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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Girl in Green Forest and Tall Trees
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 ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Copper, Enamel

Vintage Modern Abstract Impasto Painting
Located in Raleigh, NC
Highly textured abstract painting by Pierre Massin-Pierson signed and dated 1982.
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1980s French Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paint

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...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings

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Other

Late 20th Century Abstract Neutral Tones Watercolor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Abstract group of four muted watercolor and pencil studies on one artist board by Steve Hodges (20th century). Unsigned, from the artists estate. Unframed. Each study, Measures: 5" L...
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings

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Paper

Abstract Painting "Fin Du Jour" in Friendly Orange-Blue Colors by Michel Puchala
Located in Salzburg, AT
Abstract painting in warm, friendly acrylic colors with the name "Fin du Jour" - "End of the Day" by Michel Puchala. Professional framing with shadow gap frame (1.0cm) and white gold...
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1990s French Modern Paintings

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Gold Leaf

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...
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1910s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paint

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. ...
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2010s American Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood

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...
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2010s American Modern Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Seascape Painting, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Seascape painting set in it's original gilt-wood frame., English, 20th century, oil on canvas. Dimensions: H 53 x W 61.5 x D 6.5 cm (framed dimensions)
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20th Century English Modern Paintings

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Giltwood, Canvas, Paint

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 ...
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1990s Spanish Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Floyd Kuptana Jolly Rider Contemporary Inuit Painting, 2020
Located in Montreal, QC
Jolly Rider is an original, one-of-a-kind, acrylic on canvas contemporary Fanciful Inuit painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Floyd...
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2010s Canadian Modern Paintings

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Canvas

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) ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paper, Paint

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Paintings

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Paper

Abstractionism French Oil on Canvas Painting with Black Frame
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. Paint...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Signed Abstract Modern Acrylic on Cardboard, Circa 1989
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist modern acrylic on cardboard in the manner of Pierre Soulages (French, b. 1919), in blue, black and white tones, illegibly signed and dated "89" to lower left, ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings

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Metal

Unique Abstract Blue Black and Red Painting "Monotype" by Carla Raadsveld 1987
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind painting with beautiful brush strokes in Blue and Black. These in combination with the red dots give this art work a Japanese sensation. A happy and pleasant piece to have on the wall. Carla Raadsveld was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She did a 5 year study at the Willem de Kooning fine art academy in Rotterdam. In 1970 she received a scholarship from the Rotterdam Art Foundation for a study in Italy and in 1972 another scholarship for a 2 year stay in South Africa. From 1973 until 1987 she had international exhibitions Frankfurt, New York, London, Brussels, Long Beach, Dallas etcetera. In 2001 she moved to the beautiful rural West Cork...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paper

Three Dimensional Mesh/Oil Paint Fine Art Piece from Steve Chase Design Estate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Promote Uber high-end art collectors Estate that was completely designed by the late Steve Chase. This piece was encased in plexiglass (can be included, but should be reframed). The ...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paper

Unknown European Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown European artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition. 1970s. The canvas measures: 65 x 50 cm. In good condition.
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1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Paintings

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Canvas

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...
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20th Century Brazilian Modern Paintings

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Paint

Large Scale Modernist Abstract Watercolor in Acrylic Frame by Rodolfo circa 1986
Located in Danville, CA
Beautiful watercolor abstract cityscape by Rodolfo, 1986. The work is beautifully framed in a white edged acrylic box-frame. Measures 48 x 40 x 2" deep.
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1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Framed Oil Painting on Board by Sara Skaaning
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting on board by Sara Skaaning. Based in the Island Mon, Denmark, the visual artist Sara Skaaning starts from her surroundings that twists and transforms until completely di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

