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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Bata Mihailović, Horisont, Color Lithography, 1976, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Bata Mihailovic, Horisont
Color lithography
Number 153/300
Work signed by the artist and has individual number (pencil)
Work dimensions 65/79
Framed work
Milorad Bata Mihailović (19...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
Modernist Wall Rug LJ6 by Ewald Kröner, Schloss Hackhausen, Germany, 1970s No. 3
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...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Gérard Gosselin, Lithograph, 1989, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Gérard Gosselin, 1989
Lithography
E.A. number XV/XV
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number and date (pencil)
Work dimensions 59/78
Framed work
Gérard Gosseli...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Fiber Art with Landscape Scene
Located in Denton, TX
Large Macrame handcrafted with many different knot styles and a scene of hills, sun and clouds.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Twine
Åke Arenhill, Tio visor i bild om den förlorade sinnligheten, 10 lithographs
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Åke Arenhill, Tio visor i bild om den förlorade sinnligheten
A collection of 10 lithographs
Number 72/400
Works signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil)
Work dimension...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Armin Sandig, Schlümpfe, Color Etching, 1987, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Armin Sandig, Schlümpfe, 1987
Color etching
Work signed by the artist, dated and has individual title (pencil)
Work dimensions 52/67
Framed work
Armin Sandig (1929 - 2015) was a Ger...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Oscar Reutersvärd, Impossible Figures, Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Oscar Reutersvärd, Impossible figures
Lithography
Number 101/190
The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered
Work dimensions 51/41
The work is framed
Oscar Reutersvär...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
George Gach 'Hungarian-American, NY, 1909-1996' Oil On Canvas, "Jones Beach 1968
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 1968 on the lower right and on verso with title and date. Christies labels on the stretcher- 10-JAN 07, sale 1786 lot 23. A wonderful view of the crowded beach with some women wearing two-piece bathing suits...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
1965 "Memory of Venice" Howard Baer Abstract Collage Oil Painting, Framed
By Howard Baer
Located in Morristown, NJ
Howard Baer (American, 1907-1986), oil and collage on canvas, "Memory of Venice" 1965, signed and dated lower right, titled canvas verso, slat frame.
Born in a mining town near Pi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Paper
"The Spring Blossom" Painting by Pauwels
By Henri Joseph Pauwels
Located in Antwerp, BE
Painting farm on a flowering apple tree by Henri Pauwels (1903-1983) Belgium.
Artist: Henri Joseph Pauwels (Haasdonk 1903 - 1983 Beveren-Waas)
Technique: Oil on canvas
State: Good c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Nativity", Brilliant Enamel Panel in Blue, Purple and Orange by Karl Drerup
By Karl Drerup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arguably the finest enamel artist that America has ever seen, Karl Drerup immigrated here from Germany in 1937, his anti-Nazi activism and his wife's Jewish heritage forcing them to ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Italian Architectural Urban Landscape in Back Painted Glass on Panel, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian metaphysical urban landscape glass panel in a frame.
Multicolored back painted glass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
60s Mixed Media Arts And Crafts Superb Multi-Dimensional Wall Sculpture Fine Art
Located in Miami, FL
Arts and Crafts Superb multi-dimensional wall sculpture, mixed media wood and printer's blocks.
A beautiful piece of Fine Art made in America circa 1965.
It is in good vintage condit...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Wall Decoration Sgrafo Modern, Heron, Bird, Teak and Porcelain, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare
- nice and style decoration
- animal motive
- marked
- representative.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
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
Massive Vintage Art Work by Thomas Nawrocki
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage artwork by American artist Thomas Nawrocki. Entitled Kaleidoscope, Steeple Scope Window. This large-scale framed piece is made from colorful vinyl stitched together to create...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
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...
