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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Antique Print 'The Hunter’s Awakening', Germany late 19th century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Print 'The Hunter’s Awakening', Germany late 19th century
This piece is a color lithograph titled 'The Hunter’s Awakening' from the 19th century. It’s a satirical artwork in...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Glass, Wood
Seascape Painting with Sailboats by Oliver Trowell (British, dated 1969)
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful and skillfully painted seascape with sailboats by listed British 20th century artist Oliver Trowell, dated 1969. The maritime scene is stunning, both in composition and c...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Original Abstract Gouache Painting Joseph Dunn Colorful Geometric Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Abstract Gouache Painting, by Joseph Dunn, American, circa 1990s. It measures an impressive 33.5" width x 25.5" height framed. It has been recently framed in a clean lined b...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Frands Frandsen oil painting of Danish market town with architectural details
Located in Ebberup, DK
Original Danish mid-century oil on plate painting of an alley in a Danish market town with traditional half-timbered houses. The painting has great architectural details and is kept ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Large Abstract Oil Painting by Fedde de Jong, Netherlands, Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A large scale abstract expressinist oil painting on canvas by Dutch artist, Fedde de Jong, circa mid-1960s. Purchased by prior owner while traveling in Denmark in the mid-1960s.
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Original Gold leaf 23K engraving Pines Collection by A. Carullo, Italy, 1980s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage gold leaf engraving "Pino Collection", by A. Carullo made in Italy in the 1980s, gold 23K.
Vintage engraving has certification of authenticity and a signature.
This artisti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Harvesting The Wheat, Oil on Canvas, Italian, 1950s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful painting of farmers bringing in the harvest of wheat
Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Artist unknown
Framed in a slightly distressed antiqu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Other
Painting "Målning" by Rolf Wertheimer, Sweden, 1961
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Oil on canvas, black wooden frame.
Rolf Wertheimer was a versatile artist working across painting, sculpture, drawing, and photography. Trained at Académie Libre in Stockholm and la...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Abstract English Modernist Painting by Peter Daglish Titled "Exit", Dated 1962
Located in Peabody, MA
Abstract modernist painting by Engish artist Peter Daglish titled "Exit", dated 1962.
From Ask Art:
"Peter Daglish was born in Gillingham, England, in 1930. At age 25, he immigrat...
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1960s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
1960s MCM Abstract Artwork Oil Painting Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1960s mid-century modern abstract painting Mexico City. Signed in lower left corner hard to read. In the style of Leonardo Nierman. Oil on Masonite
Dimensi...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Painting On Canvas
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful bold vintage Mid-Century Abstract Painting on canvas. Wonderful colors and expression. True period piece with vibrant colors, textural brush marks framed nicely in thin bra...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
Jean Isy De Botton 1959 "Still Life" Painting - Oil on Canvas "Divertissement"
By Jean Isy de Botton
Located in St. Louis, MO
Stunning 1959 mid-century oil on canvas painting by Jean Isy de Botton, cubist influenced still life titled "Divertissement". framed in vintage gold gilt museum frame. De Botton was ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
20th Century French Modern Abstract Vintage Oil Painting by Christiane Bastide
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-blue, red vintage Mid-Century modern French abstract oil on canvas painting of a color composition, painted by Christiane Bastide in good condition. Singed on the lower right...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Danish original mid century oil painting of a countryside scenery with chickens
Located in Ebberup, DK
Original vintage Danish oil on canvas painting depicting life at the countryside at a small holdning. The motive is houses, chickens and a human figure in a yard in front of the hous...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Antique early 20th century landscape oil painting from Denmark
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original antique oil on canvas landscape painting estimated to be from the 1920s.
The painting is signed by the artist in the lower left corner and framed in a gold paint...
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Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Large Abstract Painting by California Artist Robert Lawson C. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A large scale vintage abstract on canvas by the noted California artist Robert Lawson, circa 1960s.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
20th Century French Modern Interior Oil on Canvas Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-red, vintage French Mid-Century modern abstract interior oil on canvas painting of a color field, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Singed on the lower left. Wear co...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Large Mid Century Painting Portrait of a Young Woman c1960 Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Trensacq, FR
Large mid century painting Portrait of a Young Woman c1960 Acrylic on canvas.
