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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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Alina Karo "Karmakaos" from VOLLIPSIS series
Located in Culver City, CA
"Karmakaos" from VOLLIPSIS series by Alina Karo Printed on Aluminum 50” x 40” Edition 2/3 VOLLIPSIS series by Alina Karo The title of the show, Vollipsis, bears a hint of myste...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Metal

Figure endormie dans un intérieur (Interior with Sleeping Figure) /// Matisse
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) Title: "Figure endormie dans un intérieur (Interior with Sleeping Figure)" *Signed and numbered by Matisse in...
Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Intaglio, Etching

Six Vintage Stainless Steel Sculptural Dining Chairs Sculpture Mid-Century Set 6
Located in New York, NY
Six Vintage Stainless Steel Sculptural Dining Chairs Sculpture Mid-Century Set Kings and Queens could feats on these sculptures, this stunning set of six dining chairs. They are art...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Slim Aarons 'Verbier View' Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Verbier View' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers admire the view across a valley of clouds at Verbier, 1964. Slim Aarons Chromogenic C print Printed Later Slim Aaron...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

1930's French Impressionist Painting Red Peonies In Glass Vase Green Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Peonies signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 22 high by 18 inches wide condition: ov...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Henry Grossman, Bobby Kennedy, Election campaign, 1968
Located in Cologne, DE
Henry Grossman, Bobby Kennedy (Robert Francis Kennedy (1925–1968)), Election campaign, 1968, Vintage
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Large Blenko Yellow Red Amberina Ribbed Glass Vase
Located in East Quogue, NY
Gorgeous mid-century modern large oversized Blenko Yellow Red Amberina hand-blown ribbed vase/vessel. A deep red neck that subtly transitions into a pale ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

"Original Joseph Stella Drawing" - 20th Century Portrait Pencil Drawing
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pencil sketch by famed American Modernist Joseph Stella, who burst on to the American scene at the epochal Armory Show of 1913 and whose work is today in the collections of every m...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Graphite

Horse, Drawing, Ink on Paper, Black, Grey by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Horse - 8 x 5 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist painters and ros...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Laurence Dunn, Drawing of Coastal Tramp Eastleigh, Kent (c.1925) T A Soliffe
Located in London, GB
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Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Gouache, Ink

English mid century oil painting Portrait of cute Corgi dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi. Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude Studies - Edition griffelkunst
Located in Cologne, DE
With a socially critical eye and Berlin humor, the prints by Heinrich Zille (1858 - 1929) capture the milieu of the "little people" around 1900. The fact that the famous artist was a...
Category

1890s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christo & Jeanne Claude Surrounded Islands Offset Lithograph Size: 24.0×36.0 inches Signed and inscribed in the print COA provided Ref.: 924802-1556 Christo Vladimirov Javacheff an...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Large 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Pink White Lilac Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers in Vase by Lucie River (French female artist b. 1910) titled and inscribed verso signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 32 inches inscribed verso provenance: private col...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Huge Portrait of a Lady after Modigliani, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman after Modigliani (see details verso) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: a few minor scuffs but over...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
Located in New York, NY
Poolside Backgammon 1972 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obreg...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

French school modern art Still life oranges lemons 1914 Montparnasse frame 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school from the beginning of the 20th century Oil on canvas 34 x 46 cm (53 x 63 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower left "EB / 1914" Trace of signature lower right Very ...
Category

1910s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Miró, Composition (Mourlot 206; Cramer 67), XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. no. 16...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Low Tide The Minnows. Islands, Cornwall.Padstow.Original Oil Painting Landscape.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Nancy Bailey. English ( b.1913 - d.2012 ). Low Tide on The Minnows, Cornwall, 1972. Oil on Canvas. Signed. Image size 19.3 inches x 39.4 inches ( 49cm x 100cm ). Frame size 25.4 inc...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Wheat & Fruit Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century modern oil painting of wheat and fruit by Wanda Faust (American, 20th century), c.1950. Signed lower left corner "Faust." Displayed in rustic wood frame. Image,...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures Celebrating Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Figures by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on card size: 19.5 x 13 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Windswept Landscape Henry Moore drawing of Scottish landscape for W.H. Auden
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of 18 lithographs drawn by the artist fo¬r the Auden Poems/Moore Lithographs 1974 book and portfolio. This work is from an edition of 25 printed on vellum aside from ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Lioness i- Etching by Evert Louis van Muyden - 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Lioness is a modern artwork realized by Evert Louis van Muyden (Albano, Lazio 1853 - 1922 Orsay) in 1900 . Black and white etching. Signature and date on plate. Includes passe-pa...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Poolside Pairs (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 (printed later) C Print Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 150 January 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, de...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

