Mid-Century Modern Decorative 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
Modernist German Wall Rug by Ewald Kröner for Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Schloss Hackhausen, Germany
Design:
Ewald Kröner
This rug is a great example of 1970s pop art interior. Made in high quality handmade macrame weaving technique in Germany in the 1970s.
This high quality rug was designed in the 1970s by Ewald Kröner and manufactured by his own Label Schloss Hackhausen near Dusseldorf in the Germany. It is made from cotton wool and it is still in a very good vintage condition.
Fantastic coloration in different tones of grey and black and in the middle several macrame knotted...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, garlic.
Nautical style.
8.5 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Tapestry ‘Zebra’ Attributed to Kerstin Bäckman, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tapestry ‘Zebra’ attributed to Kerstin Bäckman,
Sweden. 1970s.
Hand woven.
Signed.
H: 73 cm / 2' 4 3/4"
W: 52 cm / 1' 8 1/2".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Painted in Paris, 1967, On Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Male Nude by Jean Olds
Located in Raleigh, NC
Original artwork by artist Jean Olds. Entitled and depicting a nude male. Ink on rice paper, the materials used give this piece a richness and textured appeal which balances the mini...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Large Pair of Sconces with Iridescent Blue Murano Glass Flowers, Blue Wall Light
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful pair of sconces features zig zag brass frame and 5 iridescent blue Murano glass flowers.These flowers were made by hand in Murano and their center piece is made of a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Charcoal Drawing on Ingrès Paper Signed Marceau Constantin Original, F113
By Marceau Constantin
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charcoal drawing by the French artist Marceau Constantin (1918 - 2017). Drawing on ingres paper representing two characters in shades of black and grey creating a fascinating light a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Signed Modern Marble Relief Sculpture Within a Verdigris Copper Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Striking wall sculpture in carved marble. A dimensional irregular slab of white marble with incised linear decoration mounted in a green verdigris metal shadow box type frame. Signed...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Copper
Sascha De Puchala Abstract of Roosters
Located in Redding, CT
Sascha de Puchala abstract of Roosters. Heavy impasto textural piece of two cocks fighting.
Signed lower middle. One small tear. See photos.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare Traffic Light from the 1970's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare traffic light from the 1970's.
Everything's fully functional, every single light has it's own switch.
Ready to be plugged in (originally standart EU plug, US converter available...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Crane Copper Wall Decoration Wall Panel Plaque Vintage, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful, vintage copper crane themed wall decor. It would make a beautiful wall decoration in a seating or living area. Vibrant colors and excellent craftsmanship. Made in the 19...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Clyde Burt House Shaped Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt house shaped ceramic wall relief in glazed stoneware with turned wood exterior sides and wooden frame.
Signed to front: [C. BURT].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Vintage Lluminated Advertisement Coca-Cola 80s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Good original condition
Case is from bakelite, picture is under glass
Advertisement lights on 2 bulbs
Fully working.
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Abstract Bauhaus Style Building Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
American abstract Bauhaus style high rise building. Oil on canvas, signed "E.M." dated 1958.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
Coral Blue and White Abstract Expressionist Painting Signed Juan
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Culled from an estate in Scottsdale, Arizona. This piece seemingly dates from the Mid-Century period, likely 1960s. The large scale painting features expressive brush strokes in cora...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas
Iver Rose 'American, 1899-1972' Oil on Masonite, "the Pianist"
By Iver Rose
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right, label on the stretcher with title and date July 19, 1976. A concert pianist playing a grand piano.
Measures: 12 x 20", good condition
painted and gilt frame wit...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
21th Century Modern Large Decorative Wall Art Wood Marquetry Organic Shape
Located in Porto, PT
The Zola Wall Decor is a striking blend of organic curves and geometric trace, creating a captivating wall panel that enhances any modern interior. This decorative art piece is defin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Birdseye Maple
Modernist German Wall Rug by Ewald Kröner for Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug individual customs made order by Ewald Kröner, 1970s
(see images of the illustration prospect, each rug of the Kröner Collection could be configured on customers wishes, in sizes and coloration)
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Schloss Hackhausen, Germany
Design:
Ewald Kröner
This rug is a great example of 1970s pop art interior. Made in high quality handmade weaving technique in Germany in the 1970s.
This high quality rug was designed in the 1970s by Ewald Kröner and manufactured by his own Label Schloss Hackhausen near Dusseldorf in the Germany. It is made from cotton wool and it is still in a very good vintage condition.
Fantastic coloration in different brown ochre yellow tones and in the right bottom side a huge macrame knotted element...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan Wall Hanging
Located in San Francisco, CA
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan decorative wall hanging. Original order form is included, model #140 ordered as a wall hanging incorporating colors from mode...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Figural Ceramic Wall Hanging Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare ceramic wall art sculpture.
