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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
Cafe Terrace In Nice Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1957. unfra...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Terrace
Located in London, GB
'The Terrace', watercolour on art paper, by Maurice Savin (circa 1950s). An inviting scene from the South of France depicts a quiet sun terrace on a balmy day with azure skies. The v...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Pablo Picasso, La Picador II, original lithograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Le Picador II from A Los Toros Avec Picasso Lithograph in 24 colors on wove paper 1961 Image Size: 8 x 10 inches Frame Size: 21 x 23 inches Dated in the plate Referenc...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

A Large Mid-Century Harbor Scene with Boats by French Artist Georges Rocher
Located in Chicago, IL
A large tonal, Mid-Century harbor scene with boats by French artist Georges Rocher. Artwork size: 24" x 30". Framed size: 31" x 36". Georges Rocher was born in Casablanca, Moroc...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hairdresser — vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'Hairdresser', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove draw...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Conté, India Ink

Jazz : Swing Guy (Yellow) - Screenprint Poster, Montreux, 1983
Located in Paris, IDF
Keith Haring Swing Guy (Yellow), 1983 Screenprint Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 100 x 70 cm (c. 40 x 28 in) Created by Haring for the Montreux Jazz Festival Excelle...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Screen

Silent Snow (Poetical imagery and Christmas memories in New England)
By Mary Teichman
Located in New Orleans, LA
This image is from an exclusive edition published by Stone + Press in 1994 in an edition of 100. This impression is #98. It brings to mind the Robert Frost poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Mary Teichman...
Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Miró, Composition (Mourlot 551; Cramer 118), Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Chiffon de Mandeure paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Lithographies et Eaux-Fortes Originales, Livres Illustres Or...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Brooke Hopper David Hockney portrait drawing lithograph in black and white
Located in New York, NY
A classic David Hockney portrait, this lithograph depicts the artist's friend Brooke Hopper. Brooke Hopper, one of the Hollywood elite, is the daughter of the producer Leland Hayward...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse 'La Tristesse du Roi' Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"La Tristesse du roi" is a reproduction of Henri Matisse’s 1952 gouache on paper, known for its distinctive cut and collage technique. Reproduced in 1990, this piece reflects Matisse...
Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Venus, 1940 Signed Clarence H. Carter and dated 40. (ur) Oil on canvas 40 x 27 inches 48 x 35 inches, framed Canvas is slightly warped...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood Forest California by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood National Park Forest in California by 20th Century Artist, Tobias Everet Spence Art measures 14 x 17 inches Frame measures 21 x 24 inches Th...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel

Colorful, Vibrant 1930s Painting of Michigan Dunes, Saugatuck by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful, vibrant 1930s winter scene painting Saugatuck, Michigan by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting the Old Fish House on the left, with a ...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

ballerina pointe shoes
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this delicate composition, the ethereal elegance of ballet is conveyed through the image of pointe shoes against a soft pink background. Pointe shoes, symbols of grace and dedica...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Framed New England Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches overall, 16 x 20 inches image size. Vintage American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le Bouquet Rose, Large Signed Modern Lithograph by Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
This simple still life is a lithograph by Russian Modern artist Marc Chagall. It employs several of Chagall's recurring motifs, such as a bird (in this case a rooster), a bouquet of ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Huge French Modernist 20th Century 2 x Oil Paintings Rolling Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Landscape by Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French, 1927–2020) This stunning oil on canvas diptych presents an expansive and vibrant Provence landscape by renowned French artist H...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pablo Picasso, Le Repos du Sculpteur II, from La Suite Vollard, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Le Repos du Sculpteur II, from La Suite Vollard Hand signed by Picasso in pencil in the lower right, Watermark "Vollard" Reference: Bloch 172; Baer 325 Original etching...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Aventure d'une libertine X. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the series was born, with a more erotic style than the others. The diversity of German photographer Uwe Ommer, who frequently works with aesthetic nudes, makes his art a perfect gift for all nude devotees. In Ommer's series you can find adventure, vintage erotica, acrobats, models interacting with Icelandic landscapes and many other fascinating shots. From The secret Album...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Lithographie Originale II
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joan Miró Lithographie Originale II Color Lithograph Year: 1981 Size: 12.5 × 9.6 inches Catalogue Raisonné: Cramer 177, Der Lithograph IV, 1969-1972 Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris,...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Soleil Blanc, Modern Oil Painting and Sand on Canvas by Claude Venard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Claude Venard, French (1913 - 1999) - Le Soleil Blanc, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil and Sand on Canvas, signed lower left and titled on verso, Size: 20 x 28.75 in. (50.8 x 73.03 ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Manhattan Mountains
Located in Storrs, CT
Manhattan Mountains. 1938. Etching and drypoint. 14 3/4 x 12 3/8 (sheet 17 1/4 x 14 3/4). Artist proof, previous to the edition of 40. An atmospheric impression printed on buff-colored laid paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Final state' and 'Jones Proof'in pencil. Housed in an archival sleeve. Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Cat and Mouse : Original etching, Handsigned and Numbered
Located in Paris, IDF
Mordecai MOREH Cat and Mouse, 1982 Original etching Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 300 On vellum 9 x 21 cm (c. 4 x 8 inch) INFORMATION : This etching was created for the Greeting ...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

The High Life Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a sta...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

