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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Modern Painting Chris Di Vincente
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art.
Textured oil on canvas, thin wood frame.
Mr. Di Vincente studied at the San Francisco Art Institute.
He now lives and works in Los Angeles.
Great for interiors and collec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mixed media on paper in float frame by Bay Area artist Maria Burtis
Located in Ross, CA
Mixed media on paper in float frame by San Francisco Bay Area artist Maria Burtis. Modern art piece with shades of pink blue, gray, and red, titled "Rock...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Dutch Mixed Media Lady
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A recently made painting of a lady by an unknown Dutch artist. The mixed media collection of materials on canvas depicts a lady's face and is framed in a simple wood frame. Be sure t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dutch Mixed Media Lady
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A recently made painting of a lady by an unknown Dutch artist. The mixed media collection of materials on canvas depicts a lady's face and is framed in a simple wood frame. Be sure t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Rustic "Los Atravesados" Wood Wall Art Signed by the Artist. Dated 1993
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Rustic "Los Atravesados" Wood Wall Art Signed by Mexican American Artist Roger Palacios. Dated 1993.
Features a modern interpretation of Northern-Mexican Tribal Art painted o...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Swedish artist. Watercolor on paper. Modernist floral still life.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish artist. Watercolor on paper.
Modernist floral still life. Colorful palette.
Approximately from the 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Image dimensions: 38.0 cm x 45.0 cm.
Total dim...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Carl Johanson, Swedish artist. Oil/canvas. Abstract composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Carl Johanson (1906-1993), Swedish graphic artist and painter.
Oil on canvas. Abstract composition with a colorful palette.
Signed and dated 1965.
In perfect condition.
Represented i...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Hard Conversations by Murray Duncan, mix media on canvas, abstract, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
' Hard Conversations ' by Murray Duncan
Mix media on canvas
Size: 48" tall x 60" wide x 2" depth
The artwork is framed with a gold floating frame.
Murra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Very Large Striking Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Monumental abstract painting in shades of red, pink, grey, black and white.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Henry Matisse's 'Fleur à Quatre Pétales': Limited Edition Lithograph, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Elevate your art collection with this exquisite framed lithograph, featuring Henry Matisse's iconic piece "Fleur à Quatre Pétales," meticulously printed by Michel Caza. Crafted as a ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Francisco Sainz Signed Mid-Century Oil on Canvas Abstract Portrait
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Sainz (1928-1988). Signed to the stretcher on the verso and most likely painted during the 1950s or 60s, the painting depict...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Ali Afshar Still Life Painting Interior - Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Kastrup, DK
Ali Afshar, b. 1947 (Teheran, Iran).
Painting: Still Life, oil on canvas. Signed. Framed in a gilt wooden frame that complements the painting well.
Frame dimensions: H: 61 x 49 x 3 ...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Luciano Ventrone Painting Authenticated Titled Dated and Signed
By Luciano Ventrone
Located in Roma, IT
Luciano Ventrone Painting
Oil on canvas, signed lower right L. Ventrone '76
The work has been authenticated directly by the artist and cataloged in the Ventrone Archive under the num...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Glass
Untitled # 107 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled # 107 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper
Size: 32" x 40
The artwork is unframed.
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled #140 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #140 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper
The size is 32" x 40"
The artwork is unframed.
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Gouache Painting by Michèle Cascella (1892-1989)
Located in NICE, FR
Michèle Cascella was an Italian artist renowned for his post-impressionist landscape paintings. Inspired by the works of Vincent Van Gogh, Raoul Dufy, and Maurice Utrillo, Cascella e...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Untitled # 139 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled # 139 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on paper
The sIze is 32" x 40"
The artwork is unframed.
Signed on the back
It will be shipped rolled and boxed for a secure transport.
M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Henri Matisse Framed Color Lithography, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Color lithograph after the work by Henri Matisse,
Framed on high quality frame in solid lacquered wood.
Signed in the stone.
Henri Matisse whether working as a draftsman, a sculpto...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
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
Figurative Abstract Oil Painting by Warren Fischer
Located in Miami, FL
Figurative abstract oil painting by Warren Fischer (1943-2001) titled "Pandora's Box #3" dated 1995.
