Mid-Century Modern Contemporary 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
Movement Triptych
Located in New York, NY
Mesmerizing in its Ethereal quality “Movement” is at once both minimal and elegant yet powerfully abstract
Standard size: 35" x 54" (per panel)
Frame finish: Black, white or silver
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
$5,834
The First Sin, Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional singed oil painting from 1974 on canvas. Titled “The First Sin”, subject is a bathing woman before the apple.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Martin Lake, Acrylic Painting by Ron Pelley
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible acrylic painting by Ron Pelley, signed and dated 1979. Subject is a cold loggers gaze of satisfaction.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Enrico Giussani
Italian, Gorgonzola 1938
"Colori Di Luino" 1972
By Enrico Giussani
Located in CH
Enrico Giussani (Italian, born Gorgonzola 1938)
“Colori di Luino”, 1972
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right: Giussani 72
A vivid and expressive composition from the early ma...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
El Dans
, a Composition of Ceramic Tiles Signed and Dated 1957 by the Artist
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A stunning, and almost certainly unique, piece of midcentury Scandinavian ceramic art, signed by the artist, 'Marian Z.' (short for Marian Zawadzki) for Tilgman Keramik, Sweden.
The...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Mid-Century Pop Art Oil Still-Life Painting Salvatore Grippi Red Salmon Banana1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of the original members of the Abstract Expressionist "New York School", Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) exhibited in two of the famous New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals (1953...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Painting, Oil,
Street Scene
Signed Bela Kadar
By Bela Kadar
Located in New York, NY
Painting, Street Scene, Signed Bela Kadar, (Hungary 1877-1955), un-framed, oil on board.
Bela Kadar was born in Hungary in 1877. Amongst his early interests was mural painting. Like many of the artists of his day he was drawn to Paris and Berlin, and by 1910 he had visited both cities twice. In 1923, Kadar showed his paintings in Berlin at the invitation of Herwath Walden. Walden was an important figure in the German avant-garde, being the publisher of the journal Der Sturm which featured the works of Franz Marc, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Marc Chagall and Oskar Kokoschka. During the group exhibition at Walden's gallery with other artist's of Der Sturm, Kadar met Katherine Dreier whose Societe Anonyme was instrumental in bringing the work of the European avant-garde to New York. With her help two major exhibitions of his work were planned for the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the second of which in September 1928 Kadar travelled from Europe to attend.
Bela Kadar incorporated themes of Hungarian...
Category
1930s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Midcentury Pop Art Oil Still-Life Painting Salvatore Grippi Red Salmon Banana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of the original members of the Abstract Expressionist "New York School", Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) exhibited in two of the famous New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals (1953...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Central Oregon Geological Topographical State Map.Circa 1955.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Map was made by the US Department of the Interior as a Geological Survey. Green background
With Topographical markings. Made in 1955 as stated at the bottom. Vintage Condition ...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
David Bromley Aussie Pop Art Silk Screen Painting ‘Boy Leaping’ 1990s Modern Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Bromley immigrated with his family as a child to Australia where he still lives. Self-taught, he began his artistic career as a potter, and then, with a focus on painting, became known for his storybook images of his imagined British childhood. These images are the frequent subjects of his large oils on canvas, small embroideries and gorgeous silk screen prints with children playing, skipping, sleeping or at the seaside in boats, as if from the pages of Dick and Jane books...
Category
Late 20th Century Australian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Sam Provenzano, Oil on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Abstract expressionist painting with geometric color fields of yellow, blue, white, and green.
Signed along the lower right.
Provenzano (American, 1923-1999) was a student of Hans Hoffmann...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early Untitled Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
Located in Stamford, CT
"Untitled" by Robert Motherwell was printed as part of "9", a portfolio with works of 9 other abstract expressionist artists including Willem de Kooning, Sam Francis, Ellsworth Kelly...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
American Frohse Anatomical Chart
Located in Otley, GB
A superb vintage American Frohse anatomical chart on canvas. The medical chart is dated 1947 & supplied by Adam Rouilly & Co Ltd London. The an...
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
$1,419 Sale Price
20% Off
David Fortney
American, 20th Century
"Dark Star" Original Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Dark Star" is an amazing oil on canvas by David Fortney, circa 1970
Abstract painting with amazing movement and texture. The colors and technique used cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Ciro Oduber Arosemena Painting "Seated Man"
By Ciro Oduber Arosemena
Located in Westport, CT
Ciro Oduber Arosemena painting title "Seated Man," dated 1950.
