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
Beethoven (Homage to Genius Series) 1995, Steve Kaufman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderful screenprint on canvas with hand embellishment by Steve Kaufman. Once Andy Warhol's assistant, Steve Kaufman was a prominent pop artist in the 1980s-2000s. This Be...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Lithography Print by Frederic Lloveras, Cadaqués - Costa Brava, ca. 1980
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Lithography Print by Frederic Lloveras, Cadaqués - Costa Brava, ca. 1980
Item e6677
A colorful lithoraphy print depicting Cadaqués - Costa Brava Spain. Made by the Spanish ar...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Study in Fresco - Fresco Painting of Male Torso by Melissa Barbieri
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful large fresco painting by Melissa Barbieri. A commissioned work by the artist - sexy, sensual, and cerebral, with literary references taken from ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plaster
Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Martha Zelt
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract expressionist lithograph by Martha Zelt, American, circa 1950s. An outstanding black and white abstract expressionist lithograph by w...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Henry Pearson Large Scale Pop Art Lithograph 196/200, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Large scale Pop Art lithograph with chrome and glass frame by Henry Pearson. Signed on bottom right and sealed on bottom left. #196/200.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"Tourbillion. 1979" Lithograph in Colors by Sonia Delaunay
Located in Stamford, CT
"Tourbillion. 1979" lithograph in colors on wove paper by Ukrainian born French artist Sonia Delaunay ( 1885-1979 ). Signed in pencil lower right edge; numbered in pencil lower left....
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Martin Luther King Jr. Cast Metal Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Martin Luther King Jr. Plaque
Cast metal
Great color and patina
Ready to hang.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Ramon Horts Large Artwork 3/2 N 003, 2017
By Ramon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramon Horts, minimalism large metal artwork.
Structures of metal compositions made in Barcelona in 2017 for a solo exhibition.
Signed by himsel...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
1957 Fred Hocks Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
By Fred Hocks
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent example of a large oil on canvas abstraction by Fred Hocks from 1957. This painting was included in the 1976 retrospective at the Fine Arts Gallery in San Diego which later became the San Diego Museum of Art.
No painter embodies San Diego’s early avant-garde more than Fred (Ferdinand) Hocks, a German-born painter who began visiting San Diego in the late 1920s after studies at the California School of Fine Art in San Francisco and the Art Students League in New York. Fellow painter Dan Dickey credited Hocks in 1947 with “opening up pathways for future, more enlightened generations (of artists),” and predicted that Fred Hocks would be “esteemed a master.”
During the post-war years Hocks was assistant director of the San Diego School of Arts and Crafts, a private art school in La Jolla, and was instrumental in keeping affordable artist’s studios in Spanish Village. Along with modern architect Lloyd Ruocco, Fred Hocks co-founded the dynamic Allied Artists Council with Belle Baranceanu, Everett Gee Jackson, Dan Dickey and John Olsen.
The well-travelled Hocks exhibited in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Paris, Mallorca and Guadalajara, had several one-person shows at the Art Center La Jolla/La Jolla Museum of Art and at the Fine Arts Gallery (SDMA). The San Diego Museum of Art held a major retrospective of his painting in 1976, just a few years before his death. He brought a continental element to the local art scene and is described in Bruce Kamerling’s 100 Years of Art in San Diego as “one of the most adventurous local artists…an intelligent and articulate defender of modern tendencies in art.” Local arts and architecture writer James Britton called Fred Hocks “the dean of the San Diego moderns...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
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...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Ramon Horts Minimalist Contemporary Artwork N3
By Ramon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramon Horts, Minimalist artwork.
Structures of metal compositions made in Barcelona, circa 2019.
In original condition.
Scraped metal, rusted and...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Ramon Horts Minimalist Contemporary Artwork N4
By Ramon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramon Horts, Minimalist artwork.
Structures of metal compositions made in Barcelona, circa 2019.
In original condition.
Scraped metal, rusted and varnished.
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Josef Albers Abstract Lithograph from Interaction of Color
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josef Albers abstract lithograph from Interaction of color, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Glass Mosaic Wall Art by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid century decorative glass wall art is hand cut and made by hand by skillful artisans in Brooklyn, and framed in natural solid oak.
