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
Original flowers oil painting Spanish artist baléares, Spain 1960
Located in La xara, VC
This Spanish still life oil painting captures a scene of a large bouquet of purple and blue lilacs in a brown stained terracotta vase. He is lying on a fabric, the bouquet is very h...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$955 Sale Price
52% Off
Large Figural Nude Painting by David Ladin, American Mid 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive and large figural nude painting of two women by artist David Ladin. Oil on canvas, recently framed. American, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"FANTASY" Oil on Canvas by Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Five Senses Still Life, Collection of Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Sight, sound, smell, touch and taste - we are all familiar with the five senses.
Artist Andrew Conklin has brought together various objects to illustrate these senses. Rich colors...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Oil Painting of Farm Buildings By Priscilla Dimsdale
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely oil painting of farm buildings
Wonderful colours and simplicity
Oil on canvas board. 1960's.
Presented in an antique bleached pine frame
Free UK shipping
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Late 19th Century English Antique Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
Helen Van Buren Texas Female Artist Abstract Framed
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Circus", Large and Ambitious Painting by John B. Lear w/ Male Nudes, 1965
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This early and ambitious watercolor painting by John B. Lear shows the growing scale and detail of his best work, here incorporating three nude and semi-nude male figures in a surrea...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nude Oil on Board Portrait by Christian Aabye Tage of a Sitting Woman
Located in Søborg, DK
Beautiful nude study of a sitting woman.
Oil on board by the Danish artist Christian Aabye Tage.
Signed but not dated.
In great vintage condition with signs of age related wear...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Plywood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Carlo of Hollywood! Monumental Rare Original Oil Painting Arab Market 1950s Art
Located in Peoria, AZ
MONUMENTAL!
ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
CARLO OF HOLLYWOOD
ARAB MARKET
DIMENSIONS:
( LARGE Approx 53" By 22" Framed )
If you're a mid century art collector, you've likely heard of Carlo of Hollywood and his unique and coveted pieces!
In the post war period, original art for the home was a rarity. There was no internet, very few art galleries in the new suburbia or throughout most of middle America...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Coastal Painting by Rockport Artist Nancy Sullivan Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
An abstract painting circa 1970s by Massachusetts artist Nancy Sullivan. Sullivan worked on the Boston's North Shore. Her abstract work from the 1970s-80s explored the reflectivity ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Danish vintage oil on kanvas painting ca. 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish oil painting - stilleben, painting on canvas - approx. The 1960s.
The style is modernistic and the motive is a vase with red flowers in it, a yellow bowl and some coconuts on...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Floral Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame, 1940s
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Floral Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame, 1940s
Large Impressionist style floral still life painting. Bouquet of bright yellow
and orange zinnias and pink and white ph...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Niberg Abbey (Am. 1920-1990) Oil On Canvas The Refugees, Brooklyn, NY
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Impressionist artist who was noted for New York scenes.
This is an oil on canvas depicting downtrodden figures, refugees, according to the title, in various poses in front of the Bro...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatin abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Midcentury Abstract Painting by Arnold Taraborrelli
By Arnold Taraborrelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury abstract painting by Arnold Taraborrelli, American, circa 1959. It is entitled "Break-Away" and is executed in gouache on artist board and retains it's original frame. Tar...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
$850 Sale Price
39% Off
1976 Signed Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Hues of Earth Tone Colors Fine Art
Located in Miami, FL
Signed by Artist Mid-Century Modern abstract painting in oil on canvas in hues of earth tone colors.
The fine Art is dated 1976 and made in t...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Lee Reynold's Vanguard Studio Oil Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large vintage Lee Reynold's Vanguard Studio oil painting from the 1960's or 1970s. Bright green, white, and purple colors of potted Coleus and plant leaves...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nicola Simbari (Italian, 1927-2012) Oil On Canvas Depicting A Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Nicola Simbari, Italian painter of semi-abstract impressionist works known for using colors and favoring brilliant tones, especially with a palette knife. Considered by many to be It...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Gino Gregori large abstract still life painting
Located in London, GB
Gino Gregori was born in Milan, Italy, in 1906, the grandson of the painter Martin Kroller. He won several awards including the Antonio Award in 1931, the Arte Sacra prize in 1932 an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1960s Cubist Art Form Abstract Painting Style Paul Klee
By Paul Klee
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Cubist Art Form Abstract Painting Style Paul Klee
reminiscent of Paul Klee
Signed art lower right corner unable to read
14 h x 15.25 w x 2 Art 11.5 x 9.5
Original vintage
Re...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Tropical Modern Watercolor/ Handmade Paper "Hauling in the Net" Tahiti 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern Watercolor on crinkled handmade paper titled "Hauling in the Net" depicting a young Tahitian man by canoe. Lovely Tropical theme with vibrant colors of green,blue,...
