Modern Paintings
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Style: Modern
Color: Black
Max Marra Italian Tempera on Paper
By Max Marra
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Max Marra Italian Tempera on Paper
By Max Marra
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Contemporary Italian tempera on paper signed Max Marra 2004(multimedia experimenter), tempera on a gold background. Max Marra was born in Paola, Calabria, in 1950. He moved to Lisson...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Fall Colors, 1977, Oil on Canvas
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
RAYÉ - The deep night starts - Contemporary wall art - Nature's texture painting
Located in Breda, Noord-Brabant
RAYÉ
The contrast, like stars in the deep night.
The depth of night shattered by the stars.
Raye, derived from a previous work like Ardent, deep black with a blue undertone, just like the night.
Combined with neon Dew yellow, it enhances the contrast and provides a perspective to the sky as stars can do.
Encased in a sleek acrylic frame, Raye seamlessly marries modern aesthetics with the timeless beauty of nature. Illuminating its surroundings with contemporary flair, this artwork maintains a tactile and organic texture, making it a unique and sophisticated addition to any collection.
Elevate your space with Raye – where modernity meets the ethereal charm of the night sky.
Dimensions: W 100 cm H 141 cm.
Materials: Chalk, binder, latex, spray paint, wood.
Frame: Acrylic
Artist - Tom de Meer
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting of an African Mask by Yves Farbos.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting of an African Mask by Yves Farbos.
Painting on cardboard of an African mask, signed by the artist Yves Farbos, 98, XXth century.
h : 46cm , w : 33cm, d: 0,5cm
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pol Mariën (1932) - Les attributs du graveur
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pol Mariën (1932)
Les attributs du graveur
huile sur toile marouflée sur panneau
signé
30 x 40 cm
Category
20th Century Belgian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modern Painting Chris Di Vincente
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Esoteric modern art.
Controlled torn canvas on canvas with black gesso and thin wood frame.
Mr. Di Vincente studied at the San Francisco Art Institute.
He lives and works in Los Ange...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Green Blue Colour Block Acrylic Painting Palm Springs
Located in London, GB
Original painting, signed and dated on the back by Eleanor Nadimi from her Palm Springs Series entitled Palm Springs Series / 3
Inspiration Info:
An abstracted interpretation of the...
Category
2010s British Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Black and Gold Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s English Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Oil Painting titled "Near Canaan" by American Painter Robert Kipniss
By Robert Kipniss
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Measures 20" x 22" painting and 21.75". x 23.75". including the frame.
Provenance: Harmon Meek Gallery Naples, Florida Weinstein Gallery, Robert Kipniss, 21st Century Painter...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Preben Fjerderholt “Self-portrait in half figure”. Oil on canvas
Located in Kastrup, DK
Preben Fjerderholt (Danish, 1955-2000)
“Self-portrait in half figure”. Oil on canvas, 120×78 cm.
Unsigned, unframed, c. 1980.
Literature: Lisbeth Bonde "Følelsen er alt. Preben Fjed...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled Portrait by Nedia Were
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled Portrait by Nedia Were with acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated '21 (lower left)
About Nedia Were:
Nedia Were is a self-taught contemporary visual artist, who was born and...
Category
20th Century Kenyan Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Golden Force" by Karl Momen
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Karl Momen, Swedish b. 1937. This oil on canvas was painted in 1989 and finished in 1990, titled "The Golden Force." It is titled and signed on the reverse. Provenance: Marissa de...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Carl-Henning Pedersen Colour lithograph "The 5th day of creation - Night"
By Carl-Henning Pedersen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carl-Henning Pedersen (Danish, 1913 - 2007)
Colour lithograph “Skabelsen 5. dag - nat” ("The 5th day of creation - Night")
Signed and numbered by the artist: Carl-Henning Pedersen, Paris 1983...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Jack Hammack Original - Neo Expressionist Oil on Board - Abstract Painting
Located in Decatur, GA
Neo Impressionist oil on board by New York/Pacific Northwest artist Jack Hammack
Jack's works have been recently discovered in the Pacific Northwest where he lived the remainder of ...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Annemette Lichtenberg, Blå, Brun M/Huse, 1993, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Annemette Lichtenberg, Blå, Brun M/Huse, 1993
Acrylic on canvas
Work dated and signed by the artist on the back of the canvas
Work dimensions 54/52
Framed work
Annemette Lichtenberg...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Roald Ditmer, Abstract Composition, Oil Diptych on Canvas, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Roald Ditmer, Abstract Composition
Oil on canvas
Work signed by the artist
Work dimensions 31/31
Framed work
Roald Ditmer was born in 1959. He is a Danish artist who specializes in ...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Weeping clown
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Weeping clown signed with the monogram H.
