Mid-Century Modern Paintings
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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1950 Albert Eugene Gallatin Signed Abstract Oil Painting on Board
By Albert Eugene Gallatin
Located in Miami, FL
1950 Albert Eugene Gallatin Signed Abstract Oil Painting on Board
Offered for sale is a nice Albert Gallatin (1882 - 1952) oil painting on board signed on verso September 1950. ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Giltwood, Masonite, Paint
1950s Male Nude Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Dorchester, GB
Male nude oil on canvas.
Canvas stamped on the back.
Circa 1950s.
Dimensions
H 76.5cm, W 61cm
Condition
Please do take a careful look ...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Cane, Paint
Large Spanish Abstract Oil On Canvas Painting, 20th-century
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A stunning large framed abstract painting, likely Spanish or Portuguese in origin, from the late 20th century. The piece features a vibrant and decorative composition, showcasing a d...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Modern Danish Abstract Landscape Painting, signed on back
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Mid-Century Danish Abstract Landscape Painting Signed
With dimensions of 33 1/2 inches in width and 19 1/2 inches in height, this artwork beautifully melds cool blue and green hues...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lucia Lopez Cubist Nude, 1960s Cuban, Died 2011
By Lucia Lopez
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Lucia Lopez Cubist Nude, 1960s Cuban, Died 2011
Presenting "Lopez Abstract," a compelling oil painting on canvas by the Cuban American artist Lucia Lopez, reframed in a mid-century ...
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20th Century Cuban Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
LARGE Original Mid Century MODERN Skyline Framed ARTWORK by Stuart
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Large framed Mid Century Modern Skyline Artwork. Acrylic on masonite with some metallic gold pigment. Vibrant orange and red. Signed Stuart lower right, with label affixed to the ba...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Masonite
Thomas Alphonse Klaverkamp Egyptians American 1972
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil on canvas, 1972, signed 'T. Klaverkamp', titled and dated on the reverse. This large ad mesmerizing painting draws the i the view of lookers from any angle ad sets the mood for...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pablo Picasso "Woman Reading" Rendering by Artist Ray Martinez Oil on Canvas
Located in Monrovia, CA
1930s vintage Ray Martinez oil on canvas rendering Of "WOMAN READING" Pablo Picasso.
1930s oil On canvas rendering by Artist Ray Martinez During Pablo Picasso's Surrealism period. The canvas is titled "Woman Reading".
Signature bottom left hand corner of canvas. Artist Ray Martinez's oil on canvas painting using...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Nude woman oil painting post Fauvisme , France 1950s
Located in La xara, VC
Nude Woman post Fauvisme , superbe by the technique at romantisme atmosphere . rare by the quality
Artistic Movement: Post-Fauvism was a significant art movement that followed Fauv...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"FANTASY" Oil on Canvas by Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Framed Oil Painting Canvas Signed D. Demers European Cafe
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an sensational, framed oil painting on canvas, of a European cafe scene, signed D. Demers. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the frame are 24" W x 2...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Adrian Contemporary Abstract Painting on Wood, 2019
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary abstract painting by Adrian, 2019.
Mixed-media on wood.
We offer free worldwide shipping for this piece.
Hand signed and dated on the back.
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Landscape Watercolor Painting Max Daettl Vienna, 1963
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage landscape painting with motif Schneeberg in Lower Austria in pastel tone color blue, grey, silver, green and white with watercolor on cardboard behind glas...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paper
Bomolo Oil on Canvas African "Airport" Art
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bomolo oil on canvas abstract painting signed bottom right 1960. Known in it's day as Airport Art, Local Artists would sell their paintings to Tourists. Ma...
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1960s African Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Oil Painting by Harriet Rosendale
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large oil on canvas by Harriet Rosendale. Harriet Rosendale was a well-known and well-listed Cconnecticut artist, who achieved national recognition in the 1950’s for her figurative...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1950s Miguel Alvarez Acosta Pink Abstract Oil Painting Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Art Pink Abstract painting Oil on Canvas by Miguel Alvarez Acosta
former director of the INBA and cultural ambassador to Mexico.
