Post-Modern Wall Decorations
POSTMODERN STYLE
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Black Flora Wall Sculpture by Valeria Nascimento
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Flora Wall Sculpture by Valeria Nascimento
Dimensions: D 100 x H 10 cm.
Materials: Black stained porcelain assembled onto a charred oak.
Sta...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Oak
Flemming Brylle Post-Modern Abstract Wall Art, 1993
By Flemming Brylle
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Crisp white Scandinavian wall art plaque "Glacier" designed by Flemming Brylle for Søholm Stentøj in 1993. Abstract decor in blue, yellow and silver glazed lines - the latter with a mirror like effect. Description on the back in Danish and English: "Fragments of art in original serigraphy on the sculptural vase the Eye - a colour symphony in blue...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
“Geometrics in Space”, Hard Edge Postmodern Acrylic on Canvas, Signed H Karp ‘80
Located in Cathedral City, CA
“Geometrics in Space”, Acrylic on Canvas in White Artist Frame, signed H Karp ‘80. Great graphic painting in vivid shades of blue, green, red and white. Artist unknown. Hard-edge style that also fits in with the Post-modern style and interiors. The painting is somewhat reminiscent of Soviet constructivism...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Monumental American Post Modern Abstract Oil On Canvas by Patrick McCarthy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental American Postmodern Abstract Oil on Canvas by Patrick McCarthy, USA, 1986
This monumental American postmodern abstract oil on canvas by Patrick McCarthy, a renowned Ameri...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Twenty First Century Ink and Gouache Mixed Media Painting by Veronica Benning
Located in Winnetka, IL
This early 21st-century mixed media painting combines pen, ink, and gouache to create an abstract exploration of blue and gray. Matted and presented in a giltwood frame, the piece of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Pair Of Abstract Italian Art Work from the 1970´s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of mixed technique abstract Mid-Century Modern art paintings from Italy. This pair of tempera and paper on canvas has been painted by Italian Artist "Guglielminetti". These ha...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1987 Brass Metal Swan Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Staten Island, NY
Brass and Metal Swan Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere, circa 1987
Sophisticated and well made wall art that will enhance any room.
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cloud Steps Shelf by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud Steps Shelf by OK Design
Dimensions: D 24 x W 96 x H 52 cm.
Materials: Powder-coated metal.
Cloud Steps is a wall-mounted, light, and poetic shelving system. With its unique z...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
1980's Postmodern Wall Metal Geometric Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare metal wall mounted geometric wall sculpture, 3d style very nice design circa 1980's , in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright , veri nice and unique piece.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Ken Kusaka Signed + Framed Postmodern Lithograph
By Ken Kusaka
Located in Round Top, TX
Signed lithographic woodblock print by Kenji (Ken) Kusaka.
Mr. Kusaka's work is in the collections of important collections such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The British...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Marilyn Monroe Silver, a Pop-Art Screen-Print by SAK Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Marilyn Monroe Silver
By: Steve Kaufman.
Date: 1990s.
A limited edition screen-print on canvas with hand embellishments (in oil) depicting Marilyn Monroe.
Sign...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
1970 pop art wood oversized clothespin
Located in Staten Island, NY
A really fun oversized piece that would make any space look and feel more interesting. There is a separate listing of a giant hanger that goes along with this giant clothespin art.
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Framed Lawrence Weiner Limited Edition Artwork, ALL IN DUE COURSE
By Lawrence Weiner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed Lawrence Weiner, ALL IN DUE COURSE, limited edition artwork tattoo for the South London Gallery, 2014.
Born in 1942 in the Bronx, New York, Weiner lives and works in New York...
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2010s British Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Stone Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Stone Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 330 x H 260 cm
Materials: Stone Base, Glazed Deep Green.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot...
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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone
ST Tropez Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
ST Tropez Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 320 x H 210 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious mome...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Leonardo Da Vinci, The Vitruvian Man, Icon Wall Decoration by Davide Medri
Located in Geneve, CH
Leonardo Da Vinci, The Vitruvian Man, Icon Wall Decoration by Davide Medri
Dimensions: D 10 x W 116 x H 116 cm.
