Mid-Century Modern Prints
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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Still Life Print signed Hippert
Located in Miami, FL
Italian School, Still Life art signed Hippert.
Professionally framed.
Framed dimensions: 46" Wide x 38 1/2" High x 1 1/2" Deep
This simply still life art will enhance any country ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Wood, Canvas
£362 Sale Price
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Colette Justine, Jamaican Kool-Aid Body Piece Lithograph
Located in Woodbury, CT
A lithograph featuring a grid of photographic transfers on a vibrant green background, accompanied by handwritten text detailing a performance art piece.
Colette Justine is an influ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Fernando García Ponce "Composición #3" Lithograph Print
Located in Mexico City, MX
A "Composición #10" BAT lithography by Mexican artist Fernando García Ponce. This print is a classic García Ponce composition with black block brushes and collage elements on top. It...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Rare Framed Framed Lithograph by Georges Braque for Galerie Maeght
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare nicely framed original lithograph by Georges Braque for Galerie Maeght, circa 1950s.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass
£777 Sale Price
20% Off
Selection of Alexander Calder Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, French, circa 1960s. They are from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght, circa 1960s. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for more Alexander Calder works...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Glass, Wood, Paper
£495 / item
Framed Mid-century Asian Floral Inspired Watercolor Print by Bunell
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Transform your space with this 1940s Mid-century Asian-inspired floral lithograph print featuring a hand-airbrushed watercolor painting on paper in its original gold-tone wood frame....
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
1969 Fran DeBellas Lithograph Abstract Optical Art
By Peter Max
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1969 Fran DeBellas Lithograph Print
Abstract Optical Art
19.13 h x 25.13 w x 1.13 d frame
Art 17.38 x 23.5 w
signed numbered art
Original vintage condition
Refer to images listed.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Metal
Large Original L S Lowry His Family Signed Ltd Edition 444/575 Lithograph Print
By L. S. Lowry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original 1972, Signed in Pencil L.S Lowry LTD Edition 444/575 Lithograph Print titled “His Family” with the Fine Arts Guild blind stamp to the bottom right corner and a new, Burr Oak frame
A very fine representation of Lowry’s work, this came to me in an exceptionally poor plastic 1970’s gold frame, I’ve had it replaced with a very fine English Burr Oak example with a English racing...
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1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Oak, Paper
Helen Frankenthaler "Dream Walk" Lithograph, Signed and Numbered 39/47
Located in Toledo, OH
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Six color lithograph, Dream Walk, 1977. Number 39 from an edition of 47, pencil lower left corner. Signed and dated 1977 in pencil in lower right cor...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Original Midcentury Abstract Art Poster Signed by the Artist, Jacus
By A. Jacus
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative original midcentury abstract art poster signed by listed artist A. Jacus. This beautiful poster was displayed during the exhibition at the La Boutique...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
£179 Sale Price
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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 Prints
Ikebana Arranged White Petunia Foral Scenic Lithograph by Lithoin, Framed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era Ikebana arranged White Petunias floral scenic lithographic print by Lithoin featuring the beauty of Japanese floral arrangement, emphasizing balance and harmony in it...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Selection of vibrant Jazz series offset lithographs after Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of vibrant "Jazz" series lithographs, as published in the facsimile edition book "Henri Matisse: Jazz" (New York: Museum of Modern Art and George Braziller, Inc., 1983). Th...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
1970s Abstract Art Still Life Print signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Still Life Print Abstract Art
Signed lower left. Unclear.
24.5 x 30.25 x 1 thick, Art 23.5 x 29 inches
Framed Art. Cerused Oak frame Whitewash Finis...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Oak, Paper
Charles Levier (Fr., 1920 - 2003) Signed
Numbered Litho Titled "Night Life"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Lithograph depicting figures in formal attire in an evening out setting, bottle on table in the lower left.
Presented in a gold-tone textured and smooth nickel frame, matted and glaz...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Metal
Victor Vasarely Planetary Folklore Silkscreen Print Limited Participations No. 1
Located in Lake Worth, FL
The Victor Vasarely Planetary Folklore Silkscreen Print called "Limited Participations No. 1" is a unique piece of mid-century moder...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Metal
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print by Tasuku Yoshida
Located in Weesp, NL
1960's Japanese woodblock print untitled by Japanese asian and modern & contemporary artist Tasuku Yoshida.
