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
Large Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas "Sound Wave" by Carlo of Hollywood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large modern abstract oil on canvas 'Sound Wave' by Carlo of Hollywood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Flowers by Charles Levier
Located in Richmond, VA
"Fleurs" by Charles Levier
Original oil on canvas painting displayed in a polished aluminum frame.
Signed in lower right and on reverse
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Large 1970s Italian Abstract Painting
Located in London, London
Painting
Abstract
On canvas
Signed Gabriele Dali
Dated 1970
Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Steinberg Lithography for Galerie Maeght, Printed by Mourlot in Paris, 1973
Located in Wilnis, UT
A beautiful lithography for the Steinberg Exhibition at Galerie Maeght, printed by Mourlot in Paris, France in 1973.
Framed in a nice, Minimalist black frame with passe partout, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Original Advertising Poster, Teppaz Circa 1960 by Alain GAUTHIER
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French Original Advertising Poster, Teppaz Circa 1960 by Alain GAUTHIER
This particular record came player came out in 1960, it was advertised as a portable record player for teenag...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Fausta Dossi Oil on Canvas "Eternita", circa 1995
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Fausta Dossi (B 1936)
Description
This is an abstract oil painting on canvas created by Fausta Dossi, a renowned Italian artist from Milan, in 20...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lionel Bulmer (UK 1919–1992) Oil On Panel Titled "Girl Reading Under A Curtain"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on panel depicting a young girl curled up on a window seat or bed, reading, partially hidden behind a green curtain.
The oil presented in a paint washed gilt frame with white pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Sascha De Puchala Abstract of Roosters
Located in Redding, CT
Sascha de Puchala abstract of Roosters. Heavy impasto textural piece of two cocks fighting.
Signed lower middle. One small tear. See photos.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$695 Sale Price
42% Off
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Gustav Bolin, Composition, Color Lithograph, 1970s, Framed
By Gustave Bolin
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Gustav Bolin, Composition, 1970s
Color lithography
Number 50/100
This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number(pencil)
Sheet dimensions 65/78
Framed work
Gustav Bol...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$2,270 Sale Price
20% Off
'The Italian Job' Original Vintage Japanese B2 Movie Poster, 1969
Located in Devon, GB
An action-packed Japanese B2 poster for the 1969 British crime caper "The Italian Job," starring Michael Caine as cockney criminal Charlie Croker, fresh out of prison and planning a heist in Italy. Consistently voted one of the greatest ever British movies, the quintessential sixties film has become a cult favourite and a Classic of the heist genre, while Caine's famous one-liner "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" has taken on a life of its own. Despite receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best English-Language Foreign Film, "The Italian Job" was not a success in America at the time of its release. Caine blamed its failure on a misleading marketing Campaign, explaining to Empire magazine that the US poster "was a naked woman and me. And I said, 'This is for kids. There aren't any naked women in it! We're going to get a load of old guys coming in to see naked women and they're going to be pissed off, and mums aren't going to bring their children.' They said, 'We're not going to change the poster,' so I got on a plane and came home." While utilizing the same elements as the US poster in a more diminutive form, this superb Japanese poster places its focus on the real stars of the movie - the red, white and blue mini coopers...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
De Coene 'Madison' Wall-Mounted Cabinet in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Coene Frères, wall-mounted cabinet 'Madison', walnut, Belgium, 1958.
Wall-mounted sideboard in walnut by Belgian manufacturer De Coene. The quality of pieces from these manufactu...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Book Wall Hook
Located in Cincinnati, US
Simple yet solid wood wall hook made in the US.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
$24 / item
Vito Luis Ruggeri Floral Still Life Original Framed Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage original still life oil on canvas painting features a bouquet of flowers in vase. Dark, almost monochromatic background emphasizes the bright, rich, vibrant colors of the flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Mid Century Oil on Board by Arthur Maria Rener
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Arthur Maria Rener (1912-1991)
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Arthur Maria Rener, a distinguished artist whose work transcends the ordinary, inviting viewers into a rea...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Turquoise Concave Murano Glass Mirror Sculpture, Hand-Crafted in Italy, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Striking hand-crafted sculptural mirror made from rich turquoise Murano glass, featuring a rare concave form with beveled edges that enhance its luminous surface. This contemporary p...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
"Nude with Umbrella, " Mid-Century Modern Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in tones of turquoise, canary yellow and warm brown, this extraordinary depiction of a slender Black male nude holding an umbrella -- in our opinion a Mid-Century Mod...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Painting by Barbara Pound, Female Nude Painting, Sky Blue and Rose, C 1960, Art
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful nude painting by Barbara Pound, circa 1960. Water colors.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Gilt Hollywood Regency Potted Flowers Wall Sconces
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Mid-Century Modern gilt metal and glass wall sconces are unsigned but presumed to have been made in Italy in circa 1965. These sconces are done with a potted flowers motif using gilt finished metal with glass accents. The main flower is done with a ruffled metal surround featuring a cut clear glass center. The branches and leaves are done in a thick Brutalist styled textured iron and each leaf is accented with textured glass. Under each ruffled metal cup of these double candle sconces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Large Mid-Century Pennerton West Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Oversized Rectangular 1950’s Pennerton West abstract oil painting from New York. Pennerton West was a Mid-Century Modern abstract expressionist painter, sculptor and printmaker. This...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Horse Scene Mosaic on Board by David Lavington
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well done MCM horse scene mosaic on board by David Lavington, circa 1970s. The bright and colorful piece is in good vintage condition with a few mosai...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Poliarte Wall Art, Wall Light of Glass Cubes on Stainless Steel by Albano Poli
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in London, GB
Italian illuminated wall art by Albano Poli for Poliarte is an abstract relief and wall light at the same time. The rectangular structure is in sa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel
Robert Freiman Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1957
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic midcentury watercolor and ink on paper by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1957.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
$1,800 / set
80s Vintage Original Milton Avery Husband and Wife Exhibition Lithograph Poster
By Milton Avery
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, Oversized, Original, Out of Print, Milton Avery Exhibition Lithograph Print entitled "Husband and Wife" published in 1984 by the Wadsworth Atheneum Art Museum of Hartford, Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Mid Century Moody, Stormy Abstract Painting in a fabulous gilt frame. Some see mountains, others see an ocean. Great color, composition and movement. Signed by artist.
