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
Pablo Picasso Vintage Exhibition Poster, 1971
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed vintage exhibition poster for Pablo Picaso.
Manufactured Spain, circa 1971.
Poster of his exhibition on the Gallery "Sala Gaspar" in Barcelona.
Oak wood framed by an ...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
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
Ferit Iscan Oil on Canvas, Still Life with Painting Supplies
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and important work by Turkish artist Férit Iscan depicting his artist’s supplies laid out on his work table. Signed lower right, title on verso...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Birch, Canvas
Large Sculptural Round Red Concave Glass Disc Wall Sculpture, Italy
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind, large sculptural round red concave glass disc wall sculpture, Italy, 2024 reminiscent of an Andy Warhol pop art sculpture. Large round tinted glass in a dramatic red h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
Raphael Fenice Infinity Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Raphael Fenice infinity mirror in Lucite and led technology
When the mirror is off looks like a real mirror.
Mirror can be controlled ...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Selection of Large Joan Miro Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro large color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that l...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
François Gilot Original Lithograph: Timeless Beauty in Classic Framing, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing an exquisite François Gilot original lithograph from the pages of André Verdet's poetic masterpiece, "Pages d'Amour," published by editions Raison d'être in 1951 and prin...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Ramon Horts Minimalism Metal Artwork 1/3 N 001
By Ramon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramon Horts, Minimalism artwork.
Structures of metal compositions made in Barcelona, circa 2017. For a solo Exhibition.
Signed by himself in engraving punch.
Stripping metal...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Henri Matisse Vibrant Large Scale Lithograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant large scale Lithograph, after Henri Matisse, French, signed within the print "Matisse '52", this lithograph is probably circa 1970s. Th...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Midcentury Abstract Painting by Arnold Taraborrelli
By Arnold Taraborrelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury abstract painting by Arnold Taraborrelli, American, circa 1959. It is entitled "Break-Away" and is executed in gouache on artist board and retains it's original frame. Tar...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
François Gilot Lithograph 'String Games', 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
François Gilot original lithograph 'String Games'.
From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mou...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Stephen Cimini "Stepping Up to Paradise" Artwork
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Cimini Artwork tittle "Stepping Up To Paradise" part of his early work collection, in very good condition.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Original 1970 Exhibition Poster - "347 Gravures" by Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover a timeless masterpiece with this original exhibition poster, "347 Gravures", created for the renowned 1968 exhibition at Sala Gaspar in Barcelona. Printed in 1970, this post...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pablo Picasso Vintage Exhibition Poster, 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed vintage exhibition poster for Pablo Picaso.
Manufactured Spain, printed in Barcelona circa 1968.
Poster of his exhibition on the Gallery "Sala Gaspar" in Barcelona.
O...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
François Gilot Lithograph, 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
François Gilot original lithograph.
From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mourlot limited in 366 copies.
Made in France, c...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Scandinavian Modern Danish vintage Brutalist Wall Decoration by Henrik Horst
By Henrik Horst
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A unique and very special vintage piece of abstract brutal metal art from 1970s by Henrik Horst, Denmark. This is a very beautiful and special wall hanging, which has a very Mid-cent...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Rupprecht Geiger, Germany
Located in Winnipeg, MB
A vibrant and minimal abstract colorfield screen print from the portfolio "Go Back, Go On, Go". This piece features a unique custom framing job done with a textured double mat and c...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Marino Marini Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Marino Marini lithographs, from the Marino Marini portfolio, printed by Carl Schunemann, Germany, circa 1968. They have been framed in clean lined black lacquer gallery frames.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Françoise Gilot Lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman', 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Françoise Gilot original lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman'.
From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mourlot in 366 copies.
Ma...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Abstract Wheels By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Tactile, abstract wheels wall plaque by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Dark brown wheels with blue glaze pools over stoneware
Stamped MS, Three Herrings mark and #635...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Marino Marini Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Marino Marini lithographs, from the Marino Marini portfolio, printed by Carl Schunemann, Germany, circa 1968. They have been framed in clean lined black lacquer gallery frames.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Five Senses Still Life, Collection of Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Sight, sound, smell, touch and taste - we are all familiar with the five senses.
