Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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
1960s Modern Art Original Architectural Block Print signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Architectural block print, signed Art
Art 26.75 wide x 16.5 tall Mat 31.75 x 20.
Unrestored original vintage condition wear is visible.
review images provided.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Myrna Nobile Nude Art Paper Drawing #1 Signed 3/5/65 San Diego CA
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Myrna Nobile signed art San Diego Ca artist
Female Nude drawing on paper 3/5/65
17.5 x 24
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
Refer to images provided.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Surrealist Drawing in Black Charcoal by Jordi Samsó – Signed
Framed
Located in Barcelona, ES
A captivating surrealist still life drawing by artist Jordi Samsó, executed in rich black charcoal on paper. Created circa 1990, this piece showcases a dreamlike composition where or...
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1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$674 Sale Price
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Male Nude Study in Pencil 1940s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Nude Study in Pencil, Europe, 1940s.
Beautiful and well drawn study with a male nude kneeling. Wonderful atmosphere and very elegant. At the underside of the paper there are also a few other drawings of...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
"Study for Icarus, " Drawing by Emlen Etting, 1940s
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This large drawing served as a stu...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
1965 Johnny Friedlaender Art Lithograph Etching Composition
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1965 Johnny Friedlaender Lithograph Etching -Composition
14 h x 11.75 w x 1 art 11 x 9
Signed
Preowned unrestored vintage condition shows signs of wear, stains present.
Scratches to ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage 1980s Spanish Landscape Pencil Drawing by R. Duran Font, Framed in Black
Located in Barcelona, ES
A delicate and atmospheric black and white pencil drawing on paper, depicting a serene landscape with trees. The composition captures a quiet, almost meditative moment in nature, ren...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$365 Sale Price
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"Nudes Suspended", Early, Surrealist Drawing w/ Male Nudes by John B. Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early, important and finely drawn, this piece by John B. Lear depicts two fully nude male figures suspended among the branches of two trees, each figure demonstrating the care with w...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
André Lhote Drawing La Coiffeuse Hand Signed, circa 1920
By André Lhote
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Drawing by André Lhote, circa 1920.
Hand signed
Dimensions of the layer: 26 x 20 cm. Hand signed.
Framed in 19th century frame.
In original condition.
André Lhote was born in 18...
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1920s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$6,727 Sale Price
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Vintage Signed and Framed Artwork of Garden Flowers.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Artwork on paper within Gold Toned Frame. Possibly Pencil and WaterColor. Signed on a Leaf at the Bottom as Pictured.Frame has Board Backing. Vintage Condition Consistent wit...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Wood, Paper
Paolo Soleri Original Drawing
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paolo Soleri drawing originally done in the late 70's to raise money for an Arcosanti Endowment Fund. Initiated to raise money for a Construction project. Prints are still availa...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
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"Roping Sculpture", Drawing of Two Youths w/ Classical Stone Head, Burnt Sienna
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This finely detailed drawing by Peter Todd Mitchell -- famed for his fabric and wallpaper designs after World War II -- depicts two semi-nude male figures maneuvering a Classical stone head...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Sublime Expressionist Blue White and Teal Village Landscape Painting with Boat
By Edvard Munch
Located in Chattanooga, TN
An evocative and atmospheric work from 1972, this signed original painting captures the poetry of solitude and transition along a quiet shoreline. A solitary figure—draped in white and veiled, a basket resting in her hands—stands between land and water, contemplation suspended between the familiar and the unknown. Behind her, a cluster of humble village homes and the faint trace of power lines...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Canvas, Paint
"Nudes in Black and Rose", Trio of Watercolors with Male Nudes, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Done with confidence and bravura, this trio of pen-and-watercolor paintings showing male nudes, singly and in pairs, was clearly executed by a skilled artist. They are not signed, b...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paint
"Confrontation", Mid Century Drawing w/ Half Nude Male in Surreal Setting, 1984
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although John Lear entitled this drawing "Confrontation," the half-nude male figure and the falcon on the other end of his bright red leash are contemplating each other with placidit...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic and important drawing by Jacques Azéma depicts two Moroccan male youth in the hammam or bath house, relaxing in the nude and imbibing in tea...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$3,600 Sale Price
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Portrait Gallery of Grand Bostonians from Joe Tecce
s
By Daniel Varoujan Hejinian
Located in Hanover, MA
Framed series of American modern pen and ink drawings, sixteen portraits of Boston "pols" and Italian American civic leaders, all of whom were the famous 'Friends of Joe Tecce's' of the eponymously named restaurant in Boston's North End.
The frame is sixteen feet long by one foot tall...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Hans Scherfig — “Tapir in the Jungle”, Signed and Numbered Color Lithograph
By Hans Scherfig
Located in Kastrup, DK
Hans Scherfig – “Tapir in the Jungle” lithograph
Color lithograph: Tapir in the Jungle.
Signed and numbered 55/260, 1968.
Mounted with a passepartou...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair of Etchings by Peter Max V3 X and XI
By Peter Max
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of rare framed etchings by Peter Max (American b. 1937) V3 X and XI. In the manner of Picasso each color pencil signed lower ce...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Linen, Plexiglass, Giltwood, Paper
$4,000 Sale Price / set
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"Hand to Wall", Superb Portrait of Black-Hispanic Youth, Black and Brown Hues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly conceived and executed, this Mid Century drawing of a young man, probably African American and/or Hispanic, shows the artist's ability to create a mood, capturing the subjec...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
"Reclining Male Nude", Important Early Pencil Drawing by John B. Lear, 1960
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fine and very early drawing by John B. Lear shows the care with which he captured the beauty, strength and character of the men he admired. Lear's earliest works are often in o...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Turbulent Communication Computer Aided Graphic Drawing by Artist Aldo Giorgini
By Aldo Giorgini
Located in Lafayette, IN
This is a rare original "artist's proof" computer-aided drawing by graphic artist Aldo Giorgini. The drawing, entitled "Turbulent Communication", was designed using his "Fields" comp...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
$5,500 Sale Price
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Dora Maar Pointillist Framed Colored Drawing, circa 1960
By Dora Maar
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pointillist drawing by Dora Maar.
Stamp of the auction that took place in 1998 in Paris.
Black ink on cream white paper.
20th Century, undated.
Framed and signed.
In good origin...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Wood, Paper
$3,498 Sale Price
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Dora Maar Pointillist Drawing
By Dora Maar
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pointillist composition by Dora Maar.
Stamp of the auction that took place in 1998 in Paris.
Black ink on cream white paper.
20th century, undated.
Frame not included.
In good orig...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$3,139 Sale Price
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Lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
By Jean Cocteau
Located in London, GB
A lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
La Mediteranee, 1948
Printed by Jean Brunissen
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Los Angeles Times" Political Cartoon Drawing - by Paul Conrad
Located in San Diego, CA
A "Los Angeles Times" political cartoon drawing captioned "I Gave At The Office..." by award winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, circa 1977. The drawing is a reprint of the original pen ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Plastic, Paper
Original Vintage Abstract Color Lithograph, Composition by Jörgen Fogelqvist
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Jörgen Fogelqvist, Composition
Color lithography
Number 255/260
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number
(pencil)
Working dimensions 66/86
The work is framed
J...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$856 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Futuristic Concept Car Drawing by Artist Dennis Mog, circa 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Lets Go Back to the Future"
Vintage Futuristic Concept Car Drawing
circa 1970
Artist Dennis Mog ( 1944-2012 )
Pencil on Vellum
Labeled On Back As Follo...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Stunning Modernist Architectural Rendering, Drawing by G.F.Hahn
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original MCM Pen and ink architectural study for a Palm Springs Residence (unbuilt). Framed and signed; J.H.Hahn, Reminiscent of the famed Dinah Shore hous...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Lead
Exceptional Pointillist Drawing by Dora Maar, circa 1960
By Dora Maar
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pointillist composition by Dora Maar.
Signed in ink in the lower right corner.
