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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Maurice Campbell-Taylor Bedford Library 1955 Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Maurice Campbell Taylor (b.1900) : Bedford Public Library 1955
Oil on artist's board
Signed lower left Maurice Campbell-Taylor
In original white painted frame
Measures: length 69cm.,...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Hardwood
Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in London, London
Oil painting
On canvas
Gold frame
Mid to late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Framed Signed Painting, Abstract Scene
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Framed Signed Painting. Abstract Scene.
Dimensions. Overall. 20 1/4 W ; 1 D ; 24 1/4 H.
Painting. 15 1/4 W ; 19 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Abstract Oil Painting by Norman Liebman
Located in West Hartford, CT
An abstract expressionist painting by Norman Liebman featuring bold textural strokes of oil paint in blues, yellows, reds. Signed on back.
Norman Liebman: Abstract Expressionist Pai...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Oil Painting by John Mackay of Brenda Cochrane
Located in London, GB
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvass, by the well known British artist John Mackay. It depicts the Scottish singer Brenda Cochrane, and date...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Saguaro Canyons" Large Mixed Media Art
Located in Dallas, TX
Dramatic texture meets bold shades of orange in this spectacular large-scale piece by Dallas artist Liz Johnston. "Saguaro Canyons", mixed media, signed and mounted on 3" thick galle...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Canvas painting with geometric decoration, 1962
Located in Milano, IT
Canvas painting with geometric decoration in shades of red and yellow, 1962.
measures: h 199x50 cm
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1970s Italian Portrait Painting
Located in London, London
Portrait of a woman
Framed and glazed
Signed and dated on the reverse
1979 Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Martin Wollmer, Abstract Modern Painting, Cobra Artist
By Martin Wollmer
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very nice abstract modern painting by Martin Wollmer, Koln Germany, circa 1960. This is a very nice and early work by Martin Wollmer who pain...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Boho Abstract Figural Original Oil On Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Step into a world where form dances with abstraction in this captivating vintage boho original oil on canvas. With each brushstroke, the artist conjures a symphony of shapes and colo...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Oil Painting, Self Portrait by John Mackay
Located in London, GB
A beautifully executed self portrait in oil on canvass, by the well known British artist John Mackay.
This was made in the mid 1990’s, we obtained it directly from the artists est...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Impressionist Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Impressionist painting.
Dimensions. 16 W; 1/2 D; 20 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Georges Klein, "Taureaux" Oil on Canvas Signed P.Klein
By Paul Georges Klein
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paul Georges Klein (1909-1994), "Taureaux" oil on canvas signed P.Klein.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Boho Textured Abstract Triptych Original Oil On Canvas Set Of Three
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace the timeless allure of Boho with this captivating triptych of original oil paintings on canvas. Each piece exudes textured abstraction, evoking a sense of depth and intrigue....
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Hans Viksten Mallorca Oil Painting 1962 Framed
Located in Vancouver, BC
Hans Viksten’s oil painting from 1962 titled MALLORCA (signed on back) is a striking summer depiction of a Mediterranean memory.
The Swedish maestro has a gestural quality to his p...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid 20th Century Landscape Oil Painting in the Manner of Maurice de Vlaminck –
Located in Seaford, GB
An evocative early 20th century oil painting, executed in the expressive manner of Maurice de Vlaminck, depicting a tranquil rustic village nestled within a moody, wooded landscape. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
$717 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Wilt, Caesar, American Mid-Century Modern O/C Painting, Ca. 1960s
By Richard Wilt
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT ARTIST
Richard Wilt (American, 1915 - 1981) > Chronology and Exhibition History
1915 Born in Tyrone, PA
1981 Died in Ann Arbor, MI
EDUCATION:
1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Sailing Through" by Vanessa Joy, 2020
Located in Westport, CT
Title: Sailing Through
Artist: Vanessa Joy
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Subject matter: Abstract Art
Size: 48 x 60 inches
Sailing Through depicts the w...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Modern Peter Halsey Abstract Painting on Canvas "Skynet"
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 77in Width: 96 1/8in Depth: 3in
This vintage Peter Halsey abstract painting on canvas, titled "Skynet" from the Philadelphia collection, is perfect for you and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, 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.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$1,800 Sale Price
50% Off
Abstract Painting by B.d.S
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning abstract painting by the french artist Bernadette de Samois (1987).
