Clément Rosenthal - "Empreintes" 1992, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Clément Rosenthal (b. 1956) is a distinguished Paris-born artist whose profoundly evocative work sits at the vanguard of contemporary French abstraction. Raised in an environment ste...
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
San Francisco Bay Area abstract painting by James Weeks
By James Weeks
Located in Colfax, CA
A Bay Area Figurative work by California artist James Weeks. This work is titled : Comedian Series #7. It is an acrylic painting on paper, laid on chipboard. The work measures 29 x 3...
Acrylic, Laid Paper
Contemporary Abstract Fragmented Male Torso Resin Sculpture, Vitruvian, TMS 2005
Located in San Diego, CA
Equally compelling as a tabletop sculpture or bookshelf accent, this piece makes a sophisticated addition to contemporary, modern, or post-modern interiors. Marked "TMS 2005" to the...
Resin
Sterling silver desk / table ornament , Easel with abstract painting miniature.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sterling silver 925 ornament miniature easel for desk or table , with an abstract painting motif . Also marker 840 AR , like we think is the city of Arezzo.
Sterling Silver
Abstract Green and Yellow Watercolor by Jacob Semiatin, 1987
By Jacob Semiatin
Located in New Windsor, NY
Abstract watercolor on paper by Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003) with green and yellow horizontal waves. Signed lower right, Semiatin and dated on the reverse, 4/6/87. Good overall condit...
Paint, Paper
Abstract Color Field Lithograph in Pale Blue and Brown
By Will Peterson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Color Field Lithograph in Pale Blue and Brown by American Beat artist Will Petersen (1928-1994.) This lithograph blends the linework and movement of abstract impressionism ...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
Francine Matarazzo Abstract Pastel on Paper, 1980s
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Pasadena, CA
Playful pastel painting in style of Richard diebenkorns ocean park series. Wonderful use of colors.
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
$72Sale Price / set|75% Off
Abstract Glass Paperweights Hand Made and Signed by Sklo
By SkLO
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Abstract Glass Paperweights Hand Made and Signed by Sklo Additional information: Material: Glass Color: Transparent Style: Abstract Artist: Sklo Time Period: Early 21st Century Plac...
Glass
Vintage Boho Monumental Abstract Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make an unforgettable artistic statement with this monumental vintage studio pottery vase, a truly singular example of abstract ceramic art. Its dynamic, biomorphic form swells from ...
Pottery, Stoneware
$209Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Besnard (1922-2007) Abstract painting oil on panel, France 1983
By Jean Besnard
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Abstract oil painting on cardboard panel by Jean Besnard, signed and dated 1983, vibrant colors applied in a thick coat. In good condition, shows very little wear on corners. "Do...
Paint, Paper
$8,100Sale Price|40% Off
Woman, Dog & Spring Flowers Figurative Abstract Painting with Petroglyphs
By Cindy Kane
Located in Soquel, CA
Robert Azensky Fine Art is proud to offer this vintage figurative abstract of a Woman, Dog & Spring Flowers with Petroglyphs by Martha’s Vineyard artist Cindy Kane Absolutely st...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Postmodern German Studio Pottery Abstract Candleholder and Aroma Lamp, 1980s
By Studio Pottery
Located in Hamburg, DE
Designed 1980 to 1989 Additional information: Materials: Ceramic Color: Blue Style: Post-Modern Period: 1980s Country of Origin: Germany Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Dim...
Ceramic
Abstract Geometric Painting by Jacques Clements, Circa Late 20th Century
Located in Peabody, MA
Angular modernist painting by the noted colorist Jacques Clements (1926-2019) of Rochester, NY, circa late 20th century.
Paint
Handmade Black Ceramic Sculpture Abstract Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Handmade Black Ceramic Sculpture Abstract Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: Ø 17.7 x H 38.1 cm Materials: Ceramic Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic studio founded by artist A...
