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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Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 17 inches overall, and 10 by 14 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely...
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed and dated Warren Brandt '58, this dynamic mixed-media composition by American artist Warren Brandt (1918–2002) exemplifies mid-century abstraction with a vibrant use of color,...
Oil, Board
Woman, Modern Oil Painting on Canvas, Unsigned, 1930s, Framed
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Not signed. Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 – Gargnano, 1942) ...
Paint, Oil
$1,422Sale Price|25% Off
Untitled (Nebula, Street Art, Sprayer, Colorful, Galaxy, 22% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
By JB Nearsy
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Untitled (Nebula, Street Art, Sprayer, Colorful, Galaxy) 2024 Spray paint on paper Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-2225 *...
Paper, Spray Paint
Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Maeght 1983)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color Explosion (c. 1983) Original lithograph Unsigned as issued On heavy paper 89.5 x 54 cm (c. 36 x 21 inch) Original lithographic exhibition poster for the artist Ret...
Lithograph
John Lennon and Yono Oko 1971
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland John Lennon and Yoko Ono 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono were a groundbreaking artistic couple known for their influential contributions to music and art, with Len...
Silver Gelatin
"STILL LIFE FRUIT" MID CENTURY
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 17.5 x 21.5 Medium: Oil "Still Life Fruit" Biography Michael Frary (1918 - ...
Oil
Morning Grirl. solid bronze sculpture, vintage
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Morning girl". The author admires the beauty of the female body. Her movement - smooth, graceful and beautiful. The moment of awakening is very sensual. The girl stretches, reveali...
Stone, Bronze
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A colorful Southern painting depicting a ...
Masonite, Oil
Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 - Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Palm Beach Idyll, 1955 by Slim Aarons 16 x 16" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Palm Beach Idyll' is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Di...
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Lovers of the Champs de Mars - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Paris, Lovers of the Champs de Mars, 1965 Original lithograph after a watercolor (Mourlot Workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum 30 x 24 cm (c...
Lithograph
Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collectio...
Photographic Paper
$965Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Cubist Still Life Oil Painting Apple Fruit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Still Life by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) oil on board, framed signed and dated 1981 verso framed: 21.5 x 18 inches board: 18 x 15 inches original oil painting conditi...
Oil
At The Wall, Modern Art Lithograph by Ernie Barnes
By Ernie Barnes
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernie Barnes, American (1938 - 2009) - At The Wall, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil, Edition: A/P, Image Size: 22 x 10.5 inches, Size: 25 in. x 13.5 in. (...
Lithograph
Con Ed Smokestack
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Another example previously exhibited: An Exhibition of Recent Paintings ...
Lithograph
"Spiral Staircase" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Spiral Staircase" by Fox Photos May 1937: The spiral staircase at St Paul's Cathedral, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) Unframed Paper Size:...
Black and White
Le Coeur de Cirque Lithograph, Modern Style, Signed, 1967, 31/50
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Le coeur de cirque (The Heart of the Circus) Lithograph from 1967. The edition of 31/50 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 75.5 x 58.5 cm. Hand signe...
Lithograph
PULLING CORN (FODDER HOPPER) - Scarce Print!
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...
Screen
De Mémoir d'Homme, Planche V, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1950, Excellent
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - De mémoir d'homme, Planche V Lithograph from 1950. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 350. Dimensions of work: 32 x 25 cm Publisher: Édition...
Lithograph
$534Sale Price|60% Off
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Tall White Plant In Vase Still Life
By Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Flower Still life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 25 x 19.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound ...
Oil
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Modernist Reclining Female Nude Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist reclining female nude figurative painting by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). This vivid late 20th-century figural piece featur...
Masonite, Tempera
Stay On Target ! II - Star Wars Hitchcock pop art signed limited edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Stay On Target! II Archival pigment pop art print of a Star Wars TIE fighter chasing actor Cary Grant from the infamous scene in Hitchcock’s North By North West...
Archival Pigment
"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran
Located in London, GB
"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran 14th June 1965: The British rock group The Beatles stand in a window at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex. L-R: Georg...
Black and White
$559Sale Price|20% Off
Original Southern California Home Federal Fun Map vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original California Fun Map vintage poster from 1973. Archival linen backed in fine condition that is ready to frame. Artist: Darrel Millsap. This fun map...
Offset
$2,200
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10
By Dennis Leon
Located in Surfside, FL
It has a variegated texture to it. It is signed and titled. Large format drawing or painting in pastel or crayon. pastoral landscape with boulders and rocks in pasture. Dennis Leon, ...
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Original Acrylic Painting Titled: "HECF005-WLF2020" 24.75 x 84
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
acrylic painting on wood panel Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant pr...
Acrylic
"Portrait of Miss Cacheux" by Armand Cacheux - Oil on Canvas - 65x80 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (92 x 76.5 cm) Armand Cacheux (1868–1965) was a Swiss painter and engraver born in Geneva. He studied at the Geneva School of Fine Arts under Barthélemy Menn...
Canvas, Oil
Marshland
By Peter Milton
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Marshland" 1962, is an original drypoint etching by noted American artist Peter Winslow Milton, b.1930. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 31/40 in pe...
Drypoint, Etching
Faraglioni Rocks, Capri (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Faraglioni Rocks, Capri, 1974, Printed Later Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. ...
Lambda
Il Pellicano Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Il Pellicano Beach, 1973 Chromogenic Lambda print A jetty juts out from the rocky shoreline at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 19...
Lambda
$720Sale Price|20% Off
"Windmill" by René Durey - Oil on Canvas - 26x44.5 cm
By Rene Durey
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (46 x 65 x 5 cm) René Durey (1890–1959) was a French painter known for his landscapes and still lifes. Born and deceased in Paris, he was largely self-taught...
