Mid-Century Modern Decorative 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
Large Stoneware Wall Relief by Bertil Vallien for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Large and richly modelled stoneware wall relief (väggrelief) by Bertil Vallien, produced by Gustavsberg, Sweden, in the 1960s. Executed in high-fired stoneware with a sculptural frui...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam Porcelain Plate # 7, Signed, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam porcelain plate number 7. Signed. Excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons
Located in Redding, CT
Fruit still life on board signed Timmons. Attributed to William Federick Timmons(1915-1985) . Rich colors of blue, red and pink make up this fruit still life composition.
The composition consists of fruit in a pedestal bowl and the detailed drapes in the background. Custom framed. This item can parcel ship for $45.
William Frederick Timmins was born May 23, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois.
His father, Harry L. Timmins (1887-1963), was a celebrated magazine illustrator and co-owner with Frank H. Young (1888-1964) of a successful Chicago advertising agency called Young & Timmins Advertising Illustration Studios. In 1923 Timmins and Young co-founded the American Academy of Art in Chicago. His father's impressive career brought the family a prosperous and privileged lifestyle, which included pleasure trips to Paris and London.
In 1934 he began to commute by Metro North train to New York City, where he studied at the Art Students League on West 57th Street. He also took classes at the National Academy of Design on Fifth Avenue near 89th Street.
In 1935 he began to study at the Grand Central School of Art, located on the sky-lit top floor of Grand Central Station Terminal. This was the same station he used for his daily commute.
In 1935 he began to sell pen and ink story illustrations as well as painted covers to NYC publishers of pulp magazines. During the second half of the 1930s his work appeared in Western Story, Dime Sports, Clues Detective Stories, Thrilling Western, and All Aces Magazine.
He and his wife moved to a home on Spectacle Lane in Wilton, CT. This area of Connecticut had become a popular artist community. He socialized with several artist neighbors, such as Benjamin Kimberly Prins (1902-1980), Tom Lovell (1909-1997), Richard Lyon (1913-2002), Al Parker (1906-1985), Rolf Klep (1904-1981), R. G. Harris (1911-2007).
During the 1940s his cover illustrations appeared on pulp magazines, such as The Shadow, Clues Detective Stories, Wild West Weekly, and Astounding Science Fiction. All these were published by Street & Smith.
In 1944 the family moved to Darien, CT. At first the artist worked in a rented studio in nearby Norwalk, CT, but after a while he converted a vacant family room into an art studio and worked at home. After the war he drew story illustrations for Family Circle and Liberty Magazine.
In 1948 his father, Harry L. Timmins, and his brother, Harry L. Timmins, Jr., moved to California to open a lithography business in Hollywood.
During the 1950s he illustrated several books for children that were published by Rand McNally, such as Cowboys, Davy Crockett...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
$1,800 Sale Price
28% Off
String Art Copper
Brass Wall Decoration
Located in Fulton, CA
I've seen string art of the 1970's made of fishing line many times. But, have only seen copper and brass wire when I came across two of these amazing examples. Intricately crafted co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Los Castillo E.Alvarado Arquitectura Mosaic with Montezuma Mexico, 1959
By Alvarado, Los Castillo
Located in Camden, ME
An E. Alvarado 1959 mosaic wall panel commissioned at the Taxco showroom of Los Castillo Plateros depicting the 1467 reconstruction of the temple of Huitzilopochtii after its damage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Amethyst, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Tour...
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Philip
Kelvin LaVerne Chan Wall Hanging
Located in San Francisco, CA
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan decorative wall hanging. Original order form is included, model #140 ordered as a wall hanging incorporating colors from mode...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Abstract Vibrant Wall Tapestry by Junghans, 1960
s
Located in London, GB
Colorful hand knotted wool hanging is probably a translation of the work of an artist. This was a time when modern artists work began to work with weavers...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Bjorn Wiindblad Decorative Plate 1001 Nights Lute Player Plate
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful collectible plate from the famous Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad (Bjørn Wiinblad). The plate was designed for Rosenthal, Germany and is deco...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$148 Sale Price
26% Off
Set of 5 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 5 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
American Modern Abstract Silver
Copper Raindrop Wall Sculpture, Curtis Jeré
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Abstract Silver & Copper Raindrop Wall Sculpture, Curtis Jeré
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Set of 14 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 14 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Original Oil on Paper Painting by Alexander Gore, Dated 2012 and Certified
Located in Miami, FL
This is an original painting titled "Illumined Pleasures". The piece is signed and dated 2012, painted in the manner of Pablo Picasso.
