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The MoMA Library
By Xiaoze Xie
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum of Contemporary Art, AZ Dallas Visual Art Center, TX Modern Chinese Art Foundation, Gent, Belgium
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Aquatint

The Grolier Club Library (Sketch)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
inscribed "Sketch Grolier Club Library Demonstration Print," and numbered "I" in pencil in lower margin in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

The Library - Original Etching - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Library is an original modern artwork realized in the first decades of the XIX Century
Category

Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Grolier Club Library (Sketch), Demonstration Print
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
"Library of the Grolier Club, Demonstration Plate, Drawn, Etched and Printed in a Little Over Two Hours, On
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Buffet & the Library Signed by Gigi Design
Located in Geneve, CH
The buffet & the library Signed by Gigi Design Dimensions: H 90 cm x W240 cm x D40 cm Materials
Category

2010s French Modern Bookcases

Materials

Oak, Plastic

Buffet & the Library Signed by Gigi Design
Buffet & the Library Signed by Gigi Design
H 78.75 in W 19.69 in D 98.43 in
the ochers, abstract geometric still life, books, library, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In this great series on libraries, Sophie Dumont invites us to discover her game of matter
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, 1930s
Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, 1930s
H 25.99 in W 14.97 in D 27.56 in
Hans Weiss Custom Chest of Drawers
By Hans Weiss
Located in Hanover, MA
extensively documented in the Gottscho-Schleisner photographic archives in the Library of Congress under his
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Hans Weiss Custom Chest of Drawers
Hans Weiss Custom Chest of Drawers
H 30.75 in W 101 in D 21 in
Walnut Entry or Library Table Shagreen / Walnut in the style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A walnut topped entry or library or sofa table with shagreen or sharkskin base having turned lower
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

The Fairy Library - Rare Book Illustrated by George Cruikshank - 1850
By George Cruikshank
Located in Roma, IT
The Fairy Library is a set of original modern rare books written by various authors and illustrated
Category

1850s Modern More Art

Materials

Etching, Paper

Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas AB
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, FI
beginning of his career as a furniture designer. Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

Model 296 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, FI
beginning of his career as a furniture designer. Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library
Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch, Paint

Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas AB
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, FI
beginning of his career as a furniture designer. Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

Italian mid-century chest of drawers for tailoring by Filofort, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
this article even more functional. It is perfect for studio, a library and even a living room. If you
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1968 Unknown 'Word and Image Posters from the collection of the Museum of Modern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
: 1968 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. By Mildred Constantine, text by Alan M. Fern. Hard cover with
Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button the Making of the Motion Picture Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the library of any fan of modern cinema.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Arts and Crafts Books

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Dining Chair with Bucket Back, Built to Order
By The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
accept COM or we can shop fabric virtually with you from our library of 10,000+ materials
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Maple

Edge of the Woods.
By William Harry Warren Bicknell
Located in Storrs, CT
Public Library; Art Institute of Chicago
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Bold Geometric, contemporary, modern Library desk, writing
By Sara Hayat Design
Located in Greenwood Village, CO
Elevate Your Space with a Bold Style Statement: The Modern Aesthetic Desk Indulge in the opulence
Category

2010s Pakistani Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Paint

Solid Oak Post Modern Library Dining Chairs, Set of 9 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of nine post modern french style library dining chairs made entirely out of solid oak. Made
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Art Survey--Modern Cell Mitosis Library
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Art Survey--Modern Cell Mitosis Library Materials : Acrylic, paper
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

The Pavilion de Mademoiselle and Part of the Louvre
By Charles Meryon
Located in Middletown, NY
portion of the sale of Beurdeley's massive collection focused on Modern Prints, and took place on May 19
Category

Mid-19th Century French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching, Handmade Paper

"The Pot Stove, the Flowers and the Pitcher"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Heights Public Library; Drew University; Griffiths Art Center, St. Lawrence University; and Ulrich Museum
Category

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Village People Stepping Out of the Grand Ballroom
By Meryl Meisler
Located in New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art NYC, Metronome Library, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Upon retiring from
Category

