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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold Leaf Glass & Marble Mosaic
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, Gold Leaf

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

After Mondrian
Located in London, GB
3D copper sequins with feathers fringes display and organized to remember the famous Mondrian art creations.
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2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Feathers, Sequins

Portuguese Azulejos Tile Mural "Flower Vase" Hand Painted & Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "Flower Vase" motif finely painted. Quantity: 80 tiles Tile mural size: 59"H X 47.2"W (150cm X 120cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Elena Bond Hand Embellished Giclee Art Titled "Storm on the Plaza"
Located in Miami, FL
A fine decorative piece of art by Elena Bond, titled "Storm on the Plaza", created 2009. Hand embellished giclee on canvas. Professionally framed, th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Uzbek Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Chrome

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...
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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

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

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...
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2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

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...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel 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 allowed us to produce and divu...
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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

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

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
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

Marble, Aluminum

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

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 divul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum, Platinum

Azulejos Portuguese Tile Mural "Age of Discovery Ship" Hand Painted and Signed
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "AGE OF DISCOVERY SHIP" motif finely painted. Quantity: 272 tiles Tile mural size: 100.3"W X 94.4"H (255cm X 240cm) Tile size: 5.9"W X 5.9"H (15cm X 15...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint, Clay

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

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

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...
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1990s Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Rosenthal Studio Line Porcelain Relief Plaque by Natale Sapone 'Limited Edition'
By Rosenthal, Natale Sapone
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

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

Wisteria a Piece of 3D Sculptural Black Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Wisteria: A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of black leather woven together by Louise Heighes. Measurements are 17 x 17 inches or 43 x 43 cm This ...
Category

2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Leather

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

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

The Red Dot - Framed Abstract Silkscreen
Located in New York, NY
THE RED DOT. A framed abstract silkscreen printed on the reverse of a sheet of glass. This process makes the image perfect and seamless.
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Glass

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass

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

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...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Textile

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

Horseshoe Horizon
Located in London, GB
Burnt with pleated taffeta and silk chiffon 3D horseshoe shapes and vintage paillettes.
Category

2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Silk, Sequins

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

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 allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum, Gold Leaf

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

Lavender: A Piece of 3D Sculptural Blue and Pink Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Lavender: A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of leather, one blue one pink, woven together by Louise Heighes. Measurements are 31 x 49 inches or ...
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2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Leather

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...
Category

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

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

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

Glass

Herbert Fink, Shadow of an Elko, Etching on Paper, 1979
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition pencil signed and numbered 6/250 original Fine art etching by the very well listed artist and print maker Herbert Fink. This is signed and...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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

Art Glass Vetrite Crater Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses 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

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

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Art Glass

Joe Eula Watercolor of a Sunflower
Located in New York, NY
From the 1950s to the 80s, Joe Eula cut quite a figure on the New York scene as a graphic, costume, fashion, stage-set, and film-set designer, as well as a stylist, party giver, and, briefly, a model agency macher. In addition, he was an artist. You could say that Eula was the art director extempore of Manhattan. And if you’ve never heard of Eula (or hadn’t before David Pittu played him in the recent Netflix Halston series), it’s because he was famous as an eminence grise, to employ a contradiction in terms. That’s why Andy Warhol called him, in typical Warholian hyperbole, “the most important man in New York.” Eula came from a hardscrabble background in South Norwalk, Connecticut. After serving in World War II, he took classes on the GI Bill at the Art Students League, and formed a partnership with photographer Milton Greene to produce features for Life and Look magazines, and a couple of films, with Greene behind the camera, and Eula painting backdrops and styling. On his own, Eula illustrated Eugenia Sheppard’s famous newspaper fashion column, did illustration work for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, designed ballet costumes and sets for Jerome Robbins, an album cover for Miles Davis, and a benefit invitation for Cesar...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art

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Paper

Art Glass Frost 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 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400009
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

Fabric Tapestry with Peacock 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

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Silk, Polyester

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Art Glass

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Art Glass

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

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
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2010s Danish Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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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