the trees on the rear. The State of preservation is very g...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Clown, Modern Lithograph by V. Beffa
Clown, Modern Lithograph by V. Beffa

Clown, Modern Lithograph by V. Beffa

Located in Long Island City, NY

V. Beffa - Clown. Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm)

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

'Diptych' —  Modernist Abstraction, Atelier 17
'Diptych' —  Modernist Abstraction, Atelier 17

'Diptych' — Modernist Abstraction, Atelier 17

By Stanley William Hayter

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Stanley William Hayter, 'Diptych', color engraving and scorper, 1967, edition 50, Black & Moorhead 314. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '10/50' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, with fresh, vibrant colors on antique-white wove BFK Rives paper; the full sheet with margins (2 1/2 to 3 1/4 inches). Minor skinning and tape residue on the top and bottom sheet edges, verso, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 13 7/8 x 19 1/2 inches (146 x 108 mm); sheet size 19 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches (394 x 292 mm). Hayter created this work using engraving and scorper on 2 plates, printed side by side. He used alkali blue, printed intaglio, and a phthalo green with a hard roller on the surface. The proofing was in three states, the first with engraving (a single proof); the second adding further engraving and scorper (a single proof); the third added further engraving and editioned: color trial proofs, 5 artist's proofs, edition of 50. The edition was completed in three printings: 8 in 1967; then Hector Saunier printed numbers 9 through 18 in 1968, and numbers 19 through 50 in 1969. This impression is from the Saunier 1968 printing. Note: the online image cannot accurately convey the vibrancy of the printed alkali blue/phthalo green. An impression of this work is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Stanley William Hayter (1901-1988) was a British painter and printmaker associated in the 1930s with Surrealism and from 1940 onward with Abstract Expressionism. Regarded as one of the most significant printmakers of the 20th century, Hayter founded the legendary Atelier 17 studio in Paris, now known as Atelier Contrepoint. Among the artists he is credited with influencing are Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, and Marc Chagall. The hallmark of the workshop was its egalitarian structure, breaking sharply with the traditional French engraving studios by insisting on a cooperative approach to labor and technical discoveries. In 1929 Hayter was introduced to Surrealism by Yves Tanguy and André Masson, who, with other Surrealists, worked with Hayter at Atelier 17. The often violent imagery of Hayter’s Surrealist period was stimulated in part by his passionate response to the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Fascism. He organized portfolios of graphic works to raise funds for the Spanish cause, including Solidarité (Paris, 1938), a portfolio of seven prints, one of them by Picasso. Hayter frequently exhibited with the Surrealists during the 1930s but left the movement when Paul Eluard was expelled. Eluard’s poem Facile Proie (1939) was written in response to a set of Hayter’s engravings. Other writers with whom Hayter collaborated in this way included Samuel Beckett and Georges Hugnet. Hayter joined the exile of the Parisian avant-garde in 1939, moving with his second wife, the American sculptor Helen...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Engraving

Pablo Picasso, Four Ballet Dancers, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)
Pablo Picasso, Four Ballet Dancers, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)

Pablo Picasso, Four Ballet Dancers, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Four Ballet Dancers, from the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946, originates from the 1946 edition published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Landscape - Original Woodcut by A. Jacquol - 1934

Landscape - Original Woodcut by A. Jacquol - 1934

By A. Jacquol

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape is an Original woodcut print realized by A. Jacquol in January 1934. The beautiful artwork is in good condition included a green cardboard (25x32.7 cm). Monogrammed on th...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Nude
Nude

Nude

By Lorrie Goulet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful rendition of a seated female nude in polished and chiseled marble. Signed and dated 1981 on the back. Stone, wood and ceramics sculptor Lorrie Goulet, who also makes draw...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Marble

Flower Lined Home, Modern Lithograph by Guy Charon
Flower Lined Home, Modern Lithograph by Guy Charon

Flower Lined Home, Modern Lithograph by Guy Charon

By Guy Charon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Guy Charon, French (1927 - 2021) - Flower Lined Home, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed, and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, EA, Image Size: 22.75 x 18.25 ...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Huge Contemporary French Expressionist Abstract Modernist Still Life Painting
Huge Contemporary French Expressionist Abstract Modernist Still Life Painting

Huge Contemporary French Expressionist Abstract Modernist Still Life Painting

By Andrée de Frémont

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Modernist Still Life by Andree de Fremont (French, contemporary) signed painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 39.5 x 39.5 inches Provenance: from a collection in France Condition: ver...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Modern Dancers
Modern Dancers

Mick MicheylModern Dancers, 1964

$1,360Sale Price|50% Off

Modern Dancers

By Mick Micheyl

Located in London, GB

'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in good vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided. Dimensions with Frame: H 75 cm / 29.5" W 61 cm / 24" Dimensions without Frame: H 56 cm / 22" W 42 cm / 16.5" About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink, Gouache

Cortina d'Ampezzo (Estate Edition)
Cortina d'Ampezzo (Estate Edition)

Cortina d'Ampezzo (Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1982 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A rest from skiing at Cortina d'Ampezzo, March 1982. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cer...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Surgical Instruments - Etching by Lorenz Heister - 1750
Surgical Instruments - Etching by Lorenz Heister - 1750

Surgical Instruments - Etching by Lorenz Heister - 1750

Located in Roma, IT

Surgical Instruments is part of the Suite Institutiones Chirurgicae by Lorenz Heister. Amsterdam, Janssonius-Waesberg, 1750. Etching on paper. The work belongs to the Latin edition...

Category

1750s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Saraswati, Figurative, Mythology by Raja Ravi Verma "In Stock"

Saraswati, Figurative, Mythology by Raja Ravi Verma "In Stock"

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Raja Ravi Varma - Laxmi, 19 x 14 inches Oleograph with embellishments, Circa (Unframed & Delivered) Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter and artist...

Category

1890s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Snow in Provence
Snow in Provence

Snow in Provence

By Yves Brayer

Located in London, GB

'Snow in Provence', oil on board, by Yves Brayer (circa 1960s). A rare and atmospheric landscape by Yves Brayer, capturing an exceptional moment in the Provençal countryside. Snow in...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mountain Landscape with Cypress French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Mountain Landscape with Cypress French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

Mountain Landscape with Cypress French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mountain Landscape with Cypress French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 18.75 inches (height x wi...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

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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.