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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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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"Spindle, " 1991 Framed 30" Pastel on Paper by Jim Waid, Companion Available
Located in New York, NY
In "Spindle, 1991" artist Jim Waid through his mastery of pastel on paper, reflects a microcosmic view of nature that would otherwise be purely abstracted without the sporadic inclus...
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold Leaf Customizable
By sicis
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
Aluminum, Gold Leaf
$10,330 / item
Moonlit Elsewhere
Located in London, GB
Hand-embroidered matt sequins with natural pearls, aluminum shards, and fabric manipulations.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
$2,945
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
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
$400 Sale Price
44% Off
Curtis Jere Wall Sculpture Herd of Running Gazelles
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Tin with gold highlights, a wall-mounted sculpture of a herd of running gazelles. Wall sculpture designed by Curtis Jere. Each gazelle is about 24 in.
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Anotherview n.14 On the Ganges During Monsoon
Located in Milan, IT
ANOTHERVIEW is an ongoing project that takes place in between interior design and video art. It transforms your home into a nomadic place, where virtual window leads to unexpected la...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
$47,824 / item
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Dimension Colors Customizable
By sicis
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Snake - Acrylic silkscreen ink on canvas
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multidisciplinary artist, designer, photographer, and founder of her eponymous brand of wallpapers, tiles, and home textiles, Aimée Wilder presents Shadow Wildling, a new series of large-format silkscreened paintings.
This debut fine art edition draws inspiration from Aimée’s textile design background to explore tessellation, positive/negative space, mathematics, fractal dragon curves, and nuanced color relationships.
These new paintings, however, reverse the usual role of patterned designs within interior spaces. Rather than an all-over application of patterned wallpaper...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Charcoal Drawing Black-Beige Michel Batlle 1987 Handworked Frame, Museums Glass
Located in Salzburg, AT
Disguise: Charcoal abstract, figurative drawing in black color on beige paper from Michel Batlle, signed 1987
Handworked frame, with wihite-gilded decoration, non-reflecting museums glass...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Wildflower: A Piece of 3D Sculptural White Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Wildflower:
A piece 3D sculptural of wall art designed and made from two layers of white leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 11.6 x 14 inches or 29.5 x 35.5 ...
Category
2010s European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Luis Vidal Collage "Paper Rabbit", circa 2009, Spain
Located in Girona, Spain
Luis Vidal Collage.
Very decorative.
Unique Piece.
Circa 2022, Spain.
Very good condition.
Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformati...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Collage Art, Photo Collage, Contemporary Art, “Untitled”, By Donovan G Davis
Located in Toronto, ON
Donovan Davis’s is a Canadian based artist currently residing in Toronto. He has over two decades dedicated to deconstructing and reconstructing photo based images.
His photo collag...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Weave, a Piece of 3d Sculptural Putty Coloured Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Weave:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of putty coloured leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measuremen...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Large Black and White Painting Attributed to Beatrix Syjuco
Located in Miami, FL
A striking work of decorative attributed to Beatrix Syjuco similar to her Method of Madness II painting, circa 2017. Pencil on canvas.
Professionally framed, measures: 50" W x 36" ...
Category
20th Century Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
$1,500 Sale Price
34% Off
Tile Panel Floral Handmade Decorative
By Theia Tiles
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, resultin...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,691 / item
Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
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
Aluminum
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
$11,685 / item
Oxy Oyster Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Oxy oyster minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Unique Piece
Dimensions: diameter 110 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, metal and epoxy
The power of change is Corin...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
$11,573 / item
Eclipsis II 80 Wall Mirror Marquinia Marble and Brushed Brass by Atlasproject
By Atlasproject
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Eclipsis I
The fascinating performance of the moon casting its shadow onto Earth inspired this mirror by Atlasproject. The typical geometries of the design and the refined materials...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Peacock and Angels Framed Print - Signed D. Carney
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Peacock and angels framed print - signed D. Carney.
This print measures: 36 wide x 1.75 deep x 36 inches high.
This print is in Excellent Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents,...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Grape Hyacinth, a Piece of 3D Sculptural Egret and Tan Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Grape Hyacinth:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of egret and tan leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 17 x 17 inches or 43...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Quartz Art Frame by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz art frame by Aver
Dimensions: D 46 x W 73 x H 80 cm
Materials: Quartz, Steel, Resin.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Quartz, Steel
$12,996 / item
Beautiful Beatrice Cenci Canvas Micromosaic White Diamond Topaz Jet Gold
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Modernist Painting Suggestiveness by Peter Sengl, 1985, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist Painting Suggestiveness by Peter Sengl 1985 Austria This painting by Peter Sengl was named suggestiveness. Also the painting is signed and dated.
Peter Sengl was born 1945...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Tile Panel Prisma Handmade Decorative
By Theia Tiles
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...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,691 / item
large ceramic dish signed VANDEVILLE, circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
large ceramic dish signed VANDEVILLE, circa 1950/1960
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Collage Art, Photo Collage, Contemporary Art, “Untitled”, By Donovan G Davis
Located in Toronto, ON
Donovan Davis’s is a Canadian based artist currently residing in Toronto. He has over two decades dedicated to deconstructing and reconstructing photo based images.
