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 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
Vintage 1959 Paint by Number Jesus Panel Unfinished Blank Appropriated Artwork
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage 1959 printed lithograph double sided, of an unused paint by numbers on layer paper card stock or cardboard. "Paint by numbers Jesus" a rare and hard subject to find and in un...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Mauro Reggianni Oil on Canvas Geometric Painting
By Mauro Reggiani
Located in Westport, CT
Mauro Reggiani 1897-1980 oil on canvas, geometric circa 1970. Mauro Reggiani. Painting Size is 26 x 26 with return painted edges.
Nonantola/ Modena 1897 -
Mailand 1980
Mauro R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Ramon Horts Large Artwork 1/5 N 002
By Ramon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramon Horts, minimalism large artwork.
Structures of metal compositions made in Barcelona, circa 2016. For a solo exhibition.
Signed by himself in engraving punch.
In original cond...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"Two Birds, " 1985, Modern Hyper-Realist 65" Framed Painting by Ted Weller
Located in New York, NY
"Two Birds," by artist Ted Weller, is a stunning example of Hyper-Realism in which the artist deconstructs nature to create a more powerful and exhilarating version of this otherwise...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) - Watercolor & Ink
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting two women standing behind a colorful bouquet of flowers. The women with dark poignant eyes are standing in a crowd with other figures in the background.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Extraordinary and Massive Jamali 'India/US', B. 1944 Abstract Print
By Jamali
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Brilliant Abstract print of an original painting in raw pigment on cork by Iconic Modern artist Jamali. Very large and expressive with vivid color and mo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 6 Artistically Intervened Invitation Cards by Luci – 2017 Dada Gallery
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Explore this rare set of 6 invitation cards from Luci's 2016 exhibition at our DADA Gallery. Each card, made of thick, high-quality cardboard, has been uniquely intervened by the art...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Exclusive Invitation Card Signed by Enrico Della Torre – 2016 DADA Exhibition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Own a rare piece of art history with this exclusive invitation card from Enrico Della Torre's 2016 exhibition at our DADA Gallery. This high-quality, thick cardboard invitation has b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Jason Duval BOP Acetates 2017 Framed Mixed Media Work
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Collage of xeroxed and painted papers on paper with pencil, colored pencil and spray paint additions.
Presented in a white enameled heavy metal frame.
Professionally framed with mus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Joan Miro Style Abstract Painting circa 1960s
By Joan Miró
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Abstract Painting, in the manner of Joan Miro, circa 1960s. It measures an impressive 43" width x 36" height.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Large Watercolor & Ink Melancholy Woman
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a woman to the right dressed in a blue striped fur, her eyes shaded in blue, and holding a large floral bouquet. Other figures, canopied structures and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Sonia Delauney Style Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Abstract Painting, in the style of Sonia Delaunay, actual artist unknown, American, circa 1990s. This painting packs a lot of colorful graphic punch and measures an impre...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Enrico Baj Abstract Nude Lithograph Signed Numbered 1965
By Enrico Baj 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract nude lithograph by Enrico Baj, Italian, circa 1960s. Entitled “Lady Jane Gray, Queen of England For Nine Days”. This piece is pencil signed and numb...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Upholstery, Glass, Wood, Paper
James C. Borden Large Cityscape Street Scene Watercolor Painting Cerused Frame
By John Dean Monroe Harvey
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 James Borden. The modern painting depicts an ethereal urban scene crowned with summer light. The scale itself is impressive at over four feet wide and three feet high (50.75? x 36.675?). There is just so much to see, so much texture, so many layers. Borden has truly mastered his medium. This is a watercolor cityscape on paper, housed in a cerused wood frame and protected by a pane of acrylic. The painting’s vibrant colors have beautifully preserved. The mastery of this painting is unreal. Borden’s orchestration of color leads the eye through the painting with late afternoon sunlight carving a path through an otherwise gray urban interior. His use of color is narrative. The viewer is being teased away from gloomy city life with a glimmer of sun and nature on the horizon. The nuance in his layering, through elevated passages of transparency… simply brilliant. Be sure to spend time with this painting. There is more to see each and every time you look. Did you notice the Easter egg? Borden used his name as the sign on one of the buildings on the left. The painting is pencil signed “Jim Borden.”
James C. Borden studied at the School of the American Academy of Art in Chicago and was a life long painter. Mr. Borden spent much of his life in South Bend...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oak
Swedish Abstract Lithograph by Leif Knudsen c. 1962
By Leif Knudsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Contemporary abstract lithograph by Swedish artist Leif Knudsen (1928-1975). Signed and dated. Framed under glass.
Framed Size: 28 1/4"W ...
