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
Robert Natkin Acrylic on Canvas Mixed-Media Painting
Located in Westport, CT
Robert Natkin acrylic painting on canvas with paper feather's and mixed-media.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Acrylic, Paper, Feathers
Bornholm Town By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful Bornholm wall plaque by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Soft tones of blues and browns on hand crafted stoneware
Stamped MS, Three Herrings mark, Bornholm a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Large Watercolor & Ink Floral Bouquet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor & ink depicting a prominent and colorful floral bouquet in a blue and white vase on a red round table, presumably on a terrace, over-looking a coastal landscape. Two boats...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Rudolf Wolf Stainless Steel Artwork Holland 1972 / 8
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
Selection of Original Female Nude Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Original Female Nude Paintings, probably American, circa 1950s. They are priced at $750 each. Neither work is signed. They have both been professionally framed in vintag...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$750 / item
"Flux de L' Aimant" Drypoint & Color Aquatint by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Stamford, CT
" Flux de L' Aimant " drypoint & color aquatint on BFK Rives paper by Joan Miro; circa 1964. Signed lower right, and numbered 20/75, lower left, in pencil. Published by Maeght Editeu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Chiseled Glass Plate Depicting a Maternity by Erwin Walter Burger from the 1960s
By Erwin Burger
Located in Milano, MI
Chiselled glass plate depicting a motherhood, the creation of which is attributed to Erwin Walter Burger in the 1960s. The class plate has a little chip as shown in the pictures.
Ø ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$849 Sale Price
20% Off
Fernando Maza Abstract Painting, 1971, Signed
Located in Raleigh, NC
An outstanding abstract painting, oil on canvas in an oval form. Painted in 1971 by Argentine Artist Fernando Maza.
Fernando Maza is an Argentinian Postwar & Contemporary painter...
Category
1970s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Turquoise Concave Murano Glass Mirror Sculpture, Hand-Crafted in Italy, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Striking hand-crafted sculptural mirror made from rich turquoise Murano glass, featuring a rare concave form with beveled edges that enhance its luminous surface. This contemporary p...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
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
Original Signed Carol Summers "The Creation of Malwa" 61/75 Ed Woodcut
Located in Sheridan, CO
Carol Summers
American, (1925-2016)
The Creation of Malwa
61/75 ed woodcut
signed lower right in pencil, titled and edition in pencil lower right, framed
Dimensions
36 1/2 x 36 1/2 ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
1970 artwork gouache on paper by Vincent Van Den Meersch
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Vincent Van Den Meersch was a belgian painter who played an important role in the Belgian contemporary art. Until the early 1950s, Vincent Van Den Meersch painted expressionist works...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Original Oil on Paper Painting by Alexander Gore, Dated 2012 and Certified
Located in Miami, FL
This is an original painting titled "Illumined Pleasures". The piece is signed and dated 2012, painted in the manner of Pablo Picasso.
Professionally framed.
Measures: 16 7/8" H x...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Paint
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
$1,063 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Original Hand Drawn Pencil Sketch of 'the Philosipher
By Gio Ponti
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This very rare and interesting piece of historically important art was purchased from the family of the Great Gio Ponti.
It was a sketch which was part of the preperatory work for t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Inspired Textile Wall Sculpture in Raw Silk by Amanda Malm
Located in Palermo, PA
This wall mounted textile sculpture by Swedish artist Amanda Malm is crafted from pure raw silk and brings a soft tactile presence to any room. The deep ocean blue color adds a sense...
Category
2010s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk, Polyester
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
$2,445 Sale Price
72% Off
Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Signed Hugo Scheiber
By Hugó Scheiber
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor / painting signed Hugo Scheiber: Budapest (1873-1950).
Hugo Scheiber was born in Budapest in 1873. At the age of eight, he moved with his family from Budapest to Vienna. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Abstract Wood Collage by Felice Antonio Botta, Italy, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Abstract wood wall sculpture by Italian artist and designer, Felice Antonio Botta.
Botta was an early proponent of used 'poor materials' (recovered and found wood) for a movement ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
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Unique Cast Iron Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage cast iron wall art featuring a variety of symbols and shapes. This art would make a great addition to any home.
