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Post-Modern Paintings

POSTMODERN STYLE

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

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Style: Post-Modern
Massive Purvis Young Acrylic Painting on Plywood, Post-Modern, 1980s
Massive Purvis Young Acrylic Painting on Plywood, Post-Modern, 1980s

Massive Purvis Young Acrylic Painting on Plywood, Post-Modern, 1980s

By Purvis Young

Located in Miami, FL

Massive Purvis Young acrylic on scavenged plywood By self-taught Miami-born artist Purvis Young (1943-2010), a very large size painting on scavenged plywood. Purvis Young painted por...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Plywood

Post-Modern Framed Abstract Painting
Post-Modern Framed Abstract Painting

Post-Modern Framed Abstract Painting

Located in Houston, TX

Post-Modern Framed Abstract Painting. Offered is a stunning large Post-Modern abstract painting in a gilt wood frame. This painting dates from the 1970's-1980's and is artist signed ...

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1960s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Sigurd Jakobsen original vintage Danish 1978 colourful oil painting of seaside
Sigurd Jakobsen original vintage Danish 1978 colourful oil painting of seaside

Sigurd Jakobsen original vintage Danish 1978 colourful oil painting of seaside

Located in Ebberup, DK

This is a vintage modern-style oil on plate painting by Danish artist Sigurd Jakobsen (1907-1978) (not to be confused with Sigurd Jacobsen, 1909-1942). The motive of the painting is...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Clément Rosenthal - "Empreintes" 1992, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting
Clément Rosenthal - "Empreintes" 1992, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting

Clément Rosenthal - "Empreintes" 1992, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting

Located in New York, NY

Clément Rosenthal (b. 1956) is a distinguished Paris-born artist whose profoundly evocative work sits at the vanguard of contemporary French abstraction. Raised in an environment ste...

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1990s French Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Tonalist Nantucket Seascape by Barbara Cocker, Titled "Peace", D. 1986
Tonalist Nantucket Seascape by Barbara Cocker, Titled "Peace", D. 1986

Tonalist Nantucket Seascape by Barbara Cocker, Titled "Peace", D. 1986

Located in Peabody, MA

An atmospheric tonalist paintingof a beach in fog titled "Peace", by the beloved Nantucket artist Barbara J. Cocker (1923–2009). Her seascape and marine paintings explored the coasta...

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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

French Acrylic Street Art Style Painting
French Acrylic Street Art Style Painting

French Acrylic Street Art Style Painting

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Graffiti street art painting. Acrylic on canvas.

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Early 2000s French Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting, Unknown Danish Artist, Early 20th Century
Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting, Unknown Danish Artist, Early 20th Century

Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting, Unknown Danish Artist, Early 20th Century

Located in Odense, DK

This evocative portrait painting presents a male figure rendered in a dark, atmospheric style. The work is characterized by dramatic lighting and a rich background that shifts betwee...

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Early 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Richard Carter Op Art Triptych, Acrylic on Paper, Late 20th Century
Richard Carter Op Art Triptych, Acrylic on Paper, Late 20th Century

Richard Carter Op Art Triptych, Acrylic on Paper, Late 20th Century

Located in Round Top, TX

Set of three Richard Carter original paintings in custom acrylic frames, all with provenance from the Weingarten Realty Investors Corporate Art Program and Kauffman Galleries (Housto...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Paint, Paper

An ABSTRACT POST-MODERN Relief PAINTING by JEAN-CLAUDE LETHIAIS, France, 1970
An ABSTRACT POST-MODERN Relief PAINTING by JEAN-CLAUDE LETHIAIS, France, 1970

An ABSTRACT POST-MODERN Relief PAINTING by JEAN-CLAUDE LETHIAIS, France, 1970

Located in PARIS, FR

An abstract relief painting, black center, different shades of orange, pink, red, purple around, with a green surrounding line, post-modern, abstract, forme-libre, oil on wooden pann...

