Mid Century Club Chairs

Pair 1960's Upholstered Club Chairs  Sold


Sweet pair of midcentury modern apartment sized club chairs on brass castors. Classic "T" cushions. 28" wide x 33" deep. Vintage early to mid 1960's. Original Peacock Blue silk or silk blend fabric. By Heritage for John M. Smyth. John M. Smyth was an exclusive furniture store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago for well over a century before it closed in the 1990's. Mr. Smyth was one of the early founders of Chicago and a proponent of the Burnham plan. These are  perfect apartment sized chairs. In excellent condition.

1970 Abstract Soak Stain Drip Oil Painting

A Color Field Painting From 1970 Signed "Grado '70"   Sold

In the manner of Mid Century artist Helen Frankenthaler with references to Mark Rothko and Arshile Gorky. 40" X 30".  Oil on primed canvas. Aluminum frame. Oil paint is diluted with turpentine and soaked or applied with a sponge and or dripped. This unity of paint and canvas emphasizes the flatness of painting as a medium and was one of the "Modern" approaches to painting taken up by the abstract expressionist painters of the Mid Century.