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.
Japanese Print, Rearing Horse - Signed Woodcut
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Rearing Horse, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 26 x 32 cm (c. 10,2 x 12.5 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published b...
Woodcut
Crowned T-Rex (Pez Dispenser) - Lithograph, 1997
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Crowned T-Rex, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra Authentica...
Lithograph
Bible : Simeon, Angels and Red Birds - Lithograph (Mourlot 1962)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) Bible : Simeon, Angels and Red Birds, 1962 Lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Unsigned On Vellum 32.5 x 24 cm INFORMATION: Lithograph produced by Chagall in 196...
Lithograph
Japanese Print, Horse Bowing - Signed Woodcut
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Horse bowing, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 26 x 35 cm (c. 10.2 x 13.7 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by...
Woodcut
Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Koi Carp, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.81 x 9.44 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Mo...
Woodcut
$10,800Sale Price|20% Off
Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents, Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents Year: 1965 Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper Edition: 90, plus proofs Size: 20.5 x 28.75 inches Cond...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|44% Off
Georges Braque, The Flying Bird, from Carnets intimes, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled L’Oiseau volant (The Flying Bird), from Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, Vol. VIII, No. 31–32, origina...
Lithograph
"L'Oiseau Multicolore" Georges Braque, Modernist Bird, Colorful, Cubist, Fauvist
Located in New York, NY
Georges Braque L'Oiseau multicolore, circa 1950 Signed and numbered "30/200" in pencil Aquatint in colors on BFK Rives wove paper Image 10 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches Sheet 17 5/8 x 24 5/8 i...
Paper, Aquatint
Lions Club, Modern Art Lithograph by Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful signed lithograph by French Modern artist Jean Cocteau. This print features a stylized dancing lion with the title “Lions Club” in the upper left corner and a signature an...
Lithograph
Original New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original, Linen backed New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival poster from 1983. A fun image with a crawfish holding an umbrella with streamers. 1983 JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL PRO-MO ...
Offset
$253Sale Price|25% Off
Cat - Woodcut by Giselle Halff - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Black Cat is an Original Woodcut Print realized in the Mid-20th Century by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Good condition, monogrammed on the lower right corner. Giselle Halff (1899-197...
Woodcut
The Skeleton - Etching by Juste Chevillet - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
The Skeleton is an etching realized by Juste Chevillet in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". The Artist's signature is engraved lower right. Good condit...
Etching
Patas A Bandeau Noir - Etching by Jacques Mesnil - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Patas A Bandeau Noir is an etching realized in 1771 by Jacques Mesnil. Signed in plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la descr...
Etching
Japanese Print, Pair of horses playing (red) - Signed Woodcut
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Pair of horses playing (red), c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 28 x 39 cm (c. 11.02 x 15.35 in) INFORMATION : Engr...
Woodcut
Ducks at Play, Signed Modern Etching Mounted to Board by Frank Weston Benson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ducks at Play Frank Weston Benson, American (1862–1951) Date: 1940 Etching mounted to board, signed and dated in pencil Image Size: 10 x 8 inches Size: 12 x 10 in. (30.48 x 25.4 cm)
Etching
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
$2,695
Paix, Désarmement pour le Succès de la Conférence au Sommet, Paris, Mai 1960
Located in Spokane, WA
Pablo Picasso "Paix, Désarmement pour le succès de la Conférence au Sommet, Paris, Mai 1960" Original Vintage Poster, 1952/1960. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. This pos...
Lithograph
Enchanted Dream, Modern Mixed Media Etching by Max Papart
By Max Papart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Papart, French (1911 - 1994) - Enchanted Dream, Year: 1984, Medium: Etching with Carborundum, Aquatint, and Collage, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: XIV/XXV, Size: 22...
Mixed Media, Etching
Vintage 1975 Hot Tuna & John Mayall Concert Poster, Original Rick Griffin
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1975 Rick Griffin Concert Poster – Hot Tuna, John Mayall, & Honk at Anaheim. Grade A. This is a premier original vintage 1975 concert poster created by the legendary p...
Offset
Lithograph of American rural life timeless and romantic
Located in London, GB
A fine impression of this very popular image with full margins (smaller on top and bottom) published by Associated American Artists.
