Modernism

These works move between quiet landscape and sharp geometric abstraction, with figures reduced to clean lines and flat planes of color. Buildings, barns, flowers, and portraits all get pared down to their essential shapes, as in "Berlin Abstraction" by Marsden Hartley, favoring structure over detail. Even the later pop-inflected pieces keep that same flattened, graphic clarity.

Trees and Barns (Bermuda), 1917 by Charles Demuth
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A bearded man in a hat and coat sits at a table with beer mugs, watching performers in a barn, rendered in yellows, blacks, and greens.
Ramón Casas
4 Gats
1900 · litografia en color

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A woman in a pale blue nightgown lies face-down on white bedding against a muted green wall.
Ramón Casas
La mandra
1898 · oli sobre tela

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A woman in a white dress stands between two gray doors in an interior space with yellow-toned walls.
Ramón Casas
Primero pasaras sobre mi cadaver
1893 · oli sobre tela

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A woman in a red floral dress with a draped shawl sits against a muted gray background in this 1922 portrait.
Ramón Casas
La Trini
1922 · oli sobre tela

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Abstract geometric composition featuring red rectangles, black shapes, gray planes, and circular elements arranged diagonally on beige paper.
El Lissitzky
Design for Proun Portfolio
1921 · gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper

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Abstract geometric composition featuring concentric circles in red and cream with black rectangular and triangular forms arranged symmetrically around a central black square.
El Lissitzky
Design for Monument to Roza Luxemburg
1919 · gouach, ink and pencil on paper

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Abstract geometric composition featuring intersecting rectangles, diagonal lines, and a dark circle on pale yellow background.
El Lissitzky
Proun: Path of Energy and Dynamic Flows
1920 · Gouache, watercolour and pencil on tracing paper laid down on card

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Abstract geometric composition depicting two stylized figures with black circles for heads, featuring red-striped and yellow rectangular forms on a cream background.
El Lissitzky
Sportsmen
1920 · color crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping

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Abstract geometric composition featuring a stylized figure in red, gray, and tan holding a megaphone against a beige background.
El Lissitzky
Radio Announcer
1920 · lithograph

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Abstract composition featuring geometric shapes in black, orange, and yellow with sketched circular forms on a cream background.
El Lissitzky
Old Man, His Head Two Paces Behind
1920 · color crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping

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Artwork depicting an American flag at the center surrounded by radiating bursts of blue, red, and white fireworks against a dark background.
Florine Stettheimer
Fourth of July Number 1
1927 · oil

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Two figures in pink and brown clothing connected by a string sit on chairs against a pale blue background with a horse portrait above.
Florine Stettheimer
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp and Rose Sélavy
1923 · Oil on canvas laid down on board

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A delicate floral arrangement of delphiniums and columbine flowers in a clear vase against a white background with red-brown borders.
Florine Stettheimer
Delphinums and Columbine
1923 · oil

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A 1931 mixed-media artwork depicting a Gothic cathedral structure filled with figures, fashion, and decorative elements in red, gold, and pastel colors.
Florine Stettheimer
The Cathedrals of Fifth Avenue
1931 · oil

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A crowded interior scene with multiple figures in colorful clothing scattered throughout a room with furniture, artwork on walls, and still life elements rendered in pastels and bold hues.
Florine Stettheimer
Studio Party (Soirée)
oil

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A white bowl overflowing with dark green stems and colorful zinnias against a light gray background with draped curtains.
Florine Stettheimer
Zinnias
oil

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Colorful painting depicting figures in Easter celebration around a pool beneath palm trees against a blue sky and pink clouds.
Florine Stettheimer
Easter Picture
1915 · oil

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A figure with red wings holds a celestial head adorned with gold flames and colorful ornaments against a dark starry background.
Florine Stettheimer
Portrait of My Sister, Ettie Stettheimer
1923 · Oil on canvas laid on hardboard backing

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Florine Stettheimer's 1939 painting depicts a crowded Wall Street celebration with golden architectural elements, American flags, and figures in formal attire beneath a portrait of Roosevelt.
Florine Stettheimer
The Cathedrals of Wall Street
1939 · oil

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A colorful 1929 painting depicting a Broadway theater entrance with a portrait, ornate architectural elements, and figures in formal attire rendered in warm tones.
Florine Stettheimer
The Cathedrals of Broadway
1929 · oil

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A still life painting featuring colorful flowers in a vase against a blue draped curtain with yellow trim and red poppies to the left.
Florine Stettheimer
Morning (The White Curtains)
1915 · oil

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A portrait of a pale-faced man in a black suit seated on a green circular rug surrounded by pink flowers, framed by large black feathered shapes against an orange background.
Florine Stettheimer
Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964)
1922 · oil

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A colorful garden gathering depicts numerous figures in various poses beneath flowering trees and architectural elements in pink, green, and yellow tones.
Florine Stettheimer
Sunday Afternoon in the Country
1917 · oil

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A man in a white suit sits on a giant head holding an ornate parasol, surrounded by flowers and objects against a blue background.
Florine Stettheimer
Joseph Hergesheimer (1880-1954)
1923 · oil

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