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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Vlamnick Framed 'Siene a Chatou' Color Lithography, circa 1972
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original 'Siene a Chatou' color lithograph by Maurice de Vlamnick.
Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France.
Published by Fernand Mourlot in Le...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Elin Svipdag, Mixed Media on Board, "by the Sea", Dated 1970
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Elin Svipdag (1905–1987), listed Swedish artist.
Mixed media on board. "By the Sea".
Dated 1970.
The board measures: 44 x 16 cm
The frame measures: 6 cm.
In excellent conditio...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Knud Horup, Denmark, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Beach Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Knud Horup (1926-1973), Denmark.
Oil on canvas.
Modernist beach landscape with people. 1960s.
The canvas measures: 59 x 49 cm.
The frame measures: 9 c...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Åke Wilhelm Andersson, Listed Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, Flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Åke Wilhelm Andersson (1922-1988), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on board. "Summer bouquet". 1960s.
The board measures: 36 x 31 cm.
The frame measures: 3 cm.
In excellent condition....
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Figural Modern Painting on Canvas by George D'Amato, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
A large figural modernist painting on canvas by George D’Amato, 1990s. This gorgeous artwork features vibrant red, green and black hues. Artist signature on the lower right.
Georg...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Oil on Canvas Painting "El Estafador" by Diego Cabral, 2022
Located in North Miami, FL
"El Estafador" - A Captivating Oil on Canvas Masterpiece by Argentine Contemporary Artist Diego Cabral (2021)
Step into the imaginative world of Diego Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
20th Century Pop Art, Oil on Canvas Signed by Artist Keir, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Very dynamic and modern painting with rich colours, natural wooden frame.
Need we say more? This is a very radical expressive work done by a German artist. We have not been able to ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Niels Grønbech, Danish Painter, Oil on Board, Modernist Park Motif
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Niels Grønbech (1907-1991), Danish painter. Oil on board.
Modernist park motif. Dated 1965.
The board measures: 33.5 x 26.5 cm.
The frame measures: 2.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed and dated.
Price example: A painting by NG sold March 25, 2015 for $8551.
Grønbech was a student of Aksel...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Spanish Matador, a Pair
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on copper painting Spanish Matador 9 x 12 - a Pair. Listing includes (2) Paintings included, enamel on copper medi...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Lyle Braden Abstract Painting, 1983
Located in Raleigh, NC
An incredible original oil on canvas board. This piece realized in the early 80s and shows wonderful contrast and movement. a study of light and color with a unique composition. Piec...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1980s Dolores Nathan Abstract Painting "Situation #320" on Canvas.
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Dolores Nathan Abstract Painting "Situation #320" on Canvas.
Offered for sale is an acrylic abstract painting on canvas titled "Situation #320" by the Miami artist Dolores Nathan. This large and colorful figurative painting depicts a lively furniture auction...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Contemporary Mixed Media Collage on Paper, Initialed, Unframed, 21st Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Contemporary Canadian mixed media collage painting on paper - untitled - initialed and dated on the back board - acid free matte - Canada - 2013.
Excellent condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor scuffs to the matte board - unframed.
Size of Painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
1980s Byron Gálvez Mexican Modernism Artwork Animal Light Mixed Media Paper
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Byron Gálvez Mexico Abstract Modernism Artwork Light Animal Mixed Media Paper
Byron mix media
signed art
25.75 x 19.75
Original vintage art pre...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
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
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Clown in Hat Portrait 12 x 9
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Clown in Hat Portrait 12 x 9. Item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to bot...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Framed Abstract Geometric Gouache on Paper by Stevan Kissel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed abstract geometric gouache on paper by Stevan Kissel
Signed: Stevan Kissel
Los Angeles, CA.
Beautifully framed.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
1980s Byron Gálvez Modernist Colorful Abstract Artwork Pink Fruit Mexico
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Byron Gálvez Modernist colorful Artwork Fruit Mexico
23.5 x 17.75
Original vintage condition preowned unrestored
See images please.
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Op Art Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas "Squares", Unsigned
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Op Art Abstract acrylic painting on canvas "Squares", Unsigned
Offered for sale is a vintage brightly colored abstract optical art painting i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Miro by Jacques Dupin Flammarion
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Miro by Jacques Dupin Flammarion, 2012 Hardcover.
