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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "She Presumed" by Alexander Hecht
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic on canvas painting. Signed: Alexander Hecht, titled “She Presumed” and dated 2009, backside of the canvas, canvas size 33" x 24" x 1.50" profile. Alexander's artwork...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Alexander Gore Modern Art "Somewhere in Caribian forest"
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Artist: Alexander Gore
Title: Somewhere in Caribian forest
Medium: Oil on paper
Provenance: Signed and dated top left corner 2011. Certificate of authenticity included.
cond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pastel Painting of the Beach in Westport Connecticut
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming pastel scene by the American artist Samuel Reindorf captures a bit of "Americana" summertime in Westport, Connecticut in 1968.
Note: Image Dimensions are 11" height ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mark Palmer Construction #2 2018, Acrylic / Found Objects on Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Mark Palmer a native Buffalonian established his art career while a 20 year resident of Washington, DC.
His vibrant abstract works ranging from watercolors to mixed-media often seek...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Jean Legros, Bi-Face Sculpture Composition, 1976, France
By Aurélie Nemours 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Jean Legros (1917-1981) sculpture, composition, 1976, France.
Wood pannel painted on both sides, yellow-black and red-green.
Signed and dated undersid...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Williams Carmona Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas, Cuban/ Puerto Rican Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Williams Carmona Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas, Cuban/ Puerto Rican Artist
Offered for sale is a figurative oil on canvas by Cuban born artist ...
Category
Late 20th Century Puerto Rican Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Huge Dimensional Oil Painting on Birch Box 'Oxide Red Cross' by Douglas Cartmel
By Douglas Cartmel
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a large-scale three-dimensional work by Texas Artist Douglas Cartmel. This work is inspired by the artist's swiss cross series. The geometry is a n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Oil on Rice Paper Painting titled "Terrain Africa lll" Andrew Lui
By Andrew Lui
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic and ink painting on rice paper laid on board by Andrew Lui. Titled: “Terrain. Africa lll”; Hand painting is executed in a palette primarily of greens and yellows wit...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract #3 Mixed Medium Painting on Canvas by Luigi Cosentino
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract mixed medium painting, signed: Luigi Cosentino, titled “Abstract #03” and dated 2017, backside of the canvas, canvas size 48" x 60" x 1.5" pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Wanderings Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Kevin Palmer
By Kevin Palmer
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed: K PALMER on lower right corner, recto of the canvas; canvas size 40"; x 36” x 1.5" profile. Kevin Palmer’s abstract approach to painting is influenced by his tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Peter Robert Keil, 'My Friend Pablo Picasso', Oil on Board, Signed and Dated
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil (b. 1942).
"My Friend Pablo Picasso".
Dated 1973.
Oil on board.
Signed bottom right and reverse.
An abstracted portrait of Pablo Picasso by German artist...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
"Matanzas Playa" Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed and dated "PLUM 2013" recto and verso of the canvas; canvas size - 16" x 20; heavy wood frame with antique aged patina effect: 21” x 25” x 1.75”; inspired by Plum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This oil on canvas painting was acquired from a Palm Beach estate and it dates to the mid-1970s. The artist is the American, Fred Samuelson and the piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Kate Shepherd "Gold Double Sun Set" Large Painting on Wood Panels 2007 ‘Signed’
By Kate Shepherd
Located in New York, NY
Large original painting "Gold Double Sun Set", acrylic and acrylic lacquer on wood panels, by Kate Shepherd, American 2007 (signed on back).
Kate Shepherd is a contemporary Americ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Abstract Erotic Modern Oil Painting by Roger Gressl 1986
By Roger Gressl
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern oil painting with abstract erotic motif by Roger Gressl, signed 1986.