Please confirm it...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Iron
$455 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Vintage Metropolitan Opera "Madama Butterfly" Framed Lithograph by Larry Rivers
By Larry Rivers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home a fantastic example of the legendary work of American pop-art icon Larry Rivers (1923-2002). Considered by many historians to be the "godfather" of pop art, this limited v...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
$850 Sale Price
29% Off
Greg Copeland Mid Century Mirror Art
Located in Countryside, IL
Greg Copeland Mid Century Mirror Art
This mirror art measures: 40.25 wide x 1 deep x 40.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled li...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Chrome
Togores Drawing on Paper for Kahnweilers Galerie Simon, 1923
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pencil drawing by Togores for Galerie Simon, 1923.
It preserves the original label in the back. Framed with a mid XXth century wooden frame.
A label on the verso of Togores Nu (192...
Category
1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$4,430 Sale Price
50% Off
Richard T. Titlebaum "Cristina" Abstract Figural Mixed Media
By Richard T. Titlebaum
Located in Skokie, IL
Richard T. Titlebaum "Cristina" Abstract Figural Mixed Media
This is an original mixed media work on paper by American artist Richard Titlebaum. It is entitled "Cristina." The piece...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Glass, Wood
Angelo Testa "Paper Ballet"
By Angelo Testa
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Testa print. Ink on paper. Signed and dated; [Paper Ballots Angelo Testa 1976].
Angelo Testa was an American textile designer who became the first graduate of the Institute...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
1960 Italy Abstract Painting and Paper Collage by Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini.
The artwork is a painting and a collage with newspaper sheet and other glued element...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Original Signed Carol Summers "Big Sur" Woodcut Framed
Located in Sheridan, CO
Original Signed Carol Summers "Big Sur" Woodcut Framed.
Carol Summers (American 1925-2016) "Big Sur" Woodcut, edition 37/75
Pencil signed, titled upper left
38" x 38"
Acquired from N...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Italian Set of Three Contemporary Large Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bologna Artist sculpture the set of three mask. This are mid century original mask from Italy.We can sell them individually upon request .
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Fiberglass
$5,500 / set
Roberto Crippa "Spirale" 1950 Ed. Galleria Pace Ceramic Plate 3/20
Located in Brescia, IT
Glazed ceramic
Example 3/20
Perfect condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Red Wall Panel Handmade in Italy with Steel Frame Mid-century Modern available
Located in Rimini, IT
Mid-century modern red Wall panel handmade in Italy with steel frame available
Pannello murale realizzato con la tecnica dell'arte in scagliola,
Lavorazione manuale di scagliola co...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,835 Sale Price
20% Off
Girl With Braid By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Girl with braided hair wall plaque, by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Serene image complimented by delicate pale blue glaze
Stamped MS, Three Herrings mark and #6056...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
1989 Jean Claude Farhi Wall Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1989 Lucite wall-mounted sculpture by the French artist Jean-Claude Farhi (French, 1940-2012). Signed by the artist
Can be place in two ways.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Antoni Tàpies Lithography, Cartrons, Papers, Fustes, Collages del 1946 al 1964
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography by Antoni Ta`pies 1964.
Framed.
In good original condition.
Antoni Ta'pies born in Barcelona in 1923, Ta'pies started his artistic run during a long convalescence due ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$637 Sale Price
71% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Village Mid-Century Modern Gouache c1950 Original Frame
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Mediterranean Fishing Village, Gouache, In original frame, Mid-Century Modern, artist unknown, c1950
Charming composition of fishermen mending their nets at the end of the day wit...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
MCM Mixed-Media Abstract 2d Art Piece Where No Sea Runs by Richard Slimon, 1962
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous mixed-media abstract 2D art piece by renowned Kansas artist Richard Slimon titled Where No Sea Runs. This signed piece is in wonderful over all ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Latex, Wood, Paper
Arnold Mesches Signed Chair Series Large Color Lithograph, 1969
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging and somewhat scarce work by the Bronx, NY-born controversial American artist Arnold Meches. This piece is one of his from his most recognizable works the chair series that he did in the 1950s/60s and perhaps a bit of a precursor to Andy Warhol's 1967 "Electric Chair" image albeit somewhat less provocative.
Signed and dated (1969) in pencil by the artist in the lower right margin.
Arnold Mesches...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
1960's Charles Levier Artwork
Located in New York, NY
1960s watercolor painting by French artist Charles Levier (1920-2003), in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Artwo...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
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
Colorful 20th Century Oil Painting of Paris by Italian Artist Piero Solavaggione
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Oil painting on canvas in its original frame representing a Parisian quarter with a church on the background. Painted by the Italian artist Professor Piero Solavaggione (Carmagnola (...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Rare Large Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dive into a nostalgic journey with this rare and unique large set of Michelin Man tiles, crafted by an unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1960. The set comprises the complete series...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Horse and Rider Lithographs by Marino Marini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 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 lined black la...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Josef Albers Screen Print Diptych from Formulation Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A terrific example of a two-paged screen print from Josef Alber's Formulation : Articulation, 1972. This example is Portfolio 1 from Folder 30, 1972.
