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 legendary 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.
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
Mid-Century Modern Romantic Painting Flowers by Max Dättl, 1960, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
This presented delightful painting shows a motif flowers in bright shining colors by Max Dättl, 1960, Vienna.
Max Dättl, (1894-1989)
The naturalistic painting is framed in a hand c...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass
Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas by Martin Zipin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
"Oriental Bird Cage" by Martin Zipin, 1950s. Large colorful midcentury painting with original gray washed frame. A known Pennsylvania modernist artist, th...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Roy Gates Perham, 1940s Unframed Portrait of an African American Nude
By Roy Gates Perham
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An unframed portrait of an African American nude, circa 1940. Measures: 22" x 27." In good condition with some losses and scratches.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Claffy Williams Abstract Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of abstract midcentury paintings by Claffy Williams, circa 1970s.
The painting pictured on top measures 30.5" H x 46" W x 2" D. The painting pictured on the bottom measure...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Large Scale Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting Blue Lady in Chair Portier
By Alain Portier
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Very unique and large scale oil painting on board -Blue lady in chair signed Portier. I love the unique style of this well painted lady. I also think the size and proportion will set...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Framed German Abstract Painting Acryl on Wood, circa 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
This Mid-Century Modern framed German abstract painting was painted in the 1960s. It is acryl on wood. A unique piece which is a great eyecatcher for your antique, modern, Space Age ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
David Fortney 'American, 20th Century' "Dark Star" Original Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Dark Star" is an amazing oil on canvas by David Fortney, circa 1970
Abstract painting with amazing movement and texture. The colors and technique used cr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jean-Pierre Clement "French" Painting
Located in Norwalk, CT
A surrealist painting by listed French artist Jean Pierre Clement depicting a male figure in jester-like clothing and a light red headdress. He appears to be reading inside a small, ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
R. Jorgensen "Ancient Figures" American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
American abstract expressionist framed oil on canvas painting titled 'Ancient Figures', by R. Jorgensen in 1953. The piece depicts a style reminiscent of t...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Selection of Modern Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Art, circa 1950s-1970s. From left to right, they are:
1) The abstract nude female drawing, probably American, circa 1950s....
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Modern Still-Life Pinecone Oil Painting Panel Buffie Johnson 1974 Plant Series
By Buffie Johnson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on linen. "Pit Thea", Study of a pine cone. From the Plant Series 1968-1989. Signed lower left, dated 1974. Signed and titled and dated on back. 20" X 24" (floating frame 21" X 25").
My imagery is rooted in the world of the spirit which manifests itself through ritual, myth and symbol. The monolithic single-image plant forms which I began painting in 1968 are potent symbols of the ancient Great Goddess in Her aspect as ‘Lady of the Plants’, who . . . has been worshipped under a thousand names since the beginnings of prehistory.”
(Buffie Johnson, Artist’s Statement for the exhibition catalogue of The Language of Symbols, Landmark Gallery, New York City, April 1980.)
“... in the ancient world ... such images were perceived as sacred. This sense of divinity inherent in the plant has inspired these icons and through them I hope to evoke a similar magical experience. These forms were created both as metaphors for the spiritual mystery of nature . . . [and] as celebrations of the feminine.”
(Buffie Johnson, Artist’s Statement for the exhibition catalogue of Buffie Johnson: The Spirit of Plants, Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York City, October 3rd – October 26th, 1997.)
