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
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
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Gold Leaf
1957 Fred Hocks Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
By Fred Hocks
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent example of a large oil on canvas abstraction by Fred Hocks from 1957. This painting was included in the 1976 retrospective at the Fine Arts Gallery in San Diego which later became the San Diego Museum of Art.
No painter embodies San Diego’s early avant-garde more than Fred (Ferdinand) Hocks, a German-born painter who began visiting San Diego in the late 1920s after studies at the California School of Fine Art in San Francisco and the Art Students League in New York. Fellow painter Dan Dickey credited Hocks in 1947 with “opening up pathways for future, more enlightened generations (of artists),” and predicted that Fred Hocks would be “esteemed a master.”
During the post-war years Hocks was assistant director of the San Diego School of Arts and Crafts, a private art school in La Jolla, and was instrumental in keeping affordable artist’s studios in Spanish Village. Along with modern architect Lloyd Ruocco, Fred Hocks co-founded the dynamic Allied Artists Council with Belle Baranceanu, Everett Gee Jackson, Dan Dickey and John Olsen.
The well-travelled Hocks exhibited in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Paris, Mallorca and Guadalajara, had several one-person shows at the Art Center La Jolla/La Jolla Museum of Art and at the Fine Arts Gallery (SDMA). The San Diego Museum of Art held a major retrospective of his painting in 1976, just a few years before his death. He brought a continental element to the local art scene and is described in Bruce Kamerling’s 100 Years of Art in San Diego as “one of the most adventurous local artists…an intelligent and articulate defender of modern tendencies in art.” Local arts and architecture writer James Britton called Fred Hocks “the dean of the San Diego moderns...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Heart Balloon on Barbed Wire Giclee Canvas Print
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) rectangular giclee print on canvas depicting a heart, mylar balloon with bandaids forming an "x"" in its upper right corner, caught on a tangle of barbed wire ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Modern Painting Depicting Liberty Titled "Krach" by Nico Rush
Located in Miami, FL
A mid-century painting on canvas signed N. Rush, dated 1963.
The title of this work is "Krach" as written on the back of the canvas. Translated from the French language means noise....
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
German Expressionist Landscape Painting on Silk, Unsigned, Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
German Expressionist landscape painting on fine sheer silk (mounted to paper) - painted with colored inks - unsigned - 'Galerie Lehmann' label verso - Hamburg - mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Silk, Paint
Original Curt Frankenstein Mid Century Modern Signed Oil Painting
Located in West Hartford, CT
Original signed Curt Frankenstein painting in a vintage wooden frame - quite unusual. Circa 1950's-1960's. Medium is oil on board.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Two Birds, " 1985, Modern Hyper-Realist 65" Framed Painting by Ted Weller
Located in New York, NY
"Two Birds," by artist Ted Weller, is a stunning example of Hyper-Realism in which the artist deconstructs nature to create a more powerful and exhilarating version of this otherwise...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Abstract Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging large original abstract female nude pastel painting/drawing by Swiss/ American/ Californian painter-artist Hans Burkhardt.
This work, titled "Seated Female" is hand-signed and dated (1958) by the artist.
An original, one-of-a-kind, and unusually large work by Burkhardt. Would be the crown jewel to any collection of his work or a stunning stand-alone art accent piece in about any setting. His earlier abstract female forms are becoming rare and harder to find.
Hans Burkhardt was born in 1904 in Basel, Switzerland. At the age of 20, he immigrated to New York to work with his father. From 1925 to 1928 he attended the Cooper Union School of the Arts, where he befriended mentor Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning—sharing Gorky's studio from 1928 to 1937. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles, California.
Burkhardt held his first solo exhibition in 1939 at Stendahl Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1945 he had a highly acclaimed solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum. Burkhardt spent most of the 1950s working in Mexico. Art critics of the time considered him a "great Mexican master” alongside Orozco, Rivera, and Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo admired his work. He returned to Los Angeles in the 1960s to create some of the most powerful examples of Abstract Expressionism of the time. During this time he also became well known for his richly drawn pastel abstractions of the human figure of which this original work certainly qualifies.
He died in Los Angeles in 1994.
