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13 Scandinavian Modern Glass Pieces by Swedish Avant Garde Designer Erik Höglund
By Erik Höglund, Boda Nova
Located in Stockholm, SE
simple and original, often inspired by primitive culture and folk glass art. The objects were heavy and
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Avant-garde modernist tea service by C v.d. Hoef for GERO, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
illustrated in the Dutch valuation reference Art Deco and Art Nouveau (part II) by R. Zeegers, confirming its
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Pewter

Rencontres, Color Lithograph, Signed, Edition of 1500, 1964 (~34% OFF)
By David Hockney
Located in Kansas City, MO
abstraction, avant-garde art, visual culture, art criticism, modernist philosophy, collectible art, important
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Roots of Abstract Art in America, from the VIP hand signed limited edition print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
the mid-1940s, Motherwell became the leading spokesperson for avant-garde art in America. He exhibited
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Pencil, Graphite, Lithograph, Offset

Landscape Abstraction
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
of William Merritt Chase and Thomas Anshutz, he was deeply influenced by the avant-garde art scene in
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mother and Child by Béla Kádár - Work on paper
By Béla Kádár, 1877-1955
Located in London, GB
the avant-garde art of the time, did Kádár direct his attention to painting once again. In 1910, the
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1930s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Peter Keil, Untitled Portrait - I
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
bold aesthetic of the 1970s, a period when Keil was deeply immersed in the avant-garde art scene. The
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20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Peter Keil, Untitled Portrait - I
Peter Keil, Untitled Portrait - I
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Located in Surfside, FL
with avant-garde art in the International Exhibition of Modern Art (1926), organized by the Société
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pelican 1974 - Expressionist animal art watercolour/gouache bird painting
By Aubrey Williams
Located in Hagley, England
an increasingly significant figure in the post-war British avant-garde art scene, particularly
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1970s Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mushroom Art Deco table lamp, French, gilt brass, Claude-Paz Et Silva, Art Deco
By Claude
Located in Valladolid, ES
include avant-garde art, mechanization, and archaeological discoveries in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Macy s Humpty Dumpty unique, signed Ceramic Plate by famed sculptor iconic image
By Tom Otterness
Located in New York, NY
“the first avant-garde art show of the ‘80s” by the Village Voice. Otterness is one of a handful of
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Mixed Media

Untitled
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in Norwich, GB
driving forces behind Fauvism, the first avant-garde art movement of the 20th century. Partly inspired by
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Early 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pop Art mixed media painting
Located in Seaford, GB
painting is a must-have for collectors of Pop Art, Warhol Factory memorabilia, and 1960s avant-garde art
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Gustavo Montoya Nina Con Paloma Oil Painting
By Gustavo Montoya
Located in Dallas, TX
Urueta, with whom he moved to Paris in 1938 to study European avant-garde art. He visited museums
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

PARROTS AND FLOWERS Signed Lithograph, Flowers Blue Vase Tropical Parrots, Plums
By Walasse Ting
Located in Union City, NJ
associated with artists Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, and Pierre Alechinsky, members of the avant-garde group
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Signed Nadia Léger Lithograph, Modernist Surrealist Composition Mona Lisa Motif
By Fernand Léger
Located in Miami, FL
French Modernism, this piece appeals equally to collectors of European avant-garde art and to interior
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Ural Owl 1975 - Expressionist art animal watercolour gouache bird painting
By Aubrey Williams
Located in Hagley, England
London in 1954, he became an increasingly significant figure in the post-war British avant-garde art
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1970s Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Unknown Girl in Venice Beach (California Blue Screen)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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1990s Outsider Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

MAGENTA HORSE, THREE GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Horse, Parrots
By Walasse Ting
Located in Union City, NJ
, Jorn and others to promote the avant-garde art movement. In 1963 he left Paris and resettled in New
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life, from To and From Rrose Selavy, for Marcel Duchamp, Lt Ed silkscreen
By Shusaku Arakawa
Located in New York, NY
for postwar Japanese avant-garde art. Arakawa arrived in New York in 1961 with fourteen dollars in his
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1960s Dada Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen, Mixed Media, Cardboard