Framed Size: 28 1/4"W ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Abstract Lithographs by Josef Albers from Formulation and Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Albers abstract lithographs from Formulation and Articulation, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, and Ives Sillman Inc., New Haven, circa 1972. These works are from P...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
A. Green, Signed Modern Ink On Paper, Two Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An intricate and striking Ink Drawing full of movement and coiled energy. Signed lower left. Two figures of women in robes walking, done in stippled ink on off-white paper.
sight 23...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
David Fortney 'American, 20th Century' "Dark Star" Original Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Dark Star" is an amazing oil on canvas by David Fortney, circa 1970
Abstract painting with amazing movement and texture. The colors and technique used cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Mid century still life tempera painting by Stuart Armfield R.A, English C1950
Located in Central England, GB
A fine large tempera painting on a hand made wooden panel by the highly acclaimed British artist Stuart Armfield, (1916 – 1999).
Painted in egg tempera, a medium this artist was well...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
1960s Finish oil on canvas painting view of Tampere Finland
By Reino Viirilä
Located in London, GB
An imposing and very evocative of the period 1960s landscape view of the city of Tampere Finland.
Simply framed and painted in gentle tone of greens, blues and greys of the tree line...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Sam Middleton – “Tickle Toe” Lester Young Jazz (1979) Serigraph, Signed
Located in Voorburg, NL
Sam Middleton – “Tickle Toe” (1979) Serigraph, Signed
This striking work by American artist Sam Middleton is a vibrant fusion of jazz, abstract expressi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Hand-Painted Pop American Art in Transition 1955-62 Book December 15 1992
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Hand-Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, 1955-62 Paperback Book.
December 15, 1992 by Donna De Salvo Paul Schimmel.
From Publishers Weekly
Ferguson of the Museum of Con...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Framed Signed Meera Devidayal Untitled Gouache on Paper
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: H: 17 1/2in W: 14 1/2in D: 1/2in
This vintage framed and signed Meera Decidayal (Indian, b. 1947) gouache on paper is perfect for you and your home! Being essentially ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
The First Sin, Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional singed oil painting from 1974 on canvas. Titled “The First Sin”, subject is a bathing woman before the apple.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Scale Abstract Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of large-scale abstract paintings, artist unknown, probably American, circa 1960s. They have been framed in clean lined white lacquered gallery frames under UV resistant gl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
1980 Richard Allen Morris Abstract Painting Collage
Located in San Diego, CA
A strong little abstract oil collage from 1980 by Richard Allen Morris. Overall frame measures 13" wide, 11" tall, 1" deep. Image size is 7" wide,...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Surrealist Nude Painting by Alex Alemany
By Alex Alemany
Located in Atlanta, GA
Surrealist nude painting by Alex Alemany, Spanish, circa 1970s. Alemany's works are often described as "magical realism." This painting measures 32" H x 25.5" W and is unframed.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Laurel Sparks 'Am., 21st C.' Contemporary Mixed Media on Canvas, Abstract
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A colorful and dynamic artwork by Laurel Sparks. Signed, dated 2008 and titled "Christmas in July" on the stretcher. A large canvas with large sections in textured white, pale blue a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Wood, Beads
Mid-Century Pop Art Oil Still-Life Painting Salvatore Grippi Red Salmon Banana1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of the original members of the Abstract Expressionist "New York School", Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) exhibited in two of the famous New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals (1953...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Collection of Six Vibrant Mid-Century Modern Color Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of six vibrant Mid-Century Modern color lithographs, circa 1970s. All measure 24.4" H x 17.5" W, except for the top left, which measures 20" H x 17.5" W, and the top right...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Manolo Ballesteros, Important Paper-Folding, Untitled, Spain, 2020
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Manolo Ballesteros,
Important paper-folding, untitled,
Acrylic on fine art paper,
Spain, 2020.
Measures: Height 185 cm, width 210 cm.
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
JORGE FICK Acrylic Painting - Motel Suitcase 6120
By Jorge Fick
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An original Jorge Fick painting, colored pencil on paper, entitled Motel Suitcase 6120, circa 1971 signed by the artist. Born in 1932 and passing in 2004 in the vibrant artistic community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, this artist was a prominent figure in the world of high color abstraction. His unique approach to abstract expressionism was deeply influenced by the teachings and mentorship of renowned artists Franz Kline, Jack Tworkov, Phillip Guston, and Joseph Fiore...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Doylan Filtration Mixed Media Signed Contemporary Blue White Gold Black
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Doylan : filtration, mixed media, signed lower right
41” square
Striking, decorative, contemporary, abstract, mixed media work, highly textured
Composition exploring the qualities...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Huge Abstract Painting Sculpture by Scott Hile
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Art Acquisitions Of A
Monumental Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painting Sculpture by SCOTT HILE
Consists o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Modern Three-Dimensional Art Work by Shirley Lazarus Toran
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Modern three-dimensional art work by Shirley Lazarus Toran, mixed media, painted acrylic circles on pencil grids on paper. Stereometric composition in t...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Large Scale Abstract Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale abstract painting, American, circa 1960s. It measures an impressive 50.25" height x 42" width. This piece is currently unframed. If you prefer a black gallery frame (as s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
JORGE FICK Painting: MOTEL SUITCASE SERIES 6032
By Jorge Fick