Unique and signed piece.
France, 2021.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Original Abstract on Wood Signed Hammack 1967
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage abstract original oil. A brilliantly colored composition on wood. Signed and dated by the artist Jack Hammack, 1967. Acquired from a Portland estate
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Painting on Canvas of a Crow
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking acrylic painting on canvas of a crow with a familiar quizzical expression in a colorful baron landscape. Presented in a paint decorated wood frame and signed on the back Tay...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Boho Signed Original Charcoal Sketch of Young Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Delve into the captivating allure of this vintage boho signed original charcoal sketch, where every line whispers tales of yesteryears. With each stroke, the artist's hand leaves an ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
'GESTO', quadro vintage Italiano del 1977, bianco e nero
Located in Milan, IT
'GESTO', quadro eseguito nel 1977, manifattura Italina.
Il pittore con il gesto della pittura crea un'esaltazione grafica e metaforica alle azioni.
Il quadro mostra la grande padrona...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$621 Sale Price
20% Off
"Gala's Door" Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Pat Rosenstein
By Pat Rosenstein
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
"Gala's Door" acrylic on canvas painting by Pat Rosenstein.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful Mid-century "Mailboxes" Oil Painting with a Bee on Board
Located in Miami, FL
Colorful Mid-century "Mail Boxes" Painting with a Bee on Board
Offered for sale is a Mid-century "Mailboxes" painting with a great detail of a bee on the side of the post. The paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Vintage Early 21st Century Russell Christoffersen Abstract -Canvas Over Decoupa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the avant-garde charm of 'Vintage Early 21st Century Russel Christoffersin Abstract on Canvas Over Decoupage.' This American masterpiece marries Christoffersin's ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Portrait of a Man in Giltwood Frame
Located in Buchanan, MI
Artist unknown (American, 20th century) portrait of a man.
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1943.
Measures: 30" x 25" frame: 37.75" x 32.75".
Excellent condition
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Painting by Umberto Romano
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic oil on canvas painting displaying a dynamic interplay between an expressionistic color-field of fire-toned hues and a totemic, geometric structure in black and gray. The pa...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Doylan Filtration Mixed Media Signed Contemporary Blue White Gold Black
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Doylan : filtration, mixed media, signed lower right
41” square
Striking, decorative, contemporary, abstract, mixed media work, highly textured
Composition exploring the qualities...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil Painting on Canvass by Josep Moncada Titled : Where Are You Taking Me?
Located in London, GB
A fantastic contemporary oil painting on canvass by Josep Moncada titled: Where are you taking me?
Josep Moncada (b. 1967) is a gifted and renowne...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract painting with impasto technique, Italy, 1950s-60s
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Painted with impasto paint (Italy-second half of the 20th century).
The painting is unsigned and bears no gerenze on the back.