A Vision you can t Capture no 02 (29 Palms, CA)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Memories of Love - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Women, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
her participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Renée s Dream (Days of Heaven), no 10
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lone Pine Motel I (The Last Picture Show) 60x80cm, analog, hand-print, mounted
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
her participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Zabriskie Point - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression in the California desert.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

In it together (Till Death do us Part)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression in the California desert.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Approaching Train (Wastelands) - 43x59cm, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Winter
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Fabien II (Last Picture Show) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
her participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Margarita (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression in the California desert.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Farewell (Haley and the Birds) - Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
participation in the Bombay Beach Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Aria and Midnight to Moonshine - Chicks and Chicks
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Biennale in 2018, an avant-garde art festival redefining creative expression in the California desert.
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
Expressionism he had helped to develop was the mainstream in avant garde art, he was done with it. With Edward
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20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Woodcut

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
By John Reed
Located in Surfside, FL
of New York. Lassaw’s encounter with avant-garde art in the International Exhibition of Modern Art
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
By John Reed
Located in Surfside, FL
, and other artists. He also attended the City College of New York. Lassaw’s encounter with avant-garde
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
By John Reed
Located in Surfside, FL
-garde art in the International Exhibition of Modern Art (1926), organized by the Société Anonyme at the
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Located in Surfside, FL
attended the City College of New York. Lassaw’s encounter with avant-garde art in the International
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Toccata"
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
sittings, Hilla apprised him of what was going on in avant-garde art circles. She brought painters of
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper

Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Avant Garde art gallery Der Sturm, he’s mesmerized by the work of Franz Marc, and determines to be an
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1920s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alternating Diamond Yellow Gold Oxidized Silver Link Necklace, Atelier Zobel
By Atelier Zobel
Located in Dallas, TX
avant-garde art. These conversations, initially sketched out with a 6B pencil, evolve into the one-of-a
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21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Yellow Gold

"Allow Me"
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
sittings, Hilla apprised him of what was going on in avant-garde art circles. She brought painters of
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20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

"Catch a Flying Bunny"
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
sittings, Hilla apprised him of what was going on in avant-garde art circles. She brought painters of
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20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

"Hold On"
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
sittings, Hilla apprised him of what was going on in avant-garde art circles. She brought painters of
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20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

"Patinage"
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
sittings, Hilla apprised him of what was going on in avant-garde art circles. She brought painters of
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20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

"La Surprise"
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
sittings, Hilla apprised him of what was going on in avant-garde art circles. She brought painters of
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20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

"Galerie Maeght, " Offset Poster by Shusaku Arakawa
By Shusaku Arakawa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the infamous Yomiuri Independent Exhibition, a watershed event for postwar Japanese avant-garde art
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

Wood and metal sculpture by Aldo Guarnieri
Located in Milano, IT
the avant-garde art of its time. With his mixed technique on wood, Guarnieri manages to infuse the
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Limited Edition 1970 Lithograph by Kumi Sugai
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
create prints infused with avant-garde art influences. In the 1960s, however, he transitioned into
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

"To Market To Market", Early 20th Century Figurative Brooklyn Cityscape
Located in Soquel, CA
including college, and who became a leading avant-garde art influence in New York City. They traveled
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Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Circa 1950 poster for "Ce Soir" Pablo Picasso s - Ilya Ehrenbourg
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
-garde art with political and literary movements of the time. "Ce Soir", founded in 1937, had become a
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1950s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

New York Window
By Marina Stern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traveling Collage Show from 1963 to 1964. Stern made a splash in the avant-garde art world in 1964 when Time
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1980s American Modern More Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Pastel, Illustration Board, ABS

House Crows 1976 - Expressionist animal art watercolour bird painting
By Aubrey Williams
Located in Hagley, England
avant-garde art scene, particularly through his association with Denis Bowen's New Vision Centre Gallery
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1970s Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

LADIES WITH PARROTS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Birds, Fans, Kimonos
By Walasse Ting
Located in Union City, NJ
group COBRA, which was formed by Appel, Jorn and others to promote the avant-garde art movement. In 1963
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nu allongé avec bracelet by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Denis and André Lhote, who introduced her to Cubism, Lempicka began exhibiting avant-garde art in
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Four of Swords by Salvador Dalí
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in New Orleans, LA
officially burst onto the avant-garde art scene with his Un Chien Andalou, a short film he made with Spanish
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Photographic Paper

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