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.
Il San Pietro di Positano - Limited Edition C-Type, Slim Aarons Summer Series
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Il San Pietro di Positano, 1984 is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate S...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Sunspot 143 - Contemporary Resin Minimalist Blue 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Vintage Octopus Illustration Marker Drawing Blue Green Marine Artwork
By Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist Octopus in Blue and Green Marker Drawing By Guy Nicod (French, 1923–2021) Felt-tip pen and marker on artist's paper, unframed. 12.26 × 16.5 inches (height × width) P...
Pen, Felt Pen
Sunday Afternoon - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
In The Evening - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$6,400
Visioning (Colorful Still Life Pastel Drawing of Flowers on Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, still life pastel drawing of colorful flowers on a background of vintage book pages 'The Visioning' by Louise Laplante in 2026 pastel on collaged vintage book pages 32.75...
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
THE INTRUDER - Arts and Crafts Woodcut
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883 – 1971) THE INTRUDER c. 1930 Color woodcut, signed, titled and inscribed “Botke prints” Image 9 ¾ x 11”, sheet 11 7/8 x 14 3/4". On cream laid paper. Califor...
Color
Orange and Blue Striped Vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
Acrylic Painting One of a kind artwork Size: 40 × 30 × 2 cm The artwork is titled and signed on the front and also comes with a certificate of authenticity. Artwork arrives in perf...
Canvas, Acrylic
Madoura, Colorful Bird - Original lithograph poster (Czwiklitzer #319)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Madoura, Colorful Bird, 1967 Lithograph poster (Mourlot workshop) On paper 67 x 48 cm (c. 27 x 19 in) Edition of 1000 proofs (unnumbered) Unsigned REFEREN...
Lithograph
The Lighthouse II - Original Lithograph Signed
By Yves Ganne
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves GANNE (1931–2019) The Lighthouse II Original lithograph Signed in pencil Marked EA (Artist’s Proof) On Japanese paper, 76 x 53 cm (29.92 x 20.86 in) INFORMATION: Yves Ganne wa...
Lithograph
Slim Aarons 'Snorkelling In Antigua' Unframed Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In Antigua by Slim Aarons A woman wearing a scuba diving mask carries a pair of flippers and a harpoon gun, Antigua, West Indies, 1960. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Arch...
Archival Pigment
Giselle (Gestural Abstract, Vibrant, Warm, Atmospheric)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Giselle Oil on Canvas 2021 Size: 28 x 22 x 1.25 inches (71.1 × 55.9 × 3.2 cm) Signed in front on lower right Signed, dated and titled verso COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Galler...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
At Home
Located in Zofingen, AG
At Home From the Red Horse series "At Home" explores the feeling of belonging to oneself. Home becomes more than a physical place. It is an inner space where a woman can exist witho...
Canvas, Acrylic
William S. Burroughs (Iconic, Stamped, Naked Lunch, Beat Generation, Cut-Up)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Robert Mapplethorpe William S. Burroughs Photograph insert from Radar No. 1 (1982) Year: 1982 Sheet Size: 9.8 × 7.8 inches (24.9 × 19.8 cm) Framed Size: 17 x 13 x 1.25 inches (43.2 ×...
Photographic Paper
Pastel Dance, Organic Modern, Mid-Century Shapes Diptych in Pastel Tones, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Pastel Dance Medium: Acrylic Painting on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x140 cm in total (100x70 cm, each panel), 40x55.2 inches in total (40x28 inches, each panel) Year...
Paper, Oil
Rapallo Port Genoa Italy 1954 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Rapallo Italy by Toni Frissell The port of Rapallo in Italy 1954. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available - please enquire) ...
Archival Pigment
64x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper ...
Archival Pigment
Welcoming Jeers - Lithograph, 1997
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Welcoming Jeers, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra Authenti...
Lithograph
Three Tahitians Women - Original signed Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962) Three Tahitians Women, 1936 Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet studio) Signed on the plate On Lafuma vellum, 21 x 17 cm (c. 8.3 x 6.7 in) Excellent c...