Offered for sale is a figurative abstract oil on canvas by the American artist W...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Henry Matisse's 'Poisson Chinois': Color Lithograph from the Cut Out Series
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Embark on a visual journey with this stunning large framed color lithograph by Henry Matisse, extracted from his iconic series of cut outs, specifically the artwork "Poisson Chinois"...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Billowing Clouds Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating 4-foot by 5-foot oil on canvas painting is a contemporary American masterpiece that captures the raw, untamed beauty of wild billowing storm clouds set against a roy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Tropical Abstract Painting by Richard Von White
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Colorful tropical painting with a female form hidden in the abstract composition. Modern gold frame. By Jamaican artist, Richard Von White.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Untitled # 115 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, framed
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #115 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on paper
Framed, wood/glass
33" w x 41" tall x 1.25" depth
Murray Duncan, b. 1966, is a self taught creator. He is one of the founders and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
A Oil Paiting on Canvas Titled "Encounters" signed Ashwini Sirur 2004
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An oil painting on canvas features 15 female nudes in the cubist style in erotic positions on a background of cubist shapes. All the images blend nicely in shades of grey, white, re...
Category
Early 2000s North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Woman and Her Cat" Mixed Media Artwork by Rupert Picott
By Rupert Picott
Located in Pasadena, CA
The work is a lively portrayal of an African nude woman in her bedroom. Under the bed, a discontent cat harbors grudges against its owner robbing its yellow cushion. The painting is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Senegalese Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Untitled #135 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #135 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on paper
Framed, wood/glass
Murray Duncan, b. 1966, is a self taught creator. He is one of the founders and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
"Art is a Criminal Action" by Ulrike Rosenbach, Edition 2/10, Germany, 1969
Located in New York City, NY
Hand-signed by artist; frame included.
"Art is a Criminal Action" by Ulrike Rosenbach, Silkscreen on Canvas, Edition 2/10, Germany, 1969
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
ROMAN WIELOCH - Kraków - Reverse Painting on Glass - Poland - Circa 2000
Located in Chatham, ON
ROMAN WIELOCH - 'Kraków' - Contemporary reverse painting on glass - view of St. Mary's Church - likely for the tourist market - rear mounted with black paper - sealed with adhesive t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
Large Abstract Original Painting, 60x82
Located in Outremont, QC
Large Abstract Original Painting (not a print), Signed
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Dimensions:
60”W x 82”H
//
*Very good condition, black tape has been taped around the canvas by the previous owners.
Category
Early 2000s North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Vintage Lee Reynolds Abstract Butterfly Painting, Framed
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Miami, FL
Large Vintage Lee Reynolds Abstract Butterfly Painting, Framed
Offered for sale is a large late 20th-century framed abstract painting of a butterfly by the American artist Lee Reyno...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wire
Contemporary Framed Watercolor Portrait - Unsigned - Canada - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Contemporary watercolor portrait of a young boy - unsigned - custom silk matte and gilt frame with glass - hanger to the back - Canada - late 20th century.
Excellent condition - bri...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Monumental Vintage Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting with Rich Colors
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Vintage Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting with Rich Colors
Offered for sale is a very large abstract oil painting on canvas. The canvas is stretched on wood and has rich d...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
First Light by Murray Duncan, mix media on canvas, abstract, modern, framed
Located in Toronto, CA
' First Light ' by Murray Duncan
Mix media on canvas
Size: 36" x 36" x 2"
Framed in a white floating frame/wood
Murray Duncan is a self taught contemporary artist and designer, work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Maria Astadjov Modern Abstract Painting "The Island of Souls", 2019
Located in Montreal, QC
Modern abstract, mixed-media on White Aluminum painting; titled “The Island of Souls” by Maria Astadjov, a conceptual fine artist. Signed on front botto...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
California Plein Aire Landscape, Jason Situ (B. 1949)
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming small impressionist painting of Occidental Hill, a location in Southern California. The painting was exhibited at "Nature's Palette: Garden Views, Visions and Fant...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Superb Modern Surrealist Painting on Wood
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Superb Modern Surrealist Painting on Wood. From the private collection of a renowned Beverly Hills modern art collector. Unsigned.
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Peinture à l'huile de Yuri Gorbachev "Winter Outside St Petersburg" USA 2001
By Yuri Gorbachev
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Youri Gorbatchev (né le 29 décembre 1948 en URSS ) est un peintre et sculpteur russe . Sa carrière a atteint le plus haut niveau de l'art international. Yuri Gorbatchev a créé sa pro...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold
' Cake ' by artist Murray Duncan, mix media on board, glided vintage frame
Located in Toronto, CA
' Cake ' by artist Murray Duncan
Mix media on board - paint, oil stick and pencil
Size of artwork is 20" x 30"
Size of framed artwork - 31" x 41" x 4"
The artwork is framed in a ant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Evermore by Murray Duncan, mix media on canvas, framed
Located in Toronto, CA
'Evermore by artist Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on canvas, mounted in a floating black frame
Size: 57" tall x 72" wide x 2" depth, overall size
Sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Leif Knudsen, Swedish artist. Mixed media on paper. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Leif Knudsen (1928-1975), Swedish artist.
