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Male Nude Frieze

"Male Nude Frieze", Art Deco Sculptural Panel, Bertoni, Traction Avant Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In the 1930s, when Italy was once again valorizing and idealizing the male nude -- witness the
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

"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

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Paint

"Frieze of Male Nudes", Art Deco Vase with Greek-Inspired Hunters and Warriors
By Etienne Vilotte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully made, this vase decorated with a stylized frieze of nude male figures hunting
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases

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Ceramic

"Frieze of Male Nudes, " Large, Highly Rare Art Deco Vase by Goor for Mougin
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, this vase ringed by four nude male figures clasping hands was sculpted by Gaston Goor. The artist was
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

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Clay

"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 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

"Timur 'Imu, " Exotic Asian Fantasy, Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes
By H. J. "Dooley" Dionysius 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dionysius depicts a circle of nude men on a sculpted platform, linked together arm in arm, either in
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

"Standing Male Nude, " Pastel Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
; among his accomplishments was painting the Frieze of American History and restoring the Apotheosis of
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings

"Prying Coal, " Art Deco Bronze Sculptural Panel with Nude Male Miners, 1925
By Anna von Koranyi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary bronze panel by Hungarian artist Anna von Koranyi, depicting a group of nude
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Vintage 1920s Hungarian Art Deco Sculptures

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Bronze

"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse, " Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
composition features two female figures in Classical Greek robes and a semi-nude male figure holding the reins
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

"Loomis Athletic Medal" with Profile of Male Youth by Evelyn Longman, Art Deco
By Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, Longman is best known for her "Genius of Electricity" sculpture, a monumental male nude, which stood atop
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
this easel painting -- with its frieze-like array of nude and Classically dressed figures stretching
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Bacchanale", Unique Art Deco Vase w/ Nudes by Rheinfelden, Ruddy & Black Tones
By Rheinfelder Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
firm, depicts a frieze of nude figures enjoying the pleasures of pastoral life. A Pan-like male figure
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Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Vases

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Ceramic

"Sleeping Nude, Arms Akimbo, " Masterful Drawing by Allyn Cox, Capitol Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Confident and masterful, this drawing of a male nude leaning back into a chair, fast asleep, with
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Vintage 1930s Drawings

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Paper

"Frolicking in the Waves, " Art Deco Porcelain Vase with Nudes by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Porcelain works depicts a bas relief frieze of nude nymphs and tritons frolicking in the ocean. Stolle
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Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Vases

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Porcelain

Small Sculpture of a Nude Boy on Malachite Base, Benjamin Schlick Mid-19th Cent
By Benjamin Schlick
Located in New York City, NY
A fine quality mid-19th century silver electroplate sculpture of a nude male figure after the
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Antique Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

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Malachite

Pair of Gilt Bronze Vases on Marble Stands, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
With frieze of neoclassical figures including Pan and nude males in relief. Mounted on rose marble
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Antique 1870s Vases

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Bronze

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio “The Bride” collotype print
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
method of first sketching nude bodies, strongly emphasizing their linearity, before turning his attention
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1930s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Paper

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"Sailor in Repose, " Mid Century Watercolor w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Provocative and unapologetic, this watercolor depiction of a fully nude sailor sprawled across his bed, his uniform and cap neatly laid on a chair to one side, was painted by Emlen E...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Two Nudes, 2016 by Celso Castro-Daza One of a kind Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted on board Image size: 40.5 H in. x 55.5 in. W Mounted on acid-free board: 41 ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel

"Male Nude with Banner and Pole, " Rare Midcentury Painting by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
John Lear was a contemporary of Paul Cadmus and like him, highly focused on depicting the male figure in various settings and positions. However, Lear never gained fame beyond his ci...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Weatherhead Award, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel for Excellence in Aerospace
By Walter Sinz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walter Sinz, one of Cleveland's most celebrated sculptors in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, this rare bronze panel recognized leading manufacturers in the aerospace industry...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

Le Martyr de Saint Sebastian (Academic Figurative Oil Painting in Gold Frame)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas 48 x 24 inches unframed 58 x 32 x 3 inches in gold leaf wood frame This vertical, contemporary figurative painting of Le Martyr de S...
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Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Nude Male with Harp", Quintessential Art Deco Engraved Glass Vase by Lindstrand
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An especially rare example of Vicke Lindstrand's characterisitically elegant, stylized nude figures for the Orrefors glass company in Sweden, this piece features an engraved nude mal...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Vases

