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.
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Cocteau, Homage to the Matador, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Hommage au matador (Homage to the Matador), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bulls, Lithograph...
Lithograph
"Musica per el Colom" (Music of the Birds)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Musica per el Colom is part of the Suite Musical. Alvar’s creative embossing design exists as a resting place for his subject to recline while playing the flute. An onlooker serenel...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Slim Aarons 'Jean Serpieri' Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Jean Serpieri' Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that belonged to the wife of Otto, the first king of modern Greece, Decem...
Archival Pigment
Ex Libris - Woman Perfected - Woodcut - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Woman Perfected is an Artwork realized for Giorgio Balbi in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut. Good conditions.
Woodcut
The Portrait - Drawing by Émile Lévy - 1856
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a drawing artwork realized by Émile Lévy (1826-1890) in 1866. Hand-signed Good condition.
Pencil
'The Young Flute Player', Music, Woodwind Instrument
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Julio Castillo" and painted circa 1960. A substantial, mid-century figural watercolor showing a boy playing the flute and a girl watching with rapt attention.
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Tall Sunspot 65 - Modern Resin Minimalist Colorful 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
A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A large, well executed, figurative work by the artist, depicting a young woman fashionably dressed in a green blouse anddpatterned scarf seated in profile in a muted studio interior. Titled "Portrait of Ms. Anderson, Student at Northwestern U." the painting exemplifies the artist's adept and practiced skill at portraiture, and was completed at the painting class of the artist's friend and instructor, Arnold Turtle, in Evanston, Illinois Artwork size: 30 x 23 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the original Modernist frame (Framed size: 33 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches). Signed "Walter Burt Adams" and dated "46" lower right. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...
Canvas, Oil
$75
The Little Prince and His Asteroid B 612, Modern Offset Print, 2010-
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition color lithograph, titled The Little Prince and His Asteroid, is a beautiful reproduction from the beloved book cover of Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupé...
Offset
$60Sale Price|20% Off
Piet Mondrian 'Aronskelken/Arum Lilies' 1996- Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition print reproduces one of Piet Mondrian's rare and intimate flower paintings, offering a glimpse into the artist’s softer and more expressive side. While Mondrian ...
Offset
Hippodrome Ascot Racecourse - Tall Lithograph Signed in the Plate (Mourlot)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Paris, IDF
Raoul DUFY (after) Hippodrome Ascot Stone lithograph after a painting (Mourlot workshop) Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 50 x 105 cm (c. 20 x 41 in) With fold as published Exc...
Lithograph
The Still Life - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Still Life is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Th...
Oil
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Standing Nude, Woman Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Studio Interior Scene of a Standing Female Nude by Notable Chicago Woman Artist, Vivian Kinsley Chapin (Am. 1909-1984). Very "Mod" in style and a...
Masonite, Oil
'Floating Bento', Hawaii, Art Center, Los Angeles, Reclining Woman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed in graphite, lower right, 'Pegge Hopper' (American, born 1936) with number and limitation, lower left, '235/300' and created circa 1985. Sheet dimensions: 47 H x 35.5 W inches...
Silk, Laid Paper, Screen
Captivated Audience by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Captivated Audience by Arthur Steel SURREY 1979 All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold. paper size - 16 x 12" / 41 x 31 cm signed a...
Silver Gelatin
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Joan Miro, Figure and Stars, from The Painters My Friends, 1965
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnage et Etoiles (Figure and Stars), from the folio Les Peintres mes amis (The Painters My Friends), originates from t...
Lithograph
$820
Zig Zag Ovals Diptych, Blue Tones Cyanotype Monotypes, Organic Floating Shapes
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Zigzag Ovals is a cyanotype monotype diptych that explores the interplay between fluid forms and structured repetition. Organic white shapes drift across rich blue tonal fields, crea...
Paper, Monotype
Rippled Surface - Linocut by Maurits Cornelis Escher - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Linocut realized by Escher in March 1950. Released through linoleum cut in black and gray-brown on Japan paper, and printed from two blocks. Hand signed lower left, marked "eigen d...
Linocut
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Arms)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of Male Arms by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s charcoal study (a c...
