Modern Wall Decorations
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 20th Century
Vintage A. Gasteiger Still Life Floral Painting
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Anna Gasteiger (1877-1954)
Yellow Dahlias in a blue vase.
Hand signed in the lower left.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1960s Salvador Dali Paris Lithograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare Salvador Dali Paris lithograph with fantastic colors. Gorgeous details on this lithograph. Beautifully framed with quality mat details.
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Roberto Plevano Painting ‘Il Naviglio Grande, Corsico’, Italy, 1977
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This oil on canvas painting by Roberto Plevano is a sight on one of Milan’s big canals in the suburb of Corsico, painted in 1977. Plevano started out as a 23 year old with depicting ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
1974 David Lance Goines "America" For Hastings Clothing Store, San Francisco
Located in San Carlos, CA
🎨 Vintage Offset Lithograph by David Lance Goines - "America"
Capture the essence of artistic brilliance with this captivating offset lithograph by renowned artist David Lance Goin...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Earth Day 1991 New York City - Vintage Pop Art Poster by Seymour Chwast
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Earth Day 1991 New York City" color commemorative poster designed by well-known graphic design Seymour Chwast. Great vintage condition. Offered unframed. Ships rolled. Paper Size 33...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Female Figure by Mark Narens
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Hanging Wall Art with Female Figure Signed by Mark Narens
Featuring a stunning piece of vintage wall art, this Reverse Painted Glass Hanging Wall Art f...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Paint
Composition by Knud Kyhn
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Knud Kyhn, 1917
Watercolour on paper. Sheet size 30×38 cm, signed and framed.
Knud Kyhn (1880 - 1969) was a Danish painter, illustrator and ceramic sculptor who is es...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Lithograph by Sonia Delaunay, 'Untitled'
Located in Berlin, BE
'Untiled' by Sonia Delaunay, 1971.
Lithograph in colours on hand made Japanese paper, signed and numbered 43/75 in pencil, from the UNESCO portfolio, printed at 2RC Workshop, publis...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Composition by Knud Kyhn
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Composition by Knud Kyhn, 1915
Watercolour on paper. Sheet size 30×38 cm, signed and framed.
Knud Kyhn (1880 - 1969) was a Danish painter, illustrator and ceramic sculptor who is es...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Warren Soned "Calcification"
Located in Miami, FL
Original Aquatint by Warren Soned, titled "Calcification".
Hand signed in pencil, numbered 7/25 and dated '48.
A fine an intriguing piece of art in the Cubism style. This work of...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Modernist "Red Road" Landscape Gouache
Located in Seguin, TX
"Red Road" by Goldman gouache painting on paper. Piece is signed, titled, dated 1991 in pencil along lower margin. Unframed, image size 9"L x 6"H.
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Glass Artist's work "Barabas" Signed S.Bonnamour"
Located in Brussels , BE
Mondrian color inspiration.
Category
20th Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
Joan Brossa Surrealist Blue Lithograph Visual Poem, circa 1978
By Joan Brossa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Visual poem made by Joan Brossa, circa 1989.
Graphic print. Lithograph on Guarro Paper. Limited edition (50). Signed and Numbered.
Measure: Width 38 cm (15 in)
Height 50 cm (20 in...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Keith Haring Signed Lithograph Tony Shafrazi Gallery Exhibition Poster Into 84
By Keith Haring
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully designed, striking original color offset lithograph on thick wove paper exhibition poster from Keith Haring's 1983 Tony Shafrazi New York City Gallery show I...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Poster - Bernard Buffet - France - 20th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
"Framed Poster - Bernard Buffet - France - 20th Century "
Bernard Buffet framed poster, Galerie Matignon, exhibition from February 1 to March 29, 1980, Mourlot printing house.
Franc...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Photograph Pharaonic Light by Ralph Gibson
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage black and white gelatin silver black and white print by American photographer Gibson Ralph (born 1939, Los Angeles, CA),
An iconic photo from Gibson's 1991 series Pharaonic...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Poster - Bernard Buffet - France - 20th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
"Framed Poster - Bernard Buffet - France - 20th Century "
Bernard Buffet framed poster, Maurice Garnier Gallery, exhibition from February 1 to March 29, 1980, Mourlot printing house....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Poster "The Union is Indestructible" 1967
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original Vintage Soviet Poster
"The Union is Indestructible"
1967
unframed, some damage, wrinkles and folds, etc. - see images
Category
1960s Russian Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Luciano Spazzali Signed Oil on Board Abstract Painting of Musicians
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An whimsical abstract painting by the Italian artist Luciano Spazzali (1911-1997). Signed to the lower right, this piece depicts a female figure holding a violin to her shoulder and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Monotype by Carla Raadsveld 1987
Located in Weesp, NL
Step into a world of artistic beauty and expression with the captivating painting "Monotype" by renowned artist Carla Raadsveld, created in 1987. This exquisite artwork is a testamen...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Centaurs by Polyák István Vilmos
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Centaurs by Polyák István Vilmos combined technique on the painting board. Signed in the lower right corner Polyák István 1998.
