Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
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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Wall Plaque Bullfighter and Bull
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A wall plaque in slate depicting a bullfighter and bull. Produced sometime during the 1970's. In good condition with some wear. Most likely Italian production.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Slate
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Vallauris circa 1950.
14.5 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Copper Wall Decoration with Enamel Lilies, 1960s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Copper Wall Decoration with Enamel Lilies, 1960s
Additional information:
Dimensions: 32 W x 2 D x 50 H cm
Period of Time : 1960
Country of origin: Germany
Condition: Very good
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Four Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic Wall Plates, Multi Color Marine Motifs
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wall Decoration with Marine Nautical Wall Plates, Terracotta, Ceramic, Glazed
Set of four glazed ceramic wall plates with sailing ships and marine decorations, Spain, 1970s.
Hand-painted terracotta wall...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Landscape Pastel Painting by Linda Jacobson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed pastel painting by American artist, Linda Jacobson, c.1980. The landscape artwork portrays trees, water and green rolling hills. The mood of Jacobson's work is often peaceful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crayon
Robert Shirk Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting by American artist Robert Shirk captures playful illusions by painting layered plexiglass to bring to life a visually pleasing images. This large scale framed artwork showca...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Plexiglass
Icon Madonna & Child in Glass Luigi Brusotti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1940s
Located in Rome, IT
Icon glass with Madonna and Child drawing attributed to Luigi Brusotti for Fontana Arte.
Made in Italy in the 1940s.
The back is made of wood.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
1970s, Silkscreen and collage on paper by Lucio Del Pezzo 'Casellario' n.148/200
Located in Milan, IT
1970s, Italian silkscreen and collage on paper by Lucio Del Pezzo 'Casellario' n. 148/200.
Inside a geometric panel the artist has applied through collage a series of reproductions o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the heath. Us...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the forest edge. Used as teachin...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Original Vintage Photograph of an Aviator Pilot. C.1940
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful image of an airplane pilot.
Silver gelatin print. On card
Photogapher and sitter both unknown
Unframed
Free shipping.
Category
1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Wade Reynolds Portrait Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing by American artist Wade Reynolds. Known mostly for his figure paintings and drawings, this piece falls right in line with his style. The portrait of a man on paper with penci...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crayon
School Teaching Display Anthill of the Horse Ant
Located in Berghuelen, DE
School Teaching Display Anthill of the Horse Ant
A vintage school teaching glass display of the anthill of the horse ant. It shows the hill and inhabitants thereof, the life inside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Grassland
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Grassland
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the grassland. Used as teaching ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
A vintage school teaching showcase with household pests specimen behind glass. Used as teaching material in German schools c...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mexico Azteken Brass wall hanger 1972
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice decorative wall hanger . Mexico Aztecan Handmade .
Brass with stone work .
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Large Bas-Relief with Exotic Animals and Forest, 1950s-1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large bas-relief. Carved wood, 1950s-1960s. Measures: Width: 48"(122cm), depth: 1.4"(3.6cm), Height: 15.1" (38.4cm) left, 14.7" (37.4) right. In very good original condition!
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Signed and Numbered Victor Vasarely Chess Serigraph 279/300
Located in Ferndale, MI
Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997) Serigraph In Colors On Wove Paper, C. 1975, Chess, H 29'' W 29'' Signed in pencil and numbered 279/300. Organic surrealist forms on a c...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Longwy French Mid-Century Enameled Ceramic Wall Platter, Limited Edition, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French mid-century enameled ceramic wall platter by Manufacture de Longwy, France, 1950s. Decor designed by Maurice-Paul Chevallier and enameled by Albert Kirchtetter. From the 1950s...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Longwy French Mid-Century Enameled Ceramic Wall Platter, Limited Edition, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century enameled ceramic wall platter by Manufacture de Longwy, France, 1950s. From the 1950s, in the footsteps of Jean Touret and the Ateliers de Marolles, and in opposit...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Small Wooden Frame with Fine Stones Incrustations. French Work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This small rectangular frame is made of a very fine carved wood with semi-precious stones incrustations. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Plate, 1960s
By DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Colorful hand painted, large ceramic plate by DeSimone, Italy
Signed DeSimone, Italy to reverse,
circa 1960s
Measures: Height 1 inch, diameter 10 inch
In very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Marine-Inspired Artwork in Stunning Wood Frame
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Transport yourself to the enchanting world of the sea with this captivating artwork from the 1960s, exuding marine-inspired vibrancy. Crafted by an unknown but talented artist, this ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Wall Plate Italian Ceramic with a Rooster on it, 1960s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Wall Plate Italian Ceramic with a Rooster on it, 1960s
This is a ceramic elongated wall hanging board.