His photo collag...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Real by Michael Young
Located in Geneve, CH
Real by Michael Young
Dimensions: Ø34 x H 25,6 cm
Materials: Anodized champagne/black laser cut metal
Michael Young
Michael Young is a world-renowned British designer. He fou...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Other
$1,709 / item
Contemporary Design, Crystal Rock Wall Piece, by Andredottir & Bobek
Located in copenhagen, DK
One-off a kind - Contemporary Design, Crystal rock wall piece, embody the surface of roscks and stone.
Made by the art and design duo Andredottir & Bobek
They have in this collec...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Foam
Pulliam Abstract Framed Oil On Canvas
By Pulliam
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Pulliam abstract framed oil on canvas
This painting measures: 20 wide x 2 deep x 24 inches high
This Painting is in Good Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents, and wear.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Dahlia A Piece of 3D Sculptural White Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Dahlia:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of white leather woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 17 x 17 inches or 43 x 43 cm
Inspire...
Category
2010s European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Italian modern Zoo Geometrico wall decorations by Claudio Parmiggiani, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Zoo Geometrico wall decorations by Claudio Parmiggiani, 1970s
Rectangular wall decorations mod. Zoo Geometrico in methacrylate with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Arkhè III Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Arkhè III Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on 5
Dimensions: W 30 x 27 x H 56 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Each piece is unique with its own personality and marks. Dimensions va...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
$2,977 / item
Disks, A Piece of 3D Sculptural White Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Disks:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of white leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 21 x 21 inches or 54 x 54 cm.
One, s...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Pair of Paint Splatter Board with Epoxy Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Wave. A Piece of 3D Sculptural Gold Leather Wall Art.
Located in Margate, GB
Wave:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of gold leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 21 x 21 inches or 54 x 54 cm.
This pie...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Graville
Located in London, GB
Metallic beads, silk thread loops with rock crystal, and peridot stones.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone, Rock Crystal
$3,784
Art Glass Gipsy Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable
By sicis
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass and Marble Mosaic Customizable
By sicis
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
Marble, Aluminum
Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
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
Two Kinds of People Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Two kinds of people minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 180 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, epoxy and acrylics
There are two kinds of people. Those that see the night coming and those that see the day arriving.
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Natural Quartz Artwork by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Quartz Artwork by Aver
Dimensions: D 46 x W 73 x H 80 cm
Materials: Quartz, steel, resin.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Quartz, Steel
$12,996 / item
Art Glass Turchese Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Solid Finish
By sicis
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Large Modern French Tapestry by J.L Viard
By J.L. Viard
Located in NYC, NY
A tapestry by French artist J.L Viard for Murmure des Sylves. Tightly woven wool and wool blends.
Signed on the front and again the reverse tag with an edition 21 of 100.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Frame by the French Manufactory " DELF - Cadre d' Art - Paris " 20th Century
By Delft
Located in Madrid, ES
FRAME, arched and profiled frame moulding, ebonised and ivory coloured;
model frame by the French manufactory " DELF - Cadre d' Art - Paris "
France
...
Category
20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Lichen Gold
Located in London, GB
Swarovski crystal in peridot light colorado topaz with french knots and metal sequins in gold.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
$3,487
Sea Flower
Located in London, GB
Crystal fossil, shells, and pearls with hand embroidered lace on cashmere base.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
$3,009
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass and Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
By sicis
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
Art Glass Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable Solid Finish
By sicis
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
Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
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
Polished Bronze Bar Tray by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Box, ashtray in polished bronze by FAKASAKA Design
Dimensions: W 63 x D 37 x H 7 cm
Materials: Polished bronze.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
$7,807 / item
Ash Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Ash minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 180 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, ash, epoxy and acrylics
‘Ash’ symbolizes the outcome, almost like a relic of the intense passion that came before. This is never the end, as from ash comes new life.
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
$20,122 / item
Yarmack American Post-War Brass and Red Painted Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War Design brass and red painted wall sculpture of various layers of free-form shapes (signed: YARMACK)
Category
20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
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
Aluminum
Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
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
Aluminum
Curt Hillfon, Amaryllis, Serigraph, 1960s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Curt Hillfon, Amaryllis, 1960s
Serigraphy
Work signed by the artist (pencil)
Work dimensions 52/42
Framed work
Curt Hillfon (1943 - 2018) was a painter, graphic artist and dra...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$903 Sale Price
20% Off
Bengt Lindström, Autumn Night, Serigraph
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Bengt Lindstrom, Autumn Night
Serigraphy
Number 95/200
Work with signature and individual number (pencil)
Sheet dimensions 47/62
Unframed work
Karl Erik Lindström...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$1,238 Sale Price
20% Off
Itinera Res Venere Wall Mirror by Atlasproject
By Atlasproject
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Itinera Res Venere
Combining the stunning Antique Mirrors mirrored glasses with the warmth of hand finished natural materials, the Res mirrors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
$2,020 / item
Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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