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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Collection Manhattan Blooms "Number 4" 'Available Numbers 1-2-3'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
From the "Habitat Collection" original limited and numbered edition of 100 pieces. Exclusive contemporary graphic printed by hand in two colors on a flat bed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 divul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Oil Painting on Canvas - Kjell Falk, Sweden 2003 - Coast Landscape Blue
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful oil painting on a canvas by the Swedish artist Kjell Falk. The painting is 69 x 59 cm. It is in excellent condition and signed Kjell Falk 00.
Kjell Falk (1940-2012) w...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Pop Art Yellow and Black Perspex Light Panel by Johanna Grawunder Italian Design
Located in London, GB
A 1980s Pop Art yellow and black perspex light panel by Johanna Grawunder
An Art Lighting panel, yellow / black perspex with florencescent light bulbs. I...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plexiglass
Wassily Kandinsky Print from Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Wassily Kandinsky print.
Titled: Yellow-Red-Blue, originally painted in 1925, harmonious and perfect form among geometrical shapes.
This is a...
Category
20th Century German Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
50 of the World's Best Apartments Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Is apartment living the way of the future? According to some, it's the only way to live. For most apartment-dwellers, beautiful views, functional floor plans, low maintenance and convenient, inner-city locations far outweigh the attributes of the traditional quarter-acre suburban block. This book presents, through text, superb floor photographs and floor plans, 50 of the best apartments from around the world. Focusing on fabulous interiors, this book is a digest of the myriad ways to fit out spaces that often begin as concrete shells, but are transformed, through the talents of the best interior architects and designers, into luxurious penthouses, funky lofts, hip apartments, sleek bachelor pads and sumptuous family homes. An inspiring sourcebook for all lovers of beautiful interiors.
Title Fifty of the World's Best Apartments
Editor Robyn Beaver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Art Glass Gold 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
Art Glass Resham Cipria Decorative Panel 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
Art Glass Terrain 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
Art Glass Mahogany 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
Art Glass Bloomer 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
Art Glass Suede Cream 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
1980s Whimsical Rooster Painting Copper Enamel Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Abstract Copper Enamel Wall Art Crowing Roosters
blue green
19.5 H x 31.25 W x 1.25 D, Art 24 x 12
wood frame
unsigned
Original Vintage Unrestored Condition.
Refer to images listed.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Gypsy Antiques from the Hollywood Antique Store
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Signe from the famous Gypsy antiques in Hollywood.
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plywood
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
Black Ink and Swarovski Black Diamond Crystals Contemporary Wall Art
By Alexander's Collection, Alexander Anisimov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Black Ink and Swarovski Black Diamond Crystals Contemporary Wall Art - "Digital Universe"
This hand made wall art made on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm with black ink and wit...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Rosenthal Collectible Framed Plates, Set of 3
By Rosenthal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rosenthal collectible, set of three framed German plates.
One by Vasarely, 1936.
"Leben und Leben lassen, Liben und Lieben lassen"
Limited edition, s...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
"Ghost (Waiting For Friends)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
From the Far West Carpets and Textiles of Morocco Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
From the Far West Carpets and Textiles of Morocco
Fiske, Patricia L. and Pickering, W. Russell and Yohe, Ralph S.
in black cloth covered board ...
Category
1980s Moroccan Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
ZEVS, Lithograph 30/75, Liquidated Google-logo French Contemporary Street artist
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lithograph by the contemporary French street artist ZEVS. Liquidated Google-logo, this is number 30 in an edition of 75. It is 83 x 65 cm (framed).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Signed Acrylic on Canvas Landscape Painting of Trees and Shadow in Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Trees on a horizon in green hues with shadow and neutral sky. Acrylic on Canvas. Art work is set in a wood frame.
Paintings of this genre are a compliment to any setting and add a...
