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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Outsized Abstract Modern Painting Theo den Boon
By Theo den Boon
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful vibrant painting by Theo den Boon. According to the artist painting is like a dream, that gives access to an internal, poetic world. His compositions on canvas or paper are...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Menashe Kadishman Still Life Abstract Acrylic on Paper
Located in Sharon, CT
A large colorful abstract by Kadishman (Israel 1932-2016) of a vase with flowers, in a dynamic space. Menashe Kadishman was an important Israel artist with a Jewish Museum NYC Retros...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Abstract Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Abstract Oil On Canvas Painting
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Gerard Hippolyte Haitian Abstract Framed Watercolor on Paper
Located in Queens, NY
French-Haitian contemporary abstract geometric composition in red, pink and grey watercolor ink in a silver gilt frame (Signed lower right: HIPOLIT \'89)
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Composition
Warren Kimble American Contemporary Checker Board in Black Frame
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary Fold Art style print of a Checker Board in a Black Frame (signed: WARREN KIMBLE) (similar game boards: NWL7048/7049/7050
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Warren Kimble American Contemporary Chinese Checker Board in Black Frame
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary Fold Art print of Chinese Checker Board in a Black Frame (signed: WARREN KIMBLE) (similar game boards: NWL7047/7049/7050
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Warren Kimble American Contemporary Backgammon in Black Frame
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary Fold Art style print of a Backgammn Board in a Black Frame (signed: WARREN KIMBLE) (similar game boards: NWL7047/7048/7050
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Finger Painting in Green and Red
Located in Queens, NY
Finger Painting in Green and Red
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Larry Bentley Contemporary Abstract, Titled: "Bonne Serie #4". (2022)
Located in Queens, NY
Larry Bentley American contemporary abstract composition in bold shapes and muted colors in a wooden gallery frame
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Composition
Larry Bentley Painting, "Composition: Navy with Squares
Circles." (2022)
Located in Queens, NY
American contemporary abstract composition of a navy blue and grey background separated by an orange line down the middle with a black border (LARRY BENTLEY)
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Composition
Larry Bentley Abstract Painting, Titled: "Position: Deep Violet
Arp." (2022)
Located in Queens, NY
American contemporary abstract composition of a purple background with grey and pink rectangles and grey circles, acrylic on canvas
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Scatalogical Astronaut Comic
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary cartoon strip in yellow and blue of an astronaut urinating titled \"Stellar Moments\" in a black rectangular frame and white matting (Companion piece: 062551)
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Wood Engraving of the Surrender of Cornwallis
Located in Queens, NY
American engraving of the surrender of Cornwallis, depicting Cornwallis and troops presenting sword to George Washington and a fellow commander on the battle encampment, in a gilt wo...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Ash
Contemporary Scatalogical Astronaut and Robot Comic
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary cartoon strip in yellow green a blue of an astronaut and a robot regarding hygiene and alternative fuel options titled \"Stellar Moments\" with Oluf Olufsen in a black f...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paintings
Vena Grebenshikov Acrylic on Canvas Painting Unframed
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vena Grebenshikov (b. 1955) is a classically trained painter. Using his knowledge of the history of art and the methods of the masters, Vena innovated his own technique imbuing his w...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$3,430 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Oil
Enamel Painting by Dan R. Thornhill S-Dt2
By Thornhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our stunning Large Oil & Enamel Painting by renowned artist Dan R. Thornhill, measuring an impressive 60X48 inches. This captivating artwork will instantly transform any ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Moss Garden 02" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Concrete, Other
MICHAEL BLAZEK - #15 - Floral Still Life Acrylic Painting - Canada - Circa 2015
Located in Chatham, ON
MICHAEL BLAZEK - #15 - Expressionist floral still life acrylic painting on canvas - featuring areas of heavy impasto - signed on the side - Canada (Chatham, Ontario) - circa 2015.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Midcentury Large Abstract on Canvas by Samuel C. Englander
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large and colorful abstract, 49 x 72 full of organic and beautiful color. Layers of paint with alot of symbolism. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Earth Moves in One Direction
Abstract Painting by Hilario Gutierrez
Located in Dallas, TX
Using the ever changing Sonoran desert as inspiration Arizona native Hilario Gutierrez (b. 1950) interprets his surroundings through the perspective of his European, American and Fir...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Acrylic
La Pêche d’Émile (The Catch of Émile), oil on canvas by Georges Coulomb
Located in NICE, FR
An expressive still life by French painter Georges Coulomb, celebrated for his vivid palette and vigorous impasto technique inspired by the light and color of Provence. Executed with...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jon Widman Repeating Mushroom Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Repeating Mushroom Painting on Canvas. Philadelphia raised artist Jon Widman, currently living in Brooklyn. These paintings date to late 1990...
