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
1965 Abstract Art Midcentury Modernist Boat Oil Painting
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid Century Abstract Art Oil Painting Boat -1960s
Dimensions: 9.25"w x 12"h x .5"d
Oil on Board. Signed Trigg.
Backside inscription ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Figurative Large Oil On Canvas Montparnasse
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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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Nude Figures Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging large original abstract pastel painting / drawing of three nude female figures by Swiss / American / Californian painter-artist Hans Burkhardt.
This work is hand pencil signed and dated (1967) by the artist.
An original, one-of-a-kind relatively large work by Burkhardt. Would be a great addition to any collection of his work or a stunning stand-alone art accent piece in about any setting. His original female/ women nude works are becoming rare and harder to find.
Hans Burkhardt was born in 1904 in Basel, Switzerland. At the age of 20, he immigrated to New York to work with his father. From 1925 to 1928 he attended the Cooper Union School of the Arts, where he befriended mentor Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning—sharing Gorky's studio from 1928 to 1937. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles, California.
Burkhardt held his first solo exhibition in 1939 at Stendahl Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1945 he had a highly acclaimed solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum. Burkhardt spent most of the 1950s working in Mexico. Art critics of the time considered him a "great Mexican master” alongside Orozco, Rivera, and Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo admired his work. He returned to Los Angeles in the 1960s to create some of the most powerful examples of Abstract Expressionism of the time. During this time he also became well known for his richly drawn pastel abstractions of the human figure of which this original work certainly qualifies.
He died in Los Angeles in 1994.
Burkhardt's solo shows include:
1939: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, March 27 – April 17
1945: Hans Burkhardt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1951: Museo de Bellas Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico: Exhibicion de Pinturas Modernas; Comara Gallery, Los Angeles
1953: Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1957: Pasadena Art Museum, California: Ten Year Retrospective, June 14 – July 14;
1961-62: Thirty Year Retrospective (traveled to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, April 11 – May 7, 1961, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, January 9 – February 4, 1962, Legion of Honor (museum), San Francisco, June 10 – July 9, 1962)
1968: San Diego Museum of Art: Vietnam Paintings...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paper
Large Vintage Signed Abstract Oil Painting by Pierre Alexandre Graziani 1958
Located in London, GB
A Rare Pierre Alexandre Graziani (French, 1932–2020) 'La Colère des Hespérides' 1958
Oil on unframed canvas - Signed and dated lower right “Graziani ’58”
Dimensions:
Height: 100 c...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Grey-Brown French Landscape Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-brown, black vintage Mid-Century modern French abstract oil on wood landscape painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the top right. Wear consistent wi...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
WPA styled Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A cubist industrial WPA styled oil painting depicting a storage tank compound in the 1930's-40's. Good layering of colors and textures having it original patina worn wood frame signed by the artist in paint to the corner by Joan Hedman...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
French landscape painting by René Genis green “The alley of the cypresses”
By René Genis
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very beautiful work by René Genis, a French painter known for his serene and poetic style, depicts a sown field from an unusual perspective, cut by a foreground of...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$2,202 Sale Price
28% Off
Surrealistic Vintage Painting by Erwin Stolz, 1953, Czech Republic
By Erwin Stolz
Located in Vienna, AT
Multicolored surrealistic painting by Erwin Stolz (1896-1987) Gieshuebel Sauerbrunn (Kyselka), Czech Republic, 1953.
Color on paper carton, stamped.
Good condition with minor signs ...
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
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
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Pop Art Painting, Acryl on Paper, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Framed Italian Pop art painting made in 1976 by painter named Franca.
In very good original condition.
Signed.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Wood, Paper
20th Century Grey-Green French Vintage Abstract Oil Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-green, black vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract composition oil on wood painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. The painting is slightly curved, due to a...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract Cubist oil painting on canvas from 1940s France. Moody and dynamic, the image depicts the beginnings of a town. A smoky gray sky gives the scene an industrial feeling, while...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Large Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Board by Imke Plattel, 1993
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large abstract acrylic painting on wood board by Imke Plattel, 1993. An abstract in blue with the sensation of water and wind. Plattel was born in Zwolle, The Netherlands in 1960 and...