Category
20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paint
American Contemporary Checkerboard Wall Sculpture with Candle Holders
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary wall sculpture with a checker board pattern with some spaces have a mirror with extended circulars to hold candles
Category
20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Modern Rossim Wall Art Piece, Marble Brass, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Rossim Wall Art Piece, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Rossim modern wall decor draws inspiration from the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Statuary Marble, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel
Bloodroot, Gold Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Reminiscent of John James Audubon specimen drawings, these two meticulously drawn swallow tail butterflies are matted separately and framed in a beautifully carved silver frame
Sylvia Beckman
Bloodroot, 2010
colored pencil on paper
19.5 x 18.25 framed
SUB005
Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI
Education
University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design
University of Wisconsin, Botany
Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, gilding and painting
Exhibitions
2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
1997 S.O.F.A. exhibition, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1997 Monumental Bronze Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI
1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI
1994 Paintings & Drawings, North Seas Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1994 Paintings & drawings, Olbrich Botanic Center, Madison, WI
1988 Monumental Stone Sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Fun Set of 3 Hans Richter 1961 Artcraft Plaster Negative Relief Sports Plaques
By Hans Richter
Located in San Francisco, CA
A true time capsule of 1961, the 3-dimensional plaster negative relief plaques depicting a golfer, bowler and tennis player all engaged in their sport and all from the perspective of...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
Large Triptych Expressionist Landscape Gouache Painting 1987
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original artwork.
Great scale.
Wonderful colors.
Illegibly signed at the bottom with the year 87.
Under plexiglass wood frame.
It has not been taken out of the frame and appears to b...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
"The Dance" by Raymond Karpuska
By Raymond Karpuska
Located in Denton, TX
Etched stainless steel with paint accents wall art titled "The Dance".
Category
20th Century North American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Signed Acrylic on Wood Painting Titled "Watching the Detective"
Located in North Miami, FL
This large signed acrylic on wood painting by Walsh from 2012 is titled Watching the Detective. He was a professor of painting college level. ...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Herbert Fink, Lonesome Pine, Etching on Paper, 1979
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition pencil signed and numbered 126/250 original Fine art etching by the very well listed artist and print maker Herbert Fink. This is signed a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Poul Esting, Carmen, Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Paul Esting, Carmen
Color lithography
Number 21/36
Work with signature and individual number and title (pencil)
Work dimensions 50/40
Framed work
Poul Esting is a Danish arti...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Limited Edition 3/65 Bill Mack Signed Tribute to Picasso Huge Bronze Picture
By Bill Mack 1
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare 1984 low Limited Edition number 3/65 Bill Mack a tribute to Picasso bonded bronze picture RRP $100,000 (£78,50...
Category
1980s European Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Wall Object by Artist Willi Siber
By Willi Siber
Located in New York, NY
Wall object by artist Willi Siber. Interference lacquer and wood.
Category
2010s German Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Andrianna Shamaris Framed Courrèges Bonjour Scarf from Paris France
Located in New York, NY
Courrèges silk scarf in excellent condition found in Paris, France. Features bold pop-art style colors and shapes with the Courrèges logo. Set in ...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Fabergé Court Jeweler to the Tsars Hardcover Table Book
By Alexander von Solodkoff, Geza von Habsburg-Lothringen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Faberge: Court Jeweler to the Tsars Book by Solodkoff, Rizzoli 1984.
Fabergé: Court Jeweler to the Tsars
Fabergé, Court Jeweler to the Tsars by G. von Habsburg-Lothringen and A. von Solodkoff. New York: Rizzoli, 1979. First English edition hardcover with slip case. 171 pp. A book on the history of Carl Fabergé and his work. For more than 35 years, Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) was purveyor of exquisite creations in jewels and precious metals to European royalty, most notably Russia and England, and to the wealthy of the world. He was a designer of unsurpassed ingenuity and delicacy. He turned out a profusion of jeweled flowers in rock-crystal pots, enameled cigarette cases, desk sets in multicolored gold, silver and platinum, gold sedan chairs and coronation coaches...
Category
20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Painting, Midcentury, Color Collage of Flower Motif, Signed, C 1950, On Paper
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful midcentury painting. A very decorative color collage of flowers. The painting is signed PL and named Monachez.
