Modern Paintings and Screens
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 20th Century
Japanese Showa Four Panel Screen Wild Geese in Flight
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive modern style Japanese Showa period four panel byobu screen depicting a flock of wild geese in flight over a stylized background. Delicate ink pigments over hand-crafted mu...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Large Comic Book Cut Outs Poster With Hand Painted Batman
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large Comic Book Cut Outs Poster With Hand Painted Batman figure in front. Many different art pieces that were used to make the background on the batman. Measures approx - 54w x 78h
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Jane Currie Clark Signed Original Serigraph Christmas Carolers Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jane Currie Clark signed original Serigraph Christmas Carolers Art. Item features original signature, plexiglass front, wood frame. circa 1980s. Measurements: 27" H x 35" W x 1" D.
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Plexiglass
Moshe Gershuni "Untitled" Mixed Media on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Moshe Gershuni (Israeli, 1936-2017), "Untitled", Mixed Media on Paper including charcoal and oil paint, signed lower right, cerused wood frame. Provenance: Property from a 900 Park A...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Paper
Etien Abstract Expressionism Acrylic on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Etien (American, born 1948) abstract expressionism acrylic and pastel on paper from artist's 'black period', circa 1990s, signed to lower right, housed in an ebonized wood frame.
D...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Rudolf Jacobi (German, 1889 - 1972) A snow covered village, oil on canvas.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rudolf Jacobi (German, 1889 - 1972) A snow covered village, oil on canvas painting. Signed lower right.
Frame: 38.5"x 32.5"
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Joan Shapiro "Untitled" Oil on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) "Untitled" Oil on Paper, Signed "Joan H. Shapiro" lower left. Provenance: From the collection of the artist.
Dimensions: Image: 15.5" H x 19.5"...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Japanese Expressionist Painting of a Sea View from a Balcony by Yoshio Aoyama
Located in San Francisco, CA
An expressionist oil painting of a seaside view from a balcony in carved gilded frame.
It is signed on the bottom right hand corner Aoyama.
Signed Aoyama circa 1960s-1970s
Frame measures 16 x 19 1/4 inches
Painting measures 9 1/2 x 13 inches
This painting is likely a scene from the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur.
Yoshio Aoyama...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Japanese Impressionist Painting of Trees in Snow By S Kitayama Dated 1912
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressionist painting of a trees in snow on a wooden board in period carved gilded frame.
It is signed on the bottom right hand corner S Kitayama and dated 1912.
Further inscription in Kanji on the back of the frame.
Frame measures 17 x 20 1/2 inches
Painting measures 9 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches
Frame is original to the painting and of the period.
The painter is most likely Seitaro Kitayama (Japanese, 1888-1945), an important figure in late Meiji period credited with being the father of Japanese animation before Walt Disney started his company.
The painting style is impressionism which was keenly followed by a new generation of Japanese artists who either traveled to Europe for training or received Western publications on artists and gallery shows at home.
Kitayama, Seitaro was born on March 3, 1888 in Wakayama, and died on February 13, 1945.
In 1911, Kitayama became an apprentice to Tojiro Oshita and, while studying painting, also helped out with editing the art magazine Mizue. He soon moved to Tokyo and established the Western Art Guild of Japan and published Contemporary Western Art. He later joined the Fusain Art Group as a manager where he would support young western-style artists such as Ryusei Kishida and Sohachi Kimura by providing art supplies, in addition to holding exhibitions and publishing catalogues. On the other hand, he entered the Nikkatsu Mukojima Studio in 1916, proposed the inclusion of illustrations in intertitles, and made this his work. It was there that one of the first Japanese animations...
Category
1910s Japanese Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Acrylic
Piero Fornasetti Style 6 Panel Architectural Privacy Screen Room Divider
Located in Wayne, NJ
Large decorative Fornasetti Style 6 Panel Architectural privacy screen room divider. Will go well with many types of decor. From Traditional to Modern. This is a heavy in weight piec...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Modern 20th Century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Modern 20th century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy.
This image represents the meaning of “Self Renewal“ characterized by its unique style of calligraphy related elements, such as wo...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Paresh Maity Watercolor on Board, Encounter I
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a glorious contemporary piece of Art by a recognized Indian Master – Paresh Maity Watercolor on Board – Encounter I.
This piece has impeccable Provenance!
It was purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Sotheby’s New York Auction on 18th September 2008. Lot No. 74.
Sotheby’s operate a twice yearly auction of Southeast Asian Art & Antiquities in New York in the months of March and September.
This sale was titled “Modern & Contemporary Indian Art”.
The Lot consisted of a Group of 3 Watercolors by Babu Xavier, Paresh Maity and Ranjit Kurmi. (b.1960, b.1965, b.1970) Three Untitled Works.
Signed and dated ‘Paresh Maity ’02 lower right, watercolor and ink on paper. …. 5.6 x 3.6 (14 x 9 cm)”.
Exhibited: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Modern Indian Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, April 8 – June 11 2006.
The Provenance is given as: “Property of Private Maryland Collectors”.
The 3 watercolors carried an Auction estimate of USD 3,000 to USD 4,000 and Sold for USD 4,000 (not including Buyers Premium).
Allowing for inflation alone this would be over $7,000 in today’s value.
We have this watercolor by Paresh Maity and (listed separately) the Babu Xavier watercolor, but not the Ranjit Kurmi watercolor.
As an added bonus and proof of authenticity the painting still retains it’s original Sotheby’s Lot No. Label.