BORN: February 20, 1912 New York City
DIED: August 11, 2006 at her home and studio , Greene Street, New York City
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1937 * Jake Zeitlin Gallery, Los Angeles (First Solo Exhibition)
1939 * Galerie Andre J. Rotge, Paris: “Peintures Recentes de Buffie Johnson” (First Solo
Exhibition in Paris)
1939 * Wakefield Gallery, NYC: “Buffie Johnson” (First Solo Exhibition in New York)
1941 * James O’Toole Gallery, NYC: “Recent Paintings and Portraits by Buffie Johnson”
1942 * Robert C. Vose Galleries, Boston: “Paintings and Portraits by Buffie Johnson”
(First Solo Exhibition in Boston)
1944 * Caresse Crosby's G Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1945 * Howard Putzel’s 67 Gallery, NYC: “An Exhibition of Recent Paintings by
Buffie Johnson”
1948 * The John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota: “Buffie Johnson”
* Galleria del Cavallino, Venice: “Buffie Johnson”
1949 * The Hanover Gallery, London: “Buffie Johnson” (First Solo Exhibition in London)
* Galerie Colette Allendy, Paris: “Buffie Johnson”
* The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota
* Galleria del Cavallino, Venice
1950 * Betty Parsons Gallery, NYC: “Recent Works by Buffie Johnson”
1951 * Galerie Bing, Paris
* The Paul Mellon Gallery, The Choate School, Wallingford: “Exhibit of Portraits:
Buffie Johnson 1936-51”
1956 * Galerie Bing, Paris: “Buffie Johnson: Exposition de peintures”
1960 * Galerie Bing, Paris: “Buffie Johnson: peintures recentes”
* Bodley Gallery, NYC: “Buffie Johnson”
1961 * Gallery Thibaut, NYC: Buffie Johnson: “Phases of the Sun”
1963 * World House Gallery, NYC
1964 * Galeria de Antonio Souza, Mexico City: “La exposicion de las obras de Buffie Johnson”
* The Granville Gallery, NYC: “Buffie Johnson: Recent Paintings”
* World House Gallery, NYC
1966 * Galeria de Antonio Souza, Mexico City
1969 * The New School for Social Research/The New School Associates, NYC: “Buffie
Johnson: Creation Myths - Oils”
1973 * Max Hutchinson Gallery, NYC: Buffie Johnson: Paintings 1968-1973”
1975 * Palm Beach Galleries, Palm Beach “Buffie Johnson”
1976 * Andre Zarre Gallery, NYC: “Buffie Johnson: Recent Paintings”
1977 * The Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford: “Two Organic Women:
Buffie Johnson / Stella Snead”
1979 * Gallery 700, Milwaukee: “Buffie Johnson: Floral Paintings”
1981 * Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles: “Buffie Johnson”
* Landmark Gallery, NYC: "Retrospective"
1984 * Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland: “Buffie Johnson”
1989 * 56, Bleecker Gallery, Ltd., NYC: “Buffie Johnson Portraits 1936-1947”
1991 * Cardiff House at University of California, Santa Cruz: “The Numbering Series”
1992 * PMW Gallery, Stamford: “Buffie Johnson: A Span of Time” Retrospective
1993 * The Institute for Contemporary Art, P. S. 1 Museum, Long Island City:
“Buffie Johnson: Paintings from the 40s and 90s” curated by Director, Alanna Heiss
1995 * Kingsborough Community College Art Gallery of The City of New York, Brooklyn:
“Buffie Johnson: Plants”
1996 * Millennium Art Gallery, East Hampton: “Perceptions”: Buffie Johnson – A Retrospective
of her work from the 1940s to the 1990s”
1997 * Chuck Levitan Gallery, NYC: “Buffie Johnson: The Spirit of Plants" (Part I)
1998 * Chuck Levitan Gallery, NYC: “Buffie Johnson: The Spirit of Plants" (Part II)
2002 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: "Buffie Johnson: Transcendentalist"
2007 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: "Buffie Johnson Memorial Exhibition"
Group exhibitions:
1938 * Galerie Le Niveau, Paris: “Paysages: Exposition de Groupe”
1939 * Wakefield Gallery, NYC
