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
Large Floral Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame, 1940s
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Floral Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame, 1940s
Large Impressionist style floral still life painting. Bouquet of bright yellow
and orange zinnias and pink and white ph...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Abstract Coastal Painting by Rockport Artist Nancy Sullivan Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
An abstract painting circa 1970s by Massachusetts artist Nancy Sullivan. Sullivan worked on the Boston's North Shore. Her abstract work from the 1970s-80s explored the reflectivity ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil on Board by Einar Granum, Norway, 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Original work by the renowned Norwegian painter Einar Granum (1920-1992), executed in oil on board. With an immersive composition and a subtly expressive color palette, this piece en...
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1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Painting Depicting Devil and Sleeping Woman
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a mythological dreamscape painting combining Gothic and Neo Classical imagery of a devil sleeping on a womans chest
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Modern Oil Painting Flower Still-Life Signed J.C. Pierre
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful and colorful mid century modern painting of a flower still life. The painting dates from circa 1960 and is framed in a simple black wooden frame. The painting is signed low...
Category
1860s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of a Handsome Man Oil Painting by Mid Century Artist
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This beautiful mid century painting of a handsome man was painted in the 1950s. The subject was the owner of a beautiful San Diego Estate. Artist was F Stanley Herring. Beautiful antique fold leaf frame with ruby color fillet trim. Subject is seated in a royal blue chair...
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Large Red Poppy Painting by Avi Ben Simhon - Oil and Resin on Canvas
By Avi Ben Simhon 1
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Large Red Poppy Painting by Avi Ben Simhon - Oil and Resin on Canvas
This impressive large painting by renowned Israeli artist Avi Ben Simhon features a vibrant composition of red p...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Paint
Tropical Modern Watercolor/ Handmade Paper "Hauling in the Net" Tahiti 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern Watercolor on crinkled handmade paper titled "Hauling in the Net" depicting a young Tahitian man by canoe. Lovely Tropical theme with vibrant colors of green,blue,...
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1950s Polynesian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Ciudad Gris" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Ciudad Gris" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernadez Covarrubias 1947-2016
Painting measurements" Width 35.25 height 47''
Maricruz H. Covarrubias – Biography
Early ...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pool Score Board. By unknown artist, circa 1960. In original condition.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Pool Score Board - Unique Artwork from Circa 1960 by Unknown Artist
This vintage Pool Score Board, dating back to around 1960, is a remarkable piece that effortlessly combin...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
George Coggeshall Abstract Painting Red, Blue, Green, Orange Purple Vintage
By George Coggeshall
Located in North Miami, FL
This great Mid-Century Modern painting by George Coggeshall has vibrant colors with abstract forms. All is signed and has the luscious and vibrant layering of colors of plums and pur...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wall Mounted Sculpture Construction by George Cohen d. 1972
Located in Peabody, MA
Three dimensional construction of painted and mounted blocks by the Chicago Imagist George Marshall Cohen (1919-1999). Cohen was a founder of the Chicag...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Vintage Tuscan Landscape, Italian, Framed Oil on Canvas, Artist Signed
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Tuscan landscape. An Italian, framed oil on canvas, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Self taught, and known as 'the artistic voice of Tuscany', B...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large Vintage Oil on Canvas, Paris, Painting, Parisian Street Scene, Framed Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage oil on canvas of a Paris. An unsigned Parisian street scene in quality frame, dating to the late 20th century.
Charmingly evocative street scene of a rain sl...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modern Painting Swedish artist S.W. Svensson, 1956
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Kazimir Malevich, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Forest, BE
Painting with geometric forms with a painted pine frame. Strong colors and patterns. This is a modernist painting from Sweden made in 1956 by S.W. Svensson. In the vibe of Le Corbusi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Matterhorn Artwork
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Matterhorn Artwork
By unknown artist, from France
In fair condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Albert Chubac Painting, circa 1950, France
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Mid-Century Albert Chubac Painting, circa 1950, France
Large modern abstract painting by Albert Chubac.
Acrylic painting on cardboard.
Signed by the artist.
