Mid-Century "Ecole de Paris" Abstraction "Symphony in Grey" by Ferenc Varga 1957
Located in New York, NY
"Symphony in Grey" is an iconic oil on canvas, modern art painting by the Hungarian born artist, Ferenc Varga (Hungary, 1906-1989). Varga left Hungary for Paris in 1926 seeking arti...
Canvas
Midcentury Abstract Painting by Arnold Taraborrelli
By Arnold Taraborrelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury abstract painting by Arnold Taraborrelli, American, circa 1959. It is entitled "Break-Away" and is executed in gouache on artist board and retains it's original frame. Tar...
Glass, Wood, Paint
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
H 36 in W 25.25 in D 1 in
Midcentury New York School Abstract Modernist Cubist Oil Painting, 1960s
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: Canvas 25 1/4 in. x 36 in., circa 1960s.
Canvas, Paint
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in W 37.25 in D 1 in
JOSEPH SZEGHY (American, 1923-2007) Abstract Oil on Canvas, Mid Century.
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEPH SZEGHY (American, 1923-2007) Abstract composition, oil / acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right. 37 1/4" x 21 1/2" OA. Dated 1965. Joseph Szeghy (1923-2007) was an a...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Modern Abstract Cubist Painting, Oil on Canvas, Late 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Modern Abstract oil painting consisting of black ground with with red,white, yellow and blue collage in a Cubist style Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Paint
Gray Abstract Painting by Artist Planet, circa 1960, France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 19th-century English stereoscope viewer, crafted from richly hued wood, offers a charming glimpse into Victorian visual entertainment. Included are sepia-toned viewing card...
Canvas
Vintage Lee Reynolds Abstract Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Medina, OH
Large Mid-Century Modern Lee Reynolds abstract painting with a polished aluminum frame. Intricate color palette with the combination of metallic silver, turquoise, rust, gold and co...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,100
H 24.25 in W 20.25 in D 1 in
An original mid century abstract painting, oil on canvas, circa 1950
Located in View Park, CA
An original mid century modern abstract color block painting, signed by artist, mid 20th century. Oil on canvas. Colorblocked cubism in tones of licorice, cerulean, ochre, cream, and...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Abstract Modernist Painting by Irving Schultz D. 1973
Located in Peabody, MA
A modernist composition on canvas of colorful ribboned shapes dated 1973 by the late Bethesda, MD artist Irving Schultz.
Paint
Oil Painting by Tore Nyberg, Sweden, 1957
By Tore Nyberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Painting by Swedish artist Tore Nyberg. Oil on canvas made in 1957. Signed and dated. Good condition with sign of age related wear. Tore Nyberg, 1911-1993, was a Swedish artist. B...
Paint
Modernist Norman Gorbaty Oil Painting, circa 1950s
By Norman Gorbaty
Located in Peabody, MA
Abstract oil (16" x 20") by Norman Gorbaty (b. 1932), circa late 1950s. Gorbaty was a young artist in his 1920s when his work was included in a 1954 show of American printmakers at t...
Paint
$8,126
H 74.81 in W 71.26 in D 1.19 in
1962 Abstract Italian Painter G. Martinelli Oil on wood and Cardboard Painting
Located in IT
1962 Abstract Italian Painter Giuseppe Martinelli oil on wood and Cardboard Painting , titles " colloquio" ( interview). This abstract painting with brown, red and sand warm colors h...
Wood
Peter Fiordalisi 1960s Abstract Painting
Located in New Windsor, NY
Signed lower left P. Fiordalisi (1904-?). Peter Fiordalisi was born in Union City, NJ and produced this fine abstract oil paint on canvas circa 1969. The artist uses segmented color,...
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
$2,200
H 26.25 in W 20.25 in D 1.125 in
Cubist Abstract Composition, Marker & Graphite on Paper, Signed J. Forneris
Located in Miami, FL
Striking mid-century Cubist composition, signed and dated “J. Forneris. 66.” in the lower right. Fragmented, interlocking forms suggest a still life of pitchers, vessels and stringed...
Paper
Grey-Green Abstract Oil Painting on Wood, Signed, Circa 1960-70
By Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-green, black vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract composition oil on wood painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. The painting is slightly curved, due to a...
Wood
Schreiber American Mid Century Modernist Abstract Painting
By Schreiber
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Modernist Abstract Painting by Eileen Schreiber Vibrant colors Good original condition Acrylic on canvas Signed lower Right center Title on reverse "Queen of Hearts 1974" See Bio in ...
Acrylic
$8,914
H 22.45 in W 38.59 in D 1.97 in
Important Mid-Century Abstract Composition, painting by Jo Rowland, France 1953
By Jo Rowland
Located in leucate, FR
This masterful oil on canvas, dated 1968, is a quintessential example of post-war European abstraction. Created by the artist Jo Rowland, the work is rooted in the Geometric Abstract...
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful folk art rectangular shellwork table featuring a top with foliate polychrome sand design around shells under glass, with the entire surface of the sides and legs covered ...
