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An Artists Tools Pallet and Easel Interior Scene French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist's Tools by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Artist Tools

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Oil

Self Portrait in a Mirror with Artist's Tools, Oil on canvas, Signed, Polish
By Joseph Biel
Located in London, GB
he met his wife, the artist Lena Gurr; they married in 1931. His paintings were featured in solo
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20th Century Modern Vintage Artist Tools

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Canvas, Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Artists Paint and Paint Tools Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Tools by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 9.5 x
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Artist Tools

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Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Artists Paint and Paint Tools Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artists Tools by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 20 x 16
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Oil

Hinz & Kunst Fireplace Tools Sculpture by Günter Scholz
By Günter Scholz
Located in Hanover, MA
This is a very early numbered custom edition sculpture by German metal artist Günter Scholz, who is
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1980s German Industrial Vintage Artist Tools

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Steel, Iron

1980s Fireplace Chimney Pot by the Artist David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Fireplace Chimney Pot by The Artist David Marshall.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Bronze

Easter Goat I
By Jack Zajac
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
stimulation [from the viewer] by the uncertainty of the artist's tool."
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20th Century Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Easter Goat I
Easter Goat I
H 19 in W 30 in D 10 in
Johnny DC Comics Superman Chrome & Brass Table Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
various artist tools and typewriters.
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1940s American Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Brass

Riccardo Dalisi Fire Screen for Dimensione Fuoco 1984
By Riccardo Dalisi, Dimensione Fuoco
Located in Tilburg, NL
Great graphical piece by artist Riccardo Dalisi (1931-2022) for Dimensione Fuoco, San Donà di Piave
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Steel Fire Screen, circa 1960, Belgium.
By Pol Bury
Located in Brussels, BE
artist Pol Bury ( optical Art ). Dimensions: 68 cm W, 68 cm H, 19 cm D. All purchases are covered by our
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Swedish Fireplace Screen by Olle Hermansson for Husqvarna
By Olle Hermansson, Husqvarna
Located in Stockholm, SE
boasts an abstract and captivating theme. Artist Olle Hermansson, driven by a fascination for Nordic
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Artist Tools

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Iron

Hand-Wrought Iron Floral Fire Poker
Located in Chicago, IL
. Meticulously forged by the hands of a skilled artist, this fire poker is one-of-a-kind, making it truly unique
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20th Century American Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Wrought Iron

Hand-Wrought Iron Floral Fire Poker
Hand-Wrought Iron Floral Fire Poker
H 29.5 in W 2 in D 1.5 in
Don Merkt Firescreen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful and whimsical fire screen by the noted artist Don Merkt. It features magnifiers
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1980s American Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Aluminum

Don Merkt Firescreen
Don Merkt Firescreen
H 30 in W 28 in D 1 in
Blackened Steel Fire Basket
By Claydon Architectural Metalwork (CAM) 1
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural, artist made self-standing fire or coal basket cut and shaped from a single sheet of
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1960s English Industrial Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Steel

Blackened Steel Fire Basket
Blackened Steel Fire Basket
H 12 in W 31 in D 14 in
Vintage Abstract Expressionist -- An Artist and His Tools
By Molly E. Brubaker
Located in Soquel, CA
captured by California artist Molly E. Brubaker (American, 1922-2000). Unframed. Image, 30"H x 24"W. Molly
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1970s American Impressionist Vintage Artist Tools

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Canvas, Oil

Large hand-carved figurative sculpture, birchwood circa 1980
Located in ROUEN, FR
the rough marks left by the artist’s tools : the deep crevices and rugged carving marks, highlight the
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Late 20th Century French Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Birch, Fruitwood

Engraver's Tools
By Armin Landeck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Engraver's Tools Engraving, 1974 Signed and annotated in pencil by the artist (see photos) This a
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1970s American Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Engraving

"Still Life with Oriental Statues" Artist Howard Hughes Senior VP of Huges Tool
By F. W. Ayers
Located in San Antonio, TX
Artist Image Size: 24 x 16 Frame Size: 26.5 x 18.5 Medium: oil Dated 1938 "Still Life with Flowers and
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1930s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Oil

Self Portrait, Mid-20th Century Oil
Located in London, GB
still an interesting juxtaposition as none of the artist’s tools are illustrated, and her canvas is cut
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Oil

TOOL BOX 2
By Jim Dine
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed on front; numbered on verso by the artist. From the 'A Tool Box' Portfolio. Printed by
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Paper, Screen