Professionally framed.
Measures: 16 7/8" H x...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Paint
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mid Century Neon Sign Red / Blue "Downstairs" in a Acrylic Showcase 1980s
Located in Berlin, DE
This impressive Mid Century Neon sign shows the word "Downstairs" and is placed in a acrylic showcase. It is made in the 1980s in Germany.
The Sign i...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Glass
Jean Picart Le Doux Museum Etched Glass Wall Plaque, 1950s
By Charles Picart le Doux
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Museum-Scale Sand-Etched Glass Wall Plate by Jean Picart Le Doux, France, 1950s.
Exceptional museum-quality sand-etched glass wall panel by Jean Picart Le Doux, created in France du...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Heavy Impasto Floral Still Life Oil Painting, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern heavy impasto floral still life oil painting circa 1950s
A brilliant original oil painting by a mystery artist. The painting is si...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite
Galerie Maison et Jardin Four Panel Brass and Silk Fabric Screen, 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Unique 1970s four-panel screen room divider with solid polished brass structure and profile manufactured by Galerie Maison et Jardin in the early 1970s. The panels have been reupholstered with a wool and silk fabric from Fadini Borghi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$20,133 Sale Price
50% Off
PAOLO DE POLI - Rame smaltato anni 50 - Made in ITALY
Located in Milano, IT
Paolo de Poli - Smalto dipinto a mano su rame disegnato dal artista, che ha collaborato insieme al architetto GIO PONTI nella decorazione di tanti arredi del 900.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Vintage Pencil Making Wall Art "Making Of Pensils", Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Industrial and original wall art piece. Produced by a National pensil making company in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. This art work shows the whole procedure of pensil making in one insta...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
$198 Sale Price
75% Off
Early Carta Blanca Beer Sign. Mexico, 1940’s.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Carta Blanca beer porcelain metal sign.
Mexico, ca. 1940’s.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting, Nude, Midcentury, Black and White Nude, C 1959, Modern Art, No Frame
Located in New York, NY
Nude painting, circa 1959. The acrylic paint is done on hard paper. The art work is signed and dated.
The frame is NOT included.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
$500 Sale Price
74% Off
"Yellow
Green Parrot in Bird Cage", Mid Century Enamel on Copper Panel, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sophisticated and charming both, this enamel-on-copper panel shows a green and yellow parrot happily perched in a Mid Century wire birdcage, its sides curving and its top embellished...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Ignis Wall Decor Piece, Patagonia, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Ignis Wall Decor Piece, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Ignis modern wall decor is inspired by the inner fire that fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf, Brass
$5,773 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Mid-Century Egyptian Goddess Mosaic
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Unique mid-century mosaic depicting and Egyptian Goddess, possibly Hatmehyt, the Egyptian Goddess of Fish.
The mosaic stands 6.5ft tall and is constructed out of rounded pebble l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Mid Century Modern Cubist Figure on Canvas by John Ross (1921-2017)
By John Ross
Located in Ventura, CA
Mid Century Modern Cubist Figure on Canvas by John Ross (1921-2017) Purchased in Paris housed in a 19th Century gilt frame.
John Ross, painter, printmaker, author, and educator, wa...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Keith Vaughan Figures in Landscape Circa 1960 Pencil Drawing
Located in CA, CA
Keith Vaughan 1912-1977 Figures in landscape 1960s
Pencil on detached spiral bound sketchbook paper
Signed with initials KV to back
Measures...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Italian Leather and Brass Stirrup’s
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning set a five vintage Italian hand stitched, fine leather and solid brass stirrups, Borrella Roma, made in Italy stamped in the leather.
These ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$131 Sale Price / set
65% Off
Rudy Vallee Actors / Musician Hollywood Personal Effects, Photos
Awards
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare opportunity to own a collection of 9 personal effects by famed musician and actor Rudy Vallee including 4 handblown drinking glasses with his initials etc c hed into the glasses, 1969 Directors Guild of America awards, a sterling silver cigar box presented by Jumbo Tent C.S., a spelter metal statue of a quaver musical note, a signed 8x10 photo of Rudy in a ship captains uniform and a framed 8x10 photo of a Rudy from his younger days.
Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.
United States 1930-1970
Included in this set
-1969 Directors Guild of America award
-Sterling Silver Cigar Box Presented by Jumbo Tent C.S
-Signed 8x10 Photo
-Framed 8X10 Photo
-Spelter Metal Quaver Musical Note Statue
-Pair of Red Drinking Glass...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Midcentury Design Wall Wood Decoration / Lovers, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- circa 1960s
- percect original condition
jr
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Frank Walcutt 37 Inch Square Mid-Century Modern Surreal Homestead Painting
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Nestled between dream and memory, this compelling “Homestead” painting by Frank Walcutt invites a serene journey into surreal modernist landscape. Crafted in the 1970s, the work unfo...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
L S LOWRY SATURDAY AFTERNOON LIMITED EDITION PRINT 60/99 WiTH ALL DOCUMENTATION
By L. S. Lowry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this limited edition 60/99 print by L.S Lowry Print of "Saturday Afternoon" with all the supporting documentation
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
A very good looking and large limited edition print of LS Lowry...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Red
White 1960s Decorative Ceramic Tiles by SAM S. Marino
Located in Varese, Lombardia
beautiful and decorative tiles in red, black and white glazed ceramic with fish subject and still life. Very good condition.
Category
1960s Sammarinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Swallows Five" Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painting by Monte, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large and impressive 1950s abstract oil painting by Monte
This really is a magnificent abstract painting. It's large size will make this the centerpiece of most interiors.
Beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Ceramic Wall Relief by Salvatore Meli, Italy, 1963
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Sculptural ceramic wall relief 'Corpo Sdraiato' by Salvatore Meli (Comiso 1929 - Rome 2011), Italy 1965. Meli studied at the Academia di Belle Arte in Florence and became a significa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Nativity", Brilliant Enamel Panel in Blue, Purple and Orange by Karl Drerup
By Karl Drerup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arguably the finest enamel artist that America has ever seen, Karl Drerup immigrated here from Germany in 1937, his anti-Nazi activism and his wife's Jewish heritage forcing them to ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Hammered Copper Bas-relief of an African Woman
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Hammered Copper Bas-relief of an African Woman
This 1981 masterpiece, signed by renowned artist M. Wangala from Congo, is a unique addition to any art collection. It is a ...
Category
20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Charles Hersey Vintage Mid-Century Modern Op-Art Painting, circa 1968
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Hersey vintage Mid-Century Modern op-art painting, circa 1968
Black, silver and red
Vintage 1960s acrylic op-art painting on canvas by San...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. Size is of the visible picture inside passe-partout.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Unique Design Ceramic Tiles / Czechoslovakia, 1960s, Never Used, 23 Pieces
By Rako Ceramic
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1960s
- Perfect original condition, never used
- Suitable for room divider or other decoration
- Marked by manufactures
- Price for all.
jr
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Madonna celtic Mother Mary sterling silver 925 enamel Ottaviani 1960s Italy
By Ottaviani
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful depiction of Mary, Mother of God, in sterling silver 925, by the famous Italian designer Ottaviani, with red and blue enamel.
This high-quality silver piece depicts the Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Set of 4 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 4 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 5 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 3 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
T’ang Haywen diptych ink on paper 1975
By Haywen Tang
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a powerful and intriguing diptych ink on kyro board paper by Chinese and French ink artist T’ang Haywen, untitled and unsigned, circa 1975. It’s been framed with a black frame and anti-UV glass. The diptych size is Height 27.55 inches x Width 39.35 inches, and the frame size is Height 35.05 inches x Width 46.85 inches.