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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Original Signed Abstract Mixed Media Watercolor Painting Collage by Martha Chase
Original Signed Abstract Mixed Media Watercolor Painting Collage by Martha Chase

Original Signed Abstract Mixed Media Watercolor Painting Collage by Martha Chase

Located in Troy, MI

Mixed media collage by Martha Chase Untitled circa 1980's Overlapping elements of watercolor washes, painted textured paper and natural fibers Signed lower left Framed dimensions ...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

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Natural Fiber, Paint, Paper

Pair Of Abstract Italian Art Work from the 1970´s
Pair Of Abstract Italian Art Work from the 1970´s

Pair Of Abstract Italian Art Work from the 1970´s

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A pair of mixed technique abstract Mid-Century Modern art paintings from Italy. This pair of tempera and paper on canvas has been painted by Italian Artist "Guglielminetti". These ha...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Abstract Geometric Painting by Jacques Clements, Circa Late 20th Century
Abstract Geometric Painting by Jacques Clements, Circa Late 20th Century

Abstract Geometric Painting by Jacques Clements, Circa Late 20th Century

Located in Peabody, MA

Angular modernist painting by the noted colorist Jacques Clements (1926-2019) of Rochester, NY, circa late 20th century.

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Pair of Paintings by Sigrid Olsen, Circa 2000s
Pair of Paintings by Sigrid Olsen, Circa 2000s

Pair of Paintings by Sigrid Olsen, Circa 2000s

Located in Peabody, MA

Sigrid Olsen, former fashion designer at her eponymous company, turned boat dweller and painter based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. They works are somewhat evocative of her former re...

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Early 2000s Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Large "Surrealist" Painting by Julia Zanes, 1990's
Large "Surrealist" Painting by Julia Zanes, 1990's

Large "Surrealist" Painting by Julia Zanes, 1990's

By Frida Kahlo, Gertrude Abercrombie

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large "Surrealist" Painting by Julia Zanes, 1990's Julia Zanes, American, b. 1963 pencil signed on back / not dated / unframed surrealist, dreamy, colorfull, reflective .......... ...

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1990s American Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage Post-Modern Abstract "Neon" Painting, Giltwood Frame
Vintage Post-Modern Abstract "Neon" Painting, Giltwood Frame

Vintage Post-Modern Abstract "Neon" Painting, Giltwood Frame

Located in Miami, FL

Vintage Post-Modern Abstract "Neon" Painting, Giltwood Frame Offered for sale is a striking painting with the look of neon lights set against a grey background. The painting is subt...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Portrait of a Man and His Horse by California Artist Ursula Skeate d. 1990
Portrait of a Man and His Horse by California Artist Ursula Skeate d. 1990

Portrait of a Man and His Horse by California Artist Ursula Skeate d. 1990

Located in Peabody, MA

A painting titled "The Favorite", dated 1990, by the Santa Barbara, California artist Ursula Skeate. She was known for her elaborate portraits of friends and family, typically portra...

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1990s Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Large Colorful Vintage Abstract Mixed Media Painting 4' X 6'
Large Colorful Vintage Abstract Mixed Media Painting 4' X 6'

Large Colorful Vintage Abstract Mixed Media Painting 4' X 6'

Located in Oxnard, CA

Here is a large colorful abstract painting with fantastic presence. This 4' x 6' wall art features vibrant colors, mixed media elements and amazing texture. Overall it is in good con...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

XL Abstract Painting titled "Poligon" by Simon Djermanovic, Yugoslavia 1991
XL Abstract Painting titled "Poligon" by Simon Djermanovic, Yugoslavia 1991

XL Abstract Painting titled "Poligon" by Simon Djermanovic, Yugoslavia 1991

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a striking extra large painting titled "Poligon", painted by a Yugoslav artist Simon Djermanovic. This abstract piece is an abstract painting that uses ...

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1990s Serbian Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Set of 3 Burmese Watercolors Including Shwedagon Pagoda, Mandalay Palace, 1964
Set of 3 Burmese Watercolors Including Shwedagon Pagoda, Mandalay Palace, 1964

Set of 3 Burmese Watercolors Including Shwedagon Pagoda, Mandalay Palace, 1964

Located in Morristown, NJ

A cohesive and finely executed group of three mid-century Myanmar (Burmese) watercolors, including two architectural landmark views and a signed figural street scene by Aung Kyaw, da...