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1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Vintage Framed Floral Still Life
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage French still life painting, signed and dated by the artist "D. Roland '56". This oil on canvas painting depicts a spherical vase of brass-tone filled with a colorful and ex...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Mid Century Modern Village Harbor Scene. Signed ‘94. Original Painting.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Vintage original painting depicts a seaside vintage/town and a harbor or port. It is a mid century modern style painting in a gold toned frame. It is also signed and dated ‘94. ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Painting by Par Lindblad Swedish Artist (1907-1981)
By Par Lindblad
Located in Ventura, CA
Mid Century Painting by Par Lindblad Swedish Artist (1907-1981)
Pär Lindblad (1907-1981) was a prominent Swedish artist celebrated for his abstract compositions. Lindblad's arti...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Light-Blue French Abstract Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French light blue white abstract painting oil on wood by Daniel Clesse, painted in France, signed and dated in 1991.
Without the frame:...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Modern Blue Abstract Painting by Mark Janson, circa 1958
Located in Miami, FL
A captivating dance of color unfolds in 'Vers L'Eau' (Towards the Water), an abstract oil on canvas by the renowned French-Belgian artist Marc Janson (b. 1930). The composition explo...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Large Abstract Painting 60" x 50" by Elizabeth Blumenthal Mid Century circa 1972
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Abstract Painting by Elizabeth Blumenthal, American, circa 1972. It measures an impressive 60" height x 50" width. Signed, dated, and titled "Weightless" on the verso.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Victor Burgin Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Hard Edge, Geometric, Signed
By Victor Burgin
Located in New York, NY
Victor Burgin painting abstract color field red green blue signed. Acrylic on canvas. A student work by Burgin, who became well known as a photographer and a conceptual artist. Signe...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,975 Sale Price
79% Off
1950s Piero Ino Russian Surrealist Woman with Vase Oil on Canvas
By Pierre Ino
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Surrealist oil on canvas painting created by Russian artist Pierre Ino of Paris, France. Piece measures approximately 16" by 13" including frame and is signed Pierre Ino, lower right...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Mid Century Still Life Painting Marion Knudsen
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning mid century still life depicting bottles and jars. Great colors in a complimenting thin walnut frame. Artist signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Abstract Oil on Board, Europe 1950
s
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Mid-century colourful abstract oil on board, with an old plain wooden frame, Europe, anonymous, 1950's.
Please note that we often have a much shorter handling time than advertised.
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20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Frederick Lyman (1925-2011) "Organic Abstract" Acrylic on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Frederick Lyman (1925-2011) "Organic Abstract" Acrylic on Board
Captivating textured acrylic on board artwork by the acclaimed artist Frederick Lyman ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
20th Century Turquoise-Green French Abstract Oil Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A turquoise-green, blue vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract composition oil on wood painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the lower right and counter...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
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 Paintings
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by Ulf Trotzig (1925-2013)
By Ulf Trotzig
Located in Ventura, CA
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by Ulf Trotzig (1925-2013)
Ulf Trotzig (1925-2013), was a masterful Swedish painter renowned for his contributions to abstract art. Trotzig's ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antonio Asturi (1904-1996). Nuns
Located in New York, NY
Antonio Asturi (1904-1996). Nuns. Vintage Asturi rendering in charcoal and gouache on paper of two nuns in habit from behind in vintage cream and gold bead frame. Italy, Mid-20th Cen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Early Abstract Expressionist Norman Gorbaty Oil Painting, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Abstract oil (24" x 20") by Norman Gorbaty (b. 1932), circa late 1950s. Gorbaty was a young artist in his 1920s when his work was included in a 1954 show of American printmakers at t...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large American Abstract Modernist Painting - Zoute, 1949
Located in Rochester, NY
Large American abstract modernist impressionist oil painting on masonite board in the great original artist hand painted sgraffito combed decorated wood frame by Zoute ( born Leon Sa...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Modernist Abstract Oil by Sidney Zimmerman, Dated 1960
By Sidney E. Zimmerman
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist abstract oil on canvas, a tapestry of flowing ribbons in peacock hues, by noted New York artist Sidney E. Zimmerman, dated 1960. Zimmerman (1926-2007) studied in Berlin dur...