André Derain Framed 'Nature Morte' Color Lithography, circa 1971
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original 'Nature Morte' color lithograph by André Derain. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1948. Published by Mourlot in Collection Pierre Levy in 1970, Paris. Framed and signed in the stone. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. About the Artist: André Derain (10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. Derain and Matisse worked together through the summer of 1905 in the Mediterranean village of Collioure and later that year displayed their highly innovative paintings at the Salon d'Automne. The vivid, unnatural colors led the critic Louis Vauxcelles to derisively dub their works as les Fauves, or "the wild beasts", marking the start of the Fauvist movement. In March 1906, the noted art dealer Ambroise Vollard sent Derain to London to produce a series of paintings with the city as subject. In 30 paintings (29 of which are still extant), Derain presented a portrait of London that was radically different from anything done by previous painters of the city such as Whistler or Monet. With bold colors and compositions, Derain painted multiple pictures of the Thames and Tower Bridge. These London paintings remain among his most popular work. Art critic T. G Rosenthal: "Not since Monet has anyone made London seem so fresh and yet remain quintessentially English. Some of his views of the Thames use the Pointillist technique of multiple dots, although by this time, because the dots have become much larger, it is rather more simply the separation of colours called Divisionism and it is peculiarly effective in conveying the fragmentation of colour in moving water in sunlight." He experimented with stone sculpture and moved to Montmartre to be near his friend Pablo Picasso and other noted artists. Fernande Olivier...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paper

Hernán Sosa Nude Watercolor Painting on Paper Framed Under Glass #2
Located in Miami, FL
Hernán Sosa Nude watercolor painting on paper framed under glass Offered for sale is an original watercolor painting on paper framed und...
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Late 20th Century Peruvian Modern Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Curt Macell Listed Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Jockeys on Horseback
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Curt Macell (b. 1933), a listed Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Jockeys on horseback. Cubist painting. Mid-20th century. The canvas measures: 60 x 49 cm. The frame measures: 3.5 cm....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Mid Century Oil Painting Aldolfo De Ferrari Ferrari Female Figure with Sailboat
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid Century Modern original oil on canvas by Argentinian artist Aldolfo De Ferrari Ferrari of a pensive female with sailboat in the background. Image Size is 24" W x 30" H, Overall D...
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20th Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas

"Oranges with Leaves" Oil Painting by Gustavo Valenzuela
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This sylish and chic paiting of two oragned was created by the artist Gustavo Valenzuela (b1938) of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Note: Canvas measures 37" height x 23" width.
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Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Alf Johansson '1934-2020', Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Alf Johansson (1934-2020), Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition. 1960 / 70s. The canvas measures: 64 x 43 cm. The frame measures: 5.5 cm. In excellent condition. ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings

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Canvas

21st Century Contemporary Art Wall Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary contemporary wall painting has been remarkably executed on canvas. This remarkable painting is inspired by a nostalgic mystery woman in the artist's life. The arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Derrill a. Rausch, Framed Coastal Oil Painting, Canada, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
DERRILL ALLAN RAUSCH (1938-2007) - Untitled - British Columbia coastal landscape oil painting on Masonite panel - original gilded finish wood frame, beige linen liner and gilt edged ...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings

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Gold Leaf

R. M. Schell, "Early One Morning", Framed Acrylic Painting, Canada, C. 1985
Located in Chatham, ON
Raymond Milton Schell (1936-2014) - "Early One Morning" - Canadian school fine art landscape acrylic painting on linen canvas mounted to Birch ply - exacting detail throughout from t...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings

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Softwood, Plywood, Paint

Peter Keil Abstract Portrait
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pop Art influenced abstract portrait of a young boy by Berlin artist Peter Keil. The artist is known for expressionistic works using vivid colors and absence of realism. His works fr...
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20th Century American Modern Paintings

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Paint

Eric Julius, Listed Swedish Artist, Oil / Board, Modernist Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Eric Julius (1920-1995), a listed Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist landscape. Dated 1969. The board measures: 26.5 x 17 cm. The frame measures: 2.5 cm. In excellent conditi...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings

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Other

Unknown European Artist, Watercolor on Paper, Abstract Composition, Mid-20th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown European artist. Watercolor on paper. Abstract composition. Mid-20th century. Visible dimensions: 61 x 31.5 cm. Overall dimensions: 68.5 x 37.5 cm. The frame measures: ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings

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Other

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...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas of a Bird or Dove
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exciting oil painting on canvas of a colorful dove on a wheel with geometric implications under a half moon and over a landscape. Executed in a modern surrealist style. Signed by not...
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20th Century Brazilian Modern Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Abstract Op-Art Painting, Listed Artist Milt Surrey, Kaleidoscope Series
By Milt Surrey
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage abstract Op-Art painting, listed Artist Milt Surrey, Kaleidoscope Series. Offered for sale is a vintage abstract Op-Art painting on canvas by th...
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Gunstein, Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition, Mid-20th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunstein, Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition. Mid-20th century. The canvas measures: 72 x 63 cm. The frame measures: 1.5 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings

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Canvas

THE FAVORITE. Original painting by Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
THE FAVORITE Original painting by Lynn Curlee Acrylic on stretched canvas This painting was used for the poster for the 1995 HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHO...
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1990s American Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Large Mural of the Szechenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest Hungary
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large painting, wall mural of the Chain Bridge in Budapest Hungary. 10 feet x 4 feet with all the trimmings that surrounds the Danube River. Bridge was mostly destroyed by f...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

“Orange Storm” Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
About the artist: Dor Saraf is an international abstract artist known for the unconventional style and technique that he has developed. He is known for combining special materials wi...
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2010s Modern Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Gabe Silverman 1980s Geometric Abstract Op Art Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Gabe Silverman 1980s geometric abstract op art painting. Offered for sale is an original Op Art painting recently discovered in a time capsule from t...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Pär Lindblad, Swedish artist. Watercolor on paper. Composition with figure.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pär Lindblad (1907-1981), Swedish artist. Watercolor on paper. Male figure by the easel. Mid-20th century. The paper measures: 49 x 46 cm. The frame meas...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings

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Other

Sigurd Swane, Oil on Canvas, Arrangement with Flowers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sigurd Swane 1879 - 1973. Arrangement with flowers. Signed: SSW. Sigurd Swane was a Danish painter and writer. He studied in Copenhagen at the Royal Da...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Veikko Kallinen, Finland, Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, 1960s/1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Veikko Kallinen, Finland. Abstract composition. Oil on canvas, 1960s-1970s. Canvas measures: 80 x 70 cm. The frame measures: 1 cm. Signed. In excellent condition.
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1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Henri D'Anty, France, Oil on Board, Modernist Landscape with Houses
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Henri D'Anty (1910-1998), France. Oil on board. Modernist landscape with houses and tree in the front. Mid-20th century. The board measures: 54 x 44 cm. The frame measures: 6 cm....
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings

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Other

Enrico Dellatorre Contemporary Black Large 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...
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2010s Spanish Modern Paintings

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Linen

Painting by Hanoi Artist "The Muse", Red and Black, Large Black Frame, 2007
Located in New York, NY
Decorative large painting by Hanoi artist, "The Muse", circa 2007.
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Early 2000s Vietnamese Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Unknown Artist, Oil on Board, Abstract Composition, Dated 1987
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition. Dated 1987. The board measures: 65 x 50 cm. The frame measures: 5 mm. In excellent condition. Signed and dated.
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1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Paintings

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Other

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...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paper

Late 20th Century Abstract Painting
Located in London, London
Oil painting On canvas Abstract Labelled.   
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Late 20th Century British Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Esaias Thoren Abstract Composition Oil on Board Sweden 1952
Located in Leicester, GB
Esaias Thoren Abstract Composition, Oil on Board, Signed and dated '52 bottom right. Image size 9.1x13.3 inches. Esaias Thorén (1901-81) was a leading Swedish artist who studied in Paris in the 1920s with Carl Wilhelmson...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paint

Oil Painting Green Vase Dahlia Floral Still Life Thomas John Mitchell
Located in Toledo, OH
Oil painting on board by Thomas John Mitchell of a still life of Dahlias in a green vase. Image is 11.63" W x 15.63" H. Very nice condition. Overall Dimensions: 1.25" depth x 13" W x...
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20th Century North American Modern Paintings

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Paint

Vlamnick Framed 'Woods in Chatou' Color Lithography, circa 1972
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original 'Paysage a Chatou' color lithograph by Maurice de Vlamnick. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1906. Published by Fernand...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paper

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...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Cubist Portrait of Cleopatra & Hawk, by Clevan Thomas Jr. 1944
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cubist portrait of Cleopatra & Hawk, by Clevan Thomas Jr. 1944 A masterwork of 1940s modern American outsider Art, by relativity unknown southern African -American artist Clevan Tho...
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20th Century American Modern Paintings

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Wood

Lauri Nila '1898-1983', Listed Finnish Artist, Oil on Board, "Mutation"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lauri Nila (1898-1983), listed Finnish artist. Oil on board. "Mutation". Abstract composition. 1960s / 70s. The board measures: 50 x 34 cm. The fram...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Paintings

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Other

Orthon Friesz Framed 'Paysage a la Ciotat' Color Lithography, circa 1972
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original 'Paysage a la Ciotat' color lithograph by Emile Orthon Friesz. Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings

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Paper

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