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Modern Art

MODERN STYLE

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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Style: Modern
Color:  White
Leda and the Swan
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, 1897-1986 Reuben Nakian, born August 10, 1897 in College Point, New York enjoyed a long and distinguished career, maintaining his innovative spirit and creativity over mor...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Migration from Lettera Amorosa
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Braque is known to have spent years working on this project, the illustrations for Lettera Amorosa by René Char. This exquisite work from the book utilizes sweeps of color to create ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Fleur Tombe), 1962
Located in Palo Alto, CA
The rich blue color bursts from the page in Georges Braque Untitled (Fleur Tombe), 1962, overtaking the black lettering and white background. Drawn onto the title page of the book “Braque Le goût de notre temps” by Albert Skira this hand applied watercolor is striking. In several strong stokes, a flower is presented with its blue petals seeming to float down the page until almost reaching the bottom.  The delicate blue touches the page which in turn lights up with brilliant flowers. The petals are slightly smudged, and you can see the brushstrokes that Braque applied to the page. PArt of what makes this unique watercolor so wonderful is that the viewer can so clearly see and feel the hand of the artist. Caught in between the flower and falling petals is the black hand...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Affiche pour l'exposition 'Homenatge a J. Torres Clavé
Located in Palo Alto, CA
With expressive fervor and graphic impact, this striking work demonstrates Miro's exquisite use of line. Heavy-handed black contours figure an otherworldly face, colored with vibrant...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Autograph Letter by Giuseppe Ungaretti - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
This is an Autograph Letter Signed and Dated by Giuseppe Ungaretti (Alessandria of Egypt, 1888- Milan 1970) to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Rome, Via Panaro II, , January...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Henri Matisse - Nadia Au Menton Pointu - 1995
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sku: R176 Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Nadia Au Menton Pointu Year: 1995 Signed: No Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 23.5 x 17.5 inches ( 59.69 x 44.45 cm ) Image Size: 16 x 12....
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Offset

1939 Pierre-Joseph Redoute 'Oreilles D'Ours"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 16 x 12.5 inches ( 40.64 x 31.75 cm ) Image Size: 13 x 9.5 inches ( 33.02 x 24.13 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional ...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

'Lisa' Italian 1960s Women's Fashion Design Illustration
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original 1960s fashion design from a Northern Italian fashion house. Sketched and coloured by hand with a pencil sketch of the reverse. The name and description of the outfit is type...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Austrian Sound Space Architect Bernhard Leitner Photo Lithograph Hand Signed Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernhard Leitner, (Austrian, 1938) From a portfolio "Sound : Space" "Ton : Raum" Self published by artist in 1975/1976, Limited edition of 50 Hand signed in pencil by artist. Acc...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Screen

Frontispiece - Les Fleurs Animées Vol.I - Litho by J.J. Grandville - 1847
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.3 x 17.5 cm. Single sheet with passepartout. "...The unhappy man had approached that mysterious spot where, amid a thousand aquatic plants, the Water-arrow grows." T. Delord. Les Fleurs animées...
Category

1840s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Glamour Fashion Portrait of Model Sara Thom - Mid Century
By Richard Stone
Located in Miami, FL
Dick Stone was a top mid-century illustrator who worked for the most famous brands. He was an assignment artist hired by such esteemed Ad Agencies as BBDO ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Casein, Board, Pen

Diplomatic Employees - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Diplomatic employees is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and title...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Bacchus - Original Pen and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari -Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Bacchus is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in pen and watercolor on paper, study for a small labe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pen, Watercolor, Paper

Marc Chagall - Cover - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall - Cover - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Marc Chagall (born in 1887) Marc Chaga...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Leonor Fini - Servants - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Leonor Fini - Servants - Original Handsigned Lithograph Les Elus de la Nuit 1986 Conditions: excellent Handsigned and Numbered Edition: 230 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Editions: Trinckve...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le chapeau épinglé (La fille de Berthe Morisot et sa cousine), c. 1894
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Returning to a familiar subject, Renoir captures fellow painter Berthe Morisot's daughter and her cousin in a sweet moment. Morisot, one of the few woman Impressionists to figure as ...
Category