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1960s Burmese Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Small French Cityscape Oil Painting, Parisian Street Scene Painting
Small French Cityscape Oil Painting, Parisian Street Scene Painting

Small French Cityscape Oil Painting, Parisian Street Scene Painting

Located in Miami, FL

Small French Cityscape Oil Painting, Parisian Street Scene Painting Decorate a home office, living room or den with this beautiful vintage Paris cityscape painting. Created in Franc...

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20th Century French Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Postmodern Framed Abstract Painting of City Scape
Postmodern Framed Abstract Painting of City Scape

Postmodern Framed Abstract Painting of City Scape

Located in Delray Beach, FL

The Postmodern Framed Abstract Cityscape Oil Painting is a vivid exploration of urban life through art. It features thick, chunky oil paint textures in vibrant pastel colors, predomi...

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20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Original Purvis Young Extra Large Outsider/Street Art
Original Purvis Young Extra Large Outsider/Street Art

Original Purvis Young Extra Large Outsider/Street Art

By Purvis Young

Located in North Miami, FL

Abstract mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young. Folk Art portraying a very powerful scene of chained figures. The work depicting modern slavery is painted in vivid ochre, red, blue...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Wood, Plywood

"Bathyscaphe after the lost treasure", oil on canvas by Aleksandar Cvetkovic
"Bathyscaphe after the lost treasure", oil on canvas by Aleksandar Cvetkovic

"Bathyscaphe after the lost treasure", oil on canvas by Aleksandar Cvetkovic

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a striking painting titled "The bathyscaphe after the lost treasure", painted by a reknown Serbian artist Aleksandar Cvetkovic. Cvetkovic is a contemp...

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2010s Serbian Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Original Acrylic and Pen Abstract Painting, Signed, Post-Modern, 1995
Original Acrylic and Pen Abstract Painting, Signed, Post-Modern, 1995

Original Acrylic and Pen Abstract Painting, Signed, Post-Modern, 1995

By Peter Keil

Located in Wichita, KS

Original Peter Keil in Acrylic, pen or marker - signed and dated 1995. The artwork was in a series of three and all reframed. Framed Image 32.5 x 39

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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Bold Modernist Mexican Painting by Yessica Torres - Abstract Figurative Art
Bold Modernist Mexican Painting by Yessica Torres - Abstract Figurative Art

Bold Modernist Mexican Painting by Yessica Torres - Abstract Figurative Art

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This striking modernist painting combines abstract art with a touch of surrealism, creating a bold yet serene composition. Featuring vibrant colors, including golden ochre, verdant g...

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20th Century Mexican Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Original Damien Hirst Butterfly Spin Painting, 2009
Original Damien Hirst Butterfly Spin Painting, 2009

Original Damien Hirst Butterfly Spin Painting, 2009

By Damien Hirst

Located in Seattle, WA

This is an original painting by Damien Hirst, created with public collaboration at the Damien Hirst Spin Workshop to celebrate the opening of Requiem at the PinchukArt Centre, Ukrain...

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Early 2000s Ukrainian Post-Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Postmodern Geometric Abstract Painting Circa 1980s
Postmodern Geometric Abstract Painting Circa 1980s

Postmodern Geometric Abstract Painting Circa 1980s

Located in Peabody, MA

Postmodern geometric painting, signed illegibly, dated 1988.

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Charles Dix 1970's Modernist Post Modern Original Acrylic Impasto Painting Art
Charles Dix 1970's Modernist Post Modern Original Acrylic Impasto Painting Art

Charles Dix 1970's Modernist Post Modern Original Acrylic Impasto Painting Art

By Charles Dix

Located in Thiensville, WI

Charles Dix 1970's Modernist Post Modern Original Acrylic Impasto Painting Art Signed A rare signed painting by artist Charles Dix. This beautiful artwork features the artists’ sign...

