Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
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
Decorative Lacquer Panel Midcentury by P. Paulin theme “Heaven on Earth’’
Located in Miami, FL
French painter and master glassmaker, Beaux Art School in Lyon , born in 1907 . He sudied with G. Decote who used to work with Gustave Moreau. He is inspired by the symbolist movemen...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Lacquer
Dora De Larios Signed Midcentury California Screenprint Lady of the Flowers
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, striking, limited edition screenprint titled "The Lady of the Flowers" by famed Mexican American California artist/ studio potter Dora De Larios. Beautifully designed and...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Framed 1960s Op Art Prints on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1960s OP art prints on canvas. Newly framed.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Josef Albers Signed Abstract Screenprint "Ascension"
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original signed abstract screenprint, entitled "Ascension", by Josef Albers for the limited edition "Washburn College Bible", 1979. Albers created this work as a frontispiece for Vol...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract by Velardi
Located in New Orleans, LA
Monochrome artwork adds a bold and masculine element to your home.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Secret I & II Embossed Print Art, Framed 1986
Located in Clermont, FL
Works are vintage LIMITED EDITION (182/300) & titled "Secret I and Secret II" mixed-media works on paper by ANN DEGARA.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Sculpture by Arne Jones Aluminium Sweden 1970 Signed
By Arne Jones
Located in Paris, FR
Aluminum wall sculpture by Swedish artist Arne Jones dating from the 1970s. Composed of 9 aluminum plates stacked and attached to each other by four rivets. This multiple is supposed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
James C. Borden Large Cityscape Street Scene Watercolor Painting Cerused Frame
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Absolutely masterful watercolor street scene painting by James C. Borden (1928-2013). Prepare to be awestruck when you lay eyes on this exquisitely detailed watercolor painting by Ja...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Contemporary Monument Forms Abstract Art Painting with Black and Yellow
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Monument forms are a series of paintings by Louis Jobst experimenting with form and color. Here there are two black abstract forms amongst a metaphysical landscape. The painting focu...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Chaim Gross 'Austrian/American, 1905-1991' Artist Proof, "Children's Joy"
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pencil signed and dated '76 lower right. AP lower left, titled lower center. A large scale colorful image in black, tan and turquoise of an ample female figure floating with two chil...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
1960s British Geometric Abstract Oil on Board
Located in London, GB
A British 1960s small abstract painting. Thick oil impasto on board in original frame. Signed verso Gordon Faulkner. Dated 1964 and titled Square & Spot. Good piece of 1960s abstract...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Andrzej Michael Karwacki 'Polish/American, B.1967' Oil on Panel "Green Whispers"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed, titled, and dated 2007 on verso, also with a label. A striking and colorful abstract in red with yellow and green. The artist is known for his contemporary abstracts.
Measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Chaim Gross 'Austrian/Am, 1904-1991' Ltd Ed Lithograph, "I Love My Babesky"
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pencil signed and dated 83 lower right, titled in pencil lower center, numbered 183/200 lower left. A black and white image with some shading. A reclining mother in a knee length dre...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Chaim Gross 'American, 1904-1991' Graphite And Wash Drawing, Female Nudes
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Graphite and wash drawing, study of a pair of female nudes.
Pencil signed lower right. Two heavy set female nudes with their hair up in a pretty peach tone wash.
Full paper 20 x 1...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Framed Oil on Board
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern abstract framed oil on board.
Stunning Mid-Century Modern abstract framed oil on board signed by artist. Signature is under ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Charis Tsevis (Greece, 21st C.) Contemporary Lambda Color Print, "Our London 1"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very decorative piece based on the City of London, England. Signed gallery label on verso with title and edition 43/100, and dated 2015. A colorful montage of multiple photos of London...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Roy Lichtenstein Hand Signed Triptych Print "As I Opened Fire" Stedelijk Museum
Located in Studio City, CA
An iconic triptych set of prints by Pop Art master artist Roy Lichtenstein titled "As I Opened Fire" originally created as an acrylic/oil on canvas in 1964 from his series Comics, Bo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Gerda Kominik 'Austria, 20th C.' Oil on Canvas Triptych of Slip Covered Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned. A large three panel piece with a group of white slip covered chairs arranged in rows on brown ground. The artist is known for painting th...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
François Gilot Lithograph 'the Reader', 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
François Gilot original lithograph 'The Reader'.
From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by M...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury abstract oil painting on canvas.