1890s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ex Libris - C. H. Beels - Woodcut - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - C. H.  Beels is a Modern Artwork realized in the mid-20th Century. Woodcut print on paper.  The work is glued on a cardboard. Good conditions.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Landscape - Original Drawing in Marker, Felt Tip Pen on Paper - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in marker, felt tip pen on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good with some folding on the...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Felt Pen, Permanent Marker

Ariane - Rare Book by Renee de Brimont - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 154 copies published on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the “Cent Une Femmes Bibliophile” association. Copy number 81, printed for Countess Pecci-Blunt. Includes ...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Les Beaux Quartiers - Rare Book illustrated by  Louis Aragon - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 143 copies. One of 25 copies on pur fil. Near perfect conditions and partially uncut. Louis Aragon was born in 1897 and died in 1982. He was a French poet and writer,long-...
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

La Mort de Venise - Rare Book illustrated by G. Le Meilleur - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 250 copies including original etchings by G. Le Meilleur. Copy n. 177 on Vélin de Cuve. Good Conditions. Binding lightly unglued.
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper

Original Tennis, Henry V, Act I, Scene ii vintage motivational poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Tennis. Original motivational – theater - sports poster. Linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. This linen-backed 1970 vintage poster, created by The Perfection Fo...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Queen, Men As Women 1984
Located in London, GB
From the “I Want To Break Free” video, Queen. Men as women, 1984. Photo by Globe Archives Paper size 24 x 24" / 61 x 61cm Unframed Archival Pigment Print Certificate of authenticit...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original Le Voci dei Juke-Box San Remo Teatro vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Le Voci dei JUKE-BOX. Original Teatro Della Palme, Citta di San Remo vintage poster. Conservation linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. Fold marks restored. Sunda...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, Figurative, Watercolour on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sakti Burman - Untitled Watercolour on Paper 30 x 20 inches Born : 1935 Kolkata Education : 1956 Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata and the Ecole Nationale des Beaux ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Original Philadelphia Fly TWA Superjets vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Philadelphia Fly TWA vintage American travel poster created by master artist David Klein. Professional acid-free linen backe...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Original "New England American Airlines" vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original New England American Airlines vintage travel poster. Size 30” x 40”. Archival linen backed, untrimmed, A condition. This original vintage poster from the 1950s captures the essence of New England and American Airlines flights to the region. Designed by Bern Hill...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Jean Cocteau - The Fight - Original Signed Drawing
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - The Fight - Original Signed Drawing 1923 28 x 22 cm Signed This drawing was made as a frontispiece of the book Dessins publishe...
Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Pen

1991 Henri Matisse 'Baigneuse dans les Roseaux'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27.5 x 39.5 inches ( 69.85 x 100.33 cm ) Image Size: 27.5 x 39.5 inches ( 69.85 x 100.33 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Addi...
Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Screen

Joan Miro - Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro - Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Biography Joan Miró i Fer...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Reclining Nude, Left Leg Raised - Lithograph - 2007
Located in Roma, IT
Reclining Nude, Left Leg Raised is a lithograph from the portfolio " Erotica " after Egon Schiele, realized in 2007. It is a reproduction of the homonym pencil drawing realized by ...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Heart Diseases - Lithograph By Ottavio Muzzi - 1843
Located in Roma, IT
Heart Diseases is a lithograph hand colored by Ottavio Muzzi for the edition of Antoine Chazal, Human Anatomy, Printers Batelli and Ridolfi, 1843. The work belongs to the Atlante ge...
Category