Mid-Century ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest, and certainly the earliest painting by John Lear that we have seen or offered, this image depicts three male nude figures connected by a trailing line of red ribbo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Massive Lee Reynolds Mid Century Modern Asian Stylized Fuchsia Floral Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Massive Lee Reynolds Mid Century Modern Asian Stylized Fuchsia Flower Still Life Painting
Oversized, Mid Century Modern, Elegant,
Lee Reynolds Oil ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lucia Lopez Cubist Nude, 1960s Cuban, Died 2011
By Lucia Lopez
Located in Ventura, 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
Dick Sutphen 1968 Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Dick Sutphen oil painting, circa 1968. Beautiful flow of color and movement.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Ferit Iscan Oil on Canvas, Still Life with Painting Supplies
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and important work by Turkish artist Férit Iscan depicting his artist’s supplies laid out on his work table. Signed lower right, title on verso...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Birch, Canvas
African-American Woman Life Study Painting by Leonard Buzz Wallace
Located in Garnerville, NY
Purchased directly from the estate of William Buzz Wallace. Straight from his studio. Wallace taught fine art at Orange County Community College, Middletown, NY. He also exhibited ex...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Henry Sanders 1918-1982
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Expressionist landscape painting of Siena by Henry Sanders. 1918-1982
Henry Sanders (Helmuth Salomon) was born into a Jewish family in Germany. In 1933, he left for Holland and then England where he studied at Hornsey College of Art, under Russell Reeve and John Moody...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Seated Woman & Persian Rug Oil on Canvas Painting by Israeli Zvi Olivitzki, 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Israeli oil on canvas painting.
By Zvi Olivitzki (b. 1930, Haifa.)
Depicting a woman with a floral skirt seated before a geometric Persian rug on a patterned upholstered chair...
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Modernist Parisian Street Scene Painting
By John Cunningham
Located in Denton, TX
Modernist Parisian street scene painting oil on board with the moon light shining on rue d'ursine in the early hours of the morning.
Signed John...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite
1950's or 60's abstract French Oil Painting by Pierre Havret, Original Frame
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1950's / 1960s French abstract oil painting No 3 from a series of 4 from the same source and by the same hand, Pierre Havret (b.1913)
These four oil pain...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modernist Brass Metal Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror Project
By Laiton Milano
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian frame, in polished brass, dates from the 1940s. It will be perfect to include a painting, a drawing, a lithograph, a mirror, or any other DIY decoration. The piece's rec...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal, Brass
Milton Glaser 'Am., 1929 -2020' Sword Swallower, Painting Le Cirque Ny
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine destinations in New York for glitterati and foodies alike. No matter the location, monkeys and circus themes remained a design staple of the iconic restaurant. Although the landmark restaurant's NYC doors are now closed, We are pleased to offer items from the famed restaurant.
Sword Swallower - Large Original Mural on...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
20th Century Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 20th century oil on canvas abstract painting. Rich blues, yellows, pinks. Signature in right lower corner, yet unable to decipher.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Mid-Century Large Snow Leopard Painting in Original Frame
Located in Wichita, KS
Large format Vintage Mid-Century Modern painting of a Snow Leopard. The painting maintains its original frame and is signed by the artist. The theme of this painting was very popul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Selection of Mid-Century Jazz Themed Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Mid-Century jazz themed paintings, American, circa 1930s-1970s. From left to right, they are:
1) New Orleans jazz watercolor by Leo Meirsdorff...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Vintage Seascape Painting Signed
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful moody seascape painting stormy seas and 2 seagulls in flight. Dramatic presence with heavy dark natural wood frame. Artist signed.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting C1968
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Signed by Sharie Jones C1968
Measures - 30.5"H x 48.75"W x 1.75"D
A striking oversized oil on canvas pain...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Marek Halter (Poland/France, B. 1936) Figural Watercolor & Ink In Yellow & Brown
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Marek Halter is a Polish-born French writer, artist, and human rights activist.
Watercolor and ink depicting 3 figures, presumedly farmers or peasants, tw...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Abstract Multicolored Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Abstract painting showing red, blue and tan abstract shapes in a gold frame
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Colorful Geometric Artwork, Signed 1969
Located in Raleigh, NC
Geometric hard lined artwork, signed 1969. This piece of art is a vibrant geometric abstraction, featuring a series of concentric rectangles that create a tunnel-like effect. The com...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Signed Oil Painting by Dutch Artist Geelong after Van Gogh 'The Bedroom'
Located in Barcelona, ES
This signed oil painting by Dutch artist Geelong offers a striking reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's famous work "The Bedroom." Painted with remarkable skill, this piece captures th...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
1975 Hard Edge Square Oil Painting on Canvas, in the Manner of Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Oil on canvas painting signed "B. Raab 5/75"
after the famed "Homage to the Square" by Josef Albers
Measures 30-1/4" X 30-1/4" square. Original aluminum frame.