Height:57 cm.
Width:41 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Canvas, Wood
Nerone and Patuzzi Abstract Wood Wall Panel for Forme e Superfici. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Large beech wooden panel designed by Nerone and Patuzzi and made by Forme e Superfici in Italy in 1978. Graphical design with the typical Nerone and Patuzzi circle...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Beech
Italian Art Informel Painting Black, Grey, Red, Blue by Danilo Picchiotti, 1987
Located in Salzburg, AT
Fantastic large abstract informal painting with a poectic note in wonderful colors signed Danilo Picchiotti 1987.
The original artist frame in red allows the artistic design to run into the frame or integrates the frame into the artwork
Childhood and the French period
Danilo Picchiotti was born in 1933. His childhood and youth are characterized by the restless search of an artistic expression for his own sensibility and perception, as well as his very strong sense of existence. This would eventually lead him to join an art club known as “I Pennelacci” (the Paintbrushes) in his hometown in Rome at the early age of 18. He then starts devoting himself exclusively and passionately to reading and painting.
He moves to Paris in 1952. In Paris he explores the stimulating and innovativeenvironmentsrepresented by the local versions of Surrealism of the period. From that moment onwards, he allows his own existence to be overwhelmed by his art until he becomes his art’s main subject, firmly convinced that self-consciousness and stylistic research are closely linked. This immense labour will find the truest expression of his artistic and existential sensibility in Surrealism.
From his early career
to action painting.
During the early 1970s, the artistic environment in Rome and his successful participation to several collective art exhibitions, especially with the “Pennellacci” club, leads him to his public debut and paves the way to a very important and busy period.
Later on, after enormous intellectual labour, he approaches the gestural informal painting, also known as “Action Painting”. This art movement was mostly developed in the United States, and is also called Abstract Expressionism. The most celebrated artist of this movement is Jackson Pollock.
In 1986 Danilo Picchiotti holds a number of exhibitions of works that are strongly influenced by this art movement (action painting).
The latest works of the artist.
In Europe, the French painter Jean Fautrier begins incorporating his paintings with plastic materials that burst out of the canvas, overcoming the boundary between two-dimensional images and plastic forms. This type of painting will be called “Matter Painting”; other painters will join this movement including Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tápies and the Italian Alberto Burri.
While some artists hide into the sign, others, including Picchiotti, emphasises the matter that identifies the work itself, by choosing any kind of material such as wood, fabric, glass, wall or even colour, which are arranged on the canvas, assuming their own physicality and are transformed, layer by layer, by using fire, water and other elements.
Beginning from 2000, after several years of artistic inactivity due to health problems, Danilo Picchiotti, today more culturally open-minded than ever, returns to painting with determination, strength and energy giving birth to his new “GESTURAL MATTER” period.
Major exhibitions and awards:
a selection
1965
First Prize of the “Gatta d’oro” Award – Rome
First Prize of the “Trevignano 1965” Award - Trevignano
Art Exhibition at "Galleria Brandi" - Rome
Art Exhibition at “Circolo Artistico” via Margutta – Rome
Art Exhibition at “La Tozzella” Gallery – Avezzano
First Prize of the “Riccio d’oro” Award, prize of Medaglia d’oro Award
1966
Art Exhibition at "La Saletta" Gallery- Frosinone
Theatre and Painting exhibition at the "Piccolo Teatro" - Rome
Figurative Art Exhibition at the "Piccolo Teatro" - Rome
18th Art Trade Show via Margutta – Rome
International painting exhibition - Manziana
1967
International painting exhibition - Bracciano
1968
Exhibition at Geswind Villa at Meung sur Loire - France
1969
Art exhibition at the Hotel de Bordeaux Tours - France
1970
Art Exhibition at "Anfora" gallery - Paris
Art Exhibition at "Hervè" gallery - Paris
1972
Art Exhibition at "Pencier" gallery - Paris
Art Exhibition at "Bernier" gallery - Paris
1974
2nd prize of “IV edizione Cavalletto d'oro" Award - Florence
1975
Art Exhibition at "Galleria Facchetti” -
Art Exhibition at "Daber" gallery - Paris
1977
Art Exibition at "Galerie Wolfang Gurlitt" - Munich
1978
Art Exhibition at "Galerie Ernest Fuchs...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Tres Hermanas" Framed Chromolithograph by Amado Maurillo Pena
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 20th Century limited edition chromolithograph entitled "Tres Hermanas" by artist Amado Maurillo Pena (American, Arizona, b. 1943). Pena is kno...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Modernist German Wall Rug by Ewald Kröner for Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Schloss Hackhausen, Germany
Design:
Ewald Kröner
This rug is a great example of 1970...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons
Located in Redding, CT
Fruit still life on board signed Timmons. Attributed to William Federick Timmons(1915-1985) . Rich colors of blue, red and pink make up this fruit still life composition.
