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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Juan Salazar (1934-) Tianguis en Toluca Oil on Canvas Mexican Master
By Juan Salazar
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Juan Salazar
(1934-)
Tianguis en Toluca
Signed and dated (lower left),
Signed and titled, verso.
Oil on canvas.
24" in. x 36" in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
Boldly painted, large and import...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Art French Oil Painting on Canvas, Wooden Frame We kindly invite you
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as it provides detailed technical and historical information essential to ensuring the authenticity of our pieces.
This is an oil p...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Contemporary Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original art work.
Texture canvas with hand carved zig zag line, gesso, acrylic and oil with thin wood frame.
The art + design continuum of form, space, color theory and texture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Contemporary Modern Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Framed White Black Red
Located in Berlin, DE
This painting has heavily textured acrylics in multicolored on wood.
The artist created the piece using multiple techniques like palet knife, brush and pencil.
The series is call...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Plywood
Expressionist Watercolor Modernist Movement Still Life, Signed
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Expressionist watercolor Modernist movement still life, signed.
Beautiful Expressionist still life watercolor in delicate pastel hues. Painted on paper and layed down in a loose t...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Purvis Young, Saint of the Freedom Horses, c. 1980s
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Purvis Young, Saint of the Freedom Horses, c. 1980s
Paint on Found Wood, 23" H x 4.5" W x 0.5" D
Titled Saint of the Freedom Horses, this expressive vertical painting by Purvis You...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Scrap Wood
Jo Patch Oil on Board Painting
By Jo Patch
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative work of art by listed artist, Jo Patch.
Jo Patch born in Opprebais on January 13, 1937. He was active in Belgium primarily although many of his works were exhibit...
Category
20th Century Belgian Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting Horse Racing, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Oil on canvas abstract painting depicting figures and horse races.
This bright and colorful artwork contains the use of bold, rapid brushstrokes and dynamic angles.
Signed.
Ar...
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
E.B. von Dülmen Krumpelmann, Children Playing in a River in Drenthe, Netherlands
Located in AMSTELVEEN, NL
Erasmus Bernhard van Dulmen Krumpelman (1897–1987) was a Dutch painter known for his impressionistic and later more expressive style. Born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, he moved with his family to Amsterdam shortly after his birth. He initially attended the Barlaeus Gymnasium and then studied at the Hendrik de Keyserschool, though he was expelled due to absenteeism. He later completed his state exam in drawing at the Rijksnormaalschool in 1914.
Van Dulmen's early career was influenced by political cartoonist Johan Braakensiek, and he gained exposure to artists like George Breitner...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Modern Abstract Landscape Painting by Barbara Beretich, Silver Wide, 1980s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Abstract Painting by Barbara Beretich (1936-2018). It is entitled Silver Wide and depicts a moder abstract landscape. It is artist signed and was painted in 1985.
Additional infor...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Peder Brøndum Sørensen. Oil on board. Landscape with figures and houses
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Peder Brøndum Sørensen (1931-2003), Danish painter.
Oil on board.
Modernist landscape with figures and houses.
1960s/70s.
In perfect condition.
Signed PBS.
Dimensions: 60,0 cm x 50,0...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Modern Resin Art by Andreas Anastasis
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From the series e·the·re·al, this artwork bathes the canvas in soft, sand-washed hues that flow from a warm center of sienna and chestnut. The ink and resin blend effortlessly, formi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Epoxy Resin
1960s Raoul Dufy Venice Gouache on Paper
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raoul Dufy "Venice" gouache on paper.
Nice new wood frame included.
Framed size: 26" x 33"
Image size: 16.5" x 23.5".
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Beware..." Bathing Beauties Oil on Canvas, Original by Arkadi Ostromuchov
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Bathing beauties oil on canvas, original by Arkadi Ostromuchov
"Beware this is not an exercise"
Arkadiji Ostromuchov wurde in Russland geboren, und absolvierte seine Ausbildung ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Paul Maxwell "Exterior Concerns" 1985
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acrylic Relief Painting by Paul Maxwell "Exterior Concerns" - 1985, USA.
