Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Oil Painting by Arne Heuser, 1966
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Oil Painting by Arne Heuser, 1966
Additional Information:
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Dimensions (W x H): 98 x 148 cm
Condition: Good vintage condition, with signs of usage
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Painting on canvas with the motif of a farmhouse located in a forest, with the forest and the water as a background to the picture. A small road leads down to the house and creates a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Wall Decorative African Ceramic Masks by Lukia, 2002
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall Decorative African Ceramic Masks
Contemporary
Made by Lukia
France, 2002
Original perfect condition
Signed and dated 2007
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bessie Boris "Intersection" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969).
Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged di...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Danish Artist Otto Petersen, Mid-Century Modern Painting, 1960
s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Otto Petersen (1938 - 2003) was active/lived in Denmark, Germany. Otto Petersen is known for Cubist and abstract figurative nude women sculpture, ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Leather Vintage Decorative Fighting Bulls, Pair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of vintage leather wrapped fighting bulls in dark brown and black.
Hand tooled leather wrapped Spanish bulls.
Great decorative leather animals sculpture covered in thin and richly tanned leather, having inset glass eyes
Wonderful aged patina to the leather.
Vintage condition, some issues, see picture # 7.
We provide rentals for stylists, photo shoot and props for movie sets.
Made in Spain great collectible folk art animals.
Circa 1950's 60's.
Spanish Fighting Bull...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Side/Flower Table In Pine With Turned Legs From 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique pine side/flower table from the 1880s. Two-tier with turned legs.
— Period: 1880s
— Material: Pine
— Details: Turned legs
two-tier construction
— Dimensions: H: 75 c...
Category
Early 1800s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Pine
1950 to 60s Wall Hanging Tapestry, Hand Executed Art, "CASINO" Jane Ashley
By Jane Ashley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large, unusual, handmade wall hanging titled "CASINO" signed Jane Ashley, all hand executed depicting casino gaming table, featuring hand painted leather.....
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Leather, Velvet
Emil Milan 1981 Cherry Wood Triple Bird Sculpture Thompson PA Studio Craft
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed, Date with Location.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Cherry
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Victor Cerrato Atelier, Ten Slabs in Carved Tuff, circa 1960, Turin, Italy
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Victor Cerrato Atelier, ten slabs in carved tuff.
Made for the lobby of Hôtel Royal in Spotorno (Savona, Italy),
circa 1960, Turin, Italy.
Measures: Height 83 cm, width 637 cm, d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Untitled painting by Isa di Battista Gorini, Italy, 1999s
Located in Milano, IT
In this work from her abstract period, Isa Di Battista Gorini.
Isa Di Battista Gorini is a Milanese painter who studied painting and decoration at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. Af...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Mid-Century Modernist Freeform Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand carved wooden sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1969 and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Czeslaw Budny Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Stone Base Signed
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2022. This unique sculpture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Styled Wooden Oak Sculpture Czeslaw Budny
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture was done by Czeslaw Budny a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2019. This sculpture was made entirely of up-cycled, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
Pair of 1960
s Vintage Mexican Folk Art Terracotta Head Face Planter Plant Pots
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and collectable pair of Mexican circa 1960’s hand painted terracotta larger planter pots
A very good...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles
Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
Modernist Marble and Stone Sculpture by David F.Soule
By Henry Moore, David F. Soule
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist marble and stone sculpture by David F. Soule, hand-carved, wonderfully executed, trapizoid shape stone base, mounted carved and polished marble sphere, stunning.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas by Alice (Alicia) Makara .1925-2007 WNY Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas by Alice (Alicia) Makara .1925-2007 WNY Artist..
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Hospital Infant Scale, Czechoslovakia, circa 1970
s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of metal, chrome
With aged patina
Fully functional
Original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Wooden Frame
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with the motif of a late summer evening in Paris, where the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background.
Measurements: L:58.5cm W:68.5cm
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Patrick Danion, Painting, Acrylic on Paper, France, 1989
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Patrick Danion,
Painting, Acrylic on Paper,
Signed on the bottom right corner,
France, 1989.
Measures: Width 134 cm, Height 122 cm.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Mid-Century Children
s Toilet Cabinet with Mirror, 1970
s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of Mirror, Wood.
Mirror have aged patina.
Good original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century Wall Round Mirror, 1960
s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of mirror, plastic.
Re-polished.
