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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: 21st Century and Contemporary
Harmonious Disarmament
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
this avant-garde sculpture emerges as a poignant narrative, a dialogue between the rawness of natural elements and the stark reality of human conflict. Crafted meticulously from clay...
Category
2010s Virgin Islands Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Sandstone
Rex Ray
By Rex Ray
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely example of Rex Ray’s graphic collage style. Rex Ray (1956-2015) was an American graphic designer and artist based in San Francisco. His work is in museums including the Berk...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Resin, Wood, Paper
Signed Modern "Blue Wave I" Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Modern minimalist oil on canvas painting depicting an abstracted azure streak upon a slate gray ground, signed to lower right, titled "Blue Wave I" and dated 2007 to verso, housed in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Joan Shapiro Nude Woman Gouache on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) watercolor gouache painting on paper depicting a seated nude female figure, signed in pencil lower right, housed under glass in a gilt wood frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Lawrence Glickman Math Still Life Acrylic
Located in New York, NY
Lawrence Glickman (American, XX- XXI) acrylic painting on canvas depicting an abstracted still life scene with mathematical equations.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Acrylic
Unique Vertigo Room Divider Module by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Vertigo Room Divider by Draga & Aurel
The published price corresponds to ONE (01) bar. Please contact us for full module quotations.
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 30 D 10 H 200,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Orange by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Orange
Japan / 2023s
Size : w970 x h970 mm
A work that has been unevenly dyed after hand-painting.
This quilt is made with linen viyella, which has a natural sheen.
Hand quilted with cotton thread and Uses hand-knitted hemp strings.
Hand dyed with chinese sumac .
[Blue Tip...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Mathilda by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Mathilda(Ⅰ,Ⅱ)
Japan / 2023s
Size : w440 x h440 mm
This quilt is made with french linen.
Hand-quilted with cotton thread.
Hand dyed with madder, chinese sumac, Japanese Pagoda Tree flower buds
and tingi （A kind of bark of mangrove）.
[Blue Tip...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
one leaf by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : one leaf
Japan / 2023s
Size : w790 x h1200 mm
A work that has been unevenly dyed after hand-painting.
This quilt is made with linen viyella, which has a natural sheen.
Han...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Unique Reverso Room Divider by Draga & Aurel
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Reverso room divider by Draga & Aurel
Price for each piece. Please contact us
Unique piece
Dimensions: W 29 H 271
Materials: Resin, po...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Welcome Biombo Room Divider by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Welcome Biombo Room Divider by Sofia Alvarado
Unique piece
Materials: Metal base, Guayacan wood, mirror glass
Dimensions: 185cm (H) x 300cm (W)
FI is an ornamental artist who embodi...
Category
2010s Panamanian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Chinese Ink Wash Painting by Li Jin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary ink painting on paper by Chinese artist Li Jin (1958-) presented in a white shadowbox frame. Entitled in English "Morning Practice in California", this series of work was painted in 2017 when the artist resided in US. The Chinese title inscription is "Blossom Branch" with artist's name signed in both Chinese and English. The painting is considered "Expressionistic-abstract". Using only various shades of ink, the poetic work depicts a large lotus flower with the pistil in the center composed of clusters of mediating arhats, the beings who have gained nirvana through Buddhism practice (known as Luohans in Chinese). There is a strong association of lotus flower and purity in Buddhism. The wisdom one can possibly achieve may be considered omnipresent and morphogenetical quantum and be part of everything around us. The image size is 13.5" x 13.5".
Provenance: Purchased in 2017 from the Ink Studio at West Bund Art and Design Fair, Shanghai, China.
Li Jin (1958-, Tianjin, China) is an ink master who draws from the tradition of Chinese literati ink painting and creates contemporary works celebrating all aspects of everyday life. Having explored color washes for two decades, Li Jin has translated them into a masterful control of tonality-the "five colors of ink"-in a series of monochrome paintings in the expressionistic-abstract "Da Xie Yi" manner. Through the ink medium's inherent sensitivity and ambiguity, they evoke the nuances of human existence and raise profound questions about self-representation and subjectivity. Trained at Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (graduated in 1983) and has been a leading figure in contemporary Chinese ink art...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Venier Screen by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Large venier screen by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: black powder-coated metal, Hide
Dimensions: W 248 x D 2.5 x H 177.8 cm
Other dimensions available: small: W248 x D2.5 x H141....