Curbside to NY...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Peter Fiordalisi 1960s Abstract Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Signed lower left P. Fiordalisi (1904-?). Peter Fiordalisi was born in Union City, NJ and produced this fine abstract oil paint on canvas circa 1969. The artist uses segmented color,...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Artist James Koenig 1948 Buffalo NY Titled 'Net Work'
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled ‘Net Work’ buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting styles including scenes from the WPA period, abstract...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Modern Brazilian tapestry by "Tarô", c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Tarô
Tapestry, c. 1970
Signed "Tarô" at the bottom right.
Artisanal natural fiber tapestry
Measures: 76 x 102 x 2 cm.
Beautiful rectangular wall tapestry with central geometri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Natural Fiber
Leonor Fini - Sphinx Ariene, rare print on paper
By Leonor Fini
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Rare print handsigned and numered by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, now rediscovered and inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. It depicts a mytholog...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of Austrian Midcentury Wall Hooks Attributed to Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass chrome-plated coat, hat hooks, elegant shape and perfect quality made in Austria probably by Hagenauer in the early 1950s.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Roland, Original Food Poster, Elle et Vire, Butter Milk Flowers Countryside 1960
By André Roland
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Advertising poster created by Andre Roland in the 1960s for the Elle et Vire brand.
Artist: Roland André
Title : Elle et Vire – La fraîcheur des champs sur votre table
Date: circa 1...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Signed Lee Reynolds Studio Textured Abstract Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Lee Reynolds, Vanguard Studios original signed textured abstract oil painting.
Large Lee Reynolds abstract oil painting by Vanguard Studios.
Gorgeous large-scale Lee Reynolds abstract painting, Mid-Century Modern.
A vintage abstract painting composed of angled brush strokes in white, beige, blue, orange hues in varying intensities.
The piece is signed Lee Reynolds in the lower right corner and is a production of his well known Vanguard Studios.
Measures: Height: 48 inches; width: 60 inches.
Circa 1960s.
Lee Reynolds
Lee Reynolds Burr (1936–2017) opened his Vanguard Studios in Beverly Hills, California, in 1964 to make oil paintings an attainable decoration for any American household. With seascapes, nautical scenes, still lifes, bullfights, cowboys, pastoral views, hot-air balloons, horse races and abstractions, there was a Vanguard Studios creation to match any taste and interior.
Born in Los Angeles, Burr studied art at the University of Southern California. After graduating and a stint in the U.S. Army, he worked in a local studio as a painter before becoming a home decor entrepreneur with financial support from his mother.
