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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
Cascade, Customizable, Digital Printing, Mural Decor, Isidore Leroy
Located in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
All our products are custom made. The price per square meter is 77$. The price shown is for a 350cm wide by 250cm high wall
"Nature abhors a vacuum". The water, in its apparent di...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Blush Minimalist Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Blush minimalist round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 140 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, epoxy and acrylics
Love, Anger, Shame, Frustration, Passion.
It comes and it goes.
Think about it.
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
French Oil Painting on Canvas of Violets
Located in Houston, TX
French Oil Painting on Canvas of Violets.
Floral still life oil painting on canvas in a stained wooden frame.
Category
20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Hard Around the Edges Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Hard around the edges minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 70 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, epoxy, acrylics
You can still embrace me, I am ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Cornelio Star by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Cornelio star by Onora
Dimensions: D 120 cm
Materials: Woven wheat fiber
Hand woven by the Tata Curiata workshop, master artisans who received a special mention in the Loewe Cra...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Clepsydra I 80 by Atlasproject Wall Mirror Blue Leather Calacatta Gold Marble
By Atlasproject
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 whil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Medium Cornelio Star by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Cornelio Star by Onora
Dimensions: D 93 cm
Materials: Woven wheat fiber
Hand woven by the Tata Curiata workshop, master artisans who received a special mention in the Loewe Craf...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Lusitano Wall Art, Swarovski Crystals, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Lusitano Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Wall art with exclusive Greenapple design ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Glass
Modern Signed Painting French Riviera Landscape
Located in Roma, IT
Very rare painting oil on canvas by the artist William Langley
Title “View of Menton Cap Martin”
It depicts a beautiful view of the French Riviera, in particular Cap Martin-Menton
O...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tapestry
Heart Shaped "Red Love Arrow", 2022, Handmade in Italy, Anatomical Heart
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Celebrating the human body by dissecting it. The human body as a great system of signs and symbols. We are expression, beyond words and gestures.
A perspective of the flesh in wh...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Heart Shaped Box, Wall Decor, 2022, Handmade in Italy, Anatomical Unique Piece
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Celebrating the human body by dissecting it. The human body as a great system of signs and symbols. We are expression, beyond words and gestures.
A perspective of the flesh in wh...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Betty Gold abstract geometric wood and gold leaf modern sculpture .
By Betty Gold 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful abstract geometric wood leaf sculpture, by the well known Texas/California artist Betty Gold.Signed and numbered 10/15 in black ink.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Tortillero Erizo Basket by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tortillero Erizo basket by Onora
Dimensions: D 27 x 12 cm
Materials: Woven Wicker
Our new on going basket collection explores a sea urchin aesthetic. Handwoven by master weavers...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Clepsydra VII 100 by Atlasproject Wall Mirror Blue Leather Brushed Brass
By Atlasproject
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 preserving their uniqueness.
Entirely crafted by hand, these amazing mirrors were born by the harmonious synthesis of the Italian taste creativity and a deep technical knowledge of the materials. Geometry and colors come together to create a stunning collection of must have pieces.
Clepsydra VII D100 cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Contemporary Wall Panel by FAINA
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary wall panel by FAINA
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Metalmesh, Wood
Dimensions: Diameter 100 x 4 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha cond...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Contemporary Wall Panels by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Contemporary wall panels by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: metalmesh, wood
Dimensions: diameter 100 x 4 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Hard Around the Edges Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Hard around the edges minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 150 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, epoxy, acrylics
You can still embrace me, ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Majestic Wall Art Sculpture Onyx Brass Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Majestic Wall Art Piece, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A sublime piece of wall art conceived to restructure the surrounding space. Simple, sublime, majestic. The Miel onyx details form an exquisite combination with the golden cross...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Brass
Painting by Peter Keil Painted in Palma, Spain, C 1959, Acrylic on News Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1950s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
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
Sumer Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Sumer sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on /30
Dimensions: W 42 x H 15 cm
Materials: stoneware
Each piece is unique with its own personality a...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
Lisbon Blue & White Tiles Wall Art, Gold Leaf, Handmade Portugal Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alfama Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Alfama wall art has an exclusive hand-painted design by Greenapple, inspired by the P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Sumer Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Sumer sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on /30
Dimensions: L 63 x 18 x H 13.5 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Each piece is unique with its own person...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
Gloria Kates Original Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
A mixed media figurative painting by Gloria Kates.
Born in New York, 1929 Gloria Haberman.
Offered for sale is a figurative abstract painting on canvas by the American artist Gloria Kates (1929-unknown). The painting was part of a prominent Palm Beach, FL. estate, we were fortunate to be able to acquire it and so can you.
Kates used great impasto texture techniques that create movement along with the use of strong hues. The painting is framed, wired and ready to hang.
More about the Artist:
Gloria Kates studied classical piano at the Juilliard School of Music, 1935-40, and the Manhattan School of Music, 1940-46. She also studied music theory in 1942-46.
She was an art teacher at the Barns...
Category
20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Fabric Tapestry with Heron Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
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
Silk, Polyester
David Allgood "Hawk" Signed Serigraph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Allgood "Hawk" signed serigraph numbered 254/500. Framed. Made in USA, c. 1980's.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Stained Glass Sun Catcher Barracuda Fish Studio Art Whimsical 35"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage large studio art glass stained glass wall hanging / sun catcher in the shape of a stylized taxidermy barracuda with a big cobalt blue eye.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Ink Drawing Signed Stöteestenen, 1963
Located in London, GB
A framed ink drawing by unknown artist, signed “Stöteestenen 1963”. An abstracted figure sits in the foreground surrounded by marks and shapes setti...
