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 Studio Ceramic Tile Art by Irina Lorin
By Gills Lorin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Framed mid-20th century Irina Lorin Signed ceramic art tile of figure, consisting of three framed tiles, mid-20th century. 3 tiles measuring 8" x 11" retai...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Grasscloth, Wood
Fabulous Curtis Jere French Chateau Sculptural Wall Hanging
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pemberton, NJ
FABULOUS SIGNED CURTIS JERE FRENCH CHATEAU WALL SCULPTURE. I LOVE THE DETAIL GIVEN TO THIS AMAZING WALL SCULPTURE WITH THE FLOWERS ON THE BALCONY TO THE BIRD SITTING ON THE OPEN DOO...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
1970s Vintage "Ricard '78" Nautical Oil on Canvas Wall Modern Painting Sea Ship
Located in London, GB
Alluring acrylic on canvas painting of an abstract ship in the night, with deep blue and black hues. The acrylic paint is embossed in places, giving it a depth of texture. Signed "Ri...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas
$272 Sale Price
20% Off
No 4 Varia Set POP ART Wall Rug by VERNER PANTON attrib for Vorwerk Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug varia set
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
VORWERK, the design was attributed to VERNER PANTON by QUITTENBAUM AUCTION HOUSE Munich, 143B - Design
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Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
American Studio Ceramic Hippo Wall Plaque by Hal Fromhold
By Hal Fromhold
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
American studio whimsical ceramic hippo wall plaque by Hal Fromhold.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,275 Sale Price
20% Off
No 2 Varia Set 84x84cm Wall Rug by VERNER PANTON attrib for Vorwerk Germany 1970
By Desso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall rug varia set
Decade:
1970s
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
VORWERK, the design was attributed to VERNER PANTON by QUITTENBAUM AUCTION HOUSE Munich, 143B - Design
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
Modernist German Wall Rug by Ewald Kröner Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970 no1
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Elie Grekoff Tapestry’s Zodiac Lion Proof of Authenticity by d' AUBUSSON Paris
By Elie Grekoff
Located in Miami, FL
Superb tapestry from the Zodiacal series of Elie Grekoff.
This one is figuring the lion.
Proof of Authenticity on reverse, manufactured by d' AUBUSSON.
Exemplar 19 / 100 Robert FOUR...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Set of 169 (3 Sqm) ceramic tiles by Roger Capron, France - 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 169 tiles (around 3 Sqm) by Roger Capron, France - 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of Household pests
A vintage school teaching showcase with household pests specimen behind glass. Used as teaching material in German schools c...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Set of 2 Modernist Ceramic Wall Plate Objects Helmut Schäffenacker, Germany 1960
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic wall plate set
Decade:
1960s
Producer:
Atelier Schäffenacker, Ulm Germany
Design:
Helmut Schäffena...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Charles Hersey Vintage Op Art Painting, circa 1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Hersey vintage op art painting, circa 1974
Fantastic vintage op art painting by San Francisco artist Charles Hersey.
At 46+ years old, thi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Original Charles Kiffer Lithograph of Alhambra Theatre Maurice Chevalier
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful original Mid-Century Modern lithograph was created for the inauguration of the new Alhambra Theater, featuring Maurice Chevalier, circa 1948. It features the actor don...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Collage Artwork by Paul Dufrane Dated 1968, 'LE MIRROIR'
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful and atmospheric collage artwork by the Belgian artist Paul Dufrane. The painting is entitled 'The mirror', it is composed of various antique pri...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Still Life Print signed Hippert
Located in Miami, FL
Italian School, Still Life art signed Hippert.
Professionally framed.
Framed dimensions: 46" Wide x 38 1/2" High x 1 1/2" Deep
This simply still life art will enhance any country ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Aage Schmidt, Komposition, Color Lithography, 1987, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Aage Schmidt, Composition, 1987
Color lithography
Number E./T. 46/125
This work is signed by the artist, has date and an individual number (pencil)
Work dimensions 60/62
Framed work
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Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$845 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Mid-Century Modern Painting Titled "Lumieres"
Located in Redding, CT
Abstract Mid-Century Modern painting titled "Lumieres". Signed by artist Lee Clarke.
Nice composition of yellow orbs with blue and white light. Celestial, ...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$943 Sale Price
47% Off
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Heath
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the heath. Us...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Midcentury Style Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage abstract wall art featuring a variety of colors making a unique piece.
Please confirm the item location (NY or NJ).