Colorful Mid-Century Modern abstract impasto oil painting on canvas. This stunning square decorative oil painting measures 30" x 30" and ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Framed Mid-Century Pictorial Weaving Tapestry in the Style of Paul Gauguin
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, quite large framed Mid-Century Modern tapestry/weaving in the style of Paul Gauguin. Clearly an homage to the Post Impressionist French artist's work in Tahiti, specific...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wool, Acrylic, Wood
Hulbert Waldroup 'Am., Ny, 20th-21st C.' Acrylic on Canvas, Jamming with Guitars
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Acrylic on canvas. Signed lower right. Title above- "A good song takes on meaning as the years go by".
A commercial artist out of New York who is inspired by Pop art.
Set in a gra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Leandro Velasco, 1973 Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of Voluptuous Woman
Located in North Miami, FL
1973 Oil on canvas portrait painting, titled "Bola De Cristal", dated 1973” by Leandro Velasco. It is signed and dated on the lower right. Velasco was born in Cali, Colombia in 1933....
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Midcentury Texas Oil on Canvas by Gary Minkert
By Gary Minkert
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous abstract oil on canvas by Gary Minkert titled "Paths In Space", circa 1959.
J.Gary Minkert, "MINK," (10 June 1910-22 July 1969) was a Texas artist, sign painter...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Irit Kalechman Colorful Acrylic on Canvas, 2 Ladies Chatting
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower left and on the stretcher. A lovely composition with two ladies seated at a cafe table chatting in an outside setting with flowers and plants. The artist is known for he...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Turquoise Concave Hand-Crafted Murano Glass Rounded Mirror, Italy, 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-crafted turquoise Murano glass concave mirror with bevel edge and brass back structure for hanging on the wall.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sunset Textile Art
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern framed textile art. Features a sunset over the maintains in the distance.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric
1950s Reach Stroehmann Sunbeam Bread Store Display Sign Rare Vintage Advertising
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very rare advertising campaign tin tacker sign. 'Reach for Stroehmann's Sunbeam Bread.' A single sided tin (SST) embossed sign. Marked Q.B.A. Coo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
1992 "Milky Way" Fiber Prints by William T. Hillman
Located in New York, NY
A set of four fiber prints by the American paintor William T Hillman portraying the galactic Milky Way. Created in 1992 these set is a second edition of five. Sined, dated and editioned found on the back of mount. Each piece fromt he set measures 40in by 40in.
Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Montoya is one of the most acclaimed and prolific interior designers in the world today. Juan Montoya was born and spent his early years in Colombia. After studying architecture in Bogotá, he moved to New York where he graduated from Parsons School...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile
Diana Hansen Young 1979 Hawaiian Woman Portrait Painting Koa Frame
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Rare large scale painting by Diana Hansen (Diana Hansen-Young). The painting is unusual for it’s scale. Hansen’s work from this period and into the 198...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Multiple on Metal by Victor Vasarely Geometric Composition Signed, France, 1980
Located in Paris, FR
multiple on metal by Victor Vasarely Geometric composition Signed France 1970
Geometric composition on metal engraved signature and numbered 45/160
Good condition, some light scrat...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Movement Triptych
Located in New York, NY
Mesmerizing in its Ethereal quality “Movement” is at once both minimal and elegant yet powerfully abstract
Standard size: 35" x 54" (per panel)
Frame finish: Black, white or silver
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood
Cy Twombly Abstract Gaeta Lithographs Group of Eight
By Cy Twombly
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Eight Abstract Photolithographs on Vellum by Cy Twombly, from the limited edition "Gaeta" portfolio produced by Hine Editions, San Francisco, CA, circa 1987. They have been ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Robert Crowder Signed 5 Panel Large Japanese Nihonga Lanscape Pastoral Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, engaging, original, and quite rare work of art by American artist Robert Crowder (1911-2010). Crowder lived in Japan in the 1930s (until he was abruptly expelled in 1943...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Painting by Nils Johansson
Located in London, GB
Nils Johansson (1922-2014).
Acrylic paint on paper.
Abstract composition.
Sweden, mid 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Henri Matisse "La Piscine Panel A" Orignal Lithograph, 1954 by Mourlot Freres
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse "La Piscine Panel A" Orignal Lithograph printed in 1954 by the renowned Mourlot Freres, Paris. This original lithograph was published in a limited edition by Tériade. F...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Irving Harper Paper Sculpture
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Irving Harper paper sculpture. Comprised of paper crafted into Geometrical forms, attached to wood frame. This piece was part of Irvi...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Steve Schapiro Signed Iconic Silver Gelatin Print "Three Men, New York 1961"
Located in Studio City, CA
A historic and iconic, richly toned, silver gelatin print or image by prolific and renowned photographer Steve Schapiro. Perhaps his most famous image.