Category
1990s Hungarian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Gunleik Haugen, Swedish artist, oil on board. Abstract composition. 1973.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gunleik Haugen, Swedish artist, oil on board.
Abstract composition.
1973.
Signed and dated.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 61.0 cm x 35.0 cm.
Total dimensions: 63.0 cm x 37.0 cm.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Modern Painting by Anna Khodorovsky Lipkind
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A colorful abstract painting by Anna Khodorovsky Lipkind, a Jewish artist in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem. This modern painting is oil on canvas framed in a whit...
Category
20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
F. Prin, French artist. Oil on canvas. Reclining nude woman.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
F. Prin, French artist. Oil on canvas. Reclining nude woman.
Inspired by Matisse. Colorful palette.
Signed and dated 1976.
In excellent condition.
Canvas: 64.5 cm x 54.0 cm.
Total d...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Ole Saabye, Danish artist. Oil on panel. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ole Saabye, Danish artist. Oil on panel.
Abstract composition.
Signed and dated 1990.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 64.0 cm x 79.0 cm.
Total dimensions: 67.0 cm x 82.0 cm.
Category
1990s Danish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
1960s Abstract French Art Still Life Color Lithograph Marcel Mouly
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern Abstract Art Still Life Lithograph
Beautiful vibrant color
Framed art
signed by Marcel Mouly listed French Artist.
30 W x 36H x 1 D. Art 20 x 26
Original Unrestored Vi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Les Levine Signed Artist’s Proof “Pull” Serigraph Print
By Les Levine
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1984 Pop Art serigraph print titled, Pull, signed by conceptual Irish-American artist Les Levine (born 1935). The serigraph depicts an occupied red tracker parked upon green grass ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Zanne Hochberg Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
By Zanne Hochberg
Located in Indianapolis, IN
An oil on canvas painting by the American artist Zanne Hochberg (1931-2001). Layers of vibrant color and frenetic brushwork dominate this abstract painting. Blocks of color in deep b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Leif Tingkær, Danish painter. Oil on panel. Abstract composition. 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Leif Tingkær, Danish painter. Oil on panel.
Abstract composition in yellow and orange tones.
Approximately from the 1970s.
Signed LT.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: 88.5 cm x 3...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Antoni Tapiès, "Suite 63 x 90" Lithograph sheet no. 10/90, 1980
Located in London, GB
Antoni Tàpies combined rich conceptual concerns with material experimentation and monumental scales. His work was variously informed by early modernists including Paul Klee and Joan ...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
American Oil on Linen Portrait of MSU Student
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1950s American oil-on-linen portrait, a stunning portrayal of a young male student poised at the threshold of his academic journey. Clad in a distinguished green Michig...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Vintage War Home Front Recycling Poster Bones Make Explosives WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Home Front recycling poster - Bones Make Explosives Put Out All Bones For Salvage - featuring a great modernist graphic design by Reginald Mount (1906-...
Category
1940s British Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Jan Kristofori Original Pencil Sketches, Set of 3, Swiss Motives, town "Loco"
Located in Hamburg, DE
Welcome to our exclusive online store, where art and authenticity converge. Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Jan Kristofori with our exclusive collection of three origina...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Preben Fjederholt Painting Park landscape
Located in Kastrup, DK
Preben Fjederholt, Danish 1955-2000
Park landscape, oil on canvas.
Canvas dimensions: 140x160 xm. Framed in a narrow wooden frame: 144x164 cm.
Signed: Preben Fjderholt, 1993
In perf...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Abstract Color Lithograph titled "Le Reve" or The Dream, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A Dreamlike Journey: Abstract Color Lithograph "Le Rêve"
This captivating abstract color lithograph, titled "Le Rêve" (The Dream) in French, invites the viewer on a journey of imagi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Wood
Albert Skira Print of bird, Ceramic Plate, "Céramiques De Picasso"
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exquisite shiny polychrome print of Picasso Vallauris ceramic plate depicting a bird. The color print is attached to a thick, high quality paper with decorative lines.
The print...
Category
1940s Swiss Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Joichi Hoshi ‘One Tree’ Woodblock c1974 Japan
By Joichi Hoshi
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic woodblock by well noted Japanese artist, Joichi Hoshi c1974. In original frame with non-glare museum glass.
Hoshi was a Japanese printmaker best known for his woodblock p...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Keith Haring Original New York City Pop Shop Lithograph Bag With Bonus, 1980s
By Keith Haring
Located in Studio City, CA
A very cool vintage 1980s NYC Pop Shop store bag which was illustrated by Keith Haring. Few of these original shopping bags exist today.
