Skip to main content

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.

Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.

to
8,206
28,612
11,239
7,298
5,438
4,772
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1,297
6,709
43,052
6,326
239
433
1,167
2,524
2,193
6,785
7,412
5,737
3,051
1,153
1,166
113,703
62,486
57,388
26,770
14,677
9,397
6,498
5,533
4,225
3,049
2,406
2,360
2,234
612
30,494
20,910
4,264
32,636
16,548
12,101
9,148
8,505
6,439
4,852
4,026
3,731
3,695
3,465
3,364
2,594
2,378
2,134
1,994
1,851
1,705
1,682
1,643
10,854
10,272
9,976
5,823
5,792
6,723
2,500
1,290
428
283
5,982
26,943
28,900
20,777
Style: Modern
Vintage Signed American Modernist New England Framed Coastal Landscape Painting
Vintage Signed American Modernist New England Framed Coastal Landscape Painting

Vintage Signed American Modernist New England Framed Coastal Landscape Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 23 inches overall, and 17 by 21 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Latin American Oil Painting Roberto Obregon Colombian Venezuelan Master
Latin American Oil Painting Roberto Obregon Colombian Venezuelan Master

Latin American Oil Painting Roberto Obregon Colombian Venezuelan Master

Located in Surfside, FL

Roberto Obregón, Venezuelan, born Colombia. 1946–2003 Pájaro en Verdes-Azules Oil on canvas Hand signed and dated verso 1964 Provenance: bears label from Phillips auction house Dimensions: framed 24 X16 23.5 h × 15.5 w in (60 × 39 cm) (Further provenance from Rago auctions: The artist Estudio Actual, Caracas CDS Gallery, New York Venezuelan artist Roberto Obregón studied at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Julio Árraga in Maracaibo and was influenced by Eadweard Muybridge and Marcel Duchamp. He is associated with the Nueva Figuración (1950-1970) based in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela. Its major figureswere Luis Felipe Noé...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Skiing Waiters, 1955
Skiing Waiters, 1955

Skiing Waiters, 1955

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carring a wine in an ice bucket and the third carrying a menu, Stowe, Ve...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Jean Cocteau, Flamenco, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
Jean Cocteau, Flamenco, from Bulls, 1965 (after)

Jean Cocteau, Flamenco, from Bulls, 1965 (after)

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Flamenco (Flamenco), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bulls, Lithographs by Jean Cocteau), ori...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

1950's Modernist Signed Painting, Peaceful French Church Landscape
1950's Modernist Signed Painting, Peaceful French Church Landscape

1950's Modernist Signed Painting, Peaceful French Church Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Church landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), signed and dated 1985 , stamped verso Original watercolour/ gouache painting on paper, Overall size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches....

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Acrylic

Le vieux Roi (Old King)
Le vieux Roi (Old King)

Le vieux Roi (Old King)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Le vieux Roi (Old King) Lithograph from 1959. The edition of 35/200 on Arches paper, signed in blue crayon. Dimensions of work: 64.5 x 49.5 cm. Hand s...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Dans L'Atelier de Picasso
Dans L'Atelier de Picasso

Dans L'Atelier de Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Dans l'Atelier de Picasso Lithograph from 1957. The edition of 275. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur, Paris. Ref...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Princess Audrey (1953) Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print

Princess Audrey (1953) Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print

By Phillip Harrington

Located in London, GB

Princess Audrey (1953) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) Audrey Hepburn preparing for a scene in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday” dir. William Wyler, in which Hepburn plays Ann, the crown princess of a European nation, whose state visit to Rome, Italy, turns into the adventure she'd hoped for when she meets American journalist, Joe (Gregory Peck). Assisting Hepburn is dresser Sally Gordon, and in the background is the costume designer Edith Head. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Note image size may vary from paper size - please contact us directly for exact image dimensions Printed Later Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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

Jonah
Jonah

Sadao WatanabeJonah, 1959

$1,200Sale Price|20% Off

Jonah

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Santa Monica, CA

SADAO WATANABE (Japanese 1913-1996) JONAH, 1959 Color stencil, signed, numbered and dated in white ink. Sheet, 25 5/8 x 22 5/8 inches. Edition: 44/50. Good color and generally good ...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut, Stencil

Icart, Composition, Le Sopha (after)
Icart, Composition, Le Sopha (after)

Icart, Composition, Le Sopha (after)

By Louis Icart

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

Origiinal Boston Fly TWA Jets vintage American travel poster
Origiinal Boston Fly TWA Jets vintage American travel poster