The composition consists of fruit in a pedestal bowl and the detailed drapes in the background. Custom framed. This item can parcel ship for $45.
William Frederick Timmins was born May 23, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois.
His father, Harry L. Timmins (1887-1963), was a celebrated magazine illustrator and co-owner with Frank H. Young (1888-1964) of a successful Chicago advertising agency called Young & Timmins Advertising Illustration Studios. In 1923 Timmins and Young co-founded the American Academy of Art in Chicago. His father's impressive career brought the family a prosperous and privileged lifestyle, which included pleasure trips to Paris and London.
In 1934 he began to commute by Metro North train to New York City, where he studied at the Art Students League on West 57th Street. He also took classes at the National Academy of Design on Fifth Avenue near 89th Street.
In 1935 he began to study at the Grand Central School of Art, located on the sky-lit top floor of Grand Central Station Terminal. This was the same station he used for his daily commute.
In 1935 he began to sell pen and ink story illustrations as well as painted covers to NYC publishers of pulp magazines. During the second half of the 1930s his work appeared in Western Story, Dime Sports, Clues Detective Stories, Thrilling Western, and All Aces Magazine.
He and his wife moved to a home on Spectacle Lane in Wilton, CT. This area of Connecticut had become a popular artist community. He socialized with several artist neighbors, such as Benjamin Kimberly Prins (1902-1980), Tom Lovell (1909-1997), Richard Lyon (1913-2002), Al Parker (1906-1985), Rolf Klep (1904-1981), R. G. Harris (1911-2007).
During the 1940s his cover illustrations appeared on pulp magazines, such as The Shadow, Clues Detective Stories, Wild West Weekly, and Astounding Science Fiction. All these were published by Street & Smith.
In 1944 the family moved to Darien, CT. At first the artist worked in a rented studio in nearby Norwalk, CT, but after a while he converted a vacant family room into an art studio and worked at home. After the war he drew story illustrations for Family Circle and Liberty Magazine.
In 1948 his father, Harry L. Timmins, and his brother, Harry L. Timmins, Jr., moved to California to open a lithography business in Hollywood.
During the 1950s he illustrated several books for children that were published by Rand McNally, such as Cowboys, Davy Crockett...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
1963 Joe Nyiri Abstract Monoprint
Located in San Diego, CA
Abstract stylized figure with applied decoration by California artist Joe Nyiri from 1963 in original Orr's Gallery frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Feigen Mixed Media Superb Multi-Dimensional Wall Art Titled Puppets on Strings
Located in Miami, FL
Signed by Artist Feigen, superb multi-dimensional Wall Art, mixed media Paper Stamp of Puppets on Strings.
Framed in a brushed Chrome Frame.
Signed by Artist Feigen, Titled Puppets o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Still Life with Fruit and Wine Bottle by Lee Tonar, 1959
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful midcentury still life with fruit and wine bottle signed Tonar 1959. It is on canvas panel and in wonderful vintage condition overall. H...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Curtis Jeré Brass Mid Century Modern Sculptural Signed Sailing Boat
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Weesp, NL
A Rare Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece – Curtis Jeré’s 1976 Brass Sailboat Sculpture.
Elevate your collection with this exceptional 1976 mid-century modern brass wire sculpture by C...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Clapera Maya Framed Artwork from Spain, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Drawing artwork from Spain, circa 1950 Painted by Clapera Maya in Spain. Framed and hand signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Natural Stone Portrait Mosaic
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Unique portrait mosaic. Titled "The Athlete", dated 2019 and signed.
The mosaic is constructed out of natural stone in the most gorgeous tones.
No damage to be noted.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Set of 22 Cast Aluminum Tiles as Wall Decorations, by a Milano Foundry Italy
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 22 decorative tiles wall decorations in cast aluminum by a Milano foundry in Italy.
Circa 1990 / 2000
Each tile imitates a different piece of wood.
A very unique set that can ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Ceramic Wall Relief by Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos, Spain, 1960's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic wall relief signed Muresa, trademark created by Spanish ceramists Andrés Galdeano and Angel Grávalos in 1960's. Glazed ceramic with a lacquered wooden frame. Only the ceramic...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century Repousse Still Life Copper Panel, by George Braque
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century copper panel depecting a nature setting done with the repousse method of metal work.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Majolica Fish Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife oysters platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of seaweeds, starfish , oysters , mussel
Nautical style.
