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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Human Skull in the Forest by Juraj Huliak
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
The image shows a human skull in the forest. The author reflects his difficult period in life . On the back of the painting is a study of a nude lady. The author of the work is Juraj...
Category
Late 20th Century Slovak Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting of an African Mask by Yves Farbos.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting of an African Mask by Yves Farbos.
Painting on cardboard of an African mask, signed by the artist Yves Farbos, 98, XXth century.
h : 46cm , w : 33cm, d: 0,5cm
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Original Enamel on Masonite Abstract Painting by Rick Orr
By Rick Orr
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An original abstract painting by Listed American artist Rick Orr.
This's from "Edge of Town" series.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"It's Magic" Acrylic on Canvas by Esther Ritz
Located in Dallas, TX
Esther Ritz, born New York City, has been working as an abstract painter and contemporary artist in Dallas for the last twenty years. She is represented at...
Category
2010s North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
GALAND Claude Huile Sur Panneau "Surréaliste" Signée Galand, 1972
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GALAND Claude Huile sur panneau " Surréaliste" signée Galand 1972 pour Claude Galand, measures: (120 x 80 cm).
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1977, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Evgeni Gordiets Surrealist Oil Painting
By Evgeni Gordiets 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by themes of love and motherhood, Evgeni Gordiets works in oil on canvas to paint surrealist seascapes and landscapes. He also often uses symbols of stones and water in his ...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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
Watercolor by Paul Renner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8182 - This is an unusual painting: the famous Austrian painter Paul Renner, on the occasion of his own wedding, painted a series of watercolors as a gift to friends invited to his wedding.
This one looks like steam coming out of a magic lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Italian Painting with Abstract "Landscape" for a Summer House
By Alberto Boschi
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Modern abstract imaginery landscape Italian painting with fresh solar colors -
O/ 4823 -
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
André Leon Chabert Cubist painting representing naked women bathing
Located in Grenoble, FR
Cubist painting representing naked women bathing, reminiscent of Paul Cezanne’s bathers and Henri Matisse’s bathers.
André Léon Chabert was a French pa...
Category
1920s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil on Canvas Signed V. Madec ? Dated on the Back 12.2.77
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas signed V. Madec ? Dated on the back 12.2.77.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Gaston Planet, sans titre, 1978 - 1979, Vinyle sur toile
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antonio Santafe Largacha " Flower Jug " Signed
Located in Madrid, ES
Antonio Santafe Largacha
Bilbao ( 1912/1985 )
Flowers Jug
NO frame
very good condition.
Measures : 72cm x 60cm
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1978, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gaston Planet, sans titre, 1977, Vinyle sur toile
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1973 and 1978, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Oil on Canvas Painting, "La sandía suspendida" by Paola Vega, Argentina, 2020
By Paola Vega
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Oil on canvas Painting, "La sandía suspendida" by Paola Vega, Argentina, 2020
The painting was exhibited in her solo show "The life of paintings" at Calvaresi in Buenos Aires, 2020.
Paola Vega bio:
Paola Vega is an artist, researcher and curator. She graduated with a degree in History from the Universidad Nacional del Sur in 2003. In parallel, she began to study painting in Bahía Blanca at Espacio Vox with Gustavo López, and carried out work clinics with Jorge Gumier Maier and Diana Aisenberg between 2001 and 2002, and later in Buenos Aires with Pablo Siquier (2004) and Tulio de Sagastizábal (2005-2007). In 2003 she obtained a scholarship granted by the Antorchas Foundation to continue her training. She was selected to participate in the Artists Program of the Torcuato Di Tella University (2011) with tutoring from Jorge Macchi. In 2015 she did a residency in Madrid at El Prado...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Gaston Planet, sans titre, 1977, Vinyle sur toile
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Till Freiwald Large-Scale Framed Watercolor Portrait Painting 60x90 inches
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large-scale watercolor portrait on paper, painted by Till Freiwald. Freiwald’s images depict everyday people of various ethnicities in closely-cropped head-on portraits. ...
