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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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
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
Max Ackermann Modernist Original Painting Germany 1935 Stuttgart
Located in London, GB
An original pastel painting by the German Modernist painter Max Ackermann,(1887 - 1975)
He was both painter and graphic artist of abstract works.
Signed and dated
Born in 1887 in B...
Category
1930s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Hans Henrik Husemann Painting "Velvet Hills" acrylic on canvas
Located in Münster, DE
Hans-Henrik Husemann (*1943 Celle), "Velvet Hills", Terra series, acrylic on canvas, created 2022, signed and dated, titled and signed on verso, studio stamp
100 x 120 cm
Born in...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Hans Henrik Husemann Painting "from afar" acrylic on canvas
Located in Münster, DE
"from afar" from the series Terra
Created in 2023, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated bottom right
Format: 100×120
Born in 1943, grew up in Hamburg and Berlin, studied at the Hoc...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstraction on Paper by Nell Blaine
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstraction with India ink on paper by Nell Blaine.
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
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
"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
21st Century Watercolor Giraffe
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Paper
Romul Nutiu, Fereastra II, 1992, Oil on Canvas
Located in Vicenza, VI
Painting belonging to what is the current of Romanian abstract expressionism. A "window" is represented where the pictorial film is characterized by a geometric subdivision of the sp...
Category
1990s Romanian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Niek van der Plas, Venise, Oil on Canvas
Located in Lantau, HK
Niek van der Plas paints impressionist scenes beaches, dunes, bulb fields, city scenes. Figures are often central in the work of this painter, who was born in 1954 and who is notable...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Impressionistic Beach Scene by Niek Van Der Plas
Located in Lantau, HK
Niek van der Plas paints impressionist scenes of Holland's beaches and dunes, bulb fields, city scenes in Amsterdam and Maastricht, and other typically Dutch vistas such as the harbo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Herd of Freedom Horses' by Purvis Young (1989–1999)
USA, circa 1980s
A progressive work, painted on a found metal tray, of five horses in landscape. signed 'Young' upper right corner. In untouched, well-cared-for vintage condition, ready to place.
The overall dimensions of the work are 13- inches wide, 17.5- inches high, and 1.5- inches deep.
About :
Purvis Young (1943–2010) was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Self-taught, Young's work was often a blend of painting and drawing with collaged elements, utilizing everyday discarded found objects.
Inspired by documentaries, art books...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Have You Seen My Shirt Two Figured Represented in an Erotic Situation
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Acrylic
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
Acrylic, Canvas
William P. Montgomery Abstract Mixed Media Painting "Rocket Science #4" on Wood
By William P. Montgomery
Located in Miami, FL
William P. Montgomery Abstract Mixed Media Painting "Rocket Science #4" on Wood
Offered for sale is "Rocket Science #4" painted with acrylic paint, charcoal and markers by artist Wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
3D Modern Hand Painted Cubes Dimensional Art by Brazilian Artist Silva
By Cicero Silva
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We are in love with this artists work. Based and working in his studio in Brazil., Cícero Silva created this limited edition piece with wood cubes painted...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Max Marra Italian Tempera on Paper
By Max Marra
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.
Conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian 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
Max Marra Italian Tempera on Paper
By Max Marra
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Contemporary Italian tempera on paper signed Max Marra 2004(multimedia experimenter), tempera on a gold background. Max Marra was born in Paola, Calabria, in 1950. He moved to Lisson...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Original Modern Abstract Painting by Shannon Weir
Located in Houston, TX
An original black and white modern abstract painting in an elegant vintage gold frame created by Houston artist, Shannon Weir
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Original Modern Abstract painting by Shannon Weir
Located in Houston, TX
An original pink and white modern abstract painting in an elegant vintage gold frame created by Houston artist, Shannon Weir
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Modern Painting by Shannon Weir
Located in Houston, TX
An original pink and white modern abstract painting in an elegant vintage gold frame created by Houston artist, Shannon Weir.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Fall Colors, 1977, Oil 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 an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of a Woman by Cathryn Arcomano (1923-2012), oil on canvas, signed 1972
Located in Chicago, IL
Portrait of a Woman by Cathryn Arcomano, oil on canvas board, signed 1972. Numbered #5.
This is an original portrait oil painting on canvas board by artist Cathryn Buckley Arcomano...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Oil Painting of Paris Signed by Romanian Artist Mariana Elas Dated 1990
Located in COLMAR, FR
A bright and airy oil painting of Paris on stretched canvas made by Romanian painter Mariana Elas. The artwork is signed and dated 1990 in the lower left corner (see photo). Mariana ...
Category
1990s Romanian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Naata Nungurrayi
By Naata Nungurrayi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking contemporary abstract painting by celebrated Australian Aboriginal artist Naata Nungurrayi (1932-2021), stretched and presented in a white wood frame. The artist used fine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Wentja Napaltjarri
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Wentja Napaltjarri (c1945 - 2021) entitled Rockhole West of Kintore, the work depicts the artist's ancestral land in Drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Daniel Van Der Putten Oil Painting Irish Castle Snow Scene Mallow Cork Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb traditional oil painting by living Artist Daniel Van der Putten, depicting an Irish rural snow scene near Mallow in County Cork, a view of a ruin building known as Castle Monp...
Category
Late 20th Century Irish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Composition by Mikael Pasternak
By Mikael Pasternak
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Mikael Pasternak, 1920.
Gouache on Paper, 62 x 51 cm.
