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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
'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Turzak, 'The Workers (No. 2)', woodcut, edition 50, c. 1935. Signed and numbered 2/50 in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove Japan paper, with full margin...
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1930s Modern Art

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Woodcut

Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion
Located in Brighton, GB
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. A...
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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

A History of Sex (Head)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In the portraits of The History of Sex, taken in 1996 in the Netherlands, the camera looks directly at the models, who respond in kind. Eyes first seems to be the guiding principle o...
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1990s Modern Art

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Plexiglass, Silicone

Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine XI and XII. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine IX and X. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Framed: Six Lithographs "White Lines Squares" After Josef Albers
Located in Kansas City, MO
Individually framed: six lithographs "White Lines Squares," 1966, after Josef Albers, by Blair Litho (Lithograph in brilliant Colors on paper, 1966). Published to accompany an exhibi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Plexiglass, Paper

La Lune/The Moon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking poster is a restrike of the original exhibition poster created by Alexander Calder for his celebrated show “Mobiles et Lithographies” at Galerie Maeght. Produced in 201...
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2010s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine XX and XXI. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

The Drop of Tenderness
Located in Zofingen, AG
The Drop of Tenderness (from the “Becoming” series) In this work, the artist continues to explore the inner states that shape a person from within. The figure holding a lily embod...
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2010s Modern Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Aventure d'une libertine, 16 Photographs. From The Secret Album series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
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1960s Modern Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

"Intimite" (Mourlot, Paris, Master Printer - 70% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jacques Villon Intimite 1964 Original Reproduction of a Gouache on Velin d'Arches Size: 10x7.375in Signed in the stone Edition: 2,000 Annotated verso Publisher: Mourlot, Paris Printe...
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1960s Modern Art

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Vellum

The Window 333 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Dining Out - New York Dinner Portrait Couple Dining Black and White Photograph A couple dining out at an elegant hotel in New York is caught momentarily distracted by the floor show...
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20th Century Modern Art

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sunbathing in Capri, 1974 - Sunbathers on French Island of Capri Summer Bronzing
Located in Brighton, GB
Sunbathing in Capri, 1974 - Sunbathers on French Island of Capri Summer Bronzing by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...
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20th Century Modern Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Echoes of the Atelier XVII
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XVII, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an age...
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1980s Modern Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Seated Female Nude by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Interior Scene of a Seated Female Nude Model by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Completed in the vibrant, Fauvist, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Diptych: Aventure d'une libertine XIV and XIII. From The Secret Album Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a personal experience. The model's husband told Uwe Ommer an idea: he wanted to watch his wife with other men hiding behind the curtains. This is how the ser...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Echoes of the Atelier X
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier X, acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...
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1980s Modern Art

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Acrylic, Board

Mark Rothko 'No. 37' Vintage Abstract Framed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Offset lithograph poster featuring Mark Rothko’s No. 37, a powerful example of his signature exploration of color, form, and emotional depth. The artwork is framed in a black wood fr...
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1990s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIX: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Oil, Board

Andre de Dienes – Nude, 1950 – Original Vintage - Black and White
Located in Cologne, DE
Andre de Dienes – Nude, 1950 – Original Vintage This striking black-and-white photograph by André de Dienes, taken in 1950, captures a poised nude model reclining on a modernist chai...
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1950s Modern Art

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Silver Gelatin

50x40 Pillars of Creation James Webb Telescope Space Photography NASA Photo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The WEBB imagery is of the most important imagery every taken. The finest museum quality WEBB images available. Printed on archival paper using archival inks. 50x40 Edition of 150 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

DAMIEN HIRST - THE EMPRESSES - THEODORA - Limited edition Contemporary Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
THE EMPRESSES - THEODORA Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite and screen printed with glitter. Edition number: 1226/3315 (1.566 physical + 1.7...
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2010s Modern Art

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Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen

Rolex Daytona 30x30 6263 Paul Newman Photomosaic Photography Fine Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Newman" is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

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Archival Pigment

Free to Be Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
Free to Be Myself (part of the “Red Horse” series) This work explores a state of quiet inner freedom — the moment when a woman no longer shapes herself for the outside world, but r...
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Henri Matisse 'Blue Nude I'- Serigraph Mid Century, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This second edition of Henri Matisse’s Blue Nude I is an authorized open-edition print, recreated with the permission of the Estate of Henri Matisse. The exceptional print quality pr...
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Early 2000s Modern Art

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Screen

Mark Rothko 'Untitled, 1950' Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Offset lithograph poster featuring Mark Rothko’s Untitled (1950), exemplifying the artist’s iconic color field style and emotive abstraction. The piece is framed in a black wood fram...
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1990s Modern Art

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Offset

Mark Rothko 'Blue, Green and Brown' 1989 Abstract Mid Century
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster advertising the National Gallery of Art, Washington, featuring Mark Rothko’s Blue, Green and Brown. Presented in a refined black wood frame with a 3/4-inch front profile and a...
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1980s Modern Art

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Offset

Mark Rothko 'Pink, Black, Orange, 1953' Mid Century Modern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster advertising the National Gallery of Art, Washington, featuring Mark Rothko’s Pink, Black, Orange (1953). This iconic work showcases Rothko's signature use of color and depth, ...
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1990s Modern Art