1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pair of Jeanneret Library Chairs
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Vosselaar, BE
and braided canework in the 1960s. This type is known as the Library chair. The x- “frame” is
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Pair of Jeanneret Library Chairs
Pair of Jeanneret Library Chairs
H 30.32 in W 19.69 in D 18.51 in
Charcoal on paper: 'The Edge of the Park' Signed 'Liepe '70'
Located in San Francisco, CA
venues, including the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, and the Eugene Public Library. She taught
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Modern Day “Zeno” Hand Made Library Chair
Located in Petworth, GB
Modern Day “Zeno” craftsman Library chair.English quarter sawn oak, brass and leather With raised
Category

2010s English Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Modern Day “Zeno” Hand Made Library Chair
Modern Day “Zeno” Hand Made Library Chair
H 31.89 in W 31.89 in D 29.14 in
Large Fifty Drawers Shop Counter, Display Sideboard 1958 de Coene, Belgium
By Philippe Neerman, De Coene Frères
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chest of drawers by Philippe Neerman for De Coene, Belgium 1958 designed for the Library in
Category

Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chrome

The Lake - Contemporary Landscape, Modern Mountains Painting
By Anna Ładecka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Library, Paris. She works as a freelancer in the fields of book illustration, pattern and graphic design
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Two Studies of Henriette (Head of the artist's wife & The Artist's wife writing
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Metropolitan Museum in New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

First Half of the 18th Century Putti Pair of Sculptures in Gilded Wood
Located in Milan, IT
could say very modern, both for the setting both for the dictation and for the format and also for the
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor Painting, Drawing 'The Fire of my Soul'
By Gary Hansmann
Located in Surfside, FL
Copley Library, La Jolla, Calif. Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy Centre de Arte Moderna
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor, Drawing - "The Dressers"
By Gary Hansmann
Located in Surfside, FL
Diego Museum of Art James Copley Library, La Jolla, Calif. Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Library 3, multicolor abstract, expressionism, geometric, modern, textured
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
technique that allows her to create works rich in texture and depth. When she chooses the library as a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

ecru, abstract library, linen, expressionism, minimalism, modern, impasto
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Within this captivating abstract and geometric composition, the artist invites us into a library of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japandi, abstract library, linen, expressionism, minimalism, modern, impasto
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Within this captivating abstract and geometric composition, the artist invites us into a library of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Minimalist Modern Lacquered Library Table in Scrubbed Ebony
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin and Brockett's Library Table is a chic work horse. Stripped of unnecessary details, its
Category

2010s American Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Charting the Course of Empire: Bonne's 1770 Masterpiece Maps of the Indian Ocean
Located in Langweer, NL
era's indomitable spirit of exploration and commerce that shaped our modern world. This collection is
Category

Antique 1770s Maps

Materials

Paper

The Swan
By Ray H. French
Located in Fairlawn, OH
collections including The Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
Category

1950s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Intaglio

The Swan
The Swan
H 16.94 in W 18.75 in
Clifford Ellis Coming of the Ice Age II watercolour 1952 Modern British Art
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
and the rest of our stock of Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it
Category

1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

1970s Modern Brass Bench or Stool in the Style of Designer Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s modern brass bench or stool with upholstered seat cushion in the style of designer Paul
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

Behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art
By John Albok
Located in Dallas, TX
Library, “Self Portraits, Prints & Photographs,”a one-man show at the FDR Library, Hyde Park, New York
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Fountain /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting Modern
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Bortz Library at Hampden-Sydney College. After college, Graves took his talents into the art world
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Pair of Italian Modern Library Bookcase by Willy Rizzo for Cidue, Italy, 1970
By Willy Rizzo, Cidue
Located in Zagreb, HR
This large bookcase library was designed by Willy Rizzo and manufactured by Italian high-end
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal, Chrome

