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Material: Plywood
Wooden Zodiac Capricorn Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Monumental 1960s Robert Maxwell 'Sunburst' Wall Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Monumental Robert Maxwell 'Sunburst' Wall Sculpture.
This large wall sculpture is created with the original ‘Sunburst’ pattern from the early 1960s, a recurring motif that Maxwell w...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Stoneware, Plywood
Unique Vintage Oversized 7' Industrial Slide Rule by Pickett
By Pickett
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique vintage oversized 7' industrial slide rule by Pickett, circa 1960s. The slide rule is a working model that was most likely used in a class...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
WWII Plywood Leg Splint by Charles Eames
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The WWII molded plywood leg splint, designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Evans Mfg., is a pioneering example of functional design and innovative use of materials. Created in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
"Giant" Vintage Slide Rule by Pickett
By Pickett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Giant" Vintage Slide Rule by Pickett
"Pickett All-American Quality Slide Rules".
circa 1960s
The slide rule is a working model that was most likely u...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Natural Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Leather
Located in San Antonio, TX
These NATURAL LEATHER collage tiles are made in modular sizes and SOLD BY THE SQUARE FOOT, NOT PER TILE. The tiles can be hung on any wall surface and in any configuration. Each panel is composed randomly and therefore, no two panels are alike. They are made from upcycled leather cuttings from our furniture company and mounted on 1/2" plywood MDF.
The arrangement and installation of the panels can be decided by the client. Please see attached specification sheet with the installation guide in the image gallery for further details.
MINIMUM ORDER: 8 SQ/ FT
Bio:
Peter Glassford...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Brutalist Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Leather
Zuber et Cie, "Boston Harbor" from "Vues d'Amérique du Nord", France Mid-20th c.
By Jean Zuber
Located in Greding, DE
Large block-printed wallpaper with an idyllic, idealistic harbor scene of Boston. The motif comes from the "Vues d'Amérique du Nord" series and was first presented by Jean Zuber et Cie...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Stainless Steel Brass Copper Brutalist Wall Sculpture Stephen Chun, 1970s
By Stephen Chun
Located in Melbourne, AU
An excellent example of decorative wall sculpture dating to the 1970s, by artist and maker Stephen Chun.
Chun studied at art school in Taipei, graduati...
Category
1970s Hong Kong Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
Original Emile Aubry Art Deco Painting "La Voix De Pan", Groupe Symbolique
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Emile Aubry, France, 1932 documentation, comparable with a similar work - catalogue "Salon des Independents" Paris from 1932 Muse´e des Beaux-Arts, Pau, Be´arn, Pyre´ne´es-Atlantique...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
Set of 6 Textured Abstract Oil Paintings, signature: "Mi", 1992
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of six oil on panel paintings, dated to 1992. Signed "Mi" in the front corner, and on the back. Painted in a textured abstract style, almost resembling cut-outs of a bigger impr...
Category
20th Century Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Nude Oil on Board Portrait by Christian Aabye Tage of a Sitting Woman
Located in Søborg, DK
Beautiful nude study of a sitting woman.
Oil on board by the Danish artist Christian Aabye Tage.
Signed but not dated.
In great vintage condition with signs of age related wear...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Herbarium Wall Panel
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large decorative wall panel consisting of 9 early 20th century Swedish herbariums in bespoke hand painted wooden frames. The herbariums ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Plywood
Stunning Wooden Zodiac Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign showing all zodiacs, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decorat...
Category
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Original Charles & Ray Eames Mid Century Leg Splint in Molded Plywood, 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare leg splint by Charles & Ray Eames in molded plywood and its unopened original wrapping produced by Evans 1943. A true mid century collectible...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Black Collage, Oil Paint in the Style of Pierre Soulages by Hans Osswald 1960s
Located in Forest, BE
This must be one of Hans Osswald best works. We have several in our collection. This black one is made of different materials and creates an interesting relief. oil painted black wit...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Plywood, Paper
$8,014 Sale Price
20% Off
Wooden Zodiac Gemini Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Greatful Dead Live Rock Concert Painting
Located in Fulton, CA
A large-scale original painting of the Grateful Dead on stage at a rock concert. Script on verso " #850 4/13/08 by Jene Moshs? Grateful Dead Orange County Fairgrounds 1968". Painted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paint
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Schönbuch 'Telefonkonsole' Wall-Mounted Shelf Unit Console with Pen Holders
Located in London, GB
Schönbuch (manufacturer), Germany
‘Telefonkonsole’ (telephone console) wall-mounted shelf unit with pen stands.
Yellow lacquered formed plywood, metal fittings, chrome pen stands...