T’ang Haywen was a Chinese and French artist born in 1927, Xiamen, China. He is noted for his mastering of the ancient techniques of Chinese ink-brush painting. Since his death in 1991, T’ang’s work has been widely exhibited including a travelling retrospective at the Oceanography Museum of Monaco, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Singapore Museum of Art, Museum of East Asian Art Berlin, the Ashmolean Museum Oxford and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum Taiwan. In 2002, a solo exhibition of his works was held at the Musée Guimet...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Komposition, Color Lithograph on Fabriano Paper, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Author unknown, Composition
Color lithograph on Fabriano paper
Number 9/49
The work is signed by the artist and has an individual number
Work dimensions...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$705 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Tile Wall Art Decoration from a Cat
By Tackoen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic tile wall art decoration from a cat.
Height 94 cm.
Width 47 cm.
Depth 3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Harlequin Painting, circa 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern harlequin oil painting.
This fine Harlequin painting is bold, bright, colorful and executed by a very talented artist.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
2001 Mary Lynn Blasutta Textile Shoe Shopper Fashion Illustrations Mixed Media
By Coco Chanel, Prada
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful signed and dated Art by Mary Lynn Blasutta, made in 2001 and called Shoe Shopper.
Mary Lynn Blasutta is an illustrator and artist known for her stylized, mid-century-inspir...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Ardath Coldwell "Red Shoes" Original Oil Painting, circa 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ardath Coldwell (American, B.1913) "Red Shoes" original oil painting, circa 1960s
Original oil on canvas by listed American artist Ardath Coldwell.
A beautiful young woman wearing a blue dress and red shoes.
Canvas dimensions 10" wide x 14" high. The frame measures 15.25" wide x 19.25" high.
Signed in the lower right corner. Very good condition.
Born in Portland, OR on Sept. 16, 1913. After attending high school in Salem, Coldwell moved to San Francisco in 1933. Enrolling at the CSFA, she studied under Ralph Stackpole...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Sculpture with Fish Motif, 1950s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Wall-mounted ceramic sculpture depicting a stylized fish, mounted on a wooden plaque. The glazed surface shows rich shades of brown and black, creating a beautiful contrast between g...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$497 Sale Price
25% Off
After Bernard Buffet 1971 Blue Hydrangeas Wool Tapestry Framed Wall Art
Located in North Miami, FL
Made by DMC in the 70's, this is a vividly colored wool woven tapestry framed in a brass finish aluminum frame SIGNED Bernard Buffet 1971 to top.
NOTE: THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WI...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Jean Lurcat Aubusson Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Jean Lurcat and woven at Atelier Suzanne Goubely-Gatien in Aubusson, France. Hand woven in wool, it dates to the 1950s and entitled "Bahia La Rouge...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
$12,400 Sale Price
29% Off
Dick Seeger Psychedelic Mid-Century Painting
By Dick Seeger
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Framed psychedelic style painting by Arizona artist Dick Seeger with the message, "A requirement for sanity is the knowledge that part of you is insane."
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Modernist Wall Rya Rug by Helena Koskivaara for Wetterhoff, Finland 1960
By Wetterhoff, Helena Koskivaara
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Original huge 1960s high pile Rya wall rug
Origin:
Finland
Producer:
Wetterhoff, Hämeenlinna Sweden
This rug is a great example of 1960s Pop Art in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Abstract Painting by Peter Keil b 1942
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Abstract Painting by Peter Keil
This vibrant 28” x 33” abstract painting on board by renowned German artist Peter Keil is framed in its original ornate frame. The artwork features b...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Set of 4 ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 4 tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Original Acrylic on Canvas Abstract Painting by Listed Artist Ted Lownik
By Ted Lownik
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s acrylic on canvas abstract painting by American listed artist Ted Lownik. Newly framed with a wood gilded frame. Signed on the right lower corner.
Dimension: 23.5"...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Charles Hersey Vintage Modernist Op-Art Painting, circa 1971
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Hersey vintage modernist op-art painting, circa 1971
Brilliant 1970s acrylic painting by San Francisco artist Charles Hersey.
The painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Boleslaw Danikowski (1928-1979) Large ceramic and oak totem sculpture
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Boleslaw Danikowski (1928-1979)
Large ceramic and oak totem sculpture that can be used as a planter
71 cm high.
diameter : 29 cm
circa 1950/1960
Boleslaw Danikowski was the main cera...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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