Ceramic
Bold Modernist Mexican Painting by Yessica Torres - Abstract Figurative Art
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This striking modernist painting combines abstract art with a touch of surrealism, creating a bold yet serene composition. Featuring vibrant colors, including golden ochre, verdant g...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Postmodern Gold framed X Large Abstract Palette Painting By Sigal
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful colors on this large abstract painting palette, signed by Sigal circa 1980s nicely framed in aluminum with gold-tone, a great statement piece to fill a big wall.
Aluminum
$1,650
Vintage Original Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting -- The Fisher King
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Original Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting -- The Fisher King by Eileen Rogoff Inspired by Arthurian legend's of Perceval and the Fisher King who's the last in a long line...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Pair Of Abstract Italian Art Work from the 1970´s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of mixed technique abstract Mid-Century Modern art paintings from Italy. This pair of tempera and paper on canvas has been painted by Italian Artist "Guglielminetti". These ha...
Paint
Japan Oil Abstract Paintings T3 Resistance T4 Persistence Tetsuro Shimizu, 2011
Located in MIlano, IT
Japan Oil abstract paintings T3 Resistance and T4 Persistence Tetsuro Shimizu, 2011 Pair of abstract paintings titled T3 Resistance and T4 Persistence, oil on canvas. The canvas used...
Canvas, Wood
Abstract ceramic buste by Dieter Eichelmann, Germany 1980s
By Pablo Picasso, Karel Appel
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand crafted ceramic buste. Made by Dieter Eichelmann in the 1980s. Made in the style of Picasso and Karel Appel. The abstract figure has a different look from all angles. The piece ...
Clay, Paint
Glazed Earthenware Abstract Woman by Ernest Treccani, Italy
By Ernesto Treccani
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in the 70s by Ernesto Treccani. This is an incredible polished earthenware piece that would fit perfectly in a museum. Measures: height: 140 cm width: 41 cm depth: 22 ...
Earthenware
Abstract Red Gray and Black Watercolor by Jacob Semiatin, 1987
By Jacob Semiatin
Located in New Windsor, NY
Abstract watercolor on paper by Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003) in red, gray and black. Signed lower right, Semiatin and dated on the reverse, 4/30/87. Good overall condition with no visi...
Paint, Paper
$154Sale Price|44% Off
Geometric Abstract Expressinist Woman Portrait Print on Canvas by Richard T Spea
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Vibrant Geometric Abstract Woman Portrait print on canvas by Richard T Spears features a striking, colorful depiction of a woman through bold geometric shapes and patterns. This...
Paper
Postmodern Black and White Abstract Figurative Ceramic Sculpture by Jack Charney
Located in Troy, MI
Unique ceramic sculpture by Jack Charney Santa Fe New Mexico circa 1990 Abstract ceramic figure with elongated limbs in a dynamic contorted form Finished with a hand-painted black s...
Ceramic, Pottery
Abstract Washed Colors Framed Painting Signed by the Artist. Circa 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract Washed Colors Framed Painting Signed by American Artist Lois Perdue. Circa 1990s Framed under plexiglass in a golden anodized aluminum frame and ready for hanging. In exce...
Aluminum
Jim Rabby large abstract oil painting on canvas signed , dated , title.
By Jim Rabby
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful abstract painting by the well known Texas artist living in Santa Fe , Jim Rabby .This work is signed LR and back also dated and Title "Tumble in the shower". 12/89 Also can...
Paint
Emerson Woelffer Clay Sculptures, Abstract, Signed and Dated
By Emerson Woelffer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Icon modernist artist, in these two clay sculptures. Prized individually at $ 3000.00 each Measures are different in each, please contact dealer for more curate size.
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century Signed Charcoal Abstract of Geometric Forms
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Charcoal abstract of geometric forms on paper (1959 signed: MICHAEL LOEW) (similar to GRL3817-darker center)
Paper
Beranek Large Abstract Paperweight or Glass Sculpture, Signed
By Beranek Glass 1
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large art glass paperweight or sculpture features an abstract design in sapphire blue with green accents, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. The piece is marked with the...
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Handwoven Rug with Abstract Design, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Beautiful high quality rug with abstract geometric design in bauhaus manner. Made out of handwoven wool. Marked on backside but brand unreadable. In very good condition with only lig...