Signed, stamped and titled ("Three Men, New York 1961") by the artist on the verso. The print has been professionally matted and framed with museum glass.
Schapiro's photographs have appeared in such international magazines as Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, People and Paris Match...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Pablo Picasso Vintage Exhibition Poster, 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed vintage exhibition poster for Pablo Picaso. Poster of his exhibition on the Gallery "Sala Gaspar" in Barcelona.
Oak wood framed by an a...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Painting by Lajos Flesser (b.1937)
Located in London, GB
Lajos Flesser (born 1937).
Abstract composition.
Oil on canvas. Signed on reverse.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1960 Italy Mid-Century Mario Radice Abstract Print on Paper
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging abstract artwork was create by the Italian artist Mario Radice in the 1969. It is the first pieces of 300 edit in the 1960'. We can say that it is one of a kind piece a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Large Scale Joan Miro Screenprints in Vibrant Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro Color Screenprints, French, circa 1960s. They are priced at $650 each or $1500 for all three. They have recently been professionally framed in clean lined blac...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Studio Brutalist Ceramic Wall Mural
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Studio ceramic wall mural with a black lacquer steel frame.
The glaze colors are lite blue, white and grey tones.
Measurements: 30” Wide , 47.7...
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Abstract Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging large original abstract pastel painting/drawing by Swiss/ American/ Californian painter-artist Hans Burkhardt.
This work, titled "Seated Female" is hand-signed and dated (1958) by the artist.
An original, one of a kind and unusually large work by Burkhardt. Would be the crown jewel to any collection of his work or a stunning stand-alone art accent piece in about any setting. His earlier abstract female forms are becoming rare and harder to find.
Hans Burkhardt was born in 1904 in Basel, Switzerland. At the age of 20, he immigrated to New York to work with his father. From 1925 to 1928 he attended the Cooper Union School of the Arts, where he befriended mentor Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning—sharing Gorky's studio from 1928 to 1937. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles, California.
Burkhardt held his first solo exhibition in 1939 at Stendahl Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1945 he had a highly acclaimed solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum. Burkhardt spent most of the 1950s working in Mexico. Art critics of the time considered him a "great Mexican master” alongside Orozco, Rivera, and Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo admired his work. He returned to Los Angeles in the 1960s to create some of the most powerful examples of Abstract Expressionism of the time. During this time he also became well known for his richly drawn pastel abstractions of the human figure of which this original work certainly qualifies.
He died in Los Angeles in 1994.
Burkhardt's solo shows include:
1939: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, March 27 – April 17
1945: Hans Burkhardt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1951: Museo de Bellas Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico: Exhibicion de Pinturas Modernas; Comara Gallery, Los Angeles
1953: Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1957: Pasadena Art Museum, California: Ten Year Retrospective, June 14 – July 14;
1961-62: Thirty Year Retrospective (traveled to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, April 11 – May 7, 1961, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, January 9 – February 4, 1962, Legion of Honor (museum), San Francisco, June 10 – July 9, 1962)
1968: San Diego Museum of Art: Vietnam Paintings...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Nude Figures Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging large original abstract pastel painting / drawing of three nude female figures by Swiss / American / Californian painter-artist Hans Burkhardt.
This work is hand pencil signed and dated (1967) by the artist.
An original, one-of-a-kind relatively large work by Burkhardt. Would be a great addition to any collection of his work or a stunning stand-alone art accent piece in about any setting. His original female/ women nude works are becoming rare and harder to find.
Hans Burkhardt was born in 1904 in Basel, Switzerland. At the age of 20, he immigrated to New York to work with his father. From 1925 to 1928 he attended the Cooper Union School of the Arts, where he befriended mentor Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning—sharing Gorky's studio from 1928 to 1937. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles, California.
Burkhardt held his first solo exhibition in 1939 at Stendahl Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1945 he had a highly acclaimed solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum. Burkhardt spent most of the 1950s working in Mexico. Art critics of the time considered him a "great Mexican master” alongside Orozco, Rivera, and Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo admired his work. He returned to Los Angeles in the 1960s to create some of the most powerful examples of Abstract Expressionism of the time. During this time he also became well known for his richly drawn pastel abstractions of the human figure of which this original work certainly qualifies.