* The Fine Arts Gallery, Balboa Park, San Diego: The Fine Arts Society of San Diego:
“The Eleventh Annual Southern California Art Exhibition”
* Galerie de Beaune, Paris: “VIIe Exposition de Gravures et Platres Gravés du Groupe
de L’Atelier 17”
1940 * Wakefield Gallery, NYC: “Group of Small Paintings”
1941 * Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh: "International Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture"
* Marie Sterner Gallery, NYC: “International Group of Contemporary Painters”
* The American British Art Center, NYC: “First ABAC Exhibition: Paintings and
Sculpture from England, Canada & America”
* The American British Art Center, NYC: “Stage and Circus: An Exhibition of
Contemporary Paintings, Designs and Model Stages by American and British Artists”
1942 * Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach: “Fourth Annual Exhibition by Artist Members”
* Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC: “A Loan Exhibition of Paintings for the Benefit of The
American Red Cross representing Happier Days in The United Nations arranged by
Marie Sterner”
1943 * Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century, NYC: “Exhibition by 31 Women”
1945 * Howard Putzel’s 67 Gallery, NYC: “Preview 1945-1946 Season of Two-man and
Group Exhibitions at this Gallery”
* Howard Putzel’s 67 Gallery, NYC: “40 American Moderns”
1946 * Walker Art Center, Minneapolis: "136 Americans"
* The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA: “Sixth Annual Spring
Purchase Exhibition: 30 Paintings by 30 Contemporary American Artists”
1948 * Salon des Realites Nouvelles, Paris
1949 * Salon des Realites Nouvelles, Paris
1950 * The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn: "Fourth National Print Annual Exhibition"
* La Galerie Arnaud, Paris: “sculpteurs et peintres abstraits americains de paris”
* The Riverside Museum, NYC: “Creative Art Associates”
* Guild Hall, Moran Gallery, East Hampton: 10 East Hampton Abstractionists”
1951 * Guild Hall, East Hampton: “Frankly Romantic”
1953 * Guild Hall, East Hampton: "A Selection from 12 East Hampton Collections"
* Guild Hall, East Hampton: "17 East Hampton Artists"
* The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn: "17th Biennial International Watercolor Exhibition"
1954 * stabile Gallery, NYC
* Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC: “The Whitney Annual”
* The Baltimore Museum, Baltimore
* Hampton Gallery & Workshop, Amagansett: "Group Show: Eight Painters,
Two Sculptors"
1955 * stabile Gallery, NYC
* Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana, “Exposition Internationale de Gravure”
1956 * Haus der Heimat, Iserlohn: "Junge Amerikanische Kunst"
* Group Espace, Paris
* Guild Hall, East Hampton: “13 Artists of the Region: Museum Acquisitions and
Recent Works”
1957 * Signa Gallery, East Hampton: "Second Exhibition"
1959 * Hirschl & Adler Galleries, NYC: "Works by Gallery Artists"
1960 * Guild Hall, East Hampton: "Monotypes and Prints"
* Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC: Friends of the Whitney Museum of American
Art: "Business Buys American Art"
* Bodley Gallery, NYC
* The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia: “Monotypes & Prints of Related
Techniques” Shown concurrently with the publication of Henry Rasmusen’s
Printmaking with Monotype
1961 * Bertha Schaefer Gallery, NYC: "Contemporary Collage"
1964 * Long Island University/The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton: "Long Island Artists"
at Long Island University’s Galleries
* Guild Hall, East Hampton: “Festival of the Arts Exhibition: Artists of the East Hampton
Area Each showing one of his own works along with a favorite work of art or object from
his collection.”
