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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Hans Henrik Husemann Painting "Velvet Hills" acrylic on canvas
Located in Münster, DE
Hans-Henrik Husemann (*1943 Celle), "Velvet Hills", Terra series, acrylic on canvas, created 2022, signed and dated, titled and signed on verso, studio stamp
100 x 120 cm
Born in...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Hans Henrik Husemann Painting "from afar" acrylic on canvas
Located in Münster, DE
"from afar" from the series Terra
Created in 2023, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated bottom right
Format: 100×120
Born in 1943, grew up in Hamburg and Berlin, studied at the Hoc...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Max Ackermann Modernist Original Painting Germany 1935 Stuttgart
Located in London, GB
An original pastel painting by the German Modernist painter Max Ackermann,(1887 - 1975)
He was both painter and graphic artist of abstract works.
Signed and dated
Born in 1887 in B...
Category
1930s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1976, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1975, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979.
Painted wood relief on board.
Dimensions:
H: 42 cm/ 16 1/2"
W: 51 cm/ 20''
Provenance: the estate of the artist.
Working in a purely geome...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Composition" by Etienne Beothy, 1919-1959
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache on paper
Monogram and dated lower right
Stamp of the artist's workshop, monogram and date on the back
Certificate of authenticity n°41 from Béothy Committee.
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Painting 'Mountain Landscape' circa 1920, Angelo Pavan
Located in Vicenza, VI
Oil painting on a plywood panel, depicting a mountain view with houses and figures in the foreground.
The pictorial drafting is characterised by a very textured painting composed almost of 'tesserae' of colour, identifying the artist Pavan...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Abstraction on Paper by Nell Blaine
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstraction with India ink on paper by Nell Blaine.
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
21st Century Watercolor Giraffe
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Paper
Romul Nutiu, Fereastra II, 1992, Oil on Canvas
Located in Vicenza, VI
Painting belonging to what is the current of Romanian abstract expressionism. A "window" is represented where the pictorial film is characterized by a geometric subdivision of the sp...
Category
1990s Romanian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
American Oil on Linen Portrait of MSU Student
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1950s American oil-on-linen portrait, a stunning portrayal of a young male student poised at the threshold of his academic journey. Clad in a distinguished green Michig...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original Fred Grayson Sayre Plien Air Oil Painting - Sedona Arizona Landscape
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Original Fred Grayson Sayre Plien Air Oil Painting - Sedona Arizona Landscape
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Fraser Taylor Black and Purple Oil over Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Fraser Taylor Black and Purple Oil over Canvas, 2005 some paper and fabric elements are incorporated.
Signed on back Fraser Taylor 2005
Intro:
Fraser Taylor is an interdisciplinary v...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
Vintage Abstract Floral Still Life Painting, "Love" by Garmed
By Garmed
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Abstract Floral Still Life Painting, "Love" by Garmed
Offered for sale is an original acrylic on canvas titled “Love” by Venezuelan born Miami resident artist Garmed, Alfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Still Life with Sailboat, Nautilus and Nike, Oil and Silver Leaf on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Gorgeous hand applied silver leaf warms the background of this still life. A toy boat, a nautilus shell and a replica of Nike - the Winged Victory Sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
Marc Chagall '1887 1985' Plate Signed Modernist Figural Lithographic Print
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate signed modernist figural lithographic print Galerie Maeght Paris France 1952, published in 1959, lithography by Fernand Mourlot France.
Chagall was born in 1887 into a Jewish...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paper
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
William P. Montgomery Abstract Mixed Media Painting "Rocket Science #4" on Wood
By William P. Montgomery
Located in Miami, FL
William P. Montgomery Abstract Mixed Media Painting "Rocket Science #4" on Wood
Offered for sale is "Rocket Science #4" painted with acrylic paint, charcoal and markers by artist Wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
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
Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Herd of Freedom Horses' Purvis Young (1989-1999)
USA, circa 1980s
A progressive work, painted on found metal tray, of five horses in landscape. signed 'Young' upper right corner. In untouched well cared vintage condtion, ready to place.
The overall dimensions of the work measures 13-Inches wide x 17.5-Inches high x 1.5-Inches deep
About :
Purvis Young (1943 – 2010) was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Self-taught, Young's work was often a blend painting/drawing with collaged elements utilizing everyday discarded found objects.
