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.
to
35
116
84
186
15
210
201
120
80
20
14
9
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
183
15
92
79
1
6
13
40
37
25
11
96
63
61
37
27
115
66
55
52
31
201
201
201
41
7
5
3
3
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Painting on canvas with the motif of a farmhouse located in a forest, with the forest and the water as a background to the picture. A small road leads down to the house and creates a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With A Wooden Frame From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with a motif of a snow-covered spruce forest and a sunset in the background, which creates an atmospheric light over the landscape. The painting is framed in a solid woo...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Bessie Boris "Intersection" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969).
Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged di...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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: 61cm, W: 46cm, D: 0,3cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Original Signed Yachts in Harbour Oil Painting A desirable original
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Original Signed Yachts in Harbour Oil Painting
A desirable original decorative Oil on Canvas painting of Large Yachts and pewter signed “Muriel”, this is...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
ramed and Glazed Watercolour of the Cutty Sark by G.S.Campbel
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Framed and Glazed Watercolour of the Cutty Sark by G.S.Campbel 1956 Whitstable
A lovely representation of a much loved Ship, set in an old deeply moulded decorative 4” wide gesso f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Large Modern Abstract Oil Painting "Morning Glory" by Peter Caruso, NYC Artist
By Marcelo Caruso
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large 60" x 48" modern abstract oil on canvas painting. "Morning Glory" by Peter Caruso, NYC Artist. Amazing use of color, texture, space, very cool 1970s vibe. Would enhance any mod...
Category
1880s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Modernist Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting "Desensitized" by Fritz'Proctor'
By Fritz Proctor
Located in Buffalo, NY
Desensitized
Fritz Proctor is an American Painter from Niagara Falls, New York. Fritz acquired his BA in Studio Art from the University of Buffalo. H...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Patrick Danion Painting, Acrylic on Wood, Signed, circa 1987, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Patrick Danion, painting (born 1950 on Paris).
Acrylic on wood, signed DANION 87 IX,
circa 1987, France.
Measures: Height 92 cm, width 75 cm, depth 4 cm.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003, Drawing, Watercolor on paper Signed, circa 1950, USA
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003), Drawing,
Watercolor on paper,
Signed,
circa 1950, USA.
Measures: Height 107 cm, length 160 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Troels Marstrand or Mars, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Danish, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Troels Marstrand said Jacques Mars,
The Kiss,
Oil on canvas,
Danish, circa 1970.
Height: 44 cm, length: 62 cm, thickness: 3 cm.
Born June 20, 1919 in Copenhagen, died in Nice ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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 ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Ink and Watercolor Signed Charles Levier Young Woman in Port
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
Ink and watercolor of beautiful dimensions signed Charles LEVIER (1920 - 2003) to frame. On the back, a futuristic pencil sketch.
Young woman with bouquet of flowers at the port
...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Albert Chubac, Airbrush on Canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Airbrush on canvas,
Stamped,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: Height 104 cm, width 69 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decora...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Painting on Canvas Nautical Scene
Located in Seattle, WA
Painting on canvas nautical scene.
Dimensions. 59 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 20 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Jean Da Milano, Composition, Oil on Paper, 1974, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Abstract composition,
Oil on paper,
Signed lower right,
N° 881-74, n° 494,
1974, France.
Measures : Height 65,5 cm, Width 50 cm.
Jean Da Milano is an abstract painter from Nice who was cradled by the rich breeding ground of the School of Nice and its artists.
Active from the 1960s to the 2008s, his works were forgotten and rediscovered by the HARTER Gallery, which today highlights his touch.
According to Agnès Roux, Honorary Secretary for Culture, “Jean Da Milano is one of those modest painters who knew how to develop abstract painting alongside his contemporaries. In an infinite world, the kinetic object on an astral background gradually transforms into a pictorial relief, where the painting falsely becomes painting and invisibly paper. The humility of its formats does not give the work the fullness it deserves. But the almighty gaze of the spectator engenders the feelings and sensations of a cosmogonic painting steeped in universality ".
We indeed observe in his work an evolution which begins with an almost cosmic painting in the 70s, then what we could qualify as “implosions” in the 80s and finally, a real research on paper and pictorial relief. in the 2000s.
