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
Color Lithograph in the Manner of Lazlo Moholy-Nagy Framed by Yasuo Minagawa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned. Framed by master framer Yasuo Minagawa (Japanese, 1934-2015), labeled on verso at an old address- Great Jones St., New York City (pre mid 1990's).
A large abstract black, gray, and white with red linear composition reminiscent of the works of Lazlo Moholy...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
Bander Van Ierland Molecular Construction Holland, 1986 Color
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic set of 4 wall panels made by Bander van Ierland, Holland 1986. Bander van Ierland was a student of Joost Baljeu which is strongly visible in th...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
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 ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
A Nude Life Study In Charcoal And Chalk
Located in London, GB
A Nude Life Study in Charcoal and Chalk
A well-executed nude life study, rendered in charcoal and chalk on green-toned paper, and indistinctly signed. Larger than most, it makes an ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Bar-Kokhba' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt blue letters over a white background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the street 'Bar Kokhba' in Israel in both Hebrew and English letters. (In transliteration), as well as in Arabic.
Simon ben...
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1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Rudolf Wold Triangle Wall Artwork Holland 1972 / 2
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning abstract modern triangle shaped stainless steel wall artwork designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier in 1972. This wall panel is made of white laminated ...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Black Plexiglass Decorative Panel with Animal by Lino Sabattini, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian black plexiglass decorative panel with animal by Lino Sabattini, 1980s
Black plexiglass decorative panel with eight silhouettes of animals in silver-plated brass by Lino Sab...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver
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
Michel Rivière, Atelier Claude Tabet, Ceramic Mask, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michel Rivière, Atelier Claude tabet, ceramic mask, circa 1950-1960
Sometimes attributed to Colette Gueden.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Welded Brass Wall Tree Decoration in the Style of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Montreal, QC
Welded brass wall tree decoration in the style of Curtis Jere.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Midcentury, Walnut Orange Paint Chargers
Located in Westport, CT
Pair Large serving platters/wall hanging Chargers in walnut wood and orange painted.possibly Japanese with black backs .one charger is 18' and the smaller one is 14"
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Wall Sculpture by C. Vienne
By Chantal Vienne
Located in New York, NY
Wall sculpture by Chantal Vienne, brass and agate, signed by the artist.
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Agate, Brass
1970s Agate and Brass Panel by Henri Fernandez
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s steel panel in brass and agate inlaid by The French artist Henri Hernandez. Steel panel
Signed.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Agate, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Sinai' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Hanita' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state.
The sign names the street 'Hanita' in Israel, in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration), as well as in Arabic.
The meaning of the name 'Hanita' is double: it is both an inflection of the name Hannah and also meansm 'her spear'. A spear is an ancient weapon...
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1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
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
Decorative Lightning Wood and Fiberglass Panel, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Decorative lightning wood and fiberglass panel, 1980S.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 20
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 20
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
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Oded' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Unique Mid-Century Modern Geometric Oil Painting on Canvas
By Edmonson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large unique 1970's diamond center oil painting is signed by the artist "Edmonson, 1975". With a vibrant color palette and unique hanging orientation, this piece makes a wonderf...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Eliyahu Hannavi' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Set of Four Wood Plaques with Marquetry, "The Four Seasons", Italy, 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of four wood plaques with marquetry, "The four seasons". Italy, 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Rudolf Wolf Abstract Wall Artwork Triangles 1972 / 4
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large abstract modern triangles shaped stainless steel wall artwork designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier in 1972. This wall panel is made of white laminated bo...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Geometric Framed Artwork
Located in London, GB
A geometric style artwork,
circa 1960s, French.
Inscription to verso.
Framed in a metal frame.
Likely a watercolor.
Dimensions: 45.5. H x 41 W x 2.5 D in cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1970s Decorative Colored Blown Glass Bass-Relief
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s decorative colored blown glass bass-relief
Bottom of the sea conformed with different colored glass, including algae and fish, over transluc...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Daliya' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Yoav' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Iris Alley' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Unusual Standing Tile Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage standing art features detailed tile work on a sturdy base. Very impressive addition to any interior or home.
Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
S. Pinna Wooden Wall Piece Italian Mid Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
S. Pinna; Wooden; Wall Piece; Art Piece; Italian; Mid Century; Craftmanship
Hand-crafted wooden wall piece. The carefully crafted details create depth and hold a historical value.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Rah'el' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state.
The sign names the street 'Ra'hel' (Rachel) in Jerusalem in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration).
The origin of the name Rachel comes from the book of Genesis in the Bible, where it appears as the name of a biblical figure - a shepherdess, the wife of Jacob our father, the daughter of Laban the Armenian, the sister of Leah his mother and one of the four mothers of the people of Israel. Rachel was also the mother of Joseph the righteous and Benjamin.
However, this sign refers to the poet Rahel Bluwstein, more famously known as Rachel the Poetess, who is considered the “founding mother...
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1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'El'azar' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli ''Keren Alley' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state.
