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Yngve Ekström Black Original "Circle" Chair for Swedese, 1960s, Sweden
By Yngve Ekström, Swedese
Located in The Hague, NL
Ekström was part of the Postwar modern movement that made the concept “Scandina¬vian Modern” world-famous
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Potato harvest, postwar 1950s.
By Rolf Gillhausen
Located in Cologne, DE
Potato harvest, postwar 1950s. Keywords: field; agriculture; agricultural; people; harvesting
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

French 1970s Postwar Design Console Table
By Paco Rabanne
Located in New York, NY
French (1970s) postwar design console table with a gilt brass base supporting a brown lacquered top
Category

Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Quartz, Brass

Toddlers' excursion in a handcart, postwar 1950s.
By Rolf Gillhausen
Located in Cologne, DE
Toddlers' excursion in a handcart, postwar 1950s. Keywords: children; kid; kids; child; cart
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Spanish postwar children oil on burlap painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Agusti Ferre Pino (1884-1960) - Children - Oil on burlap Oil measurements 100x97 cm. Frame measurements 107x104 cm. Painter trained at the La Lonja School of Fine Arts. He became kn...
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

postwar characters Spanish Civil War crayons drawing
By Alfredo Opisso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alfredo Opisso Cardona (1907-1980) - Post-war characters - Colored crayons Crayons. Frame in poor condition. Measures work 32x20cm. Frame measures 55x43 cm.
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon

Italian PostWar Vistosi Venetian Murano Table Lamp
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1970s Venetian Murano table lamp with white glass 9" dia. base with a chrome stem supporting an "Incalmato" white and clear banded shade (signed VISTOSI, 86).    
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

"Work" Abstract Postwar Avant-Garde, Oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Museum of Modern Art (Takasaki), Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art (Okayama), Museum of Modern Art
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Mirage" Abstract Postwar Oil & marble powder on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Museum of Modern Art (Takasaki), Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art (Okayama), Museum of Modern Art
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Postwar Design Textured Table Lamp, by Gary DiPasquale
By Gary Dipasquale
Located in New York, NY
American postwar design grey and white textured bulbous square base table lamp with a glazed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Postwar Hawaiian Airbrush Tropical Hibiscus Floral in White Wood Frame, Signed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Postwar Hawaiian airbrush tropical hibiscus floral on paper in original period white wood frame
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Du Pont Measures Workers' Postwar Gains - Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Du Pont Measures Workers' Postwar Gains - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Scène de Tauromachie, Pablo Picasso, 1957, Plate, Ceramic, Design, Postwar, Toro
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Scène de Tauromachie, Pablo Picasso, 1957, Plate, Ceramic, Design, Postwar, Toro Scène de
Category

1950s Post-Modern More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

Abstract Painting by Postwar Japanese Avant-Garde Artist Toshimitsu Imai
By Toshimitsu Imai
Located in PARIS, FR
Toshimitsu Imai (1928-2002) emerges as a remarkable figure in the postwar Japanese avant-garde art
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Picture Frame with Postwar Pattern Number
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large, vintage, midcentury sterling silver picture frame by Tiffany & Co. Clearly marked in crisp letters, "Tiffany & Co makers sterling silver 23484". Described as a rectangular w...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Composition in Blue (mid century modern Abstract Expressionist signed/N, Unique
By Hans Hofmann
Located in New York, NY
many others. His successful career was shepherded by the postwar modern art dealer Sam Kootz, secured
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Screen, Graphite

Studio Craft Coffee Table Modern Era USA, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modern Era coffee table; Studio Craft; Wendell Castle; USA: 1970's. Wendell Castle style
Category

Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Studio Craft Coffee Table Modern Era USA, 1970s
Studio Craft Coffee Table Modern Era USA, 1970s
H 19.69 in W 33.86 in D 49.61 in
Midcentury Modern Rattan and Metal Armchairs, 1960s
By Janine Abraham / Dirk Jan Rol
Located in Echt, NL
, Postwar, Sixties, Seventies, 60s, 70s, Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Pierre Paulin, Tobia Scarpa, Osvaldo
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