According to Georges Braque "Everyone is a creator, the viewer is himself a creator, it is the way of seeing that gives life to the object. "
Personal exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery Nice
- 1988: Acropolis Nice
- 1982: Municipal Gallery Renoir Nice
- 1977: Municipal Museum Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Collective exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery
- 1991: Golden Gallery
- 1990: Golden Gallery - Art Jonction
- 1989: Nice university center
- 1987: Acropolis
- 1985: Chapel of Mercy Vallauris
- 1984: CIAC Paris and Chapelle des Pénitents in Péone
- 1983: Art Expo Dallas Texas and Art Expo New York
- 1980: Galerie Waterlot Nice
- 1971: Necrolium Nice
- 1970: Maison de la Culture Magnan Nice and Musée de la Salle Marine Nice
- 1969: Galerie Le Nombre d´Or Nice
- 1968: Musée de la Salle Marine Nice and Galerie Salmon Nice
- 1966: Paul Langevin Biot school group
- 1965: Chapelle St Esprit...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of a Woman from the Medieval Age by Olga Prell, Abstract Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Portrait of a woman from the medieval age by Olga Prell. Abstract painting on board. George De groat inspired.
Dimensions. 24 W; 36 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Original Coca-Cola Pop Art Canvas Still Life
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give your wall some tasty decor with this delicious vintage painting on canvas. Proudly featuring a quartet of iconic glass soda-pop bottles...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Cutter Sailing Lighthouse Spirit of Alfred Wallis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Cutter in full sail with one man visible on board riding a wave past a lighthouse
Oil on cardboard
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Monumental Modernist Oil Paint on Canvas Some Collage by Alexander Gore
Located in Buffalo, NY
About Alexander Gore
The artist as an observer decided after many years of visiting non-western places of culture to put his memories to use on visible surfaces for people to see....
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Dimensions. 37 1/4 W ; 32 1/2 H ; 2 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Monumental Acrylic on Canvas Linear Series by Roy O.Anderson / Birchfield Penny
By Anderson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1970s image. Acrylic on canvas. Linear Series hand executed by Roy O. Anderson. Amazing use of color, space.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Gu Wenda, "Oedipus Refound #9", China, 1992
By Gu Wenda
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Gu Wenda (1955),
"Oedipus Refound #9",
Watercolor on paper,
Signed, dated and titled in the bottom right corner,
China, 1992.
Measures: 56 x 75 cm.
Gu Wenda (born 1955, Shanghai) i...
Category
1990s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Jean Da Milano, Painting, France, circa 2000
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Painting,
Creased Kraft paper and collage, mixed media,
Signed lower right,
circa 2000, France.
Measures : Height 100...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Jean Da Milano, Composition, Mixed Media on Paper, 1991, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Abstract composition,
Mixed media on paper,
Signed lower right,
N°03449/91, n° 1251,
1991, France.
Measures : Height 65 cm, Width 50 cm.
Jea...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003) Drawing, Watercolor on Paper Signed, circa 1950, USA
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003),
Drawing
Watercolor on paper,
Signed,
Circa 1950, USA.
Measures: Height 92 cm, length 139 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid 20th Century Vintage Signed Original Oil Portrait on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage original oil painting on canvas. A chic MCM portrait of a dashing man in glasses.signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Albert Chubac, Mixed Media, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008), Composition,
Mixed media on paper representing a scale,
Signed lower right and numbered 8/8,
Framed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures : Width 85 cm, Height 127 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: exhibition, Nice, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, January 29 - May 16, 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...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Texan Artist David Hickman "Blue Sofa", Signed and Numbered Serigraph, No. 39/40
Located in Houston, TX
David Coleman Hickman (Texas/Illinois, 1937-2010), "Blue Sofa", signed and numbered serigraph, no. 39/40
Provenance: Procured by owner, a longtime Fredericksburg, Texas art collector, from Meredith...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Troels Marstrand or Mars, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Danish, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Troels Marstrand said Jacques Mars.
Oil on canvas,
Danish, circa 1970.
Measures: Height 48 cm, length 69 cm, thickness 4 cm.
Born June 20, 1919 in Copenhagen, died in Nice January 23, 1992. Great grand son of Wilhelm Marstrand great Danish painter. Jean March began a career as an illustrator at the age of 17 years. For over 50 years, he published worldwide magazine covers and other illustrations that charmed millions of players. These models in a style unique to Jac Mas often closer to Norman Rockwell conservent but the personality of the Northern School...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Gaston Chaissac, Ink on Paper, France, circa 1956
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Gaston Chaissac (1910-1964),
Ink on Paper,
Signed and dated "24.12.56" on the bottom left corner,
France.
Measures: 20 x 26.5 cm.
