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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Small French Painting, Signed
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Small French Painting, Signed.
Dimensions: H 25 W 25 cm.
H 9.8 W 9.8 in.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
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
"Color My World" Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Framed Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed "PLUM" recto of the canvas; canvas size - 36" x 60"; framed size 63" x 38.5" x 1.5" profile. Andrew Plum was born in Lancashire, England in 1965 and moved to Cana...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Matanzas Playa" Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed and dated "PLUM 2013" recto and verso of the canvas; canvas size - 16" x 20; heavy wood frame with antique aged patina effect: 21” x 25” x 1.75”; inspired by Plum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Caravan Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting Framed Andrew Plum
By Andrew Plum
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2008 Caravan” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size - 16" high x 20” wide x 1" profile; framed size- 18.75” x 22.75” x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Emily Tan Copper and Sage Green Abstract Drip Painting with String
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Suspended between cosmic energy and tactile abstraction, this striking mixed-media artwork by Tampa-based artist Emily Tan transcends the ordinary. Executed on thick, handcrafted plywood—reflecting her deeply personal process—copper and sage green pigments erupt across the surface in dynamic drips and pours, as though capturing the first seconds of creation itself. The composition vibrates with an elemental force, a visual echo of the "Big Bang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Paint, String
Milan Klimes Mixed Technique on Cardboard, 1970, Czech Republic
Located in Munich, DE
This is a very vibrant & expressive work from Milan Klimes (1945 – 2013), Czech artist created in the 70s, it is a mixed technique on cardboard with a new cedar wooden frame.
The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
$3,351 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho Original Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the quiet intensity of human connection with this captivating Vintage Original Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas. This unique artwork, steeped in bohemian spirit,...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Metaphysical Painting by Roger Hullaert, Belgium, 1932-1988
By Roger Hullaert
Located in New York, NY
Painting in oil Signed R. Hullaert.
Painted from an architectural perspective with a stairway leading into, the painting references a surrealist / metaphysical theme of accessing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Paintings
Milan Klimes ii Mixed Technique on Cardboard, 1970, Czech Republic
Located in Munich, DE
This is a very vibrant & expressive work from Milan Klimes (1945 – 2013), Czech artist created in the 70s, it is a mixed technique on cardboard with a new cedar wooden frame.
The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Drawing Still Life: Jug and Helmet by Beeldens, 1935
By Beeldens
Located in New York, NY
Drawing, pencil on paper.
Still Life by Beeldens, signed and dated, 1935.
References: Modern and Contemporary Art, New Objectivity, Neue Sachlichkeit...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Vintage Boho Original Abstract Landscape on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover a unique perspective with this vintage boho abstract landscape painting. An original work on canvas, this piece features a compelling composition with a moody blue sky horiz...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Marcel Mulot, Polychrome Abstract Gouache, 1965
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Mulot, signed.
Abstract gouache on paper with geometrical concentric colored swathes in the green, yellow, orange, black and white tones.
Work signed “M. Mulot” and dated ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian Modern Colored Tempera Work of Art Painted Signed by G. Maffei, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern colored tempera work of art painted signed by G. Maffei, 1970s
Abstract painting in tempera, painted with thick brushstroke with various colors, with chromed steel frame.
Work signed by G. Maffei, around 1970.
Good conditions.
Measures in cm 54x4x54cm
Beautiful painting, with large brushstrokes and numerous colors.
The particularity of blue contrasts perfectly with the frame which makes this work of art even more important and unique.
Dating back to the seventies, with this work you will feel like taking a leap...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Steel
Eduard Bargheer "Village in the desert", 1973 Color lithograph on laid paper
Located in Münster, DE
Eduard Bargheer (1901-1979)
"Village in the desert", 1973
Color lithograph on laid paper, signed and dated by hand
Ex.: 54/75
Dimensions: 42 x 59 cm
Eduard Bargheer (1901 - 1979...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Hans Henrik Husemann Painting "Dante Zyklus II" acrylic on canvas
Located in Münster, DE
Hans-Henrik Husemann (*1943 Celle), "Dante Zyklus II", acrylic on canvas, titled and signed on verso
150 cm x 160 cm
Born in 1943, grew up in Hamburg and Berlin, studied at the ...
