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
Gerda Kominik (Austria, 20th C.) Oil On Canvas with Slip Covered Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very stylish oil on canvas of an interior scene. Signed lower left, and on verso. A group of white slip covered chairs lined up on ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Signed Floral Female Nude Watercolor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This watercolor features a woman in nude with legs spread and flowers between. The artist gives this subject a suggestive and erotic pose, and allows the viewer to elaborate their ow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi 1953
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ink figurative abstract Expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is similar in form and st...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Sascha De Puchala Abstract of Roosters
Located in Redding, CT
Sascha de Puchala abstract of Roosters. Heavy impasto textural piece of two cocks fighting.
Signed lower middle. One small tear. See photos.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$695 Sale Price
42% Off
Abstract Expressionist Red Houses Sydney Signed Karlis Mednis 1966
Located in Melbourne, AU
This colorful Mid-century modern expressionist work is signed and dated 1966. The subject is a Sydney terrace scene, with the harbor and a boat or ship visible between colorful house...
Category
1960s Australian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Mid Century Signed Abstract Still Life Titled "Spring Flowers"
By Richard C. West
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century signed Abstract Still Life titled "Spring Flowers" by Richard C. West Signed and dated 1965. Nice impasto style technique. Tones of Olive green, yellow, gray and light bl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
45% Off
Charles Rain Oil on Panel "Italian Garden" 1960
Located in Houston, TX
Charles Rain Oil on Panel "Italian Garden" 1960
Biography
Charles Whedon Rain was born in 1911 in Knoxville, Tennessee.[2] He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
$7,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Pascal Magis, Very Large Abstract Acrylic on Canvas, France, 1999
By Pascal Magis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A dynamic and emotionally resonant abstract painting by French artist Pascal Magis, created in 1999. Executed in acrylic on canvas, the work features bold, gestural strokes in deep i...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Boho Monumental Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A captivating burst of color and form, this monumental original abstract oil painting by artist Ursula is a masterstroke of mid-century modern and bohemian expression. With its overs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid Century Modern Artist James Koenig 1948 Buffalo NY Titled 'Net Work'
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled ‘Net Work’ buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting styles including scenes from the WPA period, abstract...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Fashion Sketch by Ginette Roger, France, 1940's
Located in Austin, TX
Gouache on paper fashion sketch by Ginette Roger, in new custom gilt frame. France, 1940's
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Abstract in Primary Colors
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century abstract in primary colors. Perfect pop of color for that empty wall. Red, blue, yellow and orange oil on canvas. Unsigned. This item can parcel ship.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$699 Sale Price
53% Off
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Watercolor & Ink Coastal Scene With Marina
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink coastal scene depicting moored boats in the foreground, a boardwalk with figures beneath the pastel structures and blue rolling hills in the distance.
Presented in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Watercolor & Ink Floral Bouquet With Church
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a colorful and prominent floral bouquet in a blue and white vase on a striped table over-looking a clear view of a church.
Signed lower right.
Presented ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Frank Pash Australian Outback Painting
Located in Seaford, GB
Vintage Frank Pash Australian Outback Painting – Rare Collectable Artwork
Frank Pash, Australian Outback Painting, is a renowned Australian outback artist. He was born in Australia ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$3,051 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting, Portrait of Boy by Robert Rukavina, circa 1948
By Robert Rukavina
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage portrait of a young boy wearing a striped red shirt with blue argyle sweater. Oil on canvas painting by artist Robert Rukavina (1914-1977), who lived in the United States and...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) - Signed Watercolor & Ink Coastal Scene
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor and ink depicting a coastal scene with two sailboats in the foreground of the marina with other moored vessels in the background. The watercolor with white-sun bleached st...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Danish Abstract Painting Osmund Hansen (1908 - 1995)
By Osmund Hansen
Located in Ventura, CA
Mid-Century Danish Abstract Painting Osmund Hansen (1908 - 1995)
This captivating piece by the Danish artist Osmund Hansen, entitled "Abstract Fish Painting," is a mesmerizing ble...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Scale Abstract Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale abstract painting, American, circa 1960s. It measures an impressive 50.25" height x 42" width. This piece is currently unframed. If you prefer a black gallery frame (as s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Oil on Board "Eclipse by Candlelite" by William George Nes
By William George Nes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Oil painting on board "Eclipse by Candlelite" by William George Nes.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,800 Sale Price
48% Off
Albert Elmstedt (1895-1976) mid century vintage expressionist abstract drawing
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an original vintage watercolour drawing by Danish artist Albert Elmstedt (1895-1976).
