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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Gold Leaf & Black Acrylic Abstract New York Skyline Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary abstract painting featuring the New York City skyline created with gold leaf against a black acrylic painted background on rectangular canvas. ("Golden New York...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Ricardo Rumi American Contemporary Framed Abstract Oil Painting, titled: "Blue-Y
By Richard Rumi
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary abstract oil on canvas painting depicting horizontal and vertical broad brushstrokes in blues and yellows in a gold leaf frame (RICARDO RUMI)
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
God and Adam Hands Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting using Pop-Art Benday Dot styling showing the hand of God and Adam during creation
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Contemporary Watercolor Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Abstract contemporary watercolor in purples, grays, and greens, in white matting in a rectangular silver frame under glass (by DYANN KLEIN)
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass
Aaron Karp Circa 1983 Contemporary Abstraction Painting "Karp" Early Influential
By Aaron Karp
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Mr Karp's online biography states "Aaron Karp is a practicing artist of more than 40 years. Originally from New York, he has lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since 1979 where he wor...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
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
1970s Cereus Flower Fabric Art Painting Framed, Unisgned
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This unique artwork features a Cereus flower in a pot, crafted through a creative collage of layered fabric and paint. The piece is a one-of-a-kind creation by an unknown artist, ble...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic
$292 Sale Price
35% Off
Signed Acrylic on Canvas Landscape Painting of Trees and Shadow in Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Trees on a horizon in green hues with shadow and neutral sky. Acrylic on Canvas. Art work is set in a wood frame.
Paintings of this genre are a compliment to any setting and add a...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paint
Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish artist, oil on board.
Abstract composition.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 30.3 cm x 27.6 cm.
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Contemporary Abstract Diptych Paintings of Gold Leaf Shapes on Black Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary abstract diptych painting featuring abstract stripes in gold leaf with black acrylic painted backgrounds on two rectangular stretched canvases. ("Stardust," by BARBARA KISKOVSKI...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Celisson, French artist, Futuristic landscape. Oil on canvas. 1962
Located in København, Copenhagen
Celisson, French artist.
"Futurist Architecture". Futuristic landscape.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated 1962.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 61.0 cm x H 72.0 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pierre Fortin Modern Figurative Abstract Charcoal Painting Titled MSM Delirium
Located in Montreal, QC
Charcoal on Paper mounted on Wood Panel; titled: MSM Delirium; approx size: 48" x 48" x 1.5" deep; Artist Pierre Fortin Signed and Dated 2020 on the back...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Collage Abstract Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Abstract multimedia painting having a black ground with collage in grey, yellow, umber and black collage, partial letters
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
The Sisters, Contemporary Abstract Figural Painting
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Abstract figural artwork depicting two faces in monochromatic hues black, grey, and beige. The painting also features the two characteristic birds which are components in all of the ...
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lennart Pilotti, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist portrait of young woman
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lennart Pilotti (1912-1981), Swedish artist.
Oil on board.
Modernist portrait of a young woman.
Approximately from the 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Signed.
Dimensions: H 45.5 cm x W ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
"Tea for Two" by Costain
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Modern Impressionistic painting of people at table by. "Tea for Two" by Costain. Oil on canvas.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,500 / item
Vintage Warren Fischer Abstract Painting with Aquarium
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Warren Fischer abstract painting with aquarium
Offered for sale is a figurative abstract oil painting on canvas by the American artist Warren Fischer (1943-2001). The pain...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Michael Mew Painting, ‘Robots Gone Bad 2’, Mixed Media 2008
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Michael Mew painting, ‘Robots Gone Bad 2’, mixed media 2008
Title: Robots Gone Bad 2
Date: 2008
Medium: Paint, mixed media, collage resin on panel
Si...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Warren Fischer Original Vintage Figurative Abstract Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Fischer Original Vintage Figurative Abstract Painting
Offered for sale is a figurative abstract painting on linen canvas by the American artist Warren Fischer (1943-2001). ...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Painting by William Stuart, "Unititled, Woman Reclining"
Located in New York, NY
This work, “Untitled, Woman Reclining" from 2006 is a 4-layer “painting” by William Stuart on fiberglass screen (“screen-door screen”) with acrylic late...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Fiberglass
Modern Impressionistic Portrait of Man in Suit by Costain
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Modern impressionistic portrait of man in suit by Costain. Oil on canvas.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract painting, Informalism, Oil Mortar and Hardboard, Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a magnificent abstract painting featuring beautiful earthly tones of green, brown, grey... The painting is done in informalist style on hardboard surfac...