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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Acrylic

Ahmed Gomez Original Painting "Pin Up Girl B"
Ahmed Gomez Original Painting "Pin Up Girl B"

Ahmed Gomez Original Painting "Pin Up Girl B"

Located in North Miami, FL

Born in Holguin, Cuba in 1972, it was in the embattled island nation that Ahmed Gomez was exposed to art throughout childhood and it was there that he honed his aesthetic. “I was alw...

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2010s American Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Richard Frank 'Kingfisher's Kotillion' Painting Oil On Canvas 1980s Art Painting
Richard Frank 'Kingfisher's Kotillion' Painting Oil On Canvas 1980s Art Painting

Richard Frank 'Kingfisher's Kotillion' Painting Oil On Canvas 1980s Art Painting

Located in London, GB

A large oil-on-canvas painting depicting an exotic bird on a colourful lake, entitled ‘Kingfisher’s Kotillion’ and dated 1980. The painting is sectioned in two: on the left is the lake backdrop, and on the right is where the bird is sitting atop a flowery composition. This painting is the epitome of 1980s American interiors, with its bold pastel shades. A true 1980s Miami Palm Beach artwork...

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1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Original Lucy Naughton Mixed Media Antique Book Collage
Original Lucy Naughton Mixed Media Antique Book Collage

Original Lucy Naughton Mixed Media Antique Book Collage

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Authentic framed collage by sought after British contemporary artist, Lucy Naughton, known for using Antique book pages as a canvas Framed with wire backing, featuring an original si...

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21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Paintings

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Art Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Set of Two Paintings by Ingrid Stolzenberg 'Landscape' German Post Expressionism
Set of Two Paintings by Ingrid Stolzenberg 'Landscape' German Post Expressionism

Set of Two Paintings by Ingrid Stolzenberg 'Landscape' German Post Expressionism

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

Diptychon: German post expressionism paintings 'Landscape', 2019 by Ingrid Stolzenberg (former Ellmauer). Ingrid Stolzenberg lives and works near Frankfurt, Germany. She has been e...

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2010s German Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas

XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic
XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic

XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic

By Francis Bacon, Vladimir Velickovic

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find an extra large oil painting depicting a runner, in dark tones. The painting is done by an unknown artist, with a heavy influence of of the work of Vladimir Velickovic and Francis Bacon, featuring some of their prominent motifs. Painting was featured in a horror movie "The Serbian Film", shot in 2010. Painting has been examined by an expert in Yugoslav and Serbian art...

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1990s Serbian Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

"Beach" by Edo Murtić, aquarelle, Yugoslavia 1991
"Beach" by Edo Murtić, aquarelle, Yugoslavia 1991

"Beach" by Edo Murtić, aquarelle, Yugoslavia 1991

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a beautiful painting by Yugoslav artist Edo Murtic. The painting is done in aquarelle technique and it depicts a scenery from a beach on Croatian coast ...

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1990s Croatian Post-Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paper

1980s portrait of a lady , oil on board, European
1980s portrait of a lady , oil on board, European

1980s portrait of a lady , oil on board, European

Located in Oxford, GB

Hilarious portrait, beautifully escheated with wonderful colour

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1980s Austrian Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Vintage Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas

Vintage Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This captivating original abstract oil painting is a tour de force of late 20th-century color theory and expressive form. Executed with a thick impasto technique, the artwork feature...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Abstract mixed media portrait, a sitting female nude by Maja Skenderovic, Bosnia
Abstract mixed media portrait, a sitting female nude by Maja Skenderovic, Bosnia

Abstract mixed media portrait, a sitting female nude by Maja Skenderovic, Bosnia

Located in Beograd, RS

Large contemporary mixed-media composition by Maja Skenderović, executed in a highly expressive material technique combining paint, fabric, and layered canvas. The work explores fra...

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2010s Bosnian Post-Modern Paintings

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Fabric, Wood

Contemporary Postmodern Still-life Oil on Panel
Contemporary Postmodern Still-life Oil on Panel

Contemporary Postmodern Still-life Oil on Panel

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Contemporary Postmodern still life composition with toy bear, cardinal (bird), and a box of matches. Signed at bottom right "S. Sullivan" and inscribed on verso "Shawn Sullivan / Pla...