From an edition of 1000 prod...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Françoise Gilot Lithograph 'Pages D'amour'', 1951
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Françoise Gilot original lithograph 'Pages d'Amour'.
From the poetry book "Pages d'Amour" by André Verdet, editions Raison d'être, 1951, printed by ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$737 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Modern Painting by Wegener
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern oil painting of trees signed by artist Wegener.
Please confirm the item location (NY or NJ).
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
Selection of Alexander Calder Lithographs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Alexander Calder color lithographs, circa 1960s. They have been recently framed in clean lined black lacquered wood gallery frames...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$850 / item
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...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Ernest Trova Surrealist Pop Original Silkscreen Print 1969
By Ernest Trova
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A original silkscreen by Ernest Trova ( 1927- 2009 ) titled " Man Is Only a Memory " printed in 1969 by Domberger Germany . Very well mounted in a aluminum clear floating and ready t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
very decorative mid century COPPER PICTURE relief picture sailboat sun vintage d
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful and decorative mid century copper wall decoration with a stylized depiction of a sailboat in the sun. 1950s.
Dimensions in cm:
Length 48 cm, width 39 cm, depth 5 cm.
...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Oil Championship Golf Club Painting, Brown Wood Frame, 1960s, Europe
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Oil painting with Golf motive. Hand painted in England.
In the set of gold wood frame. Very nice decoration for every interior.
Only one unique piece.
Category
1990s English Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Rooster By Marianne Starck For Michael Andersen. Danish Wall Plaque
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Bold rooster wall plaque by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
Wonderfully hand crafted by the renowned Danish ceramicist
Stamped MS, Three Herrings mark, and #6071 on re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
$5,316 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Signed Contemporary Mixed Media On Board, Apples And Carpets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed indistinctly lower left. Several printed fragments including red patterned carpets and printed book pages painted over in olive green tones. The bottom with four painted red a...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
VICTOR VASARELY Paris 1960 Geometric Composition Ink on Rice Paper COA
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric composition in rice paper by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997).
This is a fantastic geometric composition created in Paris France by the op-art artist Victor Vasarely. The piece of art has been realized in black ink on paper. Great piece of art with gorgeous provenance and professionally framed with UV glass.
Victor Vasarely
He is considered the father of the Op Art, artist and was born on April 9th, 1908 in Pécs, Hungary. Internationally recognized as one of the most important artists of the 20th century, his innovations in color and optical illusion have had a strong influence on many modern artists. Spanning most of his career, our collection of his prints and sculptures explores his forays into some of his most famous works such as the plastic alphabet and other iconic periods. In 1925, Vasarely was accepted into the University of Budapest’s School of Medicine where he attended for 2 years. Deciding that he wanted to take his life in a different direction, he enrolled in the Poldini-Volkman Academy of Painting in 1927. Though a medical education might have seemed superfluous compared to his new career in art, the time that Vasarely spent in medical school gave him a strong basis in scientific method and objectivity. This basis continued to manifest in his unique style of art. After the artist's first one-man show in 1930, at the Kovacs Akos Gallery in Budapest, Vasarely moved to Paris. For the next thirteen years, he devoted himself to graphic studies. His lifelong fascination with linear patterning led him to draw figurative and abstract patterned subjects, such as his series of harlequins, checkers, tigers, and of course the Vasarely zebras...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$78,800 Sale Price
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Josef Albers Screen Print Diptych from Formulation, Articulation
By Josef Albers
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A terrific example of a two-paged screen print from Josef Alber's Formulation: Articulation, 1972. This example is portfolio 1 from folder 18, 1972.
From an edition of 1000 produc...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Leandro Velasco, 1973 Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of Voluptuous Woman
Located in North Miami, FL
Created in 1973, "Bola De Cristal" is an exquisite oil on canvas portrait painting by the esteemed Colombian artist Leandro Velasco. This captivating artwork bears the artist's signa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$10,463 Sale Price
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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
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Mid-century Modern contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage contemporary art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paint, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern contemporary art made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original contemporary art, popular names associated with this style include Charles Fields Haviland, John Stoddart, Victor Vasarely, and Barbara Morgan. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for contemporary art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $390 and tops out at $69,500 while the average work can sell for $1,498.
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