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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Antoine Giroux Fauvist Painting - Still Life with Fruit - Ref 238
Located in Ixelles, BE
Antoine Giroux: Capturing the Vibrancy of the Mediterranean
Born in Brussels in 1955, Antoine Giroux's journey to artistic expression took a unique path through the realms of music ...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pullman Extra Large Original Art Oil on Canvas
By Pullman
Located in Countryside, IL
Pullman extra large original art oil on canvas.
This painting is in excellent Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents, and wear.
We take our...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Yamil O Cardenas Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Yamil O Cardenas abstract expressionist painting in acrylic on canvas.
Yamil O Cardenas was born in Cuba in 1972 and recently moved to Miami in the USA.
Growing up he was attracted t...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Mid 20th Century Fauvist Style Figurative Nude Oil Painting
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great period piece. 1962. Signed and dated. Redlich. Nude woman in red turbin.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
David Rohn, 'American, 20-21 St C.' Contemporary Watercolor on Paper, Still Lif
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 1995 lower right. Impressionistic table with red cover and a dollar bill and change on top.
Black and gilt Pierce-Archer custom frame with silk mat.
Site size is...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Setlur Gopal Vasudev Painting
Located in Highland, IN
This wonderful large 1976 abstraction titled "Kalpanika" (Imaginary) by Indian artist Setlur Gopal Vasudev (b. 1941) is pure visual delight. A cacophony of squiggly lines, shapes, pa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Framed Bold Still Life Oil Painting of a Teapot Filled with Wildflowers
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary still life oil painting of a bouquet of wildflowers and thistles inside a blue and white teapot against a bold graphic red and black...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
Vintage Warren Fischer Abstract Painting on Wood, Signed and Dated 1988
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Warren Fischer abstract painting on wood, Signed and Dated 1988
Offered for sale is a abstract painting on wwood by the American artist Warren Fischer (1943-2001). The pai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Max Walter Svanberg Painted, Signed Tile for Rörstrand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice tile painting, by the well known artist Max Walter Svanberg, signed titled in back as shown in picture, also marker R R R in front.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Ceramic
The Horse in Four Seasons 4 unique silkscreen prints
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A series of 4 unique silkscreen prints showing the seasonal transitions of a natural habit and of horses lyrical scenery. Each season is silkscreened in a different monotone colour t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Textile, Acrylic
Fusion 3 Blue
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Fusion is a collection of handcrafted unique pieces blending the three dimensional objects with their background, combining functionality and free forms, sculpture and painting. In f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
10 Commandments by Massimo Giacon Italy, 1997 Acrylic on Wood in
Located in Chicago, IL
10 Commandments by Massimo Giacon, monumental painting acrylic on wood. Italy, 1997
Signed to lower edge: [Approved by Giacon]. Measures: 72¾ H × 4...
Category
1990s Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting Australian Aboriginal Artist Lorna Fencer Napurrula
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Sweet Potato Dreaming" painting by Lorna Fencer Napurrula
Lorna is a Senior Warlpiri Custodian and she is among a small group of women who collectively produced the first paintings ...
Category
20th Century Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rosenthal Mural Porcelain Nude Painting, Plate, Painted by Salomé, Limited
By Rosenthal
Located in Berlin, DE
"Wasserfall" - "Waterfall"
Rosenthal mural Porcelain painting, plate, painted by Salomé. Limited.
Waterfall, Rosenthal, studio-line, 1988, ceramic object, design Salome, signed o...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Andy Nelson Original Modern "Tribal" Abstract 70s Painting Beverly Hills
By Andy Nelson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This is a rare painting done by the West Coast artist, Andy Nelson (1920-1996). This painting was painting #40, part of a gallery show Mr. Nelson had in 1972 in Los Angeles. Andy Nelson's works are in the permanent collection of the Palm Springs Art...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
"Gathering, " 2021 Large Framed Mixed-Media Abstract Oil by Kathi Robinson Frank
Located in New York, NY
2021 is a large framed abstract oil painting by Kathi Robinson Frank. This mixed-media painting incorporates oil, acrylic, charcoal, and metallic paint in shades of black, white, gra...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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
Contemporary Oil Painting by Cuban American Artist Juan Navarette
Located in Miami, FL
An abstract painting by seasoned Cuban-American artist Juan Navarette titled "In The Cover Of The Night". Juan A. Navarrete was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1952. A versatile artist, he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Abstract Op Art Painting by Grace Alhades and Marty Sherma
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Abstract Op Art Painting by Grace Alhades and Marty Sherma
Offered for sale is a 1980s abstract Op Art painting by Grace Alhades and Marty Sherma. This painting is one of...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Pair of small paintings on panels - signed
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Pair of small paintings on panels - signed
Painting - decoration - Vintage - Mid Century
Measures : 34.5cmx7cm H:34.5cm
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Delos, " Masterpiece Painting of Female Nude by Joseph Mellor Hanson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps set on or inspired by the gorgeous, sun-bleached island of Delos in Greece, this 1954 painting by Joseph Hanson -- the British-American figural painter -- depicts a kneeling ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Abstract Painting by C.C Wang
By C.C. Wang 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
An abstract landscape painting by Chinese artist and collector Chi-Chien Wang or Jiqian Wang (Chinese: 王己千, 1907 – 2003), better known as C. C. Wang. The artist emigrated and settled in NYC after 1949 and devoted himself to art, mostly traditional Chinese paintings rooted in ink and watercolor, but he also experimented with western techniques to depict Chinese landscape in a revolutionary way. This painting was one of this creations. It was painted in 1957 when he was teaching at New York Art Student League and was bought and collected by one of his students.