Mexican Modernism
28.5 h x 22.5 w x 1.13 d
Ori...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in London, London
Oil painting
On canvas
Gold frame
Mid to late 20th century.
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Painting by Jac. Haan, Manager of the Famous Metz en Co. Department Store
By Jac Haan
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Beautifully detailed large painting by Jac. Haan, interior architect and former manager of the furniture department of the famous Dutch department store Metz en Co...
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1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Midcentury Figural Abstract Painting In Antique Gilt Frame
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful figural abstract painting.
Artist unknown.
In the style of the very fashionable artist Lynn Chadwick
Lovely bright colors.
Gouache on ca...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Italian 1970s Mixed-Media Art by Roffi 'Roberto Fraschetti'
Located in London, GB
Italian 1970s mixed-media art by Roffi (Roberto Fraschetti).
Accompanied by Artist authentication and signature.
In excellent vintage condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
French Aquarelle "Couple on a Dance Floor", 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Original aquarelle "Couple on a Dance Floor", circa 1970
The original painting is carefully glued to a light cardboard support.
To be framed.
Very good ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
French Aquarelle "Woman on a Dance Floor" 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Original aquarelle "Woman on a Dance Floor", circa 1970
The original painting is carefully glued to a light cardboard support.
To be framed.
Very good c...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Robert Libeski Painting Lady with Dog 1946 Mixed Media
Located in Vienna, AT
A mixed media painting by Robert Libeski, which shows a Lady with Dog, 1946 in soft colors.
Robert Libeski ( 1892 - 1988 )
Robert Libeski was activ in...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Rolph Scarlett, Modernist Abstract Composition, Guache on Paper, Ca. 1950’s
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Rolph Scarletti (Canadian, 1889 – 1984)
Object: Modernist Abstract Composition
Period: Ca. 1950’s
Medium: Guache on paper, framed
Dimensions (unframed):
Height: 9-1/3”
Width: 12”
Dimensions (framed):
Height: 22-3/4””
Width: 25-3/4”
Rolph Scarlett (Canadian, 1889 – 1984) was a consummate explorer of twentieth-century abstract painting. Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him while steadfastly aware that he was on his own path and his alone, Scarlett more than once proved to be at the artistic zeitgeist of the eras in which he lived. Exposed very early on to the work of Paul Klee through a chance meeting in Europe with the artist himself, Scarlett took up abstraction with a fervor that never diminished during his long and impressive career. To create something that had never existed before: this was Scarlett’s great cause. And that is what is most obvious when you look at Scarlett’s work—you have never seen anything quite like it.
Scarlett was Canadian-born, came of age in the Midwest, and spent few important years in Hollywood, where he designed stage sets. His work from this early period echoes Klee’s use of color, his confidence in naïve, primitive forms, and his blend of abstraction and figuration. In its flat spatial qualities it prefigures the Indian Space painting of the 1940s by a decade. He moved to New York in 1933 and eventually found his first great patron at the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, directed by Baroness Hilla Rebay and art patron Solomon R. Guggenheim. Guggenheim would collect over 60 works by Scarlett for his collection, more than any other artist outside of Vasily Kandinsky and Rudolf Bauer.
As a frequent exhibitor and lecturer at the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (MNOP), Scarlett honed his sensitive feel for bodies in space and capitalized on his trademark use of bright, vivacious colors into accomplished, perfectly harmonized geometric works. However, Scarlett soon morphed these hard-edged forms into a nuanced expressionistic abstraction which, at its best, seems to be populated by dancing forms that animate the canvases. Along this way he was advised by Rudolf Bauer, the German expatriate and one of the originators of non-objective painting in the teens. Bauer had the idea for the Museum, and Rebay, his champion, had found in Solomon Guggenheim a patron for manifesting it. When Bauer emigrated just before World War II, he wanted to meet Scarlett. The two became friends, and Bauer advised Scarlett on his work over the course of many years. Even in a 1979 interview, Scarlett began to tear up as he recalled his first meeting with Bauer, a man whose work he "worshipped," describing that, "It was a touching moment for me, I’ll tell you."
