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
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil on Rice Paper Painting by French Artist Fandre
Located in Miami, FL
A vibrant mid-century modern abstract oil painting by French artist Fandre. The artwork showcases a dynamic composition of colorful shapes on unique rice paper, signed by the artist ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
"Circus", Large and Ambitious Painting by John B. Lear w/ Male Nudes, 1965
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This early and ambitious watercolor painting by John B. Lear shows the growing scale and detail of his best work, here incorporating three nude and semi-nude male figures in a surrea...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Nudes with Guitars", Mid Century Painting w/ Male Nudes by Christopher Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in tones of ruddy-burnt sienna, gray and white, this unusual painting by Christopher Clark depicts two nude guitarists -- or perhaps a single guitarist in two pos...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modern Oil-on-Canvas Painting of a Flower Market by Cesar Boletti (1915-1995)
Located in NICE, FR
We are delighted to present this exquisite painting by Cesar Boletti (1915-1995), which captures a vibrant floral market scene on the Cours Saleya in Nice. This piece is masterfully ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Robert Herrmann CBS Night
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Herrmann CBS Night Oil on Masonite
The first and only skyscraper "Black Rock" designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in New York City
Signed, titled, and dated t...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite
Large Mid-Century Gold Leaf Painting with Gold Leaf Custom Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Large and remarkable painting with watercolor, charcoal, pastel crayon and gold leaf techniques. The custom hand made frame is gilt wood with lacquer. The piece is in very good condi...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
French Painting "Dahlias and Camellias" Paul Bazé, midcentury France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Impressive and very beautiful oil on panel made by Paul Robert Bazé, an artist of French origin. It represents a still life with a bouquet of flowers in the foreground on a dark background. It mainly shows dahlias and camellias, which give the work its name. The traditional still life genre shows its evolution here. It presents the characteristic style of the genre to which it corresponds, realistic and meticulous, especially noticeable in the way it works with the different qualities of the flowers and leaves. The dark background is also inherited from the still life genre, with a marked dark interest reflected in the dark backgrounds. Signed in the lower left corner.
Paul Robert Bazé (1901-1985) was born in Paris, although he soon moved to Bayonne and then to Bordeaux, where he was a student of Paul Quinsac...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Exceptional Bronze Painting "Passion" 1960s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Large and exceptional “Passion”, a painting in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with colorful enamel cloisonne with hand-brazed sculptured frame by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, A...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Bronze Painting "Rhapsody #1" 1972 (Signed and Dated)
Located in New York, NY
"Rhapsody #1", a vibrant Abstract Expressionist painting in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with enamel cloisonne with hand-brazed sculptured frame by Philip & Kelvin LaVern...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Selection of Modernist Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist art, circa 1950s. From left to right, they are:
1) SOLD Modernist nudes painting by Lillian Lent, American, circa 1950s. It is executed on board in it's original frame. It measures 14.5" H x 16.5" W. Lillian Lent lived and worked in the Woodstock Artist colony in New York. She attended the Tyler School of Fine Art in Philadelphia. In 1959, she was awarded first prize for one of her paintings from the Albany Museum. Among some of the galleries to exhibit her work were the Albright Gallery, the Norlyst Gallery, and The Creative Gallery.
2) Amedeo Modigliani lithograph...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by Flora Crockett (1892-1979)
By Flora Crockett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Attributed to Flora Crockett (American, 1892-1979), Untitled Abstraction.
Flora Crockett is a newly discovered American abstractionist whose career spanned the middle decades of th...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Margaret Ash Abstract, 1950s Mixed Media Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Abstract mixed media painting on panel titled "Pacific #2" by Margaret Ash, circa 1950s. Retains label from Esther Bear Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Mid-Century Modern Painting - Modernist Style - Louis van Mergel 1957
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful modernist painting, an abstract interior representation of a lady at a side table. Oil paint on canvas.
The painting is signed and dated: Louis van Mergel 1957.