Dimensions
48" width x 30" height
Condition
Good vintage condition; professionally cleaned.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Abstractism Geometric Style Painting Oil on Canvas, France
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Framed Oil Painting on Board by Sara Skaaning
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting on board by Sara Skaaning.
Based in the Island Mon, Denmark, the visual artist Sara Skaaning starts from her surroundings that twists and transforms until completely di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish 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 Spring Desert Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Desert landscape painting floated in a simple blonde wood frame depicting a spring superbloom in the foreground with cactus ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Sven H. Engberg, Listed Swedish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sven H. Engberg, listed Swedish artist. Oil on canvas.
Modernist landscape. Dated 1963.
The canvas measures: 48 x 34 cm.
The frame measures: 5.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Sig...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mixed Media Painting of a Lady Face
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original Danish Vintage Hand Painted Circus Poster for Cirkus Morenro, 1950's
Located in Kastrup, DK
Original Danish vintage circus poster for Circus Moreno, 1950's.
Dimensions within the frame: 85 x 62,5 cm.
This is a hand-painted study for a poster print, created using watercolor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Yankee Stadium, Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
YANKEE STADIUM. Original painting by LYNN CURLEE
Acrylic on stretched canvas. Gallery wrapped with painted edges.
This painting was used as an illustr...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Modernist Painting by Duc Nghia Phan
By Duc Nghia Phan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A modernist painting by Vietnamese artist Duc Nghia Phan. Phan's work is influenced by French Art Deco and modernism movement in Vietnam, yet his subject matter is always rooted in r...
Category
Early 2000s Vietnamese Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Nude female model in interior, modernist style.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish artist. Oil on canvas.
Nude female model in the interior.
Modernist style. Colourful palette.
Signed Hasse '59.
Perfect condition.
Canvas dimensions: 39.0 cm x 29.0 cm.
Tot...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Gary Komarin, Burgundy Contemporary 'Cake' Painting, American, 21st C.
By Gary Komarin
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gary Komarin, Burgundy Contemporary 'Cake' Painting, American, 21st C.
CAKE by Gary Komarin. On view now and available for sale exclusively through our Americana Manhasset gallery w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Monumental Harley Francis Abstract Male Nudes Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Harley Francis abstract male nudes oil painting on canvas
Offered for sale is a monumental abstract oil painting by Harley Frances ( 1940...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Roger de la Fresnaye 'La Gardeuse de Moutons' Framed Lithography, circa 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original color lithograph 'La gardeuse de moutons' by Roger de la Fresnaye.
Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1909.
Published in ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Angela de la Cruz Yellow Abstract Contemporary Artwork 'Pinch'
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
"Pinch" by Angela de la Cruz in 2015.
Limited edition. AP
Comes with a certificate hand signed and numbered.
Acrylic on canvas.
The docume...
Category
2010s British Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mixed Technique Russian Constructivism Picture on Cardboard
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Russian Constructivism...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Pär Lindblad, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pär Lindblad (1907-1981), Sweden. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape.
Man on a bicycle along the coast. 1940s.
The canvas measures: 64 x 31 cm.
The fr...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1974 Acrylic on Canvas, Hector Ubertalli (American) Titled "Images - Japan 2"
Located in Morristown, NJ
Hector Ubertalli (American, b. 1928), "Images - Japan 2", 1974, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled with artist details on verso.
The painting depicts a serene, ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
James Brown Tempera on Cardboard circa 1982, 50" x 60"
By James Brown
Located in Toledo, OH
Original tempera painting on cardboard by James Brown circa 1982. Primitive face bordered by smaller multiple faces. Signed and dated 1982 New York on the reverse side. James Brown w...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Signed Greg Miller Mixed Media Monumental Painting Titled Eden Roc
Located in North Miami, FL
This very colorful signed and dated mixed media large scale painting by Greg Miller is titled "Eden Roc" from 2006. This is one of his large over-scale paintings that is 72" X 72". T...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plastic, Wood, Paint
S. Smith Rowe, 'Drummer', Cubist Oil Painting, Unframed, Canada, circa 1978
Located in Chatham, ON
S. SMITH ROWE - 'Drummer' - Vintage Cubist style oil painting on paper - unframed - vintage bevel edged matte board - vintage gallery/framer label to the back board - signed lower ri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Dom Dominic Mingolla Enamel on Copper Framed Painting Horse Jockey Race Derby
By Dom Mingolla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dominic "Don/Dom" Mingolla Enamel on Copper Framed Equestrian Painting Horse Jockey Race Derby. Item features enamel on copper painting, distressed w...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Svend Saabye, Danish artist. Abstract composition.Oil on canvas
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svend Saabye (1913-2004), Danish artist.