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1950s Polynesian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Modern Danish Abstract Painting, signed and dated 1968
Located in Ventura, CA
Mid-Century Modern Blue Abstract Painting 1968
This panting is a captivating piece from the Danish art scene, characterized by its striking use of various shades of blue. Signed by ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting C1968
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil On Canvas Painting Of A Standing Nude Woman By Sharie Janes, Unsigned, C1968
Measures - 44.25"H x 30"W x .75"D
An oversized ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Sylvia Davis Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painting, Framed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The original work by listed Rochester NY artist Sylvia Davis features an abstract composition in yellow, red, and warm brown palette. It was professionally framed for the gallery di...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Abstract Modernist Painting by Irving Schultz D. 1973
Located in Peabody, MA
A modernist composition on canvas of colorful ribboned shapes dated 1973 by the late Bethesda, MD artist Irving Schultz.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Cubist Still Life with Violin, " Late Cubist Painting in Pink, Green and Yellow
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely done, this late example of American cubism depicts a violin, water jug, and bowl of fruit, using a palette of lime greens, pinks and yellows pop...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
"Remanso En El Tendido" Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Remanso En El Tendido" Acrylic on canvas abstract artwork by Mexicasn artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias 1947-2016
Painting measurements: Width 39.25 Height 33.25
Maricruz H. ...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Garden Roses Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (20th Century) oil painting capturing the romance of opened and blooming garden roses amid a lush and verdant background, painted on rectangular, unframed c...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Monumental 60" Oil Painting! Mid Century Modern Abstract! Orange Blue Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Peoria, AZ
Magnificent!
MID CENTURY ABSTRACT
ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
STUNNING ORANGE & BLUE PALETTE!
After Gio Ponti
Offered is an absolutely superb original oil painting of huge proportion...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
$3,999 Sale Price
79% Off
Peter Sedgley (b.1930) Dark Study, 1976
Located in Oxford, GB
Peter Sedgley is a British *Op and *Kinetic artist, born in London. After no formal training he He began to paint in 1963, influenced by Bridget Riley, with whom in 1968 he set up S....
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting Signed Mullin
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting. Featuring a vintage gold frame, original expressionist style abstract art with a mixture of colors, and a wire on the ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Lee Reynolds Burr
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Hanover, MA
1960s oil on canvas abstract painting signed 'Reynolds'. This large scale artwork features a bright white ground with vivid yellow, orange, red and pink textured palette knife detail. See the obituary for Lee Reynolds Burr...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
$1,200
Painting by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1960s, Framed, Ink on paper
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Rune Hagberg, Sweden, 1960s
Signed.
Artwork dimensions:
H: 44 cm
W: 60 cm
Frame dimensions:
H: 63 cm
W: 72.5 cm
D: 6 cm
Rune Fredrik Hagberg was a renowned Swedis...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Oil On Canvas Seascape Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage mid-century modern oil on canvas Seascape Painting. Painting features a calm tranquil coastal scene with sailboats docked in a marina. All in soft colors of blue, green and w...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Charles Henry Alston 1957 Large Oil on Masonite Figurative Painting
By Alston
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a wonderful example of Charles Alston's figurative work. This piece is a rare oil on masonite board. The composition features three figures that may be choir singers at churc...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
$30,000 Sale Price
25% Off
"Rehearsal" Midcentury Modern Abstract Painting Signed Joseph Wolins
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern abstract painting depicting a practicing violinist signed Joseph Wolins.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Matterhorn Artwork
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Matterhorn Artwork
By unknown artist, from France
In fair condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Mar Azul" Abstract Artwork By Mexican Artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias
Located in New York, NY
"Mar Azul" Abstract artwork by Mexican artist Maricruz Hernandez Covarrubias 1947-2016
Painting measurements: width 51.25'' height 39.25''
Maricruz H. Covarrubias – Biography
Ea...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pascal Cucaro Oil Canvas Mid-Century Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Mid-Century Modern oil on canvas painting by Pascal Cucaro titled "Festival". The painting depicts Asian women in colorful Kimono robes with bold, vivid colors and thick br...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
Outsider Art Painting by Zoute, 1940
Located in Rochester, NY
Dynamic and brilliant American Primitive modern expressionist oil painting on canvas in period wood frame by Zoute (Leon Salter, 1903-1976) North Rose, NY - signed lower right Zoute ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Oil Painting on Canvas by Remo Brindisi of Maternity from 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
Oil painting on canvas depicting a motherhood, created by Remo Brindisi in the 1970s. Motherhood original painting by the artist are now rare to be found, especially of this size.
