Modern Contemporary Art
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Creator: Andrew Plum
Andrew Plum Marrakech Souk Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2008
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Marrakech Souk” is an original, one of a kind, blue, yellow, red, white, black, contemporary, acrylic on canvas, abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Nebula Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2009
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Nebula” is an original, one of a kind, blue, yellow, orange, purple, red, pink, cream, white, black, contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Rooster Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2008
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Rooster” is an original, one of a kind, red, yellow, white, black, blue, contemporary, acrylic on canvas, abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this uni...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Venus Sunrise Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2020
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Venus Sunrise” is an original, one of a kind, purple, yellow, white, black, blue, contemporary, acrylic on canvas, abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Diwali Festival of Lights Contemporary Abstract Painting 2013
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Diwali Festival of Lights” is an original, one-of-a-kind, blue, green, orange, yellow, red, gray, pink, cream, white, black, contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Louisiana Blues Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2009
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Louisiana Blues” is an original, one-of-a-kind, blue, black, white, hues of yellow, contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Andrew Plum Calypso Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2011
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Calypso” is an original, one of a kind, blue, yellow, green, cream, white, black, contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Andrew Plum Castillos de Helado Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2020
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Castillos de Helado” (Ice Cream castles) is an original, one of a kind abstract painting. Pink, blue, yellow, white, black, purple, contemporary, mixed media on wood panel, abstract...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Waiting Another Day Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2008
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Waiting Another Day” is an original, one-of-a-kind, red, yellow, white, black, green, contemporary, acrylic on wood panel abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Printemps Paris Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2009
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Printemps Paris” is an original, one of a kind, pink, yellow, green, black, cream, contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract still life painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Andrew Plum Spring’s Slowly Returning Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2018
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Spring’s Slowly Returning” is an original, one of a kind, orange, yellow, green, blue, red, cream, white, black, contemporary, mixed-media on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Andrew Plum Sea Sprites Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2018
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Sea Sprites” is an original, one-of-a-kind, pink, purple, orange, gray, white, blue, yellow, contemporary, acrylic on canvas, abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmon...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Winter Vortex Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2020
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Winter Vortex” is an original, one of a kind, white, yellow, black, gray, red, blue contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Andrew Plum Por Una Cabeza Amor Contemporary Still Life Painting, 2016
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Por Una Cabeza Amor” is an original, one of a kind painting. Red, blue, green, black, yellow, gray, contemporary, acrylic on wood panel still life painting. Vibrant pops of color wo...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
‘Cliffs by the Beach’ Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2017 Cliffs by the Beach” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size - 11" high x 14” wide x.50" profile; framed size- 13” ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"Matanzas Playa" Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed and dated "PLUM 2013" recto and verso of the canvas; canvas size - 16" x 20; heavy wood frame with antique aged patina effect: 21” x 25” x 1.75”; inspired by Plum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Summer Meltdown Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, titled and dated "PLUM 2011" recto and verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size - 24" x 18"; frame size 26" x 20” x 1.5" profile. Andrew Plum wa...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
‘New Bike’ Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2008 New Bike” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size - 48" x 36” x .75" profile. Andrew Plum was born in Lancashire, E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Caravan Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Framed Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2008 Caravan” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size - 16" high x 20” wide x 1" profile; framed size- 18.75” x 22.75” x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
‘Nighttime in Roppongi’ Acrylic Mixed-Media on Canvas Abstract Painting by Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2010 Nighttime in Roppongi” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size 36" high x 30” wide x .75" profile. Andrew Plum was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"Color My World" Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Framed Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed "PLUM" recto of the canvas; canvas size - 36" x 60"; framed size 63" x 38.5" x 1.5" profile. Andrew Plum was born in Lancashire, England in 1965 and moved to Cana...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
El Puerto de La Habana 'Havana Port Cuba' Acrylic on Board Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2014 El Puerto de La Habana” (Cuba) verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; unframed size - 11.75" x 15.75; framed size 16" x 20” x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Zafiro Primavera Spring Sapphire Still Life Watercolor Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed "PLUM” on recto; unframed size - 25.5" x 20.25 x 1.5" profile; framed size 18.5" x 13.5”, circa 2013. Andrew Plum was born in Lancashire, England in 1965 and move...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Wintertime Love" Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed and dated PLUM 2011 recto and verso of the canvas; Canvas Size - 24" x 24" x 1.5" profile; Framed Size - 25.5" x 25.5" Black synthetic float frame included. Andr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"The Offering" Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
Signed and dated "PLUM 2016" recto and verso of the canvas; canvas size - 36" x 48" x 1.5" profile. Andrew Plum was born in Lancashire, England in 1965 and moved to Canada at the age...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Acrylic 'Siesta Sunrise Big Sur' Acrylic on Canvas Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract Acrylic painting, titled:' Siesta Sunrise Big Sur' Acrylic on Canvas painting; California painting; Signed verso: PLUM; Canvas size 8" x 10"; Dated: April 2014.
Andrew Plum ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
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