Resistant to fading and aging.
Limited e...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Stained Glass, Oak
Exhibition Poster, 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Exhibition poster for Pablo Picaso, 1968.
Poster of his exhibition on the Gallery "Sala Gaspar" in Barcelona.
In good original condition.
Pab...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Joan Miró Lithographs
By Joan Miró
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. The lithograph on the left in the first photo has been sold. The other two are available. We purchased a group of these...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Abstract Painting in Original Wood Frame, Rowboats Oil on Board, c. 1950s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage oil on board abstract painting featuring rowboats amongst structural and architectural figures. Illegible artist's signature on the lower ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
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
ACK036
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
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 in 366 co...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Large Lee Reynolds Style Mid-Century Modern Cityscape Skyline Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Extraordinary Mid-Century Modern cityscape painting with brown and green skyline. The large scale (5 foot) cityscape painting is reminiscent...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Evelyn Ackerman ERA Signed Mid-Century Modern Woven Floral Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic work by famed Mid-Century Modern designer Evelyn Ackerman. Bright and intensely colorful with an elegant design.
Evelyn, along with her husband Jerome, began her care...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Nylon
Curtis Jere Shadow Boxes Modern Wall Artwork
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of 3 1996 stainless steel shadow boxes wall artwork, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
The measurements for each shadow box is w...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Early Untitled Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
Located in Stamford, CT
"Untitled" by Robert Motherwell was printed as part of "9", a portfolio with works of 9 other abstract expressionist artists including Willem de Kooning, Sam Francis, Ellsworth Kelly...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Curtis Jere Brass Ships and Seagulls Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Kansas City, MO
Brass and metal wall sculpture by Curtis Jere. Scene of docked sailboats with multicolor flags and flying sea gulls. Patinated brass and metal in very good condition. Ready to Hang.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Circus II (Space Man), c. 1950, Letterio Calapai
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Letterio Calapai (1901-1993)
Circus II (Space Man), c. 1950
Image: 8.7/8″ (22.5 cm) by 6″ (15.2 cm)
Edition: 24/50, with full margins
Signed: In pencil, lower right margin, L. Calapa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Treason Wall Art Sculpture Piece Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Treason wall art piece, contemporary collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Like a crumpled up piece of paper, Treason embodies the hurt, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Art Glass, Fiberglass, Paint, Wood
Contemporary Still Life with Alexander The Great Bust and Orange Apple iBook
Located in Chicago, IL
Still Life painting, with origins dating back to the 16th century, often depicts simple everyday objects. Conklin sets his composition with both antiquities and modern elements to bring the Still Life genre into the contemporary. Yet when a closer look is taken, his modern elements are already obsolete by today's standards. The ancient bust of Alexander is placed next to an iBook begging to ask the question - what will stand the test of time?? The piece is framed in a simple walnut frame measuring 26 x 26 inches.
Andrew S. Conklin
Square still life with Alexander Bust and ibook
oil on linen
Measures: 25 H x 25 W in
63.50 H x 63.50 W cm
ACK038
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, Linen
A Kay Whitcomb Enamel 1966
By Kay Whitcomb
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great enamel by Kay Whitcomb, framed, signed and dated 1966. Titled" Where your Treasure is, there will your Heart be also"
A note about the artist: " Whitcomb was born in 1921 in Arlington, Massachusetts, to a long line of New England metalsmiths, the Carr family. In a way, it was almost preordained that her life would be devoted to the crafts. While she hoped to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, financial conditions prevented it. With financial assistance from relatives and friends, she began her art studies at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1939. Whitcomb recalls that in her third year, in 1941, she took an enameling class. Her instructor taught the cloisonné technique. Ruth Raemisch also used the same facilities, working on her enamels while regular courses were offered. Whitcomb recalls being intrigued by Raemisch’s techniques and wanting to emulate the distinguished German-born artist, whose style was based on the Limoges school of enamel painting. She completed her course work at RISD in 1942 while taking additional classes at the Cambridge School of Art. In 1944 she joined the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve at Camp Pendleton...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
Robyn Denny (1930-2014) British UNTITLED II & IV Frame Prints - Waddington Suite
By Robyn Denny
Located in St. Louis, MO
British Artist Robyn Denny (1930-2014), pair of framed geometric abstract silkscreen prints from the Waddington Suite 1968-1969, Untitled II & IV, originally sold by the famed Greenb...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
John Mackay Original Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and striking original oil on board painting by the renowned artist John Mackay. This is signed and dated from 2013.