Category
1970s Croatian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Yamil O. Cardenas Multi-Color Abstract Painting in Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Located in Miami, FL
Multi-color Yamil O. Cardenas abstract painting in acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated, 02/2019 at the front right corner.
Yamil O. Cardenas was born in Cuba in 1972 and recently mov...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Svend Aage Tauscher Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape
Located in København, Copenhagen
Svend Aage Tauscher (1911-1984), Danish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape. Mid-20th century.
The canvas measures: 83 x 53 cm.
The frame ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jeanfilip - Large Acrylic, Collage on Canvas - Le Vol De Papillons - Signed 2012
Located in Pewsey, GB
Jeanfilip - A Large Acrylic Work on Canvas with Collage 100 x 80 cm - Le Vol De Papillons (the Dance of the Butterflies). Butterflies symbolizing transformation
Gianluigi Filippini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Original Artwork by Michael Mew ‘Making New Friends’, Mixed Media 2008
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Original Artwork by Michael Mew ‘Making New Friends’, mixed media 2008
Title: Making New Friends
Date: 2008
Medium: Paint, mixed media, collage resin ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Resin, Paint
Kurt Thorsén, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Self Portrait of the Artist, Dated 1943
Located in København, Copenhagen
Kurt Thorsén, Sweden. Oil on canvas. Self-portrait of the artist. Dated 1943.
The canvas measures: 93 x 52 cm.
The frame measures: 6 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed and dated.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Robert Duffy (American, 1928-2015), Impressionist Newport Harbor Seascape Oil
Located in Atlanta, GA
Robert Duffy (American, 1928-2015). Oil On Canvas
"Robert “Bob” Duffy is a “Plein Air Artist” who paints primarily in New England. Frequently, he can be seen in Northern Vermont ar...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Abstract Composition of Broad Colorful Brushstrokes
By Ricardo Rumi
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary abstract painting in an artists own gallery style frame, composing of broadly applied brushstrokes of red, green, yellow, blue, gray and white in acrylic paint on canvas...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Marc Chagall Color Lithograph – Circus Trapeze Artist
By Marc Chagall
Located in Kastrup, DK
Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
A colorful lithograph by Marc Chagall depicting a circus trapeze artist. Unsigned.
The artwork portrays a vivid and imaginative circus scene, with a central ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Andreas Wachter (*1951) Lexington Ave, 2022
Located in New York, NY
Oil on hardboard
Monogrammed and dated AW 22 lower right.
Andreas Wachter was born in Chemnitz in 1951. He studied under Volker Stelzmann and Arno Rink at the Hochschule für Graphik...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Eugène de Sala, Double-Sided Oil on Panel, Paris 1920s, Picasso-Inspired
Located in Kastrup, DK
Eugène de Sala (1899–1987)
Double-sided oil on panel by Danish-French modernist Eugène de Sala, unsigned. Likely painted in Paris during the 1920s. The front features a Picasso-inspi...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Copy of Alternating Colors Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an abstract painting in modern style with alternating bands of blues and greens
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Govignon "Dinner Party" Acrylic Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Tristan Govignon, "Dinner Party" Acrylic on canvas
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Modern Dance Painting by Margaret Ware
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning contemporary painting by listed artist Margaret Tcheng Ware. A modern dance trio bathed in natural light. Absolutely beautiful. Oil on canvas. Dimensions 29" x 39 1/2". Fram...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Govignon "Blue Dream" Acrylic Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Tristan Govignon, "Blue Dream" Acrylic on canvas
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lester Goldman Painting, Untitled, Oil on Canvas
Located in Kansas City, MO
Oil Painting on Canvas by Lester Goldman. A stunning example of his later work. This work is untitled and was created in during 2004 and 2005, not long...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Pair of Gouache and Acrylic Modern Abstract Framed Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wonderful Modern Paintings using Gouache and acrylic paint. The pieces are not signed, but are a great duo - the larger is 10"wide x 8.5 Tall, the smaller is 7.5 Wide x 8" t...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
‘Le Jardin' Vibrant Oil on Canvas Contemporary Painting Bedros Aslanian
By Bedros Aslanian
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed and dated "B. Aslanian 2016”, titled: “Le Jardin” verso of the canvas and signed B. Aslanian on recto; canvas size 30" high x 40” wide; framed 40.5” x 30.5” x 1” profile. The painting depicts Vintage Lazy Summer Day Gathering. Aslanian is a painter of striking individuality. Aslanian’s art depicts people sitting and gathering on their street near their home and enjoying summer.