Thought to be modelled on the Iconic French singer-...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century, Oil Painting Flower Still Life with Sunflowers in a Vase
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Large and expressive painting with a flower still life of sunflowers in a vase. Beautiful in impressionistic touch and thickly painted. A clear reference to the of Vincent van Gogh, ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Pine, Paint
1960s Expressionist Abstract Desert Scene Oil Painting by Anderson
By Alexander Anderson
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant 1960s abstract oil painting by Anderson, featuring an expressionist desert scene with dynamic brushstrokes and a rich, earthy colo...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Reclining Cat Oil on Canvas Signed by Charles Kiffer - Cat Portrait - 1950s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Reclining Cat - Oil on Canvas Signed by Charles Kiffer - Cat Portrait - 1950s
Charles Kiffer (1902–1992) was a French painter, poster artist, and lithographer trained at the École ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Ash, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Floral Painting Signed
Located in Elkton, MD
Vibrant and expressive, this mid-century modern (or contemporary-style) abstract floral painting features a bouquet of white, orange, and yellow flowers in a dark vase, set against a...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Antique early 20th century landscape oil painting from Denmark by Nicolai Tving
Located in Ebberup, DK
Danish original antique oil on canvas landscape painting from 1932 by artist Nicolai Jensen Tving (1893-1973).
The painting is signed by the artist in the lower left corner and fram...
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Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Georg August Stahl Abstract Painting Composition (1962-63)
Located in Chicago, IL
Georg August Stahl – Composition (1962–63)
A striking abstract painting by Georg August Stahl, executed in oil on masonite. Signed on the front by the artist, with a label on the ver...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite
Large Oil on Canvas Painting, Unknown Artist, 1956, Danish Midcentury
Located in Odense, DK
Presenting an enigmatic oil on canvas painting created by an unknown Danish artist made in 1956. This captivating artwork showcases a woman bathing her feet in a bathroom, and it is ...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
An original mid century abstract painting, oil on canvas, circa 1950
Located in View Park, CA
An original mid century modern abstract color block painting, signed by artist, mid 20th century. Oil on canvas. Colorblocked cubism in tones of licorice, cerulean, ochre, cream, and...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vladimir Volodia Lazarev (Russian French, 1904-1988) "The Ballad" Impressionist
Located in Atlanta, GA
This emotive and skillfully rendered oil on canvas by Vladimir Volodia Lazarev depicts a solitary young musician in quiet reverie, absorbed in the act of playing a traditional Russia...
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Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Viggo Bertram Jacobsen (1900-1969) mid century oil painting of coastal landscape
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is a large original vintage oil on canvas coastal landscape painting by renowned Danish painter Viggo Bertram Jacobsen (1900-1969).
The painting is impressionistic in style wi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
1950s Overscale Abstract Impressionist Nude Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
1950s Overscale Abstract Impressionist Nude Oil Painting on Canvas
Offered for sale is a 1950s Mid-century Modern abstract oil painting of a nude created in vivid saturated hues. T...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Abstract Oil on Canvas, manner of Mohammad Kibria, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1970's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
This Bengali unsigned abstract oil on canvas was purchased in Dhaka in the 70's alongside a Quamrul Hassan one. It is very much in the style of of Mohammad Kibria especially with th...
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20th Century Bangladeshi Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jan Nosek Nude Painting, c. Mid-20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Jan Nosek
(American, 1876-1966)
Seated nude woman in an interior setting by artist and illustrator Jan Nosek.
Oil on canvas, mid 20th century
Signed lower right: J. Nosek
sight: 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Numbered lithograph by Emilio Tadini 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
Numbered lithograph created by Emilio Dadini in the 1970s
Ø cm 70 h cm 50
Emilio Tadini was an internationally renowned Italian designer, known for his versatility and ability to r...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Mid Century on Canvas
Located in Redding, CT
Abstract Mid Century on Canvas. This custom frame has been painted white since being photographed. Nice bright colors make up this abstract modern composit...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large Abstract Oil on Canvas by Lee Reynolds Burr For Vanguard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Large abstract oil on canvas by Lee Reynolds Burr for Vanguard Studios. Heavy impasto abstract canvas with fire engine reds, black, white and yellow....
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Haitian Jungle Painting on Board by Michelet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking mid century Haitian acrylic painting on board of a jungle scene with animals, trees, flowers and fruit executed in a distinctive naive style, signed Michelet in the lower le...