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1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
KC Haxton American Modernist Oil on Canvas with Walnut Frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Teal, ochre and grey oil on canvas painting created by listed California contemporary modernist artist, KC Haxton. Painting was painted on canvas and mounted on a stretched canvas ba...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$1,202 Sale Price
35% Off
Sara Skolnik 1960s
Flight of Fancy
Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in New Windsor, NY
Sara Skolnik's 'Flight of Fancy' oil paint on canvas is a visual symphony of line and color. Her use of five true primary colors ( Francois d'Aguilon's yellow, red, blue, white and b...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$3,760 Sale Price
20% Off
1967 Charles Hinman Red and Orange Shaped Canvas from Richard Himmel Estat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Created over 50 years ago, the painting is an artwork of great historical significance. Charles Hinman was a Pioneer of shaped canvases and a leader in abstract art in the 20th centu...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Materials
Acrylic
"FANTASY" Oil on Canvas by Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Hulbert Waldroup
Am., Ny, 20th-21st C.
Acrylic on Canvas, Jamming with Guitars
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Acrylic on canvas. Signed lower right. Title above- "A good song takes on meaning as the years go by".
A commercial artist out of New York who is inspired by Pop art.
Set in a gray ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Still Life with Alexander The Great Bust and Orange Apple iBook
Located in Chicago, IL
Still Life painting, with origins dating back to the 16th century, often depicts simple everyday objects. Conklin sets his composition with both antiquities and modern elements to bring the Still Life genre into the contemporary. Yet when a closer look is taken, his modern elements are already obsolete by today's standards. The ancient bust of Alexander is placed next to an iBook begging to ask the question - what will stand the test of time?? The piece is framed in a simple walnut frame measuring 26 x 26 inches.
Andrew S. Conklin
Square still life with Alexander Bust and ibook
oil on linen
Measures: 25 H x 25 W in
63.50 H x 63.50 W cm
ACK038
Andrew S. Conklin
Andrew S. Conklin is a figurative painter. He holds an MFA from the Academy of Art University, and studied painting at the National Academy of Design in New York City with Harvey Dinnerstein...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Linen
A large painting by Moacir Andrade, Brazil, 1960s "A Lenda Do Pacu"
By Moacir Andrade
Located in London, GB
A large stunning painting from the legendary Amazonian artist Moacir Andrade "A Lenda Do Pacu" (The legend of the Pacu)
Acrylic on canvas depicting a central Pacu which is a lar...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
$16,413 Sale Price
33% Off
Oil Abstract Painting Materic on Canvas Sack 1950 Italian Design Multicolor
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Oil abstract painting Materic on canvas sack 1950 Italian design multicolor.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$2,907 Sale Price
30% Off
Peter Sedgley (b.1930) Dark Study, 1976
Located in Oxford, GB
Peter Sedgley is a British *Op and *Kinetic artist, born in London. After no formal training he He began to paint in 1963, influenced by Bridget Riley, with whom in 1968 he set up S....
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds Vanquard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds of Vanguard studios. Minimalist design of sailboats in muted cream and brown tones. Framed in a gun metal colored frame. White glove ship...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Etienne Roger Vintage Blue Oil Painting of Joker Face, Clown
Located in Lomita, CA
Etienne Roger appears to have been in his "blue period" when he created this quirky and whimsical oil on canvas portrait. It has a historical feel. The work is an oil painting on can...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Abstract on Board
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern abstract on board by Margaret Malval.