The Moderns: Mid-century American Graphic Design Hardcover 2017
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Moderns: Mid-century American Graphic Design Hardcover – September 19, 2017 by Steven Heller
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Personnages
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
hallmark of his postwar paintings. Shortly after joining the French army in 1940 he was taken prisoner and
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Herbiers
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
postwar paintings. Shortly after joining the French army in 1940 he was taken prisoner and sent to a camp
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Italian Modern Armchairs with Brass Legs, Italy, 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The postwar boom years of the 1950s through to the 1960s were one of the periods of greatest
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Floating Figures
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
hallmark of his postwar paintings. Shortly after joining the French army in 1940 he was taken prisoner and
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mid Century Modern French ceramic bowl by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
of the postwar period. He employed colored monochrome backgrounds treated with cloudy effects. After
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Danish Lounge Chair and Foot Stool
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-Century Modern Danish Lounge Chair and Foot Stool by Illum Wikkelso, 1960’s. Black leather
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Japanese Modern Studio Ceramic Oribe Jar by Ryoji Koie
By Ryoji Koie
Located in Atlanta, GA
occurrences honestly preserved and presented as part of the character of this wonderful modern piece. The jar
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
was the hallmark of his postwar paintings. Shortly after joining the French army in 1940 he was taken
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Nagakin Capsule Tower Japan - A Modern Architecture Noir Photograph
By Tom Blachford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
architect and his Disciples of the Metabolist movement of postwar modernist architecture. I selected a core
Category

2010s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Scandinavian Modern Danish Vintage Pine Table by Nanna Ditzel
By Kolds Savvaerk, Nanna Ditzel
Located in London, GB
postwar Danish modern movement, Nanna Ditzel was not just remarkable, above all else, for being a woman in
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Pine

Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by John Walker "Salsipuedes Forms" 1991
By John Walker
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by John Walker "Salsipuedes Forms" 1991 framed in a 19th
Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Set of Lucite and Wool ’Sphere’ Lounge Chairs by Boris Tabacoff for MMM, 1971
By MMModern, Boris Tabacoff
Located in Echt, NL
, Midcentury Design, Postwar, Sixties, Seventies, 60s, 70s, Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Pierre Paulin, Tobia
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Nagakin Capsule Tower Japan - A Modern Architecture Noir Photograph
By Tom Blachford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
architect and his Disciples of the Metabolist movement of postwar modernist architecture. I selected a core
Category

2010s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

California Captured Mid-Century Modern Architecture, Marvin Rand
Located in New York City, NY
The style and mythology of Mid-Century Modern California architecture as seen through the expert
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Modern Mod Jumbo Italian Coffee Table Edited by Knoll
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Ibiza, Spain
design in the postwar years. Her work includes villas for the rich, showrooms for Fiat, shops for
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Mid Century Modern Vintage Organic Rattan Lounge Chair Egon Eiermann Germany
By Egon Eiermann
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage organic lounge chair or side chair by Egon Eiermann 1952 Germany. An
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Swedish Modern Stig Lindberg Grazia vase model 220 Stoneware and Silver
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavberg
Located in Uccle, BE
Lindberg (1916-1982) is one Scandinavia's most noted postwar designers. He joined the Gustavsberg studio in
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Modern Magazine Holder Side Table by Marco Zanuso, Italy 1970s
By Marco Zanuso, Bilumen
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Magazine/Records Holder Side Table by Marco Zanuso, Italy 1970s. Step into the
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Fiberglass

Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting - Venice St. Mark's Basilica at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
evocative modern painting of Venice with gondolas and St. Marks Basilica by postwar and contemporary artist
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars

Monumental Aquamarine Mid Century Modern Italian Pottery Lamp Guido Gambone 1950
By Guido Gambone
Located in Peoria, AZ
postwar period. Rich pottery, clean designs and the blending of style with elegance and utility, made
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Guillerme et Chambron Armchairs, France, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern pair of Guillerme et Chambron Armchairs, France, 1960s. Condition : New
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Stony Signs, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Woven Tapestry, Textile Wall Sculpture
By Jolanta Owidzka
Located in Wilton, CT
Stony Signs, wool, sisal, copper, 35" x 90", 1978. This Mid-Century Modern abstract woven tapestry
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