Scarlett and Rebay also had a close, important relationship, one in which he bore the brunt of her sometimes condescending, if motherly, critiques and admonitions with tolerance and gratefulness. Eventually, though, he had to push back. In a letter from 1951 he writes, "I have noticed with growing amazement that during the past three years you have accepted less and less of my work—and, that same work, which you rejected has been accepted and shown in the best and largest shows all over this country."
This period—the late 1940s to the early 1950s—did in fact correspond to Scarlett’s most critical success, and to a return to the fanciful forms and characters of his pre-war work. At the same time, he found his own rhythm and complexity using a drip style similar to, though denser and more opaque than, the one made famous by Jackson Pollock, who had worked for many years at the MNOP and with whom he shared common influences. In 1949 he had a very well received solo show in 1949 at the Jacques Seligmann Gallery, reviewed very favorably in The New York Times: "The impression made by these paintings is one of originality and strength." He was also included in a juried show "American Painting Today" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1950 and in the Whitney Annual of 1951. The curator for the Whitney show in fact bypassed a selection of Scarlett’s careful geometrics in favor of a new "lyrical" drip painting—one which he describes as having had "a helluva good time" making.
Rebay articulated her loss of control over Scarlett very keenly in one of her last official letters to him: "So your way ended in the horrid jungle it is in now; even a Mr. Pollock’s smearage was not bad enough for you to have a try at; and betraying yourself, you betrayed art and my faith in you, and my present disgrace by my failure to foresee such an outrageous possibility—since you even paint objectively now."
Yet, despite the fact that he was moving in his own direction when the change in leadership took place at the Museum of Non-Objective Painting and Rebay was forced out as director, Scarlett was hit hard. He understood this change rightly as a betrayal by the establishment. Scarlett was a unique individual and soul, and was affected personally and philosophically by the idea that the movement with which Scarlett had aligned his talents seemed to disappear overnight, and his life’s work rendered valueless.
Without the Museum’s support, Scarlett decided eventually to move to the artists’ community of Shady, New York, just outside of Woodstock. He had occasional shows throughout the years, but mostly settled down to regional obscurity. He began making jewelry, which had been his first trade, and it was following a show of his jewelry in 1975 at the Jaro Gallery, that he was rediscovered by Samuel Esses, and his wife Sandy.
Samuel Esses was a successful businessman and an avid collector. He always sought out that which was unusual and, like Scarlett, was ahead of his time in many ways. For example, in 1979, Sam became enthralled with the early graffiti appearing on the New York subway trains. With the sole goal of preserving these groundbreaking yet short lived works of art he was inspired to create "The Esses Studio," a painting warehouse and workshop for graffiti artists to work in a studio, collaborate, and paint on canvas. The biggest names of graffiti writing participated—Futura, Crash, Dondi, Zephyr, and Daze to name a few. The project was well received and provided critical validation at an important time for this alternative form of abstraction to be recognized by the established art world. The success of the "Esses Studio" helped fuel an alternative fire that would propel gallerists and curators to acknowledge other street artists and provide a foundation of acceptance for the early careers of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. It is not a stretch to say that what Esses saw in the graffiti art of the 1970s was very similar to what he saw in 1950s-era Scarletts—something raw, honest, and melding many twentieth century influences into one unique form. Inspired by the importance of the collection and the passion of the collector, Weinstein Gallery...
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1950s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paper
Original 20th Century Abstract Painting by Christian Lagarde Demianoff
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Mid-Century Modern oil on board, abstract composition by listed French artist, Christian Lagarde Demianoff.
Very interesting work, titled "Couche de Soleil sur l'Etang", translated this means Sunset Over The Pond.
Monsieur Christian Lagarde Demianoff is from Sete, France, he owned an art gallery there in the port area and created numerous modern works of art. He attended the Ecole de Sete...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Figure in an Abstract Landscape, A. C. Taylor, circa 1950
By B.C. Taylor
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great painting of a figure in an abstract landscape
By Yorkshire artist A. C. Taylor. In the style of Keith Vaughan.
