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Period: 1930s
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Spring Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
A vibrant celebration of spring using a colorful ensemble of coxcomb, irises, lilies, hybiscus, and a blossoming cherry tree. Great examples of "tarashikomi" or "painting-in", a Rim...
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Japanese Showa Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Silk, Paper

Artist Gregory Orloff (1890-1981) Large Aristocrat Women Portrait Painting
By Gregory Orloff
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This 1930s large oil on canvas painting by Gregory Orloff, depicts a lovely aristocrat woman in a park setting. Signed in lower right corner. Original frame. Orloff (1890-1981) m...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Art Deco Watercolor Vintage Painting Wildflowers by Emil Fiala, Vienna, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco watercolor vintage painting wildflowers by Emil Fiala 1930s Vienna. Emil Fiala (1869-1960) was from 1915-1937 member of the Austrian Künstlerbund (formerly Hagenbund). The d...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

"Montmarte, Paris" by Elisée Maclet
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed. Lower left and on reverse. Provenance: Sothebys London 1989 Measures 11.5" x 13.75" painting and 17.5" x 20.25" including the frame. Elisée Maclet...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Man in Black and White, " Remarkable Portrait of Young Man by Cohen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and intense, this portrait -- or perhaps self-portrait -- of a young man with pale skin, dark, flowing hair and a direct stare was painted by T. Cohen in the first decades of th...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Painting Watercolor Fruits in a Bowl by Emil Fiala, Austria, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
A painting with the motif fruits in a bowl painted, which was painted with watercolors by Emil Fiala. Emil Fiala (1869-1960) was a member of the Austrian Künstlerbund formerly Hagen...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

"Western Ceres, " Art Deco Painting with Goddess of Fertility and Agriculture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A color-rich reimagining of the mythological tale of Ceres, the Goddess of fertility and agriculture, this marvelous Art Deco painting shows a modern Ceres holding a pineapple in one...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of German Expressionism and American film noir, this deeply atmospheric, moody painting depicts two male figures in the foreground, deep in conversation...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Siamese Twins, " Fabulous Art Deco Portrait with Siamese Cat and Female Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The artist behind this striking and original Art Deco portrait -- Agnes Tait -- is clearly emphasizing the parallels between a female figure and her Siamese cat, both shown with heavily-shadowed blue eyes and short, dark hair, the feline crouching familiarly on the shoulder of her companion. Because Tait painted a series of portraits for Florenz Ziegfeld of the young women who performed in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1932, it's possible that the figure here was one of her subjects. The woman is wearing an elegant black gown that bares her upper chest, and the background is a lovely shade of reddish purple. Tait was a native New Yorker, studying in her youth at the National Academy of Design under Leon Kroll and others, before becoming a WPA painter in the 1930s. She painted a series of tropical scenes for the United Fruit Company...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Golden Fields, " Allegorical Mural Study with Laborer Embracing Wheat Sheaf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by one of America's most important mural painters in the 1930s, this allegorical celebration of American agriculture was made by Edwin Boyd Johnson for a larger work that may never have been executed. Johnson is best known for a series of murals in Chicago; Melrose Park, East Aurora, and Tuscola, Illinois; Dickson, Tennessee; and Sioux Falls...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Late 1930s Parisian Signed Cubist Self-Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Describing how the artist sees themselves with each line, shape and bush stroke of this cubist oil painting, this piece is a reflection of the creator. Signed J.G.
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French Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Budapest along the Danube, " Vivid 1930s Cubist Painting in Blues and Purple
By Aurel Richter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the finest work of Aurel Richter's (1870-1957) career, this vividly-painted, Art Deco - Cubist view of central Budapest in the 1930s depicts the pinnacled Liberty Bridge, the sparkling blue...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Alfons Verheyen, "la mort du poète", circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alfons Verheyen, (1903-1990) "la mort du poète", circa 1930.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Pierre Bordeaux, Paris View of the Seine, 1934
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Bordeaux, Paris View of the Seine, 1934. Vintage April in Paris ambience to this hand-painted watercolour rendered in soft blue, grey, celadon a...
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French Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

"Through the Archway, " Atmospheric Watercolor Scene in Gray and Red by Storck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Atmospheric and full of depth, this view of an old European archway, with high-chimneyed houses beyond and crowds of people below, was painted in the 1930s by J. Alvin Storck, a Chic...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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E. C. Ulnitz Pink Roses, Signed and Dated E. C. Ulnitz 1930, Oil on Canvas
Located in Virum, DK
E. C. Ulnitz: pink roses. Signed and dated E. C. Ulnitz 1930. Oil on canvas. Measures: 27 × 21 cm. Europe, Denmark.
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Danish Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Lifeguard and Bather, " Stylized Art Deco Beach Scene by MacGurrin, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Gerald Murphy in its use of strong colors and flat, highly-stylized forms, this depiction of a lifeguard in profile, a female ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"The Busy Village" by Elisee Maclet
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas signed lower left. Elisee Maclet (1881-1962) Very well listed French artist. Studied in Paris, was influence by many famous French artists...
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French Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this mural study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office in Danvers, Massachusetts. Until it...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gouache