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Glass

19th Century Greek Grand Tour Pottery Jug
Located in Bradenton, FL
Small 19th century Greek Grand Tour terracotta pottery jug or vase. Neoclassical Style. Hand painted with picture of two Greek warriors. Dimensions: 6.5" tall x 3.5" wide.
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Antique Late 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars

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Terracotta

"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Head of Young Man, " Striking, Unique Bronze Sculpture by Bischoff, 1947
By August Bischoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by August Bischoff and cast by the famous Brandis foundry in Dusseldorf, Germany, which also cast bronzes by important artists such as Arno Breker, this unique bronze sculpt...
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Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver Jesmond pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our flatware co...
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Romanticist Oil on Burlap Painting of a Nude Male Figure Bathing in a River
Located in New York, NY
This elegant romanticist oil on burlap painting was realized by an unheralded master during the first part of the 20th century. Realized in tight, yet expressionistic brush strokes, ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Nude Paintings

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Oil, Burlap

"Bathers, " Oil Pastel Drawing with Four Nude Male Figures in Blue and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely drawing of four nude male figures looking into the distance contrasts realistic human figuration with a highly abstract setting in bold blues, greens and burnt sienna. Th...
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Vintage 1970s Chilean Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paint

"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental 1930s Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Statue of Athlete: Large Academic Style Bronze Figurative Sculpture of Nude Male
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
modern figurative bronze sculpture of a nude athlete 8.5 feet tall and measures 36 inches at the widest point bottom base measures 31.5 x 17.5 inches This sculpture is offered by Ca...
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Early 2000s Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Contemplation, " Brilliantly-Hued Pastel Drawing of Standing Male Nude by Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensuous and vividly-hued, this pastel drawing of a standing male nude with his head resting against the wall was made by Allyn Cox, son of the famous muralist Kenyon Cox. The younge...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

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M.L. Snowden Genesis Large Bronze Sculpture Hand Signed Male Nude Full Round Art
By Mary Louise Snowden
Located in Bloomington, MN
Los Angeles Angel Frieze" on display in the Cathedral's Visitors Center. Submit Best Offer, ALL
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Celebration of Athletics, " Art Deco Bronze & Marble Bowl, poss. 1924 Olympics
By Joe Descomps Cormier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
fine materials -- gilded bronze and marble -- and personifies the athletic ideal via multiple nude male
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Centerpieces

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Marble, Bronze

Undersea Bacchanale, Art Deco Mural Masterpiece, attr. Bourdelle
By Pierre Bourdelle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
World's Fair, 1939-1940. The figures in this mural include a nude male figure topped with a hat that
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Vintage 1940s American Decorative Art

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Gilt Box
By Blackburn & Tysall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
acquire. In art and culture, a putto (plural: putti) is a chubby male child, usually nude and
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Silver

SOLD Meissen Vase Four Elements the Fire by Johann Joachim Kaendler Model 321
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
). Finally, a sculptured male nude chained up (the man is Asian) is crouching next to vase's round foot
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Antique 1880s German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

18th Century Frieze or Ceiling Design Original Pencil Drawing Bacchus
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
nude of muscular physique. The work is most likely a preparatory design for a frieze or possibly a
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Pencil

"Greek Frieze, " Rare Vase with Male Nudes by Louise Abel for Rookwood
By Louise Abel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
featuring a classical frieze-like series of nude figures by Louise Abel. Sculpted in the early 1920s and
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Early 20th Century American Beaux Arts Vases

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Ceramic

"Men Bathing at the Sea, " Large Masterpiece Painting with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Magnificent and ambitious, this large frieze-like painting depicts a large group of nude male
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Paintings

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Paint

Femme aux Fleurs
By Helene Perdriat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
young artist's portrait of his wife, Denise, and used it to make him realize discreetly erotic frieze in
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Swedish Etched Glass Hanging Fixture with Male Nudes by Orrefors, circa 1930
By Orrefors
Located in Richmond, VA
Swedish Art Deco era etched glass hanging light fixture with friezes of make nudes by Orrefors
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Art Glass

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Male Nude Frieze For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the male nude frieze you’re looking for. Each male nude frieze for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bronze, metal and ceramic. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect male nude frieze — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each male nude frieze bearing Art Deco or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. Allyn Cox, Anna von Koranyi and Benjamin Schlick each produced at least one beautiful male nude frieze that is worth considering.

How Much is a Male Nude Frieze?

Prices for a male nude frieze start at $2,200 and top out at $12,000 with the average selling for $3,725.