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
At the Sea, Beach Scene - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Edition of 450 (Ramié #391)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso
At the Sea, Beach Scene : Bathers, 1956
Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, black covered bath and enamel
Annotated on the Back : Empreinte origina...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Ceramic
Two Figures
By Robert Chester Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s.
Two Figures, 1949, ebony wood, 24 x 7 x 5 inches, unsigned, but comes from Thomas' daughters and includes a copy of a 1949 photo of this work listing the artist's name, title of work and date
Robert Chester Thomas was a California sculptor. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Thomas moved with his family to Southern California as a child. During World War II, he joined the army and served for a time in the European theater. When he returned to California, he studied sculpture with David Green in Pasadena in 1946 and 1947, before taking advantage of the GI Bill in 1948 to study with Ossip Zadkine in Paris. He first exhibited at Galerie St. Placide as part of an exhibition of American artists working in late 1940s Paris...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Still Life
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed "P. Bisiaux" at lower right
The overall dimensions, including the frame, are 29 x 34 7/8 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Abstract #8”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil paint on heavy archival textured paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower left by the artist and dated 1964. Conditio...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking, black & white figural studio ink drawing on paper depicting an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
L’atelier (after) Raoul Dufy, Lithograph, 1969
Located in New York, NY
"What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart."
-Raoul Dufy
This lithograph was reproduced after a painting by Raoul Dufy entitled "L'Atelie...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Four Square Birds" Modern Teal Toned Cubist Inspired Abstract of Birds
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract painting of birds by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a grid of four different Cubist-inspired abstractions of birds set against a tea...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Historic Yves Klein at Dwan Gallery exhibition invitation Mid Century Modern
By Yves Klein
Located in New York, NY
Well documented work, illustrated in the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution hardcover exhibition monograph.
Yves Klein at Dwan Gallery Po...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
The Profile - Drawing - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in late 19th century
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Handwritten note below; Session of the Institute of August 5, 71....
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Mallorca seascape oil on canvas painting Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Femme Cheval
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam
“Femme Cheval” 1971
Pastel on paper
24 x 18 in
Signed and dated at the bottom left corner
Provenance:
Gallerry Dobbelhoef, Kessel.
Private Collection, Brussel.
Campo and...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Pastel, Laid Paper
Melancholic Muses V
Located in London, GB
'Melancholic Muses V', one of a poignant set of six signed artist proof lithographs by the celebrated Spanish artist from Barcelona, Vicenç Caraltó (circa 1960s). This collection of ...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Delusion of Fashion - Yellow, 1969 (M.647)
By Joan Miró
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Delusion of Fashion - Yellow (from the series also known as 'Fashion Frenzy' or 'El delirio de la moda') is a lithograph on paper, image size 49.5 x 34", signed Miró lower right ...
Category
20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches spécial paper
Year: 1961
Paper Size: 14.8 x 11 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the folio, Les Côtes Norm...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Large Antique American Abstract Landscape Framed Vintage Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Buddha and Pomegranates - Painting by Bruno Croatto - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
In this work we find the image of the Buddha and several pomegranates, symbolizing fertility.
The choice of combining objects and materials of different nature becomes an unmistakable feature of his style. A taste for the intrinsic qualities of different materials, specifically chosen for their characteristics of gloss transparency and sphericity, not least, the optical precision with which the different surfaces are rendered. Croatto creates images where reality is transformed into a magical and suspended atmosphere.
Bruno Croatto...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aventure d'une libertine VIII, XIII, XII and IX. From The Secret Album Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine VIII, XIII, XII and IX, Paris, 2015
From The Secret Album Series
Individual size: 37 cm H x 30 cm W
Overall size: 174 cm H x 60 c...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Summer Picnic - Afternoon Outdoors in Nature by Natural Pond with Waterlilies
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Summer Picnic - Afternoon Outdoors in Nature by Natural Pond with Waterlilies shows a summer picnic afternoon outdoors on a grassy plain by a natural pond with waterlilies
16 x 20" ...
Category
20th Century Modern Art
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Bell Tower by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on Paper - 17x22 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Evening Reading - Paint by Emile François Rouseau - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Emile François Rouseau in 1910.