Panama, Born 1921-d 2000 oil on canvas.
Exhibited Museum of Contemporary Art Panama 6/15/92.
with original...
Category
Mid-20th Century Panamanian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Canvas
Hiroshi Murata, Acrylic on Canvas, dtd. 1973, 50.25" x 60.25"
Located in Dallas, TX
Introduce an unparalleled piece of mid-century modern elegance to your art collection with Hiroshi Murata's Acrylic on Canvas, dated 1973. Measuring at 50.25" x 60.25", this exquisit...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
California Expressionist Still Life Painting signed Frank Lenfest
By Frank Lenfest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Still life painting in original wood frame, signed Lenfest.
Oil on canvas.
Frank Alger Lenfest (1909 - 1968) was active/lived in California. Frank Lenfest is known for Painter, com...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Joan Thorne "Izz", Oil on Canvas, 1979
Located in Dallas, TX
Joan Thorne (born 1943) is a New York-based artist whose work is nationally and internationally recognized. Measures: 83" x 68".
Her work has been exhibited in galleries in New Y...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mauro Oliveira Michael Jackson Lithograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mauro Oliveira Michael Jackson lithograph. Artwork signed and dated by artist. Mauro is a Brazilian artist who immigrated to the US and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Limited editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Lucite, Paper
Large Abstract by John Simpson, Dated 1964
Located in Dallas, TX
Large oil on canvas by John Simpson, dated 1964. Exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Ellsworth Kelly style geometric with vibrant reds and greens.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Robert Natkin Acrylic on Canvas Mixed-Media Painting
Located in Westport, CT
Robert Natkin acrylic painting on canvas with paper feather's and mixed-media.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Acrylic, Paper, Feathers
Jason Duval BOP Acetates 2017 Framed Mixed Media Work
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Collage of xeroxed and painted papers on paper with pencil, colored pencil and spray paint additions.
Presented in a white enameled heavy metal frame.
Professionally framed with mus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"Flux de L
Aimant" Drypoint
Color Aquatint by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Stamford, CT
" Flux de L' Aimant " drypoint & color aquatint on BFK Rives paper by Joan Miro; circa 1964. Signed lower right, and numbered 20/75, lower left, in pencil. Published by Maeght Editeu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Robert Yucikas, B. 1944, Colored Pencil on Rives Paper, 1978
By Robert Yucikas
Located in Dallas, TX
A New York City abstract painter and printmaker, Robert Yucikas has exhibited his art in Manhattan and elsewhere since the mid 1970’s. Born in Washington, D. C., Yucikas studied art ...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
$1,320 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Modern Extra Large Original Artist Signed Abstract Painting
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning extra large original oil on canvas framed abstract that measures 49" wide by 64" tall.
It was part of the famed Credit Suisse collection of artwork. It is signed in the lowe...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$7,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean Dewasne Artist Edition Serigraph
Located in Westport, CT
Jean Dewasne artist edition serigraph and dedicated reverse ,in black lacquer frame.
Jean Dewasne (1921-1999).
(b Lille, 21 May 1921). French painter, writer and sculptor. He began painting at the age of 12 and was producing pointillist works at the age of 18. He studied architecture for two years at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris as a preparation for his painting. In about 1943 he began painting abstract works, and he remained an abstract painter for the rest of his career. He was associated with the group of abstract artists who exhibited at the Galerie Denise René in Paris, including Hans Hartung, Nicolas de Stäel and Serge Poliakoff and he himself exhibited there from 1945-1956. Together with Sonia Delaunay, Hans Arp, Antoine Pevsner...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Vintage Jean Marais Lithographie At Cost Price
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Vintage lithography, numbered and signed by the french artist Jean Marais (1913-1998)
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Power Struggle" by Vanessa Joy, 2020
Located in Westport, CT
Title: Power Struggle
Artist: Vanessa Joy
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Subject matter: Abstract Art
Size: 36 x 36 inches
Power Struggle is an emotion...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unique Cast Iron Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage cast iron wall art featuring a variety of symbols and shapes. This art would make a great addition to any home.