Inspired by documentaries, (art)books...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
3D Modern Hand Painted Cubes Dimensional Art by Brazilian Artist Silva
By Cicero Silva
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We are in love with this artists work. Based and working in his studio in Brazil., Cícero Silva created this limited edition piece with wood cubes painted...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Composition by Knud Kyhn
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Knud Kyhn, 1917
Watercolour on paper. Sheet size 30×38 cm, signed and framed.
Knud Kyhn (1880 - 1969) was a Danish painter, illustrator and ceramic sculptor who is es...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Composition by Knud Kyhn
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Knud Kyhn, 1915
Watercolour on paper. Sheet size 30×38 cm, signed and framed.
Knud Kyhn (1880 - 1969) was a Danish painter, illustrator and ceramic sculptor who is es...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Roberto Plevano Painting ‘Il Naviglio Grande, Corsico’, Italy, 1977
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This oil on canvas painting by Roberto Plevano is a sight on one of Milan’s big canals in the suburb of Corsico, painted in 1977. Plevano started out as a 23 year old with depicting ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modern Abstract Acrylic Painting By Shannon Weir
Located in Houston, TX
Experience the captivating allure of contemporary art with this exquisite acrylic black and white abstract masterpiece on paper, elegantly presented within an antique gold frame by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Modern Abstract Acrylic Painting By Shannon Weir
Located in Houston, TX
Experience the captivating allure of contemporary art with this exquisite acrylic black and white abstract masterpiece on paper, elegantly presented within an antique gold frame by t...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Modernist "Red Road" Landscape Gouache
Located in Seguin, TX
"Red Road" by Goldman gouache painting on paper. Piece is signed, titled, dated 1991 in pencil along lower margin. Unframed, image size 9"L x 6"H.
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Untitled # 122 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #122 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on paper
Size is 32" x 40
Unframed
ready to ship
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Luciano Spazzali Signed Oil on Board Abstract Painting of Musicians
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An whimsical abstract painting by the Italian artist Luciano Spazzali (1911-1997). Signed to the lower right, this piece depicts a female figure holding a violin to her shoulder and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pink Yellow Blue Abstract Contemporary Painting "Palm Springs" by Rebecca Ruoff
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Pink yellow blue abstract contemporary painting titled "Palm Springs" by Rebecca Ruoff. Acrylic/Oil in canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Pink and Red Contemporary Abstract Painting by Rebecca Ruoff 2024
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Large pink and red contemporary abstract painting by Rebecca Ruoff, 2024
Oil/Acrylic on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Monotype by Carla Raadsveld 1987
Located in Weesp, NL
Step into a world of artistic beauty and expression with the captivating painting "Monotype" by renowned artist Carla Raadsveld, created in 1987. This exquisite artwork is a testamen...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Modern School Triptych, Ex. Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
Modern School (20th/21st c.), triptych, one part painted on foil, mounted on wood, the others possibly paper mounted on wood, verso of blocks marked "11" and "1, 2 and 3".
Describ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Foil
Modern Painting by Anna Khodorovsky Lipkind
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A colorful abstract painting by Anna Khodorovsky Lipkind, a Jewish artist in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem. This modern painting is oil on canvas framed in a white painted frame. Be sure to...
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Ole Saabye, Danish artist. Oil on panel. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ole Saabye, Danish artist. Oil on panel.
Abstract composition.
Signed and dated 1990.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 64.0 cm x 79.0 cm.
Total dimensions: 67.0 cm x 82.0 cm.
Category
1990s Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Robert Storm Petersen Framed watercolor painting. 'Woman with exposed breast'.
Located in Kastrup, DK
Robert Storm Petersen, Danish 1882-1949
Framed watercolor painting: 'Woman with exposed breast'.
Watercolor on paper. Framed in a contemporary wood-carved Montparnasse frame that com...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Zanne Hochberg Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
By Zanne Hochberg
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An oil on canvas painting by the American artist Zanne Hochberg (1931-2001). Layers of vibrant color and frenetic brushwork dominate this abstract painting. Blocks of color in deep b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Gunleik Haugen, Swedish artist, oil on board. Abstract composition. 1973.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunleik Haugen, Swedish artist, oil on board.
Abstract composition.
1973.
Signed and dated.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 61.0 cm x 35.0 cm.