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2010s American Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Chatter Divine Acrylic Painting, Post-Modern, Late 20th Century
Chatter Divine Acrylic Painting, Post-Modern, Late 20th Century

Chatter Divine Acrylic Painting, Post-Modern, Late 20th Century

Located in Round Top, TX

Richard Carter original painting in custom acrylic frame with provenance from the Weingarten Realty Investors Corporate Art Program and Kauffman Galleries (Houston, TX) en verso. We ...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, Paint

An Early Work by Purvis Young Framed in Oversized Shadow Box
An Early Work by Purvis Young Framed in Oversized Shadow Box

An Early Work by Purvis Young Framed in Oversized Shadow Box

By Purvis Young

Located in North Miami, FL

This early piece by Purvis Young, in large scale of broken wood and particle board fragments depict a "slave march" in search of freedom. Very powerful and meaningful. Urban art by w...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood, Plywood

Ugo La Pietra, " Bosco In Citta' " Acrylic on Canvas, 2015
Ugo La Pietra, " Bosco In Citta' " Acrylic on Canvas, 2015

Ugo La Pietra, " Bosco In Citta' " Acrylic on Canvas, 2015

By Ugo Lapietra, Ugo La Pietra

Located in Milan, IT

Ugo La Pietra, " Bosco In Citta' " Acrylic on Canvas, 2015 Signed and Dated by Artist on front and rear. Coded and Archived by Ugo La Pietra Archives. Certificate of Authenticity av...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Contemporary Painting by Canadian Artist Kim Dorland
Contemporary Painting by Canadian Artist Kim Dorland

Contemporary Painting by Canadian Artist Kim Dorland

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist: Kim Dorland (Canadian, b. 1974) Title: The Walk Home Year of Creation: 2006 Medium: Oil and acrylic on canvas Mark: signed K Dorland, titled and dated (verso as shown) Measur...

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Early 2000s Canadian Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Tom John Goauche on Canvas Abstract Triptych (2010)
Tom John Goauche on Canvas Abstract Triptych (2010)

Tom John Goauche on Canvas Abstract Triptych (2010)

By Tom John

Located in Queens, NY

Set of 3 Contemporary abstract paintings (triptych) with gouache on rectangular canvas in shades of pink, red and white. (TOM JOHN, 2010)

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Black Stallion Oil on Canvas Painting, Post-Modern, Hand-Painted, 1989
Black Stallion Oil on Canvas Painting, Post-Modern, Hand-Painted, 1989

Black Stallion Oil on Canvas Painting, Post-Modern, Hand-Painted, 1989

By Nasser Ovissi

Located in Montreal, QC

Nasser Ovissi, (Iranian, Born 1934) "Black Stallion" oil on canvas painting Very fine quality painting by Persian Artist Nasser Ovissi who is considered to be known as the "Picasso ...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980
Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980

Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980

Located in Chicago, IL

Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980's. Acrylic painting is signed AB in lower left of painting. 2nd picture is in separate listing.

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Oil on Canvas by Phil Kelly "Circuito Azul Grande" 99
Large Oil on Canvas by Phil Kelly "Circuito Azul Grande" 99

Large Oil on Canvas by Phil Kelly "Circuito Azul Grande" 99

Located in San Antonio, TX

Oil on canvas "Circuito Azul Grande" by Phil Kelly dated 1999. Ready to hang; unframed. 55" x 74.80" Phil Kelly (b. 1950-2010) was an Irish painter who e...

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1990s Mexican Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Medicine Leaves Dreaming Large Australian Aboriginal Painting Gloria Petyarre
Medicine Leaves Dreaming Large Australian Aboriginal Painting Gloria Petyarre

Medicine Leaves Dreaming Large Australian Aboriginal Painting Gloria Petyarre

Located in Atlanta, GA

An impressive and large contemporary aboriginal painting by renowned Australian artist Gloria Petyarre. It depicts her inherited dream time story of Bush Medicine leaves. Artist: Glo...