Roger Gressl was born in Lower Austria 5th of November 1959 and presented his pieces at many internation...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Happy Camper" by Alexander Hecht
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic on canvas painting. Signed: Alexander Hecht, titled “Happy Camper” and dated 2012, backside of the canvas, canvas size 60" x 36" x 1.75" profile. Alexander's artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Painting Oil on Canvas Titled ‘Taureau’ by Louise Clara
Located in Montreal, QC
This work titled “Taureau” (Bull) by Louise Clara is artist signed, front lower left, framed size: 60” x 60” x 1.5” profile, canvas size: 59" x 59” .59”, circa 2012. Oil on tinted ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Few Minutes Past Nine" by Alexander Hecht
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic on canvas painting. Signed Alexander Hecht, titled "Few Minutes Past Nine" and dated 2011-2012, backside of the canvas. Canvas size 36" x 48" x 1.5" profile. Alexand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Neraldo de la Paz Pink Abstract Nude Oil on Canvas "All Washed Up"
By Neraldo de la Paz
Located in Houston, TX
"All Washed Up." A large signed oil on canvas abstract nude by Cuban born artist Neraldo de la Paz, circa 1984. Artist has painted custom frame in a tiger pr...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Tireless Defender" by Alexander Hecht
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic on canvas painting. Signed: Alexander Hecht, titled “Tireless Defender” and dated 2012, backside of the canvas; canvas size 40" x 60" x 2" profile. Alexander's artwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modern Painting of Female Nude in Artist's Studio by Ken Howard
By Ken Howard
Located in London, GB
'Nude in My Studio' by Ken Howard
Depicting a sunny interior scene of the artist's studio with a sitting female nude. Painted in the traditional contemporary style. Oil on canvas...
Category
20th Century British Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Domino Chair" by Alexander Hecht
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic on canvas painting. Signed: Alexander Hecht, titled “Domino Chair” and dated 2010, backside of the canvas, canvas size 36" x 60" x 1.75" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Jacques Fabert "Decouverte" Painting, 1962
By Jacques Fabert
Located in New York, NY
Original oil on board "Decouverte" with abstract figural motif by Jacques Fabert. Originally part of an exhibition in San Francisco 1962. Signed and labeled on verso as well as a lab...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Of The Game" by Alexander Hecht
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic on canvas painting. Signed: Alexander Hecht, titled "Of The Game" and dated 2012, backside of the canvas, canvas size 40" x 60" x 1.75" profile. Alexander's artwork ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Bruno Capolongo Mixed Media Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial original mixed-media painting done by listed Canadian artist Bruno Capolongo. The painting is executed using acrylic paint o...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
‘Nighttime in Roppongi’ Acrylic Mixed-Media on Canvas Abstract Painting by Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2010 Nighttime in Roppongi” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size 36" high x 30” wide x .75" profile. Andrew Plum was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Acrylic on Wood by Ellen Rothenberg
By Ellen Rothenberg
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting acrylic on wood painting by noted artist Ellen Rothenberg, circa 1980s.
Ellen Rothenberg (1949-) is an American visual artist and writer who specializes in fiber art...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
"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
Two Marcus Blake Mix-Media Paintings 2015 Miami Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Two mix-media paintings by Miami artist Marcus Blake.
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Childhood Odyssey 1989 Rare Piece
Located in Mexico City, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
Acrylic on Fabriano paper by artist "1989".
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Edmond Kohn "Christmas Bouquet"
Located in Denton, TX
This abstract painting on board was a gift to friends Ed and Diane in 1985
Born in Philadelphia, PA on April 27, 1907. By the 1930s Kohn had settled in Los Angeles. For several years he taught art in the San Fernando Valley...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo,...
Category
1980s Congolese Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Acrylic on Canvas by Ugo La Pietra, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Acrylic on canvas designed by Ugo La Pietra in 2004, Italy.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionism Painting
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An exceptional abstract expressionism painting signed PAULET circa 1950
Poliakoff school.
Category
1950s European Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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
"The reaper", Ignacio Diaz Olano, Spain, 1890.
By Ignacio Díaz Olano
Located in Madrid, ES
Oil on canvas, "The reaper", Ignacio Diaz Olano, 1890.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Ignacio Salvador Díaz Ruiz de Olano (Vitoria, 1860- 1937)...
Category
1890s Spanish Antique Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Acrylic on Canvas by Ugo La Pietra, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Acrylic on canvas designed by Ugo La Pietra in 2005, Italy.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Framed Yamil O Cardenas Abstract Acrylic Painting Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Framed abstract painting in acrylic on canvas.