Artist Andrew Conklin has brought together various objects to illustrate these senses. Rich colors...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Selection of Three Marino Marini Horse and Rider Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of three horse and rider lithographs by Marino Marini, from the Marino Marini portfolio, printed by Carl Schunemann, Germany, circa 1968. They have been framed in clean lin...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Sandro Contemporary Artwork Red Paper Composition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary artwork by Sandro.
Frame included.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Paper
Wood
Gl...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Rare Original Signed Large Painting by Bucci Iconic 1960's Mid Century Abstract
Located in West Hartford, CT
Original oil on canvas by the artist Bucci. Circa 1960's with provenance on back showing that the piece was sold for $110 in the early 1960s. It is an exquisite original mid centur...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Framed Contemporary Watercolor by Enrico Della Torre – Minimalist Art, 2015
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This framed contemporary watercolor artwork by renowned artist Enrico Della Torre showcases his signature minimalist style, beautifully capturing the essence of simplicity and subtle...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Monumental John Pavlicek 'American/Texas b. 1946' A PAINTING, "K.M.B.", 1988
By John Pavlicek
Located in Dallas, TX
Large mixed media by Texas artist John Pavlicek. Signed and dtd. 1988.
In the tradition of Kurt Schwitters and Georges Braque, Mr. Pavlicek continues the exploration of technique...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Italian 1973 colorful painting signed by Fausto Bertasa 20th century.
Located in Palermo, IT
White frame with picture fading all colors from cold to warm.
From green to yellow to blue to red to lilac a mix of colors that fill an oil-on-canvas painting.
The original painting ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Joan Miro Lithograph from 1968 Mid Century Modern Fine Art
By Joan Miró
Located in Rochester, NY
Joan Miro color plate lithograph from 1968, approximately 20 x 24"
Professionally framed, includes certificate on frame back.
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Enrico Castellani, mixed media
By Enrico Castellani
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
This multiple is sold together with the accompanying book 'Enrico Castellani Pittore' by Vincenzo Agnetti.
Published by Achille Mauri, Milan, accompanying publication of the book 'E...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plastic
Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Abstract Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging large original abstract female nude 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...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Victor Vasarely "Composition" Large Scale Signed Abstract OP Art Serigraph
Located in Atlanta, GA
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian / French, 1906-1997), circa 1980. "Compositions" - Serigraph on paper signed to lower right and numbered 210 of 250. Measuring 30.25" w x 48.25" h (Framed)...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Françoise Gilot Lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman', 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Françoise Gilot original lithograph 'Portrait of a Woman'.
From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André VERDET, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by Mourlot in 366 copies.
Ma...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Jordi Alcaraz Contemporary Sculptural Abstract Artwork, 2015
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Alcaraz artwork made in 2015.
Jordi Alcaraz was born in Spain, 1963.
Alcaraz’s discourse was born in the Classic tradition of painting and sculpture to arrive to a reflec...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
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
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 (u...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
FORNASETTI "Jerusalem by Night" Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare original vintage "Jerusalem by Night" screen print on wood panel, designed by Piero Fornasetti / made in Milan Italy by Fornasetti
Original label on the back
Measures: width 37 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
1976 Oil on Canvas by Artist, Roy Carruthers
By Roy Carruthers
Located in North Miami, FL
1976 Oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “Woman Dressing”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Zabihi Collection Half Elephant Green Persian Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Square size Persian kilim from the late 20th century with half an elephant on a green field
Can be used as a wall piece too. Very light and easy to hang.
Measures: 5' x 5'
This was...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wool
Josef Albers Silk Screen Print
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
Josef Albers, Formulations - Articulations I & II
Edition 974/ 1000
1972 screen-print on paper
Embossed with Josef Albers initials, portfolio and folder number. This work is publi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Original 1968 Poster - "Pintura, Dibujo, Grabado" by Picasso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Celebrate the genius of Pablo Picasso with this original exhibition poster, "Pintura, Dibujo, Grabado", created for the iconic 1968 exhibition at Sala Gaspar in Barcelona. This authe...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Midcentury Abstract Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury abstract painting, American, circa 1960s. This painting is signed "Seskis". We have been unable to research their work.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Ramon Horts Artwork One N 002
By Ramon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramon Horts, minimalism artwork.