Category
2010s French Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Hawa Beirut Screen by Richard Yasmine
Located in Geneve, CH
Hawa Beirut screen by Richard Yasmine
Materials: Structure in powder coated metal, brushed brass, treated pink marble, stained glass, silk
tassels, Mirror
Dimensions: H 180 x L 20...
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Green Petrol Screen by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Green petrol screen by Mentemano
Dimensions: W 196 x D 28 x H 181 cm
Materials: Green petrol panel, Grey print, Black hinges
The hinges allow the structure to take different s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Other
Green Teal Blue Screen by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Green teal blue screen by Mentemano
Dimensions: W 196 x D 28 x H 181 cm
Materials: Green teal blue, grey print, black hinges
The hinges allow the struct...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Other
Pair of Green Petrol Screen by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of green petrol screen by Mentemano
Dimensions: w 196 x d 28 x h 181 cm
Materials: Green petrol panel, Grey print, Black hinges
The hinges allow the structure to take diffe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Other
Pair of Green Teal Blue Screen by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of green teal blue screen by Mentemano.
Dimensions: W 196 x D 28 x H 181 cm.
Materials: green teal blue, grey print, black hinges.
The hinges allow the structure to take di...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass, Other
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna Feng Three Folding Screen by Testatonda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This screen is born as a collaboration with the Testatonda studio, a group of three young designers that the company has decided to focus on. Their aim is to design furniture and obj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
John Mackay Original Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and striking original oil on board painting by the renowned artist John Mackay. This is signed and dated from 2014.
It is a great size and b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Suiren by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : SUIREN
Japan / 2022s
Size : W 610 H 810 mm
Expressing delicate color changes by dyeing many times.
This quilt is made with french linen and cotton.
Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Lumière Ⅰ by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : lumière ?
Japan / 2022s
Size : W 990 H 770 mm
A work inspired by light.
This quilt is made with Woven fresh linen and french linen.
Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Mountains at Dawn by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Mountains at dawn
Japan / 2022s
Size : W 990 H 1500 mm
A work inspired by the mountains at dawn.
This quilt is made with french linen.
Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Contemporary Valentina Giovando Screen Iron Brass Crystal Gold Bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Sutra love
Sutra Love is a foldable screen from the "Sutra" Collection.
The structure is an iron frame, the decoration is made of hand-cut round brass discs, rows of crystal stra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Iron
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna Feng Two Folding Screen by Testatonda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This screen is born as a collaboration with the Testatonda studio, a group of three young designers that the company has decided to focus on. Their aim is to design furniture and obj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Artist, Figurative, Paintings, Cream, Pink, White, Oil Canvas 2000
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern figurative oil on canvas.
Two lovely Oriental Woman each scantily clad in a seductive pose.
Removed directly from Dr. Shawn Garber's home on the Gold Coast o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
Seiko Tachibana "Existence IV #9" Intaglio
Located in New York, NY
Seiko Tachibana (Japanese, b. 1964)
"Existence IV #9"
Intaglio, edition: artist's proof, signed lower right in pencil.
Measures: Image: 32.5" H x 9" W;
Frame: 44" H x 18" W.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Screen with 3 Panels with De Gournay Covering Art Déco Garden André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Screen with 3 panels in pinewood and oak wood with De Gournay covering
Color: Grey and lead grey
Size: 164 x 4 x 200 H cm
Material: Pinewood ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Pine, Oak
"Secrets"Contemporary Screen, one of a kind, Satin Silk, Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
This Secrets screen is a contemporary work of art, entirely handmade in Tuscany, Italy, 100% of Italian origin.
Three solid birch wood panels covered in satin silk, with its Lotus leaf and petals, bamboo leaves, dandelion flowers, embedded pyrite buds , butterfly knobs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
ICHIMATSU by Blue Tip atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : ICHIMATSU
Japan / 2020s
Size : W 1480 x H 1480 mm
Each part is dyed with indigo to express a checkered pattern that collapses. This quilt is made with Woven fresh linen. Hand-quilted with cotton thread. Hand dyed with indigo.
