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Pair of Italian anthropomorphic hanging bookcases in the style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
between art, design and functionality: this pair of bookcases or wall shelves made in the 1950s-60s is a
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

A Sea of Imagination: Piero Fornasetti’s Iconic Pesci Plates
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
vessels of imagination. Whether displayed as wall art or used as a striking table setting, they capture
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Art deco Table Lamp, Sing: Made in Austria "Keramos", 1920 in Ceramic
By Kéramos
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By rorstrand studio, Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
production of unique ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Poggi TL30 Round Table in Walnut and Steel
By Poggi, Franco Albini, Franca Helg
Located in Waalwijk, NL
initially influenced by the 20th-century classical approach to furniture design. That same year, he traveled
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Set of 2 Green Stoneware Bowls by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, rorstrand studio, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Large Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
production of unique ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
production of unique ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 6 Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio, Rörstrand
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 5 Black Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 7 Black Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 3 Stoneware Miniature Vases by Nylund Stålhane. Rörstrand, Sweden 1950s
By rorstrand studio, Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, Berndt Friberg, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 3 Stoneware Miniatures by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Berndt Friberg, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gunnar Nylund, rorstrand studio, Rörstrand
Located in Malmö, SE
ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something of a peak with an
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Coffee table in enamelled lava, by Robert et Jean Cloutier, France, circa 1958
By Robert and Jean Cloutier
Located in Paris, FR
an ideogram. The top simply rests on the lacquered iron base, and can be used as a wall decoration
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lava, Iron

Set of 6 Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By rorstrand studio, Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Pair of Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By rorstrand studio, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 5 Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio, Rörstrand
Located in Malmö, SE
works of art. He found ways of expressing his art on walls and in space with a magnificent hybrid of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic

Anzola Fuga Rare "Bands" Vase With Internal Glass Filament 1960s
By Anzolo Fuga, Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Arte Vetraria Muranese or A.V.E.M., Murano Italy, 1960’s. The execution of this piece with the hair
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pair of Karel Appel Curtains, 1963, Documented at Stedelijk Musem
By Karel Appel
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
collections of some of the world's most prominent museums including the Museum of Modern art in New York and
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

Mado Jolain French Ceramic Pitcher or Vase France c1960
By Mado Jolain
Located in Chicago, IL
Grande Chaumière. In 1950, the ceramic workshop Mado Jolain moved to Montrouge. All the production of
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

MCM Drexel Declaration Full Size Headboard by Kipp Stewart Stewart MacDougall
By Kipp Stewart Stewart MacDougall, Drexel
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage MCM or Mid-Century Modern Drexel Declaration full size walnut headboard by Kipp
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

Harris Strong Midentury Wood Tile Lamp
By Harris Strong
Located in Baltimore, MD
Wall Street. After Potters of Wall Street dissolved, artist Harris Strong worked for American Art
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Castiglioni Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Arteluce and Flos, 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
fantastic piece that will grace a mid-century living room or bathroom. Measures (cms): diameter - 42
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Vintage Ghochan Persian Kilim Runner Rug, Red and Pink Stripes - Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
natural stone surfaces, while the geometric precision complements mid-century modern furnishings. For
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Vintage 1950s Persian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "Tower", Painted Iron, circa 1980, France
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
. In 2004, following the major retrospective at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, he
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "TOTEM", Painted Iron, circa 1980, France
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
. - Albert Chubac: exhibition, Nice, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, January 29 - May 16, 2004
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Albert Chubac, Cinetic Sculpture, "Cage", Painted Iron, circa 1980, France
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
. - Albert Chubac: exhibition, Nice, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, January 29 - May 16, 2004
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug in Beige, Orange, Tiger Pictorial by Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
curations. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. Further On the Design: This tribal provenance is one
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Albert Chubac 1925-2008, Sculpture, circa 2008, France
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
. In 2004, following the major retrospective at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, he
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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

