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
Vintage Boho Original Abstract Oil Painting on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with free-spirited energy and artistic flair with this mesmerizing original abstract oil painting on board. Created during the height of the boho-chic movement, thi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Mid Century Abstract Square Painting by E.S Greenberg
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Abstract Square Painting by E.S Greenberg. Nice square shape with soft pastels colors. Housed in a chrome frame. Signed lower right
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Chrome
Leonard Maurer Landscape Painting, 1959
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful painting by Leonard Maurer (1912-1976), titled "Winter Garden #2", 1959. A captivating landscape in a loose, expressive style, masterfully d...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Margaret Layton Gouache on Board Bathroom Painting
Located in Fairfield, CA
An original vintage gouache on board painting of a bathroom scene by mid century artist, Margaret Layton. Wonderful detailing throughout. Signed in the lower left corner. Mounted in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Abstract Female Form Acrylic Painting with White Frame, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating study of form and abstraction, this original acrylic painting delves into the fluidity and dynamism of the female figure. Rendered in a palette of earthy peach tones, a...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Large Vintage Coastal Watercolour, Welsh, Framed Painting, Landscape, Signed Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage coastal watercolour. A Welsh, framed painting, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Beautifully observed and composed, with tasteful colour
Displays a des...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Wolfgang Loesche (b. 1947, Gotha, Germany) Signed Acrylic, Pop Art Donald Duck
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Wolfgang Loesche studied painting at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
A large amusing and colorful acrylic on canvas depicting Donald Duck driving a red auto...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
African Painting by Adingra
Located in Antwerp, BE
African painting stone on burlap by Adingra, 1983,
France - Cote d'Ivoire.
Measures: Height 61 cm,
width 39 cm,
depth 2 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
$1,148 Sale Price
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Viggo Bertram Jacobsen (1900-1969) mid century oil painting of coastal landscape
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is a large original vintage oil on canvas coastal landscape painting by renowned Danish painter Viggo Bertram Jacobsen (1900-1969).
The painting is impressionistic in style wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Sonia Delaunay Style Cubist Art Composition Painting by Heidi Melano
Located in Miami, FL
This captivating abstract oil painting by Heidi Melano evokes the vibrant style of Sonia Delaunay. Created during Melano's renowned collaboration with artistic giants like Fernand Léger, Chagall and Braque on monumental mosaics, this artwork reflects a period of artistic exchange and exploration. Melano's signature bold style shines through, evident in the vivid colors and dynamic geometric patterns.
Signed "HMH" in the lower left corner and inscribed "H. Melano" on the verso, this piece is a unique opportunity to own a work by a highly acclaimed artist. Heidi Melano's legacy extends beyond her collaborations, with her own mosaics prominently displayed at the Fernand Léger National Museum. This professionally cleaned painting, measuring 29 7/8" x 37 3/8", is in excellent condition and ready to be a stunning focal point in any setting, from mid-century modern to contemporary.
This is a true collector's item by none other than one of the most famous artist of the 20th century.
Heidi Melano's monumental mosaics decorate the east and west sides of the Fernand Leger National Museum. The mosaics were inspired from Fernand Léger’s master pieces. Her mosaic art and paintings have sold throughout the world.
More About the Artist:
Heidi Melano studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva settled in France with her husband, Lino Melano...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$12,000 Sale Price
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Enrico Giussani 'Italian, Gorgonzola 1938' "Colori Di Luino" 1972
By Enrico Giussani
Located in CH
Enrico Giussani (Italian, Gorgonzola 1938 ) "Colori di Luino" 1972
This painting is from an important Swiss Collection of Raimondo Rezzonico
former President of the Locarno Film ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Abstract Oil on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the captivating depths of this vintage original abstract oil painting on board. A stunning example of textural artistry, this piece features a rich tapestry of gr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Abstract Oil on Canvas, Signed Indistinctly, 1967
Located in London, GB
A decorative 1960's geometric abstract painting - acrylic on canvas, which we have had mounted in an elegant giltwood tray frame.
