Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
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
Oil on Canvas by Armilde Dupont, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Oil on Canvas by Armilde Dupont, Belgium
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Reclaimed Mid Century Modern Abstract Wall Art
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed mid century modern abstract wall art. This abstract modernist artwork piece creates an impact with its intricate, handcrafted design and unusual geometric shapes worked i...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Jacques Nathan-Garamond, Lithography Formes Utiles exhibition, UAM, 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Nathan-Garamond (1910-2001)
Poster for the Formes Utiles exhibition, UAM (Union des Artistes Modernes)
Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, France, 1949 - 1950
Lithograph
Height...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Oil Painting on Canvass by Josep Moncada Titled : Where Are You Taking Me?
Located in London, GB
A fantastic contemporary oil painting on canvass by Josep Moncada titled: Where are you taking me?
Josep Moncada (b. 1967) is a gifted and renowned Spanish painter, mostly known for...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Framed Painting by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1960s, Ink on Paper, Abstract
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Rune Hagberg,
Sweden, 1960s.
Ink on paper, framed.
Signed.
Artwork dimensions:
H: 45 cm
W: 58 cm
Frame dimensions:
H: 63 cm
W: 72.5 cm
D: 6 cm
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Double Ceiling Element (MODEL 'METROPOLE') by Jean Prouvé for the Metrople House
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Long Island City, NY
Double ceiling element (Model 'Metropole') by Jean Prouve for The Metropole House. Jean Prouve built two of these houses, one in Vantoux in Moselle and the other in Bouqueval, near P...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Woman in the Summer Portrait on Canvas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Woman in the Summer Portrait on Canvas
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Three Mounted Scrolls by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Three mounted scrolls by Rune Hagberg,
Sweden, 1970s.
Paper scrolls mounted on a board in a plexiglass box.
Unique.
Signed.
H: 76 cm
W: 81 cm
D: 12 cm
Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedish artist that took much of his inspiration from Zen Buddhism spirituality and Eastern Calligraphy. He is represented at, among many others, the Modern Museum and the Norrko¨ping Art Museum. Hagberg’s meditative informalism is placed between the concretism and expressionism of the 1950s, his art becoming simpler until he reduced it so far that only tightly closed picture reels...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Framed Drawing ‘Rider in a Spring Landscape’ by Vicke Lindstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Framed drawing ‘Rider in a Spring Landscape’ by Vicke Lindstrand,
Sweden, 1950s.
Ink on paper.
Signed.
Measures: H: 39.5 cm / 15 1/2''
W: 34 cm / 13 1/4''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Georges Vaxelaire, Oil On Canvas "Composition géométrique", 1975, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Georges Vaxelaire, oil on canvas "Composition géométrique", 1975.
Signed and dated.
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Georges Vaxelaire, Oil on Canvas "composition géométrique orange", 1973, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
G. Vaxelaire, oil on canvas "composition géométrique orange", 1973, Belgium.
Signed and dated.
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Unique "Adam and Eve" Wall Sculpture by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Unique "Adam and Eve" pierced bronze wall sculpture in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with applied colorful enamels and hand-brazed sculptured frame by Philip and Kelvin La...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Impressive Brutalist Style Wall Lights / Sconce Metal Sculpted design gold light
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
From our own new modern design collection: This gorgeous pair of metal sculpted Brutalist styled wall lights / wall sculpture.
Inspired b...
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Moholy-Nagy Mid Century Modern Black And White Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Photography by László Moholy-Nagy.
A posthumous print from the original negative, circa 1973
Stamped by Foto Moholy-Nagy and Galerie Khlim.
In...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Carl Auböck #4330/1 Polished Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4330/1 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
10 Hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
10 hooks by Hertha Baller, circa 1950s
Original condition
Price and sell per piece.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4056 Nickel-Plated Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #4056 brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in nickel-plated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Line Drawing America by Alberto Longoni, Italy, 1965
By Alberto Longoni
Located in Stockholm, SE
Line drawing America by Alberto Longoni,
Italy, 1965.
Ink on paper.
Measures: H 97 cm/ 38 1/4''
W 65 cm/ 25 1/2''.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Wicker and Iron Coat Hook by Orange
By Orange
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Iron and wicker coat hook by Orange Furniture. Made-to-order.
Beautiful midcentury style!
Four in stock.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wicker
Ten Asymmetric Modernist Brass Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Ten asymmetric modernist brass hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s.
priced and sold per piece.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Impressive Brutalist Style Wall Light / Sconce Metal Sculpted lights gold brass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
From our own new modern design collection: This gorgeous pair of metal sculpted brutalist styled wall lights / wall sculpture.
Inspired b...