Please confirm it...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Iron
Ponte Corvo Print Erotic Limited Edition 2/50 C1950 Surrealist, Italian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Ponte Corvo, Mid-Century Modern, Monotone, Surrealist print, limited edition 2/50, in the original gilded frame
Playful, erotic, surrealist composition
In Italian Ponte Corvo mea...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Moo Moo
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Cow Photograph. Uniquely Framed in black matte with Plexiglas. Bespoke configurations available upon request
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
$1,190 / item
JORGE FICK Acrylic Painting - Motel Suitcase 6121
By Jorge Fick
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An original acrylic on paper painting by Jorge Fick entitled Motel Suitcase 6121, circa 1971, signed by the artist. Born in 1932 and passing in 2004 in the vibrant artistic community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, this artist was a prominent figure in the world of high color abstraction. His unique approach to abstract expressionism was deeply influenced by the teachings and mentorship of renowned artists Franz Kline, Jack Tworkov, Phillip Guston, and Joseph Fiore...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Curtis Jere Wall Art Depicting a Brass Fan
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Queens, NY
Americha Mid-Century wall plaque depiction of a brass fan with 6 fold sections that joins together at the end creating a swirl tail CURTIS JERE)
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Walnut
"Cheveaux Et Cavalier vi, " Lithograph by Marino Marini
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Cheveaux Et Cavalier VI Black, Red, Blue, White" is an original color lithograph signed in pencil by the artist Marino Marini in the lower right. Reference: Guastalla L107. It depi...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Xavier Cazares Cortez Mixed Media Abstract Painting On Wood Art Sun In My Sky
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Xavier Cazares Cortez Mixed Media Abstract Painting On Wood.
Titled Igniting Wet Tinder. There are 3 of them in a series. I am selling them separately.
Signed: Xavier Caza...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Framed Signed Meera Devidayal Untitled Gouache on Paper
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: H: 17 1/2in W: 14 1/2in D: 1/2in
This vintage framed and signed Meera Decidayal (Indian, b. 1947) gouache on paper is perfect for you and your home! Being essentially ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
Belgian Vintage Modernist Hand Painted Ceramic wall art by Juliette Belarti 1960
Located in Markington, GB
Contemporary Belgian vintage modernist hand painted ceramic wall art by Juliette Belarti 1960's
Measurments: H 60cm, W 120cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
$685 Sale Price
60% Off
Macchina Inutile 1 Lithograph by Renato Volpini, 1970s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Machine useless1" one of a series of useless machines by Renato Volpini (Naples, December 10, 1934 - Milan, February 3, 2017). Textile screen printing w...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"Tourbillion. 1979" Lithograph in Colors by Sonia Delaunay
Located in Stamford, CT
"Tourbillion. 1979" lithograph in colors on wove paper by Ukrainian born French artist Sonia Delaunay ( 1885-1979 ). Signed in pencil lower right edge; numbered in pencil lower left....
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Original black and White Photograph of The Rolling Stones by John Stoddart
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting an iconic original black and white photograph featuring the legendary members of The Rolling Stones during their "Steel Wheels" world tour in 1989. This historic image captures the essence of rock 'n' roll with Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, and Ronnie Wood in the spotlight. The photograph is a large archival rag print, part of a limited edition of 10, and bears the artist's signature on the bottom.
Renowned photographer John Stoddart, celebrated for his portraits of numerous famous figures, including Pierce Brosnan, Carla Bruni, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, has skillfully immortalized this iconic moment in rock history. Hailing from Liverpool and a former Grenadier Guard...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
$3,975 Sale Price
50% Off
Hand-Woven Craftsman Wall Artwork
Located in Antwerp, BE
Woven; Wall piece; Artwork; Mid-Century Modern; Tapestries; Contemporary Art; Craftsman
This Hand-woven wall piece is a true conversation piece. The depth is created by layering d...
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric
$3,803 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Painting by René Roche, France, 1979
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting by René Roche; 1979; Contemporary Painting; Post-war Artwork; Graphic Artwork; France;
Exhibited in the exhibition 'Espace et abstraction' in P...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
$10,800 Sale Price
49% Off
Vibrant Abstract Color Lithograph #2 by Angelo Savelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant abstract color Lithograph #2 by Angelo Savelli, Italian, 1991-1995. Color lithograph executed on thick paper. Pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Framed in a simple, clean lined black lacquered wooden gallery frame. We have four examples of this print. Look great by themselves, or together, as seen in the second photo. The price noted below is for one framed lithograph. Savelli lived in Italy until 1953, when he moved to New York City, where he spent most of his life. Once in New York City, he became friends with all of the abstract greats, including Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt and Barett Newman. He shared studio space and worked with Franz Kline and William Dekooning...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Black and White Lithographs by Josef Albers from Formulation and Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Albers abstract lithographs from formulation and articulation, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, and Ives Sillman Inc., New Haven, circa 1972. These works are from p...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Leandro Velasco, 1973 Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of Voluptuous Woman
Located in North Miami, FL
Created in 1973, "Bola De Cristal" is an exquisite oil on canvas portrait painting by the esteemed Colombian artist Leandro Velasco. This captivating artwork bears the artist's signa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$10,463 Sale Price
24% Off
1978 Oil on Canvas by Roy Carruthers
Located in North Miami, FL
1978 oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “A Message from Magritte”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Tropicana by Mauro Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tropicana made with thin pieces of tape, paint to create the striped look and then covered with resin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Resin, Wood
1960s woven Tapestry by Jean-Claude Duprez
Located in London, Lambeth
1960s French decorative Tapestry by Jean Claude Duprez
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wool
Abstract Painting by René Roche, France, 1979
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting by René Roche; 1979; Contemporary painting; post-war artwork; Graphic artwork.