The painting has a red original frame. The painting has a wa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1976, Framed in Silver Frame, Large Acrylic on 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
1970s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Ghost (Get Out of Town)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
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. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony.
Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.”
In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Get Out...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Large Autumnal Citrus and Vessels Abstract Still Life Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Morristown, NJ
Francois Heaulme (French, 1927-2005), Large framed still life with oranges, pottery and bottles, signed lower left.
Dimensions:
57"h x 37.5"w (sig...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Signed Large Format Acrylic on Paper Work by Bernyce Alpert Winick, USA c 1980
Located in Norwalk, CT
This large works by Bernice Alpert Winick is acrylic on paper shown in its original frame. Great size: framed dimension 65.25" X 45.5".
Bernyce Alpert Winick...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Bill Godfrey Stained Plywood Mosaic Collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bill Godfrey collage of painted and stained woods and Diamond plate metal. This piece dates to 1987. Godfrey is still producing Banners and Installation Art from his Western PA Studi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
'Summer Window' by Ann Finlayson
Located in London, GB
This oil on board was painted in 1985-86, we are particularly drawn to her use of colour.
Ann Finlayson was born in Glasgow in 1943. She trained at Gl...
Category
1980s British Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Schumacher by Caroline Hurley Sepiessa Wallpaper Mural in Stone
Located in New York, NY
Based on a painted and collaged artwork by Caroline Z Hurley, Sepiessa is a two-panel set; the full repeat measures 108" x 12'. It's printed on a ground with a toothy, vellum look.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
One of a Kind Pop Art Wall Decoration with Multi Media Applications
Located in Miami, FL
Large and unique silkscreen print depicting a three dimensional swirl of fabrics, crystals, studs, spikes and other treasures. This piece was created and shown at art Basel, Miami 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Ghost (Big Wings)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
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. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony.
Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.”
In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Big Wings)," Kii takes a more representational approach to his storytelling, creating figurative drawings out of thin lines of tesserae. The mosaic belongs to his “Ghost” triptych, wherein Kii uses “wings” to represent the presence of a heavenly being, the ghosts of past spirits or the presence of an angel or guardian. In “Ghost (Big Wings),” Kii mourns the extinction of many creatures due to environmental change and imagines their lonely spirits wandering the earth. Enveloping their silhouettes is “a bird with big wings,” writes Kii, depicted here within a dense mosaic of abstract patterns, a symbol for nature’s healing power. “The bird consoles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
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
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Original Lithograph by James Carter with Southwest Pottery Theme
By James Carter
Located in New York, NY
Original Signed lithograph titled "Shield" by James Carter. It also has a custom burled elm frame. This piece has been floated and features hues of teal, terra cotta, sea foam green,...
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
David Allgood "Iris" Signed Serigraph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Allgood "Iris" Signed Serigraph numbered 261/500. Framed. Made in USA, c. 1980's.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
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 allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Painting by Peter Keil, Modern Art, Acrylic on Board, Orange/Red, Signed, C 1975
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
1970s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Painting by Peter Keil, Pink and Orange Painted on Board, Modern Art, C 1972
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
1970s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
1995, Danish Ege Axminster Vincent van Gogh "Olive Trees" Wool Rug/Wall Hanging
Located in Morristown, NJ
1995, Danish wool rug depicting "olive grove" by Vincent Van Gogh (1899). This rug was made by Ege Axminster A/S for their 20th century masters collection. The image of "olive grove" was licensed by Van Gogh International B.V. This rug is wonderfully executed and respects the genius of Van Gogh. The colors of this rug are strong and beautiful; browns, various shades of green, pinks, yellows, blues and lilacs are all utilized to wonderful effect.
In addition to the work of Vincent Van Gogh, the Ege Art collection has included rugs depicting the art of such greats as Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Robert Jacobsen, Andy Warhol and Rene Magritte. iEde rugs are an iconic piece of art that is made for your floor. They can be used to define a space and create a vignette that is unique and emphasizes your artistic side.