Paper, Charcoal
$404
Abstract Green and Gold French Modernist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Green and Gold French Jacqueline Boisselot, French, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: from a private collection of this artists wo...
Oil
$705Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Seated Nude Figures on Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 18 x 15 inches inscribed verso oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a ...
Oil
$1,756Sale Price|20% Off
Joan Miro, The Acid Melody, from La Melodie acide, 1980
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Melodie acide (The Acid Melody), from the folio 14 original lithographs by Joan Miro "La Melodie acide" (The Acid Melody...
Lithograph
1955 Swedish Modern Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - A Moment Between Thoughts
Located in Bristol, GB
A MOMENT BETWEEN THOUGHTS Size: 50 x 39 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century abstract figurative painting that presents a seated female form, distil...
Canvas, Oil
Mountain Landscape - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on wooden panel realized in 1930s. Good condition.
Oil
$685
A Striking, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Architectural Scene / Set Design
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Surrealist architectural scene / set design by notable French stage, costume and fashion designer, Andre Delfau (1914-2000). Titled "Britannicus...
Paper, Gouache
Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut
By Mokuchu URUSHIBARA
Located in Paris, IDF
Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Koi Carp, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.81 x 9.44 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Mo...
Woodcut
French Landscape - Watercolor by Pierre Lambert - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Pierre Lambert, so called "Lamy", in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
$150
Untitled XXI (Gabriele Wohmann, Collaborative Printmaking, Postwar British Art)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anthony Canham Untitled XXI From Folio "Endlich allein - endlich zu zwein" Color Lithograph 1976 Edition: 150 Not individually signed or numbered Size: 11.8 x 8.25 inches (30.0 × 21....
Lithograph
La Vida es Sueño
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - La Vida es Sueño Portfolio of 18 etchings from 1975. Th edition of 256/265. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa A...
Etching
$757
The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) by Antonio Gonzalez Collado
Located in Stockholm, SE
Artist: Antonio Gonzalez Collado The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) mixed media on paper signed artist studio stamp on the back dimensions (motif) 15...
Paper, Mixed Media
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Cocteau, Flamenco, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Flamenco (Flamenco), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bulls, Lithographs by Jean Cocteau), ori...
Lithograph
$24,868
Mondo Scripto - Set of 6 Framed Artworks-Original Bob Dylan Lyrics and Fine Art
By Bob Dylan
Located in Manchester, GB
Bob Dylan, Mondo Scripto - Set of 6 Framed Artworks, 2020 Somerset 300gsm paper and framed in charcoal pine and spruce wood 102.9 x 74.9 cm (40.5 x 29....
Paper, Black and White
Sea Drive Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sea Drive 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo Sigrist and their family for a drive in an ‘Amphicar’ across the harbour at Nassau....
Archival Pigment
A Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Refreshment" by Lucille Leighton, ca. 1958
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic ca. 1958 Mid-Century Modern painting titled "Refreshment" by Woman Artist, Lucille Leighton. Oil on canvas, in original frame. Artwork size: 22" x 18". Framed size: 27 1...
Canvas, Oil
Flower III Awakening
Located in Zofingen, AG
Flower III Awakening (part of the “State of Bloom” series) “Awakening” captures a moment of inner shift — when a sensation is not yet fully formed, but already present. This is no...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Andre Beaudin, Horse, from Views of Paris, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Beaudin (1895–1979), titled Cheval (Horse), from Regards Sur Paris (Views of Paris), originates from the January 22, 1963 issue published by Andre ...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Cocteau, Harmony, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Concordance (Harmony), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bulls, Lithographs by Jean Cocteau), o...
Lithograph
Cafe Terrace In Nice Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cafe Terrace In Nice 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Holidaymakers on a cafe terrace in Nice on the French Riviera, 1957. unfra...
Archival Pigment
$195Sale Price|44% Off
Untitled Composition (British Modernism, Postwar, London, ~44% OFF - MUST GO!)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Graham Sutherland Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edition: 1000 Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (2...