TOOL BOX 2
TOOL BOX 2
H 23.75 in W 18.75 in
TOOL BOX 5
By Jim Dine
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed on front; numbered on verso by the artist. From the 'A Tool Box' Portfolio. Printed by
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Screen, Paper

TOOL BOX 5
TOOL BOX 5
H 23.75 in W 18.75 in
American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage
Located in Santa Monica, CA
found in the midwestern United States. Thought to be from an outsider artists environment and tool
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Iron

My Only Working Tool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
My Only Working Tool, 1949, oil on panel, signed and dated lower right, 16 x 12 inches, remnant of
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1940s American Modern Vintage Artist Tools

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Oil, Board

Cloth Making Tool (Sepia Toned Still Life of Tools from Tonga)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Sepia Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph of Clothing Making Tools from Ancient Tonga 17 x 17 inches
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tool Drypoint: Wrench by Jim Dine, black and white tool still life sketch
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
point prints, each tool is positioned vertically. Standing in for the artist’s body, the phallic shapes
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1970s Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Drypoint

Domestic Tools - Modern Still-Life
By Dorothy Violet Bywater-Schust
Located in Soquel, CA
Not glamorous but highly significant collection of everyday household cleaning tools in this still
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1950s Impressionist Vintage Artist Tools

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Oil Pastel, Masonite

Tool Drypoint: Paintbrush by Jim Dine, black and white tool still life sketch
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
series of dry point prints, each tool is positioned vertically. Standing in for the artist’s body, the
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1970s Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Drypoint

Tool drypoint: Weed puller by Jim Dine, black and white tool still life sketch
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
point prints, each tool is positioned vertically. Standing in for the artist’s body, the phallic shapes
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1970s Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Drypoint

Tool Drypoint: Bottle opener by Jim Dine, black and white tool still life sketch
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
portfolio of drypoint tool images. Crisbrook paper (30 x 22 in. / 76.2 x 56 cm.) and plate size ( 9 x 6 in
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1970s Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Drypoint

The New French Tools 3 (For Pep)
By Jim Dine
Located in Hinsdale, IL
JIM DINE The New French Tools 3 (For Pep) Etching, aquatint and electric tools on tan wove paper
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Etching

'In the Artist's Studio', Danish Expressionist Woman Artist
By Grethe Norgard
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A Post-Impressionist-style oil interior scene showing a view of an artist's working studio with a
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1970s Impressionist Vintage Artist Tools

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Button taught), as well as personal acquaintances. Tim Dlugos writes: “The setting and the artist’s tools
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1970s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Untitled
Untitled
H 13.5 in W 10.5 in
Untitled
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Button taught), as well as personal acquaintances. Tim Dlugos writes: “The setting and the artist’s tools
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1960s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

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Graphite, Paper

Untitled
H 13.5 in W 10.25 in
Untitled #187
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
the artist’s tools are as stripped down as the models: a naked man, a pencil, and a sheet of paper
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1960s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

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Paper, Graphite

Untitled
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
), as well as personal acquaintances. Tim Dlugos writes: “The setting and the artist’s tools are as
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1970s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Untitled
Untitled
H 10.5 in W 13.5 in
Untitled #238
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
artist’s tools are as stripped down as the models: a naked man, a pencil, and a sheet of paper. Button
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Late 20th Century Realist Vintage Artist Tools

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Paper, Graphite

Untitled #177
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
the artist’s tools are as stripped down as the models: a naked man, a pencil, and a sheet of paper
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1970s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

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Graphite, Paper

Untitled #257
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
the artist’s tools are as stripped down as the models: a naked man, a pencil, and a sheet of paper
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1970s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Bat and tools. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm
By Dainis Rozkalns
Located in Riga, LV
Bat and tools. 1982. Paper, linocut, 20x34 cm imprint size 9x26 cm total page size 20x34cm Dainis
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1980s Folk Art Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Untitled #103
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
well as personal acquaintances. Tim Dlugos writes: “The setting and the artist’s tools are as stripped
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1970s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Tools, Symbolism and Abstract by American Female Modernist Peter Miller
Located in Doylestown, PA
M. Naumann, preface by publisher Paul Gratz, and an essay by artist Bill Richards. "Tools" is
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1960s American Modern Vintage Artist Tools

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Wooden Gliedermann / Artist Mannequin
Located in Kastrup, DK
jointed mannequin, useful tool for learning to draw the human figure. Used by artists since the
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20th Century Italian Other Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Cherry

