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
Fontana Arte Center Piece or Wall Decoration by Dube’
Located in New York, NY
Fontana Arte center piece made by Italian artist Dube’ in the 1950s representing a red lily with gold accents. He created the piece by back painting a curved glass and then etching i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
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
Fausta Dossi Textured Oil on Canvas "Cieli Australi", circa 2009
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Fausta Dossi (B 1936)
This is an abstract oil painting on canvas created by Fausta Dossi, a renowned Italian artist from Milan, in 2007. The pai...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Splotchy" Textile by Alexander Calder for Laverne Originals
Located in Pawtucket, RI
"Splotchy" textile by Alexander Calder for Laverne Originals. Hand printed on linen. 26 ft. available
The innovative husband-and-wife team Erwin and Estelle Laverne, specialized...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
Tom Scmitt 1968 Shaped Canvas 3 Dimensional Acrylic on Canvas in Red
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage monochromatic red art by Tom Schmitt on three dimensional shaped canvas. Signed on reverse. circa 1968.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
H Lee Hirsche Impasto (1927-2008), Mountain Storm, 1961, Mixed Media paint impas
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
N. Lee Hirsche, “Mountain Storm”, 1961. Mixed Media, .OIl and Sand Impasto on Board.
H. Lee Hirsche was born in New London, Connecticut, and studied under Josef Albers at the Yale ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Painting by Barbara Pound, Female Nude Painting, Sky Blue and Rose, C 1960, Art
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful nude painting by Barbara Pound, circa 1960. Water colors.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage French Tapestry by Georgette Owens. Size: 3 ft x 4 ft 10 in
By Georgette Owens
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Tapestry by Georgette Owens, France, Mid-Twentieth Century. Size: 3 ft x 4 ft 10 in (0.91 m x 1.47 m)
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Mosaic Panel of the Bicentennial in New York Harbor, 1978
Located in Camden, ME
A large mosaic panel artwork representing the bicentennial celebration in New York harbor on the evening of July 4, 1976.
A memorable evening throughout the United States and partic...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Framed Abstract Wall Art, circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Medium Size Mid Century Modern Woven Textile Framed Abstract / Folk Wall Art. Circa 1970s
Features a handwoven abstract geometric pattern in a e...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern Oil on Board of Women
Located in Redding, CT
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern oil on board of two women. Colorful, impasto composition of two women comforting each other. Thick wooden reddish ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver
"Turbanned Man on Goat w/ Flowers', Striking Enamel Painting, Style of Rubin
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly drenched in vibrant colors -- forest green, deep red, cornflower yellow, black and white -- this framed enamel panel depicts an exotic man in a turba...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Mid-Century Silver Plate Trophy
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Moderne silver plate trophy with 2 handles on round bakelite base (20th Cent.)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver
Autumn Scene of a French Seaside Village Oil Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A beautifully executed vintage oil on canvas painting of a French seaside village housed in an intricately hand-carved antique gilt wood frame....
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Alain Winance, Composition, Color lithograph, 1990s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Alain Winance, Composition, 1994
Color lithograph
The work is signed by the artist and dated (pencil)
Work dimensions 98/67
The work is framed
Alain Winance is a Belgian artist born...
Category
1990s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
20th Century Dark-Blue French Abstract Still Life Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th century dark-blue abstract still life by Daniel Clesse, painted in Montpellier, France in 1976.
Daniel Clesse was a French painter born in 1932, in Paris, France and passed a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Victor Vasarely Attributed Group of 48 Rosenthal Tiles
Located in Naples, IT
Group of 48 Rosenthal tiles, 25 in black biscuit porcelain and 23 in white biscuit porcelain, Studio Linie collection.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Abstract Portrait of a Boy with his Dog, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Outstanding abstract portrait of a boy with his dog, circa 1940
This is truly an extraordinary painting done by a very talented artist.
A bit of old fashioned detective work by...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Stylized Owl Wall Hanging in Suede Trapunto
By Klara Sever
Located in New York, NY
Stylized owl, done in suede trapunto, mounted and framed, ready to hang, circa 1970s. Marked SeVer 46/750. (Possibly Klara Sever).
Earthly, post Hippie Er...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Rare Nancy Wickham Boyd Design Technics Modernist Studio Pottery Wall Plate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare, mid-century wall plate with primitive incised design and textured glaze by Nancy Wickham Boyd (1923-1987). Piece measures 10" by 10.5" and i...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Earthenware
Key Holder from 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Brass Key Holder from around 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Abercrombie and Fitch Decorative Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Abercrombie and Fitch decorative barometer. Chrome and glass decorative barometer in a very clean midcentury style.
Dimensions: 6.25" ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Copper Wall-Mounted Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage 1960s, German modern copper relief.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Grassland
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display of the Insects of the Grassland
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the insects of the grassland. Used as teaching ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
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
Vintage String Art Ship
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large wall mounted sail boat sculpture made of string on nails, set over a black felt backing. Walnut frame accents the artwork.