Origiinal Boston Fly TWA Jets vintage American travel poster

By David Klein

Located in Spokane, WA

TWA (Trans World Airlines) was formed in 1924 as Transcontinental & Western Air. The airline's first route was from New York to Los Angeles, followed by multiple National routes. The airline expanded to serve Europe, the Middle East, and Asia after WWII when the company was under Howard Hughes's owner's control from 1939 until 1961. Hughes was a dominant force in expanding and promoting his company's routes. The economy was vastly improving, and travel by air for business and pleasure increased, too. Posters were a crucial element in promoting this form of travel and TWA. The airline started a decline in the 1970s, ending in a third bankruptcy that caused its acquisition by American Airlines in 2001. The airline operated in 132 destinations worldwide and had a fleet size of 190. The Boston FLY TWA shows a three-masted schooner in the background, a large colonial drum in the center with an American Eagle...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

L'atelier de Cannes
L'atelier de Cannes

L'atelier de Cannes

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - L'atelier de Cannes Lithograph from 1958. On Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 44.8 x 33.4 cm. Plate signed. It's an enhanced version of the first st...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Comédie Humaine : Circus Clown and Ballerina - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)
Comédie Humaine : Circus Clown and Ballerina - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)

Comédie Humaine : Circus Clown and Ballerina - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Comédie Humaine, Circus clown and Ballerina, 1954 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Unsigned On paper 26 .5 x 35.5 cm (c. 10,2 x 13.7 in) INFORMATION : Created for portfolio Verve n°29-30 "La comédie humaine, suite de 180 dessins de Picasso...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Soundgarden  - signed Limited Edition print (1996)

Soundgarden - signed Limited Edition print (1996)

By Kevin Westenberg

Located in London, GB

Soundgarden - signed Limited Edition print' Album cover Shoot January 27, 1996 Seattle (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to 25 only this size. Printed 2020 This size 20 x 16'' / 40 x 50 cm About the image: Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Pablo Picasso, La Picador II, original lithograph
Pablo Picasso, La Picador II, original lithograph

Pablo Picasso, La Picador II, original lithograph

By Pablo Picasso

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

Landscape - Oil Painting by Armando Cermignani - 1930
Landscape - Oil Painting by Armando Cermignani - 1930

Landscape - Oil Painting by Armando Cermignani - 1930

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on plywood realized by Armando Cermignani (1888-1957) in 1930s. Hand signed and dated. Excellent condition. Armando Cermignani was an Italian painter, engraver, ceramist and p...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Queen Anne's Lace, Modern Wood Engraving by Warren Mack
Queen Anne's Lace, Modern Wood Engraving by Warren Mack

Queen Anne's Lace, Modern Wood Engraving by Warren Mack

Located in Long Island City, NY

Warren Mack, American (1896 - 1952) - Queen Anne's Lace, Year: 1947, Medium: Wood Engraving, signed in pencil lower right, Image Size: 7 x 10 inches, Frame Size: 14.75 x 17.25 in...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Engraving

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Figural Composition Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 19inches overall. Handsomely framed in...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró
Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró

Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Héliogravure on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Joan Miró, Femmes, 1965. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

A Large, Expansive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting, Sedona, Arizona
A Large, Expansive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting, Sedona, Arizona

A Large, Expansive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting, Sedona, Arizona

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A large, expansive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Southwestern Painting of Sedona, Arizona by Francis Chapin, depicting Cathedral Rock, Red Rock State Park. Canvas size: 20 x 40 inches; ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

Jean Cocteau, Harmony, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
Jean Cocteau, Harmony, from Bulls, 1965 (after)

Jean Cocteau, Harmony, from Bulls, 1965 (after)

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Concordance (Harmony), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bulls, Lithographs by Jean Cocteau), o...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Composition abstraite
Composition abstraite

Composition abstraite

By Chu Teh-Chun

Located in OPOLE, PL

Chu Teh-Chun (1920-2014) - Composition abstraite Lithograph from 1960. Edition 60/60. Dimensions of work: 63.5 x 48.5 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Galerie de France, Paris. Dime...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nude
Nude

D.M. BrandtNude, 1978

$1,230Sale Price|30% Off

Nude

By D.M. Brandt

Located in Cologne, DE

Vintage, signed

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude Studies - Edition griffelkunst
Nude Studies - Edition griffelkunst

Nude Studies - Edition griffelkunst

By Heinrich Zille

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

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Still Life of Peaches, Mid Century Mondern
Still Life of Peaches, Mid Century Mondern

Still Life of Peaches, Mid Century Mondern

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

American, 20th Century Signed: Klug '67 (Right, Center) " Still Life of Peaches ", 1967 Oil on Masonite 24" x 30" House in a 3 1/2" Frame with a 1" Linen Liner Overall Size:...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Abstract Seated Nude with Red Background French Modern Figurative Gouache
Abstract Seated Nude with Red Background French Modern Figurative Gouache

Abstract Seated Nude with Red Background French Modern Figurative Gouache

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Abstract Seated Nude with Red Background French Modern Figurative Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 20.25 x 15.75 inches (height ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

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.