Category
2010s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Granite and Gold Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s English Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Mixed Media Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celebrate artistic expression with this vintage boho mixed media oil painting on canvas. Featuring a blend of vibrant colors and textured techniques, this piece captures a free-spiri...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper
Painting Green Black Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood A14
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
"ATLAS 14"
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Painting Blue Red Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood A-9
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
"ATLAS 09"
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Painting Yellow Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood A-11
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
"ATLAS 09"
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Vintage Mixed Media Glass Hanging Wall Art with Crows Signed by Mark Narens
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mixed Media Glass Hanging Wall Art with Crows Signed by Mark Narens
This mixed media glass work by Mark Narens depicts two crows perched on branches. The frame is distressed...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
Painting Blue Color Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
"ATLAS 07"
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Painting Orange Yellow Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
ATLAS 06
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Painting Black Grey Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
ATLAS 03
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Painting Green Pink Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
ATLAS 04
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Painting Black Color Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
ATLAS 01
"Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Stef Duffy, “Flesh Totes!” Series No.2/8 Figurative Oil Painting, 2018
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Stef Duffy was born in New York, NY, and studied illustration, figurative painting, sculpture and ceramics at Parsons, FIT, Skidmore and NYAA.
Drawing inspiration from both the ma...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
"Bluer Than Blue" Acrylic on Canvas by Esther Ritz
Located in Dallas, TX
Esther Ritz, born New York City, has been working as an abstract painter and contemporary artist in Dallas for the last twenty years. She is represented at...
Category
2010s North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Once Upon a Time" Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas by Esther Ritz
Located in Dallas, TX
Esther Ritz, born New York City, has been working as an abstract painter and contemporary artist in Dallas for the last twenty years. She is represented at...
Category
Early 2000s North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Textile
Vintage Russell Christoffersen Abstract On Canvas In Yellow
Pink- Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Step into the warm embrace of "Sunset Serenity," a vintage Russell Christoffersen abstract on canvas adorned in mesmerizing shades of yellow and pink. Each stroke bears the signature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Contemporary Original Oil Painting Collaboration of Two Artists
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking Contemporary Collaboration of two artists. An original oil painting signed Peterson of a Coastal village. Then painted over by Contemporary Artist Michael Lavalee. The end r...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Contemporary Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting on Canvas Signed Nk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A brilliant vintage Contemporary Original painting on canvas. A chic Abstract composition in pale cool colors. Signed by the artist NK. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas signed and dated, countersigned et dated in the back by Nicole Courmier 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$2,862
Oil on Canvas Signed V. Madec ? Dated on the Back 12.2.77
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas signed V. Madec ? Dated on the back 12.2.77.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Yves Rhaye, Pair of Panel Paintings, circa 1970
By Yves Rhayé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yves Rhaye, pair of panel paintings, circa 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
$4,531 / set
Vittorio Amadio - two African Masks, 2004
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Vittorio Amadio (Italy, 1934)
African Masks
Acrylic on canvas
Signed on the back, 2004
30 x 40 cm
Authenticity certificate
Vittorio Amadio experiments with non-form as an essenti...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,162 Sale Price
35% Off
Acrylic Painting by David Svensson, Sweden, 2002, Blue, geometic, woven
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by David Svensson, Sweden,
2002.
Mixed-media on board.
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Impressionistic Style Beach Scene in Orange by André Krigar
Located in Lantau, HK
André Krigar born 1952, Berlin. Is a Modern German realist painter. He studied painting at the Berlin Hochschule der Künste. Since 1992 he joined the ‘Nor...
Category
1990s Dutch Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early Painting by John Brevard, circa 2010
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This one of a kind painting by John Brevard was one of the earliest in his collection. After a series of black and white drawings (now mostly sold) John created only 10 paintings of ...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Annie Morris, Untitled Peg Piece, 2010
By Annie Morris
Located in Hudson, NY
Using 1500 clothes pins to combine painting and sculpture to a dramatic affect is what artist Annie Morris is most famed for. Each peg is individually pai...
Category
2010s British Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Price Upon Request
Large Painting of a Woman by Lee Ames
Located in New York, NY
Large original painting of a woman carrying two martini glasses by Lee Ames (1921-2011). This painting is on a board. Great item for a collector.
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Price Upon Request
Karel Appel, NL, 1921-2006, Biomorphics, W/C
By Karel Appel
Located in NYC, NY
Karel Appel, Dutch, 1921-2006, biomorphic figures, watercolor and graphite, circa 1971. Provenance: painted for and personally given to the superintendent of Appel's apartment buildi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Price Upon Request
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