Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Albert Chubac, Composition, Mixed Media on Paper, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008), Composition,
Mixed media on paper,
Signed lower right,
Framed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures : Width 50 cm, Height 65 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative art, then at the Beaux-Arts in Geneva, he obtained grants to travel to Italy, Algeria, Spain, Egypt and Greece, stages which will mark his work.
He settled in 1964 on the Côte d ‘Azur in Aspremont in a very Spartan house, attracted by the light, the sun and the colors of nature.
The year 1967 is the year of the establishment of the School of Nice. He will work and exhibit alongside Aman, César, Tinguely, Gilli, Ben, Rayse, etc ...
In 1990, it was the consecration with the opening of MAMAC in Nice. Albert Chubac then becomes accessible to the general public.
He will use solid primary colors, will develop modifiable structures and then develop the collages in three dimensions.
Gradually, he broke away from his classical training and figuration to move towards abstraction through the encounters and influences of contemporary artists.
Always in search of simplicity, He will radically limit the plastic means with a reduced palette, geometric shapes and simple gestures to concentrate on minimum conditions of possibility.
His work, which lies between constructivism and geometric abstraction, is playful and imbued with the artist's joie de vivre.
In 2004, following the major retrospective at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, he donated around one hundred works to the City of Nice.
Albert Chubac died in 2008 in Tourrette-Levens, near Aspremont.
Bibliography:
- Albert Chubac, MAMAC Nice, Cultures Nice Editions, 2004.
- Albert Chubac, Galerie Harter, 2013.
- Albert Chubac, a lifetime of artist, Patrick Boussu and Cynthia Lemesle, South Art éditions, 2021.
During the workshop auctions in Nice and Marseille, the Harter Gallery acquired the largest part of his work.
Personal exhibitions:
- 1950: Personal exhibition in Athens at the Zappéion museum.
- 1954: Exhibition at the Arman Gallery in Geneva.
- 1956: Exhibition at the Galerie Connaître in Geneva.
- 1957: Exhibition at the Galerie La Palette in Zurich.
- 1958: Exhibition at the Galerie L’Entracte in Lausanne.
- 1960: Exhibition at the World House Gallery in New York.
- 1967: Exhibition at the Galerie Loo in Geneva, at the Salon Comparaison in Paris, Aspects in Chexbres in Switzerland.
- 1968: “Paintings” exhibitions from March 30 to May 11 at the Galerie Alexandre de la Salle.
- 1970: Exhibition at the Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture de Magnan in Nice, at the Maison de la Culture Le Corbusier in Firminy entitled "Chubac recent works" and at the Galerie Royal Luxembourg in Nice.
- 1971: Exhibition at the Galerie Germain in Paris and at the Fernand Léger School in Malakoff.
- 1972: Exhibition on the village square of Aspremont, at the Galerie Royal Luxembourg in Nice.
- 1973: Exhibition at the Galerie Ferrero in Nice.
- 1974: Exhibition at Art-club in Antibes.
- 1975: Exhibition at the Galerie Jacques Boudin rue de Dijon in Nice.
- 1978: Exhibition at the Galerie Anne Roger in Nice.
- 1980: Exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul de Vence from August 8 to September 9.
- 1981: Exhibition at Lieu 5 in Nice from February 13 to March 20.
- 1983: Exhibition at the Galerie d'Art Contemporain in Nice, at Anne Roger.
- 1984: Exhibition "Lille Nice" at the Galerie GodArt in Lille from April 14 to May 17 and at the Galerie Luisella d´Alessandro in Turin.
- 1985: Exhibition in Thonon les Bains at the Galerie Galise.
- 1988: Exhibitions at Galerie Argéco in Nice and Galerie Triade in Barbizon
- 1989: Exhibitions at the Galerie de la Salle, at Lola Gassin's in Nice, in galleries in Nice
- 1990: he made four mobiles for the MAMAC in Nice, Exhibitions at the Galerie François Moulin in Lyon and Golden Gallery, ArtJunction in Nice.
- 1991: Exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul.
- 1992: Exhibitions at the Espace du consulat suisse in Nice, Besançon and opening of the Espace Chubac in Tourrette-Levens.
- 1993: Exhibition at the Maison Comoni in Revest-les-Eaux, at the Galerie François Moulin in Lyon.
- 1994: Exhibition at the Espace Caravadossi in Aspremont.
- 1996: Exhibition at the Espace Dellile in Nice.