1965 * The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton: "Twelve Women Painters of the South Fork”
1970 * Le Salon International de la Femme, Nice. (Medailles d’argent)
1971 * Museum of Modern Art, NYC: "Penthouse Exhibition"
* Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC: "American Art of Our Century"
1972 * Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg: "Gedok American Woman Artist Show"
* Suffolk Museum and Carriage House, Long Island: “Unmanly Art”
1973 * The New York Cultural Center, NYC: "Women Choose Women"
* Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC: “1973 Biennial Exhibition:
Contemporary American Art"
* Women's Interart Center, NYC: "In the Beginning: Women and Religion"
* University of Texas at Austin, "The Ciba-Geigy Collection of Contemporary Paintings"
* A .I. R. Gallery, NYC
* Brooklyn College, Brooklyn: "New York Women Artists"
* Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA: "New York Women Artists"
1974 * Kresge Art Center Gallery, Michigan State University at East Lansing: “Works by
Women from the CIBA-GEIGY Collection”
* Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro: “Works
by Women from the CIBA-GEIGY Collection”
* Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills: "Waves: An Artist Selects"
* Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids: "Waves: An Artist Selects"
1975 * Women's Interart Center, NYC: "Color, Light & Image"
* The Pratt Institute Gallery, Brooklyn: "Women's Exchange Exhibitions: Artists from
the Women Artist Historical Archives of the Women’s Interart Center"
* Ashawagh Hall, Springs: "Women Artists Here & Now"
* The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield: "A Change of View"
* The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn: "Works on Paper: Women Artists"
* Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC: "Women from the Permanent Collection"
1976 * Buecker & Harpsichords, NYC: “Recent Portraits of Sari Dienes”
* Soho Art Tour: A Benefit for Guild Hall of East Hampton
* Guild Hall, East Hampton: "Artists and East Hampton: A 100 Year Perspective"
* Landmark Gallery, NYC: “10 Artists"
* The Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D. C.: "A Bicentennial Edition of Banners"
* Chuck Levitan Gallery, NYC: "A Bicentennial Edition of Banners"
* National Museum Singapore, Singapore: “Artists Celebrate the Bicentennial”
* Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio: "American Artists ‘76: A Celebration"
* The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx: "The Year of the Woman: Reprise"
1977 * The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx: "The Magic Circle"
* Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich: The Friends of the Greenwich Library Present:
"Contact: Women and Nature” The Works of 30 contemporary women artists selected
by New York critic and author Lucy R. Lippard
* The Brooklyn Museum Art School, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn:
"Contemporary Women: Consciousness and Content"
* New York University, Contemporary Arts Gallery, NYC: Visual Artists Coalition
Exhibition: “Women Painters and Poets”
1978 * Women’s Interart Center, NYC: Women Artists: Sketch Books
1979 * Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton: "Five Artists New York/Hamptons"
* Connecticut College, Cummings Center, New London: Visual Artists Coalition
Exhibition: “Women Painters and Sculptors”
* Clayworks Benefit Exhibition, 4 Great Jones Street, NYC
1980 * Landmark Gallery, NYC: "The Language of Symbols"
* Fordham University, Lowenstein Library Gallery, NYC: “Evocative Images”
* The Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, “Invitational Print Show”
1981 * Landmark Gallery, NYC: "118 Artists"
* The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton: "Alive at the Parrish"
* American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, NYC: "Paintings And Sculpture
by Candidates for Art Awards"
1982 * Westbeth Gallery #1, NYC: “Sexuality in Art: Two Decades from a Feminist
Perspective.” One of sixteen shows of “Views by Women Artists: Sixteen
Independently Curated Theme Shows Sponsored by the New York Chapter of
the Women’s Caucus for Art”
* The State University of New Jersey Rutgers, Mabel Smith Douglass Library,
New Brunswick: Women Artist Series at Douglass College: “Modern Masters:
Women of the First Generation”
* Frank Merino Gallery, NYC: “Heresies 3rd Annual Art Benefit: Work by 146
Women Artists for Sale at Artists’ Prices”
1983 * Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia: “An Exhibition of Work by Artists
in the Historical Archives of the Women’s Interart Center of New York City”
1984 * Suzanne Gross Gallery, Philadelphia: "Major Contemporary Women Artists: In
Celebration of Simone de Beauvoir"
1985 * The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton: "Looking At Pictures"
1987 * Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs: "Self-Portraits: The
Message, The Material"
* Hofstra Museum - Emily Lowe Gallery, Hempstead: "Self-Portraits: The
Message, The Material"
1988 * Phoenix II Gallery, Washington, D. C.: “Small Works by Forty-Two Artists
1989 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: "Early Abstractions: Painting and Sculpture of the
40’s and 50’s"
* Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville in conjunction with Bennett Galleries,
Knoxville: "American Women Artists: The 20th Century"
1990 * Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, Bayside: "American Women Artists:
The 20th Century"
* Guild Hall/East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, East Hampton: "East Hampton
Avant-Garde: A Salute to the Signa Gallery 1957-60"
1991 * Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL: “Gallery Group Exhibition”
* Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL: “Recently Added Artists”
* Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: “The Prevailing Fifties”
1992 * The Institute for Contemporary Art, P. S. 1 Museum, Long Island City: "Slow
Art: Painting in New York Now." Curated by the museum’s Director, Alanna Heiss
* Stuart Levy Gallery, NYC: “American Vanguard: Jackson Pollack, Lee Krasner
and Friends” for the benefit of The Study Center Development Fund of The Pollock-
Krasner House and Study Center, East Hampton, New York
* Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL: “Flowers in Art”
* Melvin Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland: “Women Artists From the
Harmon- Meek Gallery”
* Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: “The Americas”
1993 * Richard Anderson Gallery, NYC: “Songs of Retribution.” Curated by Nancy Spero
* Snyder Fine Art, NYC: “Out of the ‘50s”: Works Shaped by the Aesthetic of the 1950s
* Benton Gallery, Southampton: “Woman!”
