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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Colourful French Interior View, The Artist's Atelier, Chez Marie Astoin
Located in Cotignac, FR
French gouache on card, an interior view of an artist's atelier by Claude Gemy. The painting is signed bottom right and is annotated, signed and dated to the back of the card. Prove...
Gouache
$643
Little Sister - Acryl on canvas - Mixed technique - Handsigned Cert. of auth.
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Acrylic paint on canvas Mixed technique Hand signed Certificate of authenticity Visual artist Suzanne Visser, was born on March 23, 1972 in Oostburg. After completing her studies at...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
The Window 316 - Modern Mixed Media Resin Artwork, 21st Century, 16x12
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Girl of the North Country - from Mondo Scripto - Original Bob Dylan Lyrics
By Bob Dylan
Located in Manchester, GB
Bob Dylan, Girl Of The North Country, Mondo Scripto, 2020 Somerset 300gsm paper and framed in charcoal pine and spruce wood 102.9 x 74.9 cm (40.5 x 29....
Paper, Black and White
$748Sale Price|20% Off
Jackie Kennedy, Thomas Hoving, Black and White, MET, USA, 1976, 18, 1 x 12, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. Her popularity as First Lady was due to her devotion to historical preservation of the White House, her fashion sense, and her devotion to her children, which endeared her to the American public. During her lifetime, Jackie was regarded as an international fashion icon. Her ensemble of a pink Chanel...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Wind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase
By Ethelyn Cosby Stewart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase, 1933, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 20 x 16 inches, label verso with title and original price ($185.00), exhibited 44th Annual E...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$340Sale Price|20% Off
Farmhouse and the Wheat Field at Sunset - Landscape Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Farmhouse and the Wheat Field at Sunset - Landscape Lithograph in Ink on Paper Rich and saturated landscape by Edward Ripley (British, b. 1929). A vibrant yellow sun hangs over a farm landscape, set against a bold red sky. The foreground is made up of yellow and red wheat, with a few red poppies in the very front. A two story farmhouse stands...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$235Sale Price|31% Off
A Fine 1930s Modern, Art Deco Female Drawing, Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1930s Art Deco Modern Female Figure Study, Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exquisite studio portrai...
Paper, Charcoal
$16,800
Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge (NYC Cityscape by William Clutz)
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful urban street scene of Brooklyn Bridge, NYC City Landscape Painting by William Clutz "Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge", 1990 oil on canvas 40 x 70 inches, 41 3/...
Canvas, Oil
Arctic, Abstract Art, Modern Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Glass Sculpture, Art for Modern Interior, Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subjec...
Metal
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lunch at La Pigna, 1980 by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. Lunch at Pigna, August 1980 by Slim Aarons is a Limited ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
A Bustling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
Located in Chicago, IL
A Bustling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A busy harbor scene of sandy shoreline, docks and boat...
Canvas, Oil
Breton fisherman with pipe
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 90 x 70 x 4.6 cm Breton fisherman with pipe This captivating portrait shows a fisherman with a bushy beard, deep in thought and smoking his pipe. T...
Oil
Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet, picturesque view of the rooftops and cathedral...
Oil, Masonite
Loops and Spheres, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1970, Signed
Located in OPOLE, PL
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) - Loops and Spheres Lithograph from 1970. Edition of 27/95. Dimensions of work: 74 x 110 cm The work is in Good condition. Fast and secure shipment.
Lithograph
$5,800
School
By John Hartell
Located in Dallas, TX
Valley House Gallery is honored to present a selection of paintings from the estate of American artist, John Hartell (1902-1995). John Hartell taught two disciplines at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York: freshman architecture and graduate painting. He was a much-loved professor there from 1930 until his retirement in 1967; one of his most illustrious students is the architect Richard Meier. As an artist, Hartell's first solo exhibition was in 1937 at Kleeman Gallery in New York. He exhibited at Kraushaar Galleries in New York for four decades, beginning in 1943. The Hartell Gallery at Cornell University, under the Sibley Dome, is named for him. In describing John Hartell, the artist Michael Boyd...
Canvas, Oil
The Circus, Modern Giclee after Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - The Circus, Medium: Giclee, fascimille signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 375, Image Size: 18 x 14 inches, Size: 24 x 16 in. (60...
Giclée
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Original Let's Make Love US movie poster Marilyn Monroe half sheet
Located in Spokane, WA
Original first edition vintage U. S. movie poster: Let's Make Love, (20th Century Fox, 1960). Half Sheet (22" X 28"). Comedy. Japan acid-free backed. A very attractive price for a fine condition original compared to others. We work hard to find and present high-quality original vintage posters for your personal selections at reasonable prices. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughn, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Burns, Joe Besser, Mara Lynn, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, and Milton Berle...