Wool
$1,504 / item
Abstract Wood Table Lamp by Atelier Monochrome
Located in Geneve, CH
Abstract Wood table lamp by Atelier Monochrome One of a kind. Materials: Ceramic / Sandstone. Dimensions: D 17 x H 60 cm All our lamps can be wired according to each country. I...
Sandstone
$880Sale Price|44% Off
1970s Postmodern Abstract Washed Colors Framed Painting Signed by the Artist
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Miami, FL
Large Scale Postmodern Abstract Washed Colors Framed Painting in the style of Helen Frankenthaler. Circa 1970's. Signed lower right in pencil by the artist (Probably M. Martin) Fram...
Chrome
XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic
By Vladimir Velickovic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extra large abstract oil painting, in dark tones. The painting is not signed, hence it is being sold as by an unknown artist. The painting ks heavily...
Canvas, Paint
XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic
By Vladimir Velickovic, Francis Bacon
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extra large oil painting depicting an abstract head of a figure, in dark tones. The painting is done by an unknown artist, with a heavy influence of ...
Canvas, Paint
Rare Loughran Unique, Individual Ceramic Abstract Dinner Set for 4
Located in Miami, FL
Loughran Unique and Individual Abstract Dinner Set for 4 Offered for sale is a set of round Loughran soup, salad and dinner plates in greys, blacks, bone white with brick red detai...
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,072Sale Price|35% Off
Abstract Expressionist Multi-colored Figures Oil on Canvas Signed Mars
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This captivating oil on stretched canvas, signed in pencil "MARS" on the wood of the canvas frame. Rendered in the Expressionist style, the painting draws you into an intimate moment...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$540Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Contemporary Artist Abstract Oil on Canvas by Brian Murphy, 2014
Located in San Diego, CA
Well done pink abstract by Brian Murphy 2014, signed and dated great colors reminds me 1980s Memphis style piece.
Canvas
$1,470Sale Price|40% Off
Original Abstract Expressionist Heavy Impasto Oil on Canvas - "Apres Ski"
By Harald Dry Schmidt
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Heavy Impasto Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas "Apres Ski" Abstract expressionist figurative composition of a woman holding a beverage by California artist Harald "Harr...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
An Abstract & Lyrical OIL PAINTING on CANVAS by YVES CORBASSIERE, 1959 France
By Yves Corbassiere
Located in PARIS, FR
A wide and powerful abstract painting, "forme libre", oil on canvas, by Yves Corbassière (1925-2020), double-signed on the painting and on the back, dated 1959. This beautiful compo...
Paint
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Nature Study Original Realist Oil Painting
By Mark DiVincenzo
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting by Mark DiVincenzo. Oil on canvas, circa 2005. Signed verso. Unframed.
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Moon Handmade Textured Large Ceramic Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Abstract Moon Handmade Textured Large Ceramic Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: Ø 30.4 cm Materials: Ceramic Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic studio founded by artist Aslı Ö...
Ceramic
Abstract Moon Handmade Textured Small Ceramic Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Abstract Moon Handmade Textured Small Ceramic Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: Ø 25.4 cm Materials: Ceramic Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic studio founded by artist Aslı Ö...
Ceramic
Forme celate Rug abstract motif Agostino Goccione, Paracchi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Forme Celate carpet with abstract carpet motif designed by Agostino Goccione for Paracchi, characterized by the artist's typical pictorial language. Fluid geometries and chromatic ba...
Textile, Cotton
Abstract mixed media portrait, a sitting female nude by Maja Skenderovic, Bosnia
Located in Beograd, RS
Large contemporary mixed-media composition by Maja Skenderović, executed in a highly expressive material technique combining paint, fabric, and layered canvas. The work explores fra...
Fabric, Wood
XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic
By Francis Bacon, Vladimir Velickovic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extra large oil painting depicting a runner, in dark tones. The painting is done by an unknown artist, with a heavy influence of of the work of Vladi...
Canvas, Paint
XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic
By Francis Bacon, Vladimir Velickovic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extra large oil painting depicting a corps in the morgue, in dark tones. The painting is done by an unknown artist, with a heavy influence of of the ...
