Most Popular Modern Paintings

There are several paintings that are very popular that are considered modern. While these may have been painted decades ago, they are not as old as some of the most famous paintings that you find in the museums and art galleries all over the world. 

• American Gothic:  American Gothic is a painting of a dour farmer and his wife standing outside of their home painted by Grant Wood. He started painting during the depression and his artwork became popular because people felt that it was easily relatable. 


• The Persistence of Memory: Painted by Salvador Dali in 1931, this painting features melting clocks in a surreal place. It has been the topic of many debates as to the meaning of the painting. Salvador Dali is one of the most famous modern art painters. 


• From the Lake: This popular painting by Georgia O'Keefe is of a trip she took to Lake George, New York in the early 1900s. It is a swirl of bright colors that is appropriate for any setting. 


• Water Babies: This painting by Mark Sasha has been seen in beach houses all over the world. It is a painting of two small children at the beach with their mother. It was painted in the early 1900s. 


• The Scream: A Norwegian artist named Edvard Munch painted this in 1893. Many still consider it to be a modern painting because of the subject and the technique used to paint it. This is one of the most popular paintings in the world.