An impasto technique can be recognized in which the spe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Manuele Vonthron Oil on Paper France (1962-)
By Manuele Vonthron
Located in Ventura, CA
Manuele Vonthron Oil on Paper France (1962-)
Discover the refined world of Manuele Vonthron, a distinguished French artist born in 1962, whose life and creative endeavors unfold i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Original Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience mid-century modern elegance with this Vintage MCM Original Oil Portrait On Canvas. Rooted in American artistic tradition, it showcases the timeless allure of the era, capt...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Henri Saada "Le rêve de l'artiste" Large Oil on Canvas, Signed
By Henri Saada
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Henri Saada (1906-1976) "Le rêve de l'artiste" large oil on canvas , signed
Good condition.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fine Decorative Painting, Signed "K.J. 59"
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Very decorative and fine painting, oil on canvas, signed on the front "K.J. 59". Stunning colors that would suit any living room.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Raoul Millais, Watercolor, Working Dogs
Located in Pewsey, GB
Wonderful watercolor of working dogs by Raoul Millais. Signed with Monogram HRM
Raoul Millais (1901-1999) : Born in Horsham, Sussex in 1901, Raoul Millais was the grandson of the artist Sir John Everett Millais. His early introduction to art and culture was supplemented by his enrolment at the Byam Shaw School of Art and later the Royal Academy Schools in 1921. During his studies, Millais became interested in the depiction of animals, a field in which he excelled. In 1924 he accompanied his father, the artist John Guille Millais, to Africa where Millais spent time in Sudan completing a series of studies which would later become illustrations in the book ‘Far Away Up the Nile’ (1924). The following year, Millais travelled to Angola where he continued to sketch studies of exotic animals. Upon his return to England in 1925, he settled in Wiltshire where he established himself as an equestrian portraitist. His career as an equine painter proved to be very successful, and in 1936 the artist participated in a one-man exhibition of almost 50 paintings in London. During the Second World War Millais served in the Scots Guards and continued, where possible, to paint and draw. In 1943 the artist was given leave to complete a commission to paint the Royal horses Big Game and Sun Chariot for King George VI. In the years that followed, Millais completed a great number of portraits of winning racehorses, including commissions from Sir Winston Churchill. In 1958 the artist purchased...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Stanley Stangren, Modernist Abstract Mixed-Media Collage, circa 1964
By Stanley R. Stangren
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions:
Unframed: 11-1/2 x 8-1/16 inches
Framed: 17-1/8 x 12-7/8 inches
Signed by the artist and dated ’64 in the lower right corner; inscribed in German: Zurich, Schweitz (Zurich, Switzerland)
This unique work of art is a mixed-media collage on paper, where the artist had generously used his own pencil, gouache and watercolor drawing with a print cut-outs.
Stanley R. Stangren (1928–2014) was an outstanding American jeweler, artist, sculptor and ceramist, residing in New York City. He worked in different styles and in different materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry.
Stangren’s painting styles varied tremendously – from complete abstract works to Holocaust themes in the style of Georges Rouault and Hieronymus Bosch to portraits in the style of Moses and Raphael Soyer. He was also a passionate lover of the performing arts, and, as a young man, spent time studying dance at both the School of American Ballet and with Martha Graham. Although he worked with dance pioneers like Ms. Graham, Anna Sokolow and Charles Weidman, an injury prevented him from pursuing dance as a career. But he found other outlets for his artistic pursuits.
In his youth, Stangrem attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City. He later studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Students League, Bard Colledge and in Europe. Stangren studied jewelry design in Europe, attending Staatlische Kunst Werkschule in Pforzheim, Germany and Kunstgewerbeschule der Stadt in Zurich, Switzerland. His jewelry and designs were received with great success. His combination of precious and semi-precious stones, high-karat gold and sterling silver, and exotic materials executed with outstanding workmanship in the abstract modernist style gave a unique aspect to his designs, the metalwork usually electroformed, cast, or fused in varying textures. After returning to New York in the later 1950s, Stangren opened and maintained a ceramic business in Trenton, New Jersey. Very few pieces of his work remain from this period.
When he retired from the ceramics business, he spent much of his time enjoying the arts. He frequently attended Juilliard performances, including most of the opera and drama presentations at the School, and was especially fond of the dance concerts. The last 40 years of his life, he taught painting in the New York area and worked with Metropolitan Museum of Arts in developing annuities, for future acquisitions.
In addition, Stangren left annuities for MoMa in support of educational programs and left, in his will or through his executors, art supplies for the Harlem School of Art and benefits for the Urban Assembly organization. Mr. Stangren's love for the arts and for the performances he was seeing at Juilliard inspired him to take his participation a step further and to establish charitable gift annuities with the School.
