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.
$490
Blurry Vision, Mid-Century Modern Shapes, Handmade Blueprint Monotype on Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Paper, Monotype
"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
'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
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) Lilmited edition of 1000 proofs (unumbered) REFERENC...
Lithograph
“Daguerreotype Dandies, c. 1937” Tressa Benson Regionalist American Maine Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Daguerreotype Dandies, c. 1937” by Tressa Benson (American, 1896-1987). Painted with the charm of a rediscovered family photo, this wonderfully eccentric work by B...
Canvas, Oil
Hidden Portraits XXI, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XXI', 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 ...
Board, Acrylic, Canvas
$1,203Sale Price|20% Off
Hidden Portraits XII, Modern Acrylic on Board, Framed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XII', acrylic on board, by L. Piccini, of the Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an age...
Board, Acrylic
$12,390
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
Rivers in France : The Sluice - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille HILAIRE Ther Sluice Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) Excellent condition
Lithograph
Hidden Portraits XV, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Unsigned, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XV', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, unsigned, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of a...
Board, Acrylic, Canvas
50x40 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of 2...
Archival Pigment
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...
Archival Pigment
New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
By Press Agency Keystone View Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Company. New York City skyscrapers view, taken on July 7th, 1931, with the Empire State Building ...
Silver Gelatin
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
The Window 375 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Beige 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
A Colorful, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Pumpkin Island Lighthouse
Located in Chicago, IL
A Colorful, Modern Maine Coastal Scene Painting, "The Island Light House" by Famed Chicago Artist and Printmaker, Charles Turzak (Am. 1899 - 1986). The painting depicts a vibrant, sunlit summertime painting of the historic Pumpkin Island Lighthouse, located near Penobscot, Maine. The painting is acrylic on canvas board, and has a great visual appeal- a perfect complement to any New England coastal home or summer cottage in Maine. Artwork size: 15 x 30 inches, accompanied with the artist's original, hand-painted period frame (Framed size: 18 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches). Titled and dated on artist's label on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Charles Turzak was one of Chicago’s greatest printmakers of the Art Deco-era. Son of a coal miner, Turzak was born in Streeter, IL in 1899. In 1920, Turzak won the first prize a cartoon contest sponsored by the Purina company and he used his prize money to enroll in the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a print maker, in the 1920s & 30s, he created woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most notable buildings, including the Merchandise Mart, Palmolive Building and the Old Water Tower, among others. In 1933, he was commissioned to create woodcuts of many of Chicago’s most iconic buildings to illustrate a guidebook called “All About Chicago” by John and Ruth Ashenhurst” that featured the upcoming Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. During the 1933 World’s Fair...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
$5,000
L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman) /// Pablo Picasso Lithograph Circus Modern Abstract
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: "L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman)" *Unsigned edition, though signed by Picasso in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1960 Med...
Lithograph
$3,500
An Early Modern 1920s Western Landscape Painting, Hillside Corral, Wyoming
Located in Chicago, IL
An Early Modern 1920s Western Landscape Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin, "Hillside Corral, Wyoming Dude Ranch". Oil on canvas, signed "Francis Chapin", lower righ...
Canvas, Oil
Horses in a paddock
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Robert John Munro Dupont (1920-1977) Horses in a paddock Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas Size 20 x 24 in Framed Size 25 x 29 in Robert John Munro Dupont was a British sporti...
Oil
Seventh Season Offset Print by Will Barnet, Framed, 1970s, 16.5x11.5
By Will Barnet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant composition by Will Barnet, titled Seventh Season, reflects the artist’s mature and highly recognizable style—quietly introspective, balanced, and refined. Barnet, a lea...
Offset
French Modernist Oil Painting Figures in Parisian Park Pony & Cart
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Parisian Park by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ha...
Oil
Femme se coiffant
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Femme se coiffant Lithograph from 1975. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.5 cm. Plate signed. Each copy of this lithograph includes the original attached ...
Lithograph
Elegant Man in a Bicycle - Offset print - Printed signature, 2004
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS Elegant Man in a Bicycle, 2004 Offset Print Printed signature in the plate On vellum 18 x 14 cm (c. 7.1 x 5.5 inch) INFORMATION: Created for the Olympic Games of ...
Offset
$150
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Serbian, Modern, School of Paris)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Vladimir Veličković Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edition: 100 Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (...
Lithograph
Dove of Peace - Offset print - Printed signature, 2004
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS Dove of Peace, 2004 Offset Print Printed signature in the plate On vellum 18 x 14 cm (c. 7.1 x 5.5 inch) INFORMATION: Created for the Olympic Games of 2004 in Ath...
Offset
$840
Sacks of Stones, Blue Tones Abstract Geometric Diptych, Unique Cyanotype, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This unique monotype cyanotype explores rhythm and transparency through layered organic forms set against deep ultramarine fields. Soft, overlapping shapes create a fluid geometric s...
Paper, Monotype
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...
Archival Pigment
Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Design Study, Marshall Field & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's evening wear by Lilly Daché, Likely an illustration study for a print advertisement for the famed Chic...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$1,907
Huge 1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Oil Painting Christ after the Crucifixion
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Deposition of Christ French School, mid 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 28.5 x 42 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition For more any...