Category
2010s Slovak Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large oil painting by Theo van der Horst showing a girl and sailor
Located in Beerse, VAN
Large oil painting by Theo van der Horst, 1975.
Theo van der Horst (1921-2003 Arnhem Netherlands) is an expressionist painter with a great sense of colour. He was inspired by the pr...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Cubist Style Painting by Ebba Carstensen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Ebba Carstensen, Danish 1885-1967
Cubist style painting of studio set-up, Denmark, c. 1920.
Oil painting on canvas, framed in pine wood fr...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Human Skull in the Forest by Juraj Huliak
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
The image shows a human skull in the forest. The author reflects his difficult period in life . On the back of the painting is a study of a nude lady. The author of the work is Juraj...
Category
Late 20th Century Slovak Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Unknown Scandinavian Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown Scandinavian artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition. 1960s.
The canvas measures: 80 x 60 cm.
The frame measures: 6 cm.
In excellen...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Sven Ellekær Pair of Paintings Concrete Composition, Oil on Canvas
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sven Ellekær (Danish) 1926-1984
Pair of paintings, concrete composition.
Oil on canvas. 125x75 cm.
Signed: Ellekær. 52
Sold as a pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Sea Waves by Juraj Huliak
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
The image depicts a sea waves. The author of the work is Juraj Huliak, a very talented young artist from Slovakia. Technique acrylic on cardboard, framed in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Slovak Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Green and Copper Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s English Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting, Oil on Canvas, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting, oil on canvas by Luez depicting a cultivated rice plantation, 20th century.
Measures: H: 54 cm, W: 65 cm, D: 2 cm.
Category
20th Century European Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
20th. Century Surrealist Landscape Painting
Located in Clermont, FL
Captivating surrealist Asian countryside landscape scene. Artist has incorporated surrealism into this landscape; using details and colors to make shadows the backdrop of the painting, highlighted by a central stream of light...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Spanish School of the 20th Century "Holy Lamb"
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish School of the 20th century.
"Holy Lamb"
Oil on canvas
Measures: 70cm x 54cm
perfect condition
Signed.
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
“Untitled”, Abstract Painting by Mia Blumenstock
Located in New York, NY
Mia Blumenstock (American, ? – 2018)
Untitled Abstract Composition
Unsigned and undated.
Oil and collage on canvas.
Framed behind plexiglass.
39.5 in. Height
49.5 in. Width
...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Figurative Painting, Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful one-of-a-kind painting was produced in 2015 by the late Artist, Larry Roberts. Larry was an abstract figurative, Expressionist and impressionist painter. He was a true...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Enrico Dellatorre Black Painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting in charcoal on linen made by Enrico Dellatorre.
The expressive vision of Enrico is an exploration of space in the painting, an attempt to bring to the limits its capacity t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Linen
Modern Painting of a Silhouette, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modern painting of a silhouette, 20th century
Modern painting, 20th century, unsigned, unframed.
Measures: H: 100 cm, W: 80 cm, D: 2 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Little Italian Enamel on Copper Signed Amurri
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Little Italian enamel on copper signed Amurri (Giancarlo Amurri) within a square black frame cm. 23,5.
It' a little art work!
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper
Chicago Skyline Artist Joseph Catanzaro Winner of the Chicago Artist of the Year
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract Chicago skyline painting, acrylic on canvas, by local Chicago artist, Joesph Catanzaro. Winner of the Chicago “Artists of the Year” f...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
OTR Plate 011 the Sandy Wind Licks His Eyes French Inhale Printed on Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This plate comes from the book On the Rock published by Montez press in 2016. The plates are a collaboration between the founders of figure ground on how to interrogate text into ima...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Spanish School of the 20th Century "Canals of Venice"
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish School of the 20th century.
"Canals of Venice"
Oil on canvas
Measures: 92cm x 74cm
Perfect condition
Signed.
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Spanish School of the 20th Century "Librarians"
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish School of the 20th century.
"librarians"
Oil on canvas
61cm x 46cm
Perfect condition
Signed.
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Spanish School of the 20th Century "Interior with Figures"
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish school of the 20th century
"Interior with Figures"
Oil on canvas
Measures: 68cm x 45cm
Perfect condition
Signed.
