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1940s Male Nude Art Study Drawing in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Miami, FL
1940s male nude art study drawing in charcoal on paper Offered for sale is an original 1940s
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Vintage 1940s Drawings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

French Pointillist Reclining Male Nude Mid 20th Century Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1940's French pointillist painting of a reclining sleeping male nude. Strong, warm tones which will
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Mid-20th Century Pointillist Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Surfside, FL
held at the Robinson Gallery in New York in 1940. She moved to San Francisco in 1942, and began
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled Female Nude with Male, Original Drawing by Surrealist Painter
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Untitled Female Nude and Male" is a 22 x 17 inches, ink on paper drawing by American Surrealist
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1960s Surrealist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Venus Retrieved from the Hands of Death, Surrealist, Nudes, 1959, Oil on Canvas
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
fantasy nude group scene of one female and two male figures. The 49" x 36" oil on canvas was painted in
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1950s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lifting, by Trevor Southey
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from the edition of 150. Male nude against an abstract
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1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

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Lithograph

Pearl, Water Colors
By James Bidgood
Located in New York, NY
first to take the pulp and glamour aesthetic of the 1940s and 1950s and apply it to male erotic
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1960s Other Art Style Nude Photography

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C Print

1940s Nude Male Drawings in Charcoal
By Michelle Nussbaumer
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s nude male drawings in charcoal matted and framed. These drawings are matted in a neutral
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Drawings

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Charcoal

1940s Nude Male Drawings in Charcoal
1940s Nude Male Drawings in Charcoal
H 21 in W 17 in D 0.5 in
Male Nude Study in Pencil 1940s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Nude Study in Pencil, Europe, 1940s. Beautiful and well drawn study with a male nude kneeling
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Paper

Male Nude Study in Pencil 1940s
Male Nude Study in Pencil 1940s
H 25.6 in W 20.48 in D 0.79 in
Transition, by Trevor Southey
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from an edition of 100. Male nude etching by Trevor
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1990s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Challenge, by Trevor Southey
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from an edition of 100. Male nude etching by Trevor
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1990s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Garden
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Male nude etching by Trevor Southey in a garden setting. Medium: Etching Year: 1994 Edition of 150
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1990s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Rising I, lithograph by Trevor Southey
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Male nude lithograph by Trevor Southey. Charcoal gray. There was also an edition done in terra
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1980s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rising, by Trevor Southey
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered lithograph by Trevor Southey. Male nude portrait of a young man. this
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1980s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Awakening
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Male nude etching by Trevor Southey. Medium: etching Year: 1988 Edition of 150 Image Size: 8 x 6
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1980s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

Torso, by Trevor Southey
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and Artist Proof by the artist from an edition of 100. Male nude etching by Trevor
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1990s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"at the Swimming POOL, " Ghostly Male Nudes, Art Deco Drawing, Late 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the late 1940s. The artist was fascinated with the male nude, and like to depict figures in groups
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Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Crayon

"Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
approach to the male figure, this lovely depiction of two dancing angels, one in the foreground playing
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Master Drawing of Nude Male Figure, 1947
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly created by a master, this pencil drawing of a nude male figure is signed and dated 1947
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Vintage 1940s American Drawings

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Pencil, Paper

American Modernism, a Pair of Nude Males, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About Sculpture This homoerotic ebonized hand-carved wood sculpture of a pair of nude males, the
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
By Ben Messick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

"Nudes Among the Ruins, " Vivid Mural Study with Male Nudes by Allyn Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
for a mural, probably for a domestic setting. Two male nudes are shown among Greek or Roman ruins at
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

"Seated Figure, " Important Photograph of Male Nude by Barthe
By Richmond Barthé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's rare, little-known sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125t...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures

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Paper

Italian Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Of A Nude Male
Located in Houston, TX
reclining nude male that dates to the 1940's. Beautiful form and great patina!
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Standing Male Nude, " Pencil Drawing by Littlefield, 1937
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
pencil drawing was executed in 1937 by William Littlefield. The artist was fascinated by the male figure
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

"Nude with Spear, " Unique Art Deco Vase with Male Nude, Gold Highlights
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic and striking example of Art Deco design featuring the male nude, this vase depicts a
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Porcelain

"Reaching for the Stars, " Rare, Stunning Male Nude by Alexander Cañedo
By Alexandro De Canedo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Deco and Mid-Century periods, Alexander Cañedo painted this remarkable scene of a male nude figure
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

"Seated Male Nude, " Superb Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This handsome drawing of a seated male nude, executed in pastel, demonstrates Allyn Cox's superb
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

Rare Mannerist Nude by Fred Press, circa 1940s
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted with finesse and sensitivity, this late Renaissance-influenced male nude figure is
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Vintage 1940s American Sculptures