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Parchment Paper
$315 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Dino Gavina Wall Decorative Panel mod. Mandelbrot
By Dino Gavina, Gavina
Located in Turin, Turin
Dino Gavina was an Italian designer, entrepreneur, and publisher. He began his career in the 1940s working on stage sets. Visual arts were a great passion for Gavina. In 1960, Dino G...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Joan Miró, Soleil et Étincelles, Color Lithograph, 1960s, Framed
By Joan Miró
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Joan Miró, Soleil et Étincelles, 1960s
Color lithography
Work signed in print
Work dimensions 58/74
The work is framed
This lithograph appeared in the collection Derriére le Miroir ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,791 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall Lamp 1970s Brass & Copper, Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda manner
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Spectacular wall lamp decorative handicrafts tree in brass and enamelled copper
It can be used as decoration on a white wall with retro lighting as big ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Picasso Ceramic Decorative Plate "Arlequin 1901" Masterpiece Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
1996 Picasso Living, decorative plate from his painting "Arlequin 1901", nice condition no chips or cracks.
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
$318 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Set of Four Vintage Hand-Painted Catalan Spanish Ceramic Tiles
Located in Madrid, ES
Professionally framed, this set of four early 20th century Spanish-made tiles ("azulejos" en Español) are hand-painted glazed ceramic, the graphic blue and white modernist inspired d...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Piero Fornasetti Framed Set of Coasters of the Months, "12 Mesi, 12 Soli" design
Located in Downingtown, PA
Framed Piero Fornasetti Framed Set of Coasters,
"12 Mesi, 12 Soli" design,
Coasters Early 1960s
The six large ceramic coasters are from the "12 Mesi,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Framed Rectangular Beige Enamel Flower Wall Art
Located in Miami, FL
Incredible artistic beige enamel sculpted flowers that can be wall mounted.
It is framed and can be hung in landscape format as well as horizontal format.
In good vintage condition.
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Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Schumacher by Peg Norriss Steps Wallpaper Mural in Sky & Saddle
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Peg Norriss—the brainchild of designer Barrie Benson and gallerist Chandra Johnson—works with leading contemporary artists to create showstopping wallpapers. A mesmerizing, loosely abstracted two-panel pattern by fine artist Jackie Gendel...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Textile Wall Art, Sweden 1960s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage wool wall art decoration from the 1960s, Sweden. It may be exposed from both sides, comes with an original wooden pole to fix on the wall.
Additional information:
Country of...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Jaime Hayon King Kong Mirror With Yellow And Black Motifs
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mirrors available in two sizes. Decorative patterns are applied in gold or black. The back of each mirror is black. Measure: 120 cm.
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror
$1,122 Sale Price
50% Off
Riva Helfond Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Abstract Watercolor, circa 1954
By Riva Helfond
Located in San Francisco, CA
Riva Helfond (American, 20th century.) Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Abstract Watercolor circa 1954
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern watercolor of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Arteriors Brass Clad Wood Epicenter Wall Panels
By Arteriors
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Arteriors brass clad wood wall panels with a deep epicenter design. The panels with a raised center and concentric circles across the four panels. May also be used separately for gre...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$2,400 / set
Framed Carpet, Picasso's 'Guitar, Glass, and Fruit Dish' Rug, Decorative Art
Located in Manhasset, NY
Framed Rug, Picasso's 'Guitar, Glass, and Fruit Dish' Decorative Art
A wonderfully done abstract carpet in the manner of Picasso framed in a custom Luc...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Lucite
Cast Bronze Horned Glass Eyed Devil or Satan Wall Memo Clip Stamped Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Ferndale, MI
Frightening Devil image cast in bronze with spring clip holder. Glass eyes, stamped Arthur Court 1977.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Dino Gavina Mirrored Panel mod. Baltimora
Located in Turin, Turin
Dino Gavina was an Italian designer, entrepreneur, and publisher. He began his career in the 1940s working on stage sets. Visual arts were a great passion for Gavina. In 1960, Dino G...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
French Mid-Century Equestrian Glass Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s etched & painted glass wall plaque of stylized equestrian with floral background in black lacquered frame.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Wall Plaque Bullfighter and Bull
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A wall plaque in slate depicting a bullfighter and bull. Produced sometime during the 1970's. In good condition with some wear. Most likely Italian production.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Slate
$472 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Signed Cubist Watercolor Custom Framed Red, Blue, Green, Black, Pink
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage signed one of kind cubist watercolor is now custom framed. The signature is not legible but shown in the photos. It has been newly custom framed as of 2 months ago. The ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Chromolithographs by Greg Copeland
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Two framed panels measuring 48.5 x 26.5 to create one Chromolithograph by Greg Copeland signed and numbered 4/250. Asian inspired with flat coloring of yellows and browns. Behind gla...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Glass, Hardwood, Paint
Jenny Kee Hand Knitted Wool Cardigan, Australia, circa 1980
Located in Pymble, NSW
A beautiful hand-knitted wool cardigan by Jenny Kee, with original label and in almost unused condition. Purchased from Jenny in circa 1980 from her studio i...
Category
1980s Australian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Ceramic Plate, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Ceramic
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button th...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$4,200
1960s Mexican Modern Glass Wall Art Sculpture with Bronze Figurines
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Wall Sculpture
1960s Mexican Modern Wall Art Abstract Sculpture with Figures crafted in Bronze and Glass.
13 3/4" H x 33 1/2" x 1 1/2" D, Art 29 3/8" x 9 5/8" H
Original Unrestored V...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Wall Ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Tile Wall Decoration by J Nolf
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful 1950s abstract tile wall decoration by Jan Nolf (1931-1999) Belgium.
