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 legendary 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.
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
Vintage Signed Original Painting on Canvas of Windmill Landscape.
Located in Seattle, WA
Canvas has been Nailed on to the Frame as Pictured. Cracking Paint Consistent with Age.Slight Petina in the Paint.Signed by Artist in the Lower Corner. Vintage Condition Consistent w...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Large Oil on Canvas Self Portrait of An Artist, European
Located in London, GB
The focal point of the painting is the artist himself, sitting confidently before his Chevalet - an iconic wooden easel - as he diligently works on a new masterpiece. Dressed in a vi...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Greg Copeland Art Mult-Layer Quatrefoil Diamond Cut-Paper Assemblage
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage 1970s era Greg Copeland framed, cut-paper assemblage. Copeland is a 20th Century and contemporary artist known for his geometric pattern artworks. This piece features a quatr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Vintage Boho Abstract Figural Original Oil On Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Step into a world where form dances with abstraction in this captivating vintage boho original oil on canvas. With each brushstroke, the artist conjures a symphony of shapes and colo...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage 1964 Original Oil Portrait On Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Step into a world of enduring grace with this vintage 1964 original oil portrait on canvas. Capturing the essence of a bygone era, this portrait radiates wi...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Textile, Wood
Vintage Boho Signed Original Charcoal Sketch of Young Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Delve into the captivating allure of this vintage boho signed original charcoal sketch, where every line whispers tales of yesteryears. With each stroke, the artist's hand leaves an ...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Boho Original Charcoal Sketch of young Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the ethereal allure of this vintage boho original charcoal sketch, capturing the essence of a young man lost in contemplation. With each stroke, the artist breath...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Boho Abstract Expressionist Original Oil On Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the soul-stirring melody of this vintage boho abstract expressionist masterpiece, captured on canvas with an explosion of vibrant hues. Each brushstroke is a lyri...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
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
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Italian mid-century modern Mixed media painting, 1940-1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Mixed media painting , 1940-1970s
Painting entitled "Interpretazione grafica n.1" in mixed media on paper. The work depicts two women's faces, one straight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Charles Levier (Fr., 1920 - 2003) Large Watercolor & Ink Figural Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting two women, both attired in fur and hats, in the foreground, other women in the background. The woman in the
Set against a street scene with a blue stripe...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Claude Pellier Painting Abstract decor patterns Signed and dated 1998
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Claude Pellier Painting Abstract decor patterns Signed and dated 1998
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Still Life Watercolor of a Conch Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage underwater still life of a conch shell in an ocean setting signed S. Martin, presented under glass in a painted wood frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Modern Framed Portrait Painting of a Woman in Blue and Pink
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A mid-century modern portrait painting of a woman on blue silk. This portrait is professionally framed in a rectangular wood frame with gilt gold detail. The painting is of a woman i...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Scandinavian
Located in London, GB
The playful spirit of the 1960s is embodied in the painting's rhythmic and organic forms, which convey a sense of constant movement. Viewers might discern whimsical shapes as they ga...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Keith Haring Style Mid Century Modern Framed Painting
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- Framed: H: 22in W: 18 1/4in D: 3/4in
This vintage POP Art painting after Keith Haring is framed and read...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Boho Textured Abstract Triptych Original Oil On Canvas Set Of Three
Located in west palm beach, FL
Embrace the timeless allure of Boho with this captivating triptych of original oil paintings on canvas. Each piece exudes textured abstraction, evoking a sense of depth and intrigue....
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Gerda Kominik (Austria, 20th C.) Oil On Canvas with Slip Covered Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very stylish oil on canvas of an interior scene. Signed lower left, and on verso. A group of white slip covered chairs lined up on ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Black & White Geometric Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it has b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
PVC, Paper
Vintage Signed Waterfall and Hunter Landscape Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Artwork of Hunter Gaging Upon Waterfall Landscape. Possibly Watercolor on Paper. Signed in the Lower Corner D Cook as Pictured. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictu...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Original Oil Painting Still Life Bright Floral, c. 1960s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Original oil painting signed B. Asher of bright flowers. Framed in wood frame. Hanging wire along back.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Landscape Artwork on Paper of Beached Boat.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Artwork of Abstract Landscape Focussing on a Beached Boat. Possibly Watercolor on Paper. Unsigned Original. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 20...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Black & White Geometric Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it has b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
PVC, Paper
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Mid century vintage handsome impressionist oil on canvas a day at the races.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome mid century vintage oil on canvas impressionist painting of a day at the races. This painting comes in its original dark walnut frame with a burlap linen mat. This...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Painting by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1960s, Framed, Ink on paper
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1960s
Signed.
Artwork dimensions:
H: 44 cm
W: 60 cm
Frame dimensions:
H: 63 cm
W: 72.5 cm
D: 6 cm
Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedis...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Black & White Geometric Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it has b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
PVC, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Signed Ballerina Canvas Original Impressionistic Painting
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A very beautiful and engaging signed original Mid-Century Modern Impressionistic oil on canvas painting of a serene ballerina caught in a moment of quiet contemplation. Exquisitely h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Gray & White Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on paper gray and white abstract painting. Signed margie Espinoza on verso, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
PVC, Paper
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Black & White Geometric Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Signed Jesse Arias on verso, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
PVC, Paper
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Tan Black & White Geometric Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, tan, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
PVC, Paper
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Black & White Geometric Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it has b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
PVC, Paper
Michael O'Connell, sunbathing, wall hanging, painting on woven fabric, 1950s UK
Located in London, GB
"sunbathing", a unique wall hanging.