...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,894 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Abstract on Board
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern abstract on board by Margaret Malval.
Colorful composition in a nice gray and white frame. Cubist and modernist in style.
Marga...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
$1,822 Sale Price
49% Off
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Exceptional Bronze Painting "Passion" 1960s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Large and exceptional painting, “Passion”, in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with vibrant enamel cloisonne and hand-brazed sculptured frame by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, Amer...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Modern Painting Swedish artist S.W. Svensson, 1956
By Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Kazimir Malevich, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Forest, BE
Painting with geometric forms with a painted pine frame. Strong colors and patterns. This is a modernist painting from Sweden made in 1956 by S.W. Svensson. In the vibe of Le Corbusi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Jacob Semiatin Watercolor in Larson Juhl Silver Leaf Frame
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor on paper by Jacob Semiatin. USA, circa 1970. Signed. Custom matter and framed in a Larson Juhl silver leaf wood frame.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
$900 Sale Price
50% Off
Francine Tint AttributedAcrylic On Canvas Abstract Composition "After Portugal"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large abstract canvas with broad swaths of peach tones with yellow, blue and pink and black outlines. Unsigned.
Titled "After Portugal, 2012)"
Presented unframed in a supported str...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Tadasky, Acrylic Painting on Paper, Op Art, Geometric, Blue, Pink, Signed
By Tadasky / Tadasuke Kuwayama
Located in New York, NY
Untitled by Tadasky, acrylic painting on paper, stripes signed. Small scale hard edge acrylic painting on paper by Op artist, Tadasky (Tada...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
$8,125 Sale Price
35% Off
Hans Herold Signed Canadian Impressionistic Oil Painting Saskatchewan Prairie
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous and extremely engaging original oil painting by German-born Canadian artist Hand Herold (1925-2011). This work is tiled "Southern Saskatchewan Prairie" and fe...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Reynaldo Maya O/C Landscape Painting Mexico Latin American Mid Century Art 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Reynaldo Maya (1911-Mexico) Landscape oil on canvas painting of Mexican town in the distance and snow coverd mountains (volcanos) in the backgro...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting C1968
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized Mid Century Modern Abstract Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting of Nude Woman Signed by Sharie Jones C1968
Measures - 41"H x 34.75"W x .75"D
An oversized mid-century mod...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Oil on Canvas Painting, Children Playing, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A colorful oil on canvas representing a group of children playing in a garden area near a Cathedral. Framed by a carved giltwood frame with foliage det...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
French Drawing in Pen and Gouache by André Arbus, Paris, 1938
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Gouache and pen work by André Arbus (1903-1969). Signed Andre Arbus.
Origin: Drawing of dining table by Andre Arbus for the apartment of Mme Pedersen, Paris, 1938.
Literature:...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Charles Levier Figurative Oil Painting, Bernard Buffet Style Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
French Figurative Oil Painting by Charles Levier. Titled "Une femme devant la mer", this masterful work of a well-known listed French artist whose work can be compared to Bernard Buf...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1967, Signed, Acrylic on Board, Germany, Art, No Frame
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...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Oil On Canvas Portrailt Of A Seated Acrobat
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...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Francine Tint (American, B. 1943) Acrylic On Canvas, "Wandering Spirit"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and sweeping abstract by New York based artist Francine Tint. Ms. Tint has works in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum and the Krannert Art Museum as well a...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on canvas "colored fish" - Signed lower right - Latin America - 1998
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Oil on canvas "colored fish" - Signed lower right - Latin America - 1998
Category
20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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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