Hand signed, dated and dedicated by the author.
Includes a coeval gilded wooden frame.
Category
1910s Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Life can Be So Beautiful, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on Canvas framed to Guild of Framers Specialist in Exeter, to the highest standard. Size is 12"x16" plus frame size - for this simply add approximately 3" all round. Framed by So...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Girl. What is Love?
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, a girl is portrayed deep in thought, contemplating the nature of love, creating an atmosphere of tenderness and gentle introspection. Her dreamy gaze reflects her i...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nude
Located in Cologne, DE
Silvergelatinprint
Category
1970s Modern Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bridge, Framed Modern Lithograph by Bernard Buffet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bernard Buffet, French (1928 - 1999) - Bridge. Year: 1968, Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate, Size: 19.5 in. x 22.5 in. (49.53 cm x 57.15 cm), Frame Size: 23 x 27.5 inches
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Helmsman
Located in Storrs, CT
The Helmsman. 1925. Etching. Hurst 130. 7 x 10 7/8 (sheet 11 x 5). Trial proof, apart from the edition of 75 An extremely rich impression printed cream wove paper. An exceptionally r...
Category
1920s Modern Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
The Old Town Nice, South of France, Signed French Modernist Oil 1930's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed and dated
Title: Nice (Cote d' Azur, France)
Medium: oil painting on board, framed.
frame: 28.75 x 32.75 inches
board: 21.25 x 2...
Category
20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Oil
Louis Armstrong, Berlin 1965
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photo captures jazz legend Louis Armstrong playing his trumpet during a performance in Berlin in 1965. Armstrong, with intense focus, holds the trumpet close to his lips, his cheeks slightly puffed as he blows into the instrument. The lighting creates a dramatic effect, highlighting the shine of the trumpet and his facial expression, which conveys his passion and dedication to the music. Dressed in formal attire, Armstrong stands in the spotlight, embodying his iconic status as one of jazz music's greatest figures. The background is blurred, keeping the focus on Armstrong and his trumpet.
The print is new, Highest Quality on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta. More sizes up to 150x150 cm available on request.
About Tassilo Leher:
Born in the dark years of World War II, Tassilo Leher became an icon of photographic art in divided Germany. As the son of war correspondent Karl Leher, whose lens captured moments of contemporary history, he was born in 1940 in the heart of Berlin.
He shared not only the studio in the picturesque Prenzlauer Berg with his father, but also the mysterious world of the darkroom. While Karl Leher, an early riser, made use of the morning hours, Tassilo found his creative flow only by midday, often working late into the night.
His camera knew no bounds: from the dazzling stars of East German show business like Phudys, Karat, Hildegard Kneef, Manfred Krug, Bubi Scholz, to international greats such as Dean Reed, Karel Gott, Jiri Korn, and Costa Cordalis – all found themselves in front of his lens.
The Friedrichstadt-Palast and numerous film sets became his stages, where he played with light and shadow to perfectly frame famous...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Slim Aarons, Palm Springs Party (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Desert House Party, 1970. (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
A poolside party at a desert house, desig...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
C Print
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
1980s Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Moses /// Marc Chagall Israelites Christianity Judaism Religious Modern Litho
By Marc Chagall
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887-1985)
Title: "Moses"
*Signed by Chagall in pencil lower right
Year: 1979
Medium: Original Lithograph on Japon nacré paper
Limited edition...
Category
1970s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Beaton, Pablo Picasso, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
Category
1980s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
"The Artist and his Model"
Located in Southampton, NY
Here is a classic oil on canvas painting by Nicholai Cikovsky circa 1960 of the artist and his model. Signed lower right. ACA gallery label verso along with Association of American Artists label verso. Original handcarved frame with wear. Overall size framed 43 by 36 inches.
Cikovsky was born in Russia in 1894 where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Oil
Gridded, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Glass Sculpture
Artist: Karo Martirosyan,
Work: Original Artwork,
Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture,
Year: 2022
Style: Contemporary Art,
Subject: Gridded,
Size: 30" x 4...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Metal
'Nude Female Torso'
By Ed Freeman
Located in London, GB
'Nude Female Torso' by Ed Freeman
A stunning image of a female torso, that appears almost like a landscape, jutting into the clouds.
