Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
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
"Sailor with Cigarette", Mid Century Drawing of Navy Man on the Docks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Provocative and transgressive, this 1972 drawing of a sailor smoking a cigarette shows him on the make, standing on the docks of a major naval port such as San Francisco or New York....
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
A pair of mid century illustrations by Nicolas Caan, signed and framed, c. 1969
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of mid century modern original illustrations of seasonal deities by Nicolas Caan, ink on paper, signed and framed, circa 1969. Framed in hyperbolically deep wooden frames with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Tall Vintage Decorative Panel, Chinese, Framed, Silk Cotton Embroidery, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage decorative panel. A Chinese, framed silk cotton embroidered display, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Attractive golden tones to this charming pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Surrealist Mid Century Virginia Mae Allen painting. Circa 1967
Located in Asheville, NC
Virginia Mae Allen (1928-2015) was an established artist in the Boston area. She was a Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design where she taught for 27 years...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Mid Century Wall Plaque Depicting Diana the Huntress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic mid-century modern artisan wall plaque will make a subtle statement with its form and use of materials. The elongated figure of Diana the huntress with bow-n-ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Terracotta
Amalfi Coast, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Amalfi Coast, 1959. Vintage oil on board depiction of the famous sunny winding coastline of Amalfi with its drop-dead views and hairpin turns. In original frame with “Napoli, 1959” o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Abstract American Modernist Oil Painting "Dressing for the Party" by Zoute 1951
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract Modernist oil painting by Zoute dated 1951. Oil on Masonite. I believe the subject in the painting is the artist's wife Thelma Salter. Zoute used himself and his wife almost...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Mid Century Modernist Abstract Folk Art Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Abstract Folk Art painting from the 1950s. Paint on Masonite board with artist made frame. The title is Indian Landscape. Signed on the front.
Dimensions: 39" wide x 27" ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
1958 Robertson Time Out for Toms Embossed Tin Snack Advertising Sign 30"
By Robertson Sign Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century 1958 Robertson Sign Co. "Time Out for Tom's" tin advertising sign, featuring the words emblazoned over a red triangle, white background, pointing down to packages of Tom'...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Tin
'Untitled Diptych', Abstract Painting by Roan Barrion
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Abstract painting by Roan Barrion. Acrylic and ink on board.
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Jarl Algot Törneman Sweden mid century enamel panel bird motif NK David Rosén
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Jarl Algot Gustav Törneman (1909-1993) as the son of modern artist Axel Törneman. He studied and practice law before becoming an artist. Algot or P. produced enamel table top desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Helmut Schaffenacker Ulm, Germany Abstract Ceramic Fish Plaque, ca 50s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Helmut Schaffenacker Ulm, Germany Abstract Ceramic Fish Plaque, ca 50s
This is a beautifully executed ceramic wall plaque with abstract fish decor with a deep blue mottled backgrou...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Tapestry by Alain Cornic, Owl, Aubusson, 1950s
By alain cornic
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Wall tapestry by Alain Cornic at Aubusson, France, 1950s. Named "Owl". Wool. Limited edition of 200, number 17 (see photo). Hand printed by Robert Four at Aubusson. Signed. Measureme...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
"Turbanned Man on Goat w/ Flowers', Striking Enamel Painting, Style of Rubin
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richly drenched in vibrant colors -- forest green, deep red, cornflower yellow, black and white -- this framed enamel panel depicts an exotic man in a turban, riding a goat and carry...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
Jean Picart Le Doux, Wall Ceramic Bowl, 12/100, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French midcentury ceramic bowl by Jean Picart Le Doux, France, 1950s. Ceramic. Measures: Diameter 15" 3/4 (40cm), depth 1"(2.6cm). Limited edition. Incised on the back. "Jean Picart ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Curtis Jere Brutalist Tampa Bay Fishing Wharf Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Curtis Jere "Tampa Bay" Fishing Wharf wall sculpture . Mid Century / Brutalist, Amazing 3-dimensional depiction. Extremely detailed,
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Signed Le Corbusier Lithograph, Crossed Hands
By Le Corbusier
Located in Toronto, ON
This is a rare opportunity to purchase a
pencil signed edition 16/150 Le Corbusier
lithograph, Crossed Hands (Mains Croisees). It is in excellent vintage condition and is framed in ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1970s Mario Jason Mixed Metals Wall Sculpture
By Mario Jason
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1970s Mario Jason Mixed Metals Wall Sculpture
Offered for sale is a large 1970s Mario Jason wall sculpture created brass and copper in different tones. The sculpture has a v...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Curtis Jere Raindrops Wall Sculpture Signed 1975
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hanover, MA
Original torch cut and patinated brass and copper three dimensional wall hanging sculpture "Raindrops" signed C. Jeré and dated 1975. Can be mounted either horizontally or vertically...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Copper
Le Corbusier Lithograph On paper, Totem
By Le Corbusier
Located in Toronto, ON
This exceptional vintage lithograph is signed in the plate Le Corbusier 1963.