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1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Goldberg 1967 New York School Style Red White and Black Abstract Painting
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Original abstract painting, dated 1967, signed “Goldberg”. This piece parallels Abstract Expressionist work from the New York School active during the same period. The abstract piece...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Italian Grafiche Mariano 20th Century Poster of Gio Ponti Design
Located in Amarillo, TX
Framed Grafiche Mariano poster of Gio Ponti design, possibly a Domus magazine image.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paper
Wilfredo Oscar De La Concepion Lam 'Cuba, 1902-1982' Color Lithograph Pair
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Colorful and fantastic Lithograph Pair by Wilfredo Lam, “”Demons Familliers” in yellow and “Lune Haute” in blue. Signed lower right, numbered XXIII/L lower left. Printed text on vers...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Color Lithograph by Cyr Frimout, Man with two heads, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Cyr Frimout, Man with two heads, 1990s
Color lithograph
The work is signed by the artist (pencil)
Work dimensions 98/67
The work is framed
Cyr Frimout was born in 1938. He is a Belg...
Category
1990s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Rya Rug
By Helena Koskivaara, Finnrya Oy AB
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Striking Rya made with a high-quality handmade Rya weaving technique. To be used as a floor rug or a decorative wall hanging. In perfect condition, ready to hang. Sweden, circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
"Paris at Night, " Large Midcentury Platter or Low Bowl with Sailor and Blonde
By Ruscha
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hinting at the demimonde of Paris after World War II, this rare and atmospheric bowl/platter depicts a lamp post flanked by a sailor with his cap and bandanna, and a blonde woman in a tight sweater and pair of fashionable Capri pants. The setting is a rundown section of the city, probably near the docks, and the ragtag background of houses and the striped alley cat complete the picture. This piece was made by the famed Ruscha ceramic...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Group of Four Framed Tile Wall Art with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking group of four vintage framed tile wall art having two tiles in each frame with hand painted tulips butterflies and moths against an alluring blue background. Presented in wo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Rosario Calì, Cromatismo Ermetico, Mixed Media on Paper, 1960s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Rosario Calì, Cromatismo Ermetico, 1960s
Mixed technique
The work is signed by the artist
Work dimensions 52/38
The work is framed
Rosario Calì was born in 1943. He's an Italian art...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Rosario Calì, Cromatismo Ermetico, Mixed Media on Paper, 1970s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Rosario Calì, Cromatismo Ermetico, 1970s
Mixed technique
The work is signed by the artist
Work dimensions 52/37
The work is framed
Rosario Calì was born in 1943. He's an Italian art...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Maurizio Bini, Etching on paper, 1960s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Maurizio Bini, 1960s
Etching on paper
Number II/X
The work is signed by the artist and individually numbered (pencil)
Work dimensions 72/52
The work is framed
Maurizio Bini was born...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Mixed Media Wall Art
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid century mixed media wall art
This piece measures: 60 wide x 1.75 deep x 18 inches high
Great Vintage Condition
All pieces of furni...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Paper
Black and red composition, Vintage Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Author unknown, Black and red composition
Color lithograph
The work is signed by the artist
Work dimensions 70/79
The work is framed
Work in original vintage condition. It has a sig...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Large Original L S Lowry His Family Signed Ltd Edition 444/575 Lithograph Print
By L. S. Lowry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original 1972, Signed in Pencil L.S Lowry LTD Edition 444/575 Lithograph Print titled “His Family” with the Fine Arts Guild blind stamp to the bottom right corner and a new, Burr Oak frame
A very fine representation of Lowry’s work, this came to me in an exceptionally poor plastic 1970’s gold frame, I’ve had it replaced with a very fine English Burr Oak example with a English racing...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Oak, Paper
Charles Hersey Vintage Acrylic Op-Art Painting, circa 1971
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Hersey vintage acrylic op-art painting, circa 1971
Fantastic op-art painting by San Francisco artist Charles Hersey.
Bold black and green ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Michael Casford, Norwegian Word, Color Lithography, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Michael Casford, Norwegian Word
Color lithography
This work is signed by the artist and has the title and signature P.T (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 60/47
Framed work
Michael John Casf...
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
Bruce Myers Mid-Century Abstract Original Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Countryside, IL
Bruce Myers mid-century abstract original oil on canvas painting.
This painting measures: 15.5 wide x .75 deep x 30.5 inches high.