It has substantially increased in value over the years as a HIGHLY DESIRABLE piece from an exhibited and highly collected Modern Indian Master painter.
We also possess the Babu Xavier watercolor in our Collection!
Paresh Maity (born 1965) is an Indian painter...
Category
20th Century Indian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Babu Xavier Watercolor on Paper Bird & Woman
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GLORIOUS Contemporary piece of Art by a recognized Indian Master – Babu Xavier Watercolor on Paper Bird & Woman .
This piece has impeccable...
Category
20th Century Indian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Modernist Painting of a Seaside Village by Torao Ataka Dated 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Modern oil painting of a harbor town with the water and mountains views in the distance.
It is signed on the bottom left hand corner Ataka and dated '30 (1930).
The brushwork is ...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
XL Asian Wall Panel with Peacock, Birds of Paradise, Cranes and Deers, 1990s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning XL Asian wall panel with lots of birds.
This red art panel shows a beautiful landscape with deers, birds of paradise, peacocks , cranes , ...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1980s Lee Reynolds Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting "A Zeal of Zebras"
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large oil on canvas (40" tall x 50" wide) depicting a group on Zebra, AKA "A Zeal of Zebras". This striking modern painting is well made. There is a thickness to the paint that add...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez Oil on Canvas Rendering of the Girl before a Mirror
Located in Monrovia, CA
1946 Vintage Ray Martinez oil on canvas rendering of the girl before a mirror.
1946 oil on canvas rendering by artist Ray Martinez during Picas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Tranquil River" Watercolor Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming watercolor is composed in the style of traditional ink calligraphy and depicts two ducks resting on a river bank. Tall grass and leafy sprouts dot the rocky terrain and...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
George Charles Haité Modern Orientalist Picture
Located in Roma, IT
Important watercolor painting of Orientalist subject representing market scene in Tangier by the great English artist George Charles Haité Signed lower left and inscribed on the back...
Category
Early 20th Century British Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
3-Panel Screen with Smoked Mirror
Located in New York, NY
3-Panel Screen with Smoked Mirror and painted metal frame.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Hauntingly Beautiful Portrait of a Young Yemenite Girl by William Weintraub
By William Weintraub
Located in Tucson, AZ
Hauntingly beautiful oil on canvas painting of a young Yemenite girl by Israeli artist William Weintraub (b.1926). The frame probably needs to be replaced. The canvas itself measures 19.75" x 28.75". There is minor paint loss to near the elbow but it does not detract from the overall beauty of this painting. Comes with a vintage "Hang-o-Lite" picture light.
American-born, “Sonny” Weintraub was one of Israeli’s best-known young painters of Israelis, Yemenite and Oriental children, as well as old people (including Ben Gurion...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Pot Head" by Robert Loughlin
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Pot Head" by Robert Loughlin signed and titled to verso 'Pot Head RL'. Sold with a letter of authentication from Gary Carlson.
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Inside Painted Glass, "Landscape" Snuff Bottle by Fu Guoshun, 1996
Located in Tainan, TW
Fu Guoshun was born at Hebei in 1954. He was complimented as a Master of Chinese arts and crafts in 2012. It is the highest honor for an inside painting artist. There are only ten artists who earned this glory. He is also the director of China International Painting and Calligraphy Association, vice chairman of China Snuff Bottle Professional Committee, and vice-chairman of Hebei Inside painted snuff bottle Association. Since 1977, he has been studying the art of inside painting under Wang Xisan. Fu Guoshun is one of the best artists in Ji school.
Mr Fu Guoshun's inside paintings are exquisite. His works include landscapes, figures, animals, flowers, and birds to calligraphy with comprehensive skills. In addition, his professions are known for their elegance, flexibility, and light. With the three superb skills of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, there are only a handful of artists who can match up in the field of snuff bottles. It is difficult to find other artists who could compare his paintings from an artistic perspective when it comes to inside painted snuff bottles...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Inside Painted Snuff Bottles, Ten Pieces Snow Landscapes by Sun Sansong 1999
Located in Tainan, TW
Sun Sansong is the very early student of Wang Xisan. This collection is very rare and worth collecting. Ten Pieces are all his "FINE" works.
Artist: Sun ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Modern Oil on Canvas Cubist “Boy with Rooster” Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
A modern cubist style painting in the manner of Vicente Manansala (1910-1981) of the Philippines. Heavy texture, paint on canvas. 36" x 36" fr...
Category
20th Century Philippine Modern Paintings and Screens
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Stylized Waves on Silver Leaf and Golden Sun
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Stylized waves on silver leaf and golden sun. Showa period (1926-1989), modern painting in mineral pigments on silver.
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Water Color Painting of Riverside Village
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Chinese water color of riverside village with one artist seal.
Overall size: 19.5 width 26" high image size 14 1/4" width 20" high.
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Water Color Painting of Riverside Village with Boat
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Chinese water color of riverside village with boat with one artist seal.
Overall size: 19.5 width, 26" high Image size: 14 1/4" width, 20" ...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Abstract Cityscape Chinese Modernist Painting by Heshi Yu, Signed
By Heshi Chou Yu
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern abstract village-scape painting by Heshi Yu. Painting features reflective gold and teal tones and is presented in original linen and wood frame. Signed in lower le...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Andrew Jansons Abstract Gouache on Paper 1984
Located in New York, NY
Andrew Jansons (Latvian American, 1942 - 1989) Abstract Gouache on Paper, Signed and Dated Lower Right in Pencil "Jansons 1984".
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
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