It is made in aquarelle and tusch on paper in the colors purple and green with black dis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
Jo Patch Oil on Board Painting Titled "l'Aveugle", The Blind
By Jo Patch
Located in Miami, FL
A very colorful and interesting work of decorative, contemporary art by listed artist, Jo Patch. Titled "l'Aveugle".
Oil on isorel/board.
Measures: 31 3/4" W x 23 3/4" H
Jo Patc...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,000 Sale Price
48% Off
Oil on Board by Sandy Sutherland
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on Board by Sandy Sutherland. this late 60's early 70's portrait of a woman, possibly a stewardess is a unique example of using oil paint and having the appearance of a watercolo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Mid-Century Modern Harlequin Painting, circa 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern harlequin oil painting.
This fine Harlequin painting is bold, bright, colorful and executed by a very talented artist.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
American Mid Century Large Abstract Original Painting By Barbara Yeterian
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful abstract large painting by Armenian American artist Barbara Yeterian , {1939-2019] , Title Hospital room unframed well excecuted piece nice colors .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Set Of Three Framed Equestrian Watercolors By Denes De Holesch
Located in Essex, MA
A Hungarian painter who moved to America. Years 1910-1983. Artist specialized in equestrian subjects. Framed with a bleached wood and grasscloth frame. Signed lower right.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Artwork of Nude Red Woman
Located in Raleigh, NC
Original artwork by artist Jean Olds. Olds’ work often combines bold colors and expressive brushstrokes to evoke a sense of movement and energy. Her pieces have been exhibited in gal...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
One of Two Framed French Painted Paper Panels
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two framed wall panels with flower decorations.
Height: 155 cm
Width: 58 cm.
Price per item.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
$765 Sale Price / item
73% Off
Post Impressionist Spanish Oil Painting Castle with Village, Spain, 1950
Located in La xara, VC
Very interesting post impressionist painting of a Mediterranean character, ideal for art collectors of Mediterranean landscapes old painting of very large dimensions, lots of color, ...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,542 Sale Price
57% Off
1969 Aragão Abstract Black & White Watercolor on Board Gilt Frame Stick Figures
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian Art by R. Aragão this Watercolor on Cardboard Painting, Abstract Stick Figures in Black and White and framed in Giltwood behind glass.
Artist is ...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Scrap Wood, Paint
Large Mad Men Style Framed Portrait Painting of a Man on Canvas, Signed, 1960s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A very large framed portrait painting of a man in a giltwood frame. The subject in this piece depicts a man who reminds us of Don Draper from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wire
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting of Two Westie Terriers in a Landscape
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Portrait of two West Highland Terriers or Westies in a Scottish landscape. Signed Weston in the lower right and presented in an impressive pine frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Modernist Tropical Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modernist oil painting on canvas with a disciplined Minimalist style contrasting geometric forms with organic blowing palm trees and reflective pond.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Set of Mid-Century French Paintings and Mirrored Frames
Located in Austin, TX
Set of three paintings from mid-century France portraits of classic French male figures from the 16th century. Each is shown in a mirrored square frame. The frames are accentuated wi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lionel Bulmer (UK 1919–1992) Oil On Panel Titled "Girl Reading Under A Curtain"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on panel depicting a young girl curled up on a window seat or bed, reading, partially hidden behind a green curtain.
The oil presented in a paint washed gilt frame with white pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury abstract oil painting framed in simple wood frame.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1960s Mid Century Modern Abstract Bridge Painting Signed by Gillingham
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Step into the vibrant world of the 1960s with the Mid Century Modern Abstract Bridge Painting by Gillingham. This original oil on canvas piece, signed by Gillingham on the middle rig...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Robert Springfels Oil on Canvas Depicting a 3 Step Ladder & Trifold Screen
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century oil on canvas depiction of a 3 step ladder with an orange on top over a tarp in front of a trifold screen
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Stunning Modernist Architectural Rendering, Drawing by G.F.Hahn
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original MCM Pen and ink architectural study for a Palm Springs Residence (unbuilt). Framed and signed; J.H.Hahn, Reminiscent of the famed Dinah Shore hous...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Lead
Abstract Mid-Century Modern Artwork by Merv Slotnick, 1971
By Merv Slotnick
Located in Ventura, CA
Abstract Mid-Century Artwork by Merv Slotnick, 1971
This Black & White Abstract by Merv Slotnick, 1971 signed and dated lower left is a captivating piece encapsulated in a chunky 19...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Androgynous 'New Objectivity' Portrait by Hans Speidel
By Hans Speidel
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas. Painting by Hans Speidel, Berlin.