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Lisbon Blue & White Tiles Wall Art, Gold Leaf, Handmade Portugal Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alfama Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Alfama wall art has an exclusive hand-painted design by Greenapple, inspired by the P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Resin Art Round Panel
Located in Westport, CT
Resin art panel colored with pigments and ink multi-layered process which result in an organic expression of shapes.
The outcome is always unsuspected. Each piece is unique and canno...
Category
2010s Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
Oil Painting on Artist Pallet
Located in Houston, TX
Oil Painting on Artist Pallet.
Framed oil painting on artist pallet.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Wood, Giltwood
Michel Anasse metal abstract brutalist sculpture.Les Bides
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and large metal sculpture by the well known artist Michel Anasse. This is one of the musician series, This is one looks like the bass p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Vicenç Orsolà Sculpture Free Composition AEM-83 Red Black Wood
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sculpture AEM-83 made by Vicenç Orsola Free Composition around 2007 in Barcelona.
Painted Wood
In great original condition, with minor wear consist...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Painting by Peter Keil, Modern, Acrylic on Board, Signed, Modern Art, C 1984
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin where they settled. This is where Peter Robert Keil grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work. From 1954 on, the East Berlin...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
James Gahagan Abstract/Expressionist, Watercolor Painting on Paper, Signed, Date
By James Gahagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Gahagan was an American abstract ? expressionist artist/painter , also known as colorist.The size of the work by itself is 9 x 12 inches also signed LR, Gahagan 61. Has the ori...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Tortillero Erizo Basket by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tortillero Erizo basket by Onora
Dimensions: D 27 x 12 cm
Materials: Woven Wicker
Our new on going basket collection explores a sea urchin aesthetic. Handwoven by master weavers...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
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
Instinct Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Instinct sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on /30
Dimensions: W 46 x 24 x H 36 cm
Materials: stoneware
Each piece is unique with its own personality and marks. Dimensio...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
5 Fogli Mosaico Bisazza Bianco, Anni 90
Located in Felino, IT
5 fogli mosaico Bisazza originale, anni 90 montati su rete. dim 30 x 30 cm adatti uso rivestimento vasi, cornici, rivestimento. adatti anche per uso in esterno.
fogli pronti da inco...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Small Cornelio Star by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Cornelio Star by Onora
Dimensions: D 50 cm
Materials: Woven wheat fiber
Hand woven by the Tata Curiata workshop, master artisans who received a special mention in the Loewe Craf...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Large Plato Shelf by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Large plato shelf by Antrei Hartikainen
Materials: maple, natural oil mix
Dimensions: W 75, D 10, H 3,5 cm
Also available: different sizes.
The surface of the moon is the in...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
16 fogli mosaico Bisazza nero, anni 90
Located in Felino, IT
16 fogli mosaico Bisazza originale, anni 90 montati su rete. dim 30 x 30 cm adatti uso rivestimento vasi, cornici, rivestimento. adatti anche per uso in esterno.
fogli pronti da inc...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Tzambouka Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Instinct meta sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on 30
Dimensions: D 42 x H 42 cm
Materials: Stoneware, wool
Each piece is unique with its own pers...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware, Wool
Resin Art Round Panel 47"
Located in Westport, CT
Resin art panel colored with pigments and ink multi-layered process which result in an organic expression of shapes.
The outcome is always unsuspected. Each piece is unique and cann...
Category
2010s Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
Eclipsis I 80 Wall Mirror Calacatta Gold Marble and Blue Leather 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 materia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
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
Italian Modern Geometric Decorative Panel in Solid Wood, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Geometric decorative panel in solid wood, 1980s
Decorative panel in solid wood, that can be used on the wall or vertically placed on the ground. The decoration is mad...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Abstract Painting "Fin Du Jour" in Friendly Orange-Blue Colors by Michel Puchala
Located in Salzburg, AT
Abstract painting in warm, friendly acrylic colors with the name "Fin du Jour" - "End of the Day" by Michel Puchala.
Professional framing with shadow gap frame (1.0cm) and white gold...
Category
1990s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Blue Geometric Needlepoint Artwork Wall Art styled after Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
A blue geometric needlepoint artwork wall art styled after German artist, Josef Albers, circa late-20th century. This needlepoint piece is admirati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Digital Fine Art , "Overlap" by William Phelps Montgomery
Located in Jupiter, FL
Abstract Archival Digital Fine Art Print, Overlap" William P. Montgomery
Offered for sale is an archival digital fine art print under museum-grade ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Art Glass Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable
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
Uses
Wall or flo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Mantis, Aged Steel LED Light Plant Grower, Luvere Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
The Mantis - brass LED light plant grower - Luvere Studio
Materials: Brass, LED Lighting. Interchangeable backplate and base plate
Dimensions: 29” ? ?x ? ?16” ? ?x ? ?16”
The Ma...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Monolith, Starfire Glass Lighting, Luvere Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
The monolith, brass LED light plant grower, Luvere Studio
Materials: Cold ? ?rolled ? ?steel, ? ?starfire ? ?glass, ? ?LED ? ?lighting
Dimensions: 37” ? ?x ? ?7” ? ?x ? ?7”
The ...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Heart Shaped Green Watercolor, 2022, Handmade in Italy, Anatomical Heart
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Celebrating the human body by dissecting it. The human body as a great system of signs and symbols. We are expression, beyond words and gestures.
A perspective of the flesh in wh...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Instinct Meta Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Instinct Meta sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on 30
Dimensions: W 50 x 20.5 x H 33 cm
Materials: stoneware
Each piece is unique with its own personality and marks. Di...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
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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