8.3 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1962 Abstract Italian Painter G. Martinelli Oil on wood and Cardboard Painting
Located in IT
1962 Abstract Italian Painter Giuseppe Martinelli oil on wood and Cardboard Painting , titles " colloquio" ( interview). This abstract painting with brown, red and sand warm colors has been painted in 1962 by Italian Giuseppe Martinelli .
Excellent conditions. Size 190x181 cm. The painting features a black metal frame. It shows the signature both on the back and the right bottom side.
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Giuseppe Martinelli (Viareggio, January 19, 1930 - Milan, July 15, 2016) was an Italian painter.The first solo show was in his hometown in 1953, and in the same year he won the Viareggio Prize. In 1956 he moved to Milan, sharing a studio in via Procaccini with Scapaticci, Ferroni, Banchieri and Luporini ; in 1958 he exhibited at the Pagani gallery in Milan, with a presentation by Mario De Micheli. In 1959 he won the purchase prize at the Golfo della Spezia painting prize with a work that became part of the collection of the Modern and Contemporary Art Center of La Spezia , he was awarded ex aequo (with Nikos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Joan Miro (1893-1983) Spanish Modern Art Lithograph Circa 1970 "Ma De Proverbis"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Miro, Joan (Spanish, 1893-1983), Ma de proverbis, 1970, (Ref. Mourlot #673) (Hand Made Proverbs), Color lithograph on Arches paper, Published by Editiones Poligrapha in an edition of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Black Orange and Yellow Landscape Painting by Rutten
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Powerful mid-century modern era painting by “Rutten.” The captivating image looks as though it could be a battle scene or a fire. The dramatic scene is largely abstract – a compositi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plaque Plate by Helle Allpass, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plaque Plate by Helle Allpass, Danmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional i...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Art Glass Sun Sculpture Lamp by Felipe Delfinger for Feders, Mexico, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Art Glass sun sculpture lamp by Felipe Delfinger for Feders. Mexico, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Brutalist Brass Cross
Located in Milano, IT
Rare brass cross designed by Arnaldo Pomodoro and his brother Giò Pomodoro in the 1950s, of fine Italian manufacture. It is part of the V/58/16 model.
The...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Nerone & Patuzzi Zinc Headboard Panel, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This Nerone & Patuzzi zinc head panel, produced in the seventies, stands as a remarkable example of artistic expression. Crafted by Nerone Cecciarelli and Giancarlo Patuzzi, masters of working with forms of zinc, this piece showcases a beautiful example of that. The zinc is skillfully treated with acid, resulting in an interplay of light across its surfaces, where smooth and shiny areas contrast with rough and dark textures.
The head panel's design features lines that meticulously trace furrows and define distinct surfaces, each possessing a stark and essential geometry. The deliberate arrangement of shapes creates a harmonious composition that captures the viewer's attention. The artist's technique produces a relief effect, adding depth and dimension to the forms on the panel.
Within this abstract artwork, one cannot help but notice echoes of avant-garde pioneers like Joan Miró and Picasso...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Zinc
'Cat' by Harry Gordon, Poster Dresses Ltd, London, England, 1968
Located in London, GB
1st edition 1968. 'Poster Dress - Eye', a disposable paper dress screen printed tissue, wood pulp and rayon mesh, with internal 'Poster Dresses' label, in...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Bernhard E. Rhone Oxidized Metal Etching
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Rhone Oxidized Metal Etching c.1970s, Canada. Rhone, a German born artist began experimenting with metal oxidation and acid etching in the late 1960s to create a body of wor...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mid Century Italian Enamel Art Panel, 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid century Enamel Art Panel, Italy, mid 20th century. This is a wonderful and very decorative piece of enamel art, made in mid century Italy. This panel features bold colors and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
White plaster wall relief by Momcilo Milovanovic, 1975
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Unique plaster wall relief by Momcilo Milovanovic (1921 - 2013), France 1975. Milovanovic studied sculpting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Signed Nude by Stilson circa 1966
By Stilson
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Bill Stilson 1966 nude lithograph. Willian H Stilson was a popular Rockport, Massachusetts artist known for figure, seascape, and genre paintings. ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Set of 7 Mid-Century Calendar Wall Plates by Bjørn Wiinblad for Nymölle Denmark
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Calendar Wall Plates by Bjørn Wiinblad for Nymölle Denmark, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informat...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Located in Houston, TX
Handmade
Vintage from the 1960s
Materials: wool, cotton
Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments.
Width: 13 inches
Height: 17 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 29
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 29
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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