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Modern Decorative Art

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
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Decorative Panel by Angelo Brotto for Esperia
Located in Milan, Italy
Steel and Murano glass bright panel designed by Angelo Brotto for Esperia, 70’s, There is the label. Biography Angelo Brotto 1914– 2002, was a venetian designer and artist that was ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Steel

Fabric Tapestry with Heron Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Silk, Polyester

5 Vegetable Dyes from Lambayeque by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
5 Vegetable dyes from Lambayeque by Estudio Rafael Freyre. Unique piece. Dimensions: W 280 D 180 x H 250 cm. Materials: tapestry. Five vegetable dyes is a piece that decomposes...
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2010s Peruvian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Tapestry

Àlvar Suñol "Le Miracle Quotidien" Suite Color Lithograph "Intérieur Rêve"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos (Spanish, born 1935) Intérieur Rêve (Interior Dream), late 20th century Color lithograph on paper Signed to the lower right margin Artist proof edition numbered 14 of 25 From the artist’s Le Miracle Quotidien suite Signed and numbered with pencil. Measurements: 42 inches high x 34.50 inches wide x 1.50 inches projection from the wall. Image only: 31 inches high x 23.50 inches wide. Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos was born on January 29, 1935, in a Catalan fishing village on the Mediterranean coast near Barcelona. He started painting oils...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Tile Panel Milano Missori in Frost, Twilight and Roriz Handmade Decorative
Located in Lisbon, PT
This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, resulting in a very visually impact...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Faience, Wood

Mosi Art Object by Studio Yoon Seok-Hyeon
Located in Geneve, CH
Mosi Art Object by Studio Yoon Seok-Hyeon Dimensions: D 20 x W 43 x H 150 cm Materials:Mosi, Ott (Ottchil). Fabric Weight: 15kg Today, modern textiles are produced cheaper and ...
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2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric

Large Oil Painting by Joyce Roybal, Three Young Musicians
Located in Miami, FL
An original oil painting on rice paper of three musicians by listed painter Joyce Roybal (born 1955). Roybal is well known for his whimsical car...
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20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paint

Three Blue Artglass Objects Solboll/Sunball by Timo Sarpaneva Iittala Signed TS
Located in Stockholm, SE
Three blue artglass objects solboll/sunball by Timo Sarpaneva Iittala. Signed TS. Spherical blue objects from the Space age with glass threads inside. Mean...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Art Glass

Claes Thell Swedish Hoganas Modernist Wall Plaque
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Claes Thell (Swedish, 1943-2019) was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic artists of the 20th /21st Century. He worked as a ceramicist at the Hoganas factory before starting his own studio where he gained recognition as an artist who experimented with both shapes and glazes leading to unique stoneware pieces. Examples of his work are in the National Museum in Stockholm. An unusual modernist Swedish ceramic wall...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Stoneware

Victor Vasarely Geometric Print with Purple Frame, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Colorful abstract lithograph with iconic geometric motif by Victor Vasarely, American, 1970s (Signed and numbered 137/250). Vasarely is widely considered to be the father of Op Art.
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1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Artistic Mosaic Dimension Customizable Backlit on Demand
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

After Mondrian
Located in London, GB
3D copper sequins with feathers fringes display and organized to remember the famous Mondrian art creations.
Category

2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Feathers, Sequins

Decorative Ceramic Perignem Plate, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
The Perignem ceramics workshop (meaning by fire) in Beernem, Belgium was the basis of the modern Flemish ceramics that flourished in the 50s and 60s. The studio was founded by ceramic artists Rogier and Laurent Vandeweghe. Many visual artists contributed to the creation of the Perignem collection or had their work finished and baked, such as Yves Rhayé and Octave Landuyt...
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20th Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mirror Image, Hand-Sculpted by Kevin Oyen
By Kevin Oyen
Located in Geneve, CH
-Name of the work: Mirror image Limited edition of 10 + 2AP -Material: Mirror polished stainless steel and wénge wooden horns -Dimensions = H 100 x W 80...
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Limited Edition 78/95 Bill Mack Signed Bronze Statue Picture Titled Solitude
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare 1987 Limited Edition number 78/95 Bill Mack Solitude bonded bronze picture The impact of Bill Mack's art is...
Category

