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Magnificent 18th-century Italian Renaissance-style table
Magnificent 18th-century Italian Renaissance-style table

Magnificent 18th-century Italian Renaissance-style table

Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR

His residence was a landmark of luxury and artistic refinement, blending classical pieces with avant-garde art. This provenance not only reinforces the table’s historical importance ...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Still Life with Irises
Still Life with Irises

Still Life with Irises

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Though Carles trained initially at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, soaking up the more conservative teaching of William Merritt Chase and Thomas Anshutz, he was deeply inf...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

LADIES WITH PARROTS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Birds, Fans, Kimonos
LADIES WITH PARROTS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Birds, Fans, Kimonos

LADIES WITH PARROTS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Birds, Fans, Kimonos

By Walasse Ting

Located in Union City, NJ

While in Paris he also became affiliated with the artistic group COBRA, which was formed by Appel, Jorn and others to promote the avant-garde art movement. In 1963 he left Paris and ...

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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1967 Pop Art, May Wilson, Surrealist Feminist Junk Assemblage Painted Sculpture
1967 Pop Art, May Wilson, Surrealist Feminist Junk Assemblage Painted Sculpture

1967 Pop Art, May Wilson, Surrealist Feminist Junk Assemblage Painted Sculpture

By May Wilson

Located in Surfside, FL

May Wilson (1905–1986) was an American artist and figure in the 1960s New York City avant-garde art world. A pioneer of the feminist and mail art movement, she is best known for her ...

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Seven of Pentacles by Salvador Dalí
Seven of Pentacles by Salvador Dalí

Seven of Pentacles by Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New Orleans, LA

By the late 1920s, his mature Surrealist style had already begun to emerge, and in 1929 he officially burst onto the avant-garde art scene with his Un Chien Andalou, a short film he ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

Nine of Cups by Salvador Dalí
Nine of Cups by Salvador Dalí

Nine of Cups by Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New Orleans, LA

By the late 1920s, his mature Surrealist style had already begun to emerge, and in 1929 he officially burst onto the avant-garde art scene with his Un Chien Andalou, a short film he ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

"Upper Street" Manierre Dawson, Cubism, Abstract Pastels, Cityscape
"Upper Street" Manierre Dawson, Cubism, Abstract Pastels, Cityscape

"Upper Street" Manierre Dawson, Cubism, Abstract Pastels, Cityscape

By Manierre Dawson

Located in New York, NY

There is, unfortunately, no mention in his diary of avant-garde art that he may have seen, however, he did visit Gertrude Stein's residence, where Picasso's 1906 portrait of Stein (M...

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1910s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1970s Bertil Vallien for Boda Sweden Crystal Interlocking Puzzle Cube Bowl
1970s Bertil Vallien for Boda Sweden Crystal Interlocking Puzzle Cube Bowl

1970s Bertil Vallien for Boda Sweden Crystal Interlocking Puzzle Cube Bowl

By Boda, Bertil Vallien

Located in St. Louis, MO

A quintessential find for serious collectors of mid-century Swedish modernism and avant-garde art glass. Bertil Vallien (b. 1938) is universally recognized as Sweden's most famous a...

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

RED HORSE on HOT PINK THREE GEISHAS Signed Lithograph 1981, Asian Women, Parrots
RED HORSE on HOT PINK THREE GEISHAS Signed Lithograph 1981, Asian Women, Parrots

RED HORSE on HOT PINK THREE GEISHAS Signed Lithograph 1981, Asian Women, Parrots

By Walasse Ting

Located in Union City, NJ

While in Paris he also became affiliated with the artistic group COBRA, which was formed by Appel, Jorn and others to promote the avant-garde art movement. In 1963 he left Paris and ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Taylor and Charlie Brown (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - Contemporary

Taylor and Charlie Brown (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - Contemporary

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Her artistic vision extends beyond traditional gallery spaces, as seen in her participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Josef Hoffmann Brass Chalice
Josef Hoffmann Brass Chalice

