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1920 Modernist Painting

Jessie Louisa Wissler American Modernist Framed Oil Painting
Jessie Louisa Wissler American Modernist Framed Oil Painting

Jessie Louisa Wissler American Modernist Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Jessie Louisa Wissler. Oil on board

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Egil Carlsson 'B. 1920', Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Park Landscape, 1977
Egil Carlsson 'B. 1920', Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Park Landscape, 1977

Egil Carlsson 'B. 1920', Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Park Landscape, 1977

Located in København, Copenhagen

Egil Carlsson (b. 1920), Sweden. Oil on canvas. Modernist park landscape. Dated 1977. The canvas

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Self Portrait by American Modernist, Signed and Dated, 1925
Self Portrait by American Modernist, Signed and Dated, 1925

Self Portrait by American Modernist, Signed and Dated, 1925

By Leon Kelly

Located in Doylestown, PA

the Fine Arts Annuals. In the 1920's Kelly created mostly paintings of Cubist style. By the 1940's he

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1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Modernist Landscape depicting Winter Scene by the River by Ana Marinkovic (1923)
Modernist Landscape depicting Winter Scene by the River by Ana Marinkovic (1923)

Modernist Landscape depicting Winter Scene by the River by Ana Marinkovic (1923)

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a stunning modernist painting done by Ana Marinkovic, a renowned

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Vintage 1920s Serbian Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Egyptian Prince Saif ul Malook with His Love, " by GAN, Swedish Modernist
"Egyptian Prince Saif ul Malook with His Love, " by GAN, Swedish Modernist

"Egyptian Prince Saif ul Malook with His Love, " by GAN, Swedish Modernist

By Gösta Adrian-Nilsson/ GAN

Located in Philadelphia, PA

), Sweden's leading Modernist painter in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The painting shows a scene in the fantastic

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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

'Old Reliable', Early American Modernist, Jalopy, Model T Ford Flatbed Truck
'Old Reliable', Early American Modernist, Jalopy, Model T Ford Flatbed Truck

'Old Reliable', Early American Modernist, Jalopy, Model T Ford Flatbed Truck

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

An American School watercolor showing an old Ford Model T flatbed truck backed up to a barn in a rural landscape. A well-composed work painted in a harmonious palette by an accomplis...

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1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

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Untitled Modernist Still Life
Untitled Modernist Still Life

Untitled Modernist Still Life

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

This is an early (c. 1920) modernist still life by American painter Rolph Scarlett. A major

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1920s Bauhaus Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Seated Nude in Red 1920-30s Conte Crayon on Paper
Modernist Seated Nude in Red 1920-30s Conte Crayon on Paper

Modernist Seated Nude in Red 1920-30s Conte Crayon on Paper

By Clyde Follett Seavey

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1920-30s crayon on paper figurative drawing of a seated nude is by San Francisco artist Clyde

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1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Harald Giersing, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, circa 1920
Harald Giersing, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, circa 1920

Harald Giersing, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, circa 1920

Located in København, Copenhagen

-1920. With his portraits and paintings, football and ballet pictures, forest interiors, country roads

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Vintage 1920s Danish Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Antique Seaside Modernist Town View, Vintage Oil Painting
Antique Seaside Modernist Town View, Vintage Oil Painting

Antique Seaside Modernist Town View, Vintage Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique modernist village seaside townscape painting. Oil on board, circa 1920. Unsigned

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1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Winter Landscape
Modernist Winter Landscape

John WengerModernist Winter Landscape, 1920

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H 13.5 in W 15.5 in D 1 in

Modernist Winter Landscape

By John Wenger

Located in Buffalo, NY

A modernist style winter landscape by John Wenger (1887-1976). Watercolor on paper, circa 1920

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1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Ernst Grundtvig (1920-1994). Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas.
Ernst Grundtvig (1920-1994). Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas.

Ernst Grundtvig (1920-1994). Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Ernst Grundtvig (1920-1994), Danish artist. Modernist landscape. View from Grebbestad, Sweden. 1962

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Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

German Modernist Harbor View
German Modernist Harbor View

German Modernist Harbor View, 1920

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H 25 in W 29 in D 2 in

German Modernist Harbor View

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist German harbor view. Oil on board, circa 1930. Signed illegibly lower right. Displayed

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1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Modernist New York School Nude
Modernist New York School Nude

Modernist New York School Nude, 1920

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H 31 in W 21 in D 1 in

Modernist New York School Nude

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist style nude oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1920. Unsigned. Image size 21"L x 31"H.

