Alexander Dobkin
1950s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
1950s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
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Mid-20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Ormolu
1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Antique 1880s Spanish Romantic Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Gold Leaf, Bronze
2010s American Native American Native American Objects
Cedar
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1920s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pencil
1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pencil, Graphite
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
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A Close Look at Modern Art
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.
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