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck #4995 Patinated Brass Hook
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #4995 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished and patinated brass by We...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Andrea Razzaauti Painting of Irish Poppy Field
Located in Buchanan, MI
Andrea Razzaauti (Italian, B. 1954) Irish poppy field.
Oil on canvas, signed lower right; signed and titled en verso
Dimensions: 12" x 16" Frame: 16.25" x 20.5".
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Midcentury Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury abstract oil painting frame in simple wood frame.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Oil Painting by John Mackay of Brenda Cochrane
Located in London, GB
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvass, by the well known British artist John Mackay. It depicts the Scottish singer Brenda Cochrane, and date...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Superb oil Painting "Vietnamese Women under Flamboyant Trees" by André Maire
By André Maire
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning oil on cardboard painting by André maire (1898-1984) representing two Vietnamese ladies under Flamboyant trees. Oil paintings by André Maire are a lot more scarce than his g...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Brussels Street Scene Painting on Canvas, Victor Petré, Belgium, circa 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Brussels street scene painting on canvas, Victor Petré, Belgium, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
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 Wall Decorations
Vintage Mid-Century Large Snow Leopard Painting in Original Frame
Located in Wichita, KS
Large format Vintage Mid-Century Modern painting of a Snow Leopard. The painting maintains its original frame and is signed by the artist. The theme of this painting was very popul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Monkey Hook Wardrobe Hooks by Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass hook "monkey" by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Vienna from the 1950s.
Used but in very good vintage condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Harris Strong Ceramic Tile Skyline of New York on Walnut
Located in Hanover, MA
Harris G. Strong American (1920-2006) tile mosaic cityscape mounted on large walnut slab from the series of New York City cityscapes he produced whilst living in the Bronx from 1950 ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Large Mid-Century Modern Carved Wood Panel
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1970s carved, open-work wood panel was probably originally used as a decorative panel in a hotel or restaurant. Looks great mounted on a wall or hung in a large window. Found i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Paris de Nuit: Rare Framed Heliogravure by Brassai, 1933
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Capture the essence of 1930s Paris with this rare framed heliogravure photography by Brassai, showcasing mesmerizing scenes from his iconic book "Paris de Nuit." Originally published...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Museum: A Symphony of Art in a Set of 10 Black and White Framed Photographies
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the world of art within art with "Museum," a captivating set of 10 black and white photographies curated to evoke a sense of timeless wonder. Each photograph captures an ar...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or charcoal on a rich, deep red ground, was made by Christopher Clark. The artist is bes...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Paris de Nuit: Rare Framed Heliogravure by Brassai, 1933
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Capture the essence of 1930s Paris with this rare framed heliogravure photography by Brassai, showcasing mesmerizing scenes from his iconic book "Paris de Nuit." Originally published...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pascal and Vastian, Set of Four Black and White Framed Photographies
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
In Pascal and Vastian's set of four framed black and white photographies, the bustling atmosphere of a tram stop comes to life in a timeless tableau of urban activity. Against the ba...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Jane Freilicher Untitled from Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
By Jane Freilicher
Located in Dronten, NL
Lithograph: sheet diameter, circa 45.5 cm
Edition of 175, signed and numbered
Published in January 1984 by The Arion Press, San Francisco
From the portfolio "Self-portrait in a conve...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Polychrome Screen Print "Zig+Zag" by Josef Zenk
By Joseph Zenk
Located in Montreal, QC
Signed, titled and numbered to lower edge ‘Zig + Zag 7/60 Zenk’. This work is number 7 from the edition of 60. Zenk studied for three years at the National Academy of Design, followe...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1960 Kai Kristansen Teak Wall System
Located in Emeryville, CA
Kai Kristiansen's wall system, also known as the "FM wall system," is a modular shelving and storage system designed by Danish furniture designer Kai Kristiansen in the 1960s. Kristi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Teak
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Large "Rainforest" Painting on Bronze 1970s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Large abstract painting "Rainforest" in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with deep green and blue enamels by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970s (signed “Philip. Kelvin L...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Adja Yunkers “Collage XXIII” Painting
By Adja Yunkers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adja Yunkers “Collage XXIII” Painting
Collage and paint on canvas board, abstract composition, signed and titled verso, retains gallery labels, dated 1970,
18" x 24" board, 18 1/4" ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Oil Painting by Arne Heuser, 1966
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Oil Painting by Arne Heuser, 1966
Additional Information:
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Dimensions (W x H): 98 x 148 cm
Condition: Good vintage condition, with signs of usage
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest, and certainly the earliest painting by John Lear that we have seen or offered, this image depicts three male nude figures connected by a trailing line of red ribbo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Magnificent Nino Caruso White Ceramic Decorative Panel, 1975, Signed
By Nino Caruso
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Elevate your interior decor with this stunning vintage grande pannello decorativo crafted by the renowned Italian ceramic artist, Nino Caruso, in 1975. Exuding timeless elegance and ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Exposition "S'asseoir", 1974, Musée de Grenoble 12 Posters in DIN A2, De Sede
Located in Munster, NRW
Exposition "S'asseoir" - 1974, Musée de Grenoble
12 posters in DIN A2 (420 x 594 mm) as high-quality reprints on cardboard
Wonderful hand drawings of several design classics, wh...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
French Riviera Two-Tier Wall Shelf in Rattan and Bamboo, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Mid-Century two tier wall shelf in bamboo and rattan. Vivai del Sud likely designed this beautiful piece in Italy in the 1970s.