Burkhardt's solo shows include:
1939: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, March 27 – April 17
1945: Hans Burkhardt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1951: Museo de Bellas Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico: Exhibicion de Pinturas Modernas; Comara Gallery, Los Angeles
1953: Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1957: Pasadena Art Museum, California: Ten Year Retrospective, June 14 – July 14;
1961-62: Thirty Year Retrospective (traveled to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, April 11 – May 7, 1961, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, January 9 – February 4, 1962, Legion of Honor (museum), San Francisco, June 10 – July 9, 1962)
1968: San Diego Museum of Art: Vietnam Paintings...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pitcher with Flowers, Oil on Canvas, Gaston Sébire (1920-2001)
By Gaston Sébire 2
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a stunning oil on canvas by Gaston Sébire entitled, "Le Bouquet de Paquerettes", Pitcher With Flowers. Depicted is a pitcher with a handle holding what appears to be daisies and grasses.The pitcher and flowers stand out against the black and brown background. His thoughtful attention to detail can be seen in the fallen flowers...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood, Paint
Leonard Maurer Landscape Painting, 1959
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful painting by Leonard Maurer (1912-1976), titled "Winter Garden #2", 1959. A captivating landscape in a loose, expressive style, masterfully d...
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Robert P. Flynn, Vintage Surrealist Landscape, Signed & Dated, circa 1970
Located in Chatham, ON
ROBERT P. FLYNN - Vintage Surrealist style landscape oil painting on artist's canvas covered panel - signed and dated verso - unframed - Canada (likely) - circa 1970.
Excellent vi...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
'Simply Fabulous Transformation', Illustration Art, Canada, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
'Simply Fabulous Transformation' - exceptional mid-century cartoon style illustration art - gouache over graphite/colored pencil - signed (unidentified artist/maker) - unframed - Can...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Original Large Portrait Painting Mid-Century Figurative Wall Art 24x36
Located in Los Angeles, CA
vintage original portrait painting, a striking and richly detailed depiction of a seated woman. This one-of-a-kind large-scale artwork blends classic figurative art with an expressiv...
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
David Thomas Rose, 'Brighton Lanes', Watercolor Painting, U.K., circa 1940's
Located in Chatham, ON
DAVID THOMAS ROSE (1871-1964, Scottish) - 'Brighton Lanes' - Post War watercolor painting on paper - unframed - signed lower right and titled verso -...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint, Paper
1960s Pink Phoenix Bird Artwork Abstract Oil Painting Griffith
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Vibrant Pink Phoenix Bird Art Abstract Oil Painting
signed artist Jane Griffith
37.5 h x 31.5 w x 1.75. Canvas 29.25 h x 23.5 w
Original preowne...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Hawaiian Framed Hibiscus Water Color Floral on Paper by Paul Tyler
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1940s hand-drawn watercolor floral painting on paper by Paul Tyler featuring a yellow Hibiscus against a white background. The portrait captures the timeless beauty of hibis...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
1960s Abstract Expressionism Artwork Oil Painting signed Worthington
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Abstract painting Oil on Masonite board
artist signed Worthington
29.5 h x 25.5 w x 1.13 d
Art 23.75 h x 19.75
Original patinated wood frame.
Original vintage unrestored condit...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Large Delft Blue Tile Panel "the smiling boy" Frans Hals
By Delft
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this painting. The original "The smiling boy" by Frans Hals, 17th century. This Delfs blue tile panel image is hand painted by Nico Koelewijn in the 19...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Ceramic
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art "Abstract Face", C 1959, Framed
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin where they settled. This is where Peter Robert Keil grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Berlin-Wedding and where he discovered his interest in painting – particularly in expressionistic artists and in Pablo Picasso's work. From 1954 on, the East Berlin-based painter Otto Nagel became his mentor and taught him first craft skills and painting techniques. In 1954, he began his traineeship as an artist metal worker and between 1959 and 1961, he studied at the University of Arts in Berlin. When the Berlin Wall was built, he lost contact with his mentor Otto Nagel and from the early 60s on, Keil started to spend more and more time abroad. During his studies at the University of Arts in Berlin, he came in contact with numerous other artists who later became influential artists of their generation, like for example Georg Baselitz, Eugen Schönebeck, Markus Lüpertz and Joachim Schmettau. During his time in Mallorca, he also met with Joan Miró in his studio several times. From the early 60s on, Keil established studios in Paris, London, Berlin and in the US. Today he mainly lives and works in Zimmerau (Bavaria, Germany), Berlin and Los Angeles.
This painting is painted on newspaper. It was painted in Palma Mallorca...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Jose Maria De Servin Colorful Modern Abstract Original Painting Mexico 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Colorful gouache painting by Mexican artist Jose Maria de Servin
circa 1950s
A modernist folk art piece in bold and vibrant colors with m...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original 20th Century Figurative Painting by French Artist Roudneff, Dated 1963
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Mid-Century Modern oil on canvas, abstract composition by French artist, Roudneff, dated 1963.
