The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh, Morocco - Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print by 20th Century American Photographer Slim Aarons. 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamp...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
$6,100
Slim Aarons Dining Al Fresco Supersize Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dining Al Fresco Capri 1980 by Slim Aarons Italian artist and actress Domiziana Giordano, Italian author Francesca Sanvitale (1928 - 2011), Dino Trappetti and Umberto Terrelli dinin...
C Print
Tall Sunspot 64 - Modern Resin Minimalist Cool Tone Striped Abstract Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$490
Blurry Vision, Mid-Century Modern Shapes, Handmade Blueprint Monotype on Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...
Paper, Monotype
Slim Aarons 'Andros Island' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Andros Island by Slim Aarons Friends prepare for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 30 x 30" inches / 76...
Archival Pigment
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
Archival Pigment
$420
Coastal Blue Cyanotype of Day Time Seascape, Cold Waves, Nautical Painting Shore
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Day Time Seascape in Blue" is a handmade cyanotype print portraying the vibrant reflections of the Sun as seen from the c...
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
Madoura, Colorful Bird - Original lithograph poster (Czwiklitzer #319)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Madoura, Colorful Bird, 1967 Lithograph poster (Mourlot workshop) On paper 67 x 48 cm (c. 27 x 19 in) Lilmited edition of 1000 proofs (unumbered) REFERENC...
Lithograph
'The Start of the Race' — 1899 America's Cup, 1930s Color Woodcut
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Jacques La Grange, 'The Start of the Race, 1899', color woodcut, edition 500, 1934. Signed and numbered '21/500' in pencil. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper,...
Woodcut
Hidden Portraits XXI, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XXI', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
50x40 " Marilyn Monroe" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Marilyn" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of 2...
Archival Pigment
$12,248
ROBY DWI ANTONO - BIAS II. Limited ed. Sculpture Contemporary Modern Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Roby Dwi Antono - BIAS II Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Glazed ceramic sculpture Edition: 75 + AP Size: 24.5 x 29 x 26 cm Condition: In perfect conditions BIAS II is a limited-edit...
Ceramic, Glaze
High Meadows
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "High Meadows" 1984, is an original reduction woodcut on paper by noted American artist Gordon Louis Mortensen, b.1938. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 24/130 in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 20 x 33.75 inches, framed size is 27.75 x 41 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with off-white fabric matting and dark green fillet. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very small minor restorations, practically invisible. Please note: the shadows lines at the upper right of the artwork is not a part of it, it is the reflection of the lighting. About the artist: Born near Arnegard, North Dakota on April 27, 1938, Gordon Mortensen...
Woodblock
'Mackinac To Chicago Sail' Unframed Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Mackinac To Chicago Sail by Toni Frissell Spectators gather on the jetty as they wait for the Mackinac to Chicago sailboat race to begin. The race covers 289 nautical miles and take...
Archival Pigment
New York City Skyscrapers, July 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
By Press Agency Keystone View Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Company. New York City skyscrapers view, taken on July 7th, 1931, with the Empire State Building ...
Silver Gelatin
The Window 368 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Earthy Cool Dual Tone Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Window 375 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown Beige Dual Tone Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
'Snorkelling In The Shallows' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snorkelling In The Shallows by Slim Aarons A group of people snorkelling off a small boat in Malta, 1959. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 24 x 20" inche...
Archival Pigment
Hidden Portraits XIII, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XIII', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
'Washing Clothes, Corsica' — 1st Edition, Modernist Signed Wood Engraving
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Clare Leighton, 'Washing Clothes, Corsica, 1934, wood engraving, edition 60, Boston Public Library 258. Signed, titled, and numbered '20/60' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impress...
Woodcut
Slim Aarons 'The Lure Of Lamu' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Lure Of Lamu by Slim Aarons The resort of Kiwayu Mlango wa Chanu in the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, February 1987. The resort is run by Governors’ Camp of the Masai Mara. (Photo ...
Archival Pigment
Rivers in France : The Sluice - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille HILAIRE Ther Sluice Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) Excellent condition
Lithograph
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...
Archival Pigment
Trois personnages. Print: Artist's proof 99/300
Located in Riga, LV
Ossip Zadkine — a prominent French avant-garde sculptor of Jewish descent, born in Vitebsk. He became one of the key representatives of the School of Paris and a recognized master of...
Lithograph
Dove of Peace - Offset print - Printed signature, 2004
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS Dove of Peace, 2004 Offset Print Printed signature in the plate On vellum 18 x 14 cm (c. 7.1 x 5.5 inch) INFORMATION: Created for the Olympic Games of 2004 in Ath...
Offset
Hidden Portraits XVI, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Unsigned, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XVI', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, unsigned, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
A Vibrant 1950s Mid-Century Modern Watercolor of Provincetown, MA, Cape Cod
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, 1950s Mid-Century Watercolor of Provincetown, Massachusetts by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A superb example of Chapin's Post-War landscap...
Paper, Watercolor, Pastel
$98Sale Price|34% Off
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Serbian, Modern, ~34% OFF - MUST GO)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Vladimir Veličković Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edition: 1000 Size: 10 x 7.325 inches ...
Lithograph
Elegant Man in a Bicycle - Offset print - Printed signature, 2004
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS Elegant Man in a Bicycle, 2004 Offset Print Printed signature in the plate On vellum 18 x 14 cm (c. 7.1 x 5.5 inch) INFORMATION: Created for the Olympic Games of ...