Oil
$984Sale Price|20% Off
Hidden Portraits III, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits III', 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 ...
Acrylic, Canvas
Braque, Pélias et Nélée, Œdipe roi de Sophocle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches pur chiffon spécialement fabriqués paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Œdipe ...
Lithograph
Cindy Sherman - UNTITLED #92 Skate Set Modern Photography
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Cindy Sherman - UNTITLED #92 Date of creation: 2024 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint conditions and never d...
Wood, Maple, Screen
Cozy Friends With Wine
Located in Zofingen, AG
Colorful acrylic painting of friends relaxing in lounge chairs with wine glasses Acrylic Painting on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 80 × 80 × 3 cm (unframed) The artwork is tit...
Canvas, Acrylic
Mountain Landscape Oil on Canvas, Modern Style, Late 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century oil on canvas view of a rugged mountain landscape by Franco British artist Isabell Pardoe. The painting is not signed but came directly from the artist's atelier. ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$7,500
“Matachines, c. 1930” by Awa Tsireh San Ildefonso Pueblo Dancers Watercolor
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Matachines, c. 1930” by Awa Tsireh (1898-1955). A wonderfully executed example of Awa Tsireh’s work, depicting two ceremonial dancers in the crisp modernist manner...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
A Charming Mid-Century Modern WC of Pirate's Alley, New Orleans, Vieux Carre
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1940s Mid-Century Modern Watercolor of Pirate's Alley, New Orleans by Arlene S. Ezickson (Am. 1927-2003). Titled "Vieux Carre, New Orleans" the artwork is watercolor and ...
Board, Watercolor, Ink, Paper
"BUTTERFLY HEART" 60x40 Pop Art Archival Print Butterflies Unsigned Edition
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Archival pigment pop art print of butterflies creating a heart shape created by DESTRO DESTRO is an LA based pop artist. and image creator. Printed on archival exhibition paper.
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Marc Chagall 'Paris Opera Ceiling' Mid Century Vintage
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This five-color offset lithograph, featuring a facsimile signature of Marc Chagall, masterfully captures a vibrant detail from his iconic Paris Opera ceiling. Printed on high-quality...
Offset
$175,000
“Middleton Place II, 1974” Wolf Kahn, West Brattleboro, Vermont Barn Oil Canvas
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic early painting from Kahn’s iconic barn series depicting Dr. Middleton’s property in West Brattleboro, VT. Here, Kahn turns a familiar rural motif into something hovering ...
Canvas, Oil
The Window 348 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown & Yellow 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
Bright Vineyard Landscape Study of 1960's British Modernist Drawing
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1960's British Modernist Drawing by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil crayon drawing on light brown artist paper stuck on A4 artist paper, unframed overall size: 12.5 x 8.5 inches ...
Oil Crayon
French 20th Century Modernist Oil Painting Figures Park Shopping Booth
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Park Booth by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have ...
Oil
Vintage Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dog Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vintage Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dog Portrait Oil Painting Artist: Dorothy Johnson Medium: Oil on canvas laid to boar...
Oil
$155Sale Price|54% Off
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, French Modern Art, ~55% OFF MUST GO)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Herve Telemaque Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, French Modern Art) from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edi...
Lithograph
$649
Expressive Portrait of a Male in Blue Tone In a Blue Tone Interior Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Portrait oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 9 x 6.25 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description: A striking and atmospheric male portr...
Oil
$2,051
Flowers in Blue Vase, Signed Oil on Canvas, Framed, Mid-20th Century French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene with Flowers in Blue Vase French, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 31 inches canvas: 29 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, France Co...
Oil
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
Located in Middletown, NY
Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph
$413
Paradise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury (Rhinoceros) - woodcut - 1963 (Field p 189)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Paradadise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury From the Divine Comedy (Dante) Woodcut in color Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4...
Woodcut
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women's Red Evening Gown
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's red gown, evening wear. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. P...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$14,000
"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso Madeleine, 1905 (Sheet 2 of the episode "Les Saltimbanques") Etching on copper in black on cream wove paper 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches Sheet size is 8 x 6 3/4 inches From th...
Paper, Etching
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Unsigned
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
Bright Three Flowers In Vases Oil Paintings of Mounted In Frame
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Flower Oils singed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil paintings on artist paper mounted in a frame Glass covering Inscribed Veso overall framed: 13.75 x 22 inches L...
Oil
$615
Still Life Jugs and Vases Abstract 20th Modernist Century Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Sketch by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches pastel drawing on thin paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenan...
Pastel
Coral, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Glass Sculpture, modern interior Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Title: Coral, Size: ...
Metal
The Window 352 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown 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
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women's Active Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's active wear by Hattie Carnegie. Inscription reads: Left - White jersey slack suit Red gaberdine jacke...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
"50x40" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frida 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 i...
Archival Pigment
$1,039Sale Price|20% Off
Hidden Portraits X, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits X', 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 ar...
Acrylic, Canvas
64x48 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Edition of 10 Signe...
Archival Pigment
Beneath the inky blackness, the painter’s irrepressible energy electrifies this pair of intaglio prints.
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.
Dealers Peter Osborne and Gordon Samuel have helped revive the popularity of postwar works by such artists as Lynn Chadwick, Kenneth Armitage and Keith Vaughan.
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.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.