Category
1990s Peruvian Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paper
Expressionist Portrait of a Woman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Expressionist portrait of a woman that alludes to the Fauvist movement filled with garnet, scarlet and deep brown color fields. Bright green, yellow and blue accents highlight the ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Concrete" Art Painting, Signed by Vilhelm Christian Serber
By Vilhelm Christian Serber
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
"Concrete" art painting, signed by Vilhelm Christian Serber.
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
John Mackay Original Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and striking original oil on board painting by the renowned artist John Mackay. This is signed and dated from 2011.
It is a great size and b...
Category
2010s British Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Window to the Garden Oil on Canvas Framed Wilhelm Jan Elsman Abstract Art
Located in Neuss, NW
Wilhelm Jan ELSMAN (1914-1999) Window to the Garden. Abstract composition of a dreamy scenery in the style of constructivism. Oil on canvas. Framed in a floater frame made of ash woo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modern Abstract Painting of Acrylic and Gold Leaf Signed Frenchy
Located in Richmond, VA
Very cool modern abstract painting made of acrylic and hood lead signed by artists titled “Frenchy”.
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Painting Berlin City West View Kudamm / Kurfürstendamm Sign. A. Zaher
Located in Berlin, DE
Painting Berlin City West view Kudamm / Kurfürstendamm A. Zaher
Modern painting, oil on canvas. Signed A. Zaher
The monumental boulevard sculpture is s...
Category
20th Century German Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"TREES" Italian Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Sunny colors for this Italian painting with trees in a wood: a modern painting of strong impact.
The painter is of Naples: Renato Criscuolo.
O/7634.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1976, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Till Freiwald Large-Scale Framed Watercolor Portrait Painting, 60x90 inches
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large-scale watercolor portrait on paper, painted by Till Freiwald. Freiwald’s images depict everyday people of various ethnicities in closely-cropped head-on portraits. ...
Category
1990s Peruvian Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paper
Etienne Beothy, Abstract Composition, circa 1938-1945
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache on pencil lines on paper
Monogram lower right
Stamp of the artist's workshop on the back
"Certificate of Authenticity" n°40 from Béothy Committee.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Italian Sea Painting "Boats at sunset" for a Summer House
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A window on the Italian sea: Naples sea in a magic painting signed by Renato Criscuolo, the famous painter born and living in that town.
- O/6526.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Mediterranean Light" Modern Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A window on the Italian sea: painting of an Italian Beach, Peschici , on Adriatic Sea.
Oil on canvas bought many years ago from an old oriental painter who painted in front of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Wooden Sculpture-Painting in Light Greige by Christofer Kochs
Located in Salzburg, AT
Contemporary wooden sculpture-painting created by circular sawing, greige-grey-black painted on white-stuff.
Signed by hand Christofer Kochs, 2012
CHRISTOFER KOCHS
Biographie:
1969...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Alla barriera daziaria presso Vigentino, paesaggio di Ulderico Marotto
Located in Vicenza, VI
Olio su tela applicata a tavola di Ulderico Marotto raffigurante una veduta innevata di una barriera daziaria di Vigentino, in provincia di Milano.
Il dipinto è firmato in basso a si...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of oils on canvas " The hands" Filippo Manfroni hyperrealism Context Art Miami
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
The Wonderful World at the Edge of Hyperealism by Philip
Manfroni contemporary art
First, hyperealism, an evolution of realist art, contemporary art that captures reality with mind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Gaston Planet, sans titre, 1977, Vinyle sur toile
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mixed Technique on Paper by Andrea Branzi, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Mixed technique on paper (collage - acrylic) designed by Andrea Branzi.
Created for the exhibition project Galleries of modern art of Arezzo 1989, Italy.
Bibliography
Andrea Bra...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Modernist Painting Suggestiveness by Peter Sengl, 1985, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist Painting Suggestiveness by Peter Sengl 1985 Austria This painting by Peter Sengl was named suggestiveness. Also the painting is signed and dated.