He is a B...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
1960s Trompe L'oiel Hardedge Surrealist Painting
Located in Oakland, CA
A whimsical acrylic on canvas painting from the 1960s, using various architectural elements with a touch of surrealism, hardedge and trompe l'oiel in its creation in a square format....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
20th Century French Windmill Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful French mid-20th century modern landscape painting of windmills. Painting has shades of green and yellow with three tan windmills seen in background. Signature in right lowe...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Dutch Mid-Century Untitled Abstract Expressionist Painting in Greens & Browns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century large abstract expressionist acrylic painting with masterful palette knife and brushwork. Rich greens and browns evocative of the works of Franz Klein, Frank Auerbach, Em...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Untitled, 1960 by Julius Hatofsky (American, 1922-2006)
Located in Dallas, TX
abstract expressionist mixed media work, untitled, by Julius Hatofsky (American, 1922-2006) dated March 28, 1960, and signed and inscribed verso with a SUMMIT ART CENTER show label d...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Mid 20th Century Leslie Larsson Modernist Male Figures Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage 1958 oil on paper painting of two Modernist harlequin type figures in yellow and blue by Leslie Larsson (1913-1970) Texas. Signed lower right corner. Displayed under glass...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Tower of Babel" Engraved Painting 1960s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Large "Tower of Babel" painting in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with enamel cloisonne and bamboo motif frame by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, 1960's (signed “Phillip. Kelvin L...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Pierre Gogois Oil on Canvas Course de Chevaux
Located in Houston, TX
"Pierre Gogois captures the thundering energy of a horse race in his dynamic oil on canvas masterpiece. Bold strokes of color and expert composition bring the intensity of the compet...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
American Mid Century Modern abstract Oil on Canvas Painting by Van Daas
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice framed abstract by Van Daas circa 1970's great colors with aluminum frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1970's Abstract Original Oil on Canvas Palette Framed Painting Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
1970's original oil on canvas pallette technique frames painting in aluminium frame nice condition and colors signed .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Helen Landgarten Los Angeles Figural Oil Painting Framed an Art Therapy Founder
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Landgarten, signed on verso.
Estate fresh. Beautiful calming painting. Unrestored, and in Fair/Poor vintage condition, no rips, no holes, but a dark scuff streak on left side, and ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Matterhorn Artwork
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Matterhorn Artwork
By unknown artist, from France
In fair condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Moonlight Sail" Painting Signed S. Michel
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Signed S. Michel, great midcentury feel. Very well executed oil on canvas.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Signed Rafael Diaz MCM Maritime/Nautical/Coastal Sailboat Harbor Oil Painting
Located in Mckinney, TX
Immerse yourself in this serene maritime scene of boats swaying on the water tied in a calm harbor. Painting is oil on canvas framed in a creamy white narrow frame with a natural lin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Robert Herrmann View from MRR
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Herrmann "View from MRR" 1959-1960 oil on canvas
Dimensions:
20" h × 20" w
Robert Herrmann was an American painter who was born in 1922. MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art featur...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Comic Strip Oil Paintings of The Black Widow
Located in London, GB
An amazing and unique set of three vintage comic strip oil paintings of The Black Widow. We would date these to around the 1970’s.
They are beautifully executed and are made to sit ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage John Hood Set Design for Macbeth Act V Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage gouache on artist board set design for Macbeth Act V scene 8. Signed John Hood and titled in pencil along lower mat. Unframed, displayed in cream mat, age toning, edge wear...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage John Hood Set Design for Shearman & Tailor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage gouache on artist board set design for The Shearman & The Tailor architectural scene. Signed John Hood and titled in pencil along lower mat. Unframed, displayed in black ma...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid 20th Century John Hood Set Design for Macbeth Act 3 Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage gouache on artist board set design for Macbeth Act III scene 4. Signed John Hood and titled in pencil along lower mat. Unframed, displayed in cream mat, age toning, edge we...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage John Hood Set Design for Macbeth Act I Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage gouache on artist board set design for Macbeth Act I scene 3. Signed John Hood and titled in pencil along lower mat. Unframed, displayed in cream mat, age toning, edge wear...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage John Hood Set Design for Romeo & Juliet Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage gouache on artist board set design for Romeo & Juliet ballroom scene. Signed John Hood and titled in pencil along lower mat. Unframed, displayed in black mat, edge wear to ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Oil on canvas painting by Oscar Troneck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oscar Troneck
Oil on canva
France 1970
40 cm х 31 cm
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid- Century Modern Abstract Blue with Gold Leaf and Gold Metal Bubble Painting
Located in Miami, FL
French Bubbles! A circular energy abstract painting in a Klein blue with gold leaf and gold metal bubbles. The painting is large and has an uplifting presence.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid Century Macbeth Theater Set Design 3 Witches Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid century gouache on artist board painting. Set design for 3 witches in Macbeth. Signed Evans lower right mat. Unframed, displayed attached to black mat, scuffing to mat.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
1970's Original Abstract Oil on Canvas by Elgin Mid Century
Located in San Diego, CA
1970s Original Abstract Modernist oil on canvas by Elgin, original wood frame , beautiful colors nice original condition. Great for any Mid century , Danish modern home decor. Gorgeo...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Mid Century Modern Signed Kelly Oil Painting "Yak Standing On Tongue"
Located in Sarasota, FL
Oil painting entitled "Yak Standing On Tongue"
Signed Kelly
circa 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Modern Abstract Bird Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Sarasota, FL
Painting of a pair of birds.