Category
1970s German Post-Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
$299 Sale Price
25% Off
Wooden Zodiac Sagittarius Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
1970s California Mission Architectural Ceramic Tile Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large asymmetrical architectural ceramic tile wall art sculpture.
Beautiful color glazes of turquoise, red and blue.
Hangs on 2 D rings on bac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Plywood
Wooden Zodiac Sagittarius Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Massive Black & White Painting of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Back Double Biceps'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Black & White Painting of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Back Double Biceps'
Unsigned, Painted on 4 x 8 foot Plywood, from Ecuador
Commissioned in the USA for a upscale gym in Mi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paint
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Venus Disarming Cupid" after François Boucher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large French 19th century oil on canvas laid on board painting in the manner of François Boucher (French, 1703-1770). The oval framed canvas depicting a version of Boucher's "Venus...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Plywood
$8,450 Sale Price
32% Off
Wooden Zodiac Taurus Bull Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Contemporary Abstract Multicolored Painting by Felix Bachmann, 2016
Located in Berlin, DE
Felix Bachmann's contemporary abstract multicolored painting, set in a shadow frame, is a vibrant celebration of color and form. The artwork showcases bold, expressive brushstrokes a...
Category
2010s German Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood, Paint
2D Plywood Marionette Mannequin
Located in Hanover, MA
Peculiar Folk Art two-dimensional marionette or mannequin comprised of ten elements of cutout half inch plywood, connected with bolts and wing nuts, permitting the limbs to be moved ...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Black Oil on Canvas in the Style of Pierre Soulages by Hans Osswald 1960s
Located in Forest, BE
Black paint on canvas with some touch of white and blue. We have several in our collection. Nice and elegant with a very strong feeling. This is a painting in a medium size 81x 60cm. Signed on bottom (left).
Hans Osswald 1919-1983
Hans August Osswald (originally Andersson) was born on 29th August 1919 in Örebro. He was a Swedish painter and book illustrator.
Osswald first exhibited at Louis...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Plywood, Paper
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Black & White Movie Theatre Poster, 1956
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, black & white movie theatre poster, 1956
A rare poster, color versions are available, black and white p...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paper
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
"Violet Garden 01" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Concrete, Other
1950s French Wooden Car Door
Located in High Point, NC
A decoration from 1950s France in solid beech and plywood. The graphic silhouette, reminiscent of the door of a vehicle, evokes the streamlined shapes of the golden age of car design...
Category
1950s French Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Beech, Plywood
"Crimson Garden 02" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Concrete, Other
Edward Dabrowski (NY Graffiti Artist) Abstract Mixed Media Work On Wood
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Eddie Dabrowski was an American contemporary graphic street artist, self-taught, taking the concepts of street art to another level. Dabrowski’s works hang in private collections and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Bauhaus Textured Resin Panel, 1970s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Panel with wooden base worked in relief weaving patterns executed in resin. The wooden frame is finished in bronze/copper. The colours as photo are slightly metallic. The theme is in...
Category
1970s Bauhaus Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Resin, Plywood
Pair of Vintage Indonesian/Balinese Paintings by Artist W. Suaridi
Located in COLMAR, FR
Two absolutely fantastic, vintage paintings from Indonesia in a traditional Balinese style. One of the paintings is signed by the artist, W. Suaridi in the lower left (see photo). Bo...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
$1,917 Sale Price
35% Off
Edward Dabrowski (NY Artist) Graffiti Artist Mixed Media Work On Wood Board
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Eddie Dabrowski was an American contemporary graphic street artist, self-taught, taking the concepts of street art to another level. Dabrowski’s works hang in private collections and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
"Crimson Garden 01" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Concrete, Other
Study of Space Wall Sculpture iii by Dechem Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Study of Space Wall Sculpture III by Dechem Studio.
Dimensions: D 2 x W 77 x H 100 cm.
Materials: hand-painted birch plywood.
Exploring factors of depth perception such as shape and...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$3,370 / item
Artist-Made Driftwood Bas Relief
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s
Driftwood bas relief mounted on a wooden board. Purchased from the estate of the artist on Lake Michigan. Great detail to this piece, plainly composed of pieces found whil...
Category
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Driftwood, Plywood
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Black
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Old Skull Board
Old Skull Board/ Life After Life Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa,
disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della continui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
“Blue No5” 3D Sculpture
By Josef Albers
Located in North Hollywood, CA
“Blue No5” 3D sculpture / wall hanging decor in the style of Josef Albers “Homage to Square”.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
$1,950
Original Purvis Young Extra Large Outsider/Street Art
By Purvis Young
Located in North Miami, FL
Abstract mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young. Folk Art portraying a very powerful scene of chained figures. The work depicting modern slavery is painted in vivid ochre, red, blue...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Painting By Olivia Holm-Møller 'Dancing Women'
Located in Kastrup, DK
Olivia Holm-Møller (Danish, 1875-1970).