Signed at right bottom corner and dated 2016.
Yamil O Cardenas was born in Cuba in 1959 and recently moved to Miami in the USA.
Grow...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Acrylic
S. Oliphant, Dry Watercolor on Paper
Located in Houston, TX
American artist. Exhibited in Galerie Barbizon from Houston, TX in 1970s.
Measures: 16” W x 24” H, overall size is 21” x 29”.
Dry watercolor on paper. Signed lower right,
circa ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century David Burliuk Neo-Primitive Portrait
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This vibrant neo-primitive portrait was executed by Ukranian born artist David Davidovich Burliuk (1882-1967). A student of the Kazan School of Fine...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
'Doves and Crows' Acryl on Canvas/2013 by Eitan Rubin
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
'Doves and Crows' Acryl on canvas/2013 60 x 80 cm by Eitan Rubin
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
Contemporary Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Wintertime Love" Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed and dated PLUM 2011 recto and verso of the canvas; Canvas Size - 24" x 24" x 1.5" profile; Framed Size - 25.5" x 25.5" Black synthetic float frame included. Andr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Australian Aboriginal painting by Minnie Pwerle
By Minnie Pwerle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking painting by famed Australian aboriginal artist Minnie Pwerle depicting her country "Awelyewe- Atnwengerrp". Intense colors, subtle hues transition and strong composition m...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Oil Painting on Linen Areil in Candle Light by Douglas Leon Cartmel
By Douglas Leon Cartmel
Located in Dallas, TX
'Areil in candle light' was painted with oil on linen from a portrait captured during a photography session with the model 'Areil' during which she held a candle in her hands to crea...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paint
Artwork Painting 'after' Matisse, circa Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This is a beautiful early 20th century artwork painting study after artist Henri Matisse (French b. Dec. 31 1869 d. Nov. 3 1954.) Female on lounge ch...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Caravan Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Framed Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2008 Caravan” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size - 16" high x 20” wide x 1" profile; framed size- 18.75” x 22.75” x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Vintage Modern Abstract by Linda T Fink, 1961
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage modern abstract by Linda T Fink, 1961
Oil on canvas
Signed upper right corner "Fink '61"
A fine example of a exhibited regional American school modern painter, beautiful colo...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Tree Talk" by Ren Hui
By Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Tree Talk," this exquisite painting by Chinese artist Ren Hui celebrates the beauty of nature with an abstracted view of a tangle of tree branches. Using a style he calls “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Marko Milovanovic Self-Portrait Red and Green, Dated 1991
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marko Milovanovic (1965-) "Self-portrait red and green ", painting and pigments, signed below and dated 1991.
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Monumental French Vintage Abstract Oil Painting by Dehais, 1985
By Dehais
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental French Vintage Abstract Oil Painting by Dehais, 1985
Offered is an over-scale abstract oil on canvas signed Dehais lower right and dated 1985. This large, colorful painti...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Pottet R. "Young Woman In The Book" Oil On Canvas Signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pottet R. "Young Woman In The Book" oil on canvas signed. Measures: 50 x 60 cm.
Category
1890s European Antique Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Gouache Painting by Hércules Barsotti
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Sem Titulo" gouache on paper.
Illustrated Barsotti book page 146
Hércules Rubens Barsotti (born July 20, 1914 – December 21, 2010) was a Brazilian painter, graphic designer, s...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Modern Paintings
Mark Palmer Construction #7 2018, Acrylic or Found Objects on Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Mark Palmer a native Buffalonian established his art career while a 20 year resident of Washington, DC.
His vibrant abstract works ranging from watercolors to mixed-media often seek...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Henri Van Wynsberghe Gouache on Cardboard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Henri Van Wynsberghe (1929-2018) dit Henri Victor
"Château de la mer à Roquebrune, 1991"
Gouache on cardboard, monogrammed and dated.
Measures: 108 x 74.5 cm
Beaux-Arts de Roubai...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, New Frame, C 1977, On Canvas
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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