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Late 20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Tadasky, Acrylic Painting on Paper, Op Art, Geometric, Blue, Pink, Signed
By Tadasky / Tadasuke Kuwayama
Located in New York, NY
Untitled by Tadasky, acrylic painting on paper, stripes signed. Small scale hard edge acrylic painting on paper by Op artist, Tadasky (Tada...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Outsider Art Brut Painting by Zoute, 1940
Located in Rochester, NY
Dynamic and brilliant American Primitive modern expressionist oil painting on canvas in period wood frame by Zoute (Leon Salter, 1903-1976) North Rose, NY - signed lower right Zoute ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Charles Levier Painting "Clown Avec Un Oiseau"
Located in Miami, FL
A Captivating Vision: "Clown Avec Un Oiseau" by Charles Levier.
This striking oil on canvas painting, titled "Clown Avec Un Oiseau" (Clown with a Bird) in French, is a captivating...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Jeanty J N Robert Vintage Haitian Painting on Board of a Village Scene
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking Haitian acrylic painting on board depicting a busy street scene executed in a distinctive naive style with bold colors and plenty of action. Signed J N Robert and presented ...
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Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Michael O'Connell, sunbathing, Wall Hanging, Painting on Woven Fabric, 1950s UK
Located in London, Fitzrovia
"sunbathing", a unique wall hanging.
Paste resist painting on a thick woven fabric, by Michael O'Connell, mid century, UK.
An impressive piece.
Michael O'Connell (1898 – 1976) was an English modernist artist who worked in Australia between World War I and World War II and then in England. He is best known as a textile artist with significant works held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of English Rural Life, the National Gallery of Australia etc... He was commissioned to produce a very large 56 meters long wall hanging...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Fabric
20th Century French Modern Abstract Vintage Oil Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-blue, red vintage Mid-Century modern French abstract oil on canvas painting of a face with eye and a large hand, painting by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the low...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Mid Century Still Life Painting, Roy Mandel, American
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a wonderful mid-century still life by American born painter Roy Mandel. Signed lower right and dated 1978. In a contemporary wooden frame.
This painting has a wonderful mater...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite
Landscape Oil Painting by Eric Elfwen, Sweden
By Eric Elfwen
Located in Karis, Nyland
Signed oil painting "Sydländska hus" by Swedish artist Eric Elfwen.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade of green. The blond young man has been sunbathing on a towel stretched along the sand, and seems to be placidly examining the viewer -- the painter -- from afar. The artist is Duane Wakeham...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Abstract Painting by California Modernist Robert Lawson C. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A large scale vintage abstract on canvas by the noted California artist Robert Lawson, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Expressionist Mid Century Modern American Cityscape Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Colorful Expressionist modernist American acrylic painting on canvas. The work is clearly an homage and influence of Bernard Buffet, the French Expressionist figurative painter. The ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Group Portrait in Manner of Allice Neel Titled "The Boys Are Home", D. 1977
By Alex Katz, Alice Neel
Located in Peabody, MA
A large canvas by the Wellesley, MA artist Maryann Jaczko. Titled “The Boys are Home, 1977” This work channels the emotionally charged but “billboard” flat figurative works first pop...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Margaret Keane styled Mid Century Big Eyes Painting
By Margaret Keane
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well done medium sized painting on canvas with a small girl having big eyes titled " The Runaway " . Framed in the period and showing age crafted in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Jurij Strutynsky "Relief No.56" 1986 Abstract Construction
By Jurij Strutynsky
Located in San Diego, CA
1986 painted wood structurlist abstract construction or wall hanging sculptural relief titled "Relief No.56" by Jurij Strutynsky. Soft cool pale...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Uno Dewoon Oil Painting Landscape Painting (1909-1988) Swedish Neutral Artwork
Located in Rochester, NY
Signed and dated. Plaque affixed to frame reads: Nykopings automobil Fabrik. Heder spris. Nykoping Jun 7, 1946.