Beautiful mint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
C Print
Vlaminck, La Route (Walterskirchen 273-2), Vlaminck (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Vlaminck, 1958; published by Éditions André Saure...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This drawing is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness.
Crayon on paper, 10 ½ x 9 inches (image), 14 x 11 inches (sheet), Signed...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Suspension Flamenco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Stunning sculpture by Richard Macdonald titled "Suspension Flamenco"
Finely detailed and has captivating movement.
The work is patinated bronze on a mottled marble base.
Signed and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art
Materials
Bronze
The Architect's Tools - Original lithograph (Atelier Michel Cassé), 1964
By Le Corbusier
Located in Paris, IDF
Le Corbusier
The Architect's Tools, 1964
Original lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
Limited to 250 copies
On Arches vellum 42.5 x 35.5 cm (c. 16.5 x 13.7 in)
Edited by Forc...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Esteban Vicente “Sagapoback” Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Sagapoback”, a beautiful oil on canvas color field painting by American artist Esteban Vicente (1903-2001). He was born in Turégano, Spain and was one of the first generation of New...
Category
1990s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
The Italian Coastline Turquoise Sea Signed Antique Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Italian Coast
Italian School, circa 1900's
indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 9.75 x 16.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Composition, Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série N° 2 (double) Janvier 19...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Dance - Lithograph by Raoul Dufy - 1920
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Roma, IT
The Dance is a vintage lithograph realized after Raoul Dufy in 1920.
Good conditions.
Edition of 110.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composit...
Category
1920s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
I Dreamed of You
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "I Dreamed of You" offers a refined exploration of human sensuality and emotional experiences. At the center of the composition is an elegant woman with a confident gaz...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warrior and Pegasus Fight the Kraken - Original Surrealist On Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Warrior and Pegasus Fight the Kraken - Original Surrealist On Board
Dramatic and dynamic fantasy scene by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This piece depicts a warrior atop a...
Category
1980s Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Basket with handle
By Ken Ferguson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ken Ferguson
Basket with handle
Material: Stoneware, glaze
Year: Circa 1980
Size: 18 x 13 inches
Stamped
Kenneth Richard Ferguson was an American c...
Category
1980s Modern Art
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Composition, Derrière le miroir
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 173,...
Category
1960s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Cernay Passage - Drawing by André Gallaud - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by André Gallaud in 1959.
Titled, dated and signed in pencil in top right side.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Portrait de Jules Renard - Woodcut by Paul Emile Colin - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut print realized by Paul Emile Colin in the early 20th Century.
Beautiful proof of 2nd state, in only 2 copies.
Edition 1/2.
Hand signed and numbered in pencil.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Woodcut
The General - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Slim Aarons 'Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958.
Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel
1958
C Print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifi...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
C Print
Edward, My Son (with Deborah Kerr) (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Spencer Tracy & Deborah Kerr
Edward, My Son
Black & White Photograph on Photographic Paper
Year: 1949
Size: 6.5 x 8 inches (16.51 x 20.32 cm)
Stamped verso
Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Important Contemporary Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive contemporary abstract expressionist painting by Stephen Heigh. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 8H x 10L.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure of Man - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is a Colored lithograph on japan paper realized by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca.
French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director.
Exc...
Category
1930s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Braque, Oiseau au couchant, Georges Braque le solitaire (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin papier d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the volume, Georges Braque le solitaire, 1959. Published by Editions XXe Si...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, "Lozenge with Mask", ceramic, clay
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This hexagonal tile, created by Pablo Picasso in 1956, is made of chamotted red earthenware clay and has decoration in engobes in black and white. It is from the edition of 350, num...
Category
1950s Modern Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Flowers in a Black Pitcher by Louis Henri Salzmann - Oil on Canvas - 54x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Louis Henri Salzmann was a Swiss painter active during the first half of the 20th century. Born in 1887 and passing away in 1955, Salzmann is known for his landscape paintings and st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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