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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
"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

Tall Sunspot 46 - Modern Resin Minimalist Fiery Dual Tone Abstract Artwork
Tall Sunspot 46 - Modern Resin Minimalist Fiery Dual Tone Abstract Artwork

Tall Sunspot 46 - Modern Resin Minimalist Fiery Dual Tone 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Alberto Giacometti with his wife Anette in his studio in Paris 1963

Alberto Giacometti with his wife Anette in his studio in Paris 1963

Located in Cologne, DE

The photographer Wolfgang Kühn photographed Alberto Giacometti in November 1963 in his studio in Paris in the 14th arrondissement at the address rue Hippolyte-Maindron. The appointment was arranged by the gallery owner Aimé Maeght. 17 photographs were made. In 1990 copies of them were deposited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2010, the Center of International Sculpture of the Wilhelm...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series XII, Oil on Canvas, 1980s
Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series XII, Oil on Canvas, 1980s

Florentine Expressions: Portrait Series XII, Oil on Canvas, 1980s

Located in London, GB

"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor from the Istituto di Arte di Porta Romana, Florence, Italy. The professor released works of artists whom he mentored over the years. We are unsure who painted the series we acquired as several are just signed, 'Giacomo', or, left completely unsigned, yet many are clearly by the same artist. This one is in good overall condition and has been newly framed with a French-style linen slip. The canvas is textural like one of the vintage maps...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Philippe Auge Signed Still Life, 1966
Philippe Auge Signed Still Life, 1966

Philippe Auge Signed Still Life, 1966

By Philippe Auge

Located in New York, NY

Philippe Auge (French, b. 1935) Des Fruits Heureux D'Etre Fruits, 1966 Oil on canvas Framed: 10 1/8 x 13 5/8 x 1 in. Signed upper right: Auge Inscribed verso: Philippe Auge, Paris Fr...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mission Wall, San Ildefonso, NM
Mission Wall, San Ildefonso, NM

Mission Wall, San Ildefonso, NM

By Morley Baer

Located in Pacific Grove, CA

This print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount and stamped on the back of the mount. Despite Morley Baer’s adherence to the West Coast landscape tradition, his interests i...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Solomon's Prayer
Solomon's Prayer

Marc ChagallSolomon's Prayer, 1958

$5,129Sale Price|20% Off

Solomon's Prayer

By Marc Chagall

Located in OPOLE, PL

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Solomon's Prayer Etching from 1958. Edition 7 of 100 Enhanced with watercolour by the artist. Dimensions of work: 52 x 37 cm. Hand signed. Publisher:...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Impressionist Mediterranean Harbor Painting Port de la Selva Costa Brava Fishing
Impressionist Mediterranean Harbor Painting Port de la Selva Costa Brava Fishing

Impressionist Mediterranean Harbor Painting Port de la Selva Costa Brava Fishing

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Impressionist Mediterranean Harbor Painting Port de la Selva Costa Brava Fishing Boats Oil Canvas Artist: Lazarotti Title: Port de la Selva Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in) Signature: Signed lower right Inscription: Titled on reverse Frame: Unframed Condition: Very good condition. Stable paint surface with original impasto visible Origin: Spain Atmospheric Mediterranean harbor scene depicting Port de la Selva on the Costa Brava, one of the most picturesque fishing villages in northeastern Spain near Cap de Creus. The composition presents a lively shoreline animated by traditional fishing boats resting along the beach and floating gently across reflective harbor waters. Whitewashed architecture rises against the mountainous backdrop, creating a luminous contrast with the turquoise sea and expansive sky. Executed with confident impressionist brushwork, the painting captures shifting reflections and coastal light through layered strokes of blue, rose, ochre and soft green tonal transitions. The surface retains visible impasto that enhances depth and movement across the water. Mediterranean harbor paintings of this type are especially sought after for their decorative clarity, collector accessibility and strong interior presence, particularly within coastal and modern European painting collections. The inscription “Port de la Selva” on the reverse confirms the exact Catalan location represented. This work belongs to the Mediterranean impressionist...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Piet Mondrian 'Aronskelken/Arum Lilies' 1996- Vintage

Piet Mondrian 'Aronskelken/Arum Lilies' 1996- Vintage

By Piet Mondrian

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This limited edition print reproduces one of Piet Mondrian's rare and intimate flower paintings, offering a glimpse into the artist’s softer and more expressive side. While Mondrian ...

Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Pink Bardot Triptych by BATIK
Pink Bardot Triptych by BATIK

Pink Bardot Triptych by BATIK

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Pink Bardot Triptych by BATIK BATIK is an increasingly collectable pop artist currently living and working in London. The artist is purposely elusive with their true identity, sex...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Donkey and Figures - Drawing - Early 20th Century

Donkey and Figures - Drawing - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Donkey and figures is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in early 20th century. Pencil and china ink on paper Good condition with foxing and stain on margins. The t...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Pencil

Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s
Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s

Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XIX', 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

Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents, Alexander Calder
Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents, Alexander Calder

Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents, Alexander Calder

By Alexander Calder

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents Year: 1965 Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper Edition: 90, plus proofs Size: 20.5 x 28.75 inches Cond...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

'Tennis Legends' 1980 Silver Gelatin Print

'Tennis Legends' 1980 Silver Gelatin Print

Located in London, GB

'John McEnroe' 1981 Silver Gelatin Print by Watfiord / Mirror Group Archives. Wimbledon 3rd Day: John McEnroe. June 1981 The famous tennis star icon won at the All England Club championships that year, finally beating his long term rival Bjorn Borg...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mid-20th Century Framed Still Life Oil Painting on Board
Mid-20th Century Framed Still Life Oil Painting on Board

Mid-20th Century Framed Still Life Oil Painting on Board

Located in Roma, IT

Still Life is an original modern artwork realized by an Unknown Artist in the mid-20th Century. A mixed colored oil on board. Hand signed on the lower left margin J. Meamier. Incl...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Night Watch – Minidoka (Social Commentary, Modern, Japanese American History)
Night Watch – Minidoka (Social Commentary, Modern, Japanese American History)

Night Watch – Minidoka (Social Commentary, Modern, Japanese American History)

By Roger Shimomura

Located in Kansas City, MO

Roger Shimomura Night Watch – Minidoka Original 11 Color Lithograph on Rives BFK, White Year: 2014 Edition: 51 of 52 Paper Size: 30.75 × 40.5 inches (78.11 × 102.87 cm) Image Size: 27.75 × 38 inches (70.49 × 96.52 cm) Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil along lower margin Printer's Chop lower right Gallery-issued COA provided Print Sheet provided upon request Condition: Mint *Could come framed. Please inquire. Night Watch – Minidoka is a poignant work by Roger Shimomura that reflects his ongoing engagement with themes of identity, memory, and the Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Drawing from his own childhood experience—having been interned with his family at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho—Shimomura transforms historical trauma into a visually striking and psychologically resonant composition. The artist’s statement—“The grey and brown colors of Camp Minidoka by day turn into a lively theatre of lights at night as the incarcerates complete another day in isolation from the rest of the country.”—captures the duality at the heart of the work. While the daytime environment is marked by monotony and confinement, the nighttime scene introduces a sense of artificial vitality, where illuminated barracks create a theatrical, almost surreal atmosphere. This contrast underscores both the resilience of those incarcerated and the unsettling normalization of confinement. Stylistically, Shimomura blends elements of American Pop Art with traditional Japanese visual strategies, creating a hybrid aesthetic that is both accessible and layered with meaning. His use of bold outlines, flattened perspective, and narrative sequencing enhances the work’s immediacy while reinforcing its historical and cultural significance. Night Watch – Minidoka functions as both a personal recollection and a broader commentary on civil liberties, exclusion, and national identity. It stands as part of Shimomura’s sustained effort to confront overlooked histories and to ensure their continued relevance in contemporary discourse. Night Watch Minidoka, Japanese American internment art, Minidoka camp art...