Painting: 'Dancing Women'. Oil on wood panel.
Artwork size: 63.5 x 53.5 cm.
Framed.
Signeret OHM
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Mindset Red — Handmade Bauhaus Geometric Mineral-Concrete Wall Sculpture
Located in Köln, DE
Mindset Red Wall Sculpture
Design by Rodrigo Vairinhos
Timeless, Bold, and Artistic – Mindset Red brings a harmonious blend of color and texture to any space.
The "Mindset" wall sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Concrete
Study of Space Wall Sculpture II by Dechem Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Study of space wall sculpture II by Dechem Studio.
Dimensions: D 2 x W 69 x H 98 cm.
Materials: hand-painted birch plywood.
Exploring factors of depth perception such as shape a...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$1,874 / item
"A Lively Paris Street", Oil Painting On Plywood By Sylvain Vigny, France 20th
Located in Paris, FR
Expressionist painting “A Lively Paris Street” by French artist Sylvain Vigny (1902-1970) related to the Paris and Nice schools. His work is characterized by brutal, powerful paintin...
Category
20th Century French Expressionist Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Plywood
Italian Mountain Valley Oil Painting on Board, Signed A. Scocchera
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this fantastic oil painting on plywood dating back to the early decades of the 20th century. The painting bears the signature A. Scocchera at the bottom left (see photo). ...
Category
20th Century Italian Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Surreal Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation of the female form facing a male body in the foreground. Colourful and bold with a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Incredible Pair of Found Objects Sculpture Panels After Louise Nevelson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dramatic pair of sculptural Found Objects panels, circa 1970. Cream painted wood frame construction with a heavy plywood back. Varying sections comprised of intricately arranged vintage furniture parts, architectural salvage and wood letters...
Category
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Italian Vintage Tapestry by Missoni, 1980s
Located in Renens, CH
Italian collectable tapestry, professionally framed. This piece, considered a work of art has been designed by Ottavio Missoni, (1921 – 2013) during the 1980s.
The Missoni enterpris...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Plywood
Study of Space Wall Sculpture i by Dechem Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Study of space wall sculpture I by Dechem Studio.
Dimensions: D 2 x W 69 x H 98 cm.
Materials: hand-painted birch plywood.
Exploring factors of depth perception such as shape an...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$1,874 / item
Pink and Grey Geometric Constructivist Wall Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
This wall sculpture is based on an assembly of cut and superimposed geometric shapes. The colors – anthracite, gray, pink, and purple– are applied in flat, even tones without gradien...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique Vintage Oversized 4' Industrial Slide Rule by Pickett
By Pickett
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique vintage oversized 4' industrial slide rule by Pickett, circa 1960s. The slide rule is a working model that was most likely used in a school class room or as a display model...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Veneer Image of Church Tower, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Image of the highest church tower in Slovakia based on Spisska Nova Ves.
Veneer on plywood with high gloss finish.
Category
1960s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
'Beside the River' by Margaret Green (1925 - 2003)
Located in Basildon, GB
'Beside the River' by Margaret Green (1925 - 2003) , oil on canvased board and framed.
Category
Late 20th Century English Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Plywood, Paint
Mod Op Art Plywood, Glass and Fiberglass Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Black and silver circles and dots alternate with mirror to form a checkerboard mirror surface. Very decorative modernist item, works well with Clas...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Fiberglass, Plywood
Finley hand painted Framed Persian School Figurative Painting
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful old Persian School group portrait, apparently oil on board, depicting princess pouring wine for two elderly scholars, one holding the Koran and with a Kamancheh instrument ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
Wooden Zodiac Libra Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood
R. M. Schell, "Softly Falls the Evening", Acrylic Painting, Canada, C. 1980
Located in Chatham, ON
Raymond Milton Schell (1936-2014) - "Softly Falls the Evening" - Canadian school fine art landscape acrylic painting on linen canvas mounted to Birch ply - exacting detail throughout...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Romantic Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Softwood, Plywood, Paint
1930s Chinese Hand Painted Picture with Bamboo Frame
Located in London, GB
Detailed hand painted Chinese picture on silk, featuring two Chinese workers processing tea leaves, with a white blossom tree and mountain background. It has a bamboo surround frame,...
Category
1930s Vintage Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Bamboo, Plywood
Dynamic Basketball Scene by Pervis Young - Raw Expression of Urban Life
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the raw, vibrant energy of Pervis Young's unique artistic vision with this captivating painting. This piece captures a dynamic basketball scene, a recurring m...
Category
20th Century Plywood Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Paint
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