An attractive, whimsical picture, we particularly l...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Hand Painted Screen Panels by Robert Crowder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Incredible vintage hand-painted screen panels designed by Robert Crowder in the United States, circa 1960s. These screen panels have a design that takes us back to the typical gardens of ancient Japan, which fell in love with the eye and spread peace to visitors. It features six rectangular panels with a white background, which simulates an elegant oil painting...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
"Fig Leaf Removed, " Greek Male Nude, Midcentury Painting by Dusso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted and with an arresting subject, this piece -- with its male nude subject having removed his own fig leaf -- reveals the sly humor of its painter, Leon Dusso...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$7,000 Sale Price
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1950s French Midcentury Street Art Painting Claude Monet Vetheuil Seine River
By Claude Monet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful late 1950s Parisian oil painting, a tourist street souvenir, painted by J. de P. Vétheuil, originally by Claude Monet. In original fr...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$780 Sale Price
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MUIN HASAN - 'Allah' - Mid Century Gouache Painting on Paper - Unframed - C.1977
Located in Chatham, ON
MUIN HASAN - 'Allah' - Mid Century Modern gouache painting on watercolor paper - extraordinary quality and composition - signed/titled and dated - dedication verso - unframed - Canad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$525 Sale Price
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Painting by Peter Keil, C 1970, Acrylic on Board, Signed, No Frame, Germany, Art
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Mid 20th Century Painting Bird Chicks Still Life Impressionist Oil Canvas
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Birds feeding chicks. Still life. Impressionist Oil on Canvas
19.25 h x 14 w x 1.38 d
Signed lower right corner, hard to read.
Chiaroscuro technique
Wood frame has ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Garden Painting, English Oil On Board, Glass, Flower Art, Signed, C.1980
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage garden painting 'Agapanthus in Artist's Garden.' An English, oil on board art piece signed by the artist, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Charming oi...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
A Large Scale Multi-Media Painting Of An Interior
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large scale and very dynamic painting on canvas comprised of oil and pencil depicting an interior. The interior with chairs surrounding a table set for coffee to the right, two lamps and a vase atop a Pleyel piano...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Abstract Modernist Painting Marked "Shozo No. 2" Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist abstract painting on canvas circa 1960s. Notated on stretcher: “Shozo No. 2”.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Framed Signed Painting, Impressionistic Nautical Scene
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed signed Painting. Impressionistic Nautical scene
Dimensions. Overall. 20 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 24 H
Painting. 15 1/4 W ; 19 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Female Figure Painting - Zoute, 1951
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract oil painting on masonite - female figure w/ beautiful bold colors ( likely Thelma - the wife of Zoute ) Leon Salter ( 1903 - 1976, North Rose NY ) aka Zoute - self taught ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Charles Levier (Fr., 1920 - 2003) Oil On Canvas "Vielle Rue" (Old Street)
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Charles Levier born of a French Father and American mother. He was was active/lived in New York, California / United Kingdom, France and is known for landscape, still life and figura...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Henri (Rik) van Kogelenberg 'Flemish Dovecote' Oil on Canvas Belgium 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Henri (Rik) van Kogelenberg 'Flemish Dovecote' Naively Painted Oil on Canvas Belgium 1960s
This is a delightful and beautifully naively painted mid 20th century work by Henri (Rik) ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
20th Century Grey-Brown French Landscape Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-brown, black vintage Mid-Century modern French abstract oil on wood landscape painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the top right. Wear consistent wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
1940s Swedish oil on panel by Gunnar Jonn (1904-1963)
Located in London, GB
striking oil painting from the 40s of a forest scene in strong impasto strokes and bold colour tones.
Simply framed of the period by well known Swedish artist Gunnar John, who studi...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Eugenio Fernandez Granell 1952 Spanish Art Taurino Original Oil On Masonite
Located in Miami, FL
Oil on masonite by Eugenio Fernandez Granell (1912-2001).
Fantastic piece of art, realized by the Spanish artist Eugenio Fernandez Granell, back in the 1952. This art-piece were realized during his living period in Puerto Rico, when he decided to emigrated from Spain. Represent several surrealistic animals and personages, like a bull, a horse and the synthesis of a torero with a helmet. Clearly a bullfighting image.
Title: Estampa Taurina.
Year: 1952
Technique: Oil on masonite wood.
Art Measures: 463.55 mm by 368.30 mm (23.5 x 17.5 Inches).
Frame Measures: 463.55 mm by 368.30 mm (29.5 x 23.5 Inches).
Signature: At lower right corner signed, "GRANELL 52".