Signed and framed, acrylic on canvas. Canvas sight 26 by 40.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bertina Lopez Contemporary Signed Date and Inscribed Painting
Located in Roma, IT
The painting of Bertina Lopez (Mama B) privileges her maternal Mozambican roots.
Her artistic work, like that of many others of her generation, is steeped in social criticism and Mo...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
J.J. McVicker Painting "Hard Edge" Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
J.J. McVicker painting "Hard Edge" painting "Number 1", 1980.
Jesse Jay McVicker (b.1911-d.2004) was an American painter, printmaker and sculptor...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Riff on Fuschia and Turquoise Original Abstract Painting
By Fay Sciarra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A striking abstract painting emphasizing a sensual unpredictable composition of squiggly forms having a delicious palette of fuschia, turquoise, acid green, blues and purples. By well known Princeton contemporary artist Fay Sciarra.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Abstract Floral Still Life Painting, "Love" by Garmed
By Garmed
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Abstract Floral Still Life Painting, "Love" by Garmed
Offered for sale is an original acrylic on canvas titled “Love” by Venezuelan born Miami resident artist Garmed, Alfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Painting of Black Squares with Blue and Yellow Strokes
By Richard Rumi
Located in Queens, NY
Acrylic on canvas abstract painting of squares in black, blue, and yellow strokes by Richard Rumi, "Ticking Away".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Vijay Path" Ghanaian Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Vijaypath was a Bollywood action hit in 1994. It's critically acclaimed soundtrack topped charts across the world and became one of the most recognizable in India's history. The film's international success is evident in this hand-painted advertisement...
Category
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric
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
Joshua Jenkins 2014 "Hanging with Jesus" Large Abstract
By Joshua Jenkins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A quite impressive large abstract by the noted artist Joshua Jenkins, done in 2014 and titled on the back "Hanging with Jesus" Some minor paint loss, but in good condition.
The paint...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Meg den Hartog, Reflection (2017)
Located in AMSTELVEEN, NL
Meg den Hartog (b. December 30, 1952) is a Dutch painter based in Houten, known for her romantic-realistic style and exceptional attention to detail. Growing up in a creative family, Meg was exposed to the world of art from a young age. After studying under Poen de Wijs from 2005 to 2014, Meg mastered the "stricheltechnik" technique—a method of building up layers with fine strokes to create highly realistic imagery. While de Wijs focused on magical realism, Meg developed her own style, emphasizing the romantic realism...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting Signed Mullin
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting. Featuring a vintage wood frame painted gray, original expressionist style abstract art with a mixture of colors, and a w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modernist Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking modernist painting on canvas with a hot palette that conveys a strong reference to the sun's energy. Signed in the upper left C. Rosenberg and titled on the back "Hot Sun".
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Original oil painting MAN AT WORK by Carole Grandgirard. France 2024.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting MAN AT WORK.
By Carole Grandgirard, title and signature on the back of the canvas.
Oil on canvas.
Contemporary, France 2024.
Carole Grandgirard is a French painter born ...