[Blue Tip atelier...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
21st Century Modern Steel White Coffee Table Patch Made in Italy
Located in Sant'Elena, IT
A collection of sound-absorbing dividing panels able to guarantee privacy without isolating from the surrounding environment. The self-supporting structure allows the integration of ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Steel
Screen with 4 Panels with De Gournay Covering Art Déco Garden André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Screen with 4 panels in pinewood and oak wood with De Gournay covering
Color: Charcoal and raw earth
Size: 219 x 4 x 200 H cm
Material: Pinewood and oak wood
Collec...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Oak, Pine
Tree by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Tree
Japan / 2021s
Size : W 1100 H 1400 mm
This quilt is a traditional technique called nine patches,
which skillfully uses the shades of cloth to create a mosaic effec...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Tingi by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Tingi
Japan / 2021s
Size : W 1500 x H 1080 mm
Tingi is a type of Indonesian mangrove and is a dye often used for Indonesian batik.
This quilt is made with Woven fresh linen.
Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Outdoor Acrylic Fade-Resistant Stainless Steel Screen
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Houdini - Outdoor screen
Luxurious outdoor armchair made with structure: white matte stainless steel, Metallic details: gold plated stainless steel, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Sawtooth by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Sawtooth
?Japan / 2019s
Size : W 1640 x H 2050 mm
A tribute to the traditional American quilt design made around 1840. Made with organic cotton, and indigo cotton in Alsace region ‘France. Hand dyed with chinese sumac and green leaf on the surface, and pomegranate on the back.
[Blue Tip atelier...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen
Wooden Screen 3 Panels Interlock André Fu Living Partition Dividers Bronze New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Wooden screen with 3 panels
Color: Grey
Size: 135(3 x 45) x 4 x 158/183/138 H cm
Material: Oak and bronze
Collection: Interlock
Wooden screen with 3 foldable panels in oak with bronze detail on the top edge, with wooden hinges.
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
88 Secrets Screen in Gold Metal and Blue Silk by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
88 Secrets Screen in gold metal and blue silk by Nika Zupanc has a metal frame with meticulously pleated blue silk fabric.
Nika Zupanc, a strikingly renowned Slovenian designer, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
88 Secrets Screen in Gold Metal and Purple Silk by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
88 Secrets screen in gold metal and purple silk by Nika Zupanc is a tall and elegant room divider. It has a metal frame with meticulously pleated purple silk fabric.
Nika Zupanc, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
DeCastelli Painting Room Divider in Multi color by Alessandra Baldereschi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A large screen designed as a theatre curtain represents imaginary natural landscapes on both sides: a night sky and the outline of a series of hills. The chromatic variations obtaine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Metal
Wooden Screen 4 Panels Interlock André Fu Living Partion Dividers Oak Bronze New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Description: Wooden screen with 4 panels
Color: Grey
Size: 180(4 x 45) x 4 x 158/200/240/138 H cm
Material: Oak and bronze
Collection: Interlock
Wooden screen with 4 foldable panels in oak with bronze detail on the top edge, with wooden hinges.
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bronze
Signed Huang Gang Chinese Modernist Painting, 2003
Located in Hamburg, PA
Huang Gang (Chinese b. 1961) a monumental painting done in Chinese lacquer and mineral pigment on board, signed "Huang Gang, 2003". In good condition with a...
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint, Wood, Giltwood
Signed Huang Gang Chinese Diptych Painting, 21st Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
Huang Gang (Chinese b. 1961) A diptych painting was done in Chinese lacquer and mineral pigment on board, signed "Huang Gang" on both panels. In good condit...
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Screen in Patinated Brass and Copper, France, 2018
Located in Paris, FR
Unique patinated brass and copper stunning screen
Limited edition of 8 pieces numbered and signed
This screen has been made in France, by a talented artist from the famous Boulle A...
Category
2010s French Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Copper, Brass
Untitled, 2006 Maqbool Fida Husain
Located in Paris, FR
Felt on paper
Private collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Felt, Paper
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