Colorful composition in a nice gray and white frame. Cubist and modernist in style.
Marga...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
$1,822 Sale Price
49% Off
1960s Hard Edge Oil on Canvas by Modernist Artist Henry Kallem
By Henry Kallem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a very bold and powerful hard edge painting by Henry Kallem (1912-1985). The oil on canvas measures 30" by 40" (without frame) and is titled in pencil "Autumnal" on verso as w...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid Century Batik Painting Cousin From Peru Marion Knudsen
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Brilliant colors in this Batik painting by NJ Artist Marion Knudsen. Titled Cousin From Peru. Artist signed and framed in a brushed gold frame. This is one of 27 in a collection.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Wall Sculpture, Mid-Century, Fish Motif, Wood
Linen, Modern Art Work, C 1950
Located in New York, NY
Decorative wall sculpture from circa 1950.
Jute fabric backing with a wood and metal sculpture of a fish.
The jute fabric has some worn off edges all around.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
$495 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid 20th Century American Surrealist Oil on Canvas by Robert Cowan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealist Oil on Canvas signed 'Bob Cowan, 1968."
Visually appealing with attractive colors incorporated.
Framed dimensions: H: 48.25" x L: 29.25" x D: 1.5"
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Set of Two 1960s
Trojan
Impasto Oil on Canvas Paintings by Luzon
By Luzon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of two 1960s oil paintings by Luzon (San Francisco, CA, USA), showcasing the impasto technique with which he is commonly associated. Features a Trojan warrior and horse, both rec...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Painting by B.d.S
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning abstract painting by the french artist Bernadette de Samois (1987).
Unique and signed piece.
France, 2021.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large European Still-Life Oil on Board Fruits Jug Framed
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This charming European 20th Century still-leben oil painting features a tablecloth draped across a table with apples, a hyacinth flower on its side, knife as well as a large and smal...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Giltwood
Original Vintage Nude Artwork
Located in Raleigh, NC
Original artwork by artist Jean Olds. Olds’ work often combines bold colors and expressive brushstrokes to evoke a sense of movement and energy. Her pieces have been exhibited in gal...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint, Paper
Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expressive clown painting - signed "Jen"
circa 1950 - great frame
Frame size = 22.5 x 26.5
Image size = 15.5 x 19.5.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$750 Sale Price
60% Off
Roger W. Ellenberger "Winter Mill" Acrylic on Paper, Framed, 1975
By Robert J. Ellenberger 1
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage original painting by the listed artist Roger W Ellenberger features graphic Modernist interpretation of a rural building in country landscape in muted grey, brown, and navy-...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Oil Painting "Brooklyn" 1940
s
Located in Rochester, NY
Mid-Century Modern oil painting, 1940s cityscape, "Bedford at Lafayette, Brooklyn". Oil on masonite. Signed King Rich. In vintage modernist frame...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper
$849 Sale Price
20% Off
Oil Painting of a Landscape in a Venetian Style Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century oil painting of an abstracted landscape in a Venetian style gilt frame with linen mat. Signed by artist, 1964.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Vintage Modernist Still Life Oil Painting, Signed, Framed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage small Modernist still life painting features a composition of fruits and flowers in a blue vase. Jewel-like colors of burnt orange background juxtapose the intense blue colo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Large Abstract Sculptural Collage Signed Krasner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large captivating abstract abstract mixed on board, showcasing a stunning fusion of metal, shells, plaster and paint in a mesmerizing 3D relief. The bottom half of the artwork is ado...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Radiant Blue Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Heavily textured painting white paint in the middle radiates to a dark blue. Signed Walker in the bottom left. Framed in aluminium frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid-century Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern paintings 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 paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, paint and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern paintings made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Peter Keil, Jacob Semiatin, Daniel Clesse, and Charles Levier. 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 paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $1,851.