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B&B Italia “Le Bambole” Lounge or Armchair – Design 1972 Produced 1980 s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
and widely regarded as one of the most influential seating designs of the 20th century. The Le Bambole
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Pair of Vintage Washington Lamps by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, 1980s
By Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Located in Norwich, GB
Washington DC. These are early examples. Memphis Group in style, the lamps have geometric elements, and
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass

Cadeau Sculpture by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in NYC, NY
, it has been immortalized through Man Ray’s photograph of it.' A highly recognizable, provoking
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Early 20th Century French Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Bronze

Vintage California State "Bear" Flag, ca 1940-1960
Located in York County, PA
until the early 20th century. The Maryland State Legislature, for example, didn’t find need for a state
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Mid-20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Opium Digital Painting
By Daria Petrilli
Located in Milan, IT
famous German dancer from the early 20th century. In the foreground, poppy buds evoke a drug-induced
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2010s Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton

RARE Art Card: The Cry, 1957 (Hand Signed and inscribed by Isamu Noguchi) Framed
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
one of the twentieth century’s most important and critically acclaimed sculptors. Through a lifetime
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Postcard

Tuscany, Hillside, 1996
By Joel Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer, and portrait and landscape photographer. He began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early
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20th Century Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Tuscany, Statue, Siena 1996
By Joel Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer, and portrait and landscape photographer. He began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early
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20th Century Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Tuscany, Couple, Siena 1996
By Joel Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer, and portrait and landscape photographer. He began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print

Dorane Table Lamp by Etorre Sottsass for Stilnovo in Original Box
By Stilnovo, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
together in the early 80's. All of them have only been plugged in and switched on once to photograph them
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Dorane Table Lamp by Etorre Sottsass for Stilnovo in Original Box
By Ettore Sottsass, Stilnovo
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
together in the early 80's. All of them have only been plugged in and switched on once to photograph them
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Robert Mapplethorpe s Venini Bianconi Fazzoletto Opaque Black White
By Venini
Located in Sharon, CT
An early large Venini Fazzoletto Vase. By Venini to the Fulvio Bianconi design, circa 1950. Signed
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Rare Osvaldo Borsani Single Bed in Brass
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
of the early 20th century. In the 1930s, he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass

VENINI vase Yemen multicolor Murano Glass, Signed 2014, Design by Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Venezia, IT
cultural influences of Yemen. A seminal figure in 20th-century Italian design, Sottsass brought to Murano
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

VENINI vase Oman Murano Glass Numbered edition 17, Signed 2014 Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Venezia, IT
seminal figure in 20th-century Italian design, Sottsass brought to Murano a radically contemporary vision
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Tuscany, Roses Taverna d Arbia, 1991
By Joel Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer, and portrait and landscape photographer. He began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early
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Late 20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

VENINI vase Oman Murano Glass Numbered edition 10, Signed 2015 Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Venezia, IT
technical mastery of Venini’s maestri. A seminal figure in 20th-century Italian design, Sottsass brought to
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Herbert Mercedes Matter
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
returned to Europe and lived in Italy for over 2 years. She would later recount that her time in Italy
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno D70 Sofas
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Waalwijk, NL
architect Gino Maggioni (1898-1955) who was known for his Viennese Jugendstil orientation of the early 20th
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass, Steel

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno D70 Sofa in Cognac Brown Leather
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Waalwijk, NL
architect Gino Maggioni (1898-1955) who was known for his Viennese Jugendstil orientation of the early 20th
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass, Steel

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno D70 Sofa in Red Upholstery
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Waalwijk, NL
(1898-1955) who was known for his Viennese Jugendstil orientation of the early 20th century. In the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass, Steel

Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840- 1970 by Marino Barovier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
private collections, providing fresh insights into the field of Italian glass. Superlative photographs
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20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Large Torchon Glass Photo Frame by Ercole Barovier for Barovier Toso, 1938
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Brescia, Brescia
and refined example of early 20th-century Venetian glassmaking, where technical mastery and elegant
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Picture Frames

Materials

Brass

Untitled (Organic abstract bronze sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
sculpture, early 1970s. Exhibited: Klaus Ihlenfeld - Recent Sculpture at Albright College - Campus Center
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bob Dylan portrait by Guido Harari
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Bob Dylan by Guido Harari, taken in Sirmione, Italy, 1984
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Brazilian Modern Armchair in Hardwood Velvet, Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this sculptural Mid-Century Modern armchair in hardwood and red velvet by Giuseppe
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood, Ebony, Velvet

Pair of Fish Lounge Chairs by John Salterini, Circa 1950 s, USA
By John Salterini
Located in Girona, Spain
emigrating from Italy to New York, Salterini worked in journalism at first, editing a newspaper in Syracuse
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

A Passion For Jean Prouve: From Furniture to Architecture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
documents (sketches, models, photographs, etc. and detailed analysis. Also included is a wealth of photo
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20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Brazilian Modern Armchair in Hardwood, Leather and Bouclé, Giuseppe Scapinelli
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
touch of Mid-Century Modern swagger to any home! This iconic design has been countlessly photographed
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood, Leather, Bouclé