Lithograph
Two Towers, Blue Tones Abstract Geometric Diptych, Unique Cyanotype, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: + Title: Two Towers + Year: 2026 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 100x140 cm (40x 55.3 in.), each panel measures 100x70cm (40x28 in.) a st...
Paper, Monotype
$833
Ramón Llovet “Atravesant Espais” Symbolic Figurative Oil Painting, 1978
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
**Ramón Llovet “Atravesant Espais” Symbolic Figurative Oil Painting, 1978** Oil on canvas. Signed, dated and titled. Original oil on canvas by Catalan artist Ramón Llovet Miserol, ...
Canvas, Oil
L'Ecuyère (The Horsewoman), Original Lithograph, Modern, 1960, Excellent
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - L'Ecuyère (The Horsewoman) Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 51.5 x 66 cm. Plate signed. Reference: Bloch 999; Mourlot 333. The work is in Ex...
Lithograph
$2,625
Sunday Afternoon 2 - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Picking Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed
By Yves Ganne
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves GANNE (1931–2019) Picking Poppies Original lithograph Signed in pencil Inscribed EA (Artist’s Proof) Numbered out of 30 copies On Arches vellum, 76 x 54 cm (29.92 x 21.25 in) ...
Lithograph
60x40 "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. Edition of 150. *This print can be hung vertic...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
'Psycho' 1960 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed
Located in London, GB
Psycho 1960 Unframed Original Vintage Cinema Lobby Card Extra Large 10x14" inches / 25x36 cm paper size Unframed (framing options available - please enquire) Condition: Excellent ...
C Print
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side About Artist Samson Olatubosun is a visual artist...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$6,100
Slim Aarons Dining Al Fresco Supersize Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dining Al Fresco Capri 1980 by Slim Aarons Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dinin...
C Print
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Samson Olatubos...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Watermelons and Blue Flowers - Original Lithograph Signed
By Yves Ganne
Located in Paris, IDF
Yves GANNE (1931-2019) Watermelons and Blue Flowers Original Lithograph Signed on pencil Artist's Justified Work On vellum Arches 52 x 75 cm (c. 20.47 x 29.52 in) INFORMATION : Yve...
Lithograph
"Buste de Femme" 1942-43 by Henri Matisse Signed Lithograph /25 French Modernist
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: Created in 1942-43, this work belongs to one of the most fertile periods of Matisse’s career as a printmaker and draftsman. By this time, Matisse had long since mast...
Lithograph, Chine Colle
Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh, Morocco - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamp...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Joan Miró Osaka 1970 HC Lithograph Exhibition Poster, Mourlot 680.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Joan Miró Osaka 1970 HC Lithograph Exhibition Poster, Mourlot 680. Color lithograph on paper. Monogram stamped. 76 × 57 cm (29.9 × 22.4 in.). Created in 19...
Lithograph
Beach (Gestural Abstract, Warm, Soft, Summer, Spring, Vibrant)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Beach Oil on Canvas 2021 Size: 28 x 22 x 1.25 inches (71.1 × 55.9 × 3.2 cm) Signed, dated and titled by hand COA provided *On Stretcher Frame, Gallery-wrapped - read...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Tall Sunspot 65 - Modern Resin Minimalist Colorful Striped 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
YOSEMITE - Stunning California Landscape By a Master of the Aquatint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
HAROLD L. DOOLITTLE (1883 - 1974) YOSEMITE 1924 Aquatint signed and titled in pencil and dated in the plate lower left 1924. Image 9 ¾ x 13 ¾, sheet 12 x 16 ¾. Doolittle excelled i...
Aquatint
Francis Bacon 'Portrait of Michel Leiris', 2017, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of a Francis Bacon's painting Portrait of Michel Leiris, originally created in 1976. This work is a notable example of Bacon's ability to capture the psycholog...
Offset
Maternity, 1951 - Original Mourlot lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921) Maternity, 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...
Lithograph
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon Players'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A group of people playing backgammon by a swimming pool at Marbella Beach Club, Spain, September 1970. Slim Aarons Backgammon Players 1970 (printed later) C print Estate signature s...