It is a great size and b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
"Toulouse-Lautrec" Collage Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool "Toulouse-Lautrec" collage lithograph by Peter Max, circa 1960s. The print is floating on a gold mat background and overall measures 16.75" x 21" (image is 9.75" x 15.75...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Signed, Victor Vasarely 1969 Op Art Silk Scarf Screen-Print
Located in New York, NY
Framed, color screen-print on silk scarf. Untitled. 138/150. Measures: 37" W x 36.5" H.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk
Joan Miró Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Custom Framed Lithograph by Marcel Vertes, Signed and Numbered
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a beautiful custom-framed lithograph by Hungarian-born French artist, Marcel Vertes, entitled "Circus Queens". The piece is signed, Vertes, in the lower right corner and numbered, "30/50" in the lower left corner. The image itself measures 23" high x 16" wide. The frame is a 2" thick 2 toned framed, black and a subtle cerused-like grey. It was originally sold through the Vincent Price...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Michael Michaeledes (Greek 1923-2015) Mid Century Modern Mirror Piece
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Michael Michaeledes was a self-taught painter raised in Egypt and Greece, studied art and architecture in Europe.
His art is held in museums, foundations and private collections arou...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Mylar
Vibrant Mid-Century Modern Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Jane Potash
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful work done by Philadelphia Artist Jane Potash. All original work with signature on front and original frame. Not dated, probably created late 19...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Suite of Photographs of Georgia O'Keefe by Malcolm Varon
By Malcolm Varon
Located in Atlanta, GA
Suite of photographs of Georgia O'Keefe by Malcolm Varon, American, circa 1980s. They are from the limited edition portfolio "O'Keefe At Ninety". These photographs are in numerous mu...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Ceramic Panel Wall Plaque by Jean Lurçat, Sant Vicens, France, 1952-65
By Jean Lurçat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An unique and vibrant vintage Jean Lurcat hand painted, glazed fired ceramic and enamel wall plaque. A limited edition hand inscribed Saint Vicens, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
Fabulous Contemporary Painting by Arnold Weber, circa 1970
By Arnold Weber
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous modern abstract by enormously talented Arnold Weber (1931-2010). Tremendous mood and energy. Expert use of vibrant color that will bring a smile to your face. This Killer ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Erik Pitsokos 'American, 1924-'
Located in Dallas, TX
Multicolor vertical stripes abstract geometric modern color field oil painting. The painting (similar to the work of Gene Davis and other Washington Color School artists), was proudly displayed in the living room of a Classic Mid-Century Modern house designed by a student of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Oil on canvas painting is signed Erik 74 on reverse also inscribed Erik Pitsokos. Measures 49 inches high,47.5 inches wide. Frame measures 51 inches high, 49.5 wide. In good condition.
From St. Petersburg Times - Sept. 12, 1975: The Greek-born sculptor Erik Pitsokos received his art education in Greece, Italy and Canada. He immigrated to Canada in 1964 and became a Canadian citizen. In Canada he had an art school adjacent to his studio where he took only accomplished artists for highly advanced instruction in the finer points of sculpture. His entry at the International symposium of Arts held in Washington, D.C. in 1969 won him the first award for sculpture. He exhibited throughout Canada and his works have been donated to the purchased by individuals, galleries, public buildings and schools in Canada. He moved to the United States in 1975, became an American citizen and taught classes at the Florida Gulf Coast Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Herbert List "Trepanation (Skull Operation)" Estate-Stamped Framed Print, 1944
Located in London, GB
For sale is an original Estate-Stamped, museum-quality Magnum photographic print by renowned German photographer Herbert List (1903 – 1975).
Titled 'Trepanation (skull operation). ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
Selection of Modernist Art Lithographs or Serigraphs
By (after) Henri Matisse, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, (after) Alexander Calder, Victor Vasarely
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist art serigraphs or lithographs, circa 1950s-1970s.