Italian Wooden Gliedermann / Artist Mannequin
Italian Wooden Gliedermann / Artist Mannequin
H 29.14 in W 8.67 in D 5.91 in
"Tool Relief III, " Original Conceptual Stoneware Sculpture by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tool Relief III" is an original conceptual sculpture by David Barnett, signed and dated on the
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Mixed Media

Mid Century Modern Realist Watercolor Still-Life with Toothbrush & Tool
By Claude Buck
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolism artists movement in Chicago, Claude Buck moved there from his birth place of New York City in 1919
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage Artist Tools

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Paper, Watercolor

"Meditation, " Figure & Farm Tool Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
couple of painting and are regarded as major Wisconsin artists. Lichtner’s impressive production
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1930s American Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Linocut

"The New French Tools 2 - Three Saws from the Rue Cler"
By Jim Dine
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Jim Dine (b. 1935) The New French Tools 2 - Three Saws from the Rue Cler Etching, aquatint
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1980s Abstract Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

BUBBLE Signed Lithograph Surreal Landscape Vintage Drafting Tool, Blue Sky, Sand
By Fanny Brennan
Located in Union City, NJ
BUBBLE is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan
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1990s Surrealist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Lithograph

Prince Troubetskoy Russian Armorial Crest 18k Gold Cigar Pendant Fob Tool
Located in New York, NY
A large 18K yellow gold Prince Troubetskoy Russian Armorial cigar fob tool medallion created by
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20th Century French Russian Empire Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Tool Relief I, " Original Stoneware & Ceramic Vase signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tool Relief I" is an original stoneware and ceramic vase by David Barnett. The artist signed and
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1960s Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

"Tool Relief II, " Original Stoneware Cylinder Vase signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tool Relief II" is an original sculptural stonework vase by David Barnett. It is signed and dated
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Stoneware

The Astra Tool /// Contemporary Pop Art Jim Dine Wrench Lithograph Colorful NY
By Jim Dine
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jim Dine (American, 1935-) Title: "The Astra Tool" Portfolio: The Astra Set *Numbered
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Lithograph

Mid-Century Tooled Leather Sling Ottoman by Angel Pazmino, Ecuador, c. 1960s
By Angel Pazmino
Located in Deland, FL
has been hand-tooled with love and dedication to the exact dimensions and methods of the original and
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1960s Ecuadorean Spanish Colonial Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Leather, Jacaranda

AIRPLANE Hand Drawn Signed Lithograph, Vintage Wood Plane Tool, Blue Sky, Clouds
By Fanny Brennan
Located in Union City, NJ
AIRPLANE is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan
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1990s Surrealist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Lithograph

"Magnolia Bloom Still Life" by Howard Hughes Tool General Manager Vice President
By F. W. Ayers
Located in San Antonio, TX
F. W. Ayers (Fred) "Still Life Magnolias, 1943" (1884-1966) Houston Artist Image Size: 20.25
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1940s Realist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Oil

Vintage Jim Dine tool Poster Kestner Gesellschaft 1970 (Hammers 1970) retro red
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
and most well known Kunstverein art associations in Europe. Hand tools are one of the artist’s most
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Lithograph

Banner (abstract expressionist sculpture, Tulsa OK artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
visual artist whose work included prints, paintings, sculpture, and found objects. He was born on May 12
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Metal

Apple Peeler II (a kitchen tool interpreted by paintings of Yves Tanguy)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax's mezzotint, "Apple Peeler II", shows the simple tool influenced in part by Yves Tanguy
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Mezzotint

"Rest, " Farmer leaning on Work Tool Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
" x 14.81" Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He
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1930s American Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Linocut

Drypoint: Hand saw by Jim Dine, black and white tool still life sketch
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
portfolio of drypoint tool images. Crisbrook paper (30 x 22 in. / 76.2 x 56 cm.) and plate size ( 9 x 6 in
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1970s Modern Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Drypoint

Phillips Screwdriver (Jim Dine 30 Bones of My Body portfolio) tool dry point
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
The hand tool is undoubtedly Jim Dine’s most iconic motif. Meticulously catalogued in rows like
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Artist Tools

Materials

Drypoint

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Vintage Artist Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage artist tools is available on 1stDibs. There are many contemporary, abstract and Pop Art versions of these works for sale. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage artist tools that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, black, beige, white and more. Jim Dine, (after) Gustav Klimt, Leslie Schiff, Pipo Nguyen-Duy and Miguel Castro Leñero took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, paper and oil paint, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Vintage Artist Tools?

Vintage artist tools can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,011, while the lowest priced sells for $29 and the highest can go for as much as $191,073.