Total dimensions: 63.0 cm x 37.0 cm.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
F. Prin, French artist. Oil on canvas. Reclining nude woman.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
F. Prin, French artist. Oil on canvas. Reclining nude woman.
Inspired by Matisse. Colorful palette.
Signed and dated 1976.
In excellent condition.
Canvas: 64.5 cm x 54.0 cm.
Total d...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Leif Tingkær, Danish painter. Oil on panel. Abstract composition. 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Leif Tingkær, Danish painter. Oil on panel.
Abstract composition in yellow and orange tones.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Signed LT.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: 88.5 cm x 3...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Gino Hollander 1974 Vintage Abstract Female Portrait Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Gino Hollander 1974 Vintage Abstract Female Portrait Painting
Offered for sale is a vintage expressionist abstract female portrait painting on canvas by the well-listed New York ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
American 20th Century, Abstract Shapes, Oil On Canvas signed Sheffleman on verso
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This captivating abstract painting by the artist Sheffleman, aptly titled "Vibrant Cosmos," represents a stellar exploration of form and color. The work features concentric abstract ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Bruno Cattani Diptyque Photographs Figure Nel Tempo, Parigi 3 & Parigi 4
Located in Outremont, QC
Bruno Cattani Diptyque Photographs
Figure Nel Tempo, Parigi 3 & Parigi 4
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Dimensions:
28”W x 29”H each
//
*Excellent condition
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
“Pears as Sun & Moon” Original Contemporary Impressionist Acrylic Painting by Wi
Located in Cookeville, TN
Interesting Modern “Pears as Sun & Moon” Original Acrylic Painting / Artwork by Nashville Artist Will Koenig - Signed Nashville area painter Will Koenig studied art as a young studen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Walkway by Murray Duncan, mix media on canvas
Located in Toronto, CA
Walkway by Murray Duncan
2024
Mix media on canvas
Size: 48" tall x 60" wide x 1.5" depth
Unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Preben Fjederholt Painting Park landscape
Located in Kastrup, DK
Preben Fjederholt, Danish 1955-2000
Park landscape, oil on canvas.
Canvas dimensions: 140x160 xm. Framed in a narrow wooden frame: 144x164 cm.
Signed: Preben Fjderholt, 1993
In perf...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled #409 by Murray Duncan, mix media artwork on paper, abstract
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #409 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on paper, 2024
Unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
'Untitled #407 ' by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper
Located in Toronto, CA
' Untitled #407 by Murray Duncan
Mix Media on paper
Unframed
2024
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled #406 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper
Located in Toronto, CA
' Untitled #406 ' by Murray Duncan
Mix media on paper
32" x 40"
Unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
1985 Dutch Abstract Modernist Wall Art by Piet Franz (1922-1991)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Modernist acrylic on canvas abstract painting by Piet Franz, 1985. Called "Lumiere Penetrante", this linear graphic painting is in original condition with visible wear includin...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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
Contemporary Abstract Italian Signed Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful painting by the famous contemporary Italian artist Rossana Bartolozzi.
In her typical modern abstract style, she never forgets the lesson of classicism.
In this painting, o...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Oil / canvas. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Abstract composition.
Dated 1958-59.
In excellent condition. Would benefit from cleaning.
Canvas dimensions: 73.5 c...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Massive Abstract Acrylic on Canvas, Pascal Magis (1955-2011)
By Pascal Magis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is an absolutely beautiful acrylic on canvas by French artist, Pascal Magnis. A master of color, Magnis creates a canvas in which the colors and shapes appear to be jumping off the canvas. At the grand size of 9'10" x 6'9" this would ignite that drab wall! The artwork is signed in the lower right corner.
Below From: Wimbledon Fine Art
"Pascal Magis...
Category
1990s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Einar Lindberg, listed Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Still life with aquarium.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Einar Lindberg (1916-1993), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on canvas. Still life with an aquarium, pitcher and fruits.
Modernist, colorful palette.
Approximately from the 1960s.
Signed....
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Abstract composition.
Dated 1956.
Exhibition label on the stretcher.
In excellent condition. Could benefit from a c...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Acrylic on Canvas, Pascal Magis (1955-2011)
By Pascal Magis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Truly a spectacular piece, this acrylic on canvas is by French artist, Pascal Magis. Known for his use of color, Magis uses acrylics as though the paint has a life of its own. Domina...
Category
1990s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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