Mixed media on paper.
Abstract composition.
Signed and dated '57.
In perfect condition.
Total dimensions: 44.0 cm x 33.0 cm.
Image dimensio...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Svän Grandin, Swedish artist. Mixed media on paper. Floral still life.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svän Grandin (1906-1982), Swedish artist.
Mixed media on paper. Floral still life in a modernist style.
1960s.
Perfect condition.
Image dimensions: 36.0 c...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Contemporary Hand-Painted Textured Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Handmade oil and acrylic painting on canvas with textured and dimensional details. This canvas is unframed. This painting was purchased from an independent artist on Etsy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Contemporary Hand Embellished Color Giclee on Canvas signed FABRICE
By Fabrice
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning contemporary piece of decorative artwork by Fabrice.
Mixed media giclee on canvas with embellishments by Fabrice using oil paint and a fine brush.
Hand signed lower righ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923- 2019): 'A Religious Life: Tower of Babel'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923- 2019): 'An Isolated Farm; Verdon Canyon'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923- 2019): 'the Viaduct of Caramel'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Helmer Wallin, listed Swedish artist. Acrylic on paper. Modern landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Helmer Wallin (1906-2004), listed Swedish artist.
Acrylic on paper.
Abstract landscape.
1960s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Total dimensions: 26.5 cm x 21.5 cm.
Image dimensions: 1...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large Hand Embellished Color Giclee on Canvas "Titled "Conversation", Signed
By Fabrice
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning contemporary piece of decorative artwork by FABRICE.
Mixed media giclee on canvas with embellishments by FABRICE using oil paint and a fine brush. Hand signed lower right...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Still life Oil painting Champagne Bottle Strawberries - John Michaux
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful still life oil painting, made by the Belgian artists John Michaux.
It is a colorful scene with strawberries and cherries in a blue and white ceramic bowl and a champagne bottle, against the background of a house interior.
Oil on canvas in a nice wooden frame, which is original and from the same period.
John Michaux is quite a well known Belgian artist, he has his own wiki page.
Dimensions frame: 67 x 72 cm
Dimensions canvas: 55 x 59 cm
Free shipping worldwide
About John Michaux, from 'Belgian Artist from the 19th and 20th Century by Paul Piron'
MICHAUX, John (Antwerp, 1876 - Brussels, 1956)
Painter. Educated at the Higher Institute in Antwerp and student of Frans Hens...
Category
1920s Belgian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood, Canvas
5 Times A Charm by Murray Duncan, mix media on artist board, abstract
Located in Toronto, CA
5 Times A Charm 'by Murray Duncan
Mix media on artist board, abstract geometric
The size is 60" wide x 48" tall x 2" depth
Unframed.
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
' No Reason ' by Murray Duncan, mix media on board, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
No Reason 'by Murray Duncan
Mix media on artist board
Size is 48" x 60" x 1.5"
The artwork is unframed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Monumental Mixed Media Painting Bill and Hilary Clinton "Sweet Embrace"
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Mixed Media Painting Bill and Hilary Clinton "Sweet Embrace"
Offered for sale is a monumental mixed media collage of Bill and Hillary Clinton as photographed on a beach d...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Oil-Painting 'Rhône Valley: Chapel and Keep of Mornas Castle' by Jean Thomas
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923-2019) 'The Paillon Valley seen from Peillon'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923-2019) 'Arrival at the village of Soleils'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Mort Carl Abstract Painting c1970s
Located in Oakland, CA
Mort Carl (1905-1985) American
Fantastic large-scale abstract oil on canvas painting c1971. Most likely painted during the artists later years in the Bay Area. Originally from New Yo...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Les Simonnet unique pieces diptych paint on lucite framed 1996
Located in Paris, IDF
This unique composition, conceived by Les Simonnet, dates back to 1996. Crafted on lucite, the two paintings are nestled within painted wooden shadow boxes. The abstract forms are mi...
Category
1990s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Lucite
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