Mikael Pasternak (born 1905 in Riga, died 1967 in Virum) came around 1920 at a very young age to the Academy of ...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Capobianco Pop Art Rainbow Acrylic on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Pop Art Rainbow, Acrylic on Canvas, depicting polychrome concentric circles, apparently unsigned, "Studio Domenick Capobianco" stamp to verso...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Amber Noon by Murray Duncan, mix media on board, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Amber Noon by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on artist board
Size is 21" w x 25" tall x 1" in depth
Framed/wood
Signed on the back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Untitled #108 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, framed, abstract, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #108 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper
Framed/wood/glass
Size 33.25" wide x 41.25" tall x 1.25" depth
Signed on back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled #135 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, framed, abstract, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #135 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper
Framed/wood/glass
Size is 33.25 wide x 41.25 tall x 1.25 depth
Signed on back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled #132 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, framed, abstract, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #132 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper
Framed/wood/glass
Size is 33.25" w x 41.25" tall x 1.25" depth
Signed on back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative vision...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled #131 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, framed, abstract, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #131 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper
Framed/wood/glass
Size is 33.25" x 41.25" x 1.25"
Signed on the back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled # 152 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #152 by Murray Duncan, 2023.
Mix media on paper
Size is 32" x 40
SIgned on the back
Unframed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Up And Down by Murray Duncan, mix media on board, vintage frame
Located in Toronto, CA
Up and Down by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on board
Vintage frame
Size is 22" x 26" x 2
Signed on the back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Separated By A Line by Murray Duncan, mix media on board, abstract, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Separated By A Line, by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on artist board
Size is 48" w x 60" tall x 1.5" in depth
Signed on the back
Not framed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Amber Day by Murray Duncan, mix media on board, framed, abstract, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Amber Day by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on board
Framed/wood
Size is 21" x 25" x 1"
Signed on the back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage A. Gasteiger Still Life Floral Painting
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Anna Gasteiger (1877-1954)
Yellow Dahlias in a blue vase.
Hand signed in the lower left.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Last Thoughts by Murray Duncan, triptych, mix media on canvas, abstract, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Last Thoughts by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on canvas
Triptych, each panel is 30" x 40" x 1.5" in depth
Signed on the back
Unframed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative vision...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Light Hearted by Murray Duncan, mix media on canvas, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Light Hearted by Murray Duncan, 2024
Mix media on canvas.
Size is 50" x 77"
Unframed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, expressive contempo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Abalone, Canvas, Paint
Modern Abstract Acrylic Painting By Shannon Weir
Located in Houston, TX
Experience the captivating allure of contemporary art with this exquisite acrylic black and white abstract masterpiece on paper, elegantly presented within an antique gold frame by t...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Roberto Plevano Painting ‘Il Naviglio Grande, Corsico’, Italy, 1977
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This oil on canvas painting by Roberto Plevano is a sight on one of Milan’s big canals in the suburb of Corsico, painted in 1977. Plevano started out as a 23 year old with depicting ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled #123 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #123 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper, unframed
Size is 32" x 40", signed on the back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled #126 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, modern, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #126 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper
Unframed, size is 32" x 40"
SIgned on the back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Untitled #127 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, geometric, modern
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #127 by Murray Duncan, 2023
Mix media on paper, unframed
The size is 32" x 40"
Signed on the back
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Composition by Knud Kyhn
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Knud Kyhn, 1917
Watercolour on paper. Sheet size 30×38 cm, signed and framed.
Knud Kyhn (1880 - 1969) was a Danish painter, illustrator and ceramic sculptor who is es...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Composition by Knud Kyhn
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Knud Kyhn, 1915
Watercolour on paper. Sheet size 30×38 cm, signed and framed.
Knud Kyhn (1880 - 1969) was a Danish painter, illustrator and ceramic sculptor who is es...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Brutalist Acid Etched Abstract Modern Wall Art Panels - signed M. Pena
By Amado Pena 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique signed Brass/Bronze Metal plates. Black lines with burnished brass color and etching. One large painting is made up of three panels.
Signed M. Pena.
These were acqui...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Modernist "Red Road" Landscape Gouache
Located in Seguin, TX
"Red Road" by Goldman gouache painting on paper. Piece is signed, titled, dated 1991 in pencil along lower margin. Unframed, image size 9"L x 6"H.
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Brutalist Style Abstract Brass Panels Etched with Modern Paint - Signed M. Pena
By Amado Pena 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique signed Brass/Bronze Metal plates. Black lines with burnished brass color and etching. One large painting is made up of three panels.
Signed M. Pena.
These were acqui...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Modern Abstract Acrylic Painting By Shannon Weir
Located in Houston, TX
Experience the captivating allure of contemporary art with this exquisite acrylic black and white abstract masterpiece on paper, elegantly presented within an antique gold frame by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Pink Yellow Blue Abstract Contemporary Painting "Palm Springs" by Rebecca Ruoff
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Pink yellow blue abstract contemporary painting titled "Palm Springs" by Rebecca Ruoff. Acrylic/Oil in canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Pink and Red Contemporary Abstract Painting by Rebecca Ruoff 2024
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Large pink and red contemporary abstract painting by Rebecca Ruoff, 2024
Oil/Acrylic on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Luciano Spazzali Signed Oil on Board Abstract Painting of Musicians
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An whimsical abstract painting by the Italian artist Luciano Spazzali (1911-1997). Signed to the lower right, this piece depicts a female figure holding a violin to her shoulder and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Untitled # 122 by Murray Duncan, mix media on paper, abstract, modern, geometric
Located in Toronto, CA
Untitled #122 by Murray Duncan
Mix media on paper
Size is 32" x 40
Unframed
Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, expressive contemporary pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
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