- 1997: Exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul.
- 1998: Last personal exhibition at the Galerie de la Salle in Saint-Paul.
- 2000: Exhibition at Lympia college in Nice.
- 2001: Exhibition at the Espace Chubac in Tourette-Levens.
- 2002: Exhibition at the Galerie Scholtès in Nice and in Carcès in the Var entitled "Albert Chubac-Couleurs mobiles".
- 2004: Great Albert Chubac retrospective at MAMAC in Nice.
- 2011: Permanent exhibition at the Galerie Harter in Nice.
- 2012: Exhibition at the Olympia Show in London at the Christopher Jones Gallery and at the Serge Castella Interiors Gallery in Bascara, Spain.
- 2013: Exhibition at the Municipal Contemporary Art Gallery of Pochettes in Nice.
- 2019/2021: Exhibition of works belonging to the permanent collection of MAMAC in Nice and exhibition "Geometry according to Albert Chubac" at the Galerie Harter in Nice.
- 2021/2021: Permanent exhibition at Galerie Atelier 55...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paper
Classic Mid Century Oil Painting on Canvas, .Society Woman wearing Hat
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid Century Oil Painting on Canvas,.Society Woman wearing Hat,,Wonderful colors,,unsigned ,extremely well executed,,Purchased from high end estate in Buffalo New York,, most...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Albert Chubac Painting, Signed, circa 1960, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert CHUBAC (1925-2008), signed, circa 1960, France,
mixed media on paper.
Height: 100 cm, width: 145 cm, depth: 5 cm.
Last painter of the school of Nice.
This is an importan...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Albert Chubac, Painting, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Mixed-media on paper,
Stamped,
circa 1960, France.
Measures: Height 47 cm, width 62 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After stu...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Albert Chubac, Painting, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Mixed-media on paper,
Stamped,
circa 1960, France.
Measures: Height 67 cm, width 50 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After stu...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Albert Chubac, Abstract composition, Painting, circa 1960, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Abstract composition,
Painting,
Stamped,
circa 1960, France.
Measures: Width 79 cm, height 107.5 cm
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decora...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Albert Chubac Painting, oil, signed, circa 1960, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1920-2008), Composition,
Oil on canvas,
signed,
circa 1960, France,
Measures : Height: 97 cm, width: 131 cm, depth: 2,5 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 192...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Albert Chubac, Painting, Paint on Canvas and Collage, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008), painting,
paint on canvas and collage,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: Height 131 cm, width 194 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Troels Marstrand or Mars, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Danish, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Troels Marstrand said Jacques Mars,
"Anne", oil on canvas,
Danish, circa 1970.
Measures: Height: 44 cm, length: 69 cm, thickness: 4 cm.
Born June 20, 1919 in Copenhagen, died ...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Vintage Watercolor of a Cartoon Dog
By Charles M. Schulz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add a sense of fun and a pop of color to any room with this wonderful vintage watercolor of a cartoon dog. This pup features a wonderful expression that is sure to be a conversation ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Salvador Dali Divine Comedy The Dust of Souls Woodcut Print Framed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage (1960-70s) Salvador Dali Divine Comedy "The Dust of Souls" Framed Woodcut Lithograph Print with Embossment. Frame is a more recent addition with wood frame and glass front. C...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley ..Well executed,, great use of color, texture
. Katherine was known for her abstract and her religious artwor...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Limited Edition Art Print, Venice Canal, Framed, William Russell Flint
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage limited edition art print of Venice. An English, framed painting titled 'Palazzo on The Grand Canal' by Sir William Russell Flint, dating to the late 20th ce...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paper
Mid-Century Painting Signed J Beravas
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century oil painting on canvas over wood frame signed J Beravas.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Vintage Salvador Dali Divine Comedy The Triumph of Christ and the Virgin Framed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage (1960-70s) Salvador Dali Divine Comedy "The Triumph of Christ and the Virgin" Framed Woodcut Lithograph Print with Embossment. Frame is a more recent addition with wood frame...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Large Midcentury Oversize Oil on Canvas Painting of Tigers by Peter Colby
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Oil on canvas painting by artist Peter Colby. Large oversize canvas featuring two lions resting upon a patch of green grass. The background of this piece i...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
A Surreal Dream oil painting by Noel Dumolard