This has been a table top.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
$2,079 Sale Price
44% Off
1970s Los Castillo Silver Virgin Mary Plaque Wall Art Taxco Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Los Castillo Virgin Mary Silver Black Wall Art Taxco Mexico
Silver on Black Lacquered Wood
10.25 H x 5 W x .75 Thick
Made in Mexico.
Maker sta...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver
20th Century Ottavio Gigliotti for Gavina Panel mod. Gemmazione continua
Located in Turin, Turin
The professional path of Ottavio Gigliotti (born in 1947 in Martirano, in the province of Catanzaro) began in 1980, the year Design Lab was founded, a silk-screen printing laboratory...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Silvio Giovenetti '20th c.' MCM Abstract Acid Etched Stainless Steel, circa 1971
Located in San Francisco, CA
Silvio Giovenetti (20th century) Mid-Century Modern abstract acid etched stainless steel, circa 1971
Brilliant large scale stainless steel art by listed artist Silvio Giovenetti.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
20th Century Dino Gavina Wall Decorative Pannel mod. Venere
Located in Turin, Turin
Dino Gavina was an Italian designer, entrepreneur, and publisher. He began his career in the 1940s working on stage sets. Visual arts were a great passion for Gavina. In 1960, Dino Gavina founded Gavina SpA, the company that would eventually manufacture the designs of the important Italian designers of the 1950s and 1960s, such as the Castiglioni brothers, Carlo and Tobia Scarpa, Cini Boeri, Vico Magistretti, and Mario Bellini; and in 1962, together with Cesare Cassina and industrialist Arturo Eisenkeil, Gavina founded FLOS, which is still one of the most important Italian lighting companies today.
Here the Wall Decorative Panel mod. Venere, that has a steel structure with silk-screen printing. This one is a tribute to Man Rey...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Wall Art Weaving with Beads and Feathers
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Unique, folded weaving with cascading yarn embellished with tucked feathers & beads. Organic earth tones. Fantastic size, perfect for that smaller wall craving a unique look. Photographed with Arcteryx ball cap...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Yarn
'Période Abstraite' 1960 Oil on Canvas, Jean Georges Chape 1913 - 2002
Located in London, GB
This is a very decorative painting with attractive colours and an interesting use of brush strokes.
Signed on the bottom right hand side of the artwork and also on verso, with 'per...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
1970s Terracotta Silver Wall Hanging Artwork Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Sculptural Terracotta Silver Wall Hanging Artwork Italy
Modernist design Terracotta and sterling
inscription IRAM NATALE 1971-1972. Marato
Or...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Forest Edge
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the forest edge. Used as teachin...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Color Lithograph, Signed, Composition, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Author unknown, Composition
Color lithograph
Number 56/65
The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil)
Work dimensions 67/52
The work is framed
Work in origin...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$751 Sale Price
20% Off
Hardy Strid, Composition, 1950s, Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Hardy Strid, Composition, 1950s
Color lithography
Number 46/200
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 48/34
Framed work
Hardy Bertil Roland Stridh was born on July 6, 1921 in Haverdal, died on March 27, 2012 in Halmstad. He was a Swedish painter, illustrator, graphic and glass artist. Stridh was initially educated as a professional painter and studied easel painting. In the late 1930s, he experimented with paintings similar to the Halmstad group...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$789 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid 20th Century Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Vintage mid century floral still life. Beautiful colors. Oil on canvas. Signed Nessler. Dated 1951.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
Jane Martz Marshall Studios Master Work in round tile Cat Mosaic Wall Hanging
Located in Ferndale, MI
The largest and best wall mosaic I have ever seen from Marshall Studios. Master work of Jane Martz wife and partner of Gordon Martz. Done in varying sizes of their classic round cera...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
$9,500 Sale Price
36% Off
Charles Hersey Vintage Modernist Op-Art Painting, circa 1971
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Hersey vintage modernist op-art painting, circa 1971
Brilliant 1970s acrylic painting by San Francisco artist Charles Hersey.
The painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Dancers Painting by Bagong Kussudiardja, Indonesia, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dancers.
Oil on canvas painting with dancing people signed by Bagong Kussudiardja.
Indonesia, 1928-2004.
Dimensions including the wooden ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Abstract Signed Jim Dine Style "Torso" Painting
By Hazel Cohen
Located in North Miami, FL
Muted palette of blues, blacks, greys, whites dashed with green, mustard and orange make this wonderful vintage abstract torso painting interesting from...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Yellow & Green Parrot in Bird Cage", Mid Century Enamel on Copper Panel, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sophisticated and charming both, this enamel-on-copper panel shows a green and yellow parrot happily perched in a Mid Century wire birdcage, its sides curving and its top embellished...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Gavina Studio Mirrored Panel mod. Margellina
Located in Turin, Turin
Dino Gavina began his activity as early as the 1940s with objects for theater sets, his great passion. Convinced of the need for design that was modern but also rich in poetry, he gr...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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