Offset
$580
Untitled Composition De Luxe Edition (Poligrafa, Redfern, French Modern Art)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Herve Telemaque Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, French Modern Art) from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Siz...
Lithograph
Seventh Season Offset Print by Will Barnet, Framed, 1970s, 16.5x11.5
By Will Barnet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant composition by Will Barnet, titled Seventh Season, reflects the artist’s mature and highly recognizable style—quietly introspective, balanced, and refined. Barnet, a lea...
Offset
40x60 TOP GUN Soundtrack Cassette Tape Photography Pop Art Photograph Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of the "Top Gun" soundtrack. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These iconic tapes have become mor...
Archival Pigment
$979Sale Price|20% Off
Hidden Portraits III, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits III', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,898
Huge 1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Oil Painting Christ after the Crucifixion
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Deposition of Christ French School, mid 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 28.5 x 42 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition For more any...
Oil
French Modernist Oil Painting Figures in Parisian Park Pony & Cart
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Parisian Park by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ha...
Oil
$605
The Window 357 - Original Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Yellow Layered Art
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$1,034Sale Price|20% Off
Hidden Portraits X, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Circa 1980s, Framed
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits X', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ar...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,041
Flowers in Blue Vase, Signed Oil on Canvas, Framed, Mid-20th Century French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene with Flowers in Blue Vase French, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 31 inches canvas: 29 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, France Co...
Oil
The Window 348 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Brown & Yellow Dual Tone Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Horses in a paddock
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Robert John Munro Dupont (1920-1977) Horses in a paddock Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas Size 20 x 24 in Framed Size 25 x 29 in Robert John Munro Dupont was a British sporti...
Oil
Femme se coiffant
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Femme se coiffant Lithograph from 1975. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.5 cm. Plate signed. Each copy of this lithograph includes the original attached ...
Lithograph
$155Sale Price|54% Off
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, French Modern Art, ~55% OFF MUST GO)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Herve Telemaque Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, French Modern Art) from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edi...
Lithograph
La Petite Corrida
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - La Petite Corrida Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 31.5 x 24 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Cahiers d’Art, Paris. Reference: Bloch 839; Mourlo...
Lithograph
$3,500
An Early Modern 1920s Western Landscape Painting, Hillside Corral, Wyoming
Located in Chicago, IL
An Early Modern 1920s Western Landscape Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin, "Hillside Corral, Wyoming Dude Ranch". Oil on canvas, signed "Francis Chapin", lower righ...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dog Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vintage Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dog Portrait Oil Painting Artist: Dorothy Johnson Medium: Oil on canvas laid to boar...
Oil
Mid Century Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Where the Sky Deepens
Located in Bristol, GB
WHERE THE SKY DEEPENS Size: 63 x 76.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A soothing and atmospheric large mid-century abstract landscape that distills the essence of an open horizon...
Canvas, Oil
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Braque, Pélias et Nélée, Œdipe roi de Sophocle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches pur chiffon spécialement fabriqués paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Œdipe ...
Lithograph
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
Located in Middletown, NY
Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph
$175,000
“Middleton Place II, 1974” Wolf Kahn, West Brattleboro, Vermont Barn Oil Canvas
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic early painting from Kahn’s iconic barn series depicting Dr. Middleton’s property in West Brattleboro, VT. Here, Kahn turns a familiar rural motif into something hovering ...
Canvas, Oil
$408
Paradise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury (Rhinoceros) - woodcut - 1963 (Field p 189)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Paradadise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury From the Divine Comedy (Dante) Woodcut in color Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4...
Woodcut
$5,000
L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman) /// Pablo Picasso Lithograph Circus Modern Abstract
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: "L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman)" *Unsigned edition, though signed by Picasso in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1960 Med...
Lithograph
Hidden Portraits XIV, Modern Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XIV', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, signed 'Giacomo', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermed...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Cozy Friends With Wine
Located in Zofingen, AG
Colorful acrylic painting of friends relaxing in lounge chairs with wine glasses Acrylic Painting on canvas One of a kind artwork Size: 80 × 80 × 3 cm (unframed) The artwork is tit...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Window 342 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Two Tone Color Field Abstract Art
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$612
Still Life Jugs and Vases Abstract 20th Modernist Century Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Sketch by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches pastel drawing on thin paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenan...
Pastel
Tall Sunspot 63 - Modern Resin Minimalist Warm Tone Striped Abstract Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Horse In The River Valley Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 3.75 x 4.5 inches provenance: private collection, Cotswolds condit...
Pastel
A Bigger Time Zone - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Geometric Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Bright Three Flowers In Vases Oil Paintings of Mounted In Frame
By Irina Hale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Flower Oils singed initials by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil paintings on artist paper mounted in a frame Glass covering Inscribed Veso overall framed: 13.75 x 22 inches L...
Oil
Beneath the inky blackness, the painter’s irrepressible energy electrifies this pair of intaglio prints.
The New York Botanical Garden, in the Bronx, has mounted a multifaceted show honoring the polymath modernist's legacy, including new work by contemporary landscape maker Raymond Jungles.
Dealers Peter Osborne and Gordon Samuel have helped revive the popularity of postwar works by such artists as Lynn Chadwick, Kenneth Armitage and Keith Vaughan.
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.