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Contemporary Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Styled Wooden Oak Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture was done by Czeslaw Budny a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2019. This sculpture was made entirely of up-cycled, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child.
Measures: Height 34 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Signed Hugo Scheiber
By Hugó Scheiber
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor / painting signed Hugo Scheiber: Budapest (1873-1950).
Hugo Scheiber was born in Budapest in 1873. At the age of eight, he moved with his family from Budapest to Vienna. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Set of Three Retro Design Carpets/Rugs, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of synthetic fabric
- Loop adjustment rugs
- Cleaned
- Dimension of smaller carpet are 137 x 67 cm
- Very good, original condition.
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Synthetic
Large Carved Wooden Horse Head
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Carved Wooden Horse Head
This Superb character is carved from a single piece of wood and is set on a wooden stand, it has a good dark patina
The head is in very good conditi...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Patrick Danion, Painting, Acrylic on Paper, France, 1989
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Patrick Danion,
Painting, Acrylic on Paper,
Signed on the bottom right corner,
France, 1989.
Measures: Width 142 cm, Height 102 cm.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Pair of Mirrors, 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of mirror from 1960
From Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$10,658
South African Tribal Carved Wooden Figure of Naked Lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
South African Tribal carved wooden figure of naked lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s South African Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame By Poul Fureby Blokhus From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil Painting with the motif of the coast, the sand dunes and the sea in the background in windy weather with a dark blue sky. In a gilded frame and signed by Poul Fureby.
Measuremen...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Modernist Metal Sculpture by Jay McVickers – Signed
Located in Victoria, BC
This captivating mid-century modern sculpture by Jay McVickers balances bold geometry with a sense of playful movement. Crafted in blackened metal and mou...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Czeslaw Budny Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2021. This unique sculpture i...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Woodstock Era Titillating Avant-Garde Collage Assemblage
Located in Ferndale, MI
Are you avant garde or derriere? A slightly bawdy assemblage speaking to women's sexual liberation of the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
STUNNING CIRCA 1950 ANTIQUE FRENCH ARTISTS LAY FIGURE MEDIUM SIZED LOVELY PATINa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely mid century French oak Artists lay figure
A lovely example and a great size, it was sold to me as circa 1900 but he looks mid century...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Ceramic Birds with Beautiful Glaze Signed KW 9723
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very tasty duo of mid-century modern birds in a stylized shape and wonderful glaze pattern.
The downward looking animal has a cheerful flower pattern on both wings. The upward looki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Albert Chubac Painting on Canvas, Airbrush, Iron and Wood, 1964
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac,
Painting on canvas, airbrush, iron and wood,
signed and dated 1964 in the right corner,
France.
Measures: Height 97 cm, width 130 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Masque en céramique des poteries d
Accolay, France, années 1960
Located in Meyrin, Switzerland
Masque en céramique des poteries d'Accolay, France, années 1960. Masque signé au verso. Bon état. Dimensions : hauteur 27 cm, largeur 18 cm, profondeur 9 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Albert Chubac, Composition, Oil on Paper, circa 1960, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008), Composition,
Oil on paper,
Representing a man with balloons and horses,
Workshop stamp lower right,
Framed,
circa 1960, France.
Measures : Width 65 cm, Height 50 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative art, then at the Beaux-Arts in Geneva, he obtained grants to travel to Italy, Algeria, Spain, Egypt and Greece, stages which will mark his work.
He settled in 1964 on the Côte d ‘Azur in Aspremont in a very Spartan house, attracted by the light, the sun and the colors of nature.
The year 1967 is the year of the establishment of the School of Nice. He will work and exhibit alongside Aman, César, Tinguely, Gilli, Ben, Rayse, etc ...
In 1990, it was the consecration with the opening of MAMAC in Nice. Albert Chubac then becomes accessible to the general public.
He will use solid primary colors, will develop modifiable structures and then develop the collages in three dimensions.
Gradually, he broke away from his classical training and figuration to move towards abstraction through the encounters and influences of contemporary artists.
Always in search of simplicity, He will radically limit the plastic means with a reduced palette, geometric shapes and simple gestures to concentrate on minimum conditions of possibility.
His work, which lies between constructivism and geometric abstraction, is playful and imbued with the artist's joie de vivre.
In 2004, following the major retrospective at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, he donated around one hundred works to the City of Nice.
Albert Chubac died in 2008 in Tourrette-Levens, near Aspremont.