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20th Century Australian Post-Modern Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Galgos / Greyhounds Impressive 10 Foot Long Painting by Eric Alfaro
Galgos / Greyhounds Impressive 10 Foot Long Painting by Eric Alfaro

Galgos / Greyhounds Impressive 10 Foot Long Painting by Eric Alfaro

Located in North Miami, FL

This extraordinary 10 feet long x 5 feet tall painting of beautiful and graceful greyhounds by Miami artist Eric Alfaro. Alfaro is a Russian born visual artist and his works have be...

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2010s American Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1973 Italian Abstract Painting Signed Cattaneo
1973 Italian Abstract Painting Signed Cattaneo

1973 Italian Abstract Painting Signed Cattaneo

Located in New Windsor, NY

Signed and dated expressionistic abstract painting on canvas. Oil paint on canvas in a black and gold profile wood molding frame. Signed and dated, C Cattaneo, '73 (Carlo Cattaneo). ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980
Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980

Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980

Located in Chicago, IL

Post Modern Geometric Figural Acrylic on Canvas Signed AB, 1980's. Acrylic painting is signed AB in lower left of painting. 2nd picture is in separate listing.

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Post Modern Shaped Canvas Painting by Joan Swanson, D. 1984
Post Modern Shaped Canvas Painting by Joan Swanson, D. 1984

Post Modern Shaped Canvas Painting by Joan Swanson, D. 1984

Located in Peabody, MA

Post modern shaped canvas work of a pink painted triangle by Southern California artist Joan Swanson, dated 1984. She is a well exhibited painter and sculptor who studied with the renowned minimalists John McCracken...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

Jim Rabby large abstract oil painting on canvas signed , dated , title.
Jim Rabby large abstract oil painting on canvas signed , dated , title.

Jim Rabby large abstract oil painting on canvas signed , dated , title.

By Jim Rabby

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautiful abstract painting by the well known Texas artist living in Santa Fe , Jim Rabby .This work is signed LR and back also dated and Title "Tumble in the shower". 12/89 Also can...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Paintings

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Paint

James Strombotne painting "Spring Bouquet" acrylic on canvas
James Strombotne painting "Spring Bouquet" acrylic on canvas

James Strombotne painting "Spring Bouquet" acrylic on canvas

By James Strombotne

Located in Camden, ME

James Strombotne is a contemporary artist who has had a successful career since 1956. His artwork is held in many prestigious museums and private collections, including those of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Hirschhorn Museum of the Smithsonian Institute. According to Strombotne, "Any subject is fair game...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract Concrete Painting
Contemporary Abstract Concrete Painting

Contemporary Abstract Concrete Painting

Located in Queens, NY

Contemporary American abstract painting made of painted concrete with a lighter top section and darker gray below with a textured surface, mounted in a rectangular wooden frame.

Category

20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Stone

XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic
XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic

XL Abstract oil painting, in style of Francis Bacon and Vladimir Velickovic

By Francis Bacon, Vladimir Velickovic

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find an extra large oil painting depicting a corps in the morgue, in dark tones. The painting is done by an unknown artist, with a heavy influence of of the work of Vladimir Velickovic and Francis Bacon, featuring some of their prominent motifs. Painting was featured in a horror movie "The Serbian...

Category

1990s Serbian Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Clément Rosenthal - "Univers" 2023, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting
Clément Rosenthal - "Univers" 2023, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting

Clément Rosenthal - "Univers" 2023, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting

Located in New York, NY

Clément Rosenthal (b. 1956) is a distinguished Paris-born artist whose profoundly evocative work sits at the vanguard of contemporary French abstraction. Raised in an environment ste...

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Vintage Postmodern Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Vintage Postmodern Original Oil Painting on Canvas

Vintage Postmodern Original Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This striking original oil painting is a masterclass in Postmodern geometric abstraction and Op-Art illusion. Drawing inspiration from the architectural precision of Victor Vasarely,...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Large Colorful Mid Century Abstract by Carol Bertrand
Large Colorful Mid Century Abstract by Carol Bertrand

Large Colorful Mid Century Abstract by Carol Bertrand

Located in Redding, CT

Large Colorful Mid century Abstract by Carol Bertrand. Signed by artist lower right side. Post Modern acrylic painting in an abstract in style. Amazing large canvas of blue, red ,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

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