They are:
1) Victor Vasarely color lithograph, circa 1960s. It has been recently reframed in a clean lined bl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
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 coup...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Metal Tree Wall Art Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage metal tree wall art, three trees. Comes ready to hang.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Sculpture Work by Dedessus les Moustier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A wall-mounted sculpture with the signature of Dedessus les Moustier. It was discovered in France. It has a mysterious charm due to its unique color and motif.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Unity Wall Art Sculpture Piece Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Unity wall art piece, contemporary collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Unity wall piece represents the strength that rises when the whole ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Art Glass, Paint, Fiberglass
David Holleman Mosaic Tile Art Panel with Sgraffito Illustratration
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Mid-Century Modern era mosaic tile art panel by celebrated artist, David Holleman (1927-2020). Holleman is a prolific artist with a storied career spanning the better part of the 20th century and into the 21st. During his time serving with the US Army in Berlin, he became influenced by German Expressionist painter Carl Hofer. Once Holleman returned to the US he turned to ceramics as his primary medium. Despite winning national prizes for his pottery, he endeavored to further explore the medium. Holleman began working with his hallmark, mosaic tiles. Holleman produced over 50 mosaic tile murals...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Ceramic
Josef Albers Signed Abstract Screenprint "Seclusion"
By Josef Albers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original signed abstract screenprint, entitled "Seclusion" by Josef Albers for the limited edition "Washburn College Bible", 1979. Albers created this work as a frontispiece for Volu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Ramon Horts Minimalist Contemporary Artwork N3
By Ramon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramon Horts, Minimalist artwork.
Structures of metal compositions made in Barcelona, circa 2019.
In original condition.
Scraped metal, rusted and...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Homage to Picasso, Group of 4 Pater Max Lithographs
By Peter Max
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These lithographs are from the series entitled, "Homage to Picasso" by Peter Max. The collection entails 4 etchings of nude scenes on woven paper. They are in a 1" custom frame and e...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
John S Original Photograph of the Band Frankie Goes to Hollywoow
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting an original black and white photograph captured in the 1980s by Liverpudlian photographer John Stoddart, featuring the iconic Liverpool band, Frankie Goes To Hollywood. This signed print, produced in 2008, is a testament to the band's era-defining presence in the music scene.
The photograph captures Holly and Paul, members of the band, adorned in leather S & M attire, confidently posing for the camera. This striking image, recently featured in the National Museums Liverpool Pride & Prejudice LGBT+ collection, offers a glimpse into the bold and unapologetic side of self-expression within the LGBTQ+ community.
This photograph, part of a limited edition of 10, is a large archival rag print, with the artist's signature adorning the bottom. John Stoddart, renowned for his portraits of famous personalities, skillfully captures the essence of this historic moment. Hailing from Liverpool and a former Grenadier Guard...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Scale Abstract Painting On Canvas
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and captivating unsigned painting featuring sinuous abstract leafy vine- like interlaced organic elements in orange, red and black on a soft mottled green and cream ground. U...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Lamar Briggs, Bellagio No. 6, Large Abstract Expressionist Color Field Acrylic
By Lamar Briggs
Located in Dallas, TX
Abstract artist, Lamar Briggs, was born November 13, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He initially attended the University of Southern Louisiana for architecture before transferring to the University of Houston in pursuit of painting. He eventually graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in 1960 and was later inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2005. After graduating, Briggs returned to Houston and began working as a graphic designer and associate art director at KTRK-TV, Channel 13...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Breeze Wall Art Sculpture Piece, Light, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Breeze Wall Art Piece, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Breeze modern wall decor captures the essence of a massive, crashi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Art Glass, Paint, Wood
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....
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Joan Miró Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Joan Miro 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 ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mesmerizing Modern Abstract by Arnold Weber, Dated April 1972
By Arnold Weber
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous modern abstract by wonderfully talented Arnold Weber (1931-2010). Tremendous mood, energy and range of color. This Killer piece succinctly captures the feeling of the earl...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Scale Orange Geometric Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale orange geometric painting, artist unknown, circa 1960s. It has quite a commanding presence at 6 feet x 6 feet. Please note that this painting is not currently framed or m...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
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