Bibliography:
- Albert Chubac, MAMAC Nice, Cultures Nice Editions, 2004.
- Albert Chubac: exhibition, Nice, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, January 29 - May 16, 2004.
- Albert Chubac, Galerie Harter, 2013.
- Albert Chubac, a lifetime of artist, Patrick Boussu and Cynthia Lemesle, South Art éditions, 2021.
During the workshop auctions in Nice and Marseille, the Harter Gallery acquired the largest part of his work.
Personal exhibitions:
- 1950: Personal exhibition in Athens at the Zappéion museum.
- 1954: Exhibition at the Arman Gallery in Geneva.
- 1956: Exhibition at the Galerie Connaître in Geneva.
- 1957: Exhibition at the Galerie La Palette in Zurich.
- 1958: Exhibition at the Galerie L’Entracte in Lausanne.
- 1960: Exhibition at the World House Gallery in New York.
- 1967: Exhibition at the Galerie Loo in Geneva, at the Salon Comparaison in Paris, Aspects in Chexbres in Switzerland.
- 1968: “Paintings” exhibitions from March 30 to May 11 at the Galerie Alexandre de la Salle.
- 1970: Exhibition at the Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture de Magnan in Nice, at the Maison de la Culture Le Corbusier in Firminy entitled "Chubac recent works" and at the Galerie Royal Luxembourg in Nice.
- 1971: Exhibition at the Galerie Germain in Paris and at the Fernand Léger School in Malakoff.
- 1972: Exhibition on the village square of Aspremont, at the Galerie Royal Luxembourg in Nice.
- 1973: Exhibition at the Galerie Ferrero in Nice.
- 1974: Exhibition at Art-club in Antibes.
- 1975: Exhibition at the Galerie Jacques Boudin rue de Dijon in Nice.
- 1978: Exhibition at the Galerie Anne Roger in Nice.
- 1980: Exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul de Vence from August 8 to September 9.
- 1981: Exhibition at Lieu 5 in Nice from February 13 to March 20.
- 1983: Exhibition at the Galerie d'Art Contemporain in Nice, at Anne Roger.
- 1984: Exhibition "Lille Nice" at the Galerie GodArt in Lille from April 14 to May 17 and at the Galerie Luisella d´Alessandro in Turin.
- 1985: Exhibition in Thonon les Bains at the Galerie Galise.
- 1988: Exhibitions at Galerie Argéco in Nice and Galerie Triade in Barbizon
- 1989: Exhibitions at the Galerie de la Salle, at Lola Gassin's in Nice, in galleries in Nice
- 1990: he made four mobiles for the MAMAC in Nice, Exhibitions at the Galerie François Moulin in Lyon and Golden Gallery, ArtJunction in Nice.
- 1991: Exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul.
- 1992: Exhibitions at the Espace du consulat suisse in Nice, Besançon and opening of the Espace Chubac in Tourrette-Levens.
- 1993: Exhibition at the Maison Comoni in Revest-les-Eaux, at the Galerie François Moulin in Lyon.
- 1994: Exhibition at the Espace Caravadossi in Aspremont.
- 1996: Exhibition at the Espace Dellile in Nice.
- 1997: Exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul.
- 1998: Last personal exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul.
- 2000: Exhibition at Lympia college in Nice.
- 2001: Exhibition at the Espace Chubac in Tourette-Levens.
- 2002: Exhibition at the Galerie Scholtès in Nice and in Carcès in the Var entitled "Albert Chubac-Couleurs mobiles".
- 2004: Great Albert Chubac retrospective at MAMAC in Nice.
- 2011: Permanent exhibition at the Galerie Harter in Nice.
- 2012: Exhibition at the Olympia Show in London at the Christopher Jones Gallery and at the Serge Castella Interiors Gallery in Bascara, Spain.
- 2013: Exhibition at the Municipal Contemporary Art Gallery of Pochettes in Nice.
- 2019/2021: Exhibition of works belonging to the permanent collection of MAMAC in Nice and exhibition "Geometry according to Albert Chubac" at the Galerie Harter in Nice.
- 2021/2021: Permanent exhibition at Galerie Atelier 55...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
A rare reproduction of the Coca Cola umbrella girls in a rustic red frame
Located in Houston, TX
A rare reproduction of the Coca Cola umbrella girls in a rustic red frame. Festoon art is originally designed in 1918. Frame has some wear but overall in good condition.
