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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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Style: Modern
Hidden Portraits XXI, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Hidden Portraits XXI, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s

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 ...

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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300
Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300

Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300

Located in Riga, LV

Ossip Zadkine — a prominent French avant-garde sculptor of Jewish descent, born in Vitebsk. He became one of the key representatives of the School of Paris and a recognized master of...

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1960s Modern Paintings

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Lithograph

The Window 368 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Earthy Cool Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 368 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Earthy Cool Dual Tone Artwork

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Window 375 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Beige Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 375 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Beige Dual Tone Artwork

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

A Colorful, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Pumpkin Island Lighthouse
A Colorful, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Pumpkin Island Lighthouse

A Colorful, Modern Maine Harbor Scene Painting, Pumpkin Island Lighthouse

By Charles Turzak

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...

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20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Horses in a paddock
Horses in a paddock

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...

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20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hidden Portraits III, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1980s
Hidden Portraits III, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1980s

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 ...

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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hidden Portraits XIII, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Hidden Portraits XIII, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s

Hidden Portraits XIII, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XIII', 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...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Hidden Portraits X, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed
Hidden Portraits X, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed

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...

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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Window 348 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown & Yellow Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 348 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown & Yellow Dual Tone Artwork

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Window 369 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Red and Yellow Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 369 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Red and Yellow Dual Tone Artwork

The Window 369 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Red and 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Hidden Portraits XVI, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Unsigned, Circa 1980s
Hidden Portraits XVI, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Unsigned, Circa 1980s

Hidden Portraits XVI, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Unsigned, Circa 1980s

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XVI', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, unsigned, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of ...

Category

1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist flower still life oil painting . Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 6 inches overall, and 9.75 by 5.75 painting alone.Excellent condition, ready to han...

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1950s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Window 342 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
The Window 342 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art

The Window 342 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Cozy Friends With Wine
Cozy Friends With Wine

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...

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2010s Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tide Pools 43 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Abstract Artwork on Wood
Tide Pools 43 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Abstract Artwork on Wood

Tide Pools 43 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Abstract Artwork on Wood

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Vase and Fruit In Abstract Light Interior Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Vase and Fruit In Abstract Light Interior Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting

Vase and Fruit In Abstract Light Interior Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Interior Abstract signed initials by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size: 18 x 15.5 inches oil on artist paper, mounted in card frame condition: very good and ready t...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Echoes of the Atelier IV, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Echoes of the Atelier IV, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s

Echoes of the Atelier IV, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s

Located in London, GB

Echoes of the Atelier IV, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...

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1980s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin Artwork
A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin Artwork

A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Wiggle Room 24 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Tone Gradient Abstract Artwork
Wiggle Room 24 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Tone Gradient Abstract Artwork

Wiggle Room 24 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red Tone Gradient Abstract 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Window 352 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Dual Tone Artwork
The Window 352 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Dual Tone Artwork

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Figures Stood In Hay bail Corn Field British Modernist Pastel and Pencil Sketch
Figures Stood In Hay bail Corn Field British Modernist Pastel and Pencil Sketch

Figures Stood In Hay bail Corn Field British Modernist Pastel and Pencil Sketch

By Irina Hale

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel and pencil sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotsw...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Pencil

1970s Abstract Italian Signed Titled and Dated Painting
1970s Abstract Italian Signed Titled and Dated Painting

1970s Abstract Italian Signed Titled and Dated Painting

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful abstract 20th-century painting by the important Venetian post-war artist Roberto Ferruzzi (VENICE 1927 - 2010) "Interno con Helene R Ferruzzi 1978" “Interior with Helene”,...

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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Florentine Expressions IX: 1980s Oil on Canvas Portrait Series
Florentine Expressions IX: 1980s Oil on Canvas Portrait Series

Florentine Expressions IX: 1980s Oil on Canvas Portrait Series

Located in London, GB

"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...