There is a beautiful colored rooster on the plate with beautiful colors.
It ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Fresh Water Habitat
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the fresh water habitat. Used as teaching material in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Abstract Artwork. Paper Collage. Iris Hardcastle ( Attributed ) 1960's
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A super artwork. Attributed to Iris Hardcastle
Cut paper collage
This picture is not signed but another one from the same source is initialed " I.H " Shown in the final image
Circ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Great Vintage School Teaching Display Vermins in the Garden and Forest
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display Vermins in the Garden and Forest
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the pests in the garden and in the forest. Used ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Glass
Bata Mihailović, Horisont, Color Lithography, 1976, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Bata Mihailovic, Horisont
Color lithography
Number 153/300
Work signed by the artist and has individual number (pencil)
Work dimensions 65/79
Framed work
Milorad Bata Mihailović (19...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Madonna and Child Mid Century Ceramic Wall Art C1950 FREE SHIPPING
Located in Trensacq, FR
Hand-Painted Madonna and Child Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Art C1950. Beautiful colourful and tender rendering of the Madonna and child. Hand-painted, textured ceramic with a high glo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Ceramic
Jon Staley Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed acrylic abstract painting on canvas by artist, Jon Staley featuring a range of earth tones. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions
25.75" width x .5" depth x 37.5" height.
Condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household Pests
A vintage school teaching showcase with household pests specimen behind glass. Used as teaching material in German schools c...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Male Charcoal Drawings Set of 2
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 2 Mid Century Male Charcoal Drawings. One depicts a male in the process of undressing while the other shows a fully nude male. Both are signed but...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of Three Flying Swallows Birds Brass Metal Wall Decoration Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of three beautiful vintage brass flying swallow wall decorations. Each would make a beautiful ornament on a wall. They are with some patina and are ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Sam Francis Paradise of Ash (SF-276)
By Sam Francis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sam Francis (1923–1994) Paradise of Ash (SF-276) (one panel), 1981.
Lithograph in colors on HMP Koller handmade off-white paper measuring 46¼ h × 32¼ w in (117 × 82 cm). Oak frame 36...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Starburst Sculpture
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist starburst sculpture. No visible signature. Nice mixed metal design. Fabulous brass center and cool 3D design...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Ruscha Horse Motif Ceramic Wall Plate Decoration, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade midcentury modern rectangular ceramic wall plaque with expressive white horse motif. Matte and shiny glaze in blue, white, yellow and light gray colors. Metal mount for wall...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Arteriors Brass Clad Wood Epicenter Wall Panels
By Arteriors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Arteriors brass clad wood wall panels with a deep epicenter design. The panels with a raised center and concentric circles across the four panels. May also be used separately for gre...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Nude Painting by Gerhard E. Wachtl Attributed, 1960s, Vienna
By Gerhard E. Wachtl
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude painting from a lady by Gerhard E. Wachtl attributed ( 1928 - unknown )
Gerhard E. Wachtl had made many exhibitions at home and abroad.
He did many study trips in Europe, Asia a...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Jaime Hayon & Nani Marquina 'Nani x Hayon' Wall Tapestry
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jaime Hayon & Nani Marquina 'Nani x Hayon' wall tapestry
Hayon x Nani, size 120x130, comes with wall hanging solution made with fabric sleeves sewn to the top back of the rug.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Jean-Jacques Duval (1930-2021) Abstract Stained Glass Window Piece
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and outstanding piece of stained glass by the French/American (1930-2017) artist Jean-Jacques Duval. Etched signature and N.Y. N.Y. on the cl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Lead
30 Dia by 5.5 D
Located in Bronx, NY
an unsual and well detailed example of wire wall decorative art
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Midcentury C Jere Brutalist Style Wall Art Farm and Tree Scene for Artisan House
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Brutalist style wall hanging by C. Jere for Artisan House. Torch cut and welded with a patinated brass and gold finish. Excellent original, unaltered condition. Signed "C. Jere"
M...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Black and red composition, Vintage Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Author unknown, Black and red composition
Color lithograph
The work is signed by the artist
Work dimensions 70/79
The work is framed
Work in original vintage condition. It has a sig...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Wall Decoration Design by Matius Made of Resin, 1970 France
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Wall Decoration Design by Matius Made of Resin, 1970 France
This is a beautiful design by the Designer Matius France.
The design is from the 70s.