Category
2010s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Abstract Black and White Painting with Red and Blue Strokes
By Richard Rumi
Located in Queens, NY
Acrylic on canvas abstract white painting with red and blue strokes by Richard Rumi, "After Midnight".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Modern Abstract C. Dengler Dark Figures Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage modern abstract oil painting on canvas, signed by Candy Dengler. Scenery features dark figures/people standin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Original Square Abstract Painting in Pink and Brown
By Fay Sciarra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bold yet soothing abstract geometric composition on canvas with circles, rectangles, squares and lines in a wonderful color palette of brown and pin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Small Contemporary Naive Painting of Chestnut Horse Matted and Framed
Located in Morristown, NJ
A small and engaging contemporary painting of a chestnut horse in a pastoral setting. The colors in this unsigned painting are fresh and vibrant. The...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Vintage Modern Abstract Oil 'Sorrow' Painting of Woman Crying by R. Macleod
By R. Macleod
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage modern abstract oil painting of a woman crying with a hand on her head, as well as floral and knife details on paper. Titled 'Sorrow'...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint, Paper
Nude lady by Juraj Huliak
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Nude lady by Slovak painter Juraj Huliak painted in the beggining of 2023. Acryl on cardboard.
Category
2010s Slovak Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monumental Original Painting 1980s Glam Face by Greg Copeland
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A perfect example of 1980s Glam Art. This beautiful original painting done for Greg Copeland Originals. From a very upscale Art Collectors Palm Spring's Estat...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mixed Technique on Canvas with American Vintage Cars Modern Art
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Modern Art and Icons of the Past: Mixed Technique on Canvas with Vintage American Cars
Modern art has the unique ability to unite past and present in a fascinating visual synthesis....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Painting by Cuban Artist Hiremio Santaolaya "Autocontemplacion", 2019
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract painting by Cuban artist Hiremio Santaolaya "Autocontemplacion", 2019
Offered for sale is a figurative abstract acrylic on canva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Neil MacCormick Contemporary Acrylic on Paper, "Silhouette"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 2004 lower center, and signed on verso. NY gallery labels on verso.
An alley way with black garbage bags and the silhouette shadow of a fig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
Monumental Abstract Painting by Brazilian Artist Bb Schmitt, Signed Rio 2014-15
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Abstract Painting by Brazilian Artist BB Schmitt, Signed Rio 2014-2015
Offered for sale is a mixed-media abstract painting o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original oil painting the boys LES GARCONS by Carole Grandgirard. France 2024.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting the boys, LES GARCONS.
By Carole Grandgirard, title and signature on the back of the canvas.
Oil on canvas.
Contemporary, France 2024.
Carole Grandgirard is a French pai...
Category
2010s French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid-Century Framed Abstract Drip-Style Acrylic Art
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century framed abstract drip-style acrylic painting. Framed in black metal under glass. Unsigned. Four drip-style paintings are available (see last picture) and sold separately, ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
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
Triptych of Geometric Abstract Paintings in Wooden Frames
By Richard Rumi
Located in Queens, NY
Triptych in acrylic of abstract geometric squares in cream and black in brushed metallic wooden frames, by Richard Rumi, "Asylum".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Modern Egg Tempera Portrait of a Lady in Landscape by Louis Wolchonok
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Egg Tempera Portrait of a Lady in Landscape by Louis Wolchonok
Louis Wolchonok American (1898-1973)
A rare example (Egg Temp...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
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
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
Vintage Boho Abstract Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the bold expressionism of this striking vintage oil on canvas. This monumental abstract piece features intricate figurative elements, seamlessly blending vibrant ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #25, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #25 is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Clay, Organic Material
Grant Newman Painting
By Grant Newman
Located in Chicago, IL
Series of interpretive paintings inspired by Master Works.
"Mont Ste. Victoire" [Cézanne].
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Andrew Plum Rooster Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2008
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
“Rooster” is an original, one of a kind, red, yellow, white, black, blue, contemporary, acrylic on canvas, abstract painting. Vibrant pops of color work in harmony to create this uni...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Two Geometric Abstraction Paintings by Jeff Hudson
Located in New York, NY
Two geometric abstraction paintings by Jeff Hudson. Signed Jeff Hudson, 2014. Available Individually.
Jeff Hudson's paintings come from his life experiences, and trust in the power and beauty of color harmonies and fragile structure to make a visual statement of pleasure for the mind and soul.
Hudson went to The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston 1968-1973 where he studied all mediums and focused on large color field painting. He also had access to video equipment and made video Art. In 1974 he was hired along with Jane Hudson to start the Video Performance department at the Museum School and taught for 30 years and was always involved in fine art everyday. Hudson's works embraced the modern and Postmodern.
Jeff played in a Punk band The Rentals and a New Wave band Jeff and Jane Hudson. They played all the venues in NYC and Boston and released a number of records. (they have been re- released and are on ITunes.)
He directed music videos for Pat Metheny...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
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