The Jury
By Mervin Jules
Located in Concord, MA
gouache paintings. Teaching positions included the Fieldston School, and the Museum of Modern Art in
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Pierre Jeanneret Library / Dining Table, Mid-Century Modern, Teak
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Stamford, CT
Pierre Jeanneret 'Library Table' Model PJ-TAT-08-A Monumental collector's table in solid teak
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Teak

The Three Philadelphians, Large-Scale Modern Figurative Cityscape
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
The Three Philadelphians, Large-Scale Modern Figurative Cityscape Bold color creates tension and
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

The Cell
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Borges imagined the universe as a library, one “composed of an indefinite and perhaps infinite number of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Nylon, Plexiglass, LED Light

The Cell
The Cell
H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in
"The Pose"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Heights Public Library; Drew University; Griffiths Art Center, St. Lawrence University; and Ulrich Museum
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"The Model"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Heights Public Library; Drew University; Griffiths Art Center, St. Lawrence University; and Ulrich Museum
Category

1910s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

From the Sea (From the Sea—Pieta)
By Benton Murdoch Spruance
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Library of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Black and white landscape print of The Isle of Harris in the Hebrides Scotland
By ALEX BOYD
Located in London, GB
Boyd's images represent a major addition to the tradition of modern landscape photography" – Robert
Category

2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

Materials

Glass, Wood, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Archival Paper, Giclée

“The Queen”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
do was draw and read.” As a result he sought out the public library in Brooklyn and relished in the
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

“The King”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
do was draw and read.” As a result he sought out the public library in Brooklyn and relished in the
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Library Lamp
By Ben Kicic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A modern interpretation of the archetypal lamps found in libraries and banks. The lamp combines the
Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Library Lamp
Library Lamp
H 12 in W 14.25 in D 4 in
amarillo, abstract yellow and white library, expressionism, geometric, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
abstract, geometric painting of books in a library. The colors are worked in a shades of yellow and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Minimalist Modern Lacquered Library Table Shown in Scrubbed Lichen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett's Library Table is a chic work horse. Stripped of unnecessary details, its
Category

2010s American Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

ondes litteraires, oil, library, colors, textured, impasto, modern, minimalism
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
and visual arts. The canvas depicts a library with colorful books, painted in oil using a palette
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Pauline: A Modern Stone Coffee Table with Rounded Legs
By Atelier Jouvence Custom Stoneworks
Located in Chicago, IL
well as a main coffee table in a Great Room, Living Room, or Library.
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Clifford Ellis Coming of the Ice Age I watercolour and crayon Modern British Art
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll
Category

1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Watercolor

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    In art and design, the term contemporary is applied to works by 21st-century artists, while modern refers to works created from the 1880s and through the 1960s.

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    Modern art is characterized by a rejection of realism and narrative and a trend toward abstraction.

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    Paul Cézanne is often cited as the father of modern art.

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    Danish modern furniture is the term for a style of furniture that emerged during the 1930s through the innovation of designers from Denmark. It is a subset of Scandinavian modern furniture, the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life. Some notable Danish modern designers include Hans J. Wegner, Kaare Klint, Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder and Verner Panton. Shop a range of Danish modern furniture on 1stDibs.
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    Eero Saarinen is considered a modern architect for a number of reasons. An innovative merging of the International Style and the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright can be found in his acclaimed building projects and monuments. He worked with steel and concrete, just as his modernist peers had, and the neo-futuristic forms that characterize his architecture are those commonly associated with modernism.

    Through his work as an architect and designer, Saarinen was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the American mainstream. Particularly affecting were the organic, curvilinear forms seen in Saarinen’s furniture and his best known structures: the gull-winged TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, Dulles International Airport in Virginia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

    Saarinen had a peerless modernist pedigree. His father, Eliel Saarinen, was an eminent Finnish architect who in 1932 became the first head of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in suburban Detroit. The school became synonymous with progressive design and decorative arts in the United States, and while studying there the younger Saarinen met and befriended several luminaries of mid-century modernism, among them Harry Bertoia and Charles and Ray Eames.

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