1980s European Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Metal Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eye-catching piece of wall art combining different shades of metal and textures to interesting effect. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Large Portuguese Tile Mural - Hand Painted Azulejo Tiles "Fado"
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "FADO" motif finely painted. Quantity: 180 tiles Tile mural size: 59"H X 106.2"W (150cm X 270cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Paint

Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold Leaf Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum, Gold Leaf

Grape Hyacinth, a Piece of 3D Sculptural Cream Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Grape Hyacinth: A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of cream leather, woven together by Louise Heighes. Measurements are 17 x 17 inches or 43 x 43 cm...
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2010s European Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Leather

Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural "Unicorns" Hand Painted & Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "UNICORNS" motif finely painted. Quantity: 56 tiles Tile mural size: 82.6"W X 23.6"H (210cm X 60cm) Tile size: 5.9"W X 5.9"H (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Por...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Platinum Leaf Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum, Platinum

Danish Contemporary Artist Oil On Canvas Painting, By Lars Dan
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Lars Dan Painting, "Detritus Blaa Rec1", Thick Oil Piant On Canvas Signed Lars Dan 2011
Category

2010s Danish Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Cerchi Gold Leaf by Ongaro e Fuga, Murano
Located in Murano, Venice
This Venetian Cerchi mirror embellishes every room of your house. Designed for the first time in 1962 by Ongaro e Fuga, it is perfect for modern and clas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Grasses: A Piece of 3D Sculptural Putty Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Grasses: A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of putty coloured leather, woven together by Louise Heighes. Measurements are 50 x 30 inches or 127 x 77...
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2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Leather

Kaiga 6 - 2' x 3' Framed Raku Ceramic Wall Art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400001
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 6 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass & Marble Mosaic Gold Platinum Leaf
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Gold Leaf, Platinum

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Portrait Wall Decor Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Hotel Otawa, per Barclay Photography, 1992
Located in Ibiza, Spain
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY / COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY Per Barclay, trained in Art History, completed his studies in Italy until 1994 and settled in Paris, where he curr...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Lamina I 80 Wall Mirror Green Guatemala Marble and Antique Brass by Atlasproject
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Lamina I A refined play of slopes and inclined planes that intersect and cut each other characterizes this mirror with a dynamic and futuristic design. The care in the realizatio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Painting by Hanoi Artist "The Muse", Red and Black, Large Black Frame, C 2007
Located in New York, NY
Decorative large painting by Hanoi artist, "The Muse", circa 2007.
Category

Early 2000s Vietnamese Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Acrylic

Art Glass Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable Solid Finis
Located in London, GB
Special slabs available Two-sided Curved Extra treatments Temper glass Non-slip finishing Special glasses Borosilicate glass Finishings Chrome, Opalescent, Satin Uses Wall or flo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Art Glass

Vesuvius 100 Wall Mirror Copper, Lava Stone Glass Fusion by Atlasproject
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Vesuvius is the tribute of Atlasproject to the most powerful and romantic presence of nature in the landscape of Naples. Much wealth and much misery have come down over the centuries from Vesuvius, “the great exterminator”, as it was called by the famous poet Leopardi. The Vesuvius mirror recalls the amazing force of nature through the combination of the materials selected: lavic stone, fused glass, copper. The geometries of the design retrace the relentless descent of incandescent lava, while the mirror suggests to the spectator...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal, Copper

Art Glass Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable solid Finish
Located in London, GB
Special slabs available Two-sided Curved Extra treatments Temper glass Non-slip finishing Special glasses Borosilicate glass Finishings Chrome, Opalescent, Satin Us...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Art Glass

Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel Dimension and Colors Customizable
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum