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Born in 1932 and passing in 2004 in the vibrant artistic community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, this artist was a prominent figure in the world of high color abstraction. His unique approach to abstract expressionism was deeply influenced by the teachings and mentorship of renowned artists Franz Kline, Jack Tworkov, Phillip Guston, and Joseph Fiore...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
JORGE FICK Acrylic Painting - 6028 COLOR FIELD
By Jorge Fick
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An original untitled No. 6028 acrylic contemporary painting by Jorge Fick, Born in 1932 and passing in 2004 in the vibrant artistic community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, this artist was a prominent figure in the world of high color abstraction. His unique approach to abstract expressionism was deeply influenced by the teachings and mentorship of renowned artists Franz Kline, Jack Tworkov, Phillip Guston, and Joseph Fiore...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Wood
"Power Struggle" by Vanessa Joy, 2020
Located in Westport, CT
Title: Power Struggle
Artist: Vanessa Joy
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Subject matter: Abstract Art
Size: 36 x 36 inches
Power Struggle is an emotion...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Larry Zox Screenprint, Titled "I", 12/22, Artwork only 51"W x 40"H
By Larry Zox
Located in Dallas, TX
Larry Zox Screenprint, framed. Framed art measures 45.5"H x 56.75"W x1.5"D.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Larry Zox Screenprint, Titled "II', 5/23, Artwork only 51"W x 40"H
By Larry Zox
Located in Dallas, TX
Larry Zox Screenprint, framed. Framed art measures 45.5"H x 56.75"W x1.5"D.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
French Mid-century Wall Panel, by Bernard Dunand
Located in Queens, NY
French mid-century red lacquered horizontal wall panel with landscape scene of deer grazing by a stream with a background of mountains (signed: "Andre Dambrun" acronym of Bernard Dun...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass
Selection of Paintings by Miriam Kubach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of paintings by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1950s. They are framed in vintage gilt frames. They are priced at $550 each.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Oneness" by Vanessa Joy, 2020
Located in Westport, CT
Title: Oneness
Artist: Vanessa Joy
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Subject matter: Abstract art
Size: 36 x 36 inches
Oneness is an expressionistic pattern...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rudolf Wolf Triangle Artwork Holland 1972 / 7
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large abstract modern shaped stainless steel wall artwork designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier in 1972. This wall panel is made of white laminated board and ha...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
TIMOTHY NORR - Tracery Abstract Painting
By Timothy Norr
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Abstract Painting by Timothy Norr entitled Tracery, 2007. Oil on canvas, signed by the artist.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid Century Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Mid Century Moody, Stormy Abstract Painting in a fabulous gilt frame. Some see mountains, others see an ocean. Great color, composition and movement. Signed by artist.
Curbside to NY...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Andrianna Shamaris The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile Courrèges Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Rare silk Courrèges scarf of the most famous monument in Paris, France. Set in a modern espresso teak box frame.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk, Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Group of Four Vibrant Modern Color Paintings by Betsy Friedman
By Betsy Friedman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Four Vibrant Modern Color Paintings by Betsy Friedman, American, circa 1990's. These works were originally purchased from The Mary Dela...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Selection of Abstract Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Abstract paintings, probably American, circa late 1950s-early 1960s.
From left to right, they are:
1) The framed abstract painting on paper on the left measure...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Paper
JORGE FICK Acrylic Painting - Motel Suitcase 6122
By Jorge Fick
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An original acrylic o paper painting entitled motel suitcase 6122 by JORGE FICK, circa 1971 signed by the artist. This is a series of seven [7] paintings. Born in 1932 and passing in 2004 in the vibrant artistic community of Santa Fe, New Mexico, this artist was a prominent figure in the world of high color abstraction. His unique approach to abstract expressionism was deeply influenced by the teachings and mentorship of renowned artists Franz Kline, Jack Tworkov, Phillip Guston, and Joseph Fiore...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Mid-Century Mixed Media Art, signed, 1960-1980
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mixed media art on wove paper
Signed lower right WW, artist unknown.
Unframed.
Good condition, wear consistent with age and use. Missing small piece right bottom corner. Small piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Tom Phillips, O Orpheus Singt, Etching, Limited Edition 49/125, Signed 1977
By Tom Phillips
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Tom Phillips, O Orpheus Singt, Etching, Limited Edition 49/125, Signed 1977, Unframed.
CREATOR Tom Philips 1937-2022.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1977.
MATERIALS AND T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Schumacher by Porter Teleo Binary Wallpaper Mural in Silver
Located in New York, NY
A stylish study of geometric shapes, this graphic pattern by Porter Teleo has a two-panel repeat. It's a striking, mural-like design that's ideal for larg...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Abstract Lithographs by Josef Albers from Formulation and Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Albers abstract lithographs from Formulation and Articulation, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, and Ives Sillman Inc., New Haven, circa 1972. These works are from P...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Palette Knife Abstract Painting Framed & Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Nicely done great colors on this abstract palette framed painting , circa 1980's .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
Abstract Midcentury Painting by Claffy Williams
By Claffy Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract midcentury painting by Claffy Williams, circa 1980s.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Metal Martini Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage sculpture of martini glasses and shaker featuring light colors and a sturdy build.
Please confirm item location (NJ or NY).
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
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