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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 20th Century
Mid-Century Artisanal Crucifix
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic crucifix is a profound representation of mid-century modern European studio artistry. Handcrafted with precision and care, it reflects the era's characteristic blend of ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Figurative Ceramic Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted ceramic cross is a vibrant exemplar of mid-century modern design, infused with the characteristic playfulness and colorfulness of the ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Ceramic

1968 'Inflated Dollar' Handmade & Hand Signed Framed Silkscreen by David Weidman
Located in Glendale, CA
1968 'Inflated Dollar' Handmade & Hand Signed Framed Silkscreen by David Weidman. A vintage handmade silkscreen produced by the legendary Los Angeles artist on thick poster paper wit...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

1930s Dada Photomontage Collage in the Style of Hannah Höch
By Hannah Höch
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Charming photomontage collage of girls at play with dogs, cats and birds in foreground. Whimsical happy work of art in the manner of Hannah Höch. Not sign...
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Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Glossy Red Ceramic Cross with Abstract Matte Christ Figure in Earth Tones
Located in Chicago, IL
This evocative piece of mid-century European studio pottery features a ceramic cross with a human figure, presumed to be Jesus Christ, at its center. The figure is modestly adorned, ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Ceramic

Incredible, Very Large 7 Foot Midcentury Wall Art Tapestry, 1960s-1970s
Located in Madison, WI
Very incredible handmade wall tapestry, mounted on Oak side bars. Stunning piece! Measures Approx: 7 feet x 7 feet x 3 inches This is a sh...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

String

Sister Corita Kent 70's Serigraph with E.E. Cummings Poetry
By Sister Corita
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Sister Mary Corita Kent (1918-1986) was known for her text-based pop influenced printmaking that conveyed her activism and spiritually-informed social...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Paint

Psychedelic 60s Counter Culture Collage Packing Crate
Located in Garnerville, NY
Growing up as a teenager in Rockland County, New York, approximately 45 minutes northwest of New York City, the previous owner just felt a need to decorate this everyday object. She has no recollection of why she started decorating this piece, but this is art for art's sake. The packing container, which normally houses folded clothing or carefully wrapped porcelain or glass, was carefully decorated with text from print ads from newspapers, magazines and comic strips. Many of the terms and phrases we might have taken for granted over the years were up front and center in the Counter Culture...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Skeletal Wire Rod Abstract Sculpture
Located in Garnerville, NY
An amazing spider's web of a rollercoaster of design and line. This sculpture is just as delicate and light filled like a spider's web. A work that reaches, careens, and zigzags Constantly changing maze of line and perspective. Comprised of welded metal rods and airbrushed in different colors. Circa 1960. Good overall condition with all welds intact. Some minor rust and pitting, but that just adds to the piece's outsider art charm. Clipped corners on the piece's base. Reminiscent of a small skeletal sculpture by the artist, Lee Bontecou...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early contemporary still-life Gouache portrait painting of a woman. On paper, this piece depicts a seated woman reclining in a pigmented blue chair. Her hair is short and dark and she wears a red dress. This sketch was created by Helen Wagner Malta and is signed at the bottom right in black ink "Helen Wagner" before her marriage. Her later works are signed "Helen Wagner Malta". Helen Wagner Malta was born in 1912 and worked in New York City in the 1930s teaching at the Harlem Art...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Woodstock Era Titillating Avant-Garde Collage Assemblage
Located in Ferndale, MI
Are you avant garde or derriere? A slightly bawdy assemblage speaking to women's sexual liberation of the 1960s.
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Paper, Wood

Mosaic Panel of the Bicentennial in New York Harbor, 1978
Located in Camden, ME
A large mosaic panel artwork representing the bicentennial celebration in New York harbor on the evening of July 4, 1976. A memorable evening throughout the United States and partic...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Outsider Art Portrait of an American Soldier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A small oil painting on canvas. It is a naive portrait of an American soldier in uniform. It appears to be framed in a handmade oak frame along with ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Canvas, Oak

20th Century Block Print
Located in Denton, TX
20th century framed block print.
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Large Wacky Bull Bone Throne Chair, circa 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great piece of fantasy furniture - a large throne chair made of original bones from the male cattle (Bos taurus). All parts are made of real ox bones sticked together with iron rod...
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German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Bone

Large Vintage Cow Bone Throne Armchair, Germany, circa 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great piece of fantasy furniture - a throne chair made of original bones from the female cattle (Bos taurus). All parts are made of real cattle bones sticked together with iron rod...
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German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Bone

Outsider Art "Deer and Houses" Oil on Panel Landscape by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical backdrop...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Paint

Terracotta Sculpture by Barbara Tribe, St Ives, 1960s
By Barbara Tribe
Located in London, GB
Terracotta sculpture call "TOTEM" signed and dated by Barbara Tribe, 1966. Barbara Tribe (1913-2000) was a Australian-born sculptor who spent much of her life living and working in St Ives (Cornwall UK). She was the first sculptor and the first woman artist to be awarded the coveted New South Wales Traveling...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Earthenware

Fabric Collage Floor Screen by Rose Lautman
Located in Hanover, MA
Rose Lautman, worked exclusively in fabric collage with a meticulous hand and a fine needle. Rose's artwork was exhibited in galleries primarily in Sara...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Fabric

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