Materials: Golden mirror, metal structure.
Available in different colo...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Element Shelf by Idaaf Architects
Located in Geneve, CH
Element Shelf by Idaaf Architects
Dimensions: W 125 x D 40 x H 85 cm
Materials: Century Old Oak
‘Element’, which combines furniture of different functions, was created under the influence of the Georgian Oda house...
Category
2010s Georgian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Michael Hough Abstract Ceramic Wall Sculpture, 1990
By Michael Hough
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic Memphis-style ceramic wall sculpture by artist, Michael Hough c1990, titled, “Megalopolised”. (47” x 21” x 3.5”)
Hough has been creating ceramic pottery and steel sculpt...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
A WALL SCULPTURE "JAZZ" SAXOPHONES on LUCITE by DOMINIQUE ASSELOT, France 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular, large and authentic work in relief (or wall sculpture), "Jazz", Contemporary, Post-Modern, New Realist, composition of compressed saxophones on smoked plexiglass panel, by Dominique Asselot, Signature D. Asselot on an element on the face, France 1970-1980.
In the spirit of the compressions of Arman, César, and the New Realists...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Einstein State I, a Pop-Art Screen-Print of Albert Einstein by Sak Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Einstein State I (with embellishments).
By: Steve Kaufman.
Date: 1990s.
A limited edition screen-print on canvas with hand embellishments (in oil). Depicting Alber...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Michael Hough Abstract Ceramic Wall Sculpture, 1990
By Michael Hough
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic Memphis-style ceramic wall sculpture by artist, Michael Hough c1990, titled, “Megalopolised”. (47” x 21” x 3.5”)
Hough has been creating ceramic pottery and steel sculpt...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Victor Vasarely Signed and Numbered Silk Screen Lithograph
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful silk screen litho is signed and numbered 209 of 250. Frame is original to period. Psychedelic patterns that emerge from early computational experiments parallel Optica...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Paper
'Taxi Driver' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1976
Located in Devon, GB
Set amidst the moral decay of New York City following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" starred Robert De Niro as a lonely and disturbed anti-hero cab driver and war vet growing increasingly alienated and unhinged as his dreams of cleaning up the corrupt and sleazy city lead him down a path of violence, plotting to assassinate both a presidential candidate and the pimp of an underage prostitute, played by a 12 year old Jodie Foster. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, it was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor for De Niro and Best Supporting Actor for Foster. De Niro's "You talkin' to me?" scene, where he imagines a confrontation in front of a mirror, gave us one of the most iconic quotes in movie history. This Australian Daybill poster features the same atmospheric Guy Peellaert...
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1970s Australian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Carroll Dunham Colored Etching IV, Signed & Numbered
Located in Pasadena, CA
Carroll Dunham is a well-listed American artist whose prolific work jumps between abstraction, figuration, pop, surrealism and cartoon. This colored etching, created in the 1990's is...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
San Francisco Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
San Francisco Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 150 x H 110 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Mod Op Art Plywood, Glass and Fiberglass Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Black and silver circles and dots alternate with mirror to form a checkerboard mirror surface. Very decorative modernist item, works well with Clas...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Fiberglass, Plywood
The Stone Roses Original Vintage Concert Poster, Blackpool, 1989
Located in Devon, GB
A large and striking silkscreen concert poster for The Stone Roses' seminal gig at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England, on Saturday 12th August 1989. Following the release of their eponymous debut album in May 1989, Manchester musicians Ian Brown...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rare Solid Bronze Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Lovely Verdigris Patination
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique solid bronze coat of arms armorial crest with lovely natural verdigris patina
This is a very good looking and well made coa...
Category
20th Century English Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Large Contemporary Post Modern Abstract Colorful Graffiti Style Acrylic Painting
Located in Troy, MI
Christopher Manzo
"The Primary Concern"
circa 1997
52" x 42.5"
Urban expressionist style with layers of vibrant colors and overlapping forms
An energetic piece with discoverable el...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Wood
David Hammons Franklin Furnace 1981
By David Hammons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Hammons Flue Magazine 1981:
FLUE, was a periodical published by Franklin Furnace. This issue includes a standout artist page by David Hammons uniquely titled “Pissed Off”. The ...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Waves Of Ages Wall Decoration by TOR-Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Waves Of Ages Wall Decoration by TOR-Design
Dimensions: W 118 x H 243 cm.