Wonderful green colors
...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Adrian Contemporary Abstract Painting on Wood, 2017, Free Shipping
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary abstract painting by Adrian.
Untitled.
Mixed-media on wood.
We offer free worldwide shipping for this piece.
Hand signed and dated on the back.
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Abstract Painting with Plexiglass André Pailler, 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury abstract painting with paper and plexiglass collage artwork by the artist André Pailler. France, 1970.
We bought several works of this artist...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Harriet Rosendale Oil Painting
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Harriet Rosendale, ca' 1950's, depicting a farmhouse in abstracted, impressionist style. Harriet Rosendale was a well-known and well-listed Ccon...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting by Patricia Sloane
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century original oil on canvas abstract painting by Patricia Sloane, circa 1960s. Sloane was an American painter, author, and professor of Fine Arts at NYC Technical College of t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Harriet Rosendale Large Painting
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large abstract painting by Harriet Rosendale. Harriet Rosendale was a well-known and well-listed Cconnecticut artist, who achieved national recognition in the 1950’s for her figura...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Masonite
Original Contemporary Figurative Painting by Bernard Damiano
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful expressionist painting of a nude woman, original signed on bottom right by the artist Bernardo Damiano (also known as Bernard Damiano).
He was an Italian Expressionist painter and sculptor born on January 10, 1926 in Coni (Piemont) and died in Nice, France on June 24, 2000. His classical art formation was at the Academia Albertina in Turino, Italy.
His works are numerous and well-known. It is precisely during the 1970s that Bernard Damiano's painting is said to have moved away from a relationship with Jean Dubuffet, the Art brut or the Cobra movement, in "a nervous touch and a triturated paste" to draw his style from the rest of Expressionism. This proposal is however stated with reserve: like the Spanish Eduardo Pisano...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint, Paper
Midcentury Beach Scenic Oil on Board in Original Frame, Post War Signed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury Realism beach scenic landscape oil on board in its original dark stained frame, signed Anderson.
Size: 23.5" tall x 27.5" wide.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Georges Vaxelaire, Oil On Canvas "Composition géométrique", 1975, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Georges Vaxelaire, oil on canvas "Composition géométrique", 1975.
Signed and dated.
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique Framed Oil on Board Painting of Three Clay Vessels Marked by Artist 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Framed antique oil painting on very old board of 3 pottery vessels.
Initials from the Artist.
Painting without the frame measures: 19.38 x 29.5 inches.
O-586-335
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Scrap Wood, Paint
Abstract Original Signed Painting by Arlene Carr
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning original oil on canvas abstract with multitudes of blue waves by the artist Arlene Carr.
Signed at bottom. Frame appears to be new.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Modern Boat Painting on Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Framed Mid-Century Modern painting of a boat on glass, this art would make a great addition to any home or office.
Please confirm item location with dealer (NJ or NY).
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Vintage Modern Painting by Wegener
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern oil painting of trees signed by artist Wegener.
Please confirm the item location (NY or NJ).
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Danish Artist Arne A Hansen Painting of a Young Girl in Her Study, 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Danish artist Arne A. Hansen born in 1922
Motif of a young girl studying at her desk with yellow tulips
Oil on canvas in wooden frame with gold.
Measurements:
Height 73.5 cm includ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Pine, Canvas
Painting “Motion” by Earl Daniels 'Midcentury 1960s' American Painter
By Earl Daniels
Located in San Diego, CA
Earl Daniels (1920-1999), California painter of landscapes, seascapes, coastal scenes, still- lives and abstracts, was born in New York City where he worked both as a commercial arti...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Signed by Artist French Midcentury Framed Glass Oil Painting Resting Nude Woman
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French Mid-Century Modern framed behind glass oil painting of a resting nude woman.
Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France.
Original signature by Unknown Artist.
Size of painting...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint, Glass
Oil on Canvas Painting of the Manhattan Bridge by M. Kaplan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Mid-Century Modern piece dates to the 1950s-1960s and depicts the Manhattan Bridge and is a mixed media of oil on canvas and paper collage (cars).