1840s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original "Keep 'em Flying!" vintage poster, 1941
By Cecil Calvert Beall
Located in Spokane, WA
Keep 'em Flying!, artist: C. C. Beall: original linen-backed, excellent condition, World War Two vintage poster. The poster of Uncle Sam is constructed with several vignettes of workers, soldiers, scientists, the U. S. flag, and more. I have provided several details of this fabulous and uniquely designed vintage poster. The 1941 U.S. World War II (WWII) Home Front poster ("Keep 'em flying-Airplanes-flags-Machines-production-Nothing lags. Put your shoulder To the wheel; Courage staunch With nerves of steel. Greet each day, Or pledge a toast-"Keep 'em flying" is our boast. Here's a slogan For us all-An answer to Our country's call. Keep 'em flying; Keep 'em clear. The time is ripe, The time is HERE To pull together-One bold front-Each one prepared To do his stunt. Workers and The men who hire-Housewives-children-All aspire To help and work With little pause-One mind, one heart, One goal, one cause. So-'KEEP 'EM FLYING!' - Jack Childs"; "Presented by the United States Army Recruiting Service") featuring collage art of soldiers and other personnel overlaid with an image of Uncle Sam by Cecil Calvert Beall. Incredible design with the military, red cross nurse, American Flag, chemist, pilots, farmer, steel worker, and Navy guns...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Downing College, Cambridge lithograph by Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
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Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Composition
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on wove paper. Signed, dated and numbered 23/90 in pencil.
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Jeune Fille au Chat
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 220. Signed and inscribed "E.A." in pencil by Foujita. Printed by the Guilde de la Gravure,...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Alfred Bendiner, (Baseball Hitter and Pitcher -- The Philadelphia Phillies?)
Located in New York, NY
Of course it's possible that these baseball players aren't from a Philadelphia team, but I doubt it. There was so much drama and intrigue with both the Philadelphia Phillies and the ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

Original 'Quality Workmanship, A Sound Foundation...' vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: Quality Workmanship A sound Foundation on which to build one's future Cooperative Thoughtful Skilful Dependable Careful This lithograph was printed in 1940 by Elliott Service in NYC. Very good condition with only a minor tear on the bottom, which was laid down during linen-backing. Similar in design to Mather’s Work Incentive posters...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Faces - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Faces is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) wa...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Charcoal

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1940s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Ita...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Pen

Original Shakespear's Henry V Quote Track and Field runners vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original motivational – theater - sports poster. Linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. This linen-backed 1970 vintage poster, created by The Perfection Form Company, features a captivating image of men on a track field...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Ego and Shadow - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Ego and Shadow is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) ...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Ink

The Prince Riding On A Grasshopper And Beetles Troop by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Prince Riding On A Grasshopper And Beetles Troop is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux...
Category

1850s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Angel of Hearts - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Angel of Hearts is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition, with slight folding on the lower right. Mino ...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Erotic Scene - Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a cardboard. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Ink

Ex Libris - Sara Bog - Woodcut by Leif Nielsen - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Sara Bog is a Modern Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century, by Leif Nielsen, from Denmark. Ex Libris. B/W woodcut on paper. Hand signed on the back. The work is glu...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Hybrid Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Hybrid Figure is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with slight folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...
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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Pen

Caged Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Caged Man is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, J...
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1960s Modern Art

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Ink

The Greeting - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Greeting is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Monogrammed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an I...
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1960s Modern Art

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Pen

Achieved - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Achieved is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Itali...
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1960s Modern Art

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Pen

The Office - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Office is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...
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1950s Modern Art

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Pen

Belittled - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Belittled is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Ital...
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1960s Modern Art

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Pen

General and Girl - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
General and Girl is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1947 ca Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition, with slight folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, J...
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1940s Modern Art

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Pen

The General Erotic Dream - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The General Erotic Dream is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Italian write...
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1960s Modern Art

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Pen, Pencil

The Lady - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Lady is a China Ink 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 a...
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1960s Modern Art

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Ink

Newsie - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Newsie is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with slight folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, ...
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1960s Modern Art

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Pen

Modena - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Modena is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower and at the top titled" Modena" Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-R...
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1960s Modern Art

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Pencil

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with slight folding and foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rom...
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1960s Modern Art

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Pen

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