JACKSON POLLOCK Number 28, 2016
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27 x 35 inches ( 68.58 x 88.9 cm ) Image Size: 21.25 x 33 inches ( 53.975 x 83.82 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Poster for Jackson Pollock's "Num...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait realized by Franco Settimj in 1932. Oil on cardboard. Hand signed and dated lower right. Good condition except for some minor issing parts on edges.
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

The Marlboroughs (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Marlboroughs (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) John Albert Edward Spencer Churchill, the 10th Duke of Marlborough (1897 – 1972) and his wife Mary relax on...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount
By Paramount Pictures
Located in London, GB
"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount Cary Grant and Grace Kelly publicity portrait for the film 'To Catch A Thief', 1955. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
Located in London, GB
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open 40 x 40 inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size limited edition of 25 Archival Pigment Print Hand signed by David Bowie Edition 23/25 Taken by Duffy...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color

Composition with Red and Blue Ball - Original lithograph (Mourlot)
Located in Paris, IDF
Alexander CALDER Composition with Red and Blue Ball Original lithograph (printed in Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 25 x 19 cm (c. 10 x 8 inch) Edi...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, Limited Estate Print Oversize
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery collection was renowned as one of the greatest ever assembled. The ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Composition, Parallèlement, Léonor Fini
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Parallèlement, Illustré de lithographies originales ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

Clinton Hill, (Nude #5), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. From 1949 to 1951 Hill attended the Brookl...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Marc Chagall 'Moses & the Burning Bush, 1966' original lithograph
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: MARC CHAGALL Title: Moses & the Burning Bush (FROM STORY OF THE EXODUS) Medium: Lithograph on arches paper Image Size: 18.50x13.50 inches paper size: 20 x 15 inches Released:...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

'Nude Portrait' Oversize Archival pigment print
Located in London, GB
'Nude Portrait' by Boyan Dimitrov beautiful 30x20" inches / 76 x 51 cm giclée print warm sepia toned. Nude female, reclining. Certificate of authenticity provided. EDGE PRINTS...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Les Lilas (Flowers and Joy) - TALL Original Lithograph SIGNED (Mourlot #975)
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Les Lilas, 1980 Original lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered out of 50 copies (4/50) On Arches vellum, 116 x 75 cm (c. 46 x 30 in) INFORMATION: Published by Galerie Maeght REFERENCE: Mourlot Catalogue Raisonné...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh NEW YORK - MARCH 1955: Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Baron/Getty Images) circa 1954: Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), the most famous of Hollywood's female film stars, relaxes...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bend Over, #2264, Horst P. Horst Homage, Mixed media Collage on Paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natasha Zupan's body of work, 'Homage to Horst P. Horst', explores the manipulation of surface texture, light, and the interweaving of time. She has incorporated found images in book...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Still life with tea-pot by René Aumbach - Oil on canvas 53x66 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas without frame. There is a signature "René Aumbach" and date 1922.
Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled, From the series Acto Uno. Male Nude Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, by Ricky Cohete From the series "Acto Uno" Archival Pigment print Small size: 20 in H x 30 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed 2020 Black and White Photograph All prices a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

MB 053 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Muscular Male Nude on Arches Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative male nude drawing made of graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 20 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of a standing male nude was made...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Charcoal, Crayon, Graphite

Slim Aarons, View From Il Pellicano (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons View From Il Pellicano, 1991 C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Aerial view with sunbathers and parasols and, dotted w...
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1990s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Romeo and Juliet - Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Leonor FINI (1908-1996) Romeo and Juliet, 1980 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Vellum 43 x 36 cm (c. 16.92 x 14.1 in) Excellent condition
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Braque, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Chiffon de Mandeure paper. Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the album, Lithographies et Eaux...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist
Located in Buffalo, NY
nknown Artist (Signed “Kaufman”) Untitled (Pastoral Horizon), mid-20th century Oil on board Framed dimensions: 25 in. H × 21 in. W Original cream-toned carved wood frame This expres...
Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Beverly Hills Hotel (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel (1957) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. California, 1957. About the image: Th...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Antique American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed 1924 Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A peaceful early 20th-century landscape by J.M. Livens, signed and dated 1924 on the reverse. The painting depicts a wide meadow under soft afternoon light, bordered by trees and pun...
Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Dufy, Les Régates, Raoul Dufy, Collection Pierre Lévy (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper Year: 1969 Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, Raoul Dufy, IV, Col...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

A Fine 1946 Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model / Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Academic Portrait Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well execut...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

French Modernist Gouache Painting Multicolor Scene Man Playing Piano
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...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Dining Al Fresco On Capri Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umbe...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Group of Figures Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist, circa 1950's-60's signed with initials oil painting on board, unframed board: 14.5 x 11 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound cond...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Smoke and Mirrors, Artisan Print, Unique Monotype, Memphis Style in Blue & White
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Monotype, Paper

Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Cafe Culture" by Bert Hardy A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Po...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Thunderball, 1965 - Sean Connery James Bond Thunderball Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Thunderball, 1965 - Sean Connery James Bond Thunderball Photograph The original James Bond, Scottish actor Sean Connery, pauses and poses for t...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Beaton, Audrey Hepburn, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
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

Interior of Church - Oil Paint by Jules Victor Génisson - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on Board realized by Jules Victor Génisson (1805-1860) in the mid-19th Century. Hand signed lower left. Good condition.
Category

Mid-19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

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