Lithograph w Gloss Overprinting Stacked Signs Post Modern 80s Memphis Milano Era
Located in Surfside, FL
early 1980's Post Modern Era. It also bears influence from Pop Art (Particularly Allan D'Arcangelo
Category

1980s Post-Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gio Ponti for Arredoluce, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957 A rare and beautiful example of Gio
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Swedish modern Stig Lindberg Grazia model 215 white stoneware and silver vase
By Gustavberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Uccle, BE
Special Commission annotation. Stig Lindberg (1916-1982) is one Scandinavia's most noted postwar
Category

Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Silver

Scandinavian Modern Swedish Bowl by Carl Harry Stalhane and Maker Rorstrand
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in London, GB
himself as a talented ceramic artist. Inspired by the desire for new products during the postwar economic
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery

Altitudes /// Abstract Expressionism Helen Frankenthaler Female Post-War Modern
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Glorious MId Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp. Mint Green Fiberglass Shade 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peoria, AZ
WoW! 1955 Porcelain & Fiberglass Mid Century Modern Atomic/Sputnik Table Lamp Original
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Epic Mid Century Modern Rocket Table Lamp! Mahogany Fiberglass Sputnik Era Icon!
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Peoria, AZ
world! The simple design harks back to the V2 rocket era! In the postwar period people were inundated
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass, Mahogany

Bill Haendel Americana Toy Soldiers Cast Paper Relief Modern Pop Art Sculpture
By William Haendel
Located in Surfside, FL
nationalism. Toy Soldiers in tin, lead or plastic, cast into the paper. Bill Haendel is a Postwar
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Mid-20th Century Modern Post-War Painted Glazed Ceramic Vase from West Germany
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Modern post-war glazed and painted ceramic vase from West Germany By: unknown
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

MCM 1950s Heifetz Figural Wood Modern Art Abstract Female Form Table Lamp Oak
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE! HEIFETZ ABSTRACT, MODERN SCULPTED TABLE LAMP! INIMITABLE YASHA HEIFETZ STYLE! OILED
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Brown Dining Room Chairs Franz Schuster 1959 Set of Twelve
By Franz Schuster
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of 12 stackable bicolored dining room chairs designed by Franz Schuster
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Rhodes: modern Italian watercolor of abstract Greek landscape & architecture
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Postwar & contemporary artist, best known for his painting, sculpture, and installation art. He has
Category

1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Iconic! Kurt Versen Gooseneck Table Desk Lamp. Mid Century Modern 40s Red #4410
By Kurt Versen
Located in Peoria, AZ
ENAMEL! VERY HARD TO FIND! In the postwar period, A house was not a "modern home" without at least one
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern White Wooden Wardrobe Set by Carlo de Carli for Fiarm, 1970s
By Fiarm, Carlo De Carli
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern White Wooden Wardrobe Set by Carlo de Carli for Fiarm, 1970s. Unique and rare
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Chrome

Mid-20th Century Modern Frosted Murano Glass Lamp/Vase by Italian A. Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Modern frosted murano glass lamp/vase by Italian artist Alfredo Barbini By
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Glass, Murano Glass

Swedish Modern Stoneware Pungo Vase and Veckla Bowl by Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Bromma, Stockholms län
important postwar designers. He created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful lines of tableware. In 1937
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Set of Mid-20th Century Modern Wrought Iron Gilted Andirons by Gilbert Poillerat
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in North Miami, FL
Set of mid-20th century Modern wrought iron gilted andirons by french metalworker and decorator
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron

Rare Bitossi Pottery Lamp for Wilmar. Mid Century Modern Italian Fine Decor 1950
By Bitossi
Located in Peoria, AZ
postwar period. Rich pottery, clean designs and the blending of style with elegance and utility, made
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Wood

Sun Corner /// Abstract Expressionism Helen Frankenthaler Female Post-War Modern
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
history of postwar American painting. Frankenthaler began exhibiting her large-scale abstract
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Metal

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