Signed with a monogram.
small spots of loss
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Larry Connatser (1938-1996) Signed Savannah Artist Oil Painting
Located in Sarasota, FL
Original painting by Savannah GA artist Larry Connatser.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Takanori Kinoshita (1894-1973) Japanese Mid Century Portrait Painting
Located in Sarasota, FL
Portrait of a musician girl by Takanori Kinoshita
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original Watercolor Painting "Daytona Beach - Florida" by Benjamin Kelman
Located in San Diego, CA
An original watercolor painting entitled "Daytona Beach - Florida" by listed artist Benjamin Kelman, circa 1950's. The painting is in very good vintage condition and presented in a g...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Original Watercolor Painting "Navy Pier - Chicago" by Benjamin Kelman
Located in San Diego, CA
An original watercolor painting entitled "Navy Pier - Chicago" by listed artist Benjamin Kelman, circa 1950's. The painting is in very good vintage condition and presented in a gold ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Italian Signed Abstract Painting
By Nino Caffè
Located in Roma, IT
Nino Caffè, painting on paper, mixed media.
“Vestizione di un pretino” (Vestments of a Young Priest)
Signed bottom center: Caffè.
Young priests in 1950s Rome were one of Nino Caff...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Oil Painting by Ysbrant Van Wijngaarden (1937 - 2021)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Oil Painting by Ysbrant Van Wyngaarden (1937 - 2021) born in The Hague, The Netherlands. Painting measures 68.25" wide, 1.5" deep and 60.5" high. Frame is all original. Note: we h...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid Century Modern Island Water Marine Watercolor Painting
Located in Mckinney, TX
Step into the vibrant world of mid-century modern art with this captivating painting adorned in bold and electrifying colors in impressionistic watercolor brushstrokes. A rustic beac...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
1950s Ruth M. Fulton WPA Abstract Impressionist Painting of Sailors on a Boat
Located in Miami, FL
1950s Ruth Fulton WPA Abstract Impressionist Painting of Sailors on a Boat
Offered for sale is a 1950s Ruth McConnell Fulton (1905-2003) WPA School Impressionist painting depictin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Three Original Watercolor Paintings "Century of Progress" by Benjamin Kelman
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful set of three original watercolor painting "Century of Progress" by listed artist Benjamin Kelman, circa 1950's. Each painting is in very good vintage condition and presen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Signed Dutch 1952 Mid Century Nautical Oil on Canvas Sailboat in the Sound
Located in Mckinney, TX
Step into the past with this enchanting 1952 Dutch oil painting capturing the serenity of a sailboat with its attached dingy gracefully navigating through a tranquil sound, framed by...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
20th Century French Oil Painting on Canvas of Small Town in Wooden Frame
Located in Houston, TX
This 20th-century French oil painting on canvas offers a nostalgic glimpse into a small town's quaint charm, capturing the essence of everyday life with remarkable detail and warmth....
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Yrjö Verho - Abstract painting - 1954
Located in Helsinki, FI
Yrjö Verho - 1901 - 1990 Finnish Artist
Oil painting on board . 39 x 32 in
Exhibitions :
Stockholm 1939, Oslo 1946, Bryssel, Belgium: Haag, Holland: Praha, Czechoslovakia: Varsov...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Merri Vetrano Oil on Canvas Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Merri Vetrano Oil on Canvas Cityscape.Done is shades of white, grays and blacks. Nice small scale Cityscape, frame measures 17.5 square. Overall in nice original condition with per...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Deep Abstract On Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W60 D1.5 H48
This gorgeous textured dark tone piece is one that needs to be looked at closely. As of now we don’t know much about the artist. No glass included.
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Painting in Style of Van Gogh, circa 2000.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Painting in Style of Van Gogh.
Manufactured in France by unknown author, circa 2000.
Mixed media.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beau...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fernand Pierre Mid Century Haitian Painting of a Leopard
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fanciful vintage Haitian acrylic painting on canvas of a leopard in a whimsical woodland setting with flowers and trees, executed in a distinctive naive style. Signed F. Pierre and p...
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Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Primitive Figural Abstract Painting - Zoute 1942
Located in Rochester, NY
Primitive abstract modernist oil painting on homosote board by Zoute ( born Leon Salter 1903 - 1976 - North Rose NY ) two figures - signed bottom right Z. '42. This painting is remin...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Boho 1968 Original Abstract Figural Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the vibrant creativity of 1968 America with this Vintage Boho Original Abstract Figural artwork. With its dynamic composition and expressive form, this piece capt...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Pair of Vintage Original Hawaiian Mini Portrait Paintings by Tip Freeman
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage original Hawaiian mini portrait paintings by Tip Freeman, circa 1940s. . Both works are signed on the lower portion "Tip Freeman Honolulu". The paintings are presented in rustic wood frames and measure 4" x 5.25". Really cool original Hawaiian works of art! #3639
TIP FREEMAN
Tip Freeman, celebrated for his Hawaiian motifs, moved to Honolulu in the 1930s and opened a studio in 1943. He was a film and theater stage designer who was also among the nation's top airbrush artists. Graduating from the Chicago Art Institute, Freeman traveled internationally throughout the 1930s, working on the movie production of "40,000 Horsemen" in Australia, for which he created the scenery and sets and played the part of an Arab sheik. In late 1939, he opened the Tip Freeman Art...
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Mid-20th Century American 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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