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
Period: 1940s
Russian Aircraft Identification Poster World War II Allied aeroplanes
Located in London, GB
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Russian Aircraft...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Internal Perspective of Biet... - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Internal perspective of Biet Golghotha-Micael is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.9 (as re...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Adam's Tomb and Biet Golgotha-Micae - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Adam's Tomb and Biet Golgotha-Micael - Elevation and sections is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Topography of the Churches of Lalibelà-Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Topography of the churches of lalibelà is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.1 (as reported ...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Biet Ghiorghis - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Biet Ghiorghis is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.43 (as reported on the higher margin).
...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
“Montmartre”
By Fernand Guignier
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original watercolor by French artist Fernand Guignier of a street scene in Montmartre, Paris. Signed lower right and dated 1949. Titled lower left, “Montmartre”. Fernand Guignier was a student of the sculptors Emil Derré and Jean-Antoine Injalbert at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris . Between 1926 and 1960 he took part in the Salon des Artistes Français in the Palais de Tokyo. The watercolor is housed in its original off white wood frame. Under glass. Condition is very good. Overall framed measurements are 18.25 by 16.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector.
Fernand Guignier
Born: 1902
Died: 1972
Known for: Paris street scene watercolor...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Mother and Child
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and touching original Peter László Péri etching, 1940s. A beaming mother of gigantic proportions holds her child above her head. At her f...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Ymrahanè' Cristos - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Ymrahanè' Cristos is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.55 (as reported on the higher margin...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Bilbolà Ghiorghis - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Bilbolà Ghiorghis is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.48 (as reported on the higher margin...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Camcanit Micael - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Camcanit Micael is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.49 (as reported on the higher margin)....
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Ghenet Mariam Church - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Ghenet Mariam Church is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.53 (as reported on the higher mar...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Ghietem Mariam - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Ghietem Mariam is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate on the lower left margin.
Plate n.52 (as reporte...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Church of Wuqrò Masqalà Kristòs - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Church of Wuqrò Masqalà Kristòs is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate on the lower right margin.
Plat...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Bilbola' Kircos - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Bilbola' Kircos is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.46 (as reported on the higher margin)....
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Biet Emmanuel - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Biet Emmanuel is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.40 (as reported on the higher margin).
...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Biet Emmanuel - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Biet Emmanuel is an modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.39 (as reported on the higher margin).
...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Plan and section of Ethiopian churches-Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Plan and section of Ethiopian churches is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.3 (as reported ...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo - Vintage photo - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Antonio Gramsci's Sons - Historical Photo is a vintage photo, realized in 1948.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Churches of Lalibelà - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Churches of Lalibelà is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948..
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.58 (as reported on the higher m...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Bet Medhane Alem - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Bet Medhane Alem is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.56 (as reported on the higher margin)...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Ethiopian Churches - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Ethiopian Churches is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.59 (as reported in the higher margi...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Bete Golgota-Selassié in Ethiopia - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Bete Golgota-Selassié in Ethiopia is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948..
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.55 (as reported on ...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Interior Design - Drawing by Victor Courtray - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Interior Design is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized in 1948 by the French architect Victor Courtray (1897-1971). Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed and dated on the low...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Biet Ghiorghis - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Biet Ghiorghis is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947.
Black and white etching.
Signed and dated on plate.
Plate n.44 (as reported on the higher margin).
...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Variations On The Theme ‘Mother And Child’
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 1940s etching representing scenes of motherhood, from Péri’s observations of people on the streets of London.
Artist: Peter László Péri...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
'Londoners' 1940s Etching
Located in London, GB
A beautiful etching from Péri’s observations of people on the streets of London.
Artist: Peter László Péri
Date: 1940s
Framed size: 26.5cm x 32cm
M...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Crucifixion
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Crucifixion
Engraving, etching, and ground printed in colors, 1947
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos)
From the second printing by Jon Clemens, master printer in the 1990's
Done while the artist was at the Iowa Print Group, MFA Program, University of Iowa .
Condition: excellent
Image/Plate size: 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Printmaker, painter, and sculptor Ray H...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Engraving
Porcupine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Porcupine
Engraving, 1949
Signed and dated lower right (see photo)
Titled and numbered lower left (see photo)
Created while the artist was completing the MFA in Printmaking at the Un...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Engraving
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...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
House- Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
House is a drawing realized by Suzanne Tourte in the Mid 20th Century.
Ink and Water Color on paper.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Watercolor
Drying Off
Located in London, GB
Charcoal, sanguine and white chalk on paper, initialled ‘F.B.’ (lower right), 48cm x 38cm (69cm x 57cm framed).
British painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and designer, the son of a...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Paradise Lost Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of drawings is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness.
1. Paradise Lost (But His Doom)
Crayon on paper, 17 ½ x 12 ½ inches (image), 22 x 15 inc...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Capri, sunset
Located in Greenwich, CT
A dynamic and stunning watercolor, saturated in color and invigorated by strong brushstrokes. Albert Wein's artistic prowess in painting is a testament to his deep-seated academic tr...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Watercolor
'Londoners' 1940s Etchings - Love
Located in London, GB
Three etchings representing the cycle of love, from Péri’s observations of people on the streets of London. These small prints were intended to be sold in groups as folding booklets, like postcards.