Canvas, Oil
Synchromist Abstraction watercolor by Jay Van Everen
Located in Hudson, NY
Jay Van Everen was a pioneering early American abstractionist known for his affiliation with the Synchromists. His abstract color studies would take him to the forefront of the Ameri...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Nature Morte aux Raisins, Signed Modern Still Life Lithograph by Rene Genis
By René Genis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rene Genis, French (1922 - 2004) Title: Nature Morte avec Fleurs Year: circa 1970 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 26/100 Size: 20.5 in. x 30 i...
Lithograph
Hibiscus Garden, Vertical Modern Still Life in Pastel Tones of Vivid Flowers
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hibiscus Garden I" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...
Acrylic, Watercolor, India Ink, Paper
$1,200
Le Village de Vauvenargues - Galerie Louise Leiris (after) Pablo Picasso, 1962
Located in New York, NY
Lithographic poster produced for an exhibition of Picasso's paintings at Galerie Louise Leiris in 1962. Designed by Henri Deschamps using Picasso's oil...
Lithograph
$3,561Sale Price|20% Off
Hunting Scene Watercolor and Graphite Drawing, Framed Modern Art
Located in GB
Whipping in Watercolour and graphite on paper depicting the hunt master bringing a hound home, by Charles Gilbert Joseph Holiday (British, 1879-1937).
Paper, Watercolor
Sea Drive
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Sea Drive, 1967 40 x 60 inches Framing is additional Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Segrist and their family for a drive in a...
C Print
$1,079Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
$850
A Quiet, Sunlit 1930s Vintage Fauvist Summer City Park Scene with Fountain
Located in Chicago, IL
A quiet, sunlit, vintage 1930s American Scene city park scene with a fountain by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a picturesque landscape comple...
Masonite, Oil
$19,426Sale Price|20% Off
Myth III - British 1936 Modern art tempera painting Ida Graves poet family
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 1930's modern art tempera painting is by noted interwar artist Blair Hughes-Stanton. Painted in 1936 it is part of the myth se...
Egg Tempera
Mathew 2 Archival Pigment Print, Signed, Limited Edition, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Mathew 2 ‘ who was captured on film in...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Piazza Umberto I, Capri C-Type Print, Aarons Estate-Stamped, Edition of 150
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Al fresco diners beneath the parasols in Piazza Umberto I, Capri, 1958. Piazza Umberto I, Capri 1958, printed later C-Type Print Estate-stamped and hand-numbered in ink on the rect...
Lambda
$106Sale Price|20% Off
Figures Walking Up The Town Steps Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel and pencil sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotsw...
Pastel, Pencil
Portrait #13. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Sleeping Cat - Pencil Drawing by Giselle Halff - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Cats is an original pencil drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Not signed and dated on 1965 on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971...
Pencil
Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig;...
Paper, Engraving
The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke Portfolio, lithograph by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969) Title: The First Word of Verse Arises from the Rilke Portfolio Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in the plate Edition: 750 Siz...
Lithograph
Daddy Bear - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Limited Edition C-Type Photograph Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Daddy Bear by Slim Aarons 16" x 16" print on 16" x 20" paper. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Daddy Bear" is a Limit...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
$1,618Sale Price|20% Off
The Girl With The Glasses 1960's Stylised Portrait Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Girl With The Glasses, Impressionist Stylised Portrait, Signed Oil Painting British School, circa 1969 Initialled and dated '69 by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil p...
Oil
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Adolf Dehn, Gay Head Cliffs, 1935, mid-century lithograph, Martha's Vineyard, MA
By Adolf Dehn
Located in New York, NY
Gay Head Cliffs, a 1935 lithograph by Adolf Dehn (1895-1968), depicts a National Landmark in Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, MA. Somehow Dehn has managed to capture the very texture of ...
Lithograph
Purple Living Room Dream
Located in Zofingen, AG
Colorful Matisse inspired living room oil pastel artwork with purple walls Oil pastel drawing on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 50 × 70 × 0,1 cm It is original hand drawing on 2...
Paper, Oil Pastel
Innocence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Figurative, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (issued by The Gal...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Marilyn Candid Moment (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Michael Ochs
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Candid Moment (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) NEW YORK - MARCH 1955: Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$120,000
Grande masque
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Grande Masque 1948 Aquatint on Marais paper, signed in pencil and numbered 11/25, there were also 5 artist’s proofs. Signed, dedicated "à Nadia Sednaoui" and inscribed ...
Aquatint
A 1950s, Modern Western Painting, Cowboys Wrangling Cattle by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A lively 1950s Mid-Century Modern Western landscape painting with cowboys wrangling cattle by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Most likely a working study for a larger painting...
Canvas, Oil
A Large, Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study of a Young Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Striking, Post-War Studio Figure Study of a Reclining Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed, intimate f...
Paper, Pastel, Charcoal
Japanese Print, Horse Turning Around - Signed Woodcut
By Mokuchu URUSHIBARA
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Horse Turning Around, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 37 x 27 cm (c. 14,5 x 10,6 in) INFORMATION : Engraving publ...
Woodcut
Poolside Bar 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Bar 1980 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests seen from a poolside bar at the Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1980. 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper ...
Archival Pigment
Glacial, Abstract art 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Abstract art 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contempora...
Metal
Notre Dame de Paris
Located in Middletown, NY
A superb, dark impression of a well known scene by Arms. Etching with aquatint on watermarked handmade F.J. Head & Co. laid paper, 12 3/8 x 13 15/16 inches (315 x 354 mm), full marg...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint