Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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
Pencil drawing of a little girl, France, 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Miroir français du XXᵉ siècle, en bois patiné et doré, de forme ovale, présentant une monture finement moulurée soulignée d’un perlage intérieur. La patine ancienne, aux nuances doré...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Multiple on Metal by Victor Vasarely Geometric Composition Signed, France, 1980
Located in Paris, FR
multiple on metal by Victor Vasarely Geometric composition Signed France 1970
Geometric composition on metal engraved signature and numbered 45/160
Good condition, some light scratch...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Metal
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
1930s Swedish oil painting by Gideon Borje (1891-1965) plant
fruit
Located in London, GB
A decorative oil painting on canvas by swedish artist Gideon Borje who travelled extensively in europe over his career and was known for both his modernist style and classic traditio...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Large Midcentury Oversize Oil on Canvas Painting of Tigers by Peter Colby
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Oil on canvas painting by artist Peter Colby. Large oversize canvas featuring two lions resting upon a patch of green grass. The background of this piece i...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Midcentury Italian Abstract Blue Painting
Located in Seaford, GB
Midcentury Abstract Blue Painting Signed and dated 1972
Midcentury Abstract Blue Painting The Italian abstract art scene of the 1970s was transformativ...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Acrylic
1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel.
Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse.
Arthur Edwards...
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1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Wood, Paint
$1,529 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Oil on Canvas Window Scene Painting, Midcentury
Located in Bradenton, FL
Gorgeous oversized midcentury oil painting on canvas. Painting is of flowers and chair in front of windowpane. Vibrant golds, reds, and green in front of window, all surrounded by an...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Vintage Hand Painted Screen Panels by Robert Crowder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Incredible vintage hand-painted screen panels designed by Robert Crowder in the United States, circa 1960s. These screen panels have a design that takes us back to the typical gardens of ancient Japan, which fell in love with the eye and spread peace to visitors. It features six rectangular panels with a white background, which simulates an elegant oil painting...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
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"...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Midcentury Abstract Expressionism Still Life Oil Painting Signed J. Haymson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Still life expressionist abstract of interior view. Oil on canvas, signed J Haymson (B.1903-D.1980). Recently custom framed.
John Haymson was active/lived in District Of Columbia...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting by William Ernst Burwell, FRSA
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning midcentury abstract oil on board by the listed artist William Ernst Burwell (1911-1974). It is in its original gallery frame of painted softwood and the artists label verso. We have obtained several of the artists works from his studio. Condition is very good, the original frame has bumped corners but is generally good.
The painter and stage designer William Ernst Burwell, FRSA was born in Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire. He studied at Hull College of Art and Brighton School of Art and showed at the RA, NEAC and elsewhere in Britain and overseas. From 1940-1946 he served with the Essex Regiment and was subsequently employed at Pinewood Studios. The many film sets of the 50s, 60s and early 70s on which he worked included 'Oliver Twist' and the 'Black Narcissus...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Original Vintage Abstract Color Lithograph, Komposition by Anders Fogelin
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Anders Fogelin, Komposition, 1974
Color lithograph
Number 97/200
Work with the artist's signature, title and individual number (in pencil)
Working dimensions 61/69
The work is framed...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
$800 Sale Price
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Vintage Framed Signed Painting, Impressionistic Nautical Scene
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed signed Painting. Impressionistic Nautical scene
Dimensions. Overall. 20 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 24 H
Painting. 15 1/4 W ; 19 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
$396 Sale Price
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Vintage Original Signed and Dated Landscape Beach Scene Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
Abstract Possibly. Watercolor on Paper Painting of a Camp fire on the Beach. Board Backing. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.Sold as is
Dimensions. 28 W ; 1/8 D ; 15 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Large Watercolor
Ink Winter Street Scene
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a winter street scene with colorful figures walking both on the sidewalk and in the street along-side the canal. The canal is lined by barren trees that ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wall Decoration Made in the 60s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage wall decoration made in the 60s
This is a vintage painting drawn with Jan and I can't read the rest very well.