Materials: Oak and birch plywood.
Our family-owned company, Tor Design, was founded by Dmitrii Solodchenko ...
Category
2010s Moldovan Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Birch, Oak
The Stone Roses Original Vintage Concert Poster, Blackpool, 1989
Located in Devon, GB
A large and striking silkscreen concert poster for The Stone Roses' seminal gig at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England, on Saturday 12th August 1989. Following the release of their eponymous debut album in May 1989, Manchester musicians Ian Brown...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
52"h Postmodern Colorful Painting by Carlos Frésquez (Raspberry Float, 1987)
Located in Round Top, TX
An early Carlos Frésquez original oil on canvas painting in a Postmodern style, titled Raspberry Float (1987) signed and titled en verso, referencing the Abstract Expressionist movem...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Patrick Nagel Playboy Portfolio II Poster Framed Signed by Playboy Dated Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
1989 rare framed poster for Playboy portfolio signed in the back and dated 1989, printed in cardboard framed, these pieces are more rare and collectible we removed the frame and clea...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Paper
'The Shining' Original Vintage British Quad Film Poster, 1980
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce and unusual 'Weekend Mirror' style teaser quad for the British release of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 modern horror masterpiece 'The Shining,' starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, the seminal psychological horror initially opened to mixed reviews, before growing momentum over the summer of 1980 to become an American box-office success. With anticipation building for the October 1980 British release, Warner Bros. made the canny marketing decision to reproduce a tabloid newspaper spread from the Saturday, August 30, 1980, edition of the Daily Mirror, on "the tide...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Cow Patterned Trio Oak Wall Piece by Daniel Elkayam
Located in Geneve, CH
Cow patterned trio oak wall piece by Daniel Elkayam
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 2 x W 100 x H 120 cm
Materials: oak wood
Daniel Elkayam — Designer
Jerusa...
Category
2010s Israeli Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
"The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" Original Vintage Movie Poster, 1977
Located in Devon, GB
An adorable US One Sheet poster for a feature-length compendium of three previously released Walt Disney animated shorts based on A.A. Milne's beloved 'Winne-the-Pooh' books. 'The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh' brought together 'Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover Coffee Table Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover coffee table art book.
Master artist Salvador Dali large coffee table book. Dated 1984.
...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Striking Litho Signed Numbered and Dated "Splits And Stripes", 1979
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful litho signed and numbered great condition ready to be framed signed and numbered, limited edition 13/15.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
James Bond 'Diamonds Are Forever' Original Vintage Japanese Movie Poster, 1971
Located in Devon, GB
Sean Connery was paid a then record $1.25 million to return as James Bond for EON Production's 'Diamonds Are Forever,' his sixth and final outing as Bond after declining the role in ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Ahmed Gomez Original Painting "Pin Up Girl B"
Located in North Miami, FL
Born in Holguin, Cuba in 1972, it was in the embattled island nation that Ahmed Gomez was exposed to art throughout childhood and it was there that he honed his aesthetic.
“I was alw...
Category
2010s Cuban Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
1980s Teddy Radko Images Exhibition Original Framed Poster.
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Teddy Radko Images Exhibition Original Framed Poster
Teddy Radko (French, 20th C.)
Framed in Brushed Aluminum Frame , under glass.
In excellent original condition with very m...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Hungarian, 1984
Located in Devon, GB
Twenty one colourful pups perch playfully in four rows on this jolly poster by Hajnal Gabriella for a 1984 Hungarian re-release of Walt Disney's animated adventure 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians.' Based on the 1956 novel 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians' by Dodie Smith, Disney's seventeenth animated feature film followed the dognap of a litter of Dalmatian puppies by the fur-crazed Cruella de Vil...