Paste resist painting on a thick woven fabric, by Michael O'Connell, mid century, UK.
An impressive piece.
Michael O'Connell (1898 – 1976) was an English modernist artist who worked in Australia between World War I and World War II and then in England. He is best known as a textile artist with significant works held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of English Rural Life, the National Gallery of Australia etc... He was commissioned to produce a very large 56 meters long wall hanging...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Mid Century Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas
This painting measures: 86.75 wide x 1.25 deep x 27 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
French 1960’s abstract painting
Located in London, GB
An atmospheric French 1970’s abstract oil on canvas. Original slip frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1967, Signed, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1967, Signed, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Mid-Century Modern, Silkscreen on paper by Agenore Fabbri 1971, signed-numbered
By Agenore Fabbri
Located in Milan, IT
Silkscreen on paper by Agenore Fabbri, 1971
Silkscreen created on a white paper background with a black figurative-abstract design.
At the bottom right there is the signature, while ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1967, Signed, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1972, Acrylic on Board, Signed, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, Acrylic on Board, C 1970, No Frame, Germany, Colors, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1969, Acrylic on Board, Signed, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Group of Four Mixed Media Paintings of Birds with a Lesson
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty set of four modernist gouache and acrylic paintings on canvas of birds in a variety of situations as messengers of personal opportunities. Signed by noted Savannah artist Andre...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Acrylic Painting by Imke Plattel, 1993
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large abstract acrylic painting on wood board by Imke Plattel, 1993. Plattel was born in 1960 in Zwolle, The Netherlands and lives and works in Amsterdam. This striking work has a vi...
Category
1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Large Vintage Tuscan Landscape, Italian, Framed Oil on Canvas, Artist Signed
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Tuscan landscape. An Italian, framed oil on canvas, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Self taught, and known as 'the artistic voice of Tuscany', B...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Abstract Modernist Painting by Gerald Rowles
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Geometric abstract by California artist Gerald Rowles (1929 - 2019), titled "Before the Time of Now". Acrylic on masonite. Without frame, art is 20" x 29"
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ralph Berko Abstract Hard-edge Painting
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Fantastic hard-edge abstract painting by contemporary Los Angeles artist Ralph Berko. Acrylic on stretched canvas. In good condition with minor wear.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
This painting measures: 81.75 wide x 1.25 deep x 27 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much d...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1974, Acrylic on Board, Signed, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Joyful Chaos" Purple, Blue and Yellow Abstract painting by Eric (K) Fiazi
Located in Pasadena, CA
In Eric Fiazi's vertical abstract acrylic masterpiece, a symphony of colors dances across a serene lilac canvas, capturing the essence of life's vibrant complexities. The intertwinin...
Category
Late 20th Century Azerbaijani Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1977, Acrylic on Paper Board, Signed, Not Framed, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Abstract Acrylic Painting 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...
Category
1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1965, Signed, Acrylic On Paper, Germany, No Frame, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Mid Century Modern Large Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting by Zubel Kachadoorian
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous period of abstract expressionism 1962 created by Zubel Kachadoorian, "Andromeda" signed and dated in verso. Madison Ave Gallery label affixed. Gallery 831 Madison Nordness p...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
"Girl With Mandolin" Painting Pablo Picasso Re-creation. Sela Cubist Art Decor
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning!
Re-creation of Pablo Picasso's
Iconic Cubist Painting
"Girl With Mandolin"
Signed verso: Sela
Dimensions: 36" by 24"
In the late 1980's Picasso artwork was really start...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid Century Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, Original Painting, Italy 1976
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century modernist abstract painting from 1976. Oil on wood. Signed.
Condition as seen on photos.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern French Original Signed Oil Panting of Wine Still-Life
Located in COLMAR, FR
A moody still-life very much in a mid-century spirit. This vintage oil painting on stretched canvas has been sourced in the wine region of Alsace, France. It is very likely that it has been painted in this region as well since the wine bottles and the tall glass depicted have the typical shapes of Alsace wine bottles wine glasses. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right corner and dated December (XII) 1960. In addition, as can be seen in the lower left corner, the painting has been dedicated to René Fullgraff (In Memoriam).
The artist has efficiently experimented with contrasts of dark shadows and lighter, sharp reflections in this artwork. There is also a visible study of vertical and horizontal lines still visible. And last but not least, a lovely work with layers and textures (see photos). The result is a somewhat dramatic and masculine, mid-century still-life. Perfect for a dining room, kitchen or library. Maybe over a MCM bar cart...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
HECTOR BORLA (Vintage Argentine Oil Painting, 1937)
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
HECTOR BORLA
(Argentine School, 1937 -)
THE GRANDFATHER AND THE GRANDMOTHER, oil and collage
signed on the back H.Borla 64.
Also titled and inscribed "from the series El Amor de l...
Category
1930s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
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.
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