Born in Alexandria in 1937, Bedros Aslanian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Govignon "Dada Spy" Archival Pigment Print
Located in Queens, NY
Dada Spy, Paris, 2017, Tristan Govignon archival pigment print, edition 1/7
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Heartbeat
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Author unknown, Heartbeat
Acrylic on canvas
Work signed Margu-20 on the back of the canvas
Work dimensions 60/40
Unframed work
Work in original vintage condition.
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$759 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary "Diva" Watercolor Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary watercolor of a woman in a ray of light titled, "Diva" in blue matting and a rectangular silver wood frame
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Silver
Maximalist Four-Panel Hand Painted Screen, After Jean Cocteau, 1950s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Miami, FL
A striking surrealist hand painted floor screen comprised of four canvas panels with profiles centering a "visage de faune" (faun's face), a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Brass
Copy of Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an Abstract Expressionist painting showing bold black brushstrokes against a white background.
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
J. Eklund, Oil on Canvas, 1952
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
J. Eklund, 1952
Oil on canvas
The work is dated and signed by the artist
Dimensions 46/55
Unframed work
Work in original vintage condition.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$807 Sale Price
20% Off
Jupiter Oil on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Tristan Govignon, "Jupiter" Oil on canvas
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$42,000
Warren Fischer Abstract Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Fischer Abstract Watercolor Painting on Paper
Offered for sale is a 1090s Warren Fischer abstract watercolor painting on paper. Fischer used bold hues and powerful brushwor...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Andrew Plum Venus Sunrise Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2020
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Venus Sunrise” is an original, one of a kind, purple, yellow, white, black, blue, contemporary, acrylic on canvas, abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Andrew Plum Louisiana Blues Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2009
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Louisiana Blues” is an original, one-of-a-kind, blue, black, white, hues of yellow, contemporary, acrylic on canvas abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this unique, contemporary work of art by Andrew...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary American Abstract Acrylic Light Brown Wash Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American abstract acrylic painting in a light brown wash on rectangular stretched canvas. (BARBARA KISKOVSKI)
Condition: Excellent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
René Zimmermann Landscape Painting
By Rene Zimmermann
Located in New York, NY
René Zimmermann (1904-1991) was a French painter, printmaker and illustrator. His many landscapes includes this remarkable blue-skied oil painting, "Noria de la Province de Murcia, E...
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Tristan Govignon "Tiger, Paris" Archival Pigment Print
Located in Queens, NY
Tiger, Paris, 2017,Tristan Govignon archival pigment print, artist proof
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Painting Dios 2015 Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Abstract painting acrylic on canvas by Spanish artist Daniel Marin 2015 Dios.
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ivy Lysdal, B. 1937, Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract Modernist Painting
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ivy Lysdal, b 1937. Danish ceramist and painter.
Acrylic on canvas.
Abstract modernist painting. Colourful palette.
Late 20th century
Canvas measures: 97 x 73 cm.
Provenance: Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Govignon "Black Bird" Archival Pigment Print
Located in Queens, NY
Black Bird, Paris, 2017, Tristan Govignon archival pigment print, edition 1/7
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Michel-Marie Poulain oil painting on canvas , seascape/ marine signed .
By Michel-Marie Poulain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a traditional subject for the well known transgender French artist Michel Marie Poulain. She was influenced by many important modern artis...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Warren Fischer Figurative Abstract Oil Painting with Impasto
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Fischer figurative abstract oil painting with impasto
Offered for sale is a large original oil painting on canvas created in the figurative abstract style by the Miami art ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Govignon "Fly" Archival Pigment Print
Located in Queens, NY
Fly, Paris, 2017, Tristan Govignon archival pigment print, edition 1/7
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Original Figurative Watercolor Painting by American Artist Martin Sumers
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
"Untitled" 1999, Watercolor Figure by American Artist Martin Sumers. Wear is consistent with age and use. See photos for details.
12.25" W x 14.25" H
Martin Sumers (1922–2012) was ...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
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