He died in Los Angeles in 1994.
Burkhardt's solo shows include:
1939: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, March 27 – April 17
1945: Hans Burkhardt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1951: Museo de Bellas Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico: Exhibicion de Pinturas Modernas; Comara Gallery, Los Angeles
1953: Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1957: Pasadena Art Museum, California: Ten Year Retrospective, June 14 – July 14;
1961-62: Thirty Year Retrospective (traveled to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, April 11 – May 7, 1961, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, January 9 – February 4, 1962, Legion of Honor (museum), San Francisco, June 10 – July 9, 1962)
1968: San Diego Museum of Art: Vietnam Paintings...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003 Boy Wearing Hat Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern oil on board painting portrait of a boy wearing a hat by artist Pascal Cucaro (American 1915-2003). The painting features vivid shades of blue, green, and citron. ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Giltwood, Masonite
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
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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...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Peter Keil Oil On Canvas, 'The Clown' Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in Bradenton, FL
Oil on canvas painting was painted by German/American artist Peter Keil (born 1942). Original expressionist portrait of "The Clown." The painting is signed and dated on the reverse (...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Aharon Kahana Israeli Artist Signed Large Original Mid-Century Abstract Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic original Mid-Century Modern abstract gouache painting by famed Israeli painter/ artist Aharon Kahana.
Kahana was born in Stuttgart, Ge...
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Tile Panel Julia Brändle, 1960s, Swiss
Located in Den Haag, NL
So typical 1960s this tile panel Abstract vase with flowers. Hand painted by Julia Brändle or Julia Francisca Maria Tosco Brändle (born 1928/died 1982) was a Dutch sculptress.
Background information.
Juliana Francisca Maria Tosco Braendle (Brändle) was born on 28 August 1929 in Rotterdam, with Swiss nationality. Julia was a student of the arts and crafts school (Kunstgewerbeschule) in Zurich and of the Academy for Visual Arts in Rotterdam. She lived in Bingelrade (South Limburg) since 1969 where she died on 30 September 1982. She was a watercolour painter...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rafael Canogar Black and White Signed Limited Edition Lithograph "EL Abrazo"
Located in Studio City, CA
A very darkly hued and intriguing work by Spanish artist Rafael Canogar.
The print is pencil signed by the artist, paper embossed stamped, dated (1969), titled ("EL Abrazo...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Steve Schapiro Signed Original Photograph Print of John F. & Jacqueline Kennedy
Located in Studio City, CA
A historic and iconic, richly toned, silver gelatin print or image by prolific and renowned photographer Steve Schapiro.
Signed, stamped and titled ("John and Jacqueline Kennedy Washington, D.C. 1963") by the artist. The print has been professionally matted and framed with museum glass.
Schapiro's photographs have appeared in such international magazines as life, look, time, newsweek, rolling stone, vanity fair, sports illustrated, people and Paris match...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Abstract Mid Century Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Abstract Mid Century Painting, artist unknown, believed to be American, circa 1960s. It has been recently professionally frame...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Leonor Fini Signed Framed Beautiful Lithograph Print Deux Femmes, circa 1970s
By Leonor Fini
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful lithographic print by Argentinian-born Italian surrealist painter, designer, illustrator, and author Leonor Fini titled "Deux Femmes".
Leonor Fini was arguably the m...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Framed and Signed Lithograph by Sam Briss
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional vintage signed and framed lithograph by Sam Briss. Features a surreal depiction of a nude woman with birds.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Glass
"Leo '79" Signed Print by Peter Blake, 1969
By Peter Blake
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Largely considered to be the founder of the British Pop Art Movement of the 1960s, Sir Peter Blake made a name for himself with colorful prints, collages, and paintings that combined the past and present. While best known for designing the iconic album cover to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "Leo '79" is part of his highly desirable print series titled, "Six French Postcards". Hand-signed and numbered 73 out of 75 by the artist. This piece is a wonderful investment that will impress and intrigue for years and years to come. Great for collectors of pop art, Beatles memorabilia...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Josep Guinovart Signed Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Important painting by the great Spanish artist Josep Guinovart.
Signed and inscribed in the back with is a label from an exhibition at Fiamma Vig...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Sister Mary Corita Kent Signed Limited Edition Large Abstract Serigraph Print
By Corita Kent
Located in Studio City, CA
Known as God's own Pop artist, Sister Mary Corita Kent went straight from high school into Catholic convent life in 1936. While serving her order and teaching art at Immaculate Heart...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
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