The At work is signed and dated in pencil by the artist. The Art work is ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Vibrant Color Lithograph after Henri Matisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant color lithograph after Henri Matisse, circa 1950s. Signed, dated 1951, and titled, all within the lithograph. It has been framed in a simple, clean lined black lacquer wooden...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Selection of Ellsworth Kelly Prints
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Ellsworth Kelly color lithographs, French, circa 1960s. They are from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght, circa 19...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
£495 / item
Vintage Signed Screen Print by Albert Irvin Titled: Prince Consort
Located in London, GB
A beautiful vintage signed screen print by Albert Irvin titled: Prince Consort.
Albert Irvin is one of the most highly regarded and sought after artists of his time, this signed by ...
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1990s British Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Selection of Joan Miro Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro color lithographs, French, circa 1960s. They are from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght, circa 1960s. P...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
£495 / item
Erte Debutante Serigraph 1980
s
By Erté
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
Debutante is a French term referring to a young noblewoman making her debut in society. This piece expresses the freshness of her debut in society.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Framed Print After Van Gogh Artwork, Circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautifully framed print, crafted after an original artwork by Vincent van Gogh, offers an astonishingly realistic look, thanks to its varnished finish that mimics the texture a...
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1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Wood
Lars Hawkes Serigraph Scroll Wall Hanging, Mid 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original serigraph / silkscreen scroll on canvas wall art by California / Norwegian artist Lars Hawkes. Signed lower left.
Bold graphic art design and col...
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Canvas
"Fighter
s Locker Room, " Large, Rare Print with Watercolor with Nude Boxers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed and hand-watercolored by the artist, James Sheppard, this large and impressive print depicts three boxers in various stages of undress in a men's locker room, the figures hi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Abstract Lithographs by Josef Albers from Formulation and Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Albers abstract lithographs from Formulation and Articulation, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, and Ives Sillman Inc., New Haven, circa 1972. These works are from P...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Hand-Colored Lithograph "Ties”, 1976
By Jim Dine
Located in Chicago, IL
“Ties” is a hand pulled, hand colored, screen print lithograph, contemporary artwork realized by Jim Dine in 1976. This piece is number 30 in the edition of 150. Printed on wove, ha...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
£2,926 Sale Price
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Authentic Japanese Wood Block Print Kikyo by Masao Ido 1989
Located in Weesp, NL
This authentic 1989 Japanese woodblock print titled "Kikyō" (Balloon Flower) by Masao Ido is a rare and exquisite piece that embodies the essence of eternal love, sincerity, and eleg...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Ryohei Tanaka (1933-2019) Vintage Signed Etching Masks Temple
Located in Sarasota, FL
Print by Ryohei Tanaka of temple masks.
Signed and numbered and dated
24 of 100
and dated 1972.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Watercolor Print Coastal Landscape "North of Manzanita" -Signed
Located in Seattle, WA
Watercolor print of painting titled "North of Manzanita." This atmospheric coastal scene depicts rugged cliffs descending toward calm waters under a softly glowing sky, with grassy ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paint
Pablo Picasso “La Comédie Humaine” Lithograph, 1953 — Signed in Pencil
Located in Delray Beach, FL
An exceptional and highly collectible lithograph by Pablo Picasso, created for his celebrated La Comédie Humaine series and published by Verve in 1953. Dated 18.12.53, this work come...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. Size is of the visible picture inside passe-partout.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paint
L S LOWRY SATURDAY AFTERNOON LIMITED EDITION PRINT 60/99 WiTH ALL DOCUMENTATION
By L. S. Lowry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this limited edition 60/99 print by L.S Lowry Print of "Saturday Afternoon" with all the supporting documentation
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
A very good looking and large limited edition print of LS Lowry...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster by Swiss Artist Piatti
Basler Rabattmarke
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage advertising poster by Swiss Artist Piatti 'Basler Rabattmarke'
Condition
Excellent
Format
Linen backed
Dimensions
130 x 270 ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Other
£2,743 Sale Price
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Pair of Marino Marini Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of horse and rider lithographs by Marino Marini, from the Marino Marini portfolio, printed by Carl Schunemann, Germany, circa 1968. They have been framed in clean lined black la...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
£724 / set
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997): Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997): Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum screenprint in colors on smooth wove paper. Pencil-signed lower right, ; 1969; from the edition of 3000-5000, printed by Po...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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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 Prints
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
"Shepherd Boy" by Zimmermann, Limited Edition B&W Print 10/12, 1963
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Mid Century Modern lithographic print features a young man in surreal, flowing clothes, standing in abstract landscape and leaning on a tall walking stick. The minimal palett...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Walnut, Paper
Print of
Fisherman
, Israeli Artist Margot Lange Ascheim, West Germany, 1960
s
Located in Deland, FL
This evocative mid-century print of Fisherman by Israeli artist Margot Lange Ascheim, originally an oil on canvas, captures the raw essence of human labor through a modernist lens. P...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Wood
After Henri Matisse Blue Cut Out Lithography Framed, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Framed After Henri Matisse Cut Out Blue Lithograph Nu Bleu I, 1980 Color lithograph after the work by Henri Matisse, circa 1980. Signed in the stone. Edited by Edition des Nouvelles ...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Andrew Wyeth Black
White Pencil Sketch Print
Located in Seattle, WA
Andrew Wyeth black & white pencil sketch print.
