About Renaissance Man Antiques
Renaissance Man Antiques is America's only antique gallery to focus on pieces that celebrate the beauty and power of the human figure, and many of them are Art Deco or Mid-Century in style. We offer paintings, prints, drawings, bronzes, ceramic and glass pieces, and other antiques that include male and female nudes, allegorical subjects, portraits and architecture-related pieces. Most of the pieces we offer are unique or rare, and we love to share our knowledge, so you will see that our descriptions are as detailed as possible. We encourage visits by appointment, and ...Read More
Featured Pieces
"Roping Sculpture", Drawing of Two Youths w/ Classical Stone Head, Burnt Sienna
By Peter Todd Mitchell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This finely detailed drawing by Peter Todd Mitchell -- famed for his fabric and wallpaper designs after World War II -- depicts two semi-nude male figures maneuvering a Classical sto...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
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Paper
"Leaf and Branch", Striking Art Deco, Wrought Iron Candelabra, Exquisite Detail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exquisite example of high-style Art Deco artisanry, this wrought iron, three-arm candelabra features a leaf-and-branch motif that is beautifully conceived and finely executed. Th...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Candelabras
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Iron
"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An evocative and atmospheric example of WPA mural painting, this large study in watercolor and crayon depicts a stagecoach being loaded with mail and passengers for the journey from ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Perfuming Her Handkerchief", Fabulous Art Deco Ink Drawing, Woman at Her Vanity
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bravura ink drawing, depicting a fashionable woman seated at her vanity table, applying an elegant bottle of perfume to her handkerchief, represents the fusion of Art Deco and C...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Ringmaster and Ram", Art Deco Circus Theme Inlaid Wood Panel w/ Female Nude
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterwork of inlaid wood -- in stunning, interlocking pieces of burled walnut and maple, mahogany and beech -- depicts a nude female ring master with whip in hand, urging a ram...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Wood
"Chinese Noblewoman w/ Lotus Flowers & Orchids", Art Deco Painting, Pink & Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in deep pink, sky blue and ivory tones, this 1936-vintage oil painting depicts a Chinese noblewoman in an embroidered gown and elaborate headpiece, flanked by sym...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Portrait of Swedish Student", Art Deco Painting in Blue and Gray by Söderberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in a quiet palette of blue, gray and warm skin tones, this portrait of a college student with blonde hair and fair complexion was made by Ernst Söderberg in 1920....
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Nude Pan with Pipes", Large, Vivid Painting w/ Male Nude by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Like his contemporary, Raoul Pene du Bois, Waldo Angelo served as an important designer for Broadway productions over decades, but in his private time, he produced a number of beauti...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Mining", Important, Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel, Fisher Bldg, Detroit by Maroti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary piece of American history and high style Art Deco design, this cast bronze panel depicting a stylized nude miner with pickaxe ready to strike, was designed by Géza M...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
By Christopher Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or charcoal on a rich, deep red ground, was made by Christopher Clark. The artist is bes...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts i...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
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Paint
"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest, and certainly the earliest painting by John Lear that we have seen or offered, this image depicts three male nude figures connected by a trailing line of red ribbo...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
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Paint
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