Please confirm loc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
String, Walnut
Colorful Mid Century Street Scene
Located in Redding, CT
Colorful Mid Century street scene. Unsigned oil on canvas. Vivid colors of blues, greens and purples. Amazing light and depth make up this inc...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Bernard Gantner, Lac Hivernal Aux Voges, Lithograph on Woven Paper, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Bernard Gantner, Lac Hivernal Aux Voges, 1970s
Lithograph on woven paper
Number 38
The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 50/65
Unframed...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
Mid-Century Egyptian Goddess Mosaic
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Unique mid-century mosaic depicting and Egyptian Goddess, possibly Hatmehyt, the Egyptian Goddess of Fish.
The mosaic stands 6.5ft tall and is constructed out of rounded pebble l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Middle Eastern Building Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century acrylic on canvas painting of a Middle Eastern Street scene executed with bold impressionistic brush strokes. Depicting exotic Architecture ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Midcentury "Face" Wall Art Sculpture Pair by Westwood Chadwick
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Modern "Face" wall art sculpture pair by the Westwood Chadwick studio. Each sculpture features a hand-sculpted abstract face with brass inlay fixed to a curved sheet of s...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Framed Print Titled Harlequin’s Family by Picasso
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional vintage framed Picasso print titled “Harlequin’s Family”. Features a wooden frame.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Tarcisio Tosin, La Freccia Wall Plated, Glazed Ceramic, Italy, 1934
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage Tarcisio Tosin - La Freccia wall plated - Glazed Ceramic, Italy 1934
hand painted under glaze from the 1934 to the 1942.
The Diana Huntress St...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
American Modern Abstract Silver & Copper Raindrop Wall Sculpture, Curtis Jeré
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Abstract Silver & Copper Raindrop Wall Sculpture, Curtis Jeré
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Tile Mural by Melvin G. Hillger
By Melvin G. Hillger
Located in Denton, TX
This mural is made of Gesso tiles in a wood frame. Painter, born in Wisconsin August 22, 1910. By 1930, Hillger settled in Los Angeles. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles art department, and his master's degree in fine arts from University of Southern...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Lacquer
Mid Century Recycled Artwork by André Pailler Title First Snow, 1970, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Title: Première neige or First snow.
Mid Century recycled artwork by Andre Pailler. France ca. 1970.
Mixed media? Recycled items, rope, cardboard, na...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Thormod Larsen, Komposition, Color Etching, 1964, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Thormod Larsen, Composition, 1964
Etching
Work dated and signed by the artist (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 66/55
Framed work
Thormod Larsen (1921 - 1977). He was a Swedish painter and ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1970's Signed Curtis Jere "Whistle Stop" Metal Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Curtis Jere "Whistle Stop" metal sculpture of a train station. Signed. Highly detailed charming scene with lots of personality using a mixture of metals and dimensional texture.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
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
1940s Tin Sign Philip Morris Cigarettes Smoking Mid-Century Garage Decor Tobacco
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Over two foot wide 'Tin Tacker' Sign. A brightly colored embossed metal "Call For Philip Morris" cigarette advertising sign with a great graphics of a period bell hop...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Midcentury Design Wall Wood Decoration/Woman, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Around 1960s.
- Percect original condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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
Derek Carruthers triple ripple artwork United Kingdom 1966
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
"Triple Ripple," created by Derek Carruthers in the United Kingdom in 1966, is a striking large-scale wall sculpture that exemplifies the innovative spirit of mid-20th century art. T...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Schumacher by Peg Norriss Steps Wallpaper Mural in Rose & Camel
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
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
Great Vintage School Teaching Display Vermins in the Garden and Forest
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Vintage School Teaching Display Vermins in the Garden and Forest
A vintage school teaching showcase with specimen illustrating the pests in the garden and in the forest. Used ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
1930s Set of Nine Framed American Typography Pages
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of nine framed American typography pages.
From new letters and lettering by Paul Carlyle & Guy Oring,
Originally published, 1938
The pages ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Oak Hotel Black Board or Menu Board with Relief
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage oak hotel black board or menu board.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Large Framed Color Lithograph Women Horse Riders and Dancers Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A fine original color lithograph, depicting women horse riders and dancers will enhance any contemporary or modern setting.
Signed by the artist on the lower right, Roy W.
Name unidentified.
This decorative art piece is Titled " Solstice II". The vibrant blue, white, terra cotta and mustard colors will enhance any setting.
Measures: 39 5/8" Wide x 34 5/8" High x 1 5/8" Deep
Ready to hang this large framed color lithograph...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, 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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas
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...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Signed Mid Century Seriagraph on board by Maurice de Vlamink
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Mid Century Seriagraph on board by Maurice De Vlamink. Original frame. Signed lower right. Amazing hue of colors and composition bringing this village-scape to life.
Fauvist...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Masonite, Paper
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...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-century Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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