Made of Resin and the color is ye...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
Mid Century Cooper Embossed Bongo Player Wood Framed by C.I.E. Pearson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Cooper Embossed artwork Bongo Player signed C.I.E. Pearson in black Wood Framed. This vintage copper embossed piece of art depicts a bongo player against a dark background wi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Fish Wall Plaque Panel Relief Master Work Helmut Schaffenacker Ceramic Pottery
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A polychrome glazed pottery wall plaque decorated with several fish, created by Helmut Schaffenacker of Ulm in the 1950s. Helmut Schaffenacker was a renowned German ceramist known fo...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s Fiber Art with Landscape Scene
Located in Denton, TX
Large Macrame handcrafted with many different knot styles and a scene of hills, sun and clouds.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Twine
Set of 22 Cast Aluminum Tiles as Wall Decorations, by a Milano Foundry Italy
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 22 decorative tiles wall decorations in cast aluminum by a Milano foundry in Italy.
Circa 1990 / 2000
Each tile imitates a different piece of wood.
A very unique set that can ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Painting of a Stylized Oriental Camel By Fabbriziani and Calandra Italy 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Painting of a stylized oriental camel by Fabbriziani and Calandra from the 1970-ies Italy.
On satin in a kind of silkscreen in limited edition, wooden frame gilded.
The black camel i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Framed Gravel Wall Art Figural Mosaics a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern framed gravel art figural mosaics, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Michael Casford, Norwegian Word, Color Lithography, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Michael Casford, Norwegian Word
Color lithography
This work is signed by the artist and has the title and signature P.T (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 60/47
Framed work
Michael John Casf...
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Giovanni De Simone Italian Midcentury Ceramic Decorative Plate Centerpiece 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Piatto decorativo a parete o centrotavola in ceramica decorato a mano, vintage di modernariato, disegnato dall’artista italiano Giovanni De Simone e prodotto dal suo laboratorio, fir...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Three Pierro Fornasetti Egocentrismo Plates, c1960
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Three Pierro Fornasetti Egocentrismo Plates, c1960
Eric Knowles Comments
Pierro Fornasetti was one of the absolute stars of Italian design in ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Helmut Schäffenacker Bull Wall Panel, 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
The unique wall panel is made with three bulls in grey, green brown ceramic in Jean Miro Style, designed by Helmut Schäffenacker German art pottery / studio...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Tile Mural by Melvin G. Hillger
By Melvin G. Hillger
Located in Denton, TX
This mural is made of Gesso tiles in a wood frame. Painter, born in Wisconsin August 22, 1910. By 1930, Hillger settled in Los Angeles. He received his Bachelor's degree from the Uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Persia Glazed Ceramic Wall Mirror, Michael Andersen, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish ceramic wall mirror decorated by hand and designed by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen & Son in the 1960s. Solid, thick ceramic frame with navy blue and light grey persia ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic, Mirror, Stoneware
Joan Miró, Agora I, Color Lithograph, 1971, Framed
By Joan Miró
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Joan Miró, Agora I, 1971
Color lithography
Work signed by the artist
Working dimensions 71/51
Framed work
Lithographic poster for an exhibition of artists represented by Galeria Maeght at the Musée d'Art Moderne Strasbourg in 1971. Poster by Joan Miró, a Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist. The surrealist master is one of the most important Spanish artists of the 20th century and one of the greatest artists of contemporary art.
A picture is made of brushstrokes, just as a poem is made of words. - Joan Miro
Miró's works are interpreted as belonging to surrealism, as an expression of a return to childhood and as sandboxes for the subconscious. The Miró style consists of vivid colors combined with simplified forms, reminiscent of drawings of a small child. Initially, Miró created in various fashionable styles, for example, Fauvist and Cubist. In 1920 he traveled to Paris several times, and a year later he settled there permanently. He met Pablo Picasso, Vasily Kandinsky and many other outstanding artists. In 1924 he joined the surrealists of André Breton's circle, but - despite the fact that he worked under their influence - he remained on the outskirts of this trend, maintaining the position of an outsider.
Influenced by Surrealist poets and writers, he began to develop his own style: a map of weightless colored signs and poetic forms that evoke both the seemingly naive freshness of invention and the exuberant and baroque Catalan...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Decorative Round Wall Dish Plate in Ceramic by Claudio Pulli, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This splendid round wall plate whit decorations fish was made by the Sardinian master ceramist Claudio Pulli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Claudio Pulli's works have a particular ce...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative art 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Robert Picault, Curtis Jeré, Vallauris, and Daniel Clesse. 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 decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $406,322 while the average work can sell for $1,323.
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