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1980s Hungarian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Post Modern Rosenthal Art Glass Bowl by Eric J Roush
By Rosenthal
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and graphic oval glass art bowl by Rosenthal. This beautiful piece from the late 90s is graphic and detailed. It shares yellow and amber tones along with a smoke purple ton...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Red Grooms XXL Poster Chance Encounter at 3 Am Years 1987 Lilla Acheson Moma Ny
By Red Grooms
Located in Biella, IT
Red Grooms design extra large Poster Chance Encounter At 3 AM - years 1987 MOMA
Hanging Wire Lila Acheson Wallace Wing - Metropolitan Museum Of ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian Post-War Mosaic Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Post-War Design rectangular mosaic wall plaque with an abstract design. (att: SALVADOR TERAN)
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone
Hobnail Tile Wall Piece by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Hobnail tile wall piece by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 30 x H 40 cm
Materials: steel
Hand-formed from a sheet of steel, emphasizing the material’s pliable characteristics expre...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Gold/Orange Handwoven Tapestry by Calyah
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold/Orange handwoven tapestry by Calyah
Unique piece
Materials: Tibetan wool and silk.
Dimensions: 170 x 65 x 1 cm
Colour: gold/orange.
Also available in red/yellow, white/blue...
Category
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
1983 Wayne Thiebaud Print, "Apartment Hill" Artscape Event Poster
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Vintage 1983 "Artscape" Print – Wayne Thiebaud's "Apartment Hill"
Own a rare piece of art history with this beautiful, vintage 1983 "Artscape" print featuring Wayne Thieba...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Hamlet Dalla Costa, original serigraph framed, Milan Italy 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hamlet Dalla Costa, serigraph on original glossy paper, First Edition, c. 1980.
Framed in handmade lacquered wood frame, the passepartout is raffia. Glass.
Silkscreen prints on glo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Raffia, Glass, Wood, Paper
Hamlet Dalla Costa, original serigraph framed, Milan Italy 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hamlet Dalla Costa, serigraph on original glossy paper, First Edition, c. 1980.
Framed in handmade lacquered wood frame, the passepartout is raffia. Glass.
Silkscreen prints on glo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Raffia, Glass, Wood, Paper
Hamlet Dalla Costa, original serigraph framed, Milan Italy 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hamlet Dalla Costa, serigraph on original glossy paper, First Edition, c. 1980.
Framed in handmade lacquered wood frame, the passepartout is raffia. Glass
Silkscreen prints on glos...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Raffia, Glass, Wood, Paper
Hamlet Dalla Costa, original serigraph framed, Milan Italy 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hamlet Dalla Costa, serigraph on original glossy paper, First Edition, c. 1980.
Framed in handmade lacquered wood frame, the passepartout is raffia. Glass.
Silkscreen prints on glo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Raffia, Wood, Paper
Hamlet Dalla Costa, original serigraph framed, Milan Italy 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hamlet Dalla Costa, serigraph on original glossy paper, First Edition, c. 1990.
Framed in handmade lacquered wood frame, the passepartout is raffia.
Silkscreen prints on glossy pap...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Raffia, Wood, Paper
Linda Hopkins 1970s Abstract Painting in the Manner of Hans Hofmann
Located in Garnerville, NY
Modernist abstract oil on canvas painting by Linda Hopkins. Purchased straight from the estate of Leonard Buzz Wallace. Hopkins and Wallace, when married...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Ed Moses Signed Limited Edition Screenprint "Ikuru Speak-No" 11/250, 1990
By Ed Moses
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rivetting work by American/ California artist Ed Moses titled "Ikuru Speak-No".