Gaston Chaissac (1910-1964) was the son of a shoemaker, who discovered painting with Otto Freundlich...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
“Musician Series “ Painting by Lorraine Cohn
Located in Seattle, WA
“Musician Series “ Painting by Lorraine Cohn
Dimensions. 16 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 11 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Kayo Lennar 'Purple Abstraction' Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Kayo Lennar (French / American, b. 1923) abstract expressionist oil on canvas painting depicting an abstraction in blue, purple, and green hues, signed low...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Blue Eyed Couple with Eye Glasses, Photo-Realistic 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This representational double portrait of a couple is signed with initials "MN" in the lower left corner, by an unidentified artist.
It is a flat, washed out image, perhaps painted by...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Modern Abstract Painting by Wes Olmsted Entitled “Cave Painting", 1963
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
Westley G. Olmsted (1934-2011) was a painter and sculptor. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and was a distant relative Frederick law Olmsted, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid 20th Century Vintage Bruce of La Vintage Framed Photograph on Man with Hoop
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous Vintage MCM Framed Photograph of Athletic Man With Hoop. Shot by thr infamour a Bruce of LA. Purchased from the estate auction of thr artist.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Jérôme Mesnager, Man in White, 2021
By Mesnager Jêrome
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Mesnager - Man in White
2021
Gouache on wood panel
Signed and dated
Measures: 70 x 42cm.
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Patrick Danion, Painting, Acrylic on Paper, France, 1989
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Patrick Danion,
Painting, Acrylic on Paper,
Signed on the bottom right corner,
France, 1989.
Measures: Width 142 cm, Height 102 cm.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Albert Chubac, Composition, Painting, Mixed-Media on Paper, circa 1960, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Character and horse composition,
Mixed-media on paper,
Signed lower right,
circa 1960, France.
Measures: Width 56.5 cm, height 43 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Gen...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Jean Da Milano, Composition, Oil on paper, 1982, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Abstract composition,
Oil on paper,
Signed lower right,
N°2733-82, n° 1050,
1982, France.
Measures : Height 65 cm, Width 50 cm.
Jean Da Mila...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Framed Abstract Painting by Albert Patecky, Signed
Located in Seattle, WA
AIbert Patecky was a Portland painter and print maker who created works on both sides of the divide that separated traditional and Modern Artists in the Mid-20th Century Pacific Northwest. He was poineer of totally non representational art...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Jean Da Milano, Composition, Oil on Paper, 1974, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Abstract composition,
Oil on paper,
Signed lower right,
N° 844-74, n° 493,
1974, France.
Measures : Height 65,5 cm, Width 50 cm.
Jean Da Milano is an abstract painter from Nice who was cradled by the rich breeding ground of the School of Nice and its artists.
Active from the 1960s to the 2008s, his works were forgotten and rediscovered by the HARTER Gallery, which today highlights his touch.
According to Agnès Roux, Honorary Secretary for Culture, “Jean Da Milano is one of those modest painters who knew how to develop abstract painting alongside his contemporaries. In an infinite world, the kinetic object on an astral background gradually transforms into a pictorial relief, where the painting falsely becomes painting and invisibly paper. The humility of its formats does not give the work the fullness it deserves. But the almighty gaze of the spectator engenders the feelings and sensations of a cosmogonic painting steeped in universality ".
We indeed observe in his work an evolution which begins with an almost cosmic painting in the 70s, then what we could qualify as “implosions” in the 80s and finally, a real research on paper and pictorial relief. in the 2000s.
According to Georges Braque "Everyone is a creator, the viewer is himself a creator, it is the way of seeing that gives life to the object. "
Personal exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery Nice
- 1988: Acropolis Nice
- 1982: Municipal Gallery Renoir Nice
- 1977: Municipal Museum Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Collective exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery
- 1991: Golden Gallery
- 1990: Golden Gallery - Art Jonction
- 1989: Nice university center
- 1987: Acropolis
- 1985: Chapel of Mercy Vallauris
- 1984: CIAC Paris and Chapelle des Pénitents in Péone
- 1983: Art Expo Dallas Texas and Art Expo New York
- 1980: Galerie Waterlot Nice
- 1971: Necrolium Nice
- 1970: Maison de la Culture Magnan Nice and Musée de la Salle Marine Nice
- 1969: Galerie Le Nombre d´Or Nice
- 1968: Musée de la Salle Marine Nice and Galerie Salmon Nice
- 1966: Paul Langevin Biot school group
- 1965: Chapelle St Esprit...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Jean Da Milano, Composition, Oil on Paper, 1974, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Abstract composition,
Oil on paper,
Signed lower left,
N°859-74, n° 492,
1974, France.