It is beautifully mounted in a gold gilt frame
and was originally purchased in a prominent Toronto galle...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
James Rosenquist Vibrant Etching "Rouge Pad" 1978 (Signed and Numbered)
Located in New York, NY
"ROUGE PAD" (GLENN 134), an etching with aquatint, printed in colors, hand-signed in pencil, titled, and numbered in pencil 25/78 by James Rosenquist, American 1978 (Signed on front,...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Aubusson Tapestry by Michel Tourliere
By Michel Tourlière
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century tapestry designed by Michel Tourliere (1925-2004) and woven at Atelier Suzanne Goubely-Gatien in Aubusson, France. Hand-woven in wool, it dates to the 1960s and titled "T...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Antoni Tàpies Wool Carpet 1968
Located in Hudson, NY
Antoni Tàpies wool carpet, this work is 1 from an edition of 6 hand made in 1968, by Maolo Millares and Carola Torres (1926-1972), signed in the upper left corer.
These were sold thr...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Ben Shahn Exhibition Poster
By Ben Shahn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ben Shahn Jester Exhibition Poster from the 1960's. Framed in possibly an original frame from the period.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Frederick Haucke Surreal art bird in flight oil on masonite mid century modern
By Frederick Haucke
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Amazing surrealist painting of birds over an abyss by Haucke (1908-1960).
Born in S Africa died USA.
Artist published and exhibited in the USA in the 1940-50s and is in numerous art ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Mid century modern metal and burl wood wall sculpture attr Curtis Jeré, c. 1960
By Curtis Jeré
Located in View Park, CA
A mid century tole and wood « falling leaves » wall hanging, circa 1960. Attributed to metal artist and foliacious aficionado Curtis Jeré. Ready to hang or mount (I’m forbidden from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
'Old Ghosts', Painting by Roan Barrion
Located in Winnipeg, MB
Abstract painting by Roan Barrion. Acrylic and ink on board.
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Set of 11 Custom Framed Scandinavian Herbarium Gallery, Dated 1949
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful gallery of eleven custom framed antique Swedish herbarium floral specimens, collected in 1949. Handwritten names in lovely Swedish and Latin script. Presented in vintage ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas, Signed Marvin Edson, USA c 1970s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Dynamic abstract with heavy impasto. Great use of color. In original metal frame. Art is in very fine condition, frame is in good condition with almost no scratching or wear. Signed...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1970s Ron Schmidt Brutalist Brass Weld Spiral Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
1970s Ron Schmidt Brutalist Brass Weld Spiral Wall Sculpture
Offered for sale is vintage 1970s oversized Ron Schmidt brass welded Brutalist spiral nail wall sculpture. This well-cra...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Adjustable Wall Unit with Shelves and Cabinets
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adjustable wall unit, teak, coated steel, brass, Italy, 1950s
Behold this exquisite multifunctional design from Italy, a testament to the mid-century modern design ethos of the 1950...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Steel
Curtis Jere Silver and Gold Signed Starburst "Pom Pom" Wall Sculpture Dated 1987
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Curtis Jere Silver and Gold Signed Starburst "Pom Pom" Wall Sculpture Dated 1987.