Eugenio Fernandez Granell
As a Surrealist artist, Eugenio's work is principally characterized by its bright and vivid colors that explore nature and the indigenous symbolism of the Americas. His most famous works include Autorretrato (1944), Elegía por Andrés Nin (1991) as well as Crónica de los fiscales de los años horrendos (1986). Granell's work has been incorporated into exhibitions in the Maeght Gallery, the Bodley Gallery, The Museum of Modern Art as well as The Museum of Contemporary Art alongside other Surrealists such as André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Granell also dedicated himself as a poet, essayist and novelist, publishing 15 books in all. Some his first, and most prominent works, include "El hombre verde" (The Green Man, 1944) and Lo que sucedió (What Occurred), a book he illustrated and designed himself which won Mexico's Don Quixote novel prize in 1969. From the mid-1960s until retirement, he was professor of Spanish literature at Brooklyn College. The Eugenio Granell Foundation was inaugurated in 1995 to conserve the life and work of the artist with an expansive collection of his oils, drawings, constructions, collages and archives. The museum also dedicates itself to the preservation of other Surrealists such as Joan Miró, Wifredo Lam, José Caballero...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$48,930 Sale Price
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Sara Skolnik 1960s 'Flight of Fancy' Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Sara Skolnik's 'Flight of Fancy' oil paint on canvas is a visual symphony of line and color. Her use of five true primary colors ( Francois d'Aguilon's yellow, red, blue, white and b...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$3,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Modernist Artwork Birds Abstract Watercolor Saul Steinlauf
By Saul Steinlauf
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid-20th century Modernist artwork birds abstract watercolor on paper Saul Steinlauf.
Signed Steinlauf
Steinlauf was active in southern California ...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Cubist Style Still Life
Located in London, London
Mid-century cubist style still life painting.
This mid-century oil painting showcases a Cubist-inspired still life, featuring a coffee pot and cup arranged on a tabletop. The compos...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Scale Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale abstract expressionist painting, American, circa 1980s. Artist unknown, in the manner of Franz Kline, et al. I...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Modernist Painting of a Tropical Garden by Shigeo Okumura
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage oil painting on canvas of a tropical garden with palm trees, plants, birds and a pergola, executed in a distinctive modernist naive style. Signed Shigeo Okumura in the lower ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
20th Century Grey-Green French Vintage Abstract Oil Painting by Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-green, black vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract composition oil on wood painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. The painting is slightly curved, due to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Oil Painting 'Lysistrata' by Anthony Triano Signed and Dated, 1962
Located in New York, NY
'Lysistrata', signed and dated 1962
Oil on board
Anthony Thomas Triano (1928–1997)
Size: 17 3/4" high x 19 wide x 3 /4" deep.
Triano was a...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$3,200 Sale Price
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Large Modernist Portrait
Located in Raleigh, NC
Massive modernist portrait art work in fantastic frame. The center of the painting depicts a figure in mostly gray with a white accent. The background features cool tones of varying ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,640
Large Delft Blue Tile Panel "the smiling boy" Frans Hals
By Delft
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this painting. The original "The smiling boy" by Frans Hals, 17th century. This Delfs blue tile panel image is hand painted by Nico Koelewijn in the 19...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Ceramic
KC Haxton American Modernist Oil on Canvas with Walnut Frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Teal, ochre and grey oil on canvas painting created by listed California contemporary modernist artist, KC Haxton. Painting was painted on canvas and mounted on a stretched canvas ba...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Colorful Oil Painting on Board Signed Artwork
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Oil on Board Signed 1966 titled "The Snowstorm", illegible signature. The back of the painting is signed with the artists name, dated 1966.
Vivid colors depicting a rainbow of colors...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Jacob Semiatin Abstract Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Important 1944 Surrealist Oil on Canvas by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Fresh to the market, this painting was purchased directly from Erle Loran (1905-1999) in his Berkeley Hills home in the mid-1990s. Loran's surrealist work from the mid-1940s is highl...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Original 20th Century Abstract Painting by Christian Lagarde Demianoff
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Mid-Century Modern oil on board, abstract composition by listed French artist, Christian Lagarde Demianoff.
Very interesting work, titled "Couche de Soleil sur l'Etang", translated this means Sunset Over The Pond.