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1920s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Sunset Landscape
Modernist Sunset Landscape

Modernist Sunset Landscape, 1930

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H 7 in W 9 in D 1 in

Modernist Sunset Landscape

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist oil painting of a sunset landscape. Oil on board, circa 1930. Signed lower right, "F.B

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Embrace", American School Modernist Abstract Nude Composition
"The Embrace", American School Modernist Abstract Nude Composition

"The Embrace", American School Modernist Abstract Nude Composition

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist composition with two figures embracing. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Unsigned. Displayed

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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modernist City View
French Modernist City View

French Modernist City View

By Maurice Esnault

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist city view painting by Maurice Esnault (1854-1940). Oil on canvas, circa 1929. Displayed

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1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early American Modernist School Fruit Still Life
Early American Modernist School Fruit Still Life

Early American Modernist School Fruit Still Life

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist American school still life painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed illegibly lower

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1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Catskill Mountains, modernist american landscape
Catskill Mountains, modernist american landscape

Catskill Mountains, modernist american landscape

Located in New York, NY

Manievich settled in the Bronx, New York, though spent much of his time traveling throughout the Northeast including Upstate New York and the Hudson River Valley. The Catskill Mount...

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1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris School Modernist Street View circa 1930
Paris School Modernist Street View circa 1930

Paris School Modernist Street View circa 1930

Located in Buffalo, NY

A Modernist oil painting of Paris, circa 1930. Signed lower right, "G. Dupouy." Displayed in a

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Table Still Life
Modernist Table Still Life

Modernist Table Still Life, 1930

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H 26 in W 21 in D 2 in

Modernist Table Still Life

Located in Buffalo, NY

An oil on canvas, circa 1930. Very finely painted and a complex modern composition. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 18"L x 23"H.

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1920s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Fruit Still Life by Ben Benn
Modernist Fruit Still Life by Ben Benn

Modernist Fruit Still Life by Ben Benn

By Ben Benn

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist fruit still life by Ben Benn (1884 - 1983). Oil on board, circa 1929. Signed lower

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1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20thC Modernist/ Expressionist Still Life oil circa 1922
Early 20thC Modernist/ Expressionist Still Life oil circa 1922

Early 20thC Modernist/ Expressionist Still Life oil circa 1922

Located in Frome, Somerset

A superb early 20th Century Modernist Still Life oil circa 1922. oil on canvas 45cmx51cm Good

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1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marius Hammann, Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape
Marius Hammann, Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape

Marius Hammann, Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape

Located in København, Copenhagen

Marius Hammann (1879-1936). Danish painter. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape. 1920s-1930s

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Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Modernist Landscape Oil on Canvas by Eline Hørtz Jespersen in 1927
Modernist Landscape Oil on Canvas by Eline Hørtz Jespersen in 1927

Modernist Landscape Oil on Canvas by Eline Hørtz Jespersen in 1927

By Eline Hertz Jespersen

Located in Søborg, DK

Modernist landscape oil on canvas by Danish artist Eline Hørtz Jespersen in 1927 Age related ware

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Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

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Paint

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By Harriet Holden Nash

Located in Buffalo, NY

Harriet was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and lived with her husband in Park Slope for over 35 years. She attended the Brooklyn Museum School at age 14 where she establis...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Coastal Ocean Beach Abstract Rock Oil Painting
Antique American School Modernist Coastal Ocean Beach Abstract Rock Oil Painting

Antique American School Modernist Coastal Ocean Beach Abstract Rock Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist seascape beach oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Signed on verso. Image size, 24L x 18H. Framed in a period frame.

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1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed R Kelly Listed American Modernist Interior Pink Couch Abstract Painting
Signed R Kelly Listed American Modernist Interior Pink Couch Abstract Painting

Signed R Kelly Listed American Modernist Interior Pink Couch Abstract Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 30L x 24H. Great color and a nice period modern wood frame. Ready to hang.

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1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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