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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400013
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get!
Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400012
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get!
Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400011
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get!
Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Curtis Jere mix metals large ship / boat clipper sculpture brass / copper .
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and traditional well known wall metal clipper ship , signed C jere . at stern .
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Art Glass Frost Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
A combination of special techniques and process has created glass sheets that capture the timeless and limitless beauty of precious stones, lava rock, as well as dream landscape.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Art Glass
Enrico Della Torre Large Painting in Black Charcoal, 2017
Located in Barcelona, ES
Painting in charcoal on linen made by Enrico Della Torre. The expressive vision of Enrico is an exploration of space in the painting, an attempt to bring to the limits its capacit...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen
Estudios Geométricos Modern Art Print by Leticia Gagetti #01 - Size A2
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Giclée art print by Leticia Gagetti, printed on 260g high-quality paper with a matte finish that ensures vivid and saturated colors.
Crafted through giclée printing on museum-qualit...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
LeRoy Neiman Hotel Large Del Coronado Framed Poster Print by Emerald Art Gallery
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This framed poster print of LeRoy Neiman's *Hotel Del Coronado*, offered by Emerald Art Gallery, captures the vibrant colors and energetic brushstrokes Neiman is known for. The artwo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Joe Brainard Untitled - Nude Male in Shower - Matchbook Cover Art Series - 1970s
By Joe Brainard 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
Joe Brainard (1942–1994) Untitled (Nude Male in Shower) unique mixed media, from his matchbook cover series - mid 1970s. Male nude in shower, tub with blue shower curtain...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Robert Motherwell Signed Limited Edition Large Aquatint Etching Blackened Sun
Located in Studio City, CA
A breathtaking, large in scope and scale, rivetting work by American abstract expressionist painter, and master printmaker Robert Motherwell (1915-1991).
This aquatint/lift ground ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Abstract Painting of Red, Brown, and White Squares
By Richard Rumi
Located in Queens, NY
Abstract acrylic geometric painting in tones of red, brown, and white by Richard Rumi, "Red Ochre Squares".
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Contemporary Fine Art
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
CONTEMPORARY FINE ART
Tittle ; Experiments in Color
5 of 10 in a series of one off paintings
Executed in 2022. signed by artist 8 x 10 x 1in.
Artist paints in a free flowing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Trinidadian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Painting by Peter Keil, C 1976, Framed in Silver Frame, Large Acrylic on Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Frieze, Caesar, Contemporary Art Decorative Sculpture by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
From extremely detailed 3D scans of the most important classical sculptures of all times, Eduard Locota has digitally sliced and extracted the essential portion of the artwork, then ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass
Soicher-Marin Original Painting titled " Ultra Sonic Flow Meter II" Signed
By Soicher Marin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original art piece sold through Soicher-Marin titled "Ultra Sonic Flow Meter II" and originally purchased by the interior design firm Jenkins Baer Associates.
The painting features ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Peter Keil Abstract Painting on Board
By Peter Keil
Located in Bradenton, FL
Peter Keil abstract painting on board, unframed. Signed on front by artist, along with ‘'Berlin '75’. Bright orange, green, blue and pink colors. On back signed by artist, "Downtown Miami, A real good guy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Bold Abstract Oil on Canvas by Andrzej Kowalczyk (Poland)
Located in Round Top, TX
Colorful signed abstract original painting by Andrzej Kowalczyk (Poland).
Mr. Kowalczyk was born in Cracow, and became a renaissance man, as an accomplished actor, theatre director,...
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pablo Picasso 'after' from Au Baiser d'Avignon Nr. 4
Located in Vienna, AT
Lithograph from the portfolio "Au Baiser d'Avignon" limited 350 copies from 1972
by Pablo Picasso (after) 19.7 x 15.7 inches (50 x 40cm) on paper arches vellum
Excellent light agin...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Multicolor Glass Barcode Installation Decoration for Residencies and Hotels
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
This glass stripped installation depends on the space of the customer. Barcodes designed by Orfeo Quagliata. An object of fused glass exclusive techniqu...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400009
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get!
Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Resin Art by Andreas Anastasis
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From the series e·the·re·al, this artwork radiates with a luminous warmth, where golden caramel and burnt amber unfold in gentle waves of ink and resin. The composition emerges from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Epoxy Resin
Sakamoto Koichi, 46/70 B. 1932 Evening Winter Landscape Print
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sakamoto Koichi, 46/70 B. 1932 Evening Winter Landscape Print
Print (sight) 6 x 3.5"
Ebonized Wood Frame 12" x 9.5" x 1"
An exceptional work by Sakamoto Koichiin, featuring a ser...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Handwoven Telephone Wire Accent, Bordeaux
Located in Jersey City, NJ
It is said that this stunning art form started with the African night shift security workers being bored on duty. They brought these weaving skills back to their villages and shared ...