Shell, Glass, Wood
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp “Rostrato” Murano Glass brass 1940 Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp “Rostrato” Murano Glass Brass 1940 Italy
Murano Glass
$6,400
H 15.5 in W 42 in D 42 in
Paul Evans Brutalist Patchwork of Metals Slate Top Coffee Table c. 1970s
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Silver golden and copper hues glow throughout this Paul Evans coffee table in a patchwork of hammered metals. Artful celebration of metals represented in brass iron steel and bronze ...
Metal
$8,114 / item
H 29.93 in Dm 59.85 in
Custom Travertine Round Dining Table, in the Style of 1970 Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Amsterdam, Holland
This minimalist table is crafted from solid tumbled travertine, featuring a circular tabletop that rests securely and effortlessly on its column base through its own weight. Inspire...
Travertine, Marble
$15,900
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 27.25 in
Black Onyx Glass & Walnut Italian Mid-Century Modern Executive Desk by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Schirolli
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Elegant Italian MId-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk / Writing Table by Gio Ponti in solid walnut with an inset top of black onyx glass and brass details. Ponti's design a...
Onyx, Brass
$12,298
H 28.55 in W 90.56 in D 35.44 in
Rare Unique Size Maarten Van Severen T88A Aluminium Table, c. 2000
By Maarten van Severen
Located in London, GB
A uniquely sized design classic, this T88A table was designed by Maarten van Severen in 1988 and produced by Lensvelt Netherlands circa 2000 as a special private commission. Suita...
Aluminum
Rustic Black Forest Settee, Carved Walnut with Bear Supports, Germany
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest style (20th Cent) carved walnut settee with bear sides suppports and center hat tree
Wood, Mirror
19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black Forest Swiss carved chair having bear on fallen log. Carved bear on lifting seat which once had a music box. Part of the Brienz collection plate 26. Origin: Swiss Period: Las...
Wood
$9,500
H 34.75 in W 28.25 in D 6.5 in
French Art Deco / Early Modern Cerused Oak Console by Andre Sornay, circa 1930
By Andre Sornay
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco sleek, narrow profile double level console by Andre Sornay, France, circa 1930 in a faint green cerused oak. This is a sober, elegant, French Modern statement. The ...
Oak
$8,104 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 59.06 in
Cream Travertine Round Dining Table, in the Style Peter Draenert, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Amsterdam, Holland
This Minimalist table is made from solid light travertine, featuring a colon, cone shaped foot and a thick circular travertine tabletop that balances perfectly and securely with its ...
Travertine
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp Murano Glass Brass “Rostrato”, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso table lamp Murano glass “Rostrato”, 1940, Italy.
Murano Glass
Custom Pair of French Wrought Iron "Star" Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and timeless pair of French, contemporary wrought iron standing lamps (1930 style) in the Etruscan taste. The Etruscan Primitive style influenced Alberto and Diego Giacome...
Wrought Iron
19th Century Rustic Black Forest Walnut Trunk with Floral Carvings
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest walnut floor trunk with a folding rounded top and supported on "X" form side legs with faux wood, straps, and floral carved design.
Walnut
Vintage granite coffee table by Willy Ballez, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural coffee table made from a solid travertine base. The table was designed by Willy Ballez. All these tables are hand made, so they are always a bit different. The mode...
Granite
Travertine coffee table by Ballez Willy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee table with a architectural travertine base designed by the belgian designer Willy Ballez in the 70'. The travertine base is in great condition. The glass top has a chip on t...
Travertine
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900 A fashionable rustic candle holder, made of antlers from the deer. The spout is made of turned antler pieces. Executed in...
Antler
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
An empty wall in your home is a blank canvas, and that’s good news. Whether you’ve chosen to arrange a collage of paintings in a hallway or carefully position a handful of wall-mounted sculptures in your dining room, there are a lot of options for beautifying your space with the antique and vintage wall decor and decorations available on 1stDibs.
If you’re seeking inspiration for your wall decor, we’ve got some ideas (and we can show you how to arrange wall art, too).
“I recommend leaving enough space above the piece of furniture to allow for usable workspace and to protect the art from other items damaging it,” says Susana Simonpietri, of Brooklyn home design studio Chango & Co.
Hanging a single attention-grabbing large-scale print or poster over your bar or bar cart can prove intoxicating, but the maximalist approach of a salon-style hang, a practice rooted in 17th-century France, can help showcase works of various shapes, styles and sizes on a single wall or part of a wall.
If you’re planning on creating an accent wall — or just aiming to bring a variety of colors and textures into a bedroom — there is more than one way to decorate with wallpaper. Otherwise, don’t overlook what textiles can introduce to a space. A vintage tapestry can work wonders and will be easy to move when you’ve found that dream apartment in another borough.
Express your taste and personality with the right ornamental touch for the walls of your home or office — find a range of contemporary art, vintage photography, paintings and other wall decor and decorations on 1stDibs now.