This work is on wove and Japanese paper (The print was made with two attached sheets...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Quintessential 1980s Shadow Box Post Modern Artwork
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Amazing large Shadow Box comprised of silk screen construction, paper, foil, and paint housed in a black Lacquer frame. Created by Jacqueline Tuteur. ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Paint, Paper
Wall cabinet "Arkitektskåpet" by Johan Kandell, Källemo Sweden 1989
By Källemo
Located in Hägersten, SE
Wall cabinet model "Arkitektskåpet" designed by Johan Kandell. Made in Sweden by Källemo 1989. This piece from the first edition of limited cabinets numbered 6/20. Made from black la...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Paint
Set of Three Postmodern Macrame Wall Hangings
Located in New York, NY
Cool period 1980's dramatic macrame art wall hanging tryptic signed Tate 1985. Each piece features seven repeating wrapped cylinders, with hair like wool tops and bottoms. Al three ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Jute, Cotton
Post Modern Wall Hanging Macrame Art in Tonal Pink and Tan Wool
Located in New York, NY
Dramatic polychrome wall hanging with macrame woven top and a thick triangular sea of tonal pinks and yellow wool tassel like body. Made in the 1980's probably by noted textile artis...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
A Large Pop Art Painting After Robert Indiana, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pop art tribute painting after Robert Indiana’s Golden 5, circa 1970s. This large scale example was likely created by a Boston area art student. Interestingly, Indiana’s Golden 5 pa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Joy Division Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Edinburgh, 1980
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original concert poster for a planned performance by influential British post-punk rock band Joy Division at the Astoria, Edinburgh, on Thursday 8th May 1980. The concert was cancelled due to the ill health of lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Wall cabinet "Arkitektskåpet" by Johan Kandell, Källemo Sweden 1989
By Källemo
Located in Hägersten, SE
Wall cabinet model "Arkitektskåpet" designed by Johan Kandell. Made in Sweden by Källemo 1989. This piece from the first edition of limited cabinets numbered 6/20. Made from black la...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Paint
'The Terminator' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Milan Pecák, Czech, 1990
Located in Devon, GB
Along with Jakub Erol's stylized design for the Polish release, celebrated Czech artist Milan Pecák's imposing illustration of Arnold Schwarzenegger as 'The Terminator' is one of the...
Category
1990s Czech Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Blue Matt Tafla O5 Wall Mirror by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Matt Tafla O5 Wall Mirror by Zieta
Dimensions: D6 x W40 x H60 cm
Material: steel
Available finishes: Also available in other si...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Akira Kurosaki Postmodern Woodlock Print Signed & Numbered Moonlight 93/250
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful post modern signed and numbered original woodblock print by listed artist Akira Kurosaki , very nice condition with watermark on paper unframed.
Category
20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Richard Frank 'Kingfisher's Kotillion' Painting Oil On Canvas 1980s Art Painting
Located in London, GB
A large oil-on-canvas painting depicting an exotic bird on a colourful lake, entitled ‘Kingfisher’s Kotillion’ and dated 1980. The painting is sectioned in two: on the left is the lake backdrop, and on the right is where the bird is sitting atop a flowery composition. This painting is the epitome of 1980s American interiors, with its bold pastel shades. A true 1980s Miami Palm Beach artwork...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
1970s Victor Vasarely Op Art "Tuz'Mc" Multicolored Sphere Signed Serigraph
Located in Sacramento, CA
Original 1970s Op Art multicolored serigraph, TUZ’MC, by Victor Vasarely. Signed in the lower right hand corner.
Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1906–1997) is known as the father...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Manhattan Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Manhattan Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 80 x H 140 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious momen...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Molded 3-D Eyeglass Display
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning 1980s molded plastic eyeglass or sunglasses display. It has six three-dimensional heads with small slits near their ears to insert the arms or temples of a pair of glasse...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plastic
'Alien' Original Vintage Film Poster by Zdenek Ziegler, Czech, 1982
Located in Devon, GB
Although Western films were shown during the Soviet era in the Communist Bloc, American publicity materials were banned, allowing the state-commissioned artists to operate with total...
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1980s Original Framed Exposition Poster Francisco Zuniga at Brewster Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ZUÑIGA
RECENT WORKS
NOVEMBER 17-DECEMBER BREWSTER GALLERY,41 W 57, NY
Set in a custom rapped acrylic frame.
38 5/16” H
25 1/8”W
1.5”D
Scuffs on Frame
Poster in excellent vintag...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Pine, Paper
A pair of face sculptured by Lindsey B., signed, 1986
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of wall-mounted Art Deco revival sculptures - one black and one white - depicting two graphic and angular faces by Lindsey Balkweill, signed and dated, 1986. Great condition a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plastic
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