1950's Modernist Painting Gladioli Flowers In China White Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladioli Flowers by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 18 x 15 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Wedding with Violin - Original signed lithograph - 300 ex
Located in Paris, FR
Alain RAYA SORKINE Wedding with Violin Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 300 ex On vellum 38 x 31 cm (c. 15 x 12 inch) Excellent condition
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Signed American School Cute Illustration Hungry Hippo Animal Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed. Cute animal portrait!
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Loggia a Deauville
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork is a original embellish serigraph on canvas by French artist Fanch (Francois Ledan, born 1949) it is signed at the lower right corner. The canvas size is 18.75 x 15.5 in...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Other Medium

The Who Pete Townshend 1979 - signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
Pete Townshend of the Who Madison Square Garden New York 1979 Large Oversize limited edition (ed size 15 only this size) and signed silver gelatin print. paper size 40x30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Certificate of authenticity supplied. About Michael Putland the photographer : Born in 1947, Michael grew up in Harrow where he took his first pictures at the age of nine before leaving school at sixteen to work as an assistant to various photographers including Time-Life photographer, Walter Curtain and the legendary motor racing photographer, Louis Klemantaski. In 1969 he set up his own studio and by 1971, he was the official photographer for the British music magazine Disc & Music Echo. His first assignment for them that year was to photograph Mick Jagger in London. From the editorial work for Disc and Music Echo, Sounds and later Smash Hits & Q magazine amongst others, to the 1973 tour with The Rolling Stones that led to a long-standing relationship working with the band, Michael has shot prodigiously including for major record labels including CBS, Warner, Elektra, Polydor, Columbia Records and EMI. Relocating to New York in 1977, it was here that Michael founded the photo agency, Retna. It has been said that Michael photographed everyone from Abba to Zappa … when looking at his archive this is actually true. Now living in East Sussex, recent 2016 exhibitions include “Off The Record” at The Lucy Bell Gallery in Hastings showing images both on and off stage including previously unseen contact sheets; whilst Ono Arte in Bologna, Italy is hosting a David Bowie show. Autumn 2014 saw Michael’s 50 year retrospective at the Getty Gallery in London: “A life in Music, 50 Years On The Road”. Snap Gallery in London’s Piccadilly Arcade regularly have a selection of Michael’s work on show. Michael continues to shoot the artists he most admires – likely to be jazz, classical and world musicians, who have always provided an alternative narrative to his rock music portfolio. “It has been a fantastic ride through an incredible period of music history, which combined my two great loves … music and photography. Little did I appreciate, when my Uncle Alan encouraged my photography back in the 1950s, that this would lead me to photographing nearly all of my heroes … and thrilled to be still finding new ones. A great never ending journey.” Michael Putland About The Who : Few rock & roll bands were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notorious live performances demonstrated: Keith Moon fell over his drum kit while Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills. Vocalist Roger Daltrey prowled the stage as bassist John...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Matisse, Fleurs de neige (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. IX, N° 35-36...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Fougasse It Does Matter: The Country Pays for it original vintage poster WW2
Located in London, GB
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Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

" Le Chien à la Lune. "
Located in CANNES, FR
André Verdet ( 1913 - 2004 ) . Artiste français né à Nice (alpes maritimes ) mort à Saint Paul de Vence . poète , peintre , sculpteur , céramiste , mus...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Casein