Beautiful and very interesting work.
Monsieur Roudneff, created numerous mo...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Triptych wooden painting "Mulatto" by Criscione Luige, Italy 1985s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing original triptych wooden pictures "Mulatto" by Criscione Luige made in Italy 1985s.
Criscione Luige is a cabinetmaker sculptor who lived in Milan. He created sculptures, deco...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art painting, signed and dated
This charming folk painting is executed in oil on artist board. A beautiful and rus...
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1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Mid Century Oil on Board by Arthur Maria Rener
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Arthur Maria Rener (1912-1991)
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Arthur Maria Rener, a distinguished artist whose work transcends the ordinary, inviting viewers into a rea...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
"The Matador" by Gen Paul
By Gen Paul
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Framed watercolor on paper of a Matador or bull fighter by French artist Gen Paul. Signed lower right. Measures 19" x 17.5" including frame and 11.5" x 9" image.
Gen-Paul was born in the Rue Lepic, at the heart of Montmartre. His mother was an embroiderer, and his father was a café musician. Gen-Paul began painting from a young age. An apprentice interior decorative artist, he looked about him in the wealthy apartments where his work took him and observed the pieces collected by art lovers, and he learned anatomy by getting to know surgeons and going with them into operating theatres. He also attended the École des Beaux-Arts. He painted on discarded cigar boxes using...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
20th Century Green French Landscape, Forest Udile Oil Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A green-grey, vintage Mid-Century Modern French "Udile" oil on wood painting of a landscape, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. The painting depicts colorful nature of a for...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Mid-20 Century Watercolor Painting at Paris - Tony-Luc Blickx
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A nice mid-century modern expressionist watercolor, made and signed by Tony-Luc Blickx. Painted at the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area in Paris, the heart of the Latin quarter.
Signed an...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Modern Oil Painting, Urban Landscape, "Crépuscule" by Miloje Todorovitch, 1960
By Paul Klee
Located in ROUEN, FR
Modern Oil Painting, Urban Landscape, "Crépuscule" by Miloje Todorovitch, 1960
Wonderful and unique oil painting on canvas by the well known Serbian painter (biography at the end of...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Painted in Paris, 1967, On Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Oil Painting by Belgian artist Theo van Rintel, ca. 1960
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960 / Painting / Theo van Rintel / canvas, wood / Mid-century / Vintage
Oil painting by the Belgian artist Theo van Rintel, of a potted plant gracefully positioned in fro...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Meresad Berber Graphic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A painter born in Bosnia, Berber was one of the best-known graphic artists in the world. He went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. From 1992 until his death in Oc...
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1980s Balkan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
East Village Art Scene Oil on Canvas, Signed Kim Keever, 1985
By Kim Keever
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning expressionistic oil on canvas by East Village artist Kim Keever, part of the 1980s New York City East Village art scene that includ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1961 Eugene Kloszewski Reflective Mirage Abstract Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1961 Modern Art Fabulous Reflective Mirage Eugene Kloszewski Abstract Painting
medium lacquer on gesso panel
Eugene Kloszewski studied at Cleveland Institute of Art and Yale Universi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Gesso
Mid Century Oversized Abstract Painting oil on canvas blue black sinuous lines
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Oversized Abstract Painting oil on canvas depicting vertical blue and black sinuous lines on a white ground. Dated 1974.
Local Pick up in Brooklyn NYC or Kingston NY or ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Large Mid-Century Nude Figural Painting, California Artist Signed Ladin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large impressive painting of nude figures. Oil on canvas, recently framed, signed Ladin (California Bay Area artist).
American, mid-20th century.
...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Surrealist African American Self-Portrait by Harry Leopold D. 1943
Located in Peabody, MA
An African American self portrait by the surrealist painter Henry Leopold (1920-2009). Leopold studied fine art in Belgium, France and Italy. He attended the American Artists school, the Pratt...
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1940s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Framed Still Life Oil Painting of an Urn of Flowers and Fruit on a Garden
Located in Queens, NY
Large mid-century oil still life painting depicting an urn of assorted flowers on an outdoor stone bench against a stone wall above another basket ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Giltwood
Electrifying Equestrian Oil on Canvas by K. Martin
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Discover a timeless equestrian masterpiece by K. Martin! Elevate your space with this stunning vintage oil painting on stretched canvas, expertly realized by the artist K. Martin in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Small Mid Century Abstract Painting, 1950's-1960's
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small bold abstract painting in a gold aluminum frame. Signed J.R. lower right.