Synopsis: Jacques Dupin, esteemed French poet and Miró’s friend and collaborator since 1956, is the ultimate authority on the artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Three Modernist Oil Paintings on Canvas of Birds, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Three dazzling oil paintings on canvas, one of a parrot on a trapeze under a crescent moon and over a distant circus tent, one of a magical dove on a trapeze with flags under a full moon, and one of a bird on a cage...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Red Lighthouse Shoreline
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on copper painting red lighthouse and Shoreline 9 x 12. Item includes enamel on copper painting, artist signature...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Girl with Dog in Field 12 x 9
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Painting Girl with Dog in Field 12 x 9. Item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to botto...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
'Still Life in Red and Blue' by Joseph Mellor Hanson
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960
'Still Life in Red and Blue' by Joseph Mellor Hanson, British, 1900–1963. Gorgeous abstract oil painting on canvas in a modern, gilt Frame. Da...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
James Brown Tempera on Cardboard circa 1982, 50" x 60"
By James Brown
Located in Toledo, OH
Original tempera painting on cardboard by James Brown circa 1982. Primitive face bordered by smaller multiple faces. Signed and dated 1982 New York on the reverse side. James Brown w...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Girl in Green Forest and Tall Trees
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Girl in Green Forest and Tall Trees 8 x 10. Item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to bottom right corner, beautiful subject ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Oil on Canvas by José Herrera
By José Herrera
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on canvas by José Herrera (Spanish, 1943-).
Signed and dated 1973.
Original stainless steel frame.
A beautiful piece.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Blue Abstract Painting Titled "Mykos" by Rebecca Ruoff, 2021
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful large abstract painting titled "Mykos" by American artist Rebecca Ruoff, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2021.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sheila Denaburg, Contemporary Mixed Media Painting, Signed, Canada, C. 2011
Located in Chatham, ON
Sheila Denaburg - Contemporary Expressionist style double sided mixed media painting on paper - extraordinary quality and composition - untitled - unframed - signed - Canada - circa ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Artwork Painting, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unsigned painting by unknown artist.
Made in Spain, circa 1960.
Acrylic on canvas.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Small Painting Notre Dame? Cathderal
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dom Dominic Mingolla enamel on copper small painting. Possibly depicting the Cathedral of Notre Dame (?), 6 x 8. item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to bottom r...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kudditji Kngwarreye
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "My Country", this bold and abstract landscape painting was by renowned Australian aboriginal artist Kudditji Kngwarreye (1928-2017). Acrylic painting on canvas, it was painted in 2012 and signed and inscribed on verso. The saturated colors and the visible brush strokes and intentionally uneven earth-like textures invokes the view of a landscape, partially real, partially imaginary.
Kudditji Kngwarreye from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory. He was the skin brother of the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye and like his skin sister Emily, was one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of contemporary indigenous Australian...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Daniel Belliard Enamel on Copper Small Framed Painting Yellow Countryside
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Daniel Belliard Enamel on Copper Small Framed Painting Yellow Countryside. Item features enamel on copper painting, wooden frame, artist signatu...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Warren Fischer Watercolor Landscape Painting Signed and Dated 1962
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Fischer watercolor landscape painting signed and Dated 1962
Offered for sale is an original watercolor landscape painting by the American artist Warren Fischer (1943-2001) ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
1980s Bryron Gálvez Abstract Modernism Artwork Vivid Pastel on Paper Mexico
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Bryron Gálvez Abstract Modernism Artwork Vivid Pastel on Paper Mexico
Signed art
Measus: 12.5 x 18.63
Preowned original condition unrestored vintage art
See all images prov...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
George Charles Haité Modern Seascape Landscape
Located in Roma, IT
Important watercolor painting representing a beautiful landscape with sailboats in front of a rocky coastline
Dimensions without frame
cm 5...
Category
Early 20th Century British Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
1980s Byron Gálvez Vibrant Modernism Artwork Abstract Mixed Media on Paper
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Byron Gálvez Mexican Modernism vibrant color artwork abstract mixed media on paper
Signed art
Measures: 17.75 x 23.75
Preowned vintage condition unrestored art
See all imag...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting 'Vela' P. Fragiacomo, 1910s circa
Located in Vicenza, VI
Oil painting on panel by the artist P. Fragiacomo, around the 1910s.
The work entitled 'Sail' depicts a small sailboat in the middle of a sea with a figure on board from behind, a t...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Den Moshe Signed Enamel on Copper Small Painting Yellow Countryside Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Den Moshe signed enamel on copper small painting yellow countryside 7 x 8 Art. Item features enamel on copper painting, artist signature to bottom right corner, beautiful subject and...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
James Siena Etching 'Camí De Fletxes Entre Línies Paral.Leles', 2011
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
James Siena etching made 'Camí de fletxes entre línies paral.leles'
Made in Spain, circa 2011.