Exhibited in the exhibition 'Espace et abstraction' in Palais Sai...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
$10,800 Sale Price
49% Off
Josef Albers Screen Print Diptych from Formulation Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A terrific example of a two-paged screen print from Josef Alber's Formulation : Articulation, 1972. This example is Portfolio 1 from Folder 18, 1972.
From an edition of 1000 prod...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Macchina Inutile 2 Lithograph by Renato Volpini, 1970s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Machine useless2" one of a series of useless machines by Renato Volpini (Naples, December 10, 1934 - Milan, February 3, 2017) material screen printing w...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$1,010 Sale Price
43% Off
Abstract Painting by René Roche, France, 1979
Located in Antwerp, BE
European, Contemporary Abstract Painting by René Roche on Canvas, Late 20th Century; France;
Painting by René Roche, 1979, contemporary painting, post-w...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
$10,800 Sale Price
49% Off
Painting by Nils Johansson
Located in London, GB
Nils Johansson (1922-2014).
Acrylic paint on paper.
Abstract composition.
Sweden, mid 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Framed object by Rune Hagberg, Mixed Media, Sweden 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Rune Hagberg,
Sweden, 1970s.
Mixed media.
H: 95 cm / 3’ 1 1/2"
W: 48 cm / 1’ 7”
Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedish artist that took much of his inspiration from Zen Buddhism spirituality and Eastern Calligraphy. He is represented at, among many others, the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, and the Norrköping Art Museum. Hagberg’s meditative informalism is placed between the concretism and expressionism of the 1950s, his art becoming simpler until he reduced it so far that only tightly closed picture reels...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Josef Albers Screen Print Diptych from Formulation Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A terrific example of a two-paged screen print from Josef Alber's Formulation : Articulation, 1972. This example is Portfolio 1 from Folder 30, 1972.
From an edition of 1000 prod...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Original Hand Drawn Pencil Sketch of
the Philosipher
By Gio Ponti
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This very rare and interesting piece of historically important art was purchased from the family of the Great Gio Ponti.
It was a sketch which was part of the preperatory work for t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
1950s Original Gelatin Silver Print from the Chrysler Building by Barbara Morgan
Located in North Miami, FL
ntroducing a captivating original vintage gelatin silver print from the 1950s, featuring the iconic Chrysler Building in New York, as captured by the acclaimed photographer Barbara M...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
$3,823 Sale Price
44% Off
Portrait of a Man in Giltwood Frame
Located in Buchanan, MI
Artist unknown (American, 20th century) portrait of a man.
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1943.
Measures: 30" x 25" frame: 37.75" x 32.75".
Excellent condition
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Giltwood
Taisuke Hamada Abstract Collage Painting Titled "Every Night"
By Taisuke Hamada
Located in Westport, CT
Taisuke Hamada Abstract Collage Painting, Titled "Every Night" 1966 wonderful Mid-Century Modern, From Gallery Dache' label a-fixed to back.
Born 1932 in the 1960s the work of many ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Plastic, Wood
Andrea Razzaauti Painting of Irish Poppy Field
Located in Buchanan, MI
Andrea Razzaauti (Italian, B. 1954) Irish poppy field.
Oil on canvas, signed lower right; signed and titled en verso
Dimensions: 12" x 16" Frame: 16.25" x 20.5".
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid-century Modern contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage contemporary art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paint, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern contemporary art made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original contemporary art, popular names associated with this style include Charles Fields Haviland, John Stoddart, Victor Vasarely, and Barbara Morgan. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for contemporary art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $390 and tops out at $69,500 while the average work can sell for $1,498.
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