Stamp of the auction that took place in 1998 in Paris.
Black ink on cream white paper.
20th century, u...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$3,363 Sale Price
25% Off
French Drawing in Pen and Gouache by André Arbus, Paris, 1938
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Gouache and pen work by André Arbus (1903-1969). Signed Andre Arbus.
Origin: Drawing of dining table by Andre Arbus for the apartment of Mme Pedersen, Paris, 1938.
Literature:...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Original Earl MacPherson Pastel Painting of a Pin-Up Girl with Balloons, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offered here for your consideration is a vintage original Earl MacPherson pastel painting of a pin-up girl.
Depicting a blond, smiling, nude pin-up girl dressed only with two larg...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
1955 Recreation Room Architectural Rendering by Rucker Fuller
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1955 "Recreation Room" hand-drawn architectural artwork rendering prepared by Rucker Fuller for The Bank of California Mission Branch.
Rucker Fuller is an architectural fir...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Harry Rosin Nude Pastel, c. 1948
Located in Ross, CA
Reclining female nude pastel, an artist rendering likely part of the pre-sculpture process made and signed 1948 by Harry Rosin.
Harry Rosin (1897-1973) was an American sculptor from...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Crayon
Contour Painting Male Nude Figure, Circa 1960
Located in Rochester, NY
Contour style painting on paper of large male nude seated figure, artist signed at bottom Fred Bennett. In simple white enameled metal and glass frame with mat. Beautifully executed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Agate, Metal
Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large framed lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Millard Sheets Signed Original Drawing Wartime Boats in Stormy Seas Harbor, 1942
By Millard Sheets
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful and darkly intriguing original artwork by renowned American Modernist artist and California artist benefactor Millard Sheets (1907-1989) featuring wartime boats caught in stormy seas. Very evocative and certainly quite relevant to the time it was created taken in the context of the war.
The work is hand pencil signed and dated (1942) by Sheets on the mat just below the artwork.
Provenance: Property from the estate of Millard Sheets.
Would be a great addition to any collectors of his work or Mid-Century Modern artist or an eye-catching stand-alone accent artwork in about any setting.
Sheets many awards include:
Watson F. Blair Purchase Prize, Chicago Art Institute (1938)
Philadelphia Watercolor Club Prize (1939)
Dana Watercolor Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts (1943)
Drawing Prize, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1946)
Gold Brush Award, Artists Guild of Chicago, Award of the Year (1951)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana (1964)
His works can be found in numerous permanent collections, public settings, and international museums including:
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Scripps College, CA
The White House (Washington, DC)
The San Diego Museum
The Los Angeles Public Library...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Mid-Century Modern Painting, Goauche on Paper, Signed Jo Verbestel Dated 1968
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful work of art, gouache on paper, by the Belgian female artist Jo Verbestel. It is a portrait of a mythical figure / fantasy figure, in a somewhat psychedelic style. The paint...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paint
Vintage Framed Sketch Snake from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve 1930
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage black wood framed sketch of a rolled up snake, from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve.
Dated circa 1930. Not an original Paul Jouve dra...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid century vintage Academy style female nude study in charcoal
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage female nude study in charcoal. This Academy style charcoal drawing is in a mid century pickled frame with cream and black mat boards. The charcoal drawi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
"Man with Blue Eyes, " Portrait by Paul Cadmus, Possibly of Robert F. Kennedy
By Paul Cadmus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although there is no evidence that Paul Cadmus knew Robert F. Kennedy, this portrait of a handsome, youthful man with blue eyes and a thick head of hair suggests that the artist admi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$7,600 Sale Price
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New Objectivity Drawing (Head of Gothic Woman) by Beeldens
By Beeldens
Located in New York, NY
Neue Sachlichkeit drawing by Beeldens, unframed, pencil & charcoal on paper.
Neue Sachlichkeit (The New Objectivity). New objectivity painters infus...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper, Pencil
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
"Six Scenes with Male Nudes, " Drawings from Morocco by Jacques Azéma, 1946
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable ensemble of drawings dating to 1946, on one sheet of paper, each scene depicting one or more male nude figures, this work displays the stylization and mannerism that is suggestive of Le Corbusier and his contemporaries. The artist was Jacques Azéma...