Peter Sengl was born 1945...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1975, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting by Bo Andersson, Sweden, 1997
By Bo Andersson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Bo Andersson, Sweden, 1997.
Mixed-media on sheet metal.
Measures:
H: 106 cm/ 3' 6"
W: 66 cm/ 2' 2 3/8"
Dated and signed KGBA
Provenance: bought from the arti...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Sheet Metal
Geometric Abstract Multi Color Dutch Painting by Eric Pool
Located in London, GB
Dynamic geometric abstract painting on canvas by Dutch artist Eric Pool 2009 titled; 'T.H.E. Typical Heroic Exclusive'. The geometric pattern is looking like a quilt or patchwork of ...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Small French Painting, Signed
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Small French Painting, Signed.
Dimensions: H 25 W 25 cm.
H 9.8 W 9.8 in.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Vintage Warren Fischer Figurative Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Warren Fischer figurative abstract painting on canvas
Offered for sale is a figurative abstract painting on canvas by the American artist Warren Fischer (1943-2001). The p...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Crossroads in Cavaion Veronese, landscape by Ulderico Marotto
Located in Vicenza, VI
Oil on canvas applied to panel by Ulderico Marotto depicting a snowy road junction in Cavaion Veronese, province of Verona.
The painting is signed lower left.
On the back is an inscr...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #44, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #44 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
William Heytman, Oil on Canvas, Still Life
Located in Pewsey, GB
William Heytman Oil on Canvas - Still Life. It was rare for Heytman to do a Still Life.
70 x 50 cm Image only
It would not be too far fetched to say that painting is in William...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Lemon Tree Painting on Canvas
Located in Countryside, IL
Framed Lemon tree painting on canvas
This painting measures: 55 wide x 1.5 deep x 67 inches high
This painting is in good vintage condition ...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Composition" by Etienne Beothy, 1919-1959
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache on paper
Monogram and dated lower right
Stamp of the artist's workshop, monogram and date on the back
Certificate of authenticity n°41 from Béothy Committee.
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, 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
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #10, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #10 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
Large Gabe Silverman 1980s Abstract Op Art Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Large Gabe Silverman 1980s Abstract Op Art Painting
Offered for sale is an original Op Art painting recently discovered in a time capsule from the 19...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Veiled Paths", Abstract Architecture Blue, White & Bronze Mixed-Media Painting
Located in Middleburg, VA
"Veiled Paths" by Louis Shields
Abstract architecture mixed-media on canvas
Element Series, 2020
Measures: 36" H, 48" W
Colors: White, blue, bronze, accents of gray.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Foil
"Beyond" Abstract Mixed-Media Painting on Canvas, 2015, Blue, Green, Purple
Located in Middleburg, VA
"Beyond" by Louis Shields
Abstract mixed-media on canvas
Reductive Series
Signed Delu 2015
Measures: 48" H, 60" W
Colors: Predominate blues, greens and purple.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979.
Painted wood relief on board.
Dimensions:
H: 42 cm/ 16 1/2"
W: 51 cm/ 20''
Provenance: the estate of the artist.
Working in a purely geome...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1982
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1982.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated "Sven Hansson 1982".
Dimensions:
H: 95 cm/ 3' 1 3/8"
W: 130 cm/ 4' 3 1/8"
Provenance: The collection of t...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Pop Art, Oil on Canvas Signed by Artist Keir, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Very dynamic and modern painting with rich colours, natural wooden frame.
Need we say more? This is a very radical expressive work done by a German artist. We have not been able to ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1982
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Working in a purely geometric, non-figurative style, Sven Hansson was a Swedish painter who is now represented in various municipalities in his home country, including the Museum of ...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Fine Painting, Signed "K.J. Kolding 1976"
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine painting, signed on the back "K.J. Kolding 1976", oil on canvas.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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