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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
Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing
Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Paired Studies of Lions in Profile 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed ove...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil Crayon

Nude Figure In Blue Sunlit Room French Modernist Oil Painting
Nude Figure In Blue Sunlit Room French Modernist Oil Painting

Nude Figure In Blue Sunlit Room French Modernist Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Portrait In Blue Sun Lit Interior by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size : 7 x 6 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenan...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills
Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills

Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Cubist Gouache French Village Landscape With Deer Church Trees And Hills Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.25 inches (height x...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

Bella, Modern Print after Marc Chagall
Bella, Modern Print after Marc Chagall

Bella, Modern Print after Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, After, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Bella, Medium: Giclee on paper, facsimilie signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: P/P, Image Size: 17 x 13 inches, Size: 24 x 17 in....

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Framboisier (Raspberry Bush)
Framboisier (Raspberry Bush)

Framboisier (Raspberry Bush)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Holed Fruit from Flordali suite Lithograph with drypoint etching from 1969. The edition 16/35 on Rives paper. Dimensions of work: 74.5 x 54.5 cm. Hand...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Interior with Cats
Interior with Cats

Interior with Cats

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist Statement "I’m a Canadian painter living on an island off the northwest coast of Canada. My current paintings revolve around floral still lives. The flowers are the original...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fleurs
Fleurs

Fleurs

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• An authenticated work This work is authenticated by Paloma Ruiz Picasso and Diana Widmaier Ruiz Picasso, who issued a certificate of authenticity on October 7, 2024. • A dated wor...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Ceramic

"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm
"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm

"Harmonic Sounds" by Jules Courvoisier - Oil on Canvas - 95x71 cm

Located in Geneva, CH

Artwork sold with frame (114 x 93 x 6 cm) Jules-Ami Courvoisier was a prominent Swiss painter, illustrator, and poster artist, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1884. He studied under Ch...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude with Bouquet of Flowers - Handsigned lithograph /75ex - Mourlot 1974
Nude with Bouquet of Flowers - Handsigned lithograph /75ex - Mourlot 1974

Nude with Bouquet of Flowers - Handsigned lithograph /75ex - Mourlot 1974

By Bernard Cathelin

Located in Paris, IDF

Bernard CATHELIN Nude with Bouquet of Flowers Original stone lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered / 75 ex With dedication to the painter Guy Bardone On Arches vellum 39 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne Cathelin lithographs...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

La Vida es Sueño
La Vida es Sueño

La Vida es Sueño

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - La Vida es Sueño Portfolio of 18 etchings from 1975. Th edition of 256/265. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa A...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Charles Pompilius figurative Young Female Nude Oil on Panel
Charles Pompilius figurative Young Female Nude Oil on Panel

Charles Pompilius figurative Young Female Nude Oil on Panel

Located in Detroit, MI

"Untitled" portrays a young female nude in an intimate setting within the artist's studio. This painting is done in the classical vein of full portraiture. The model, however, is not posed quietly, but is engaged with a person or object off the frame, or, perhaps in an interior monologue with herself. Regardless of which, the viewer's attention is not only attracted to the beauty of the model's figure, but the intention of her actions. Charles Pompilius...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Waterfall - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450
The Waterfall - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

The Waterfall - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450

By M.C. Escher

Located in Paris, IDF

M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) The Waterfall, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1935 Signed in the plate Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different) On vel...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color

TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art
TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art

TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography 30x50 Pop Art Photograph Pop Art

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hidden Portraits XXI
Hidden Portraits XXI

Hidden Portraits XXI

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XXI', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans by Morgan Silk - Limited Edition Photographic Print

Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans by Morgan Silk - Limited Edition Photographic Print

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

'Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans' is a black and white archival inkjet print by Morgan Silk. It is available in this size of 18" x 18" in a limited edition of 10. Taken during a road ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Joan Miro und Katalonien - Lithograph by Joan Miró
Joan Miro und Katalonien - Lithograph by Joan Miró

Joan Miro und Katalonien - Lithograph by Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: Joan Miro und Katalonien Year: 1969 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in the plate Size: 20 in. x 26 in. (50.8 cm x 66.04 cm) Frame...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

"New Orleans, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
"New Orleans, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting

"New Orleans, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting

By Stanley Bate

Located in Westport, CT

This Modern abstract painting Stanley Bate is highly textured and features a warm, vibrant palette. Thick layers of red, orange, and blue paint appear to have been scraped back to c...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean Cocteau, The Mourning Tie, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
Jean Cocteau, The Mourning Tie, from Bulls, 1965 (after)

Jean Cocteau, The Mourning Tie, from Bulls, 1965 (after)

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled La cravate de deuil (The Mourning Tie), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bulls, Lithographs by...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ancient View of the Bay of Naples  - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Ancient View of the Bay of Naples  - Oil Painting - 19th Century

Ancient View of the Bay of Naples - Oil Painting - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

View over the Bay of Naples is an orginal old master artwork realized by Master of Northern Europe School of the second half of 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Relined....