Category

2010s 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

Peter Max Flower Blossom Lady Original Painting
Peter Max Flower Blossom Lady Original Painting

Peter Max Flower Blossom Lady Original Painting

By Peter Max

Located in San Francisco, CA

Peter Max was born in 1937. He is a very well listed and well collected American artist. He has been very prolific in his career, but nevertheless, he is highly sought after and collected, especially recently. This wonderful original acrylic on canvas was most likely painted in the late 1990s or early 2000. It is a favorite subject matter of his the blossoming lady or lady with blossoms. This painting is so vibrant exploding with colors. It measures 10 1/2 inches wide by 10 1/2 inches high. The frame measures 18“ x 18“. He has had Auction results over $70,000 but sells for much more privately and in galleries Once again, this is an original Peter Max acrylic...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Sundews - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s

The Sundews - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...

Category

19th Century 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

Untitled, Nude
Untitled, Nude

Untitled, Nude

By June Felter

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: June Felter (1919-2019) Title: Untitled Year: 1964 Medium: Watercolor Sight size: 20 x 14.25 inches. Framed size: 29.25 x 23 inches Signature: Si...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

NATURE - Flock of Birds - Facsimile, Ltd /450
NATURE - Flock of Birds - Facsimile, Ltd /450

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...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color

"Untitled"
"Untitled"

Jean Calogero"Untitled", Circa 1950

$1,200Sale Price|25% Off

"Untitled"

By Jean Calogero

Located in Southampton, NY

Oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist, Jean Calogero. Circa 1950. Signed lower left Overall in museum quality gold leaf frame 17.5 by 15.75 inches. Condition: Good. Provenan...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen
Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen

Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen

Located in Columbia, MO

Montblanc Meisterstück Classique Fountain Pen c. mid 20th century Resin, metal; Nib: 14K solid gold

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gold, Metal

'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968 Baryta Print

'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968 Baryta Print

By Peter Ruck

Located in London, GB

'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award for most popular te...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings
Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings

Set of 2 Bright Landscape Studies of 1960's British Modernist Drawings

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Set of Two Paired Studies 1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawings on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overal...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil Crayon

Large Antique American Bahamian Young Woman Portrait Signed Rare Oil Painting
Large Antique American Bahamian Young Woman Portrait Signed Rare Oil Painting

Large Antique American Bahamian Young Woman Portrait Signed Rare Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Really rare and well painted portrait by Christine Walters Martin (1895-1982). Oil on canvas. Framed in a nice modernist molding. Signed. Artist Bio: Christine Walters Martin (1895-1982) Born and raised in Brooklyn, Christine Martin majored in art at Columbia University/Teachers College. She spent summers painting at the Woodstock Art Colony under the tutelage of artists there and continued her art studies at the Art Student's League in New York City. Over the years, her teachers included John Sloan, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Alexander Brook and John McFee. She also studied with Eugene Speicher, who recommended her for Portraits Inc, through which some of his own commissions came. Much later in life, in her 80s, Christine studied watercolor with Zoltan Szabo. Before marrying attorney George Martin in 1923, she taught art in the New York public schools for several years. During summers in the late 1920s, after having two daughters (Cynthia, 1924-2008, and Joan, 1927-2000), she went to Woodstock with her girls in tow, staying at the Hasbrook farm. In 1930, she and her husband purchased a stone house on Ohayo Mountain Road and lived there seasonally for 25 years. Among her closest artist friends in Woodstock were Emil Ganso, Florence Hardiman, Albert Heckman, Peggy Dodds, Joe Rollo, Henry Mattson, Mary Ellen Early, and Maud and Miska Petersham, along with Juliana Force (Whitney Museum). During many summers in Woodstock, Christine's daughters Cynthia and Joan kept up their serious piano studies under the tutelage of Vladimir Padwa and Inez Carroll. Known for portraits and landscapes, she was a member of the National Association of Women Artists and the National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, NY. Her work showed at the National Arts Club, Weyhe and Preston Galleries and the National Academy of Design in New York; the Pennsylvania Academy in Philadelphia; the Woodstock Art Association and Rudolf Galleries in Woodstock, Vermont's Dawson Grist Mill Gallery, and South Hampton College, among others. Her portraits, landscapes and still lives hang in hundreds of homes around the world. Information provided by Bunny McBride...

Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Westenberg, Stuart Möller, Destro, and Christel Haag. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $390,000, while the average work sells for $1,912.