Structures of metal compositions made in Barcelona, circa 2017. For a solo exhibition.
Signed by himself in engraving ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Charles Levier Bouquet of Flowers Oil Painting in the Manner of Bernard Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
A fine, framed oil on board/isorel painting by Charles Levier, signed.
This wonderful mid-century modern painting is a fine example of Levier's work and is in very good original co...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Masonite
Original 1968 Poster - "Pintura, Dibujo, Grabado" by Picasso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Celebrate the genius of Pablo Picasso with this original exhibition poster, "Pintura, Dibujo, Grabado", created for the iconic 1968 exhibition at Sala Gaspar in Barcelona. This authe...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Midcentury Turner Wall Accessory "Blue Wind"
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Hauntingly beautiful, this print of a women titled "Blue Wind" was produced and distributed by Turner.
Bohemian in style. Framed in a silver-gold metal fra...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Paper
Lee Reynolds Large Abstract Painting Vanguard Studio
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Westport, CT
Large Lee Reynolds abstract oil painting circa 1960s for Vanguard Studios original tag to back with a polished aluminum original frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Selection of Modernist Ceramic Tile Plaques
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modernist Ceramic Tile Plaques, circa 1960s.
They are, from top to bottom:
1) Abstract Tile Plaque with Beautiful Volcanic Glaze, b...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso Lithographic Exhibition Poster, 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Exhibition poster by Pablo Picaso, 1968.
Poster of his exhibition on the Gallery "Sala Gaspar" in Barcelona.
In good original condition.
Pablo Pica...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Modernist Abstract Acrylic Painting Entiltled "Emergence" by Tania
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist abstract acrylic painting entiltled "Emergence" by Tania, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 24" x 24".
Colors and texture are amazing...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Frank Faulkner (1946 - 2018), Weineraner, 1980, 72" x 72"
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful, highhly textured painting in great detail by Frank Faulkner.
Frank Faulkner by Philip Herrera, 2006:
Born in Sumter, South Carolina in 1946, Frank Faulkner received his...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Enrico Giussani 'Italian, Gorgonzola 1938' "Colori Di Luino" 1972
By Enrico Giussani
Located in CH
Enrico Giussani (Italian, Gorgonzola 1938 ) "Colori di Luino" 1972
This painting is from an important Swiss Collection of Raimondo Rezzonico
former President of the Locarno Film ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Selection of Modernist Art or Gallery Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modernist Art, circa 1950s. From top left to right, then bottom left to right, they are:
1) *ON HOLD* Abstract lithograph by , circa 1960s. Pencil signed by the artist, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Emil Bisttram, Untitled (Geometric Abstraction)
By James Emil Bisttram
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emil Bisttram, Untitled (Geometric Abstraction)
Material: encaustic on paper
Category
1920s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Selection of Alexander Calder Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that lived in France from 1951-1983. These are most likely from the limited edition folio “Derriere le Miroir”, published by the legendary Galerie Maeght. Please see our other 1stdibs listings for more Alexander Calder and Joan Miro lithographs from...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Mid Century Abstract in Primary Colors
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century abstract in primary colors. Perfect pop of color for that empty wall. Red, blue, yellow and orange oil on canvas. Unsigned. This item can parcel ship.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Plaster and Metalwork Brutalist Wall Art
Located in Milford, NH
This Mid-Century Modern wall art is composed of plaster on wood, with welded square nails depicting two figures under a tree, unsigned and framed in a simple wood frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Artwork by Sandro – Circa 2015
By Sandro
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This striking contemporary abstract artwork by Sandro, created circa 2015, showcases a dynamic fusion of mixed media on canvas. Sandro’s bold and expressive use of color, texture, an...
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
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