Category
1990s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nathan Oliveira abstract oil painting on canvas signed , dated
By Nathan Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a master abstract oil painting by the well known artist Nathan Oliveira . This work was originally purchased by the original owner Joyce Freedman in Bel Air , California from...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large David Large Armitage Abstract Painting On Canvas
Located in Bradenton, FL
20th century abstract acrylic on canvas painting by U.K. artist David Armitage. Armitage, originally from Tasmania now living in the U.K., is a well-respected artist whose paintings ...
Category
20th Century English Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Ludvig Steensen (1882-1958) – Still Life with Game Birds and Mug, Denmark 1928
Located in Valby, 84
This exquisite still life by Danish artist Ludvig Steensen showcases a masterful composition of two game birds resting on a draped table alongside a rustic copper mug...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Expressionist Mixed Media Painting on Paper, Initialed, Unframed, Circa 1993
Located in Chatham, ON
N.C. - 'Mother & Daughter' - Expressionist mixed media painting on paper - dry brush technique on gloss finish paper - initialed and dated lower right - contained in a double matte -...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Crayon
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
"Legende Sole” - Signed 1967 Abstract Oil Painting by Danish Artist Lars Åkirke
By Lars Akirke
Located in Kastrup, DK
Lars Åkirke (Danish artish, 1926–2004)
“Legende Sole” (Playful Suns or Dancing Suns) – A vibrant and expressive abstract painting by Danish artist Lars Åkirke.
Oil on canvas, signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Masquerade Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
This digital painting symbolizes the restraints imposed by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. A woman's face is masked by a flutter of bird wings. Her gaze shines through, seeking freedo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton
$3,465 / item
"Abstraction in Blue, Red
Yellow", Divisionist Painting, attr. Severini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in vivid hues of red, deep pink, yellow and shades of blue, this abstract painting is attributed to Gino Severini, Italy's leading Modernist painter, who executed work...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$32,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Two Marcus Blake Mix-Media Paintings 2015 Miami Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Two mix-media paintings by Miami artist Marcus Blake.
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ladies of the Lake Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
Painted in a Pop-Surrealist style, this digital painting depicts two women on the misty shores of a lake. Adorned in elegant, unusual head coverings, one...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Wood, Fir
$4,410 / item
B. McKay,
La Jolla
, Framed Watercolor Painting, Signed
Dated, circa 2000
Located in Chatham, ON
B. McKAY - 'La Jolla' - Vintage watercolor painting on paper - signed and dated lower right - titled and dated verso - contained in a bronze finish metal frame - finished with a sing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
R. M. Schell, "Early One Morning", Framed Acrylic Painting, Canada, C. 1985
Located in Chatham, ON
Raymond Milton Schell (1936-2014) - "Early One Morning" - Canadian school fine art landscape acrylic painting on linen canvas mounted to Birch ply - exacting detail throughout from t...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Softwood, Plywood, Paint
Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish artist, oil on board.
Abstract composition.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 30.3 cm x 27.6 cm.