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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Bright Vineyard Landscape Study of 1960's British Modernist Drawing
Bright Vineyard Landscape Study of 1960's British Modernist Drawing

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 ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil Crayon

French Mid Century Still Life Bright Colourful Flowers in Blue Vase Oil Painting
French Mid Century Still Life Bright Colourful Flowers in Blue Vase Oil Painting

French Mid Century Still Life Bright Colourful Flowers in Blue Vase Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Flowers In Blue Vase French School, mid 20th century oil on board, unframed Board: 10 x 13.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: good overall condition, some su...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Octopus Illustration Marker Drawing Blue Green Marine Artwork
Vintage Octopus Illustration Marker Drawing Blue Green Marine Artwork

Vintage Octopus Illustration Marker Drawing Blue Green Marine Artwork

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Expressive octopus illustration in blue and green marker (20th century) Felt-tip pen / marker on paper, unframed. Size: approximately 12.26 x 16.5 inches (height x width) Unsigned. C...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Pen, Felt Pen

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Fernando Canovas

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Constantly moving between the two- and three-dimensional worlds, Canova's painting reveals a profound preoccupation with space and time, themes that remain central to his work despit...

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1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in
The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in

The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Gentleman’s Park Bench Modernist Figurative Landscape by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) pupil of André Lhote oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 13 x 18 inches Provenance: a...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

India Bangladesh Indistinctly signed in Bengal 1979 Watercolour Fisherman Dacca
India Bangladesh Indistinctly signed in Bengal 1979 Watercolour Fisherman Dacca

India Bangladesh Indistinctly signed in Bengal 1979 Watercolour Fisherman Dacca

Located in Norfolk, GB

Indistinctly signed in Bengali, dated ‘79 Bangladesh/Indian Indistinctly signed in Bengali and dated ‘79 Untitled - Fishermen 1979 Watercolour on paper Paper size: 34 x 53 cm Frame Size: 46 x 62.5 cm Provenance: From a private UK family A fabulously evocative watercolour painting showing fisherman, struggling against the elements. This is Bangladesh, 1979, not long after Independence, when the focus was on the working classes, the everyday struggle to make a living and when the artists depicting these times were concurrently exploring and establishing a new aesthetic. The painting combines naturalism with the wash method of watercolour painting and a reduced palette which allows for a rich harmony of shadow and light. Although appearing to simply utilize monotone colours, closer inspection reveals splashes of quite vivid colours; the yellow on the horizon, a deep crimson on the trousers of one of the figures, blue in the nets etc. The colour is subtle but adds a richness to the overall composition implying that this artist has received an academic training; knowing how to get the most from the materials. Add to this the beautiful watery effect from the wash on the paper and we can immediately see references to Bengal school art techniques. It is not surprising that the artist employs this medium. Neuroarthistory points to the rich heritage of Bengal school painters and the fascination with wash technique emanating from their connection to the water which provides the backbone for the region. From supplying food; fish and seafood, to transportation, agriculture and festivities. Bengal and Bangladesh live and die with the water. Some of the leading protagonists of the mid 20th century Bengal school of painters were equally captivated by the same subject and ideology. D P Roy Choudhury was a leading figure in the academic art institutions in the first half of the 20th century. He was also a great experimenter of style. In the image shown,, we can see Choudhury’s treatment of the same subject and how he to chose the monotone palette. It is through observing the similarities and differences that we begin to learn more about the times these artists were painting in and in the case of the Bangladeshi artists how they were approaching the political traumas of the time. The label to the back of the frame tells its own story;. Saju Arts & Crafts, Dacca-12. “Saju was born in 1944 in Ramu, Cox's Bazar. At one point, he became friends with Shamsul Islam Nizami, one of the veteran painters of Bangladesh. At that time, Nizami was a teacher of the Institute of Fine Arts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka). Nizami introduced Saju to all the notable painters in the contemporary art scenario -- from master painters like Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan...

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1970s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Original MCM NYC School Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Original MCM NYC School Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Original MCM NYC School Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 13 inches overall, and 27.5 by 11 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and en...

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1960s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Modernist Oil Painting Green Tonal Landscape with Pink House
French Modernist Oil Painting Green Tonal Landscape with Pink House

French Modernist Oil Painting Green Tonal Landscape with Pink House

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Pink House French School, late 20th century oil on un-stretched canvas, unframed un-stretched canvas : 15.5 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very goo...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Oil

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