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MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

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Style: Modern
Color:  Black
Modern 20th Century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Modern 20th century Chinese Intaglio Calligraphy. This image represents the meaning of “Self Renewal“ characterized by its unique style of calligraphy related elements, such as wo...
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Late 20th Century Modern Paintings and Screens

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Paper

John Mackay Original Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and striking original oil on board painting by the renowned artist John Mackay. This is signed and dated from 2014. It is a great size and b...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

Suiren by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : SUIREN Japan / 2022s Size : W 610 H 810 mm Expressing delicate color changes by dyeing many times. This quilt is made with french linen and cotton. Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

Lumière Ⅰ by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : lumière ? Japan / 2022s Size : W 990 H 770 mm A work inspired by light. This quilt is made with Woven fresh linen and french linen. Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

Mountains at Dawn by Blue Tip Atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : Mountains at dawn Japan / 2022s Size : W 990 H 1500 mm A work inspired by the mountains at dawn. This quilt is made with french linen. Hand-quilted with Japanese sashiko...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

ICHIMATSU by Blue Tip atelier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Title : ICHIMATSU Japan / 2020s Size : W 1480 x H 1480 mm Each part is dyed with indigo to express a checkered pattern that collapses. This quilt is made with Woven fresh linen. Hand-quilted with cotton thread. Hand dyed with indigo. [Blue Tip atelier...
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2010s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens

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Linen

DeCastelli Painting Room Divider in Multi color by Alessandra Baldereschi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A large screen designed as a theatre curtain represents imaginary natural landscapes on both sides: a night sky and the outline of a series of hills. The chromatic variations obtaine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Paintings and Screens

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88 Secrets Screen in Gold Metal and Purple Silk by Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
88 Secrets screen in gold metal and purple silk by Nika Zupanc is a tall and elegant room divider. It has a metal frame with meticulously pleated purple silk fabric. Nika Zupanc, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Paintings and Screens

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Modern Oil on Canvas Cubist “Boy with Rooster” Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
A modern cubist style painting in the manner of Vicente Manansala (1910-1981) of the Philippines. Heavy texture, paint on canvas. 36" x 36" fr...
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Andrew Jansons Abstract Gouache on Paper 1984
Located in New York, NY
Andrew Jansons (Latvian American, 1942 - 1989) Abstract Gouache on Paper, Signed and Dated Lower Right in Pencil "Jansons 1984". Dealer: S138XX
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings and Screens

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