Measures : Height 65,5 cm, Width 50 cm.
Jean Da Milano is an abstract painter from Nice who was cradled by the rich breeding ground of the School of Nice and its artists.
Active from the 1960s to the 2008s, his works were forgotten and rediscovered by the HARTER Gallery, which today highlights his touch.
According to Agnès Roux, Honorary Secretary for Culture, “Jean Da Milano is one of those modest painters who knew how to develop abstract painting alongside his contemporaries. In an infinite world, the kinetic object on an astral background gradually transforms into a pictorial relief, where the painting falsely becomes painting and invisibly paper. The humility of its formats does not give the work the fullness it deserves. But the almighty gaze of the spectator engenders the feelings and sensations of a cosmogonic painting steeped in universality ".
We indeed observe in his work an evolution which begins with an almost cosmic painting in the 70s, then what we could qualify as “implosions” in the 80s and finally, a real research on paper and pictorial relief. in the 2000s.
According to Georges Braque "Everyone is a creator, the viewer is himself a creator, it is the way of seeing that gives life to the object. "
Personal exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery Nice
- 1988: Acropolis Nice
- 1982: Municipal Gallery Renoir Nice
- 1977: Municipal Museum Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Collective exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery
- 1991: Golden Gallery
- 1990: Golden Gallery - Art Jonction
- 1989: Nice university center
- 1987: Acropolis
- 1985: Chapel of Mercy Vallauris
- 1984: CIAC Paris and Chapelle des Pénitents in Péone
- 1983: Art Expo Dallas Texas and Art Expo New York
- 1980: Galerie Waterlot Nice
- 1971: Necrolium Nice
- 1970: Maison de la Culture Magnan Nice and Musée de la Salle Marine Nice
- 1969: Galerie Le Nombre d´Or Nice
- 1968: Musée de la Salle Marine Nice and Galerie Salmon Nice
- 1966: Paul Langevin Biot school group
- 1965: Chapelle St Esprit...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Double-Sided Painting, Mixed-Media, circa 1965, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac,
Double-sided painting, mixed-media on paper,
Signed,
circa 1965, France.
Measures: Height 99 cm, width 43 cm, depth 3 cm.
Bibliography:
- Albert Chubac, MAMAC Nic...
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
Albert Chubac, Airbrush on Canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008),
Airbrush on canvas,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: 90 x 206 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Albert Chubac, Mobile, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Mobile,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 15 cm, width 15 cm, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Painting on Wood, France, 1985
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac,
Painting on Wood,
Geometric composition,
Signed and dated at the back,
France, 1985.
Measures: 120 x 80 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...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nicki Looney Canyon Watercolor Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Watercolor Painting depicts boats in canyon and is signed lower right Nicki Looney. Painting Measures 21 “ by 29 “ Visible and is Matted and Mounted under Glass in a Frame Measuring ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Mixed Metal Abstract Assemblage
Located in west palm beach, FL
Mid-Century Mixed Metal Abstract Assemblage on wood frame. Beautiful hand placed detail using pieces of copper on wood. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Albert Chubac, Airbrush on Canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Airbrush on canvas,
Stamped,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: Height 104 cm, width 69 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decora...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Framed Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed art.
Dimensions. 19 3/4 W ; 2 D ; 23 1/2 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Vintages Painting Serene Scene Impressionist Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed painting. Serene scene Impressionist painting on canvas country side.
Dimensions. 22 1/2 W ; 17 1/2 H.
Category
1970s 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,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 89 cm, width 73.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. A...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac Painting on Canvas, Airbrush, Iron and Wood, 1964
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac,
Painting on canvas, airbrush, iron and wood,
signed and dated 1964 in the right corner,
France.
Measures: Height 97 cm, width 130 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Colorful Possibly Acrylic or Soil on Board. American Abstract Expressionist
Located in Seattle, WA
Colorful possibly acrylic or soil on board. American Abstract Expressionist by Margaret Smith
Dimensions. 36 W; 21 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
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 62 cm, width 55.5 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Genev...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-century Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern paintings 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 paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, wall decorations, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paint, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Albert Chubac, Poul Henningsen, Troels Marstrand, and Jacob Semiatin. 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 paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $195 and tops out at $64,764 while the average work can sell for $2,702.