Speidel was among a group of painters known as the 'Neue Sachlichkeit' (New Objectivity). This betwee...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Mid Century Japanese Acrylic Floral Painting Signed, “Osamu”
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Mid Century Acrylic/ Oil Painting still life of a tall jug filled with flowers against a blue/ gray background. The paint is laid on in thick swathes and the colors are a mix of subtle Reds, Pink, Yellow, Green and a Deep Peach on the central flower. Housed in a Custom angled frame with a brass and linen liner with an Oak surround...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Harry Shoulberg 'Am., 1903-1995' Modern Casein Paint On Paper, "Lanesville"
By Harry Shoulberg
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right. Exhibition label on verso: Member, National Society of Painters in Casein Annual Exhibition. A colorful modern expressionist street scene with a few figures walki...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Genuine Painting of Cheescake Pin up Girl by Gauthier
By Gil Elvgren
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th Century Genuine Oil Painting of a woman – Cheesecake Style
Signed by Artist – Gautier
Size 15” x 17.5” x 0.75”
The Painting depicts a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Oil Painting by Keith Gretton b.1934
Located in London, GB
A large and beautiful vintage oil painting by Keith Gretton b.1934 . This oil on board painting is signed and dated 1957.
It is titled “Joyous Spring Growth” , it is beautifully exe...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
American 20th Century Surrealist Oil on Canvas, Robert Springfels, 1964
Located in Queens, NY
American 20th Century Surrealist Oil on Canvas, Robert Springfels, 1964
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Stories of Eves Signed Abstract Acrylic Painting Ghadah Alkandari, Kuwait, 2016
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing an original, signed acrylic painting on canvas by the well respected Kuwaiti painter Ghadah Alkandari. This particular piece is part of a limited series entitled "Stories...
Category
2010s Kuwaiti Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Midcentury 1950s Danish Oil Painting
Located in London, London
Oil on board
Wooden frame
Danish
Signed and dated 1953.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting Signed Mullin
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting. Featuring a vintage wood frame, original expressionist style abstract art with a mixture of colors, and a wire on the ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
1968 José García Narezo Seahorses Oil Painting, Mexican
Located in Miami, FL
José García Narezo Seahorses Oil Painting, Mexico
Offered for sale is an oil painting on Masonite board titled "Caballitos de Mar" by the Spani...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Vintage Tole Jockey on Horse Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) unframed tole painting depicting a lone jockey, his horse, and a background with a red barn and golden fields beneath a cloudy sky...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal, Tin
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Watercolor & Ink Floral Bouquet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Watercolor & ink depicting a captivating floral bouquet in a blue and white vase resting on a round table covered in red. The flowers are set against a geometric railing and over-loo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Ronald Smoothey Mid Century Presence Oil on Board Painting
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Ronald Smoothey Mid Century "Presence" Oil on Board Painting
This painting measures: 22.75 wide x 1 deep x 31 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Sam Diamond, View of Manhattan, Oil on Canvas Painting, circa 1954
By Sam Diamond
Located in New York, NY
This is a double-sided painting -
Side 1: View of Manhattan, signed lower left and dated 1954.
Side 2 (reverse): Genre scene with porters.
Dimensions: Unframed: 20.5 x 30.5 inches Framed: 32 x 37 inches
Sam Diamond, Polish/American (1919 - 1978)
- Born May 1, 1919 in Warsaw, Poland.
- Family immigrated to the United States in November 1919.
- Began drawing at 6 years of age and continued an active interest in art throughout his school years.
- Graduated from Long Beach High School in 1936, at 16 years of age.
- Awarded a scholarship to Pratt Institute.
- Received art certificate from Pratt in 1939.
- Enlisted in U.S. Army Signal Corps. - Film Strip Division- doing artwork for training manuals from 1941-1946.
- Formed advertising art studio in 1946
- Continued painting and sculpture to present.
- Award for Sculpture and Painting, Westchester Art Society...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
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
Oil Painting Rainer Kriester 1960 with Children Cala di Palermo Very Rare Work
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Oil Painting Rainer Kriester 1960 with children at Cala di Palermo Very rare work.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$7,115 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-century Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, paint and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern paintings made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Peter Keil, Jacob Semiatin, Daniel Clesse, and Charles Levier. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $1,851.
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