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Hans Feibusch, Monkeys, S.P.16., from School Prints Ltd., 1946 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Hans Feibusch (1898–1998), titled Monkeys, S.P.16., originates from the School Prints Ltd. series, published by School Prints Ltd., London, under the ...
Lithograph
Au Repos
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Au Repos (At Rest)" 1983 is an original color lithograph on paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered 157/20...
Lithograph
$4,400Sale Price|44% Off
Salvador Dalí, "Le Chateau de Gala", original etching, hand colored, signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Salvador Dalí Le Chateau de Gala (Gala's Castle) from After 50 Years of Surrealism Original etching, hand colored 1974 Image size: 15 3/...
Etching
Lithograph of American rural life timeless and romantic countryside monochrome
Located in London, GB
A fine impression with good margins published by Associated American Artists.
Lithograph
Birds in Flight, Modern Collotype after Georges Braque
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Braque, After, French (1882 - 1963) - Birds in Flight, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype, Image Size: 7.25 x ...
Photogravure
Le Margay - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Margay is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807). Titled and Signed on the plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulièr...
Etching
“Le Picador II” from the book Sabartés
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
“Le Picador II” from the book Sabartés, “A los Toros avec Picasso“ 1961, from the edition of unknown size, printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, published by Andre Sauret, Monte Carlo. ...
Lithograph
Original 1942 Pour L'An II COMPAGNONS Rooster vintage French poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Professionally archival linen-backed vintage French poster: pour L'An II COMPAGONS Tous Unis Celebrons, Notre Pain, Notre Sang, Notre Terre. This full lithograph antique poster fe...
Lithograph
Original "Keep Him Free, Buy War Savings Stamps" excellent vintage WW1 poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original WW1 US propaganda poster designed by Charles Livingston Bull (1874-1932) and entitled “Keep Him Free Buy War Savings Stamps”. This poster was issued to promote the US Treasu...
Lithograph
The Cats and Kitty - Lithograph by Paul Gervais - 1854
By Paul Gervais
Located in Roma, IT
The Cats and Kitty is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was ...
Lithograph
The Cat - Lithograph by Giselle Halff - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Cat is a lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by Giselle Halff in 1950 ca. Hand-signed by pencil on the lower right. Numbered. Edition, 19/20. Good conditions, slight fo...
Lithograph
La Roussette - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
La Roussette is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". The Artist's signature is engraved lower right. Good co...
Etching
$8,437
Cat - Original woodcut, Handsigned and Numbered /160 - Buisson #27-03
Located in Paris, IDF
Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA Cat, 1927 Original woodcut Handsigned with ink Numbered /160 Bears the blind stamp of the editor (Lugt 1140a) On Vellum 32.5 x 25.5 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) R...
Woodcut
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in t...
Lithograph
$241
Le plus âne des deux n’est pas celui qu’on pense - Woodcut - Early 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Emblematic woodcut depicting the head of a donkey, rendered with expressive line work and printed in reddish-brown ink. The image is accompanied by the French moralizing inscription ...
Woodcut
Barnacle Geese Affrighted
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper, full margins. Signed and numbered 59/75 in pencil, lower margin. Notations in pencil along the lower sheet edge, recto, well outside of ima...
Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Galloping Horse - Etching by Jean-Marie Guiny - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Galloping Horse is an artwork realized by Jean-Marie Guiny, 2000s. Etching, Edition 145/160. 40 x 50 cm ; with frame. Hand signed in the lower right part. Good condtions! J...
Etching
$1,200
Post Soviet Nonconformist Avant Garde Russian Israeli Woodcut Woodblock Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Woodcut woodblock (small possibility it is a Silkscreen Serigraph) print hand signed, numbered. Michail Grobman (Russian: Михаил Гробман, Hebrew: מיכאיל גרובמן, born 1939) is an a...
Woodcut
Goat - Etching by Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berghem - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on laid paper, depicting a finely observed study of a goat’s head shown in three-quarter profile. The animal’s curved horns, alert eye, and textured beard are rendered with e...
Etching
Japanese Print, Horse Turning Around - Signed Woodcut
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Horse Turning Around, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 37 x 27 cm (c. 14,5 x 10,6 in) INFORMATION : Engraving publ...
Woodcut
$207Sale Price|25% Off
The Couple - Etching by Mino Maccari - 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is an original etching realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Good condition. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver and journalist...