Colors are bold and b...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
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...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Masonite
A Large Scale Multi-Media Painting Of An Interior
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large scale and very dynamic painting on canvas comprised of oil and pencil depicting an interior. The interior with chairs surrounding a table set for coffee to the right, two lamps and a vase atop a Pleyel piano...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Seated Male Nude, " Gorgeous Figural Painting by Roberto Lupetti, 1950s
By Roberto Lupetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Subdued in palette but gorgeous in subtle detail, this painting of a seated male nude from behind captures the sensuality and beauty of the human figure. The painter, Roberto Lupetti...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Notre Dame Cathedral Paris Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas Painting Sebastion
Located in Montreal, QC
This work is signed Sebastion, verso of the canvas: framed size 37” x 27” x 2” Depth; canvas size: 30” x 20”. This painting depicts the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris France in w...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Far Eastern Painting, Thai, Framed Gouache, Folk Art, Female Figures
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Far Eastern painting. A Thai, framed gouache folk art piece, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Charming Thai school art piece with fascinating figural ...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Textile, Paint
Original flowers oil painting Spanish artist baléares, Spain 1960
Located in La xara, VC
This Spanish still life oil painting captures a scene of a large bouquet of purple and blue lilacs in a brown stained terracotta vase. He is lying on a fabric, the bouquet is very h...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage 925 Silver Pressed Art Framed, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage 925 Silver Pressed Art Framed, made in Italy in the 1970s.
Sterling Silver 925. Italy silver picture has certification of authenticity.
The artwork is in very good vintage c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Abstract Painting by Arnold Taraborrelli
By Arnold Taraborrelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury abstract painting by Arnold Taraborrelli, American, circa 1959. It is entitled "Break-Away" and is executed in gouache on artist board and retains it's original frame. Tar...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Vintage Watercolour Painting, English, Framed Art, Plant Study, Signed, C.1990
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage watercolour painting 'Wild Monstera Deliciosa.' An English, framed plant study signed by the artist, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Charming waterco...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
1986 manner of Sol LeWitt Limited Edition Lithographs Set of 2
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Prints titled "Secret I and Secret II," are limited edition pieces by Ann Degera. Similar to the works of Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) whose lithographs often explored mathematical patt...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Glass
Gino Gregori large abstract still life painting
Located in London, GB
Gino Gregori was born in Milan, Italy, in 1906, the grandson of the painter Martin Kroller. He won several awards including the Antonio Award in 1931, the Arte Sacra prize in 1932 an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Architectural Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here we have a serious painting that flaunts classical architecture in an efficient disciplined technique, but the whimsical nature of the figures atop the building add a humorous el...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Oil on Canvas, Signed Indistinctly, 1967
Located in London, GB
A decorative 1960's geometric abstract painting - acrylic on canvas, which we have had mounted in an elegant giltwood tray frame.
An attractive, whimsical picture, we particularly l...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large Oil on Canvas by Beverley Downie 1978 Red Abstract Expressionist
Located in Melbourne, AU
A large oil on canvas by extensively exhibited Australian artist, Beverley Downie, a painter whose keen interest in opera has strongly influenced her w...
Category
1970s Australian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Abstract Modernist Painting by Irving Schultz D. 1973
Located in Peabody, MA
A modernist composition on canvas of colorful ribboned shapes dated 1973 by the late Bethesda, MD artist Irving Schultz.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modern French Painting Signed Marine
By Moya Dyring
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and evocative oil painting by the great French school modern artist Moya Dyring specializing in marinas.
It depicts a harbor with boats probably from the French Riviera painted with great intensity but giving, at the same time, a sweet sense of serenity.
Moya Claire Dyring was born in Coburg, Victoria in 1909.
She produced drawings, oil paintings and pastels.
She was one of the first women artists to embrace Modernism and exhibit cubist paintings in Melbourne.
For several years she was a member of the modern art community known as the Heide Circle, named after the home of art collectors John and Sunday Reed, and now the Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts.