This structure is made in bamboo canes with the rectangular shelves made in wood and finished with woven wicker. The corners of the shelf are enriched by stunning hand-woven rattan wicker. The combination of the materials make this organic wall shelf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Wicker
Mid Century Tapestry Les Brochets by Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Large Mid Century Tapestry designed by Jean Lurcat and probably produced by Corot.
Very colorful fishes, butterflies and starfishes ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
Scandinavian Wall Tile or Art Object Ceramic Vintage 70s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Scandinavian wall tile or art object ceramic Vintage 70s.
This is a nice heavy wall tile or art object is made of ceramic.
We bought thi...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Original Artwork, One Experience by Gianni Vive Sulman
Located in Nantwich, GB
One experience.
Original Artwork of Michael Jackson by Gianni Vive Sulman, Michael Jackson’s costume designer and perfumier.
Gianni Vive Sulman would design amazing outfits for Mic...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Still Life with Italian Bowl, Life Mask, Peach and iPod, Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This still life painting on panel captures a variety of objects. Among the objects depicted are a beautiful venetian glass bowl, a cup of Italian gelato, a ripe peach, a white life mask and an obsolete iPod all placed upon a table. These masterfully painted objects create a tableau of our times. This artwork is framed in a simple antiqued silver wooden frame measuring 8.75 H x 14.75 W inches.
Andrew S. Conklin
Still life with Italian bowl, life mask, peach and iPod
Oil on panel
Measures: 7.50 H x 13.50 W in
19.05 H x 34.29 W cm
ACK036
Andrew S. Conklin
Andrew S. Conklin is a figurative painter. He holds an MFA from the Academy of Art University, and studied painting at the National Academy of Design in New York City with Harvey Dinnerstein...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair of Monumental National Air Map Company Manhattan Aerial Photo Maps, 1955
Located in San Francisco, CA
A monumental and rare circa 1955 framed two-piece aerial photographic map of the borough of Manhattan in New York City by the National Air Map Company, including its original cover sheet.
Titled “Postal Zone Guide of New York – Borough of Manhattan”, these highly detailed aerial photo maps allow one to clearly discern a myriad of New York City landmarks. A small sampling of those labeled include Central Park, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, UN Plaza, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Hayden Planetarium.
Neighborhoods, streets, bridges, subway lines, rivers, docks, and other notable locations are labeled, with unlabeled yet iconic spots such as the Guggenheim Museum and the Empire State Building providing a great opportunity for a borough-wide cartographic Easter egg hunt. A quadrant-based index on the left side of each map lists streets, museums, and sport centers such as Yankee Stadium, Ebbets Field, and Madison Square Garden.
Includes its original cover sheet titled “Aerial Photo Map of New York City” with photo, size, and price details on the front, and a business directory and advertisement for the National Air Map Company’s services on the back.
According to a sold listing...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Italian 1970s Mixed-Media Art by Roffi 'Roberto Fraschetti'
Located in London, GB
Italian 1970s mixed-media art by Roffi (Roberto Fraschetti).
Accompanied by Artist authentication and signature.
In excellent vintage condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Walter Bosse Mid-Century Cartwheel Brass Key Hanger, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A wall-mounted Mid-Century key holder / key board, designed in the shape of a cartwheel or wagon wheel. This piece was designed by Walter Bosse and crafted b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Taos Artist Gene Kloss Original Drypoint, Christmas Eve, Taos Pueblo
By Gene Kloss 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Drypoint etching by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996).
Edition of 75. Titled: Christmas Eve - Taos Pueblo.
Image measures: 12" H x 15" W.
Unfram...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Medical Chart Bone Structure
Located in Otley, GB
A superb vintage medical chart 1947 supplied by Adam Rouilly & Co Ltd London. Fantastic colours & illustrations of the bone structure. Comes as a...
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Mid-century Modern wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Curtis Jeré, Karl Blossfeldt, Herta Baller, and Josef Albers. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $16 and tops out at $406,322 while the average work can sell for $1,500.
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