Josef Hoffmann Brass Chalice

By Josef Hoffmann

Located in New York, NY

M 3067/M va 6 Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Josef Hoffman’s oeuvre embodies the seismic aesthetic and philosophical shifts that defined avant-garde art and design at the turn of...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Brass

MAGENTA HORSE, TWO GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Colorful Asian Women, Parrots
MAGENTA HORSE, TWO GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Colorful Asian Women, Parrots

MAGENTA HORSE, TWO GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Colorful Asian Women, Parrots

By Walasse Ting

Located in Union City, NJ

While in Paris he also became affiliated with the artistic group COBRA, which was formed by Appel, Jorn and others to promote the avant-garde art movement. In 1963 he left Paris and ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Art Deco Bar Cabinet, Lemonwood, French Geometric Design
Art Deco Bar Cabinet, Lemonwood, French Geometric Design

Art Deco Bar Cabinet, Lemonwood, French Geometric Design

Located in Valladolid, ES

Some of the major influences on Art Deco include avant-garde art, mechanization, and archaeological discoveries in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood, Rosewood

Carlo Ratti Set of Four Lulli Dining Chairs in Steel and Wood by ILC 1950s Italy
Carlo Ratti Set of Four Lulli Dining Chairs in Steel and Wood by ILC 1950s Italy

Carlo Ratti Set of Four Lulli Dining Chairs in Steel and Wood by ILC 1950s Italy

By Carlo Ratti

Located in Cascina, Pisa

The Ratti brothers from Monza stood out by using laminated wood sheets to create innovative furniture, also drawing inspiration from avant-garde art movements like Cubism, Futurism, ...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

El Lamp Horizontal CS1 by NOOM
El Lamp Horizontal CS1 by NOOM

El Lamp Horizontal CS1 by NOOM

Located in Geneve, CH

'El' lighting collection emphasizes the clear and confident design aesthetic of Suprematism, an early twentieth-century avant-garde art movement. The bold, clear, and timeless design...

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2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

El Lamp Vertical CS1 by NOOM
El Lamp Vertical CS1 by NOOM

El Lamp Vertical CS1 by NOOM

Located in Geneve, CH

'El' lighting collection emphasizes the clear and confident design aesthetic of Suprematism, an early twentieth-century avant-garde art movement. The bold, clear, and timeless design...

Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Medium El Lamp CS1 by NOOM
Medium El Lamp CS1 by NOOM

Medium El Lamp CS1 by NOOM

Located in Geneve, CH

Weight: 2,5 kg 'El' lighting collection emphasizes the clear and confident design aesthetic of Suprematism, an early twentieth-century avant-garde art movement. The bold, clear, and...

Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Small El Lamp CS1 by NOOM
Small El Lamp CS1 by NOOM

Small El Lamp CS1 by NOOM

Located in Geneve, CH

Weight: 2,5 kg 'El' lighting collection emphasizes the clear and confident design aesthetic of Suprematism, an early twentieth-century avant-garde art movement. The bold, clear, and...

Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Large El Lamp CS1 by NOOM
Large El Lamp CS1 by NOOM

Large El Lamp CS1 by NOOM

Located in Geneve, CH

Weight: 2,5 kg 'El' lighting collection emphasizes the clear and confident design aesthetic of Suprematism, an early twentieth-century avant-garde art movement. The bold, clear, and...

Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

André Verdet, Picasso's Signature. Éditions Parler, First edition, SIGNED
André Verdet, Picasso's Signature. Éditions Parler, First edition, SIGNED

André Verdet, Picasso's Signature. Éditions Parler, First edition, SIGNED

By André Verdet

Located in Milano, IT

Carlo Cardazzo was one of the most influential figures in post-war Italian art. Founder of the Galleria del Cavallino in Venice in 1942 and the Galleria del Naviglio in Milan in 1946...