Artist: Peter László Péri...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching
Original 'Help RCA help USA, You and I Beat the Promise" vintage WWII poster
Located in Spokane, WA
‘Help RCA Help USA, Beat the Promise, You and I Beat the Promise,’ original WWII antique vintage military poster. In the foreground are two clasped hand...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Signed American School Post Impressionist Cow Farm Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist regional cow farm landscape. Really nicely framed and a very impressive painting in person. Signed illegibly.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Variations on the Theme ‘Window’ - Neighbours
Located in London, GB
A striking etching, from Péri’s observations of people on the streets of London.
Artist: Peter László Péri
Date: 1940s
Framed size: 40cm x 50cm
Mou...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Etching, Paper
Exhibited Ashcan School Nocturnal New York City Brooklyn Bridge Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Oil on board. Signed verso. Framed.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Fingerpainted Landscape in Acrylic, in Diamond-Shaped Frame
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Fingerpainted Landscape in Acrylic, in Diamond-Shaped Frame
Unique landscape by Hollywood, California artist Genevieve"Gen" Matucha (American, 1903-1989). The scene dep...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Fountain of Cheseaux, Switzerland
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled - Drawing by Miquel Renom - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an artwok realized by the Spanish Artist Miquel Renom (1912-1984) .
Drawing on paper. Hand Signed on the right corner.
The artist wants to define a well-balanced compo...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Pencil
Up And Down - Lithograph by M.C. Escher - 1947
By M.C. Escher
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed.
Printed in black ink, and part of a limited edition thought to be of 400 specimen.
Image Dimensions : 51 x 20 cm
Reference: Bool n. 352 Locher 146.
Very good conditio...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph Realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Villeneuve Cloister in Avignon - Drawing by Leon Boulier - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Villeneuve cloister in Avignon is a watercolor on paper, realized by Leon Boulier, 1941.
26 x 35 cm.
Titled lower left side.
Hand signed on the back.
Good conditions
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Watercolor
Abandoned Wharf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This drawing is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness.
Crayon on paper, 20 x 12 (image), 22 x 14 inches (sheet), Signed lower right, Matted, but not framed
Ex...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Antique American Modernist Finely Painted New York City Market Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step back in time to the bustling streets of 1940s New York City, where artistry and urban vitality converged in a dazzling display of creativity. This exceptional original oil paint...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pasiphae Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier (Only, At the Foot of the Great Carob Tree)
Portfolio: Pasiphae
Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum
Date: 1944
E...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Linocut
Portrait of Mrs Gilles - Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mrs Gilles is a Photograph realized by Renzo Cinti in 1940s.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pasiphae Plate 10: Tout joyeux de sa jeune force
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Plate 10: Tout joyeux de sa jeune force (Rejoicing in his Young Strength)
Portfolio: Pasiphae
Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum
Date: 1944
Edition: 200
Sh...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Linocut
National Savings 1947 original vintage calendar poster
Located in London, GB
National Savings calendar poster (1946)
Lithographic poster
50 x 38 cm
Printed for HMSO by Marion, Son & Hall Ltd, London.
An original lithographic poster advertising the National ...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Figures - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a drawing realized by Suzanne Tourte in the Mid 20th Century.
Pencil on paper.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Pencil
Ex Libris - J-H Hunckler - Woodcut by Charles Favet - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - J-H Hunckler is an Artwork realized in 1946, by the French Artist Charles Favet (1899-1982).
Woodcut print on ivory paper. Hand Signed on the right margin.
The work i...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ex Libris - Mountains - Woodcut by Christine Kerry - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Mountains is an Artwork realized in 1940s, by the Austrian Artist Christine Kerry (1889-1978)
Etching print on ivory paper. Hand Signed on back.
The work is glued on co...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Woodcut
Vintage Photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli- Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of a Painting by Antonio Peltrinelli is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1940s.
Good conditions.
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kinder unterwegs
Located in Wien, 9
signiert links unten, monogrammiert, datiert und betitelt rechts unten, mit Beschriftung versehen: "Herrn und Frau Malchus mit besten Grüßen"
Carry Hauser ist einer der faszinierend...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
National Savings 1946 original vintage calendar poster
Located in London, GB
National Savings calendar poster (1946)
Lithographic poster
50 x 38 cm
Printed for HMSO by Chromoworks Ltd, London.
An original lithographic poster aimed at children, advertising t...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ex Libris - M. Hejnové - Woodcut by Marie Jancáková-Pribilová - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - M. Hejnové is an Artwork realized in 1944, by the Czech Artist Marie Jancáková-Pribilová (1887-1959)
Etching print on ivory paper. Hand Signed on the right margin and o...
Category
1940s Modern Art
Materials
Woodcut
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