The sign names the alley 'Keren' in Zikhron Ya'akov, in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration). The name Keren has several meanings. One of them is a beam of light, a band of light that comes out of a light source. Another interpretation is a hard bone on the head of an animal (unicorn, goat, rhinoceros). Keren is also the name of Job's third daughter that appears in the Bible, an ancient wind...
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1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Jon Staley Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed acrylic abstract painting on canvas by artist, Jon Staley featuring a range of earth tones. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions
25.75" width x .5" depth x 37.5" height.
Condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1993
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson,
Sweden. 1993.
Gouache on paper.
Signed.
Measurements:
H: 73 cm / 2' 9 3/4"
W: 69.5 cm / 2' 3 1/2"
D: 6 cm / 2 1/2".
Working in a purely geometric, non-f...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Boleslaw Danikowski Large Ceramic Panel in a Wooden Frame, circa 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Boleslaw Danikowski (1928-1979) large ceramic panel in a wooden frame.
Rear attachment system.
Boleslaw Danikowski was the first ceramist to work regularly with Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chambron...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mixed Media Painting, Scroll in a Framed Box Designed by Rune Hagberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sweden, 1980's.
Mixed media.
Measurements:
H: 82 cm / 2' 8"
L: 49 cm / 19 1/3’’
W: 10 cm / 3 1/6’’.
Born in Uppsala, Sweden, Hagberg became heavily influenced by Eastern calligraphy throughout his life – and developed a spontaneous sign painting style with a strong concentration on a select amount of characters rooted in Zen Buddhism...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
Riding the Storm by Maxine Snider, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale abstract mixed media painting on canvas by Chicago artist Maxine Snider, 1990s. Signed en verso.
Maxine Snider is a Chicago artist and d...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
‘Egyptian Figures’ Collage on Canvas by Jeet Chhabda, 1979
Located in Faversham, GB
Egyptian Figures’ by Jeet Chhabda. Original collage on canvas. Signed and dated to reverse by artist 1979. Original stretcher and frame.
Additional information:
H 76.5 cm (H 30 i...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Pencil Making Wall Art "Making Of Pensils", Czechoslovakia 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Industrial and original wall art piece. Produced by a National pensil making company in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. This art work shows the whole procedure of pensil making in one insta...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Colorful Plastic Wall Art Ilustration of Three Pigs, Czechoslovakia, 1960
Located in Zohor, SK
Great, colorful, vintage wall art piece from Midcentury era in Communist regime of Czechoslovakia. The art piece is showing three pigs in the field. Origina...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Roger Capron Decorative Ceramic Plaque
By Roger Capron
Located in Grenoble, FR
Roger Capron decorative ceramic plaque.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century Woman in Purple Coat and Hat Artwork
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century woman in purple coat and hat artwork
This piece measures: 24.5 wide x 20 inches high
This piece of artwork is in good vinta...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Resin Wall Light, France, circa 1970s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Fun and unusual large, square, wall-mounted light fixture representing a ship at sea, made out of moulded resin. The material has an all-over fissured look, which becomes apparent when lit. With back-lighting, the piece looks like wall jewelry...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
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Located in Mexico City, MX
Sergio Hernández is a Mexican painter originally from Oaxaca, a forerunner of the legacy of renowned artists such as Francisco Toledo. Within his work we can see elements typical of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Moriya' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Dafna' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt white letters over a dark blue background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state.
The sign names the street 'Dafna' in Tel Aviv, in both Hebrew and English letters (in transliteration).
The origin of the name Dafna (Daphne) is from Greek mythology, Daphne, daughter of the god of the river, is a nymph who turned into a tree and thus the laurel tree...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'S'madar' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Iron
1970's Abstract Painting By Carol Moss Wilson
Located in Denton, TX
Light and airy abstract painting on canvas. Signed and dated Carole Moss Wilson 75.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Anthropomorphic Composition, Mixed Technique on Lacquered Wood Panel, circa 1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
anthropomorphic composition.
mixed technique on lacquered wood panel
circa 1970.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
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
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
Midcentury Hanging Fiber Art
Located in Denton, TX
Unique midcentury handmade hanging fiber art.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
"The Dahlia" by R. Young
Located in Denton, TX
Enamel on board painting of a Dahlia flower, circa 1965
some staining on the surrounding matte.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large abstract wooden wall relief by Nerone & Patuzzi for Gruppo NP2, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Large abstract wooden wall relief by Nerone & Patuzzi for Gruppo NP2, Italy ca. 1968. Unique early sculptural wooden relief showing a variety of carved constructivist and organic sha...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Soleil à pointes by Line Vautrin – White talosel mirror
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Soleil à pointes by Line Vautrin – White talosel mirror inlaid with Champagne colored mirrors (form number 2).
Structure in white talosel whose rays (38 in number) are inlaid with Ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
Rectangular mirror by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Rectangular mirror by Line Vautrin.
Structure in light tortoiseshell coloured talosel covered with lumaline threads on its outer frame by Line Vautrin.
The interior frame is worked i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
Roi Soleil by Line Vautrin – Talosel mirror
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Roi Soleil” by Line Vautrin – Talosel mirror
Light brown talosel structure whose rays (24 large rays, 24 small) are encrusted with alternating bronze, gold and red mirrors.
A thick ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
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