Titled : Study Fro April Wind.
Dimensions. 27 W ; 21 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Wood
£240 Sale Price
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Eric Newton "Other Planets" 40/50
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eric Newton "Other Planets" 40/50. Looks like original frame, overall in nice shape! One foxing mark bottom left corner by edition number.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Joan Prats
, Etching, Conrad Marca-Relli
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Surbiton, GB
Large framed etching titled 'Joan Prats' by Conrad Marca-Relli (1913-2000).
Considered one of the main exponents of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, he was involved in the first Abstract Expressionist show at the Ninth Street Show in 1951 with Franz Klein and gallerist Leo Castelli, marking the beginning of the unique America artistic movement alongside Pollock, de Kooning, Guston, Newman, Hoffman and Motherwell. Often considered the link between European and American cultures, he combines the dramatic effects of Abstract Expressionism with the sense of order that can be found in Italian Renaissance painting...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Henri Matisse Jazz Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Vibrant "Jazz" Lithographs by Henri Matisse. These examples are from the limited edition folio produced by the Museum of Modern Art in 1983. They have been framed in cle...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood, Glass
£419 / item
Hunt Slonem Pillow Garden Pop Art Lithograph
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodbury, CT
"Pillow Garden," a Pop Art screenprint created in 1980 by contemporary American artist Hunt Slonem.
* Artist: Hunt Slonem is known for his Neo-Expressionist style and vibrant use o...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Marilyn Monroe Trip 1
2 Print by Bert Stern, 1968, Midcentury Pop Art, neon
By Bert Stern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1968 Pop Art "The Marilyn Monroe Trip" 1
2 print by Bert Stern. Bert Stern was the last man to photograph Marilyn Monroe. Stern made this image from one of the photographs of t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Keith Haring Lithograph Mid Century Modern Art 1980s 26" x 26"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Keith Haring Color Lithograph, circa 1980s. Retains vibrant colors. It measures an impressive 26.5" x 26.5" framed. It has been recently professionally framed in a clean lined white ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair of Horse and Rider Lithographs by Marino Marini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of horse and rider lithographs by Marino Marini, from the Marino Marini portfolio, printed by Carl Schunemann, Germany, circa 1968. They have been framed in clean lined black la...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid Century Walter Kuhn The Blue Clown print on board
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful reproduction print on board. Walter Kuhn, The Blue Clown. Original dates to 1931. Wonderful visual and expression.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Wood
Japanese Woodblock on Paper Print by Katsuyuki Nishijima
Located in Weesp, NL
"Machiya in Marutamachi" Traditional Japanese wooden townhouse that functioned both a residence and busines.
Beautiful Japanese woodblock print by Katsuyuki Nishijima...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Josef Albers Signed Abstract Screenprint "Introitus"
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original signed abstract screenprint, entitled "Introitus", by Josef Albers for the limited edition "Washburn College Bible", 1979. Albers created this work as a frontispiece for Vol...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Graciela Rodo Boulanger Little Musicians Trio Framed Lithograph Print
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The Little Musicians series, created by Graciela Rodo Boulanger in 1973, features groups of young people playing various musical instruments. "Trio" depicts tree musicians with horns...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
The Birth of Venus Printed on Canvas in the Style of Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous painting printed on canvas depicting the birth of Venus in the style of famed French painter Raoul Dufy. We have two copies available so collect both and give some creative ...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Canvas
Hans Fischer "Beasties" Etchings
By Hans Fischer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hans Fischer "Beasties" etchings, circa 1959. These etchings are from the limited edition folio ''Homme Deguise en Homme" and dep...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Kumi Sugaï, “Crossing 4”, 1978 — Signed
Numbered Silkscreen
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
Kumi Sugaï, “Crossing 4”, 1978 — Signed & Numbered Silkscreen Printed by Ryoichi Ishida Studio
Offered here is a striking limited edition silkscreen by renowned Japanese-French artist Kumi Sugaï (1919–1996), titled “Crossing 4”, created in 1978. Known for his refined visual language merging Zen philosophy, Japanese calligraphy, and European modernism, Sugaï’s work resonates with clarity, movement, and meditative strength.