This soothing oil painting has a serene feeling to it, and the neutr...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Maritime Painting of Ships in Storm, Signed
Located in Seattle, WA
Dramatic mid-20th-century maritime painting showing two vessels battling heavy seas under a dark, turbulent sky.The artist uses thick, energetic brushwork and layered paint to descri...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1960s Abstract Painting by John Popovic
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a stunning and powerful painting by Montreal artist, John Popovic. The work features deep dark blacks, contrasted with splashes of red, orange and...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fredrik Deuker Abstract Modernist Color Block Painting Acrylic on Gesso 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Incredible mixed media composition by Fredrik Deuker
"Crescendo" circa 1950's
Acrylic polymer on gesso coated masonite
49.25 x 37.25 inches framed
Geometric abstraction built from ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Wood, Masonite
Large French Cubist Abstract Painting, Manner of Picasso, Framed Mixed-Media
Located in Miami, FL
Large French Cubist Abstract Painting, 2008 — Manner of Picasso, Framed Mixed-Media Work,
French Cubist Abstract Painting, Picasso-Inspired Modernist Artwork, 2008,
Contemporary Fren...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Paris Street Scene Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Robert Soler, circa 1955
Located in Miami, FL
Vibrant Parisian Street Scene Oil on Canvas Painting by Roberto Soler.
This captivating oil on canvas painting by renowned French artist Roberto Soler transports viewers to the hear...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Striking, dramatic and moody oil painting on canvas and wood frame. Deep red with shades of black. Light abstract texture throughout to catch addition light and create depth.
Curbsi...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Original Mid Century Cityscape Oil Painting on Board. 1950s Heller MCM Decor
By Heller
Located in Peoria, AZ
S U P E R B !
MID CENTURY MODERN
C I T Y S C A P E
P A I N T I N G !
ICONIC HELLER
MID CENTURY STYLE!
OIL ON BOARD
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Approx. 29 " x 53 "
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Mid Century Modern Still Life with Jug and Vase by Ramon Prats (1928-2003)
By Ramon Prats, Giorgio Morandi
Located in Garnerville, NY
Ramon Prats (1928-2003) vase and jug still life oil paint on masonite. Circa 1971. Signed and dated lower right, Prats, '71. A peaceful rendering and reminiscent of Morandi's solitary still life paintings. Prats' stippling effect with the brush or palette knife has created a beautifully tactile and textured painting. Light and dark contrast of the violet cylinder next to the curvaceous jug. A wonderful piece. the framing treatment consists of a simple flat black wood profile molding.
The piece is in good overall condition with minor losses around the corners and edges of the work. No other major paint losses. No visible crazing, water damage or restorations. Some scuffs, dings and losses to the black frame. Wear consistent with age.
Approximate overall dimensions with frame are 1.5" deep x 16" wide x 24.75" high. The approximate measurements of the actual work on masonite are 15.63" wide x 24.25" high.
Bio from AskArt:
Ramon Prats
Born: 1928 - Spain
Died: 2003 - Mexico
Known for: Abstract mixed-media explosion theme, still life paintings
Biography from Waddington's
Spanish-born Ramón Prats was appointed as the official artist and illustrator for "El País" newspaper in Havana, Cuba when he was 15 years old. After his studies in Cuba, Prats moved to New York where he studied at the Art Students League of New York. He regularly exhibited at the Associated American Artists (AAA) Gallery until 1955 and also at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Prats moved to Mexico in 1956 and was pivotal in spearheading the development of modern art there until his death at age 74.
Biography from Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum
Ramon Prats (American, b. Spain, 1928-2003) developed his talent for painting while he was a child. At age 15, he was appointed the official artist and illustrator for El País newspaper in Havana, Cuba, where his family lived at the time. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in Santo Domingo and at the School of Graphic Arts in Havana, Cuba.
Upon completing his studies in Cuba, Prats moved to New York, where he studied at the Art Students League* of New York. The Associated American Artists* (AAA) soon commissioned him under an exclusive seven-year contract.
He regularly exhibited at the AAA gallery until 1955, and also showed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1952, he assisted painter Jose Vela Zanetti...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Pine, Masonite, Paint
Large Vintage Coastal Painting, Welsh, Framed Watercolour, Landscape, Signed Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage coastal painting. A Welsh, framed watercolour, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Delightfully peaceful scene w...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Danish still life oil painting of vibrant flowers in a weave basket
Located in Ebberup, DK
This Danish still life oil on canvas captures a bouquet of flowers of red, white, pink and purple colours on a backdrop of green leaves. The flowers are placed in a brown woven baske...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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