A glorious piece of art to enhance your walls, this large scale sculpture measures 40 inches in dia...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Steel
Framed Woodblock Print by Leonard Baskin, USA c 1969
Located in Norwalk, CT
Titled "Betrayal", this work by Leonard Baskin is a woodblock print on rice paper. It is signed and numbered 45/100. It is presented in an outstanding silver water-gilded frame which...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Edna Andrade 1960s “Free at Last” Signed Screenprint
Located in New York, NY
Edna Andrade (1917-2008) was a geometric abstract artist who was part of the Op Art Movement, referring to illusions and optical effects. This screenprint called Free at Last was a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Goldberg 1967 New York School Style Red White and Black Abstract Painting
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Original abstract painting, dated 1967, signed “Goldberg.” This piece parallels Abstract Expressionist work from the New York School active during the same period. The abstract piece...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cubist Painting
By Paul Klee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cubist painting in heavy oil paint on a wood board. Features 2 happy figures abstracted into geometric forms with heavily textured impasto technique. Playful...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century "Seashore Village" Art 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century acrylic on wood painting. "Seashore Village" depicts a quaint development with trees and ships next to the ocean shore. This piece has balanced color and creative strokes...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Brenet, Original Travel Poster, Transatlantique, Antilles, Venezuela, Liner 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster by Brenet created circa 1950 was produced to promote tourism in South America Venezuela country and Antilles by boat/liner via the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (CGT...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Brenet, Original Travel Poster, Messageries Maritimes, Middle Far East, Sea 1959
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster by Brenet created circa 1959 was produced to promote tourism all over the world by boat/liner via the Messageries Maritimes.
Artist : Albert Brenet (1903 - 2005)
Title :...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Brenet, Original Travel Poster, Messageries Maritimes, Navigation, Japan, 1954
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster by Brenet created circa 1954 was produced to promote tourism all over the world by boat via the Messageries Maritimes.
Artist : Albert Brenet (1903 - 2005)
Title : Messa...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Angel Ponce de Leon (born 1925), "Le Chat"
Located in Belmont, MA
Angel Ponce de Leon, born 1925 in Spain.
Oil painting by Angel Ponce de Leon with the title “Le chat”, oil on canvas 35.7 x 35.7 inches. The painting is signed on the back of the ca...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Pair of French Riviera Shelves in Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Mid-Century organic shelves made in bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. Vivai del Sud likely designed this beautiful shelves in Italy during the 1970s.
This stun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Brenet, Original Travel Poster, Messageries Maritimes, Liner, Indochina, 1950
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This poster by Brenet created circa 1950 was produced to promote tourism all over the world by boat via the Messageries Maritimes.
Artist : Albert Brenet (1903 - 2005)
Title : Messa...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Handwoven 'Altitude Cent II Colour Block Framed Artwork
By Pamela Print
Located in Chelmsford, GB
This striking contemporary piece of Handwoven textile art comes framed and can be hung either as a portrait or landscape piece.
Handwoven on a dobby loom in Pamela's studio using a ...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
1950s Mid-Century Modern Black and White Ceramic Plaque by San Marino Ceramiche
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A big ceramic wall plaque hand-crafted and painted in San Marino in the Fifties, the black decor depicts some cavaliers, it' is a striking piece of art that reflects the intricate cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sammarinese Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Lexington Public Library Geometric Steel Art Wall Panel 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century modern geometric industrial steel artwork panel purchased from the Lexington Public Library auction a few decades ago.
Dimensions:
34" x 2" x 36" h
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Hand Woven Tapestry Signed MES 1979 in the style of Kennedy Bahia
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large colorful and very well crafted hand woven tapestry wall hanging depicting lush rich flowers , butterflies , plants and women in the marketplace . Celebrating the Afro - Baiana cultural heritage of the artists that craft these fine pieces . Signed MES and dated 1979 created in the manner of famous Brazilian...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
"Yellow & Green Parrot in Bird Cage", Mid Century Enamel on Copper Panel, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sophisticated and charming both, this enamel-on-copper panel shows a green and yellow parrot happily perched in a Mid Century wire birdcage, its sides curving and its top embellished...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
Smaller G. Ugolini Pietra Dura Framed Natural Stone Landscape Wall Art, 1950's
By G. Ugolini
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Florentine G. Ugolini Gilt framed hand cut natural stone mosaic wall hanging. Featuring a handmade rectangular, intricately detailed pastoral landscape scene by a pietra dura artisan...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
"Veiled Woman with Jug", North African Scene in White & Blue by Julius Bloch
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in white and blue in a way that captures the blindingly bright sunlight of North Africa, this painting by Julius Bloch depicts a veiled woman carrying an earthenware jug, fra...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
German Vintage school map of Central Europe, 1961
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Old Vintage school paper map of Central Europe. It was produced in 1961 in Germany.