Note: Signed on the verso an...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Painting for Partners of Americas International Convention by Jaqui Von Honts
Located in San Antonio, TX
Large painting for the Partners of Americas International Convention in 1980 by Texas artist Jacqui Von Honts. Jacqui Von Honts had outstanding creative tale...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Cubist Oil Painting Still Life with Guitar Serge Magnin
By I. Magnin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colorful Post-Cubist oil painting still life with guitar
By Serge Magnin, born in France, 1934.
Framed.
Size of the frame:
H 67 cm x L 81 cm x W 2 c...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Adrian Contemporary Art Abstract Black Painting on Wood
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary abstract painting by Adrian.
Untitled. 2018
Mixed-media on wood.
Handsigned and dated on the back.
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Lee Reynolds Large Abstract Painting Vanguard Studio
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Westport, CT
Large Lee Reynolds abstract oil painting circa 1960s for Vanguard Studios original tag to back with a polished aluminum original frame.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
1970s Danish Mixed-Media Painting
Located in London, London
Mixed-media
On paper
Danish
1970s.
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting 1960s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning colors on this midcentury oil painting in an original midcentury frame. Be sure to check our storefront for many more decorating ideas, from primitives, Machine age, Mid-Cen...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Five Stylish Paintings by German Artist Barbara Oldenburg with Comical Elements
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Barbara Oldenburg was born in Berlin in 1943. These works of her Stand out because each painting contains relief accents. In one it's a pearl necklace, in the next painting there is another item that has been painted thick while the rest of the depictions remain flat and smooth. When you take a close look you will also find drinking glasses on each work, plus a bottle of wine.
All works are signed and numbered and come with a black wooden framework. On some of the works the painting continues a bit on the framework. Measurements include frameworks.
1 Decent gentleman and lady together on an easy chair having a drink. Square shaped, 35 x 35 cm / 13.6 x 13.6 inch).
2 Gentleman with moustache together with his wife and baby, with their dog stepping...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Mid-Century Trompe-L'oeil Oil Painting of a Board with Cards and Ephemera
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th century) still life oil painting capturing a composition of playing cards, notebooks, photographs and ticket stubs against a dark background,...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Original 20th Century Abstract Painting
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning piece of abstract artwork.
Very decorative and interesting midcentury original abstract composition, oil on board.
Abstract Expressionism was a movement or artists that be...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Midcentury 1950s Danish Oil Painting
Located in London, London
Oil on board
Wooden frame
Danish
Signed and dated 1953.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Michael Costantini Contemporary Abstract Painting "The United States of America"
Located in Fulton, CA
Michael Costantini abstract painting titled "The United States of America". Acrylic on wood panel. Signed and dated 2018. Signed on verso.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Italian 1970s Abstract Oil Paintings by Lauro Lessio
By Lauro Lessio
Located in Miami, FL
Lauro Lessio Italian 1970s Abstract oil paintings
A pair of large abstract oil paintings by the Italian artist Lauro Lessio. In the "pittu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Linen
"Colorado Summer" by Vaclav Vytlacil, mixed media on paper
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil pastel and watercolor on paper. Signed and dated to lower right edge 'Vaclav Vytlacil 1953'. Signed and dated to lower left edge 'Vytlacil 1953'. It is also titled on reverse. Pa...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paper
1970s Danish Oil Portrait Midcentury Art Distinguished Gentleman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Danish Oil Portrait Mid Century Art: Distinguished Gentleman
signed E. Hansen- unable to read completely.
Dimensions: 18 W x 24
Original unres...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Other
Cubist Still-Life Painting
Located in Denton, TX
Cubist still-life painting of flowers on a nightstand in a very sturdy rustic wooden frame.
This piece is unsigned.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting by Patricia Sloane
Located in San Diego, CA
Large mid-century original oil on canvas abstract painting by Patricia Sloane, circa 1960s. Sloane was an American painter, author, and professor of Fine Arts at NYC Technical Colleg...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
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