Who is the artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting?

The artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting is Edward Hopper. Throughout the early 20th century, he created paintings of New York City that captured the feelings of isolation associated with urban life. His best-known works include Nighthawks, Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edward Hopper art.

Which American artist is famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick?

Jackson Pollock is the American artist famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick. He called this innovative technique "drip painting." Pollock stood at the forefront of Abstract Expressionism to the point that his name has become nearly synonymous with the movement. He was deeply respected by his contemporaries, and Pollock’s paintings, prints and other art — as well as his commitment to the work — influenced artists worldwide. Explore a collection of Jackson Pollock art on 1stDibs.

American Modernist Paintings

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World Wars Painting

Wendell BrazeauAmerican modernist painting by Wendell Brazeau, 1961

$2,400

American modernist painting by Wendell Brazeau

Located in Colfax, CA

Haunting abstract work on paper done is black, grays and white, by Pacific Northwest artist Wendell Brazeau. Wendell Brazeau, (1910-1974), was born in Spokane, WA. He moved to Seatt...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Joseph StellaExhibited American Modernist painting titled 'Tropical Scene', c1930

$3,500

$4,000

$4,500

Edward Marecak Geometric Abstract Oil Painting 1990 Colorado Modernist Art

By Edward Marecak

Located in Denver, CO

An excellent example of late 20th-century American modernist painting, this work appeals to collectors of geometric abstraction, Colorado modernism, and post-war abstract art.

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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens

$25,000

1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

1936 WPA Era AMERICAN SCENE MODERNIST PAINTING A Connecticut Day HOWARD AHRENS Truly a museum quality artwork.

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Ward LockwoodWard Lockwood “Web” 1950s Abstract Mixed Media Painting, Taos Modernist, circa 1950

$4,950

$2,600

Modernist American Judaica Painting Gaon and his Disciples

By Ervin B. Nussbaum

Located in Surfside, FL

In this painting, Nussbaum portrays a Rabbi, or Rebbe outside the synagogue The vibrant colors used in this painting seem to overlay each other without being previous mixed. Ervin B...

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Marjorie ChambersMarjorie Chambers 1960s Moonlit Coastal Seascape Oil Painting, Nocturnal Marine, circa 1950-1970

$2,963Sale Price|24% Off

Marjorie Chambers 1960s Moonlit Coastal Seascape Oil Painting, Nocturnal Marine

Located in Denver, CO

Her works are increasingly sought after for their rarity, atmospheric quality, and connection to Southwestern and American modernist painting traditions. This oil on wood panel piec...

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Russ ElliotAmerican Modernist Everglades Florida Wildlife Park Garden Painting Lilly Pads, 1960’s

$1,850

$1,650

$12,000

Doris Lee Colorado Mountain Town Landscape, American Modernist Oil Painting

By Doris Lee

Located in Denver, CO

Details Artist: Doris Lee (1905–1983) Title: Colorado Landscape (Mountain Town Scene) Medium: Oil on board Image dimensions: 12 × 22⅜ inches Framed dimensions: 15½ × 26 inches Signat...

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

$7,400

1950 Oil Painting 'Artist and His Family', American Modernist Style

Located in Denver, CO

This mid-century modern figurative work brings a sense of intimacy and storytelling while remaining visually structured enough to integrate into curated, modern, or eclectic interior...

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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Rita MccarthyAntique American Modernist Abstract Still Life Large Modernist Oil Painting, 1960

$2,200Sale Price|20% Off

Antique American Modernist Abstract Still Life Large Modernist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed. Oil on canvas.

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bruce SamuelsonAmerican Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Landscape Seascape, 1984

$1,800

$2,200

Post Impressionist Young Woman Pastel Painting Robert Philipp American Modernist

By Robert Philipp

Located in Surfside, FL

Robert Philipp (1895-1981) Sensitive pastel portrait of a young red headed woman in green coat and wearing a hat. Hand signed lower right. 1964 or 1969 Dimensions: framed 30 X 25.5...

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1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Seymour RemenickAmerican Modernist Seymour Remenick Oil Painting Men with Pigeons Philadelphia, c.1970's

$1,800

$4,100

$4,400

Angelo Di Benedetto Birdcage, 1957 Mid-Century Modernist Figurative Oil

By Angelo Di Benedetto

Located in Denver, CO

Birdcage is an exceptional example of Di Benedetto’s transition toward abstraction during the 1950s, a period when he was increasingly influenced by Abstract Expressionism and began ...

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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

$1,200

Guatemalan Latin American Oil Painting Modernist Porch Scene

By Rolando Aguilar

Located in Surfside, FL

Rolando Aguilar was born in the year 1957. He studied at the Municipal School of Plastic Arts of Quetzaltenango. He has presented personal exhibitions and participated in more than 5...

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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Graphite

Saul LishinskyModernist Tower Sketch 1940-60s, Circa 1940s- 1960s

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 5.5 in

Modernist Tower Sketch 1940-60s

By Saul Lishinsky

Located in San Francisco, CA

This circa 1940s- 1960s monochromatic ink on paper cityscape of a tower is by Bronx New York artist Saul Lishinsky (1922-2012). Lishinsky studied with Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, a...

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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Canvas, Oil

Humbert HowardVintage American Modernist Figurative Abstract Figure by Humbert Howard, 1970

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H 23 in W 31 in D 2 in

Vintage American Modernist Figurative Abstract Figure by Humbert Howard

By Humbert Howard

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist painting by Humbert Howard (1905 - 1990).