Unique edition, 1/1
Hand signed.
About the artist:
Responding to a set of...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Sail Boat in Watercolor by Shelly Shepherd
Located in Pasadena, CA
Watercolor painting of four sailboats by Shelly Shepherd. Signed and dated 1986.
Shelly Bechter Shepherd was a nationally recognized watercolorist and a teacher with her studio at t...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Vintage Watercolor & Sepia Painting on Paper - Signed - Canada - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage watercolor and sepia painting on watercolor paper - indistinctly signed verso - dated in pencil on the back - vintage double matte with beveled edges - Canada - circa 1975.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Large Abstract Painting
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Huge abstract oil on canvas, laid on board. Dark, atmospheric palette of interlocking geometric shapes. In its original polished metal frame. English, circa 1960s.
Category
20th Century English Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bold Astract Painting with Overlapping Rectangles and Squares
By Fay Sciarra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking large abstract painting with multiple layers of rectangles that overlap and blend in a textural melodic interplay. Colors are muted and earthy with brown, navy, black, celad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jay Spectre Collection Custom Order Pair of Modern Art Paintings, 1980s
By Jay Spectre
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The Jay Spectre collection was very high-end in the 1980s. So successful he ended up having his exclusive boutique in Bloomingdale’s New York City. Artwork was very important to him ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Signed Acrylic on Wood Painting Titled "Watching the Detective"
Located in North Miami, FL
This large signed acrylic on wood painting by Walsh from 2012 is titled Watching the Detective. He was a professor of painting college level. ...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Fidel Garcia M. Signed Painting on Canvas Titled: Bordadora De Huavtla Oax"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This original painting was done by Fidel Garcia M. of Mexico in 1988 in a realistic style. The painting is done on canvas and depicts an elderly indigenous Mexican woman...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Sophisticated Abstract Painting in Distressed Vintage Frame
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully rendered abstract painting having textural layered surface and rich color palette of navy, green, burnt orange and turquoise. Signed o...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Painting of a Painting Studio
Located in LELYSTAD, FL
Large painting. Oil on canvas. Signed with “Andres”. Painted in the 1990s in Spain. Simply framed in a grey painted wooden kader, depicting the painter’s own studio. The composition ...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Hans Fritzdorf, Listed Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Fritzdorf (1927-1990), listed Swedish artist. Oil on canvas.
Abstract composition. Mid-20th century.
The canvas measures: 27 x 19 cm.
The frame measures: 6 cm.
In excellent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Svän Grandin, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, Modernist Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svän Grandin (1906-1982), Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist landscape.
Mid-20th century.
Visible diamensions: 21.5 x 17 cm.
Total dimensions: 35...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Still Life with Nike and Sailboat, Objet d'Art, Gold Leaf and Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of objet d'art sit upon a gleaming table, their reflections enhanced by the light of the gilt background which is hand applied using 23K gold leaf. The objects - a toy sailboat...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil on Canvas Painting "Medusa" by Diego Cabral, 2022
Located in North Miami, FL
"Medusa" - A Captivating Oil on Canvas Masterpiece by Argentinian Contemporary Artist Diego Cabral (2021)
Immerse yourself in the beguiling realm of cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Painting by Peter Keil "the Lady" Black & White, Acrylic, New Wood Frame, C 1987
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Painting by Peter Keil, circa 1987. Acrylic on Paper, matted and framed with a black and gold wood frame. The art work is called "The Lady".
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Modern Abstract Impasto Painting
Located in Raleigh, NC
Highly textured abstract painting by Pierre Massin-Pierson signed and dated 1982.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Late 20th Century Abstract Jewel Tones Watercolor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Abstract group of four watercolor and pencil studies on one artist board by Steve Hodges (20th century). Unsigned, from the artists estate. Unframed. Each study, 5"L x 4.25"H.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Fidel Garcia M. Signed Original Painting on Canvas Titled, "Tarahumara"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This original painting was done by Fidel Garcia M. of Mexico in 1988 in a realistic style. The painting is done on canvas and depicts an indigenous Mexican cooking...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modern Hiroshi Yasukawa Abstract Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Hiroshi Yasukawa was born in Nagano Prefecture in Japan in 1931. After studying art in Osaka, he began a career as a painter and art teacher. At that time, Yasukawa mainly created fi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
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