Tom Waits, Mantello, 1992
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Guido Harari has photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy. Lou Reed said about
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Giclée

Robert Rauschenberg Poster Art Print
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Fulton, CA
residence and studio in Captiva Island, Florida. He eventually acquired 20 acres of the island to use a
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Steel

Small Clocks, Timepieces, Mixed Media Acrylic Abstract Bright Vibrant Painting
By Chris Anderson
Located in Surfside, FL
on an early twentieth-century farm. At present Chris is working on a new body of drawings and
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

The Khmers History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization Art Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
. The rise of Angkor is usually dated to the early ninth century and the accession of Jayavarman II
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20th Century Asian Tribal Books

Materials

Paper

The Atlantic Coast Cornwall Framed 1970s Cornish Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
in a sympathetic contemporary replacement frame (which is shown in these photographs) but retaining
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bob Marley
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Bob Marley by Guido Harari, taken in 1980 in Milan, Italy
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in LA, CA
19th and early 20th century, many of Zazka's charming works were photographed for commercial and
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Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

John Lee Hooker
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
, 1991. Available in the following sizes: A. 11” x 16” - Edition 50 B. 16” x 20” - Edition 50 C. 20” x
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (Organic abstract bronze sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ihlenfeld and is a very early example created during Bertoia apprenticeship era. Excellent condition
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Kate Bush BIRDFISH
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy. Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

HMS Newcastle In Sydney Harbor December 1956 Melbourne Olympics Royal Navy Ship
By Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
and contrasting contemporary frame to suit the subject coloration (which is shown in these photographs
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Kate Bush BIRDFISH
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy. Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Regina Enthroned
By Lazzaro Donati
Located in Missouri, MO
Lazzaro Donati (Italian 1926-1977) "La Regina" Bronze Signed on Base Size: approx 19 x 9 x 9 inches
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cock Fight Two Fighting Birds Framed Impressionist Original Impasto Oil Painting
By David Wilde
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
suit the subject coloration (which is shown in these photographs). This vintage painting is in very
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Enigma 1960s Eccentric And Bohemian Framed Original Welsh Abstract Oil Painting
By Meryl Watts
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Sir William-Ellis’ love of the Italian Riviera and incorporated the grounds of a twelfth century
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Expressionist Textured Art Informel Oil Painting Signed Noel
By Georges Noel
Located in Surfside, FL
. Frame measures 28 X 24 board measures 24 X 20. Georges Noel, Born in Béziers, France in 1924, Georges
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hans Zatzka Austrian, 1859-1945 a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
market and demand for his instantly recognizable body of work. In the late 19th and early 20th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

The Agony Of Rouen Normandy Ruins World War 2 D-Day Allied Bombing Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
supplied in a sympathetic contemporary wooden frame (which is shown in these photographs). The canvas and
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Russian Samizdat Art Conceptual Compass Sculpture Assemblage Gerlovin, Gerlovina
Located in Surfside, FL
turned out by the early 20th century Russian avant-garde—artists and writers like Olga Rozanova, Vladimir
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1980s Conceptual Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

Russian Samizdat Art Conceptual Photo Sculpture Assemblage Gerlovin Gerlovina
Located in Surfside, FL
turned out by the early 20th century Russian avant-garde—artists and writers like Olga Rozanova, Vladimir
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1980s Conceptual Figurative Photography

Materials

Metal

“Jamaican Girl with Curls, c. 1935” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme CT
By Will Howe Foote
Located in Yardley, PA
example of early 20th-century American Impressionism executed with sensitivity, grace, and a masterful
Category

1930s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cecil Beaton, High Society, from Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981 (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Southampton, NY
British artists of the 20th century—a photographer, designer, diarist, and chronicler of elegance whose
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Hans Zatzka, Austrian (1859-1945) Oil on Canvas "Young Girl in a Sailor s Suit
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and demand for his instantly recognizable body of work. In the late 19th and early 20th century, many
Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Vintage 1960s Black and White Civil Rights Photography, Birmingham Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
20th Century. For the series Black in White America Leonard Freed documents African Americans and the
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Hans Zatzka, Austrian Oil on Canvas Titled "Spring Love" Maiden with Cherubs
By Hans Zatzka
Located in LA, CA
. Numerous leading art dealers from around the world that specialize in late 19th and early 20th century
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19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Death of Coresus
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
century WGT Collection Henri LEDOUX (20th Century), his stamp lower left Private collection, Italy
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Cecil Beaton, Pablo Picasso, from Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981 (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Southampton, NY
photography and 20th-century visual culture. The Electa Beaton folio stands today as one of the most refined
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Lithograph

Jane Forth Joe Dallesandro Andy Warhol Trash promo photo
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
important dance photographers of the 20th century. He photographed the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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Find a variety of early 20th century Italian photographs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wood and paper, all early 20th century Italian photographs available were constructed with great care. There are 58 antique and vintage early 20th century Italian photographs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Early 20th century Italian photographs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Early 20th century Italian photographs made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many early 20th century Italian photographs are appealing in their simplicity, but Maxfield Parrish, Osvaldo Borsani and Capodimonte produced popular early 20th century Italian photographs that are worth a look.

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