This particular work was printed by the prestigious Ryoichi Ishida printing company in Tokyo, a studio celebrated for its collaborations with contemporary masters including Andy Warhol. The print is hand-signed and numbered by the artist in pencil, marked 237/250, and was originally sold by Sarani Gallery in Tokyo in 1978 or 1979.
Title: Crossing 4
Date: 1978
Medium: Silkscreen on paper
Edition: 237/250, signed and numbered in pencil
Printer: Ryoichi Ishida Studio, Tokyo
Provenance: Sarani Gallery, Tokyo
Sheet size (unframed): 18 x 18 cm / 7.1 x 7.1 in
Condition: Excellent vintage condition, vibrant colors and sharp impression
Sugaï’s works are part of major international collections, including MoMA (New York), the Centre Pompidou (Paris), and The National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo). His “Crossing” series is particularly admired for its rhythmic balance of form and color—embodying motion, intersection, and harmony.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a signed print by a postwar master who bridged Eastern minimalism and Western abstraction, produced by one of the most respected printing studios of the 20th century.
Price includes frame. The Art will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden case. Transport to the US, Euro 275, is case included.
Kumi Sugaï, one of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese painters of the twentieth century.
Colors may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings.
KUMI SUGAÏ, JAPAN (1919 - 1996)
Kumi Sugaï was a painter, sculptor and print maker born in 1919 in Kobe, Japan. Sugaï first experimented with oil painting at age nine and became a student at the Osaka School of Fine Arts in 1933 when he was fourteen. He met with the Gutai Art Association founder, Jiro Yoshihara which had a huge impact on his further artistic development and experimentalism. He was part of the first generation of 20th-century Japanese artists to become acquainted with Western painting techniques (under the instructions of Yoshihara), but he also explored both typography and Japanese calligraphy, important in his subsequent work. Sugaï left art school prematurely to work in commercial advertising for Hankyu electric rail company from 1937 to 1945.
These formative years of practicing Western and traditional Japanese mediums gave a dual foundation to his future work. He dedicated himself to painting and moved to Paris in 1952, enrolling at the Académie de la grand chaumière, being one of the first generation of the post-war Japanese artists to join the international avant-garde art scene. Sugai was immediately noticed in Paris for his delicate touch and use of abstract gestures resembling primitive forms. He had his first solo show at Galerie Craven in 1954. In 1955 he made his first work in edition (Diable Rouge, a lithograph) and decided that from now on print work (lithographs, etchings and later silkscreens) was going to be an important part of his oeuvre. One of the reasons was to make his work more accessible. Between 1955 and 1996 Sugaï produced a little under 400 works in edition.
Considered part of the École de Paris (School of Paris) and the Nouveau Réalisme (New Realism) movements, in 1962 he began to move from calligraphic, mainly monochromatic, organic motifs to more hard-edge geometric forms painted with clear colors. This aesthetic was more often than not influenced by speeding the curves of the freeways surrounding Paris in his beloved Porsche. He was possessed with speed and in a lot of his work we find abstracted roads (The S shape) details of roadsigns, parkings and in general an abstract visual language inspired by what he would see through his window moving at great speed. City and rural Landscapes transformed into simple colored compositions. Sugaï found great joy in the act of repetition and some iconic shapes have been appearing in his work throughout his whole career, first loosely and soft in his early etchings, paintings and lithographs, later hard edged and straight in his silkscreens.
Sugai died in Kobe in 1996.
His artworks were shown in numerous exhibitions around the world and most of his paintings are in the collections of well-known museums (Such as MOMA, the Guggenheim and Centre Pompidou) and important collectors. Vintage Objects...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
Abstract Geometric Blue and Yellow 70s Limited Edition Silkscreen Print
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing a rare and breathtaking piece of art that's sure to captivate you with its bold design and striking colors - a limited edition silkscreen print by George Ruyter, numbered...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
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Paper
1970s Framed Lithograph By American Artist Kay Jackson.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1970s Framed Lithograph By American Artist Kay Jackson.
Features an abstract painting in rich earth tones, framed with the original solid wood fram...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
Composition II
Lithograph by Adja Yunkers
By Adja Yunkers
Located in New York, NY
Framed lithograph by Adja Yunkers 'Composition II', 1960s.
Numbered 14 out of 20.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Signed Print by Robert Kostuck Titled : Strange Desires
By Robert Kostuck
Located in London, GB
A beautiful vintage signed print by Robert Kostuck titled : Strange Desires. This is an embossed screen print, signed by the artist, it dates from the 1990’s
The colours are stunnin...
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1990s British Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
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