Jack Mitchell Bold Male Nude, 1971
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell mid-20th Century bold male nude from 1971. Highly collectible vintage original silver gelatin print, stamped verso by the photographer "Copyright 1971 JACK MITCHELL 356 East 74, New York City...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT MALE NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Male Portrait" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) gouache paint painting: 16 x 12.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original painting by the widely exhi...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Painting by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 11 x 16 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound co...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Missouri Hunt Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Missouri Hunt 1955 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A hunting party on horseback in St Louis, Missouri, circa 1955 unframed silver gelatin print printed 2023 20×...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dufy, Les Régates, Raoul Dufy, Collection Pierre Lévy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Raoul Dufy, IV, Collection Pierre Levy, 1969; published by Fernand Mourlot,...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Woman - Etching by M. Campigli - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original black and white etching realized by Massimo Campigli in 1964. Hand signed on the right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 102 copies (16/102), etch...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Slim Aarons 'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc'
Located in New York, NY
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, 1976 (printed later) C print edition of 150 Guests by the pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. Estate stamped and hand numbered e...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, 'Poolside in Arizona' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside in Arizona 1973. (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Guests by the pool at the home of Wayne B...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Blue Shades Window Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

COMPOSITION - Color silkscreen print numbered and signed Umberto Mastroianni
Located in Napoli, IT
Umberto Mastroianni Serigraphy with frame mixed colors. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner in pencil. Numbered 51/100 at lower left in pencil. 1970s Good conditions.
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Portrait of a Woman Daydreaming, 1951 - Original Mourlot lithograph
Located in Paris, FR
Françoise GILOT (1921) Portrait of a Woman Daydreaming, 1951 Original lithograph On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches) Information: From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Dasha & Mari - GIRL WITH EARRING - limited edition
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Tennis - limited edition 40 x 40" inches oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Pat Keely: Join the Royal Navy recruitment poster 1939 World War 2 Fleet Air Arm
Located in London, GB
Pat Keely (d. 1970) The Royal Navy 75x51cm Original lithographic poster 1939 Printed for HMSO by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, London If your age is f...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Braque, Oiseau au couchant, Georges Braque le solitaire (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, Georges Braque le solitaire, 1959. Published by Editio...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Horns and Bow)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Untitled (Horns and Bow), 1941, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 15 x 20 1/x inches...
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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

'Hotel Il San Pietro' Slim Aarons ESTATE ptrint
Located in London, GB
'Hotel Il San Pietro' by Slim Aarons Guests at the Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano, Italy, August 1979. In his words, he photographed 'beautiful peopl...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Henri Matisse Pencil Nude Etude From Matisse Estate
Located in Dallas, TX
Henri Matisse Original Pencil On Paper Study Of A Nude Pencil on paper Unsigned. Sheet: 8.85 x 13.75 Inches Framed: 25.5 x 21.75 Inches The authenticity of this work has been con...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Derain, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 111, published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions ...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Three Figures In Washed Out Tones
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Tom Davison "Morning Rush", Oil on board
Located in Glenview, IL
"Morning Rush" by British painter Tom Davison (1934 - 2018) is a large oil on board representing human figures moving about in what appears to be a large l...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

de Segonzac, Eden Roc, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches Arjomari paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy, 1965. Published by Librairie ...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Houses and Railroad Tracks)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Untitled (Houses and Railroad Tracks), c. 1940s, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, 16 x 20 inches, presented in a newer frame This work is part of our exhibition America Coas...
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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Monochrome und Feuer
Located in ZEIST, UT
Yves Klein- Monochrome und Feuer The complete triptych of two screen prints in blue and pink and one print coated in gold foil with gold leaf hand applied by the artist. Executed in...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Screen

Taos New Mexico USA Vintage Ski Poster 1974 Victor Frohlich and Tom Carrera
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Taos New Mexico Vintage...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

WITHOUT TITLE- Color silkscreen print signed Delphos , Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Abstract composition - Lithograph signed Deplhos and numbered 62/100, bright colors Memphis style
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Accumulation of African Masks - Original Handsigned Collage
Located in Paris, FR
Arman (Arman Fernandez, called) Accumulation of African Masks Original sticking / collage of lithographic elements Handsigned in pencil On board 78 x 61 cm (c. 31 x 24 in) In 1998, ...
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1990s Modern Art

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Mixed Media

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