Category
2010s South African Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wire
Nest Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
This Pop-Surrealist digital painting depicts a blue woodpecker nestled in a woman's hair, lost in happy thoughts. Viewed from behind, the female figure looks out at the leaden horizo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton
ROMAN WIELOCH - Kraków - Reverse Painting on Glass - Poland - Circa 2000
Located in Chatham, ON
ROMAN WIELOCH - 'Kraków' - Contemporary reverse painting on glass - view of St. Mary's Church - likely for the tourist market - rear mounted with black paper - sealed with adhesive t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Paint
'Strangers in Taos' Artist's-Proof Serigraph by Louis de Mayo
Located in Chicago, IL
A 20th century artist-proof serigraph by Arizona artist Louis de Mayo (American, 1926-2016) titled, 'Strangers in Taos,' and depicting three figures standing at back of the San Franc...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Oil Painting of Street Scene of Couple on Raining Paris Day
Located in Sheffield, MA
The contemporary oil painting is of a street scene with rain reflecting images on the pavement. Canvas is stretched over a frame. Signed by the artist C. Galiano.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Abstraction on Paper by Nell Blaine
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstraction with India ink on paper by Nell Blaine.
Category
20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Sharon Beals Lithograph of Nest - Golden-Hooded Tanager
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Sharon Beals Lithograph of Nest - Golden-Hooded Tanager. Limited edition of only 25.
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Wall Sculpture Wooden Frame Adorned Mosaic Leather Liquid Metal Artglass Backlit
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Wall sculpture with circular wooden frame, adorned with elements in lacquered wood, leather, glass mosaic, art glass and liquid metal.
Backlighting system with sensor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio, Framed Lithograph by Ben Shahn 1968
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 – 1969)
Title: Many Cities from the Rilke Portfolio
Year: 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Richard de Bas, signed in the plate
Edition: 003
Size: 20 x 16 ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1978 David Lance Goines "Wilken & Leverett" Lithograph #75
Located in San Carlos, CA
Own a Piece of Berkeley History: Rare David Lance Goines Lithograph (1978)
Art lovers and Berkeley enthusiasts, this is for you! We're thrilled to offer a fantastic lithograph creat...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Modern, Abstract Contemporary Landscape, multi-colour Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
'Celebration of Colour' finished in 2020, reflects the contrasting nature of colour in spring. Using a spatula rather than a paint brush Wittig layers the paint creating surface tens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Canvas
1959 Vintage Swedish Serene Summer Pictorial Gobeläng Ryamatta, 04'06 x 06'11
Located in Dallas, TX
78827 Vintage Swedish Pictorial Rya Rug, 04'06 x 06'11. This vintage Swedish pictorial rya rug, measuring approximately 4x7 feet, showcases a charming and detailed summer landscape. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Al Lostetter ‘Untitled (Ledger)’, 2001, Framed Mixed Media Native American Motif
Located in Morristown, NJ
Title: Untitled (Ledger)
Artist: Al (Alvern) Lostetter (American, b. 1941)
Date: 2001
Medium: Watercolor and colored pencil on paper (mixed media)
A visually dynamic and symbolicall...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Girl in Mirror" Wall Sculpture by Marc Sijan
By Marc Sijan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"Girl in Mirror" Wall Sculpture by Marc Sijan
USA, Later 20th Century
"Girl in Mirror" wall sculpture by renowned Serbian-American artist Marc Sijan, crafted in the late 20th centu...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
Vintage Norman Lundin “White Tablecloth, Late Afternoon” c1983
By Norman Lundin
Located in Oakland, CA
Original pastel on paper by well listed artist, Norman Lundin c1983. Titled “White Tablecloth, Late Afternoon”. Accompanied with a gallery tag from The Allport Gallery in San Francis...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Andrew Mandolene, Pink Prowess, Abstract Hard Edge Painting, 2020
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Andrew Mandolene
”Pink Prowess”
Acrylic on canvas
Framed
Dimensions:
unframed - 24" w 36" h
as framed - 25.5" w 37.5" h
Signed at lower right AM 20.