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Elegant Female Skier Portrait Alpine Scene circa 1930s European School Barcelona
Elegant Female Skier Portrait Alpine Scene circa 1930s European School Barcelona

Elegant Female Skier Portrait Alpine Scene circa 1930s European School Barcelona

By Roger Broders

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Elegant Female Skier Portrait Alpine Scene circa 1930s Barcelona School Artist: Signed J. Barraguer School: Barcelona School Period: circa 1935–1945 Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed lower right Support stamp: Casa Teixidor, Barcelona (verso) Dimensions: 61 × 50 cm (24 × 19.7 in) Frame: Unframed Condition: Good vintage condition consistent with age. Stable paint surface and fresh original colors. No visible restorations under normal inspection. DESCRIPTION Elegant alpine portrait of a female skier painted in Barcelona during the golden age of European winter tourism imagery, likely between the mid-1930s and early 1940s. The composition captures a refined winter sports aesthetic typical of pre-war Alpine visual culture, where skiing symbolized modernity, elegance and leisure rather than competition. The seated figure, dressed in a vivid blue jacket and striking red scarf, appears poised against a dramatic snowy mountain backdrop rendered with confident, atmospheric brushwork. The artist combines portrait sensitivity with poster-like clarity, creating an image that resonates strongly with the visual language of classic Swiss and French ski resort advertising from the same period. The palette is particularly effective: cool tonal snow fields contrast with warm facial modelling and bold accents of red, producing a balanced decorative presence ideal for interiors. The reverse bears a supplier stamp from Casa Teixidor, Barcelona, a well-known early twentieth-century artists’ material provider, supporting the proposed dating of the work. Today the painting reads both as a refined portrait and as an evocative example of early Alpine leisure imagery, making it especially suitable for mountain interiors, ski lodges, modernist homes or collectors interested in European travel culture of the interwar period. ARTIST BIO J. Barraguer was active in Barcelona during the first half of the twentieth century and worked within a pictorial language that bridges easel painting and illustration associated with the emergence of modern leisure culture in Europe. Artists of this generation frequently contributed to portraiture, decorative painting and tourism-related imagery that reflected the growing popularity of winter sports and Alpine travel between the 1920s and 1940s. Works such as this example demonstrate a confident handling of figure painting combined with a strong awareness of contemporary graphic aesthetics typical of the period. Paintings by Barcelona-based artists working in this hybrid decorative-figurative tradition are increasingly appreciated today for their ability to connect portraiture, design and early travel imagery within a single composition. Comparable in atmosphere to the refined Alpine winter imagery developed in Europe during the interwar period by artists associated with the golden age of ski resort poster design and leisure culture painting. The elegant treatment of the female skier and the stylized mountain backdrop resonate with the visual language found in works by artists such as Emil Cardinaux, Alex Walter Diggelmann, and Roger Broders, whose compositions helped define the iconic imagery of Alpine tourism between the 1920s and 1940s. The painting also shares affinities with the modern figurative approach to leisure subjects seen in Jean Gabriel Domergue, particularly in the refined depiction of fashionable female figures associated with elegance and travel culture of the period. Within the Iberian context, the work relates to the broader tradition of Catalan artists working between easel painting and decorative illustration during the early twentieth century, when winter sports imagery became part of the emerging visual identity of modern European tourism. female skier painting alpine skier portrait vintage ski painting...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

The Drugs Don’t Work - Giant Signed Limited Edition Pop Art Print

The Drugs Don’t Work - Giant Signed Limited Edition Pop Art Print

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

The Drugs Don’t Work by BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of the 1960s supermodel Twiggy signed & limited edition. Giant 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size signed and n...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Autograph Letter Signed By Ottone Rosai to Mino Maccari - 1943
Autograph Letter Signed By Ottone Rosai to Mino Maccari - 1943

Autograph Letter Signed By Ottone Rosai to Mino Maccari - 1943

Located in Roma, IT

A Autograph Letter Signed By Ottone Rosai accompanied by a b/w portrait (cm 11 x 12) in a beautiful composition, in perfect condition, mounted under passepartout, plexiglass, and gil...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Bright & Cheerful French Modernist Signed Oil Still Life Flowers in Vase
Bright & Cheerful French Modernist Signed Oil Still Life Flowers in Vase

Bright & Cheerful French Modernist Signed Oil Still Life Flowers in Vase

By Huguette Ginet-Lasnier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Flowers in Vase Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) signed inscribed verso oil painting on canvas 18 x 13 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come fr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hidden Portraits XV
Hidden Portraits XV

Hidden Portraits XV

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XV', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, unsigned, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of a...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

The Dream, 1951 - Original lithograph
The Dream, 1951 - Original lithograph

The Dream, 1951 - Original lithograph

By Françoise Gilot

Located in Paris, IDF

Françoise GILOT (1921) The Dream, 1951 Original lithograph On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Francois...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

RECLINGING WOMAN
RECLINGING WOMAN

RECLINGING WOMAN

By Antoniucci Volti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ANTONIUCCI VOLTI "RECLINGING WOMAN" BRONZE, SIGNED, NUMBERED 2/6 VALSUANI FOUNDRY ITALiAN, WORKED IN PARIS, C.1960 6.5 X 18.5 X 10.5 INCHES Antoniucci Volti 1915-1989 Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in Italy until 1920 when the family moved to France. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

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