Abstract composition.
Signed Svend Saabye.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 68.0 cm x H 53.0 cm.
Total dimensi...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
'Title' Quilt Painting Wool Tapestry Textile Art, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Under the blanket project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles quilt paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled f...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wool, Cotton, 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
Painting by Peter Keil, "The Lady", Painted in Paris, Black & White, Art, C 1972
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
Mexican Painting by Jesus Mariano Leuus, Signed & Dated 1982
By Jesus Leuus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a magnificent Mexican painting by renowned artist Jesus Mariano Leuus, signed and dated in 1982. This captivating artwork depicts a scene ...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Babe Ruth — The Sultan of Swat
Original painting by Lynn Curlee
Acrylic on stretched canvas. Gallery wrapped with painted edges.
This painting was used as...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
James Gahagan Abstract/Expressionist, Watercolor Painting on Paper, Signed, Date
By James Gahagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Gahagan was an American abstract ? expressionist artist/painter , also known as colorist.The size of the work by itself is 9 x 12 inches also signed LR, Gahagan 61. Has the ori...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
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
Cubist ink on paper by Milos Zoric, titled "Under the auspices of a good spirit"
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular Cubist painting, depicting a scene at a bar with people gathered around the table and a faceless angel. Technic the artist used is ink on ...
Category
1970s Serbian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Midcentury Abstract in the Style of Jackson Pollack Oil on Canvas
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful colors dropped, poured or spilt onto an extremely large cancels which is 5 foot x 8 foot. Unsigned and guessing the age it looks to be 40 to 50 yes old. Stretcher has suppo...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1980s Byron Gálvez Art Animal Light Mixed Media Paper
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Byron Gálvez Mexico Abstract Modernism Artwork Light Animal Mixed Media Paper
Byron mix media
signed art
25.75 x 19.75
Original vintage art pre...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Massive Black & White Painting of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Back Double Biceps'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Black & White Painting of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Back Double Biceps'
Unsigned, Painted on 4 x 8 foot Plywood, from Ecuador
Commissioned in the USA for a upscale gym in Mi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Paint
1980s Byron Gálvez Art Animal Dark Mixed Media Paper
By Byron Gálvez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Byron Gálvez Mexico Abstract Modernism Artwork Dark Animal mixed media paper
25.75 x 19.75
Preowned original condition vintage art
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Category
1980s Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Beach scene with cliffs. In style of Georges Lemmen. Oil on canvas, 1911
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Unknown artist. Beach scene with cliffs at suns...
Category
1910s Belgian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Svend Aage Tauscher, Danish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist nocturnal landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Svend Aage Tauscher (1911-1984), a listed Danish...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lars Bertle (b. 1925), Swedish artist. Oil on panel. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Lars Bertle (b. 1925), Swedish artist.
Oil on bo...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Runo Öberg (1931–2019), Swedish artist. Mixed media on board. Woman and flower
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Runo Öberg (1931–2019), a Swedish artist.
Mixed...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
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Other
Lars Bertle, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Colorful abstract composition. 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Lars Bertle (b. 1925), Swedish artist.
Oil on bo...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
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Other
Lars Bertle, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition. 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Lars Bertle (b. 1925), Swedish artist.
Oil on bo...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings
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Other
Fred Sieger, listed German/Dutch painter. Oil on panel. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
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Fred Sieger (1902-1999), a listed German/Dutch p...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
French Vintage Oil on Panel Seascape
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage oil on panel seascape, signed E. Perdriel. The work depicts jagged rock formations in the foreground overlooking a beach being hit with waves during a storm, painted i...
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Unknown British painter. Oil on panel. Landscape with a manor house
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Unknown British painter. Oil on panel.
Landscape...
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Early 20th Century British Modern Paintings
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Other
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