Horseshoe Horizon
Located in London, GB
Burnt with pleated taffeta and silk chiffon 3D horseshoe shapes and vintage paillettes.
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2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Silk, Sequins

Stella Benvenuto Handmade Embroidery, Argentina, 2019
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Stella Benvenuto handmade embroidery, Argentina, 2019. Untitled. The embroidery was exhibited in her solo show "Between sky and earth" at Calvar...
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2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Textile

Art Wall Panel Scagliola Relief Decor Handmade in Italy by Cupioli available
Located in Rimini, IT
The title of this work is "Evolution" in this panel the artist Lodovico Cupioli represented a river in his particular vision. From the primordial Era after the game of time, the orig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Scagliola

Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' Framed Raku Ceramic Wall Art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400005
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

Six Round Framed Silk Screen by Edgardo Giménez, Argentina, 1973
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Six round framed silk screen by Edgardo Giménez. Argentina, 1973. The six are hand signed by the artist. -- Detail of each silk screen in order of the...
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1970s Argentine Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Frieze, Proserpina, Contemporary Art Decorative Sculpture by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
"I Classici" - An innovative collection in which classical sculpture, contemporary design elements and augmented reality coexist. From extremely deta...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass

Clepsydra I 90 by Atlasproject Wall Mirror Blue Leather Calacatta Gold Marble
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Clepsydra As a journey through the time, where lives can cross or never meet, the lines run along the surface of the Clepsydra mirrors, approaching the most diverse materials while ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

Soicher-Marin Original Painting titled " Ultra Sonic Flow Meter II" Signed
By Soicher Marin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original art piece sold through Soicher-Marin titled "Ultra Sonic Flow Meter II" and originally purchased by the interior design firm Jenkins Baer Associates. The painting features ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Georg O Wild Duck Carving, Multi Gemstone and 18 Karat Gold Feet, Idar-Oberstein
By Georg O. Wild
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful carving by the well Idar Oberstein artist Georg Wild. Made with multi gemstone and on top of Australian botryoidal phrenite specimen and yello...
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Mid-20th Century German Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Stone

Kaiga 4 - 2' x 2' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400003
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 4 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

"Rampage" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Marble

Large Abstract Mixed Media Geometric Spiral Wall Art Collage Panel 61"
Located in Dayton, OH
Very large late 20th century abstract mixed media art featuring a geometric collage of multi-colored textured paper cut in a series of polygons, triangles, circles and spirals, seale...
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Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Resin, Hardwood, Paint

Multicolored Geometric Screen Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century screen print formed of blocks of garnet, sky blue, and carob. The blocks of colors build onto each other against a warm, ivory background. A lined coat on top of the base...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Rosenthal Studio Line Porcelain Relief Plaque by Natale Sapone 'Limited Edition'
By Natale Sapone, Rosenthal
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning wall plaque by Natale Sapone. The plaque is "new" because it has been kept in its original box. The plaque was produced in 1972 in an edition of...
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1970s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

Art Glass River Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable
Located in London, GB
A combination of special techniques and process has created glass sheets that capture the timeless and limitless beauty of precious stones, lava rock, as well as dream landscape. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Art Glass

Kaiga 6 - 2' x 3' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400016
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 6 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Kaiga 4 - 2' x 2' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400015
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 4 Art - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Eve...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Kaiga 4 - 2' x 2' framed raku ceramic wall sculpture - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400014
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 4 Sculpture - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic laye...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400018
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400013
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400012
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400011
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get! Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Carol Frye, Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting , U.S.a., Circa 2010
Located in Chatham, ON
Carol Frye - contemporary American abstract mixed media painting - gouache, water color and pencil on card (media listed on the back - see photo) - painting mounted to black backboar...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Mid-Century Abstract Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Abstract Oil On Canvas Painting
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include sicis, Louise Heighes, Atlasproject, and Peter Keil. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $35 and tops out at $191,803 while the average work can sell for $2,184.

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