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This captivating artwork, titled "Surreal Dream," is an exquisite oil painting on canvas created by the French artist Noel Dumolard. It portrays a dreamlike scene, born from the arti...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Framed Steve R. Dodd Sci-Fi Fantasy Illustration Painting
Located in Manhasset, NY
Framed oil on canvas painting, Central Park, signed lower right S.R. Dodd (Steven [Steve] R. Dodd, American, 20th c.), dated 1982
**Provenance: from the collection of writer, maga...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Vintage Oil on Board Painting Framed Still Life Modernist MCM Signed 1963 19x20"
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage still life oil painting on board depicting a pitcher and a bowl of lemons on a checkered towel. Nicely done in confident technique with balanced composition, good color, and ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Vintage Painting on Canvas of a Lion by Blanko Paradis
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting mid century acrylic painting on canvas of an aging lion in repose with flowers and trees, executed in a charming naive style. Signed Paradis 81 and presented in a wood frame.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expressive clown painting - signed "Jen"
circa 1950 - great frame
Frame size = 22.5 x 26.5
Image size = 15.5 x 19.5.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
French 'Two Figures' Oil on Canvas Painting by Pierre Fulcrand, 1960s
By Pierre Fulcrand
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating study in form and abstraction, this oil on canvas painting by Pierre Fulcrand explores the fluidity and dynamism of human figures. Rendered in a bold palette of deep re...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art painting, signed and dated
This charming folk painting is executed in oil on artist board. A beautiful and rus...
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1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brutalist Gilt Metal Horse & Chariot Wall Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Gilt Metal Brutalist Horse & Chariot Wall Art by Hillside Original. Item features a wood frame, formica /laminate backing,...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "Ancient Tomb" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting framed in a gilded wooden frame with a motif of a little girl holding a bunch of grapes. Painted in warm colors. Signed.
Measurements: L:51.5cm W:41.5cm
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Painting on Canvas, "La Cuisine Aux Fleurs" by Gerard Economos
By Gerard Economos 1
Located in New York, NY
Painting. Acrylic on canvas by Gerard Economos (French,1935-)
Gerard Economos is known for his passionate, intensely colored abstract compositions and large acrylic paintings that have been performed live in front of audiences in 12 countries. Economos has had over 88 events over the last 57 years and his work is now in collections in over 34 countries. He started Live Performances with the Greek avante-garde composer and architect, Iannis Xenakis during a Sound Festival; Subsequently he developed the "Une Musique a Voir" (A music to see) concept.
'La Cuisine aux Fleurs' (Cooking with Flowers) was a series of paintings initiated at the request of the renowned French Chef, Raymond Oliver in 1975 who wished to have his recipes illustrated. They have been rarely shown in public.
For an illustrated 15 page biography of Economos please contact Thomas Gallery Ltd...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "SEEBREEZ " ..Well executed,, great use of color, texture
. Katherine wa...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Jacques Lipchitz - Sacrifice of Isaac framed Lithograph - signed/numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jacques Lipchitz (Lithuanian (1891–1973) known as the artist who brought Cubism to Sculpture.
He was also an accomplished painter and print-maker. This lithograph of the “Sacrifice ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Oil Painting By Gudmund Olsen
Located in Lejre, DK
This oil painting by Gudmund Olsen is an impressive example of abstract art. The painting exudes a harmonious balance between geometric shapes and color contrasts, with rich red, blu...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Branko Paradis Painting on Canvas of a Leopard in a Tree
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming mid century acrylic painting on canvas of a leopard with fauna and flora, executed in an enchanting naive style. Signed Paradis 82 and presented in a wood frame.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden, Woodcut, 1961 46/50
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Okiee Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden Woodcut print. c. 1961, Embossed signature, and signed, dated and numbered 46/50.
In Hashimoto’s prolific career in printmaking, he...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Wooden Frame
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with the motif of a late summer evening in Paris, where the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background.
Measurements: L:58.5cm W:68.5cm
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson.
Possibly of the famous Golfer Sam Snead and company, Unframed.
Victor Olson (1924-2007) of Fanton Meadows, West Red...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Palette Knife Oil Painting of Fishing Boats
Located in Manhasset, NY
Palette Knife oil painting of fishing boats. A finely detailed oil painting, signed lower left corner in a gilt and ebony frame. Circa 19...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Watercolour on Paper, Portrait of an African Woman, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Watercolour on paper, portrait of an African woman, 20th century.
Watercolour on paper, portrait of an African woman, 20th century, unsigned.
