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
Albert Chubac, Gouache on Paper, France, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac,
Gouache on paper,
France, circa 1970.
Measures: 50 x 65 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Framed Signed Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed signed art
Dimensions. 72 W ; 36 1/4 H ; 3 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$1,408 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Terracotta Sculpture by Barbara Tribe from St Ives Cornwall UK
By Barbara Tribe
Located in London, GB
Terracotta sculpture call "TOTEM" signed and dated by Barbara Tribe, 1966.
Barbara Tribe (1913-2000) was a Australian-born sculptor who spent much of her life living and working in St Ives (Cornwall UK).
She was the first sculptor and the first woman artist to be awarded the coveted New South Wales Traveling...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Albert Chubac, Painting, Mixed-Media on Paper, France, circa 1965
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008), Character composition,
Mixed-media on paper,
Stamped,
circa 1965, France.
Measures: Height 102 cm, width 76 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in G...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Abstract Tortured Clay Studio Art Pottery Vase
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Incredible mid 20th century tortured clay art pottery vase in the style of Peter Voulkos / Otis School era. Creamy white and black glaze over twisted square tubing.
Stands 22in tall...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Albert Chubac, Airbrush on Canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008),
Airbrush on canvas,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: 90 x 206 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Albert Chubac, Airbrush on Canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Airbrush on canvas,
Stamped,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: Height 104 cm, width 69 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decora...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Painting on Canvas Nautical Scene
Located in Seattle, WA
Painting on canvas nautical scene.
Dimensions. 59 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 20 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Albert Chubac, Gouache on paper, France, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac,
Gouache on paper,
France, circa 1970.
Measures: 50 x 65 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Untitled painting by Isa di Battista Gorini, Italy, 1986
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
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003) Drawing, Watercolor on Paper Signed, circa 1950, USA
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003),
Drawing
Watercolor on paper,
Signed,
Circa 1950, USA.
Measures: Height 92 cm, length 139 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Albert Chubac Painting, oil, signed, circa 1960, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac (1920-2008), Composition,
Oil on canvas,
signed,
circa 1960, France,
Measures : Height: 97 cm, width: 131 cm, depth: 2,5 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 192...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Decorative Italian Wood Obelisk 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Italian wood obelisk made in Italy in 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Albert Chubac, Composition, Spray Paint and Stencils, circa 1960, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-20008), Composition,
Spray paint and stencils,
Workshop stamp lower right,
Framed,
circa 1960, France.
Measures : Width 50 cm, Height 65 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
Albert Chubac, Collage, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 89 cm, width 73.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. A...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Portrait of a Woman from the Medieval Age by Olga Prell, Abstract Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Portrait of a woman from the medieval age by Olga Prell. Abstract painting on board. George De groat inspired.
Dimensions. 24 W; 36 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$696 Sale Price
20% Off
Anatomical Skeletal Cast, Italy 80s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figure’s head is slightly tilted, giving it an expressive look, and the torso is sculpted to reveal muscles and tendons, giving insight into the human body’s structure beneath th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Albert Chubac, Mobile, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Mobile,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 15 cm, width 15 cm, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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 15 cm, width 15 cm, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac wa...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Gouache Painting, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition
Gouache,
Signed lower right,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 15 cm, width 15 cm, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 19...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Patrick Danion Painting, Acrylic on Wood, Signed, circa 1987, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Patrick Danion, painting (born 1950 on Paris).
Acrylic on wood, signed DANION 87 IX,
circa 1987, France.
Measures: Height 92 cm, width 75 cm, depth 4 cm.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Putaway, Vintage Toy Chest in Lacquered Metal, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Putaway, vintage toy chest in lacquered metal, circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Bronze of Mother and Child - W8391 20% SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Mid-Century Modernist Bronze of Mother and Child - W8391
This is a beautiful vintage bronze of a mother and child (or could be a man and woman). It came from a local estate.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Patrick Danion, Painting, "Je suis un calculateur", Acrylic on Wood, 1990
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Patrick Danion, painting, "Je suis un calculateur",
Acrylic on wood, signed, 1990, France.
Measures: Height 110 cm, length 119 cm.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Tables 4cm 1 1/2
Slab Single Piece Low Trestle Ends 61cm 24" Long 30cm 12" High
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Sculptural tables using the natural characteristics and form of the elm as the inspiration to create furniture that transcends purpose into organic art.
The patina and wear that hav...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Elm
Albert Chubac, Painting, Mixed-Media on Paper, France, circa 1965
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Representing two characters,
Painting, mixed-media on paper,
circa 1965, France.
Measures: Height 99 cm, width 81 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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 62 cm, width 55.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Gene...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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 62 cm, width 55.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Genev...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Collage, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 89 cm, width 73.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. A...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Collage, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 89 cm, width 73.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. A...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Collage, France, circa 1980
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cut-out, gouache,
Signed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 89 cm, width 73.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Painting, Paint on Canvas and Collage, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008), painting,
paint on canvas and collage,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: Height 131 cm, width 194 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Anatomical Skeletal Cast, Italy 80s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figure’s head is slightly tilted, giving it an expressive look, and the torso is sculpted to reveal muscles and tendons, giving insight into the human body’s structure beneath th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
19th Century, Vintage Columns, Wood Structure with Baroque Decorations
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage columns, dating back to the end of the 19th century, Italian manufacture. The columns have a black stained wood structure with baroque decorati...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,186 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintages Painting Serene Scene Impressionist Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed painting. Serene scene Impressionist painting on canvas country side.
