A striking 24×36 mid-century European modernist floral painting signed Aubert, featuring boldly stylized flowers in vivid retro hues with raised relief textures and enamel-like detailing. This decorative oil painting blends 1950s–70s modern design, sculptural surface work, and playful geometric forms, making it ideal for collectors of mid-century wall art, European decorative painting, modern floral art, and vintage interior design pieces.
This highly stylized oil on canvas presents an exuberant bouquet of geometric flowers, rendered in a unique raised relief technique that gives the composition a sculptural quality. The flowers—radiant bursts of gold, orange, red, white, and mustard yellow—are arranged in a striped vase that extends vertically through the center of the piece. Each bloom is crafted through carefully applied layers of thick medium, creating a polished, enamel-like sheen.
The background is divided into warm blocks of ochre, bronze, and burgundy, accented with embossed star-shapes, rivet-like dots, and decorative borders that evoke mid-century metalwork, leather tooling, or vintage textile patterns. White linear motifs resembling lace or drapery form a graceful arc on the right, balancing the geometric boldness of the flowers with a delicate rhythmic sweep.
The painting is signed “Aubert” in orange script at the lower left—consistent with numerous mid-century French and Belgian decorative studio works. The artist’s technique reflects a desire to merge fine art with design, producing pieces that are visually bold, tactile, and perfect for modern interiors.
The inspiration for this artwork aligns with mid-century European movements in modern craft, playful abstraction, and stylized ornamentation, where artists explored how color, pattern, and form could transform everyday subjects like flowers into contemporary decorative statements.
The name Aubert is associated with a group of mid-20th-century European commercial and decorative painters, particularly active in France, Belgium, and Northern Italy from the 1950s through the 1970s. Rather than identifying a single academic artist, “Aubert” appears to have functioned as either:
a studio or trade name,
a shared workshop signature, or
an identity used by multiple artists creating stylized paintings for galleries, interior decorators, and export retailers.
Artists working under the Aubert signature favored:
raised or embossed relief texture
enamel-like paint surfaces
heavy outlining and crisp graphic edges
simplified floral, geometric, or design-based motifs
French mid-century modernism
decorative arts movements of the 1950s and 1960s
geometric stylization inspired by textile design, ceramics, and folk motifs
the European trend toward art-for-interiors, focused on bold color and form
Artworks signed Aubert were sold through:
tourist art shops in France
European commercial galleries
export wholesalers supplying the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe
Many examples appear today in private collections, vintage design shops, and mid-century interiors, valued for their retro aesthetic, sculptural textures, and distinctive decorative charm.
Aubert (European School, mid-20th century), “Modern Floral Relief” (attributed), oil and relief-textured medium on canvas, 24×36 in., signed lower left. Vibrant stylized bouquet with sculptural surface and bold mid-century design.
CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION
Artist: Aubert (European School, mid-20th century)
Title: Modern Floral Relief (attributed)
Date: c. 1950s–1970s
Medium: Oil & relief-textured medium on canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 36 inches
Signature: “Aubert,” lower left
Technique: Raised relief, enamel-like texturing, stylized floral arrangement
Condition: Excellent; strong surface, stable texture, no losses
Origin: Acquired in Europe
Authenticity Basis:
Signature, technique, and stylistic elements consistent with known Aubert signed decorative works of the mid-century period.
European Decorative Arts Studio (signature: Aubert)
Private Collection, Europe
Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC — Current Owner
A striking 24×36 mid-century European modernist floral painting signed Aubert, featuring boldly stylized flowers in vivid retro hues with raised relief textures and enamel-like detailing. This decorative oil painting blends 1950s–70s modern design, sculptural surface work, and playful geometric forms, making it ideal for collectors of mid-century wall art, European decorative painting, modern floral art, and vintage interior design pieces.
This highly stylized oil on canvas presents an exuberant bouquet of geometric flowers, rendered in a unique raised relief technique that gives the composition a sculptural quality. The flowers—radiant bursts of gold, orange, red, white, and mustard yellow—are arranged in a striped vase that extends vertically through the center of the piece. Each bloom is crafted through carefully applied layers of thick medium, creating a polished, enamel-like sheen.
The background is divided into warm blocks of ochre, bronze, and burgundy, accented with embossed star-shapes, rivet-like dots, and decorative borders that evoke mid-century metalwork, leather tooling, or vintage textile patterns. White linear motifs resembling lace or drapery form a graceful arc on the right, balancing the geometric boldness of the flowers with a delicate rhythmic sweep.
The painting is signed “Aubert” in orange script at the lower left—consistent with numerous mid-century French and Belgian decorative studio works. The artist’s technique reflects a desire to merge fine art with design, producing pieces that are visually bold, tactile, and perfect for modern interiors.
The inspiration for this artwork aligns with mid-century European movements in modern craft, playful abstraction, and stylized ornamentation, where artists explored how color, pattern, and form could transform everyday subjects like flowers into contemporary decorative statements.
The name Aubert is associated with a group of mid-20th-century European commercial and decorative painters, particularly active in France, Belgium, and Northern Italy from the 1950s through the 1970s. Rather than identifying a single academic artist, “Aubert” appears to have functioned as either:
a studio or trade name,
a shared workshop signature, or
an identity used by multiple artists creating stylized paintings for galleries, interior decorators, and export retailers.
Artists working under the Aubert signature favored:
raised or embossed relief texture
enamel-like paint surfaces
heavy outlining and crisp graphic edges
simplified floral, geometric, or design-based motifs
French mid-century modernism
decorative arts movements of the 1950s and 1960s
geometric stylization inspired by textile design, ceramics, and folk motifs
the European trend toward art-for-interiors, focused on bold color and form
Artworks signed Aubert were sold through:
tourist art shops in France
European commercial galleries
export wholesalers supplying the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe
Many examples appear today in private collections, vintage design shops, and mid-century interiors, valued for their retro aesthetic, sculptural textures, and distinctive decorative charm.
Aubert (European School, mid-20th century), “Modern Floral Relief” (attributed), oil and relief-textured medium on canvas, 24×36 in., signed lower left. Vibrant stylized bouquet with sculptural surface and bold mid-century design.
CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION
Artist: Aubert (European School, mid-20th century)
Title: Modern Floral Relief (attributed)
Date: c. 1950s–1970s
Medium: Oil & relief-textured medium on canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 36 inches
Signature: “Aubert,” lower left
Technique: Raised relief, enamel-like texturing, stylized floral arrangement
Condition: Excellent; strong surface, stable texture, no losses
Origin: Acquired in Europe
Authenticity Basis:
Signature, technique, and stylistic elements consistent with known Aubert signed decorative works of the mid-century period.
European Decorative Arts Studio (signature: Aubert)
Private Collection, Europe
Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC — Current Owner