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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Humbert HowardVintage American Modernist Erotic Nude Women Portrait by Humbert Howard, 1970

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H 27.5 in W 31.5 in D 2.25 in

Modernist Abstract Painting, American, circa 1970s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Framed abstract painting of figures in various shapes, oil on panel. Signed indistinctly in the lower left, partly obscured by the frame, Oliver?. American, circa 1970s. Painting s...

Materials

Paper, Paint

Sold

H 35 in W 45 in D 2 in

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929-2021).

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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lena GurrAmerican Woman Artist Modernist Large Oil Painting Cubist Influenced Landscape, c.1940s

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H 40 in W 55 in

American Woman Artist Modernist Large Oil Painting Cubist Influenced Landscape

By Lena Gurr

Located in Surfside, FL

A beautiful wooded landscape scene with houses and trees. Painted on a masonite board. hand signed lower right. with framers label verso. Framed to 40 X 55 inches. 33 X 48 without th...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting, 1990

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H 21 in W 20 in D 1 in

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas.

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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Simka SimkhovitchSimka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene, c.1930's

Sold

$5,200

H 39.38 in W 55.12 in D 1.58 in

Swiss Abstract Contemporary Art by Pierre-Alain Michel - Untitled

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on canvas Pierre-Alain Michel is a Swiss painter born in 1959 who lives & works in Delémont in Switzerland. In 1989 he was enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Basel a...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Carl Oscar BorgBlue Mountains, New Mexico, Early 1900s

$2,400

H 8.67 in W 10.63 in

Blue Mountains, New Mexico

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

In this luminous landscape study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the serene beauty of the New Mexican high desert, likely looking toward Mount Taylor, a sacred peak that rises above the su...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Alma McGovernMid Century Wyoming Teton Mountain Range Landscape, 1961

$950

H 18 in W 30 in D 2 in

Mid Century Wyoming Teton Mountain Range Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Expansive landscape painting of the Teton Range in Wyoming reflecting in a nearby lake by Alma McGovern (American, 20th century). Signed and dated "Alma '61" lower right. Titled and ...

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

British Sporting ArtBritish Equestrian Horse Portrait Sporting Oil Painting on Panel, 20th century

$810Sale Price|20% Off

H 8 in W 10 in

British Equestrian Horse Portrait Sporting Oil Painting on Panel

By British Sporting Art

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Key Details Artist: British School, 20th century Medium: Oil painting on panel, unframed Size: 8 x 10 inches Provenance: Private collection, England Condition: Excellent Signature / ...

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20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

$1,428

H 10.63 in W 12.6 in D 2.76 in

Vintage Oil Painting of Bay Horse in Gilded Frame, 20th Century.

Located in Asaa, DK

Vintage Oil Painting of Bay Horse in Gilded Frame, 20th Century. Stunning oil on board painting of a saddled bay or brown horse in a pasture by unknown artist. Likely a hunter or a ...

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20th Century British Paintings

Materials

Paint

Leslie R. CenterNew Mexico Adobes, 1960

$799

H 29 in W 36 in D 4 in

New Mexico Adobes

By Leslie R. Center

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leslie R. Center (1933-2009) Houston Artist Image Size: 18 x 29 Frame Size: 29 x 36 Medium: Mixed Media 1960 Biography Leslie R. Center (1933-2009) LESLIE R. CENTER, JR., 7...

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1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Materials

Oil

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American Modernist Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of american modernist paintings is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Modern, Abstract and Surrealist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the american modernist paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and blue. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Peter Emanuel Goldman, Ben-Zion Weinman, Rip Matteson, Calvin Anderson and Ervin B. Nussbaum are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

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The average selling price for american modernist paintings we offer is $1,495, while they’re typically $99 on the low end and $75,000 for the highest priced.

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Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

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Questions About American Modernist Paintings

Who is the artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
The artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting is Edward Hopper. Throughout the early 20th century, he created paintings of New York City that captured the feelings of isolation associated with urban life. His best-known works include Nighthawks, Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edward Hopper art.
Which American artist is famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
Jackson Pollock is the American artist famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick. He called this innovative technique "drip painting." Pollock stood at the forefront of Abstract Expressionism to the point that his name has become nearly synonymous with the movement. He was deeply respected by his contemporaries, and Pollock’s paintings, prints and other art — as well as his commitment to the work — influenced artists worldwide. Explore a collection of Jackson Pollock art on 1stDibs.

Why We Can’t Resist This Monumental Croque Madame

A hyperrealist canvas by Heinz Schönhammer transforms a café classic into an unforgettable still life.

Françoise Gilot Brings Light to a Lyrical Late-Career Landscape

A 2001 canvas turns forest into color and line — a confident gesture from a fiercely independent artist.

Impressionist Rebel Camille Pissarro Made the Everyday Feel Radical

In Denver, a major new retrospective reveals how the painter’s devotion to ordinary life — and his fearless shifts in style — shaped modern art.

The Real World Portraitist of “The Gilded Age,” Season Three

Only the best painter could suit the calculatedly extravagant Bertha Russell.

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With a solo show at the Denver Art Museum and a commission from the Met, the Cree Canadian painter has become an international sensation.

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After a two-year closure, they Yale Center for British Art opens its doors again, with all sorts of changes to its building and programming.

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The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”

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