ANDREW MANDOLENE (b. 1960)
Andrew Mandolene is one of those rare talents, who hadn’t picked up a paint brush in 40 years since graduating from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. After a successful career as an Art Director, he determinedly took to the canvas in 2020 as though he had been painting for years developing a style that he felt certain defined him as a unique artist. Mandolene’s style of painting evolves from his sensibility of scale, form and color. The tension felt in his compositions combined with that strong color sense keeps him up at night with excitement. His creative space is shared in a Palm Springs warehouse with his other passion...classic car collecting...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Art Glass Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable Solid Finish
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Special slabs available
Two-sided
Curved
Extra treatments
Temper glass
Non-slip finishing
Special glasses
Borosilicate glass
Finishings
Chrome, Opalescent, Satin
Us...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Art Glass
Fabric Tapestry with Heron Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Polyester
Divine's Movie & Play Posters - Pink Flamingo Women Behind Bars The Neon Woman
Located in Miami, FL
From the outrageous and fabulous well known drag queen and counterculture actor Divine (1945-1988), posters from Tom Eyen’s plays Women Behind Bars (+ 8 x ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Kaiga 1 - 1' x 1' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400008
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 1 - This is the exact piece you will get!
Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Acrylic on Wood Painting by Dutch Visual Artist Han Sterk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch visual artist Han Sterk, owner of gallery studio "Han Sterk," is an artist whose creative output consists of both paintings and sculptures, at times figurative but more often a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mixed Medium Modern Painting By Salvador Benitez
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Mixed Medium Painting of Salvador Benitez. It depicts a nude barefoot woman with a grey face and long black hair walking forward in a sidewalk and leaving behind a mountain...
Category
20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Large Oil Painting by Joyce Roybal, Three Young Musicians
Located in Miami, FL
An original oil painting on rice paper of three musicians by listed painter Joyce Roybal (born 1955). Roybal is well known for his whimsical car...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Abstract 6-Part Acrylic On Canvas Painting "Der Tod Redet" by MS, AT 2013
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
From time to time we are offering our customers not only fine antiques but also very selected contemporary/ modern masterpieces. In this case we are very proud to offer you some real...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Art Glass Geometric Platinum Mosaic Wall Decorative Panel Dimension Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
A combination of special techniques and process has created glass sheets that capture the timeless and limitless beauty of precious stones, lava rock, as well as dream landscape.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Platinum
Art Glass Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses Dimension Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Special slabs available
Two-sided
Curved
Extra treatments
Temper glass
Non-slip finishing
Special glasses
Borosilicate glass
Finishings
Chrome, Opalescent, Satin
Uses
Wall or flo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Rug Red and Grey Toned Kilim or Tapestry
By Andrew Boos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the physics of light. The shifting tones and negative space echo the spectrum of light emitted from an object as it moves away from us in space.
The asymmetrical design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Fabric Tapestry with Artistic Rug Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Polyester, Silk
Mexican Art Ink Drawing Eiffel Tower Oaxaca Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vibrant modern Mexican art drawing 7 Eiffel Tower Oaxacan artist signed.
Ink on paper drawing, Original Art, Custom made paper.
Inspiration Sergio H...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Tulips" Photograph by Paulette Tavormina
By Paulette Tavormina
Located in Greenwich, CT
Paulette Tavormina lives and works in New York City. Amidst the bustle that defines the city, she can often be found at one of the city’s many farmers markets searching for the perfe...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Abstract Painting "The Shadow", Acrylic On Canvas, signed by MS, Austria 2011
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
From time to time we are offering our customers not only fine antiques but also very selected contemporary/ modern masterpieces. In this case we are very proud to offer you some real...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Mixed Wood Wall Sculpture by the Somerset House
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mixed wood wall sculpture created by The Somerset House.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Mario Schifano "Acerbi" Materic Serigraph with frame
Located in Brescia, IT
Mario Schifano
"Acerbi"
Year: 1990s
Medium: Materic serigraph
Edition: 99/199
Frame size: 110 x 80 x 5 cm
Signed and numbered.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Lundy Siegrest Abstract “Green Horizon” c1971
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible beautiful textured painting by California artist, Lundy Siegriest c1971. Hard to capture the wonderful texture in this painting. The medium is oil paint and plaster. It's ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Western Painting Oil on Canvas, Scene of a Roundup, Late 20th Century
Located in Incline Village, NV
Contemporary painting has very pleasing western subject matter depicting two cowboys actively taking part in a roundup of a herd of cattle . Takes place in a valley with surrounding ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Expressive Monochromatic Nude Figure Study by William Delucchi, Signed and Dated
Located in San Carlos, CA
Expressive Monochromatic Ink Figure Study by William Delucchi, Signed and Dated
Dimensions: 24.5" W × 30.5" H × 1" D
Medium: Ink or Wash on Paper
Condition: Good, with light signs o...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Modern wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used 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 sicis, Schumacher, Aimee Wilder, and Pandemic Design Studio. 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 $197,750 while the average work can sell for $1,979.