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Spanish School 20th Century "Girl with the Dog" Signed
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish school 20th century " Girl with the Dog " signed
Measures: 73cm x 454cm
NO frame
very good condition.
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
OTR Plate 004 Printed on Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Plate comes from the book On The Rock Published by Montez press in 2016. The plates are a collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into ima...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Esteve Serrat Paxinc Painting, circa 1979
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Esteve Serrat Paxinc painting.
Made in Spain, circa 1979.
Hand signed by the author
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
OTR Plate 009 Weapons Deep in the Vaccum Printed on Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This plate comes from the book on the rock published by Montez press in 2016. The plates are a collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into ima...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 014 Maelstrom Printed on Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Plate comes from the book On The Rock Published by Montez press in 2016. The plates are a collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 002 Grey Targets Printed on Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Plate comes from the book On The Rock Published by Montez press in 2016. The plates are a collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into ima...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 007 Fluorescent Epileptic Rays Printed on Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Plate comes from the book On The Rock Published by Montez press in 2016. The plates are a collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into ima...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 001 Classic Black Printed on Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Plate comes from the book On The Rock Published by Montez press in 2016. The plates are a collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled through Europe as part of a book tour. We are offering them in a limited edition printed on Aluminum in large format. This one is called Classic Black showing a collage of the interior of
the Seagram's build in the perspective style of Mies Van Der Rohe. Each plate is related to a scene and some lines from the book.
Plate 001: CLASSIC BLACK "The floor is smooth as a Japanese sharpening rock, a composite of volcanic ash...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Australian Aboriginal Painting Tjukurla Country Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa
(also known as Mrs. Bennett; 1935-2013). Entitled "Tjukurla Country", this work was acrylic on Be...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cubist Oil Painting with Figure Composition by Ebba Carstensen, Denmark
By Ebba Carstensen
Located in Odense, DK
Large and beautiful cubist oil painting by Danish female artist Ebba Carstensen. Figure composition, c. 1915–25. Indistinctly signed. Oil on canv...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Daniel Belliard Enamel on Copper Small Framed Painting Fisherman in Boat on Lake
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Daniel Belliard Enamel on copper small framed painting fisherman in boat on lake. Item features an enamel on copper painting, distressed wooden frame...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
1980s Byron Gálvez Modernism Dreamy Blue Abstract Artwork Mexico
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Byron Gálvez Abstract Modernism Dreamy Blue Artwork Mexico
17.75 x 23.75
Signed Art
Preowned condition original vintage art
See all images provided.
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Greg Parker, Untitled, 1988; Graphite and Oil on Gessoed Panel
By Greg Parker
Located in Chicago, IL
Greg Parker, American, b. 1952
Untitled, 1988
Graphite and oil on gessoed panel
Signed and dated to verso. Geometric composition in monochromatic variations ending on a graphite...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Paint
Nude Painting by Jenna Snyder-Phillips, Black Ink Drawing on Paper, No Frame
Located in New York, NY
Nude painting by Jenna Snyder-Phillips. Black ink on hard paper. Art work is from 2012.
Artist is educated in Italy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Erik Hoppe. Painting of "Wilders Plads", Copenhagen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Erik Hoppe (Danish painter) 1896-1968.
Painting depicting "Wilder's Plads", in Copenhagen, 1936-1937.
Oil on canvas.
Measurements with frame: H 104 cm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jose Bedia, 1998 Pair of Abstract Mixed Media and Painted on Paper
By Jose Bedia
Located in North Miami, FL
Discover an authentic gem of contemporary art—an abstract mixed media masterpiece on paper, hand-painted in the year 1998 by the renowned Cuban artist, Jose Bedia. Bedia is celebrate...
Category
20th Century Cuban Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pair of Contemporary Black & White Abstract Paintings
Located in Seguin, TX
Pair of contemporary 2020 black and white abstract gouache on paper painting by David Grinnell (21st century) Texas. Signed. dated and titled Black Spaces III and V on verso. Unframe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1979, Wood Frame Black & White, Modern Art, On Board
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin where they settled. This is where Peter Robert Keil grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work. From 1954 on, the East Berlin...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Enrico Della Torre Large Painting in Black Charcoal, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting in charcoal on linen made by Enrico Della Torre.
The expressive vision of Enrico is an exploration of space in the painting, an attempt to bring to the limits its capacit...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Linen
Night Ocean Scene with Waves Crashing by Artist Bruno Di Giulio
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful ocean beach scene with waves crashing on the rocks at night. Very well done by a listed artist noted for seascapes. Period thin edge frame. In...
Category
1950s Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood
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