This painting is in good vintage condition.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Abstract Painting by Peter Keil b 1942
By Peter Keil
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Abstract Painting by Peter Keil
This vibrant 28” x 33” abstract painting on board by renowned German artist Peter Keil is framed in its original ornate frame. The artwork features b...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Midcentury Sterling Silver Wall Panel Singing Girls Ottaviani, Italy, 1960
By Ottaviani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Lovely Mid Century Sterling silver wall panel 3 singing girls with flowers. Signed by the Italian silversmith Ottaviani, 1960.
Ottaviani (1945) is a jewelry and silver firm located in the small seaside...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Hand Carved Koa Wood Anthurium Wall Art
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large hand-carved Koa wood Anthurium Wall Art featuring a large 33" wide frame with hand-carved Anthurium flowers inside. This piece is in excellent condition.
Dimensions: 23" H x 3...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Red plastic and white writing cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern red plastic and white writing cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Rectangular cinema or theater sign. The front structure is made of red plastic with engraved wh...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Red plastic and white writing cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern red plastic and white writing cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Rectangular cinema or theater sign. The front structure is made of red plastic with engraved wh...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Red plastic and white writing cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern red plastic and white writing cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Rectangular cinema or theater sign. The front structure is made of red plastic with engraved wh...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Massive Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Italian Street of Shops
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Monogrammed JG lower right. A view of an Italian street with shop fronts in the late afternoon with shadows falling across them. Painted in lovely ochers, b...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Monumental Charger/Low Bowl with Roman Scene, Made in Italy, Blue and Deep Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted with a scene from ancient Rome depicting two soldiers near a body of water, this large, impressive charger is marked "Made in Italy." The glazes are rich and lov...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
French Mid-Century Chrome and Copper Palm Tree
Located in Queens, NY
French Post-War Design 1960s large chrome and copper palm tree.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Chrome, Copper
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century French Black & Brown Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French black & brown Majolica oyster, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Mod Stylized Portrait of a Woman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century Twiggy-inspired 1960s mod stylized portrait of a woman. The harlequinesque black and white figure is wearing a flowing coral b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Artist Board, Pink Floral Still
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 1971 lower left. A lush blooming pink rhododendron bush in a garden in Roches Point, Ontario Canada in August. Its flowers and shiny leaves are illuminated by sunlig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Mid-Century French Black & Green Majolica Oyster, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French black & green majolica oyster, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
World Relief Map
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large world relief map.
Measures: Width 232 cm.
Height 158 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Mixed Media Chrome Framed Paper Cut Art Mid-Century Modern, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Mixed Media Paper Cut Art encased with a Glass and Chrome Frame.
Numbered on the back.
Art Size measures: 8.25 x 10 inches.
Great Gift...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Color Lithograph Heaven the Dog by Aino Myllykangas
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Aino Myllykangas, Heaven the dog, 1993
Color lithograph
Number 126/135
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number and title (pencil)
Dimensions 49/39
This work is...
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1990s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Clyde Burt Ceramic Charger
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic charger in glazed stoneware. Signature to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 22
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 22
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Ardath Coldwell "Red Shoes" Original Oil Painting, circa 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ardath Coldwell (American, B.1913) "Red Shoes" original oil painting, circa 1960s
Original oil on canvas by listed American artist Ardath Coldwell.
A beautiful young woman wearing a blue dress and red shoes.
Canvas dimensions 10" wide x 14" high. The frame measures 15.25" wide x 19.25" high.
Signed in the lower right corner. Very good condition.
Born in Portland, OR on Sept. 16, 1913. After attending high school in Salem, Coldwell moved to San Francisco in 1933. Enrolling at the CSFA, she studied under Ralph Stackpole...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Helmut Friedrich Schéffenacker Mid Centry Wall Plaque
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Rare midcentury handmade wall plaque made by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. He was born in Ulm,Germany in 1921 and produced ceramic items in series which were retailed as ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Organic Painting of Trees
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid-century large framed painting of two trees in warm earthy tones and textured details.
The work is first sculpted in plater then painted.
It is eligibly signed by the artist.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster, Paint
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