France Table Lamp, 1955, attributed to Mouille Serge
By Serge Mouille
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In
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Vintage 1950s French Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Rare Signed Vintage Abstract Tapestry by Etienne Poirier
Located in Long Island City, NY
connoisseurs of mid-century modern art. Condition: This tapestry further enjoys good condition for its age
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Vintage 1920s French Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Wall Unit by Silvio Cavatorta, 1950, Italy, Teak, Brass, Metal, Mirror
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in L Isle sur la Sorgue, FR
Large teak, black painted metal and brass wall unit by Silvio Cavatorta, with storage areas
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Vintage School Poster Playing in the Snow by Rossignol, France
Located in Retie, BE
in the past. When you frame this poster you will not notice and you have great winter wall
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Collection of 1950-1960s NYC Ink Drawings- Individually Priced
By Richard Karwoski
Located in San Francisco, CA
modernist, vintage & antique art & objects (1900-1960's). Visit our website to see our collection of nearly
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Vintage 1950s Drawings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Large Ceramic Art Tile, Fish in Ocean Blue Turquoise Red Glaze, Germany, 1950s
Located in Ettlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg
Ceramic art tile, depicting a fish in a relief glaze in blue turquoise green red and grey by Lilo
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-20th Century Oil Painting of a Violin Player by Rijaarsdam
By Jan Rijlaarsdam 1
Located in Alexandria, VA
Nieuwkoop, Holland in 1911. He started painting as a young man having attended the Amsterdam Academy of Art
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Abstract Portrait Man
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Institute of Arts and Letters ( 1960 ) National Exhibitions National Academy of Design The Art
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Midcentury Oil on Canvas Portrait of Jerry Bywater’s Dallas Museum of Art
By Tom Van Buren
Located in Dallas, TX
Midcentury oil on canvas portrait of Jerry Bywater’s Dallas Museum of Art by Tom Van Buren
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Man with a Cat" Painting
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cheney's work in the early 1950’s, I was a juror for an art exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, I had the
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Pair Vintage Italian Wall Sconces
By AVMazzega
Located in Culver City, CA
An appealing pair of Italian wall sconces, circa 1960's, by Mazzega. Each sconce has a colorful art
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Chrome

New York Empire State Building Art Poster by Burhan Dogancay "42nd and Fifth"
By Burhan Dogancy
Located in Fulton, CA
diplomatic career in order to dedicate himself to an art that often used the urban wall as a means of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage School Chart at the Post Office
Located in Retie, BE
make a phone call later in the telephone booth, at the back beautiful art deco pendant lights, the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Painting "In the Royal Academy" Large Oil Painting Naked Men
Located in Antwerp, BE
This painting came from the archives of the Belgian royal academy of art in Antwerp. The colors and
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

"Three Women" Painting
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Institute of Arts and Letters ( 1960 ) National Exhibitions National Academy of Design The Art
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Interlude 1957 Vintage Original Poster, Mint Linen Backed
Located in HAMPTON, AU
1957 film ‘Interlude’. This poster is a great representation of 1950’s poster style, especially for
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Vintage 1960s Australian Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Paper

Wall Cross, Brown, White Painted Ceramic, Handmade in Belgium, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
Six inch tall wall crucifix in ceramic, made in Belgium in the 1960s. Glossy white Christ embossed
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Design and Still Life
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cheney's work in the early 1950’s, I was a juror for an art exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, I had the
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Study of Model
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the early 1950’s, I was a juror for an art exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, I had the shock of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Carol 1962 ‘Framed’
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the early 1950’s, I was a juror for an art exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, I had the shock of
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Prisoners
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the early 1950’s, I was a juror for an art exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, I had the shock of
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Prisoners
$3,500
Georges Mathieu Drip Abstract Tachism Painting
By Georges Mathieu
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, Basel (1958) ; the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (1960); and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, France
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Glass

Vintage Gin Sign with bartender and cocktailshaker , Netherlands
Located in Retie, BE
cocktailshaker dates 1950-1960. It's a beautiful vintage sign which can be used as wall decoration or which can
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Tin, Other

Pair of American Carousel Medallions by King Amusement
By King Amusement Company
Located in Dallas, TX
pair of lighted wall sconces. They would also make great wall decorations for Americana and Folk Art
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Design Glass and Brass Light Chandelier Tulipan by J.T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
extensive design experience from an early age. He went to the Birmingham School of Art and studied at the
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

Large Archimede Seguso Pendant Lamp Brass Golden Murano Glass 1950s Venini Style
By Seguso Vetri d Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Large and fine handcrafted Murano art glass pendant lamp, Italy, circa 1950-1960 by Archimede
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Glass and Brass Viennese Pendant Light Chandelier by Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
went to the Birmingham School of Art and studied at the Vienna University of Applied Arts under the
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1950 s/1960 s Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
A super piece of Mid-Century mixed metal, Abstract wall art. Possibly 1950's, the brass and copper
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Brass

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Mid Century Modern 1950 1960 Wall Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of mid century modern 1950 1960 wall art available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and art glass. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of mid century modern 1950 1960 wall art — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of mid century modern 1950 1960 wall art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of mid century modern 1950 1960 wall art over the years, but those crafted by Giovanni DeSimone, Cristal Arte and Fulvio Bianconi Paolo Venini are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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The average selling price for a piece of mid century modern 1950 1960 wall art at 1stDibs is $1,534, while they’re typically $175 on the low end and $5,800 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.