Alexander Dobkin
1950s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
1950s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Prints
Lithograph
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Régence Architectural Elements
Oak
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Living Room Sets
Giltwood, Tapestry
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Oil
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paint, Photographic Paper
Mid-20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pencil, Graphite
1920s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pencil
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
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A Close Look at Modern Art
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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