Canvas, Paint
Handmade Black Ceramic Abstract Home Decor Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Handmade Black Ceramic Abstract Home Decor Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: Ø 22 x H 25 cm Materials: Ceramic, stoneware Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic studio founded by ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Modernist Copper Enamel Tray with Abstract Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Graphic Modernist rectangular tray or catch-all dish in enameled copper features colorful abstract decor in teal and copper colors with red and green accents. The underside of the t...
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Large, Blue, Red, Abstract Painting by Late American Artist John Link
By John Link
Located in Greensboro, NC
Dynamic layered blue & red abstract acrylic painting on canvas by the Late Midwestern Artist John Link, mounted in a wood frame. This work, entitled "Temporary Ephedrine", is one of ...
Resin, Acrylic
Laddie John Dill abstract wall sculpture , pigment and glass mount art .
By Laddie John Dill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing abstract work by the well known artist Laddie John Dill. signed in back and date .
Glass
Original Signed Abstract Mixed Media Watercolor Painting Collage by Martha Chase
Located in Troy, MI
Mixed media collage by Martha Chase Untitled circa 1980's Overlapping elements of watercolor washes, painted textured paper and natural fibers Signed lower left Framed dimensions ...
Natural Fiber, Paint, Paper
French studio ceramicist. Two ashtrays in faience. Abstract futuristic style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
French studio ceramicist. Two ashtrays in faience. Abstract futuristic style. Late 20th century. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: D 13.0 cm x H 8.0 cm.
Faience
$3,200
Original Paloma Picasso Vintage Paper and Foil Collage Painting Cat Abstract Mod
By Paloma Picasso
Located in Surfside, FL
Paloma Picasso (born Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot in Vallauris on 19 April 1949), is a French and Spanish fashion ans jewelery designer and businesswoman, best known for her jewe...
Paper, Mixed Media
Postmodern Abstract Cubist Portrait Painting of a Woman on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking outsider painting depicting a woman with blonde hair. The artist used a wonderful bright pallet of bright pink, blue, yellow and black. This piece is painted on hard paper...
Paint, Paper
$550Sale Price|57% Off
Do Jump Perches! Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 20th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), "Do Jump Perches!", Oil on Canvas, in the manner of Cy Twombly (American, 1928-2011), signed and titled verso, unframed. 21.75" H x 23.75" D. Pr...
Canvas, Paint
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Linda Hopkins 1970s Abstract Painting in the Manner of Hans Hofmann
Located in New Windsor, NY
Modernist abstract oil on canvas painting by Linda Hopkins. Purchased straight from the estate of Leonard Buzz Wallace. Hopkins and Wallace, when married, shared a studio in Sullivan...
Canvas, Paint
Loughran Unique Abstract 43 Piece Ceramic Dinner Set, Kidney Shaped
Located in Miami, FL
Offered for sale is a rare collection of 43 Patrick Loughran unique and individual pieces of hand-crafted, wonderfully abstract-designed dinnerware. The set is created in a kidney ...
Ceramic, Pottery
Handmade Abstract Sculptural White Ceramic Large Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Handmade Abstract Sculptural White Ceramic Large Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: H 38.1 cm Materials: Ceramic, Stoneware, Clay Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic studio foun...
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Handmade Abstract Sculptural White Ceramic Medium Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Handmade Abstract Sculptural White Ceramic Medium Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: H 30.4 cm Materials: Ceramic, Stoneware, Clay Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic studio fou...
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Handmade Abstract Sculptural White Ceramic Small Vase by Maku Ceramic
Located in Geneve, CH
Handmade Abstract Sculptural White Ceramic Small Vase by Maku Ceramic Dimensions: H 25.4 cm Materials: Ceramic, Stoneware, Clay Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based ceramic studio foun...
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
Aided by photos taken of the maestro in his Milan studio, we honor the influential design talent who died last month at 87.
Adam Charlap Hyman and Andre Herrero, rising young design talents, are debuting a new, eclectic line of textiles.