* The Museum of the Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown: The Art
Students League of New York and The Provincetown Art Association and Museum
Exhibition of: “The League at the Cape” Part II: Contemporary Invitational Section
* Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: “Women of the Fifties”
1995 * The New York Open Center, NYC: “The Creative Call to the Divine: An interfaith art
show and healing experience”
* Millennium Gallery, East Hampton: "Living Legends"
* Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: “Artists of the Fifties” (Part 2)
1997 * Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, Springs, East Hampton: "Art of This Century:
The Women"
1998 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: “Earthly Delights”
1999 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: “The Immortals”
2000 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: “Buffie Johnson, William Scharf, Yvonne Thomas,
Rufus Zogbaum, Wilfrid Zogbaum: Feb. 12-April 29, 2000”
2001 * Emily Lowe Gallery, Hofstra University, Hempstead: “Abstract Expressionism, Then
and Now”
2003 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: "Re-Examining Abstract Art, Part 2"
2004 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: "New York School Artists: Work of 50’s & 60’s"
2005 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: "Betty Parsons & the Women"
2007 * Anita Shapolsky Gallery, NYC: "Collectors' Choices"
* Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago: “Suitcase Paintings...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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
Still Life Painting on Canvas, Victor Petré, Belgium, circa 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Still life painting on canvas, Victor Petré, Belgium, circa 1960.
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Adrian Contemporary Abstract Painting on Wood, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary abstract painting by Adrian.
Untitled.
Mixed-media on wood.
Hand signed and dated on the back.
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Framed Pair of Francisco Rodriguez san Clemente Oil Paintings
By Francesco Clemente
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of oil paintings by Francisco Rodriguez San Clemente (Spanish, 1861-1956): signed bottom right and professionally custom framed. ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
Harold McDonald Oil on Canvas, "Shattter" in Blue and White, Dated 1962
Located in Dallas, TX
Midcentury oil on canvas by Harold McDonald. Beautiful blues and whites in an expressive abstract design.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Jacques Boéri, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed and Dated
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Boéri (1929-2004)," Je cherche la recherche, je recherche" acrylic on canvas, signed and dated, measures: 113 x 145 cm.
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Brussels Street Scene Painting on Canvas, Victor Petré, Belgium, circa 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Brussels street scene painting on canvas - Victor Petré, Belgium, circa 1960.
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"American Gothic, " Atmospheric American Scene Painting of Vermont Church, 1950
By Eugenia Redka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it shares a name with Grant Wood's iconic painting, the subject of Eugenia Redka's painting here is much different, a charming white painted Gothic church in the middle of the Vermont woods...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
1960s Mod Stylized Portrait of a Woman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century Twiggy-inspired 1960s mod stylized portrait of a woman. The harlequinesque black and white figure is wearing a flowing coral b...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Midcentury Pop Art Oil Still-Life Painting Salvatore Grippi Red Salmon Banana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of the original members of the Abstract Expressionist "New York School", Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) exhibited in two of the famous New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals (1953...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Norman Laliberte's “Hommage to Picasso” Original Signed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Redding, CT
Norman LaLiberte's “Hommage to Picasso” original signed oil on canvas painting. His cubist style in this piece is a bow to world renown Pablo Picasso....