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Offset

Mid-Century Modern Paris: A View of the Seine
Located in Norwich, GB
Experience the romance and abstraction of 1950s Paris through this striking original mixed media drawing by the acclaimed American Modernist, Frederick E. Conway (1900–1973). This c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Le vieux Roi
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Le vieux Roi 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 signed. Pub...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Large 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Vase of Flowers in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vase of Flowers by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 31.5 x 30 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ha...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Oil

Mother and child, Signed painting on paper (unique), Hammer Galleries, Framed
By Gloria Vanderbilt
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Vanderbilt Untitled mother and child painting Gouache on paper Signed by the artist on the front Frame included A poignant painting of a mother and child from the 1960s. Whi...
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1960s Modern Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Permanent Marker

Don Quichote
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Don Quichote Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961. Dimensions of sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm Refrence: Cramer 112; Orozc...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, 1930s portrait painting of a young woman by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrait of a young female model, most likely h...
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1930s Modern Art

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Masonite, Oil

Carmen II - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude photograph captures a naked female figure enveloped in flowing crimson fabric against a deep black void. The composition features rich burgundy and wine...
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2010s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

36x48 "Jaws" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Fine Art Print Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Greece : Pink Nude with Wheat Ear - Original lithograph, 1982
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS Greece : Pink Nude with Wheat Ear, 1982 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 56 x 75 cm (c. 22 x 30 inch) For the Fassianos exhibition...
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1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Portraits Imaginaires
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (d'après) - Portraits Imaginaires Lithograph from 1969. Trial proof, outside the numbered edition, with visible markings. Dimensions of work: 76 x 55.5 c...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Echoes of the Atelier XII
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XII, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agei...
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1980s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Echoes of the Atelier IV
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier IV, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...
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1980s Modern Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Abstract Group Reading Scene French Modernist Gouache Painting by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Group Reading Scene French Modernist Gouache Painting by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches (height...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin Artwork
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Crowned T-Rex (Pez Dispenser) - Lithograph, 1997
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Crowned T-Rex, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra Authentica...
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1990s Modern Art

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Lithograph

DAVID SHRIGLEY - BLACK CATS EVERYWHERE. Modern Design British Artist Blue
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAVID SHRIGLEY - Black Cats Everywhere Date of creation: 2021 Medium: 12 colour screenprint on Somerset satin paper Edition: 125 Size: 75 x 56 cm Condition: Brand new, in mint cond...
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1970s Modern Art

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Paper, Screen

Evening Bar Scene French Modernist Cubist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Evening Bar Scene French Modernist Cubist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 19.25 inches (height x width) Pr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Gouache

Portraits Imaginaires 7.5.69
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (d'après) - Portraits Imaginaires 7.5.69 Lithograph from 1969. The edition: A 246/250. Dimensions of work: 65.5 x 50 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Éditi...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

The One Who Sees
Located in Zofingen, AG
The One Who Sees This work is part of the Becoming series. It explores the state of female presence — without roles, without tension, without the need to prove anything. Sometimes, ...
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2010s Modern Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Stormig natt (Stormy Night) (1978)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bruno Wiklund (1937-2011) Sweden Stormig natt (Stormy Night) (1978) medium: pastel signed and dated unframed 52 × 41.5 cm (approx. 20.5 × 16.3 in) framed 59 × 48 cm (approx. 23.2 ×...
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1970s Modern Art

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Pastel

Alfred Stieglitz, Hands, Dorothy Norman, 1947 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite halftone print after Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), titled Hands, Dorothy Norman, originates from the 1947 folio Stieglitz Memorial Portfolio, 1864–1946. Published by T...
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1940s Modern Art

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Offset

Alice Topping (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Alice Topping (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Socialite Alice Topping by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. Additional Information: Unframed ...
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1960s Modern Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 21 by 21 inches overall. Handsomely frame...
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1960s Modern Art

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Oil, Canvas

The Window 338 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

1960's British Modernist Oil Painting Sludgy Green Moody Atmospheric Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Atmospheric Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 11 x 15 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condition: very good...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Oil

Evening on the Strand, London (Iconic, Cityscape, Glow, ~26% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Samir Farah Evening on the Strand, London (Iconic, Cityscape, Glow) Acrylic on Stretched Canvas Year: 2025 Size: 11.81 x 15.74 x 0.78 inches (30 x 40 x 2 cm) Signed lower right COA p...
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2010s Modern Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Seated Nude with Geometric Planes French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Nude with Geometric Planes French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 12.25 x 19 inches (height x wid...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Gouache

Pablo Picasso, The Divan, The Blues of Barcelona, 1963 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Le divan (The Divan), from the folio Les Bleus de Barcelone, 12 aquarelles et pastels (The Blues of Barc...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Suerte de Picador
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Suerte de Picador Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961. Dimensions of sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm Publisher: Éditions Ce...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Farm in Berlin Heights, Ohio, Vibrant Field Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle (1885-1979) Farm in Berlin Heights, c. 1930 Oil on masonite Signed lower right 22 x 30 inches 27.75 x 36 inches, framed A versatile painter who worked in a v...
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1930s Modern Art

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Oil

The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and at...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Oil, Board

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