Owning this rug would be a fun and lasting way to enjoy one of the most brilliant artists of all time.
About Ege Axminster:
Weaving together timeless Danish design, long-lasting quality, natural comfort and progressive sustainable thinking, Ege Carpets craft wall-to-wall carpets, rugs, carpet tiles...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Gerard Diaz Contemporary French Iris Pencil Drawing
By Gérard Diaz
Located in Roma, IT
This drawing is a view of a garden.
In the background, we see a high base topped by a statue of a 19th century figure along with other architectural ruins.
Central to the composition is a leafy tree with a leaning trunk.
The beautiful flowering iris plant in the foreground gave the drawing its title.
The iris has a very long history, as it was known even at the time of the ancient Egyptians and other ancient peoples. It is well documented that in Europe the iris's rhizome was used as a linen perfume. It was named for Iris, the Greek messenger of the gods, who according to Greek mythology, had wings of gold shining with dew, which when lit by the sun rays were decked with all the colors of the rainbow. Also according to this legend, Iris was Juno's favourite goddess because she only bore good news. Juno decided to reward her by turning her into the iris (the rainbow) which was said to be the link between heaven and earth.
Born on October 27, 1938, in Mostaganem, Gérard Diaz...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Painting by Peter Keil, Modern Art, Acrylic on Board, Pink & Orange, Art, C 1975
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
1970s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lisbon Tiles Wall Art, Original Artwork, Gold Leaf, Handmade in Portugal
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alfama Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
The Alfama wall art is an original artwork, exclusively designed and handcrafted by G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Painting by Peter Keil, Green Color, Modern Art, Acrylic on Hard Board, C 1988
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
1980s German Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Zen - 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
John Galliano Cafe Society Print Vintage Pants, Rare Trousers, 1999's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
John Galliano Cafe Society print pants, flared leg trousers late 90s.
Vintage John Galliano silk like pants with all over a Cafe Society inspired illustrated print.
Vintage John Galliano graphic printed pants. Iconic Cafe Society print meets remarkable craftsmanship!
Tag with John Galliano Paris, Made in France.
Composition: 98% cotton, 2% Lycra.
Size F 40, GB 12, D 38, USA 6.
Can easily be dressed up or down. Looks amazing on!
Fabric stretches allowing perfect fit, this piece can be truly appreciated when worn.
Made in France.
Measurements: (slight stretch)
28 inch waist
36-38 inch hips
28 inch inseam
Excellent Vintage Condition.
Pants were never worn!
About the Designer
John Galliano
Known for introducing rich theatricality and memorable fashion spectacles to the runway, John Galliano has enjoyed a singular career. The audacious British designer has garnered universal acclaim for genre-breaking collections not only at his eponymous label but also for Givenchy and Christian Dior. From his embroidered absinthe-green Oscars gown for actress Nicole Kidman to the iconic sleeveless newspaper-print dress that Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw made famous, Galliano’s intricate and multifaceted work is reliably newsworthy, drawing on history as often as it embodies a fresh and forward-looking sensibility, and over the years the designer has helped shape an ever-broadening new legion of enthusiasts for Parisian couture.Born in Gibraltar but raised in South London by strict Roman Catholic working-class parents, Galliano attended the all-boys Church of England grammar school, where his flamboyance and interest in art attracted the attention of bullies. Eventually, Galliano ended up at the prestigious design and art school Central Saint Martins College (then called Saint Martin’s School of Art), where fellow British designers Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen also trained.Galliano flourished at Central Saint Martins. While a student, he worked in the costume department at the National Theatre in London. His graduate collection...
Category
20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
Garden - 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, which fills the space floor to ceiling, each Shadow Wildling work distills a pattern onto the single plane of a large painting, intended to create the perfect focal point for today’s modern interiors.
Commissions for new editions in custom sizes and colors available.
Garden
2021
Acrylic silkscreen ink on canvas...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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