Monsieur Christian Lagarde Demianoff is from Sete, France, he owned an art gallery there in the port area and created numerous modern works of art. He attended the Ecole de Sete...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,125 Sale Price
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Jasper Francis Cropsey Oil Painting, Lone Deer
By Jasper Cropsey
Located in Bradenton, FL
Signed and attributed to Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900) oil on board painting, titled Lone Deer. Earth tone green forest with blue sky and one lone brown deer. Dated an...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Henri Goetz Abstract Composition Signed Lithograph circa 1960s
By Henri Goetz
Located in Miami, FL
Original limited edition lithograph by Henri Bernard Goetz, number 11/35.
Henri Bernard Goetz (September 29, 1909-August 12, 1989) was a French American Surrealist painter and engr...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
$1,480 Sale Price
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Impressionist Oil Painting on Board of City Harbor Scene in Original Frame
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant impressionist style painting of a city harbor scene. The original frame with intentional distressed finish. 18 high, 24 wide, with frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
1967 Charles Hinman Red and Orange Shaped Canvas from Richard Himmel Estat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Created over 50 years ago, the painting is an artwork of great historical significance. Charles Hinman was a Pioneer of shaped canvases and a leader in abstract art in the 20th centu...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$650 / item
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Oil On Canvas View Of A French Street Scene
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
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Painting Oil on Canvas by Gordon Russell 1965
Located in North Miami, FL
1965 oil painting on Canvas by Gordon Russell, American (Born 1932). Titled "Fashions I", Dated 1965. Framed in a windowed glass and gilt wood frame. Provenance: From a New York C...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Giltwood
Modernist Abstract Oil by Sidney Zimmerman, Dated 1960
By Sidney E. Zimmerman
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist abstract oil on canvas, a tapestry of flowing ribbons in peacock hues, by noted New York artist Sidney E. Zimmerman, dated 1960. Zimmerman (1926-2007) studied in Berlin dur...
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1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
60x48 Large Multi Color Mid Century Modern Original Abstract Oil Painting 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
60x48 Original Mid Century oil painting by Ceil Stein circa 1960s
Engaging abstract expressionist piece with bold colors and nice texture
Signed lower right and verso
60 inch width...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Painting By San Antonio Artist Carole Myers, "Indian Summer", Ca. 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
An abstract canvas entitled “Indian Summer” by the well regarded San Antonio, TX artist, Carole Myers, ca. 1970s.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Sam Stetsons Lemons in Low Key 1974 Oil on Canvas
By Sam Stetson
Located in Redding, CT
Sam Stetson(1911-1990) "Lemons in low key", 1974 oil on canvas. Signed New York 197. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sam Stetson was declared a prodigy and was sent to study at the Chicago art Institute at the age of 15, becoming a teacher there at the age of just 18. He then went on to study with Andre Lhote and Fernand Leger, in Paris, The Bauhaus in Germany, Hans Hoffman, in both California and New York, David Karfunkel...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$12,044 Sale Price
65% Off
Stephen Etnier Modernist Painting of a Harpswell, Maine Seascape, Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
An early work by the American realist Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903-1984) depicting the village of Harpswell, Maine were he built his home and studio in the 1940s and lived until his d...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Midcentury Still Life with Fruit and Wine Bottle by Lee Tonar, 1959
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful midcentury still life with fruit and wine bottle signed Tonar 1959. It is on canvas panel and in wonderful vintage condition overall. H...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1970s Modern Blue Green Abstract Oil Painting California Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid Century Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas Board
California Art
Blue Green
no information on artist.
No frame.
24H x 19.87 W
P...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid 20th Century Cubist Couple Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Cubist couple. Chic oil on canvas. Unsigned. From a Hamptons, NY estate.
Dimensions: 48" h x 36" w. Frame: 48.5" h x 36.5" w.
Condition: Foxing and some paint loss
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract City Scene Oil by Uruguayan Artist Carlos Perez Franco
By Carlos Pérez Franco
Located in Peabody, MA
A large scale abstract citiscape painting, oil on canvas, by the Uruguayan artist Carlos Perez Franco (1929-2015).
Perez Franco exhibited throug...
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1980s Uruguayan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Mid-Century Seascape Oil Painting of Ships Coming in to Dock at Night
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century seascape oil painting depicting a dock scene with ships coming in to port while dockworkers unload cargo by lantern light in a black painted wooden frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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