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Veikko Kallinen, Finland, Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, 1960s/1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Veikko Kallinen, Finland. Abstract composition. Oil on canvas, 1960s-1970s.
Canvas measures: 80 x 70 cm.
The frame measures: 1 cm.
Signed.
In excel...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Opium Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, this digital painting is based off a photograph of a famous German dancer from the early 20th century. In the foreground, poppy buds evoke a drug-induced state of altered consciousness, amplified by the dreamlike atmosphere of the background. A robin emerges from the woman's chest, symbolizing her obsession. Signed, numbered Limited Edition.
Year of Creation: 2015
Edition Number: 1/300
Artist’s Signature: Printed on the Canvas + original signature on Limited Edition Certificate...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton
$4,410 / item
Butterfly Hunter Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
The protagonist of this Pop-Surrealist digital painting is a butterfly hunter, who catches her prey in the palms of her hands to experience the fleeting throb of its wings. She then releases it to fly free and light, like thoughts of joy. Signed, numbered limited edition with “Certificate of Authenticity”. Basswood box frame.
Year of Creation: 2015
Edition Number: 1/300
Artist’s Signature: Printed on the Canvas + original signature on Limited Edition Certificate...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton
$3,395 / item
Large Painting by Wendy Cohen "Connect the Dots"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a captivating masterpiece to enhance your living space, the "Connect the Dots" Acrylic on Canvas Painting by renowned artist Wendy Cohen. This ...
Category
1990s Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chinese Water Color Painting of Riverside Village
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Chinese water color of riverside village with one artist seal.
Overall size: 19.5 width 26" high image size 14 1/4" width 20" high.
I am pl...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
$550 Sale Price
26% Off
Australian Aboriginal Painting "Piari" by Ningie Nangala
Located in Atlanta, GA
An aboriginal contemporary painting by Australian artist Ningie Nangala (born 1938-). The colorful canvas depicts the artist's ancestral country called...
Category
1990s Australian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"In the Berkshires", an Oil Painting by Jane Bostwick
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled 'In the Berkshires', this charming oil painting by Jane Bostwick captures a timeless autumnal moment in the rural hills of western Massachusetts. A weathered farmhouse and two...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Untitled, Edvins E. Strautmanis (1933-1992)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Untitled, Edvins E. Strautmanis (1933-1992)
Oil on Artist Board
36 x 24 inches
Framed Dimensions: 41.5 x 29.5 x 2 inches
This captivating oil on artist board by Edvins E. Strautman...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Ebbets Field, Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
EBBETS FIELD. Original painting by LYNN CURLEE
Acrylic on stretched canvas. Gallery wrapped with painted edges.
This painting was used as an illustratio...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peter Buchman "Once Upon a Time", Voice-Over Paintings Series, 2025
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary New York artist Peter Buchman's "Once Upon a Time" is made of laser cut plexiglass, acrylic medium and enamel on wood. It's a part of his Voice-Over series. To explain that Buchman’s word paintings are ‘A Figure Of Speech’ is underestimating the level of soulfulness at which these works reside. They are markings directly from the artist’s hand yet are indications of many people before him. These are words from familiar phrases, music albums, his funny brand of irony and the human form itself. For this piece, in a manner of speaking, we are all running out of time, however Buchman’s soliloquy and ironic eye has fun with the notion that with humor and self effacement in a street-run-on sentence kind of rap he can get away with making fun and pointing out the obvious. Which isn’t always so obvious. Signed and dated en verso. This is a commissioned piece and will ship directly from the artist's studio.
American artist Peter Buchman has BFA in Illustration from The Rhode Island School of Design and did a Sculpture Residency at The School of Visual Arts in New York. Peter's artwork has been exhibited throughout the US since 1981 including the Parrish Art Museum (Southampton, NY), Cooperstown Museum (NY), Delaware Museum of Art, Kidder Smith Gallery (MA) and Vered Gallery (East Hampton, NY). His work is included in the portfolios of collectors including Beth Rudin DeWoody, Nicole Miller, David Yurman and Howard Schultz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Enamel
1950 Scandinavian Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of a Village Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
A vibrant Post-Impressionistic Scandinavian landscape oil painting, created around 1950, capturing the clarity of northern light and the harmony between architecture and nature. The ...
