Arranging artwork in your 50s home…. and, a set of 50s art prints - today’s ebay pick
Mid Mod Pam on Apr 23 2008 at 8:00 am | Filed under: decoration, ebay
What to put on the walls of your 40s 50s or 60s home? I believe in mixing things up: A starburst mirror, a large framed oil, a clock somewhere, some small prints, a cluster of botanicals. I adore matchy matchy 3- and 4-piece vintage art print sets like this - they are so typical and usually inexpensive. Just one “matching” set per room, though, please.
Also, I will use this as an occasion to repeat some key advice - around what I consider to be “an error” made by most people: Don’t go too dinky. That is, don’t get all conservative and fearful and only put up small things. If you do, things get cluttered looking really fast…your eye does not know where to rest, how to move around the room… and the effect can be even worse in high-ceiling architectural spaces. One tip — putting small pieces together in a clustered arrangement can make them collectively “read” like one large piece. Like these four. They are individually smallish, but put them together, and you create attention over one large space.
Moreover: Be bold. Get some big pieces.
For anyone looking for inexpensive MCM artwork, there’s a great selection of prints by the amazing Deco and streamline designer Viktor Schreckengost (who just died this year at 101 years) on his foundation’s website: http://www.viktorschreckengost.org
After you’ve been distracted for an hour or two by his stunning commercial pottery and dinnerware designs, there’s a link on the left side saying “For Purchase” that takes to the prints for sale. Very reasonable prices for the open editions, like $45-75. Don’t miss the Cityscapes and Pottery prints.
I’m mad for his china designs but really like the graphic, illustration quality of his art prints too.
For my money, he’s right up there with Russel Wright.