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas
Abstract Framed Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colorful abstract painted artwork with wood frame.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
The World in Silent Stillness Lay, Crowe, 1974-1975
Located in New York, NY
The world in silent stillness lay, Crowe, 1974-1975. Vintage watercolor of the world in original blue mat and metal frame. Signed on reverse "1974-75 Crowe.” United States, 20th cent...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Two Acrylic on Canvas Paintings of Flowers by Dale McFeatters
By Dale McFeatters
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury flower paintings executed with acrylic on canvas in a bold vibrant style, titled Buttercup and Trout Lilly. Signed McFeatters an...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
"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
Mid-Century Modern Framed Oil on Canvas Scene Painting Signed by Sol Selwan 1962
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautiful, framed, oil on canvas painting of a town scene, signed by Sol Selwas, dated 1962. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 20" W x 24" (2') H...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1980 Richard Allen Morris Abstract Painting Collage
By Richard Allen Morris
Located in San Diego, CA
A strong little abstract oil collage from 1980 by Richard Allen Morris. Overall frame measures 13" wide, 11" tall, 1" deep. Image size is 7" wide,...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Roberto Crippa "Spirali" Italian Modern 1953 Oil Canvas "Composizione in Verde"
Located in Sharon, CT
Very early and important Spirali series oil on canvas by Crippa. Framed 31" x 31". Signed and titled on verso "Composizione in Verde" Crippa '53. Local pickup and white glove shipping.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Original Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting by William Ernst Burwell, FRSA
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning midcentury abstract oil on board by the listed artist William Ernst Burwell (1911-1974). It is beautifully painted with heavily applied textures of predominantly oranges a...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mauro Reggianni Oil on Canvas Geometric Painting
By Mauro Reggiani
Located in Westport, CT
Mauro Reggiani 1897-1980 oil on canvas, geometric circa 1970. Mauro Reggiani. Painting Size is 26 x 26 with return painted edges.
Nonantola/ Modena 1897 -
Mailand 1980
Mauro R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Signed by Artist French Midcentury Framed Glass Oil Painting Resting Nude Woman
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French Mid-Century Modern framed behind glass oil painting of a resting nude woman.
Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France.
Original signature by Unknown Artist.
Size of painting...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Glass
Radiant Blue Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Heavily textured painting white paint in the middle radiates to a dark blue. Signed Walker in the bottom left. Framed in aluminium frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Midcentury Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting, Salvatore Grippi, Blue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ink and watercolor figurative abstract expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is fits in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
1960s Mural Sized Architectural Oil Rendering by Richard Bobby
By Richard Bobby
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A very large, oil on canvas, rendering of a future building for Crest Corp drawn in 1966 of John F. Kennedy Blvd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Signed "Richard Bobby 9.66 Crest Corp ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Cano, "composition" Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated 1969
By Cano
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cano, "composition" oil on canvas signed and dated 1969.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Chamberlain Signed Watercolor Mid-Century Modern Custom Museum Framed
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage signed original one of a kind watercolor by Chamberlain and dated 1960 has a real sensuality to it. This has been tastefully and be...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
Midcentury Oil Painting on Canvas of Boys Fishing
By Alvarez Ortega
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury oil painting on canvas of three boys with poles uniquely portrayed as a deconstructed moment on open canvas surrounded by blue with reflections. Signed in the lower right ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Bernard Fouilloux, French Artist, Oil on Canvas, "Arlequin", 1973
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bernard Fouilloux, French artist. Oil on canvas. "Arlequin". Motif of harlequin and dove. Dated 1973.
Canvas measures: 61 x 51 cm.
The frame measures: 0.7 cm.
Signed and dated.
I...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Greek Islander, " Vivid Portrait of Greek Male Figure with Aegean Sea Backdrop
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in a palette of white, brilliant blue and ruddy skin tones, this portrait of a bearded Greek youth with ruddy complexion and green eyes was...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modernist Abstract Painting of Women's Millinery, Signed Beverly Crook, D. 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A festive abstract composition of women’s hats, acrylic on canvas in period frame, signed on reverse, Beverly Crook, and dated 1970,
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bird Fury Painting by Leonardo Nierman, circa 1966
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Intense acrylic on masonite painting Titled Bird Fury by Leonardo Nierman signed and dated in the lower right Nierman 66.