Category
1970s Danish 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
Artist Jose Manuel Giraldez Ramos Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Manuel Giraldez Ramos Abstract Oil Painting, Cuban American Artist
Offered for sale is a colorful oil on canvas painting by Cuban-American artist Jose Manuel Giraldez Ramos tit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Modern Gouache Painting, Female Nude on Canvas, France, 1970s.
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Modern Gouache Painting, Female Nude on Canvas, France, 1970s.
Beautiful gouache painting on linen-covered cardboard.
Depicts a reclining nude woman skillfully rendered with soft, ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Paint
$587 Sale Price
50% Off
The Three Amigos Oil on Board Painting Carnivorous Mammals Otters Steve Burgess
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Painting by Steve Burgess 'The Three Amigos' (Oil on Board). This is a charming painting of an Otter family at play by the water's edge. Steve Burgess's ...
Category
Late 20th Century Irish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Large 1930s Oil Painting of Moroccan Seller of Kelims and Jewels by Hein Froonen
By Hein Froonen
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Beautiful oil painting made by the Dutch master Hendricus Albertus Gerardus Froonen, better known to the world as Hein Froonen (1878-1958).
This work was made in 1932 and depicts ...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Warren Fischer Watercolor Landscape Painting Signed and Dated 1962
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Fischer watercolor landscape painting signed and Dated 1962
Offered for sale is an original watercolor landscape painting by the American artist Warren Fischer (1943-2001) ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
Early Work of Sylvia Hommert LA, Untitled Painting
By Sylvia Hommert 1
Located in New York, NY
Early work of Sylvia Hommert 2002 LA #501 untitled painting. Oil, beeswax, paua shell, and resin on canvas. Signed lower right.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin
Holger Jansson, Sweden, Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, Dated 1996
Located in København, Copenhagen
Holger Jansson, Sweden. Abstract composition. Oil on canvas. Dated 1996.
Canvas measures: 65 x 54 cm.
Signed.
In excellent condition.
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Flutter Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
This work celebrates the artist's dreamlike Pop Surrealism. It portrays a woman protected by the green cloak of Mother Nature. She is lost in imaginative thought, which soars to the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton
$4,720 / item
Paul Slapion
American, 20th Century
Mixed-Media Abstract Painting, circa 1985
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Slapion (American, 20th century) mixed-media abstract painting
Title: In Each of Us...All of Us #2,
circa 1985
A fine mixed-media painting created with many layers of glass, ink and oils.
Visually stunning optical art.
Dimensions: 16 inches x 20 inches.
Frame dimensions: 20.25 inches x 16.25 inches.
Very good vintage condition. Lightly distressed frame.
Signed verso with the original "OK Harris Gallery, NY" label.
The OK Harris Gallery was an art gallery located at 383 West Broadway...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
Yves Corbassière (French 1925-2020) Large oil on canvas, signed and dated 1967
Located in Oxford, GB
Yves Corbassière (French 1925-2020) Large oil on canvas, signed and dated 1967
Corbassière was born on 16 May 1925 in Montmartre into a family of industrialists. He had two sisters....
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Leonard Maurer Oil Painting, 1948
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming oil painting by noted Washington DC artist Leonard Maurer, ca' 1948. Depicting children climbing trees. Wonderful sense of color and a real m...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Chinese Contemporary Animated Landscape Signed Panel Painted on Paper
Located in Miami, FL
Large painting signed on the right top.
Very pleasant animated landscape full of positive and aerial atmosphere. Few figures going around and sailing on small boats on the river.
E...
Category
1990s Chinese Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
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