Dyring then travelled to the USA and France, where she lived most her life. Her work is held in the Heide Museum as well as the National Gallery of Australia.
One of her earliest works in cubist in style, Melanctha, 1934, was acquired by Sunday Reed.
In 1934 Dyring also painted Portrait of Sunday Reed which went into the Reed's collection, along with a cubist style Portrait of a Woman from the same year.
While her early works were figurative or cubist, in France she turned to landscape as she travelled to various towns throughout France.
In her later years, unable to travel freely, she painted children against the backdrop of Paris.
As time passed, she was largely glossed over and not included in major exhibitions of artists, especially women artists, of the 30s, 40, and 50s.
In 2002, at the University of Melbourne, Gaynor Patricia Cuthbert delved into her life and work for a doctoral thesis, helping to bring back attention to her work.
Collection
The Heide Museum of Modern Art holds many paintings and drawings, some acquired through the John and Sydney Reed collection.
The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra includes one drawing.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales holds multiple works.
Third child of Carl Peter Wilhelm Dyring, medical practitioner, and his second wife Dagmar Alexandra Esther, née Cohn, both Victorian born. Moya was educated (1917-27) at Firbank Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Brighton.
After visiting Paris in 1928, she studied (1929-32) at the National Gallery schools, Melbourne, and shared fellow student Sam Atyeo's interest in artistic innovation.
Classical modernism engaged her attention in the early 1930s.
She painted at the George Bell school and studied under Rah Fizelle in Sydney; Mary Alice Evatt and Cynthia Reed were her colleagues.
For several months in 1937 she took charge of Heide, the home and garden of John and Sunday Reed, at Bulleen, Melbourne.
The Reeds were pivotal both to her sympathy for modernism and her belief in congenial fellowship.
She enjoyed something of the intense relationship with Sunday Reed that the latter would subsequently extend to Joy Hester.
In June Dyring held an exhibition, opened by H. V. Evatt, at the Riddell Gallery, Melbourne.
Less enthusiastic than the Reeds and the Evatts about her art, Basil Burdett wrote of her 'somewhat incoherent interpretation of modern ideas', although he did acknowledge that her work had 'audacity of colour and a certain monumental feeling for form . . . qualities rare enough in Australian painting'.
In August Dyring embarked for Panama whence she travelled by bus to New York, breaking her journey to view major galleries.
She had intended to paint in the United States of America, but disliked the work of contemporary American artists and sailed for France.
In 1938 she was based in Paris, taking advantage of Atyeo's contacts within the avant-garde.
She studied at the Académie Colarossi, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and with Andre Lhote, although by October she denounced him as a 'racketeer'.
In 1939 Dyring and Atyeo settled on a farm at Vence, France; inspired by memories of Heide, they grew fruit and flowers.
Sam accepted a commission to decorate a house in Dominica, West Indies, leaving Moya at Vence.
Evacuated to Australia via South Africa, where she painted and searched for tribal art, she then journeyed to Dominica and married Atyeo.
They were not happy, neither painted and Dyring was ill. Evatt offered Atyeo work and Dyring accompanied him to the U.S.A.
She viewed art, painted occasionally and claimed to have exhibited in Washington in 1943.
After World War II Evatt found Sam various postings, while Moya returned to Paris to pursue a full-time career in art.
They were to be divorced in 1950.
From about 1946 Dyring's art was more personal than innovative.
She gained a considerable reputation among French regionalist and nationalist artists for her sympathetic appreciation of provincial scenes and life.
Bernard Smith placed her in the French tradition of intimiste painters.
In 1948 she leased and renovated an apartment on the Ile St Louis, which, as Chez Moya, became a centre for Australians who enjoyed her hospitality, cooking and practical assistance.
She revisited Australia and exhibited in various cities in 1950, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1963; the press carried her reports of Parisian cultural life.
Dyring held a solo exhibition in London in December 1949 and was in close contact with expatriate Australians, among them Loudon Sainthill, Donald Friend...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting C1968
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting Signed by Sharie Jones C1968
Measures - 42.5"H x 50.5"W x 2.25"D
This striking oversized oil on canvas pa...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Boho Original Abstract Oil Painting on Board
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with free-spirited energy and artistic flair with this mesmerizing original abstract oil painting on board. Created during the height of the boho-chic movement, thi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
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