It is made on li...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Linen, Paint
$378 Sale Price
20% Off
"Il Contadino" Enamel on Copper by Bruno Santini, 1954
Located in Hanover, MA
Enameled copper sheet mounted on canvas wrapped board with a painting depicting the harlequin style costume of a standing male figure. Signed on reverse by the artist, Bruno Santini...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Vintage French Panther Pastel Painting Signed Johan
Etienette Johan
Located in Vilnius, LT
Framed vintage French painter's Etienette Johan pastel technique painting on paper. Consisting of several panthers ir different poses and variuos motio...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Francesco Scavullo Skull, Screenprint on Canvas, Coral, Black, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Francesco Scavullo cow skull, screenprint on canvas, coral, black, teal, signed. Screenprint in colors on canvas, signed and dated in ink on the reverse, 1985. Scavullo, 1921–2004, w...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Charles Levier (Fr., 1920 - 2003) - Lge Watercolor
Ink Woman In Orange Sun Hat
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large water color and ink depicting the portrait of a woman wearing an orange hat with a printed orange dress.
Two other women to the left, all with ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
1970s Realistic Modern Still Life Painting Plants Dunhill
Located in San Diego, CA
1970s Realistic Modern Still Life painting. The interior still life is centered on a potted plant with luminous yellow blossoms, placed atop a glass-topped table with a large Dunhill...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Set Of Three Framed Equestrian Watercolors By Denes De Holesch
Located in Essex, MA
A Hungarian painter who moved to America. Years 1910-1983. Artist specialized in equestrian subjects. Framed with a bleached wood and grasscloth frame. Signed lower right.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Dorothy Sklar Cubist Charcoal Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare cubist charcoal painting by Dorothy Sklar. Framed. Most likely dating to the 1930s or early 1940s.
Dimensions: 31" x 22.25" frame
22.25" x 14 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Vintage Boho MCM Original Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A captivating and deeply textural vintage abstract oil on canvas, alive with the intellectual and creative energy of the Mid-Century era. The artist employs a masterful use of impast...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Midcentury Mixed-Media Painting and Collage Signed Joule
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming mixed-media painting of a lion and palm trees executed with watercolor and gouache with applied metal. Presented in a silver leaf frame and titled Take a Chance.
Joule is a...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Wood
Oil on canvas "colored fish" - Signed lower right - Latin America - 1998
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Oil on canvas "colored fish" - Signed lower right - Latin America - 1998
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20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Painting of a Tropical Boat Dock
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting oil painting on canvas of a tropical bayscape, possibly the Florida Keys, with boats, pelicans and figures executed in a bold modern style. Signed in the lower right S. ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Carole Ann Battle Winter Landscape Watercolor, Framed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The original work by established Rochester NY artist Carole Ann Battle features a winter landscape with a view of a river in calm, reserved palette. It was professionally framed wit...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paper
"California Lifeguards, " Mid-Century Painting w/ Male Nude in Red, Yellow
Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saturated in bold primary colors -- deep red, brilliant yellow and sky blue -- this scene depicts a standing blond lifeguard with his surfboard to one side and a striped umbrella to ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Women at a Café Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of interior scene painting titled "Women at Cafe"
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$4,000
David Barry Lewis Large Scale Mid century Abstract Painting
By David Barry Lewis
Located in Miami, FL
A large scale mid century abstract painting by the listed artist David Barry Lewis (1945-). Lewis resides between Texas and California The painting is signed and dated 9-75 in the ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Scuba Diver Rescue, " Rare and Important Illustration Art for 1952 Magazine
By Peter Poulton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinarily rare and important painting, for the cover of the December, 1952 issue of "American Manhood" magazine, depicts a fallen scuba diver, p...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Charles Levier (Fr. 1920 - 2003) Large Watercolor
Ink Two Girls With Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a street scene with two girls to the right, one with arm out-stretched and the other partially hidden behind flowers. Other figures, a bike and canopied ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Harris Strong Painting Vignette
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vibrant Still Life Painting VIGNETTE signed Harpel(?) for Harris Strong. Sure to brighten any space. Great subject matter with visual appeal and focal point. Framed in a minimalist w...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Portrait of a Basset Hound in Nature Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) portrait of a brown and white basset hound captured lying on a path with a house and landscape scenery in the distance, on a large, rectangular unframed canvas...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Extra Large Abstract Oil on Styrofoam by Guglielmo “Mino” Lusignoli, Italy
