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MODERN STYLE

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
Sunday Afternoon - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media Artwork
Sunday Afternoon - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media Artwork

Sunday Afternoon - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media 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 Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Two
The Two

The Two

By Svitlana Van Rossum

Located in Zofingen, AG

The Two We discover ourselves through encounters with other people through conversations, silence, closeness, and distance. Every interaction reveals something we could never uncover...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Picking Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed
Picking Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed

Picking Poppies - Original Lithograph Signed

By Yves Ganne

Located in Paris, IDF

Yves GANNE (1931–2019) Picking Poppies Original lithograph Signed in pencil Inscribed EA (Artist’s Proof) Numbered out of 30 copies On Arches vellum, 76 x 54 cm (29.92 x 21.25 in) ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Lighthouse II - Original Lithograph Signed
The Lighthouse II - Original Lithograph Signed

The Lighthouse II - Original Lithograph Signed

By Yves Ganne

Located in Paris, IDF

Yves GANNE (1931–2019) The Lighthouse II Original lithograph Signed in pencil Marked EA (Artist’s Proof) On Japanese paper, 76 x 53 cm (29.92 x 20.86 in) INFORMATION: Yves Ganne wa...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan
Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan

Gloria Vanderbilt Apartment in Manhattan

By Manuel Santelices

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print
60x40  "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print

60x40 "Webb Deep Field" Telescope Space Photography NASA Archival Print

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Original museum grade exhibition prints on acid-free archival luster paper. These are the highest quality NASA prints ever produced. Edition of 150. *This print can be hung vertic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

It Takes Two to Tango 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

By Samson Olatubosun

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side About Artist Samson Olatubosun is a visual artist...

Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 40x60 Signed Photography Cassette Tape
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 40x60 Signed Photography Cassette Tape

Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 40x60 Signed Photography Cassette Tape

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

* SPECIAL 1STDIBS PRICE A contemporary photograph of Guns N' Roses iconic "Appetite for Destruction" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The M...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tall Sunspot 65 - Modern Resin Minimalist Colorful Striped Abstract Artwork
Tall Sunspot 65 - Modern Resin Minimalist Colorful Striped Abstract Artwork

Tall Sunspot 65 - Modern Resin Minimalist Colorful Striped 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 Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed

"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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

High Meadows
High Meadows

High Meadows

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "High Meadows" 1984, is an original reduction woodcut on paper by noted American artist Gordon Louis Mortensen, b.1938. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 24/130 in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 20 x 33.75 inches, framed size is 27.75 x 41 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with off-white fabric matting and dark green fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very small minor restorations, practically invisible. Please note: the shadows lines at the upper right of the artwork is not a part of it, it is the reflection of the lighting. About the artist: Born near Arnegard, North Dakota on April 27, 1938, Gordon Mortensen...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodblock

Hidden Portraits XXIX, Modern Acrylic on Board, Unsigned, Circa 1980s
Hidden Portraits XXIX, Modern Acrylic on Board, Unsigned, Circa 1980s

Hidden Portraits XXIX, Modern Acrylic on Board, Unsigned, Circa 1980s

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XXIX', acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Board, Acrylic, Canvas

Red Flowers on Turquoise
Red Flowers on Turquoise

Red Flowers on Turquoise

Located in Zofingen, AG

Acrylic painting on canvas Size: 70 × 90 × 2 cm (unframed) This artwork is sold unstretched, but I can arrange for it to be stretched upon request. The artwork comes with the a Certificate of Authenticity. Artworks are shipped rolled in a secure tube. This is a safe and reliable packaging method that ensures your artwork arrives in perfect condition while keeping shipping costs affordable. This minimalist painting features vibrant red flowers in a white vase, set against a calming turquoise background. Inspired by the styles of David Hockney and Henri Matisse, the artwork combines abstract shapes with bold brush strokes, creating a modern, eye-catching piece for your home. Painted with acrylic on canvas, it brings a playful yet elegant touch to any room. Ideal for lovers of contemporary art, this piece is perfect for brightening up living spaces, bedrooms, or offices. Add a pop of color and sophistication to your wall with this striking floral painting Minimalist red flowers in white vase with turquoise background, abstract acrylic painting inspired by David Hockney and Henri Matisse red flowers painting, minimalist art, abstract floral, turquoise background, white vase artwork, Hockney inspired, Matisse style, modern wall art, acrylic flower painting...

Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love
It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

It Takes Two to Tango 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Love

By Samson Olatubosun

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Samson Olatubos...

Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Diosa Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist
Diosa Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist

Diosa Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Diosa. Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist Julien Caussé (also given as Cadet-Julien Caussé, Cadet Julien Caussé and Julien Cadet Caussé) (1869–1914) was a prolific French...

Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Love Letters 20 - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media Artwork
Love Letters 20 - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media Artwork

Love Letters 20 - Abstract Contemporary Resin Minimalist Mixed Media 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 Art

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 Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed

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 ...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Window 357 - Original Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Yellow Layered Art
The Window 357 - Original Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Yellow Layered Art

The Window 357 - Original Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Yellow Layered 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 Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Tall Sunspot 63 - Modern Resin Minimalist Warm Tone Striped Abstract Artwork
Tall Sunspot 63 - Modern Resin Minimalist Warm Tone Striped Abstract Artwork

Tall Sunspot 63 - Modern Resin Minimalist Warm Tone Striped 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 Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

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...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Psycho' 1960 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

'Psycho' 1960 Original Vintage Lobby Card Unframed

Located in London, GB

Psycho 1960 Unframed Original Vintage Cinema Lobby Card Extra Large 10x14" inches / 25x36 cm paper size Unframed (framing options available - please enquire) Condition: Excellent ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model
A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model

A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Colorful Post- War Modern Studio Portrait of an African American Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). Titled "Three Hours", the painting a is well executed, intimate figurative work by the artist, depicting a distinguished looking African American male model seated in colorful studio interior during a figure painting class, with a self portrait of the artist painting beside an easel and smoking a pipe in the background. The painting exemplifies the artist's adept, practiced skill at portraiture, and was likely completed in Evanston, Illinois, at the studio painting class held by the artist's longtime friend and colleague, Arnold Turtle. Artwork size: 18 x 14 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the artist's original hand-painted strip frame (framed size: 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches). Signed "Walter Burt Adams" and dated 1971 center left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A mare and foal shading under the trees
A mare and foal shading under the trees

A mare and foal shading under the trees

By Arthur Spooner

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Arthur Spooner (1873-1962) A mare and foal shading under the trees Signed lower right Oil on canvas board Painting size - 14 1/8 x 18 1/2 in Framed size - Arthur Spooner (1873–1962...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Wind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase

Wind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase

By Ethelyn Cosby Stewart

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase, 1933, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 20 x 16 inches, label verso with title and original price ($185.00), exhibited 44th Annual E...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

By Georges Braque

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...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph

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Find a wide variety of authentic Modern art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Kevin Westenberg, Stuart Möller, Destro, and Christel Haag. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $390,000, while the average work sells for $1,912.