According to Art Brokerage:
Leonardo Nierman Mexican Artist: b. 1932. Leonardo Nierman's paintings vibrantly come to life as they capture the intensity and spontaneity of the dynamic forces that rule both nature and the cosmos. With swirling whirlpools of color, darting flame-like wisps, and brilliant hues as dazzling as a sun, they are dramatic in their representation of that which is unchallenged, though perhaps not quite understood. Leonardo Nierman's full career includes numerous distinctions, awards, and exhibitions. He has painted murals for the School of Commerce of the University City in Mexico, 1956; the "Golden West...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Robert Natkin Acrylic on Canvas Mixed-Media Painting
Located in Westport, CT
Robert Natkin acrylic painting on canvas with paper feather's and mixed-media.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Acrylic, Paper, Feathers
1970s Danish Mixed-Media Painting
Located in London, London
Mixed-media
On paper
Danish
1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Johann Berthelsen, Manhattan Snow Storm Scene, Oil on Canvas Painting, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful romantic painting depicts figures bustling along a Manhattan street during a snowstorm. Signed lower right.
Johann Henrik Carl Berthelsen (1883–1972)
Coming to America as a child, he enjoyed early success as an opera singer and music teacher. His friendship with the artist Wayman Adams resulted in a move to New York and experimentation with painting. When the great depression took a toll on his musical career, Berthelsen began selling oil scenes of his beloved New York City, which quickly found prominent buyers including William Randolph Hearst...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Selection of Large-Scale Abstract Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of large-scale abstract paintings, artist unknown, probably American, circa 1960s. They have been framed in clean lined white lacquered gallery frames under UV resistant gl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper, Glass
Selection of Large-Scale Abstract Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of large-scale abstract paintings, artist unknown, probably American, circa 1960s. They have been framed in clean lined white lacquered gallery frames under UV resistant gl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Greco Roman Classical Wrestlers Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989.
Loeb was born in 1953 and raised in Chappaqua, New York, David Loeb’s mother and her identical twin were painters, and he has been painting since childhood. He studied with Gillian Pederson-Krag at Cornell University; Reed Kay at Boston University; Louis Finkelstein, Wolf Kahn and Philip Guston at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music; and attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Robert Barnes...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Busiri Vici Pencil Drawing Architectural Sketch Project, Italy, 1928
Located in Rome, IT
An original pencil architectural sketch on paper realised in 1928 by the Italian architects Michele Busiri Vici and Clemente Busiri Vici for the large vill...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Modernist Beat Generation Urban Portrait, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1950s beat generation urban portrait of a man in a fedora, resembling the author William S. Burroughs. An audacious palette depicting the neon soaked...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-20th Century Still Life Painting
By Seely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Still life painting in carved and giltwood frame. Signed Donald Seely, 1966.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite
1950s Modern Aviation Painting Vintage Airplane Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid Century Modern Aviation Art, Vintage Airplanes Oil on Canvas.
Unsigned.
42.5 x 31H x 1.5 D, Art 35 W x 23.5 H
Original unrestored vintage condi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Watercolors on Paper "Cinema Al Forte Dei Marmi" Maurizio Tempestini, 1939
Located in Rome, IT
Unique Maurizio Tempestini watercolor
one of a set of 11 dedicated to "Forte dei Marmi"
Cinema al Forte dei Marmi -variante-
Watercolors on paper...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract C. Dengler Vintage Oil
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage modern abstract oil painting, signed by Candy Dengler. The wooden frame shows some age wear, but the painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Painting, Signed, Midcentury Art, Framed, C 1950, Green, Red and Taupe Colors
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting of a young lady, midcentury. Signed. Very good condition, circa 1950.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Outsider Art "Deer and Houses" Oil on Panel Landscape by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical backdrop...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage 1980s Danish Mixed-Media Painting on Board
Located in London, London
Mixed-media painting
Laid on board
Titled "Fragile",
1980s, Denmark
Perspex frame.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting by Hilde Goldschmidt, 1960s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage oil painting by Hilde Goldschmidt 1960s.
Oil on fibreboard
Hilde Goldschmidt (7.9.1897 Leipzig) was active in Kitzbühel, A...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Natural Fiber
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