Offset
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Cecil Beaton, Audrey Hepburn, from Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981 (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) (after) Title: Audrey Hepburn Year: 1981 Medium: Heliogravure on velin paper Paper Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (40.01 x 29.84 cm) Condition: Well pres...
Offset
Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by noted French artist Frederic Menguy, 1927-2007. It is...
Lithograph
Two Women in Red Dresses French Modernist Oil Figure Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Two Women in Red Dresses French Modernist Oil Figure Painting Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Oil on artist paper unframed Size 19.75 x 25.75 Height...
Oil
$374Sale Price|35% Off
Untitled Composition De Luxe Edition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Modern Art, ~35% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Herve Telemaque Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, French Modern Art) from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Siz...
Lithograph
North Sea
Located in Dallas, TX
from the Padoli Monotypes III
Monotype
$1,625
Tall Sunspot 50 - Modern Resin Minimalist Purple Tone Striped Abstract Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Window 376 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Burgundy Beige Dual Tone Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Canoncito" c. 1923 by Howard Ashman Patterson New Mexico Modernist Landscape
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: A striking rediscovery from Howard Ashman Patterson’s years in the Southwest, this painting captures New Mexico at a time when its landscape was one of the great lab...
Canvas, Oil
Yellow Thistles by Maurice Redard - Oil on Canvas - 79x54 cm
By Maurice Redard
Located in Geneva, CH
Berthoud Prize - 1957 Maurice Redard (1922–1987) A Swiss painter active in Geneva, Maurice Redard developed a body of work focused on the representation of everyday objects and spac...
Oil, Canvas
Blonde Woman in Green
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acrylic painting on paper One of a kind artwork Size: 50 × 65 × 0,1 cm It is original painting on 160gsm acid-free paper The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also come...
Paper, Acrylic
The Little Prince and the Bird of Peace - Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Antoine DE SAINT-EXUPERY (1900–1944) (after) The Little Prince and the Bird of Peace, 2022 Colored photolithograph based on the work of Saint-Exupéry On laid paper 20 x 30 cm (c. 7....
Photo-lithograph
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Seascape Oil Painting - Where Light Rests
Located in Bristol, GB
WHERE LIGHT SETTLES Size: 59.5 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A minimalist and elegant mid-century abstracted composition that distils the essence of a tranquil seascape in...
Canvas, Oil
Cappiello's Contratto Canelli Vermouth - later printing, archival linen-backed
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Contratto Canelli Vermouth vintage Italian liquor poster. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. Very good condition. This is the later c.1950 lithograph printing of the poster. Beautiful advertising vintage affiche printed in offset lithography (second edition). There is no second printing date besides the original date inside the poster by Cappiello's signature. (Note that the earlier printing sells for about $9500.) Most standard size original Italian posters are 39" x 55" in size; or 27.5" x 39 half sheets. This is currently the lowest and best price for this Cappiello Contratto poster...
Offset
Picador, Original Lithograph by Pablo Picasso, 1964, Edition 6/245
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Picador Original lithograph from 1964. The edition of 6/245 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Dimensions of frame: 52 x 42 cm. Publishe...
Lithograph
$2,040Sale Price|20% Off
"Golden Haven" - Mid Century Modern Dual Panel Vertical Serigraph
By Phillip Herschel Paradise 1
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful modernist figurative abstract with birds, a large scale vertical dual panel original serigraph, "Golden Haven I, and "Golden Haven II", by Phil Paradise...
Paper, Screen, Cardboard
NATURE - Flock of Birds - Facsimile, Ltd /450
By M.C. Escher
Located in Paris, IDF
M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) Flock of Birds, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1938 Unsigned Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different) On vellum 45 x 3...
Color
Full Cry - Etching by Henry Alke - 1846
By Henry Alken
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint realized by Henry Alken in 1846. Plate from "The Analysis of the Hunting Field". Very good condition. Henry Alken (1765-1851) was en english painter and engrav...
Etching
Dior Boutique in Paris (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cary In Rain (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images) 29th August 1953: A model wearing a muff and suit outside Christian Dior's boutiq...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Robot on a blue background, Signed Original Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Pierre VIELFAURE (1930–2015) Robot on a Blue Background, 1974 Original lithograph Signed and dated in pencil Marked E.A. (Artist’s Proof) Numbered /9 copies On vellum, 60 x 44....
Lithograph
Star Wars 1977 Original Vintage Lobby Card 4
Located in London, GB
Star Wars 1977 Vintage Lobby Card #4 Size: 10×14″ inches / 25 x 35 cm Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a...
Paper
Slim Aarons 'Andros Island' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Andros Island by Slim Aarons Friends prepare for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 30 x 30" inches / 76...