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Jim Dine Running Hammers in a Landscape Hand Colored Screenprint Edition of 18
Jim Dine Running Hammers in a Landscape Hand Colored Screenprint Edition of 18

Jim Dine Running Hammers in a Landscape Hand Colored Screenprint Edition of 18

By Jim Dine

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Shortly thereafter, he moved to New York and became part of the avant-garde art scene, staging “Happenings" with Allan Kaprow and Claes Oldenburg that blurred boundaries between pe...

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Screen

Merce Cunningham 1981
Merce Cunningham 1981

Merce Cunningham 1981

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

Works that he produced with these artists had a profound impact on avant-garde art beyond the world of dance. As a choreographer, teacher and leader of the Merce Cunningham Dance Co...

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Leaving (Sidewinder) - analog, vintage hand-print

Leaving (Sidewinder) - analog, vintage hand-print

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Her artistic vision extends beyond traditional gallery spaces, as seen in her participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression i...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Variations Portfolio of Five Lithographs by Kumi Sugaï 1995
Variations Portfolio of Five Lithographs by Kumi Sugaï 1995

Variations Portfolio of Five Lithographs by Kumi Sugaï 1995

By Kumi Sugai

Located in Weesp, NL

By 1952, Sugai settled in Paris, where he studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere and absorbed contemporary Western painting styles, including Abstract Expressionism and, late...

Category

1990s French Minimalist Prints

Materials

Paper

Bridge in Dover Plains 4/4

Bridge in Dover Plains 4/4

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Factory

Factory

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Factory Under Arch/Green Arch 4

Factory Under Arch/Green Arch 4

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

2 Barns

2 Barns

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Factory #2/Yellow Shed

Factory #2/Yellow Shed

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1990s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silverman's Barns

Silverman's Barns

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1990s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Malamocco

Malamocco

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tea Towel (Large)/Cypress

Tea Towel (Large)/Cypress

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1990s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

White Church

White Church

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1980s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel, Board, Pencil

Central Park

Central Park

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Window

Autumn Window

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Park View

Park View

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Snowy Barn #1

Snowy Barn #1

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Renaissance

Renaissance

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rooms Orange

Rooms Orange

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Moons

Three Moons

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Moonscape I

Moonscape I

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Night Doors II

Night Doors II

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Nocturne

Nocturne

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Provincetown

Provincetown

By Marina Stern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time magazine reviewed a show at Amel Gallery which featured three of her audio-visual paintings.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Phlox, ca. 1906
Phlox, ca. 1906

Phlox, ca. 1906

By Hugh Henry Breckenridge

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Breckenridge was deeply influenced by the Impressionist art that he encountered there, and during a subsequent trip to Europe in 1909, he was also exposed to more recent trends in av...

Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

King of Swords by Salvador Dalí
King of Swords by Salvador Dalí

King of Swords by Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in New Orleans, LA

By the late 1920s, his mature Surrealist style had already begun to emerge, and in 1929, he officially burst onto the avant-garde art scene with his Un Chien Andalou, a short film he...

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

Curtains (Cyndi Lauper) - 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record cover shoot

Curtains (Cyndi Lauper) - 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record cover shoot

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Her artistic vision extends beyond traditional gallery spaces, as seen in her participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expr...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Leaving (Sidewinder), triptych - analog, vintage hand-print, mounted
Leaving (Sidewinder), triptych - analog, vintage hand-print, mounted

Leaving (Sidewinder), triptych - analog, vintage hand-print, mounted

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Her artistic vision extends beyond traditional gallery spaces, as seen in her participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expr...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Fresco. 2001, canvas, mixed media, 46x38 cm

Fresco. 2001, canvas, mixed media, 46x38 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Today the artist synthesizes traditional means of painting and conceptual approach, inspired by different cultures, Western avant-garde art of the 20th century and Biblical themes (s...

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

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