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$6,000 Sale Price
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Myrna Nobile Nude Art Drawing #2 on Paper 3/5/65 Signed California
By Myrna Nobile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
By artist Myrna Nobile San Diego CA.
Nude art drawing on paper dated 3/5/65 and signed.
Measures: 17.5 x 24
Preowned unrestored vintage condition.
Refer to images provided.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Åke Holm, Biblical Theme, Linocut, 1970s, Framed
By Ake Holm
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Åke Holm, Bible motif, 1970s
Linocut
Number 127/250
The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil)
Work dimensions 41/29
Framed work
Åke Holm (1900-1980) was an...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$751 Sale Price
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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...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large framed lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Engraving, Lithography, E.A., by Evelyne Luez, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engraving, lithography, E.A., by Evelyne Luez, 20th century.
Lithography, engraving, artist's print, E.A., 20th century, by Evelyne Luez.
Framed H: 64 cm, W: 83 cm, D: 1.5 cm...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Gio Ponti portrait drawing of a girl Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This original Gio Ponti sketch, created in the 1950s as a portrait of a girl for a terracotta sculpture, is a rare and captivating piece of design his...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Lithograph by Jean Cocteau, Poissons Face to Face, 1960-70.
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lithograph by Jean Cocteau, poissons face-à-face, 1960-70.
Lithograph by Jean Cocteau,1962, 1/79, representing fish face-to-face, unframed.
h: 50cm, w: 65cm, d: 0,2cm
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Cavelier et la Mort
Located in Holmfirth, GB
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) Cavalier et la Mort, from Faust (La Nuit de Walpurgis). Drypoint with roulette printed in colours, 1969, signed and inscribed 'E.A.' in pencil by the artist...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$5,494
Howard Howie Post Cartoon Drawing Plate Art of Sigmund Freud, Anthro DC Comics
By Howard Post
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Portrait of Sigmund Freud on hand thrown ceramic plate.
Signed, "Post to Post with love..." "January 21, 1962"
Howard "Howie" Post (1926-2010)
American animator, cartoonist, and comic strip and comic book writer-artist. Post is known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip The Dropouts which had a 13-year run and for creating DC Comics...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Ceramic
$1,276 Sale Price
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Original Vintage Abstract Color Lithograph, Vintern by Knut Grane, 1991
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Knut Grane, Vintern, 1991
Color lithography
Number 371/500
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number
Working dimensions 26/35
This work...
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1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
$328 Sale Price
67% Off
Gio Ponti Sketch "Disegni per Vasi Incrociatifor", Italy, 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully whimsical concept drawing of two vases. Authentication papers from the Gio Ponti archives provided with drawing.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Watercolour in the Asian Style, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Watercolour in the Asian style, 20th century.
Watercolour of a landscape, 20th century.
H: 36cm, W: 26cm, D: 0,2cm
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20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
Vintage Boho Original Sketch on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience the raw beauty of artistic expression with our Vintage Boho Original Sketch on Paper. Handcrafted with soulful strokes, this piece embodies ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Joseph Hirsch Signed Seated Nude Pen and Ink Drawing
Located in Wichita, KS
An original drawing by acclaimed American artist Joseph Hirsch (1910–1981), depicting a seated nude figure rendered in pen and ink on paper. Known for his expressive figurative work ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper, Wood
Vintage Nude Male Portrait on Paper
Located in Seattle, WA
Portrait Possibly Pastel and Pencil on Paper. Signed J.P. Gaston as Pictured. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 17 1/2 W ; 1/8 D ; 23 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Mid-century Modern drawings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern drawings 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 drawings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern drawings made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original drawings, popular names associated with this style include Dora Maar, Salvatore Grippi, Luciano Mattioli, and Professor Fritz Klee. 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 drawings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $74,325 while the average work can sell for $978.
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