Lithograph
$700
Eggbeater 1: 34 Square inch Limited Edition Silk Scarf, for the Whitney Museum
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
Stuart Davis Eggbeater No. 1 Silk Scarf, ca. 1980 100% silks scarf 34 × 34 inches (the smaller measurements shown are after the scarf is folded, to minimize shipping costs, as it sh...
Silk, Screen
'Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc' Unframed Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc by Slim Aarons Guests round the swimming pool at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1969. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stampe...
Archival Pigment
Mary Magdalene - Oil on Canvas by Italian School 19th cent.
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas. cm 60.5 x 2 x 50 Nice Oil painting (Italian School of XIX century) with a rapid sign and intense colors backgrpound. Some color cracking on left margin and top edge, ...
Oil
'Camelback Inn' 1967 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Camelback Inn' A view of the Camelback Inn, Scottsdale Arizona, April 1967. Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aaron...
Color, Archival Pigment
The Holy Family - Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Holy Family is an Original Red Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947). The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardbo...
Pencil
$1,500
"Sea Cliff" Mid Century Modern Coastal Cliff Seascape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sea Cliff" Mid Century Modern Coastal Cliff Seascape in Acrylic on Masonite Expansive seascape by notable California artist Farren Jensen (American, 19...
Masonite, Acrylic
A Charming 1950s Modern Painting of a Red House in Calais, Vermont
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1950s Modern painting of a little red house, titled "Corner of the Brick House with Last Snow Bank, Calais, VT" by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Painted near the...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Polyamorous - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Polyamorous is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...
Charcoal
Palm Beach Ladies Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Palm Beach Ladies' 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print American socialite Wendy Vanderbilt (right) and another woman wearing Lilly Pulitzer ...
Color, Archival Pigment
The Gentleman's Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil on Canvas, 13x18 in
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Gentleman’s Park Bench Modernist Figurative Landscape by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) pupil of André Lhote oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 13 x 18 inches Provenance: a...
Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Dark Grey and Red Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Oil
$6,396Sale Price|20% Off
Composition (Vallier 143), La Liberté des Mers, Georges Braque
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, La Liberté des Mers, 1959. Published by Maeght Édite...
Lithograph
Faune a la Diaule, Modern Stencil after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, After, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Faune a la Diaule. Portfolio: Femme et Faunes, Year: 1956, Medium: Pochoir, signed in the plate, Edition: 200, Size: 19.5 x 16 in. (49.5...
Stencil
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Raoul Dufy, The Ball, from Esprit de la fleur et du fruit, 1954 (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), titled Le Bal (The Ball), from the folio Eaux-de-vie, Esprit de la fleur et du fruit (Spirits, Essence of the Flower and the F...
Lithograph, Stencil
Ancient View of the Bay of Naples - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View over the Bay of Naples is an orginal old master artwork realized by Master of Northern Europe School of the second half of 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Relined....
Oil
$539
Soft Green Valley French Landscape Blue Sky Impressionist Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Soft Green French Landscape by Jacqueline Boisselot (French, late 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 6 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very goo...
Oil
Star Wars 1977 Original Vintage Lobby Card 1
Located in London, GB
Star Wars 1977 Original Vintage Lobby Card 1 Size: 28 cm x 36 cm (11 in x 14 in) An original ’11 x 14′ lobby card from 1977 for “Star Wars” now known ...
Paper
Saint Tropez Beach - Topless Sunbathing Nude Portrait French Riviera Beaches
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Saint Tropez Beach - Topless Sunbathing Nude Portrait French Riviera Beaches by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. E...
Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital
THE WAVE - MOONRISE
By Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
B. J. O. NORDFELDT (1878 - 1955) THE WAVE, MOONRISE, 1906 (Donovan 19) Woodcut printed in colors. Signed and dated faintly in sky upper left. Image 9 ¼ x 11 1/8”, sheet 9 5/8 x 11 ...
Woodcut
The Window 333 - Modern Resin Minimalist Red 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
Still Life With Coffee Cup and Carafe, Modern Etching, Signed, 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Original etching by Giorgio Morandi. Hand signed lower right and hand numbered lower left. Edition of 40 prints. The artwork is also signed and dated on plate. Image dimensions: 24 x...
Etching