"Floating Male Nude with Drapery, " Highly Rare Art Deco Vase by Grosz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and impressive, this sandblasted glass vase by Franz Grosz depicts a nude male figure
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

"Nude Male with Hand to Chest, " Drawing by Raoul du Bois
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and eloquent, this drawing by Raoul Pene du Bois showcases his mastery of the human figure, expressed with his usual Mannerist approach -- all elongated limbs and stylized p...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction of a standing male
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Aquarius, " Important Art Deco Tile with Nude Male and Limed Oak Frame
By Bonnie MacLeary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile dates from the 1940s, after MacLeary
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic, Oak

"Fig Leaf Removed, " Greek Male Nude, Midcentury Painting by Dusso
By Leon (Dusso) d'Usseau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted and with an arresting subject, this piece -- with its male nude subject having
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drenched in rich color and somehow both modern and classical, this scene of nude male figures is
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Pegasus, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Male Nude by Brunetti, inspired by Walter Crane
By Mario Brunetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sculptural rondel depicts Bellerophon, a nude male figure from Greek mythology, restraining a winged Pegasus
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Clay

"The Fields, " Magical View of Moroccan Landscape with Male Nude by Jacques Azéma
By Jacques Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
landscape ("Les Champs" in French) includes a seated male youth with a teapot and glasses for tea to the
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Vintage 1940s Moroccan Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Standing Male Nude, " Extraordinary Drawing for Boxer Sculptures by Cecil Howard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
refined and haunting, this full length male nude was accomplished by Cecil de Blaquiere Howard, the
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Kublai Khan, " Large Art Deco Painting Masterpiece with Male Nudes, 1943
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painted by Milton Bond dating from the 1940s and 1950s, this depiction of a nude youth flanked by two
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

"Twisting Male Nude, " Art Deco Drawing by Pioneering Native American, 1934
By Joe Waano-Gano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This nude figure, decked out in an Errol Flynn moustache and slicked-back hair, was executed in
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

"Reclining Male Nude, " Antique Hinged Box with Inset Drawing by Gaston Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
monumental male nudes of Michelangelo and the high Renaissance in Italy, this 1942 drawing of a reclining
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Paper

"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
nudes in various dance moves and positions. Bond was unafraid of depicting the full male nude as well as
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Male Nude, Side View, " Ghostly Drawing for Boxer Sculptures by Cecil Howard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
refined and haunting, this full length view of a male nude from the side was accomplished by Cecil de
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Nudes with Hats, " Surreal Painting with Male Couple and Sleeping Female, 1949
By Robert Lohman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
figure holding a laurel wreath, seemingly disconnected from a pair of male nudes sauntering off into the
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 1950s Studio Photograph Male Nude
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Other

"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, having seen the nude Diana in her bath, is meeting his death. Here Actaeon himself is fully nude, and is
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Vintage 1940s North American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Masculine Model
By Bruce Bellas, Bruce of Los Angeles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
) was an American photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Other

Bruce of L.A. (Bruce Bellas) Original 50s Male Nude Photograph Handsome Model
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Other

"Aquarius, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief with Nude Male by Manship, 1946
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mystical healer who bestows water upon the land -- shows a bearded, nude male figure pouring water from a
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's Helen Clark
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1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Joseph Anthony Atchison Rare Art Deco Relief Panel "Nude with Torch, "
Located in St. Louis, MO
Cast in aluminum, this rare relief panel depicts a kneeling nude male figure with a torch whose
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Bruce of LA Original 1950s Male Physique Photo Model Barry Adkins
By Bruce Bellas, Bruce of Los Angeles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Other

"Study for Icarus, " Drawing by Emlen Etting, 1940s
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This large drawing served as a study for a painting
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Bruce of Los Angeles Vintage Original Male Physique Photograph of Carl Venus
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the pseudonym Bruce of Los Angeles
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Other

"Frolicking in the Waves, " Art Deco Porcelain Vase with Nudes by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
designs through the 1960s. Here, male and female nudes are playing in the Art Deco waves with great joy
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Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Vases

Materials

Porcelain

"Nude with Fish, " Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish
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Vintage 1940s German Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bruce of L.A.Original 1950s Male Physique Photograph Model Handsome Bill Gregory
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
photographer. He was influential in his work with male physiques and nudes. Bellas was well known under the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Other

"Boxer in Triumph, " Rare Ink Drawing of Male Boxer with Arms Raised, 1929
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
fascinated by the male figure and produced many nude studies, but this piece is one of his most compelling
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings

"Nude with Totem Pole, " Rare Surrealist Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
foray into Surrealism. His depiction of a nude male facing a Totem pole with one arm outstretched and
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

"Dance Around Crystal Mountain, " Remarkable Art Deco Painting with Nudes, 1945
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
depiction of beautiful nude figures, male and female, forming a symmetrical circle around a glowing crystal
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

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