Map has on top and bottom wooden slats. It´s in good Vintage condition.
Height: 147 cm
Width: 1...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Italian Consoles / Wall Brackets, a Pair
Located in Pearland, TX
Mid-Century Italian carved acanthus leaf gilt wood wall brackets or shelves. Perfect for displaying decorative collectibles or wonderful displayed on their own.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Vintage Lithography Print by Frederic Lloveras, Cadaqués - Costa Brava, ca. 1980
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Lithography Print by Frederic Lloveras, Cadaqués - Costa Brava, ca. 1980
Item e6677
A colorful lithoraphy print depicting Cadaqués - Costa Brava Spain. Made by the Spanish ar...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
Contemporary abstract geometric artwork by Miriam Loellmann, wood framed, unique
Located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ
"Infinity" (Gesso Painting p9) is part of Miriam Loellmann's Gesso Paintings Series, which she is working on since 2020/22.
These calm and delicate works of art are made of small plaster cubes that are molded over days and weeks; dried in the sun, then waxed and polished by hand, to make the surface of the cubes even smoother and softer, before being arranged on a "wooden canvas" to create a geometric composition.
The cubes have slightly varying heights, creating a light and vibrant movement on the surface of the artwork.
The first works in pure white plaster were made in 2017. In 2020, Miriam Loellmann began using pigments and developed a technique for casting plaster so that it looks painted. This is why the artist refers to them as "gesso paintings“ (gesso = plaster in Portuguese).
Material: plaster, wax finish, in whitened wooden frame
Size: w 49 x h 65.5 x d 4 cms, (w 19.29 x h 25.79 x d 1.57 in)
Weight: 5kg
Year: 2024
Signed on front and backside
The artwork is easy to hang.
The purchaser gets a certificate of authenticity.
About the artist:
Miriam Loellmann is a Rio de Janeiro - based visual artist who focuses on using and combining different, often contrasting materials to create geometric compositions. Since 2012 she has been developing elaborate, handcrafted processes to create vibrant artworks with her own style and technique. Initially, she concentrated mainly on haptic perception and experience, creating site-specific artworks that emphasized touch. Through these works she developed an interest in visual perception, space and movement, while still intending to stimulate touch indirectly.
Born in 1985 in Southern Germany, she grew up in a family with a strong artistic streak, where creative expression was a daily practice and was constantly encouraged by her parents and siblings. Painting and crafting have always been a natural way for her to express herself.
Miriam Loellmann studied Textile and Surface Design at the KHB Weißensee Art School in Berlin. Masayo Ave...
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2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
Roland Zobel Atelier "Les Cyclades" Anduze, France Ceramic Sun Face, ca 1960s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Roland Zobel Anduze France Les Cyclades Ceramic Sun Face with Polychromed Enamel Glaze, ca 1960s.
Extraordinary wall sculpture made of glazed ceramic...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Rietveld Room Dividers
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Rietveld Room Dividers, designed by Wim Rietveld, exemplify mid-century modern design with a focus on functionality and simplicity. These versatile room dividers feature a modula...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
20th Century Italian Set of Four Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Pino Signoretto
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian set of four wall sconces, appliques made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed and produced by Pino Signoretto, in good condition. Each of...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Sculpted Three Dimensional Wall Art by C.Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Mixed metal sculpture of a tennis match is signed by C.Jere. It features two players holding rackets playing with a metal net in a stadium with flowers on the outside fence . Curtis ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Curtis Jeré, Karl Blossfeldt, Herta Baller, and Josef Albers. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $16 and tops out at $406,322 while the average work can sell for $1,500.
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