H: 53cm, W: 73cm, D: 0,3cm
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida (Ivory Coast) hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched frame. This kerchief was not woven on ...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Raffia
Original Portrait Painting of a Pin-up Woman in Pink, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait painting of a pinup woman in full makeup in pink. This striking piece depicts a woman with big blonde hair curled and pinned to the side. She wears blue eye makeup, a bright lip and blush, and a beauty mark. Her pink sleeveless dress...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Rare 1975 Robert Swain Geometric Color "Study for 7' x 7' Painting" Signed
By Robert Swain
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A key figure in American color theory, Robert Swain (b. 1940, Austin, TX) is known for his vibrant, grid-based compositions. After studying fine art at The American University and sp...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Large Modernist Abstract Oil on Canvas painting "Night Vision" by Fritz Proctor
By Fritz Albert
Located in Buffalo, NY
Night vision
Fritz Proctor is an American painter from Niagara Falls, New York. Fritz acquired his BA in Studio Art from the University of Buffalo. Hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Danish Artist Otto Petersen, Mid-Century Modern Painting, 1960's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Otto Petersen (1938 - 2003) was active/lived in Denmark, Germany. Otto Petersen is known for Cubist and abstract figurative nude women sculpture, ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid 20th Century Vintage Bruce of La Framed Photograph of Man With Pole Vaulting
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous MCM Vintage Framed Photograph of Man With Pole Vaulting Pole. Shot by thr infamous Bruce of LA. Purchased from thr estate auction o...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Austin, TX
Oil painting, signed and featuring a downtown cityscape. This piece is multi media on canvas with a gold frame.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Albert Chubac, Oil on canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008),
Oil on canvas,
Signed in the bottom right corner,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: 162 x 130 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil Painting "Family Idyll" By Finn Sørensen From 2006
Located in Lejre, DK
This oil painting was created by Danish artist Finn Sørensen in 2006 and is titled "Family Idyll". The painting is characterized by Sørensen's expressive and playful style, with colo...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil Painting On Canvas With A Nature Frame Signed By Allan Schmidt From 1968
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting on canvas, framed in a natural wood frame. The work is signed by Allan Schmidt and dated 1968. The motif is done in an abstract style with dynamic colors that create a v...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bram Bogart (1921-2012), Painting, Signed, Belgium, 1991
By Bram Bogart
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Bram Bogart (1921-2012), Abstract composition,
Painting, mixed-media,
Signed on the bottom right and at the back,
With modern frame,
Belgium, 1991.
Measures: Height 60 cm, width 80 cm.
Bram Bogart (July 12, 1921 – May 2, 2012) was a Belgian expressionist...
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1990s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
“Fulana De Tal” (So And So) 2008 Acrylic On Canvas By Puerto Rican Artist Quetz
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very sensual, striking and dream-like painting by celebrated Puerto Rican Artist Quetzalcoatl (b. 1971). An otherworldly Woman’s face in Green peers out with a searching gaze wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel.
Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse.
Arthur Edwards...
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1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Modernist Oil on Canvas "Six Tubas", James Miller, American, circa 1960-82
By James Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
'Six Tubas' Bold Modernist work by Western New York artist,,,James Miller,, c.1960,,Wonderful use of color,,texture and space,,,
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lithography By Egil Jacobsen
Located in Lejre, DK
This lithograph was created by Egil Jacobsen, a renowned Danish artist known for his colorful and expressive works. The motif is characteristic of his st...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas by Alice (Alicia) Makara .1925-2007 WNY Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas by Alice (Alicia) Makara .1925-2007 WNY Artist..
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Albert Chubac, Painting, Mixed-Media on Paper, France, circa 1965
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Representing two characters,
Painting, mixed-media on paper,
circa 1965, France.
Measures: Height 99 cm, width 81 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Albert Chubac, Gouache on Paper, France, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac,
Gouache on paper,
France, circa 1970.
Measures: 50 x 65 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame Signed By P. Svarter From 1970s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting framed in a gilded wooden frame with the motif of a cabin out in a mountain landscape. Signed by P. Svarter from the 1970s
Dimensions: L:50cm W:60cm
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Albert Chubac, Collage, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cutout gouache,
Signed lower right,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 32.5 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Set 3 Silkscreens, from "7 Scurious" Portfolio, Signed Max Bill, Numbered 54/100
Located in Queens, NY
Set 3 Silkscreens, from \"7 Scurious\" Portfolio, Signed Max Bill, numbered 54/100.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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