Oil on canvas.
American, mid 20th century, 1950's-1960's.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Charles Levier (Fr., 1920 - 2003) Oil On Canvas "Vielle Rue" (Old Street)
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Charles Levier born of a French Father and American mother. He was was active/lived in New York, California / United Kingdom, France and is known for landscape, still life and figura...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Blue Landscape with Town" by Boris Chetkov
By Boris Alexandrovitch Chetkov
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower right and inscribed on reverse.
Very similar to the work "Blue Haze" that sold at Christies London in 2013.
Approximate framed dimensions 37.5" x 44"
Born October 27, 1926, to a family of successful peasant farmers in the small town of Novaya Lyalya in the Northern Urals, Boris Chetkov...
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1960s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil Painting by Gloria Dudfield, Oakland Art Museum 1959
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Oil Painting by Gloria Dudfield (1922 - 2015) from the Oakland Art Museum California Painters' Annual 1959. Painting measures 62.75" wide, 1.75" deep and 69.75" high. Gloria Dudfi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Unique Monumental Engraved Bronze Painting 1960s, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Monumental and unique engraved painting, a combination of the “Horses Plaque” and “Peasants Plaque”, in patinated bronze and pewter with vibrant hand-applied enamel cloisonne in blue...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
1960s Huge Brass and Copper Wall Art with a Painting of the Bay Bridge, USA
By Curtis Jeré
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
A well made sculptural assemblage of brass and copper sheet with a lacquered finish combined with a painting of the Bay bridge made by unknowed talentuous artist in the 1960s.
Mea...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-Century Stylized Portrait of Albert Einstein Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in West Chester, PA
Very nice original vintage painting of Albert Einstein in pink with light green background - does not appear to be signed anywhere.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large Mid Century Portrait of a Girl on Board
Located in Redding, CT
Mid century portrait of a young girl on board in red, blue and yellow tones, custom frame, 1960-70's vibe.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Mid Century Cubist Painting of an Industrial Building
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Cubist Painting of an Industrial Building. Painting on board and housed in a solid wooden frame. colors include greens, golds, and orange. Nice industrial vibe to this co...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite
Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Robert Berger
Located in Ferndale, MI
Abstract oil painting on canvas by Robert Berger.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Painting on Canvas, "La Cuisine Aux Fleurs" by Gerard Economos
By Gerard Economos 1
Located in New York, NY
Painting. Acrylic on canvas by Gerard Economos (French,1935-)
Gerard Economos is known for his passionate, intensely colored abstract compositions and large acrylic paintings that have been performed live in front of audiences in 12 countries. Economos has had over 88 events over the last 57 years and his work is now in collections in over 34 countries. He started Live Performances with the Greek avante-garde composer and architect, Iannis Xenakis during a Sound Festival; Subsequently he developed the "Une Musique a Voir" (A music to see) concept.
'La Cuisine aux Fleurs' (Cooking with Flowers) was a series of paintings initiated at the request of the renowned French Chef, Raymond Oliver in 1975 who wished to have his recipes illustrated. They have been rarely shown in public.
For an illustrated 15 page biography of Economos please contact Thomas Gallery Ltd...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1974, Red/Blue/Green/Yellow, Acrylic On Paper, Signed
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
1950s Swedish Seascape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Large 1950s Swedish seascape oil painting.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early XXth Century Framed Antique Publicity for 'Cafes Tupinamba', circa 1930.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed handapinted antique publicity from 'Cafes Tupinamba' Monkey with antique wood frame.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition with minor wear consistent ...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1960s Golf Pinup '8th Hole' by Roberto Moya
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960s Golf Pinup '8th Hole' by Roberto Moya, Whimsical oil on canvas, of a brunette golfer with an inclination of winning the 8th hole. signed lower right...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Acrylic on Board, No Frame, Germany, Signed, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
1960s Phillip Schreibman Style Spatter and Blow Psychedelic Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Psychedelic kaleidoscope of vibrant color and imagery. Done in the style of renown psychedelic 60s artist, Phillip Schreibman. Highly saturated reds and blues on a turquoise backgrou...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Vintage Haitian Village Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century Haitian oil on canvas of a village painted in hues of black, white, grey, and pale pink. Signed by the artist, bottom right, Nicolas Jose Perez and held in a wooden frame.
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Mid-20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
20th Century Blue French Abstract Oil Painting of a Color Field by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-blue, vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract oil on wood painting of a color field, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the lower right. Wear consistent ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Wood
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