By Guglielmo Lusignoli 1
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern Italian extra large abstract oil on Styrofoam by award winning architect and artist Guglielmo “Mino” Lusignoli (Parma 1920-...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Polystyrene
Framed Acrylic Abstract Painting of Geometric Shapes in Black, Red, and White
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century acrylic on canvas abstract painting featuring geometric shapes in black and red against a cream colored background in a rectangular black painted wooden frame.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Robert Herrmann CBS Night
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Herrmann CBS Night Oil on Masonite
The first and only skyscraper "Black Rock" designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in New York C...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Original Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting by William Ernst Burwell, FRSA
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning midcentury abstract oil on board by the listed artist William Ernst Burwell (1911-1974). Beatifully painted with heavily a...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) - Signed Watercolor
Ink Nude With Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a blonde female nude with soulful and downcast dark eyes partially obscured by colorful flowers. The viewer is given a glimpse of the blue waters and stu...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Surrealist Figurative Beach Scene Painting by H. Nordeman, 1994
Located in Seattle, WA
A boldly stylized surrealist oil painting signed and dated by H. Nordeman, 1994. The composition depicts a fantastical, exaggerated female figure in a red bikini, posed against a sea...
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1990s Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Alix Dufaux - Abstract Geometric painting on panel 1967
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Alix Dufaux - Abstract Geometric painting 1967
Painting - decoration - Vintage
Measures : 88cmx73,5cm - With Frame: 98cmx83,5cm
Wear consistent with age and use.
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Watercolor
Ink Floral Bouquet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor & ink depicting a captivating floral bouquet in a blue and white vase resting on a round table covered in red. The flowers are set against a geometric railing and over-loo...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Jean-Pierre Clement Painting
Located in Norwalk, CT
This surrealist work by listed French artist Jean Pierre Clement depicts a female portrait of a woman with a geometric blue headdress and one expos...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,400 Sale Price
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Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Oil On Canvas Portrailt Of A Seated Acrobat
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Charles Levier born of a French Father and American mother. He was was active/lived in New York, California / United Kingdom, France and is known for landscape, still life and figura...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
1959 Abstract Still Life Floral Painting in Antique Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful floral still life, abstract mid-century painting by Bea Van Wye 1959, in an antique hand carved frame.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Large Scale Signed Lee Reynolds Landscape Oil Painting Mid-Century Modern 1960s
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very large and super cool, 1960s, oil on canvas abstract painting signed by Lee Reynolds. Colors are white, blue, and pink with hints of green and teal. 49" tall x 61" wide, with t...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Large Watercolor
Ink Figural Scene
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large watercolor and ink depicting a woman in the foreground wearing orange striped attire, over-looking a street scene with a myriad of figures, some faceless. The work is set again...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Large Watercolor
Ink Figural Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a woman in green holding a floral bouquet in the foreground, four women standing behind, all with soulful and prominent eyes. Set against a street scene ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Portrait Of A Woman With Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a young lady in red attire with shaded blue eyes, sitting in a green chair, amid a collection of flowers. Other figures, presumably prostitutes visible o...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Ezio Martinelli Abstract Figural Painting 78.5" x 42.75" Mid Century Modern Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid century abstract figural painting on paper by Ezio Martinelli (American, 1913-1980). Signed and dated 1964. It has been professionally framed in a clean lined black lacquer wood ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Plexiglass
Ezio Martinelli Figural Painting 64" x 70" Mid Century Modern Abstract Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale mid century figural painting on paper by Ezio Martinelli (American, 1913-1980). It has been professionally framed in a clean lined black lacquer wood gallery frame under ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Plexiglass
Charles Levier (Fr, 1920 - 2003) - Signed Watercolor
Ink Flowers On Balcony
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink on paper depicting a bouquet of colorful flowers in a blue and white vase on a table top surface over-looking the marina. White sailboats in the background with bl...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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