Retro Renovation » motif http://retrorenovation.com A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:40:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 50s interiors: Horse motifs everywhere http://retrorenovation.com/2009/03/21/50s-interiors-horse-motifs-everywhere/ http://retrorenovation.com/2009/03/21/50s-interiors-horse-motifs-everywhere/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:00:07 +0000 pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2008/02/26/50s-interiors-horse-motifs-everywhere/
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    I find it fascinating that primitive horse themes were so popular in the 50s and 60s. Why? To be sure, there was a sense of internationalism about modern interiors. Did these horse motifs evolve from Spain…or the prehistoric cave painting in Lascaux, France (at left) – as this 1959 interior (above) seems to clearly reference? Does this all start with Picasso? And, the horses are also very associated with the Danish Modern movement. Wherever the idea came from, they are wonderful.

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