27” H x 33...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Semiatin Jacob Painting, Watercolor, circa 1950-1962, USA
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Semiatin Jacob (1915-2003), painting,
Watercolor,
circa 1950-1962, USA.
Measures: Width 137 cm, height 94 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in Dublin in 1915....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Malcello Fantoni Abstract Raised - "Copper Bottles" c. 1960 - W7407
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Marcello Fantoni Abstract Raised "Copper Bottles" c. 1960
This is a Marcello Fantoni abstract raised copper bottles with wood base, c. 1960.
We have discounted the shipping cost t...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Copper
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting on Canvas, "La Cuisine Aux Fleurs" by Gerard Economos
By Gerard Economos 1
Located in New York, NY
Painting. Acrylic on canvas by Gerard Economos (French,1935-)
Gerard Economos is known for his passionate, intensely colored abstract compositions and large acrylic paintings that have been performed live in front of audiences in 12 countries. Economos has had over 88 events over the last 57 years and his work is now in collections in over 34 countries. He started Live Performances with the Greek avante-garde composer and architect, Iannis Xenakis during a Sound Festival; Subsequently he developed the "Une Musique a Voir" (A music to see) concept.
'La Cuisine aux Fleurs' (Cooking with Flowers) was a series of paintings initiated at the request of the renowned French Chef, Raymond Oliver in 1975 who wished to have his recipes illustrated. They have been rarely shown in public.
For an illustrated 15 page biography of Economos please contact Thomas Gallery Ltd...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,000 Sale Price
40% Off
Albert Chubac, Collage, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed lower right,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 29 cm, width 17, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac was bo...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Czeslaw Budny Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2022. This unique sculpture i...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Czeslaw Budny Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Base Signed
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2021. This unique sculpture i...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "Ancient Tomb" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Niki de Saint Phalle - Rhinoceros -1999
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Niki de Saint Phalle
Rare inflatable sculpture
Rhinoceros
Edition Flammarion
Circa 1999
100 x 65 x 12 cm
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Hand Woven Rug, Signed by Maurice Andre, 1950 French Piece, Limited Edition
Located in Port Washington, NY
An exceptional rug made in Aubusson, by Maurice André, France 1950. This Post-modern, Forme-Libre, Geometrical Abstraction, piece is made in thick wool i...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Untitled painting by Isa di Battista Gorini, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
In this work from her geometric period, Isa Di Battista Gorini employs gauze as both a structural and poetic element, layering it over the painted surface like a delicate veil that b...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Wood
Modern Oval White Plastic Mirror by Carrara
Matta, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Oval mirror in white plastic by Carrara & Matta, 1980s
Medium size oval mirror in white plastic frame. Manufactured by Carrara & Matta.
1980s
Good conditions
Measures in cm 5...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
$435 Sale Price
20% Off
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With A Wooden Frame From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with a motif of a snow-covered spruce forest and a sunset in the background, which creates an atmospheric light over the landscape. The painting is framed in a solid woo...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame Signed By T.H Skovgaard From 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with motif of a fisherman's wife hanging things to dry. In the background is a small house with a shed next to it, and the coast can be seen behind the house. In the for...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Unique Ceramic Dish With motif Of Boats Under Moonlit Sky By Jeppe H. Olsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Unique ceramic dish by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen (1929–2011), who was a renowned Danish ceramist and painter, educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and the ceram...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Oil Painting "Family Idyll" By Finn Sørensen From 2006
Located in Lejre, DK
This oil painting was created by Danish artist Finn Sørensen in 2006 and is titled "Family Idyll". The painting is characterized by Sørensen's expressive and playful style, with colo...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Original Exhibition Poster of Picasso, Germany, 1965
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Original exhibition poster of Picasso,
Framed,
Edition of 2000,
Printed by Schwenk-Wilk, Francfort, 1965,
Germany, 1965.
Measures: 58 x 84 cm.
Bib...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Powder Coated Ultra Violet Bar Stool with Blue Faux Suede Seat
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bar stool powder coated ultra violet bar stool with newly upholstered blue faux suede seat.
Oh, this is fun and bold. The metal base has been powder coated in ultra violet and the se...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
Jérôme Mesnager, Man in White, 2021
By Mesnager Jêrome
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Mesnager - Man in White
2021
Gouache on wood panel
Signed and dated
Measures: 70 x 42cm.
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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