Lambda
Old Village, Modern Lithograph by Millard Sheets
Located in Long Island City, NY
Old Village by Millard Owen Sheets, American (1907–1989) Circa 1977 Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250, AP Image Size: 19.5 x 21.5 inches Size: 23.5 x...
Lithograph
Hidden Portraits XXXVI
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XXXVI', 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...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
'The Start of the Race' — 1899 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Jacques La Grange, 'The Start of the Race, 1899', color woodcut, edition 500, 1934. Signed and numbered '21/500' in pencil. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper,...
Woodcut
$967
Reclining Female Nude Red Purple Interior Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Reclining Female Nude Red Purple Interior Modernist Oil Painting Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Oil on artist paper unframed Size 19.75 x 25.75 Hei...
Oil
$275
Life Wasn't a Novel - Figurative Arctic Animals Surrealist Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
$1,057Sale Price|20% Off
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 ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Archaeology in Thoughts - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel drawing on paper. Hand signed. Very good condition.
Watercolor
R2D2 60x45 Star Wars, Photography Jedi, Photograph Toys, Movie Empire Pop Art
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R2D2 from the original Kenner release of the Star Wars toys in May of 1977 This is pre release is the first release in the much anticipated series "The Toys" These iconic figures hav...
Archival Pigment
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a 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 of smaller im...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Slim And Sphinx' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim And Sphinx by Slim Aarons circa 1964: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at work in Shepheard’s night club whose decor recreates a famous Cairo bar. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited editio...
Archival Pigment
$820
Pastel Fifties Shapes, Organic Mid Century, Vivid Tones Googie Shapes on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Pastel Fifties Shapes Medium: Acrylic Paint on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x70 cm , (40x28 inches) Year: 2026 * Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipp...
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Dancing Figures (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dancing Figures (Untitled), 1944, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 34 1/4 inches, presented in its original strip wood frame, from the estate of the artist Ernest Ro...
Canvas, Oil
Love Letters 20 - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Carlos Aquilino “En Casa del Moro” Large Figurative Oil Painting, 1991
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Carlos Aquilino, “En Casa del Moro,” 1991. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the front and reverse. Artwork: 162 × 130 cm (63.8 × 51.2 in.). Framed: 163 × 131 cm (64.2 × 51.6 in.). ...
Canvas, Oil
High Meadows
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "High Meadows" 1984, is an original reduction woodcut on paper by noted American artist Gordon Louis Mortensen, b.1938. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 24/130 in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 20 x 33.75 inches, framed size is 27.75 x 41 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with off-white fabric matting and dark green fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very small minor restorations, practically invisible. Please note: the shadows lines at the upper right of the artwork is not a part of it, it is the reflection of the lighting. About the artist: Born near Arnegard, North Dakota on April 27, 1938, Gordon Mortensen...
Woodblock
Marc Chagall 'Over The Town of Vitebesk' Mid Century
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited-edition poster published by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, after Chagall’s beloved composition celebrating love and dreamlike flight over his native Vitebsk. Produced by the m...
Offset
The Window 368 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Earthy Cool Dual Tone 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...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$12,509
ROBY DWI ANTONO - BIAS II. Limited ed. Sculpture Contemporary Modern Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Roby Dwi Antono - BIAS II Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Glazed ceramic sculpture Edition: 75 + AP Size: 24.5 x 29 x 26 cm Condition: In perfect conditions BIAS II is a limited-edit...
Ceramic, Glaze
Slim Aarons 'Savioli Spiaggia Hotel' Unframed Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Savioli Spiaggia Hotel by Slim Aarons Boats in the harbour by the Savioli Spiaggia Hotel, Riccione, Italy, 1956. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Limited edition ...
Archival Pigment
Vintage Modernist Oil Painting. - Still Life with African American Female Nude
Located in Baltimore, MD
A colorful modernist painting with heavy tones of Impressionism, this work recalls the late nineteenth century style of French artist Paul Gaugin. The vibrant color palette of the b...
Oil
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The New York Botanical Garden, in the Bronx, has mounted a multifaceted show honoring the polymath modernist's legacy, including new work by contemporary landscape maker Raymond Jungles.
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Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.
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