Paper, Woodcut
"Leopard Dreaming" - Fantasy Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Leopard Dreaming" - Fantasy Lithograph in Ink on Paper Bold lithograph of a leopard by Carol Jablonsky (American, 1932-1992). A leopard is depicted in a fantastical, surrealist man...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Fish - Original Lithograph By Jean Lurçat - Mid-20th Century
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Fish is an original artwork realized by the french artist Jean Lurçat (1892 Bruyeres - 1966 St.-Paul-de-Vence) Lithograph print, mid-20th century. Very good conditions. Not sign...
Lithograph
Original Owl and Pussy Cat - Greek theater poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original The Owl And The Pussycat, by Edward Lear with all text in Greek. Linen backed and in very good condition. One tiny printing flaw under the foot of the cat. Translation:...
Lithograph
$433
Mid-Century Original Printed Menu, Transatlantic French Line, 'Ile de France'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century French transatlantic liner menu with printed illustration by French artist Jean Adrien Mercier. Signed in the print, top left and dated 1956 inside centre. This highly c...
Paper, Printer's Ink
$716Sale Price|40% Off
Georges Braque, Three Birds on a Blue Background, Carnets intimes, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Trois oiseaux sur fond bleu (Three Birds on a Blue Background), from Carnets intimes (Private Sketchbooks), Verve, ...
Lithograph
Bible : Dove and Menorah candlestick - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) Bible : Dove and Menorah candlestick, 1962 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Unsigned On Vellum 32.5 x 24 cm REFERENCE: Mourlot catalog raisonné #366 ...
Lithograph
Deux Pigeons, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Deux Pigeons". The original painting was completed in 1960. In the 1970's after Picasso's de...
Lithograph
Wolfman
By Donald Saff
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with aquatint on white wove paper with a deckle edge, 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (598 x 317 mm); sheet 30 x 22 1/2 inches (762 x 571 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 4/10 i...
Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Original Stan Galli "Pacific Northwest" United Air Lines Vintage Poster
By Stan Galli
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Stan Galli "Pacific Northwest" United Air Lines Vintage Poster – Stunning Mid-Century Travel Art. Archival linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. Grade A. ...
Offset
$4,469
Edward Bawden: 'Aesop's Fables: Peacock and Magpie' 20th century linocut print
Located in London, GB
To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989) Aesop's Fables: Peacock and Magpie (1970) Linocut ...
Linocut
TWO SIAMESE CATS
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JUN'ICHIRO SEKINO (1914-1988) TWO SIAMESE CATS Japanese Woodblock Print, c. 1960, 1st edition, pencil signed, titled and numbered 90/200 with red Sekino pub...
Woodcut
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Modernist Portrait Signed Limited Edition Serigraph Interlude
By Will Barnet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist interior scene by Will Barnet. Titled "Interlude". Signed and numbered limited edition from 1982.
Screen
Original Chicago Fly TWA vintage travel poster
By David Klein
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage travel poster: Chicago - Fly TWA. UP UP and Away Trans World Airline. Artist: David Klein. Size 25" x 40" Dated 1960's. ...
Offset
Le Cocuqar - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1771. It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". Good conditions with slight foxing.
Etching
Tengmalm's Owl - Woodcut Print by Alexander Francis Lydon - 1870
Located in Roma, IT
Tengmalm's Owl is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917). Woodcut print on ivory-colored paper. Hand-colored, published by Lond...
Woodcut
$1,500Sale Price|40% Off
A Fierce Bull
By James McBey
Located in Plano, TX
A Fierce Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 108. 5 3/8 x 8 (sheet 8 5/16 x 11 7/8). Edition 8. An exceptional impression with rich drypoint burr printed on antique laid paper. A proof of t...
Drypoint, Etching
Horse - Lithograph by Jacques Van Melkebeke - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Horse is a lithograph realize by Jacques Van Melkebeke in 1961. Good conditions. Numbered.Edition 1/25 The artwork is represented through soft strokes.
Lithograph
$1,663Sale Price|20% Off
Original "The Ships Are Coming" vintage American poster with an Eagle.
By James Henry Daugherty
Located in Spokane, WA
Original: THE SHIPS ARE COMING vintage poster. Artist: James H. Daugherty (1889-1974) Publisher: U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation, Publication Section, Philadelphia, 1917. Poster showing a giant eagle...
Lithograph
Le Mococo - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Mococo is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...
Etching