"I realized what Juilliard offered me, being a passionate music lover, and I decided to give something back" he said. "What Juilliard achieves is remarkable. When I think of the prominent actors, dancers and musicians that have been educated there, I am always staggered. It is deeply financially satisfying to be able to give back to the School, while benefitting from it at the same time." The Juilliard School is not the only organization that Stanley Stangren...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Dressing for the Ballet, " Large, Evocative Masterpiece Painting by Stull, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethereal and magical, this Mid-Century masterpiece is strongly reminiscent of the back stage scenes of ballet dancers painted by Degas, but with figures that are suggestive of Guy Pene duBois. The painter, John De Forest...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Comic Strip Oil Paintings of The Black Widow
Located in London, GB
An amazing and unique set of three vintage comic strip oil paintings of The Black Widow. We would date these to around the 1970’s.
They are beautifully executed and are made to sit together as a comic strip, depicting a scene from Marvel’s Black Widow.
Each is signed in the lower corner with the artists initials GM...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Daniel Viene ( 1955-2013) " mixed technique on paper, signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daniel Viene ( 1955-2013) " Le premier vol de Jean Charles" mixed technique on paper, signed
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Framed Still Life Oil Painting of a Flower Arrangement and Scattered Grapes and
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century oil still life painting of a vase filled with assorted flowers next to a basket full of fruit on a table covered in fruit and grapes in ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
Framed Oil Painting of a Colonial Garden and River
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century oil on canvas genre scene painting depicting people tending to a colonial garden next to a river outside of the city walls with large buildings on the horizon in a rectan...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
Gardeners Among the Ruins Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (20th Century) genre painting capturing 18th Century figures working in a garden, where two noblemen are also conversing, at the foot of ruins and a stone brid...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Framed Illustration of a Budding Flower Branch
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century illustration / watercolor painting of a flowering tree branch with pink flowers and buds on a white background in a light blue and dark green double mat and a rectangular...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Black and Red Pileated Woodpecker Painting on Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Audubon-style painting of a black and red pileated woodpecker seated on a large stump against a clouded white background, p...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Group of Sheep in Field Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (20th Century) oil painting capturing a group of sheep huddled in a field of browns and greens, under a cloudy, darkening sky on rectangular, unframed canvas ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Woman and Children Outdoor Tea Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (20th Century) unframed canvas oil painting of a woman wearing a long pink dress Setting a table for tea alongside a home, while ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Heroic Gladiator and Blue Tent Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (20th Century) unframed painting of a gladiator seated in front of a blue tent with gold fringed drapes, making a grand gesture while four others look on ad...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) painting portraying a seated woman in a vivid blue dress with her hands folded in her lap, against an abstractly painted background of land, sky and town, on a...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pink Florals and Peaches Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (20th Century) unframed canvas still life oil painting depicting a blue vase filled with blossoming pink, yellow and white florals behind a golden tray...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Woman with Paper Fan Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) portrait of a smiling woman wearing a blue and white dress with a green jade bangle, holding a floral paper fan, against a backdrop of...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Seaside House on a Natural Stone Arch Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) oil painting of a house atop a natural stone archway, through which shepards with a horse, dog and flock, and the sea, are v...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Heroic Gladiator and Blue Tent Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (20th Century) unframed painting of a gladiator seated in front of a blue tent with gold fringed drapes, making a grand gesture while four others look on ad...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Heroic Gladiator and Blue Tent Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th century) unframed canvas oil painting of a gladiator seated in front of a blue tent with gold fringed drapes, making a grand gesture while four others look on adoringly...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Playing Cards, Stationary and Momentos Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th century) still life oil painting capturing a composition of playing cards, notebooks, photographs and ticket stubs against a dark background,...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Dogs Gathered on Steps Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) portrait of four stately dogs in various positions on sandstone-colored steps leading to a walkway that winds through a lush green lawn...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pink Florals and Peaches Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) unframed canvas still life oil painting depicting a blue vase filled with blossoming pink, yellow and white florals behind a golden tray...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Landscape and Travelers Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th century) oil painting depicting a group of people with horses and dogs traveling on a path through autumnal woods in the foreground, and a vast, open landscape with sof...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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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