Archival Pigment
Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish. Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...
Canvas, Oil
Vivian Stanshall, British, pastel, signed, figurative, 20th Century, signed
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Vivian Stanshall (British, 1943–1995) Vivian in an Embrace Pastel on card Signed 'Vivian' (on the reverse) 9 x 12½ in. (22.8 x 31.6 cm.) frame measurements Provenance: From the artis...
Pastel
$476Sale Price|20% Off
Original Cultivez des Oleagineux French mid-century vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 'La France Manque d’Huile, cultivez des Oleagineux' vintage French poster. Linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. FREE Continential USA shipping. Transpor...
Lithograph
$1,521Sale Price|27% Off
Mediterranean Catalan Village and River Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Catalan Village and River Landscape Oil Painting Artist: Francesc / Francisco Galofré Surís Title: Catalan Village and Ri...
Oil
Rippled Surface - Linocut by Maurits Cornelis Escher - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Linocut realized by Escher in March 1950. Released through linoleum cut in black and gray-brown on Japan paper, and printed from two blocks. Hand signed lower left, marked "eigen d...
Linocut
$2,850
Modernist Portrait of St. Francis, Original Oil on Canvas, Signed Tarmo Pasto
By Tarmo Pasto
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist Portrait of St. Francis, Oil on Canvas, Signed Compelling modernist oil on canvas portrait of St. Francis by Dr. Tarmo Pasto (American, 1906-1986). Presented in a taupe pa...
Canvas, Oil
$1,037Sale Price|20% Off
Golden Fields in Provence French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier, was born in the Seine-Maritime region of France an...
Oil
$795
Colorful Rome Tutti Frutti IceCream Tasting Festival (Limited Edition Print)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**IMPORTANT** This is a limited edition print on CANVAS - The print look like as the PRIMARY picture and it will arrive rolled inside a tube*** The Ice Cream Tasting series is a cop...
Giclée, Canvas
Zodiac : Aries, The Whims of the Heart, Signed Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean MARAIS (1913–1998) Zodiac : Aries, The Impulses of the Heart Lithograph on vellum Signed with the artist’s stamp Also signed on the plate Numbered /100 copies On vellum, 90 x 6...
Lithograph
A Unique 1934 American Modern Figure Study, Standing African-American Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1930s American Modern Figure Study of a Standing African American Male Model (Bather) by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A wonderful, early ex...
Paper, Watercolor
Paris : le Moulin Rouge - Lithograph poster
Located in Paris, IDF
Michel DELACROIX Paris : Moulin Rouge Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On wove paper 63 x 74 cm Lithographic poster for the artist personal exhibition at Lublin Gallery. Th...
Lithograph
$72Sale Price|20% Off
Paysage du Coq Lithograph by Marc Chagall, Modern, 1963, Unframed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This lithograph by Marc Chagall, created in 1958, appears on page 33 of Chagall Lithographe II, published by André Sauret, Paris, in 1963 with text by Fernand Mourlot. This sheet co...
Offset
Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet, picturesque view of the rooftops and cathedral...
Masonite, Oil
Metaphysics (Architecture in 4 Dimensions) - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450
By M.C. Escher
Located in Paris, IDF
M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) Metaphysics, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1935 Signed in the plate Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different) On vellu...
Color
A Striking Post-War Modern Studio Figure Study, Reclining Young Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A 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 figurati...
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
$760
The Flying Horsewoman... Watercolor, Modern Style, Signed, 1934 ca, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor on paper. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
BREAD LINE - Large Strong 30's Modernist Labor Print
By Iver Rose
Located in Santa Monica, CA
IVER ROSE (1899-1972) BREAD LINE ca. 1935 Lithograph, signed, titled and no. 22/85 in pencil. Image 15” x 17 3/8. Large margins, sheet 18 x 22”. Generally good condition. Some slig...
Lithograph
$1,706
' Police Patrol ' 1978 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Police Patrol' 1978 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print A 28th Precinct policeman reads notes in his police patrol car in Harlem, New York City, USA, Apr...
Archival Pigment
Landscape - Etching by Paulette Humbert - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper realized by Paulette Humbert in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. One of 10 Artist's Proofs. Very good condition.
Etching
Still Life with Red Flowers - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with red flowers is an artwork realized by Claude Decamps, mid-20th Century. Oil on canvas. 25 x 20 cm. Hand signed in red in lower margin. Good conditions!
Wood, Oil
Cattle grazing in an extensive landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Tom Coates (1941-2023) Cattle grazing in an extensive landscape Oil on canvas Signed with initials lower left Canvas Size - 20 x 24 in Framed Size - 29 x 33 in Tom Coates (1941–2023...
Oil