Only a fraction of the alleged hundreds of thousands of oil paintings produced by Vanguard were actually painted by Burr, even though they were signed “Lee Reynolds,” “Lee Burr...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
$1,584 Sale Price
20% Off
"Our Good Earth... Keep it Ours" Vintage WWII War Bonds Poster by J. Curry, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original WWII propaganda poster, encouraging viewers to Buy War Bonds. This poster was illustrated by John Steuart Curry and published by the U.S. Government Printing...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Anne Taylor Nash - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Savannah, GA
Anne Taylor Nash
(American, 1884-1968)
Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1960
oil on canvas
canvas: 24 by 30 inches
frame: 26 by 32 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Rare Milton Avery MoMA Exhibition Poster Sea Grasses & Blue Sea 1958
By Milton Avery
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Extremely rare, 1988 Milton Avery, Museum of Modern Art, New York, exhibition lithograph poster of the artist's 1958 painting, "Sea Grasses and Blue Sea,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Scale Abstract Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale abstract painting, American, circa 1960s. It measures an impressive 50.25" height x 42" width. This piece is currently unframed. If you prefer a black gallery frame (as s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Mad Men Style Framed Portrait Painting of a Man on Canvas, Signed, 1960s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A very large framed portrait painting of a man in a giltwood frame. The subject in this piece depicts a man who reminds us of Don Draper from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wire
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Six Scenes with Male Nudes, " Drawings from Morocco by Jacques Azéma, 1946
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable ensemble of drawings dating to 1946, on one sheet of paper, each scene depicting one or more male nude figures, this work displays the stylization and mannerism that is suggestive of Le Corbusier and his contemporaries. The artist was Jacques Azéma...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare "Bremen Town Musicians" Key Hanger by Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful large key hook "Bremen Town Musicians" a donkey, a dog, a cat and a cock, made of ebonized brass, designed by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller in t...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
1960s Brass Tiled Rooster Wall Art Mixed Media Signed K
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Mid Century Modern Mosaic Art Tiled Brass Rooster Wall Art
Signed K
Evelyn Ackerman style
24 .5 x 27W x 2D
Original Vin...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Monumental Original Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A captivating burst of color and form, this monumental original abstract oil painting by artist Ursula is a masterstroke of mid-century modern and bohemian expression. With its overs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Alvar Aalto Model 112b Mid Century Finnish Birch Wall Mount Shelf
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Countryside, IL
Alvar Aalto Model 112b Mid Century Finnish Birch Wall Mount Shelf
This shelf measures: 35.5 wide x 10.75 deep x 9.75 inches high
All pieces...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Birch
Save the Seas, Foil Embossed Poster by Hundertwasser 1984, framed
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Framed Foil Embossed Poster - Friedensreich Hundertwasser "Save the Seas" (1976)
Elevate your home or office décor with this limited-edition foil embossed art print of "Save the Sea...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Foil
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Beethoven (Homage to Genius Series) 1995, Steve Kaufman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderful screenprint on canvas with hand embellishment by Steve Kaufman. Once Andy Warhol's assistant, Steve Kaufman was a prominent pop artist in the 1980s-2000s. This Be...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Frank Walcutt Yellow and Brown Abstract Oil Painting circa 1972
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s abstract oil painting by listed artist Frank Walcutt.
Signed and dated 1972.
Dimensions 36 inches x 30 inches.
Unframed.
Ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Fashion Sketch by Ginette Roger, France, 1940's
Located in Austin, TX
Gouache on paper fashion sketch by Ginette Roger, in new custom gilt frame. France, 1940's
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1988 David Hockney Original Exhibition Malcolm Bradford Hall Los Angeles
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1988 David Hockney Original Exhibition Malcolm Bradford Hall Los Angeles
Rare, Original, Vintage 1988 David Hockney Out-of-Print, limited edition Lithograph. Published in Yorkshire,...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Robert Springfels Oil on Canvas Depicting a 3 Step Ladder & Trifold Screen
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century oil on canvas depiction of a 3 step ladder with an orange on top over a tarp in front of a trifold screen
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Androgynous 'New Objectivity' Portrait by Hans Speidel
By Hans Speidel
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas. Painting by Hans Speidel, Berlin.
Speidel was among a group of painters known as the 'Neue Sachlichkeit' (New Objectivity). This betwee...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Vintage Wardrobe Vienna, circa 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Vintage wardrobe Vienna, circa 1960s
Brass and plastic
Original condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Mathieu Matégot Wool Rug by Aubusson, circa 1950, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Mathieu Matégot wool rug by Aubusson
Made by the Aubusson manufacture
Bold abstract design
Signed
Providence: Christie's auction house,
circa 1950, France
With restorations
Go...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
$12,600 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Wool Tapestry "Tropical Summer" by Věra Tošenovská, 1974
Located in Praha, CZ
Marked by Art Protis and signed by author Vera Tosenovska
Very good original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Italian mid-century modern red plastic cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern red plastic and white writing cinema or theater sign, 1960s
Rectangular cinema or theater sign. The front structure is made of red plastic with engraved wh...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Poul Cadovius Metal “Butterfly” Shelf, New
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in The Hague, NL
Elegant and highly functional wall-mounted shelf designed by Danish architect Poul Cadovius, known for his innovative storage solutions. The “Butterfly” shelf features a minimalist m...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Teak
Urio Three-Section Bookcase by Ico Parisi for MIM, Roma
Located in North Miami, FL
Parisi revisited a project done in 1946 for Arte Casa Cantù, updating materials and production technology for Industrial production required in the late 1950s.
The bookcase is compr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Tile Wall Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of retro elegance to your space with the Vintage MCM Tile Mosaic Wall Hanging. This American-style Mid-Century Modern piece features intricate til...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century Hand Painted Bull's Head Butcher's Shop Advertising Wall Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This 1960s era molded fiberglass and hand painted bull's head is unsigned, but believed to be a generic advertising wall decoration from a butcher shop. This head is hand painted in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Fiberglass
Vintage Tole Jockey on Horse Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) unframed tole painting depicting a lone jockey, his horse, and a background with a red barn and golden fields beneath a cloudy sky...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Tin
Studies of Ballet Etching by Sorenson
Located in Savannah, GA
An etching entitled “Studies of Ballet”, signed Sorensen, artist proof.
sight: 10 ½ by 13 ½ inches
frame: 17 by 21 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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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