The now collectible bags were done as an ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1980 Bruno Cassinari Ceramics Italy Rossicone Plate
Located in Brescia, IT
Bruno Cassinari
Ceramiche Rossicone, Milan
1980
Brush Painted Ceramics
Artist's Proof
Artist's Signature on the Back
Excellent condition
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Male Nude Photo, K. Hansen, 8 of 10, 1994
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern male nude photo, K. Hansen, 8 of 10, 1994
Image 7"x 5", singed and titled in pencil 8/10, K.Hansen '94
Archival framing, ready to hang.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
1985 Dutch Abstract Modernist Wall Art by Piet Franz (1922-1991)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Modernist acrylic on canvas abstract painting by Piet Franz, 1985. Called "Lumiere Penetrante", this linear graphic painting is in original condition with visible wear includin...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Abstract composition.
Dated 1956.
Exhibition label on the stretcher.
In excellent condition. Could benefit from a c...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Large Acrylic on Canvas, Pascal Magis (1955-2011)
By Pascal Magis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Truly a spectacular piece, this acrylic on canvas is by French artist, Pascal Magis. Known for his use of color, Magis uses acrylics as though the paint has a life of its own. Domina...
Category
1990s French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Massive Abstract Acrylic on Canvas, Pascal Magis (1955-2011)
By Pascal Magis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is an absolutely beautiful acrylic on canvas by French artist, Pascal Magnis. A master of color, Magnis creates a canvas in which the colors and shapes appear to be jumping off the canvas. At the grand size of 9'10" x 6'9" this would ignite that drab wall! The artwork is signed in the lower right corner.
Below From: Wimbledon Fine Art
"Pascal Magis...
Category
1990s French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Einar Lindberg, listed Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Still life with aquarium.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Einar Lindberg (1916-1993), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on canvas. Still life with an aquarium, pitcher and fruits.
Modernist, colorful palette.
Approximately from the 1960s.
Signed....
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Limited Edition Robert Rauschenberg Guggenheim Museum Retrospective Plates
Located in East Quogue, NY
Complete Set of 6 Guggenheim Museum Retrospective Limited Edition Robert Rauschenberg porcelain plates dated 1997.
Each plate features a different screen-printed image of Rauschenb...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Abstract Italian Signed Painting
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful painting by the famous contemporary Italian artist Rossana Bartolozzi.
In her typical modern abstract style, she never forgets the lesson of classicism.
In this painting, o...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Oversized Abstract Acrylic on Canvas, Pascal Magis (1955-2011)
By Pascal Magis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This oversized acrylic on canvas is by French artist Pascal Magis. Known for his use of color, this would add flare to any interior. Dominant colors are red, black, yellow and blue. ...
Category
1990s French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Oil / canvas. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on canvas.
Abstract composition.
Dated 1958-59.
In excellent condition. Would benefit from cleaning.
Canvas dimensions: 73.5 c...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Calman Shemi Signed “Escape Through a Side Door #8” Soft Painting Tapestry
By Calman Shemi
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A soft painting tapestry by the Argentinian-Israeli artist Calman Shemi (born 1939). Titled Escape Through a Side Door #8, this work uses felted material in bright colors to create ...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric
Signed Large Format Acrylic on Paper Work by Bernyce Alpert Winick, USA c 1980
Located in Norwalk, CT
This large works by Bernice Alpert Winick is acrylic on paper shown in its original frame. Great size: framed dimension 65.25" X 45.5".
Bernyce Alpert Winick (1922-2022) known to...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
1970s Georges Seurat - Bathers, Asnières - The National Gallery, London Print
By Georges Seurat
Located in San Carlos, CA
🎨 Introducing a Timeless Masterpiece: "Bathers, Asnières" Print by Georges-Pierre Seurat 🎨
Step into the world of French Post-Impressionism with our exquisite print featuring a ca...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on board.
Abstract composition.
Approximately from the 1960s.
Signed "IE."
In excellent condition.
Canvas dimensions: 31.5 cm ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Mixed media / board. Abstract composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Mixed media on board. Abstract figurative compositions.
Approximately from the 1960s.
In good condition. Needs cleaning. Some mino...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Ingvar Engdahl, listed Swedish artist. Acrylic on board. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl (1928-1992), listed Swedish artist.
Acrylic on board with a shiny lacquer surface.
Abstract composition.
Approximately from the 1960s.
In excellent condition with som...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
"Mujer Sentada" by Juan Torres Calderon
By Juan Torres Calderon
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Juan Torres Calderon is a portrait and manners painter, he identifies with Fauvism and Impressionism; He is also a promoter of the crafts of Capula, Michoa...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large David Large Armitage Abstract Painting On Canvas
Located in Bradenton, FL
20th century abstract acrylic on canvas painting by U.K. artist David Armitage. Armitage, originally from Tasmania now living in the U.K., is a well-respected artist whose paintings ...
Category
20th Century English Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Clifton Karhu " Chimoto 1968 " woodcut/woodblock print , signed pencil 22/50
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful woodcut/woodblock print by the well known , American/Japan artist Clifton Karhu , signed and dated in pencil . lower margen . The image / paper is approximate 10.75 X 9.5 i...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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