Dimensions. 22 1/2 W ; 17 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Troels Marstrand or Mars, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Danish, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Troels Marstrand said Jacques Mars,
"Ingen", Oil on canvas, Danish,
circa 1970.
Measures: Height 46 cm, length 68 cm, thickness 4 cm.
Born June 20, 1919 in Copenhagen, died...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Troels Marstrand or Mars, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Danish, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Troels Marstrand said Jacques Mars.
Oil on canvas,
Danish, circa 1970.
Measures: Height 48 cm, length 69 cm, thickness 4 cm.
Born June 20, 1919 in Copenhagen, died in Nice January 23, 1992. Great grand son of Wilhelm Marstrand great Danish painter. Jean March began a career as an illustrator at the age of 17 years. For over 50 years, he published worldwide magazine covers and other illustrations that charmed millions of players. These models in a style unique to Jac Mas often closer to Norman Rockwell conservent but the personality of the Northern School...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Hand-Carved Rustic Wooden Mask with Soft Expression
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; folk art; mask; Axel Vervoordt
This Rustic looking mask has a soft and elegant expression, closed eyes, and a finely carved mustache.
The encrusted patina inside and out ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Framed Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed art.
Dimensions. 19 3/4 W ; 2 D ; 23 1/2 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Nicki Looney Canyon Watercolor Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Watercolor Painting depicts boats in canyon and is signed lower right Nicki Looney. Painting Measures 21 “ by 29 “ Visible and is Matted and Mounted under Glass in a Frame Measuring ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Contemporary Art "Hope 2013 by W. N. York" from the Blanchard Art Gallery
By Blanchard
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Contemporary Art "Hope 2013 by W. N. York" from the Blanchard Art Gallery
This is a contemporary work of art titled "Hope" 2013. It is a sailboat sculpture sold by the Blanchard Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting Oil Naive Three Sloops Spirit of Alfred Wallis Framed Blue White Black
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Three sloops under full sail
Oil on cardboard
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis
Board Length 41cm., 16" Height 25cm., 10"
In th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Dimensions. 37 1/4 W ; 32 1/2 H ; 2 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,408 Sale Price
20% Off
1950’s Enamel and Neon TV Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s enamel and glass TV sign. It has new transformer and new wiring. There will be Additional fee for shipping crate.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Accolay Vase, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Accolay vase, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,637
Pearly Shores Ivory
Beige 240x300 cm Hand Knotted Rug
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
Embrace exquisite artistry and a touch of nature with this hand knotted rug from our Thyme collection. This magnificent piece, crafted from the finest wool, features a beautiful inte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$2,610 Sale Price
20% Off
"Roger Capron" Tile Set, Fresco., Vallauris, circa 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Roger Capron" tile set, Vallauris. Measures: 30x60 fresco. 8 Tiles of 15x15cm. In a perfect state. Beautiful thickness almost 1 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Cast Iron Rose Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron rose sculpture.
Dimensions
9" width x 4.75" depth x 2" height.
Condition
Good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Elizabeth Arden Signs in Wood and Painted Aluminum
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics company, dating from the 1950s, taken from the Lake...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Unicorn ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramic in the shape of a unicorn designed by Dominique Pouchain. Stamped on the back.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Gilded Waves Sea Blue
Gold 300x420 cm Hand Knotted Rug
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
Nestled within the gentle embrace of its intricate threads lies this mesmerizing rug design from our Entropy collection. Picture yourself stepping onto the plush surface of this carp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$12,437 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage MCM Sci-Fi Signed Original Ink Sketch of Man’s Face
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage original ink sketch on paper. A cool sci-fi drawing of a man’s face. Little story line vignettes around the man’s head. Almost like movie stills. Signed by the ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Ceramic wall goat by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramic goat to hang on the wall. Stamped Dominique Pouchain.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$771 / item
Wisques Abbey, 2 Enamelled Stoneware Lamps circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wisques Abbey, 2 enamelled stoneware lamps circa 1960
Measure: 35x22 cm
20 x 13 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Set 3 Silkscreens, from "7 Scurious" Portfolio, Signed Max Bill, Numbered 54/100
Located in Queens, NY
Set 3 Silkscreens, from \"7 Scurious\" Portfolio, Signed Max Bill, numbered 54/100.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Lisa Larson Style Ceramic Figure of a Boy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic glazed sculpture of a boy in the style of Lisa Larson. This figure features a boy with a glazed cream and blue hat with matching outfit. His hands carry a small flower.
Dime...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Lovely Vintage Carved Wood Display Depicting a Herd of Elephants, circa 1960s
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved Elephant plaque.
Its circa 1960s, carved from one piece of wood and depicts and happy hea...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Rare and Original Ceramic Bottle, Signed and Located in Vallauris, circa 1950/19
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare and original ceramic bottle, signed and located in Vallauris, circa 1950/1960.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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