20th Century Oil on Plywood Dated and Signed Italian Painting Victory, 1936
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian painting dated 1936. Framework oil on plywood of exceptional size and impact depicting Victory of good pictorial quality. Painting that develops vertically with a beaut...
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Italian Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Plywood

Canvas "Ships in port".
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame: height 28.5 cm / width 34.5 cm / depth 2 cm Painting: height 22.5 cm / width 28 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

"Dividing His Cloak , " Monumental Art Deco Ptg with Nudes, St. Martin of Tours
By Ernst Georg Martin Hildebrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatically illustrating the legend that says that St. Martin of Tours used his sword to divide his cloak and share it with a naked beggar, this large and striking Art Deco painting depicts St. Martin riding a pale gray horse, with the beggar standing beside him, in the midst of a dark forest with starlit sky overhead. The two figures are accompanied by a running hound, and overhead a pair of geese...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, Oil on Cardboard Linen, Signed
By Hermine David, Jules Pascin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, oil on cardboard linen, signed. Framed. Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French painter and the wife of Jules Pascin, also a painter. She became one of the Ecole de Paris artists...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Painting "Snow-Covered Road", Scandinavia, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "Snow-covered road", Scandinavia, early 20th century. Dimensions with frame: 49 x 35 cm Dimensions without frame: 41 x 28 cm.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Bavarian Sonnenaufgang" by Erwin Kettemann
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Erwin Kettemann (1897–1971) was a landscape painter from Munich. He was a representative of late Impressionism as well as the 19th century “Karlsr...
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German Black Forest Vintage 1930s Paintings

"Processional, " Jewel-Toned Mural Study w/ Prayer Under Starlit Sky by Hoeckner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Carl Hoeckner is best known for his sombre prints and paintings protesting the brutality of war, he is also known for a series of murals in public spaces across Chicago and the Midwest, so this brilliantly-hued painting may have served as a mural study. Here the artist depicts a long procession of figures in jewel-toned garments, their faces careworn and bent in prayer, facing toward a priest surrounded by a group of choir boys...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Surrealist Portrait of Androgynous Figure by William Hugh Ferguson, 1935
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An exceptional museum quality portrait of incredibly unusual subject matter. The unidentified androgynous figure with a full length facial scar rest...
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American Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint, Canvas

'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
To our knowledge, this study is the only known image of this mural, created by John Garth to show an idealized Man at work and at play, all nude or semi-nude, and accompanied by anim...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Signed Oil Painting from Spanish Artist Louis Vidal Molne, circa 1930s
Located in London, GB
Louis Vidal Molne, a Spanish artist from the Catalan region of Spain who lived and worked in the South of France but mainly Monaco were he became naturalized. Signature featured at ...
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French Other Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Painting "Manor house"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Painting "Manor house" Dimensions: Frame: Height 74 cm / width 63.5 cm / depth 6 cm Image: Height 56 cm / width 44 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Oil Painting by Frederick W. Becker
Located in Houston, TX
Frederick William Becker (1888-1974) American Artist Well represented and listed. Oil on board, signed lower left circa 1930s Measures: 8.5” x 11.5”, overall size is 13” ...
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North American Other Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Plywood

Painting "Trees by the Road", Northern Europe, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Painting "Trees by the road", Northern Europe, early 20th century. Dimensions with frame: 40 x 32 cm Dimensions without frame: 28 x 20 cm.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Love in the Woods, " Rare View of Bucolic, Gay Outing with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere and fresh color, this watercolor painting depicts a group of eight nude male figures in a wooded setting, holding hands, talking, admiring the view, and stealing o...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

"Toltec, " Important Sketch for Art Deco Painting with Male and Female Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stylized and richly-colored, almost cinematic, depiction of a nude Toltec male youth by John Garth shows the figure holding a knife and chalice, hinting at human sacrifice, stan...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Maria Szantho "Woman with Tambourine", 1930s
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Maria Szantho (Hungarian, 1898-1984). "Woman with tambourine," oil on canvas, circa 1935, signed lower right. Measures: H 24” (61 cm.), W 20" (51 cm).
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"The Gate" Oil on Board Painting by Donald Frederick Witherstine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"The Gate" oil on board painting by Donald Frederick Witherstine from a Palm Beach estate. This gate is probably in Morocco where in the 1930s Witherstine did a series of block print...
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American Romantic Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood

Svend Engelund, Denmark. Oil on Canvas, Landscape from Vendsyssel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svend Engelund (1908-2007), Denmark. Oil on canvas. Early work. Landscape from Vendsyssel, 1930s-1940s. The canvas measures: 86 x 67 cm. The frame mea...
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Danish Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

Listed San Diego Artist Bess Gilbert Impressionist Plein Air Oil Painting, 1930s
By Maurice Braun 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful plein air painting by listed San Diego impressionist artist Bess Gilbert. Dates from the 1930s and is of a mountain range in the back County of ...
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

1930s Futurist Watercolor of a Motorbike Race by Italian Artist Aris Bacci
Located in London, GB
A 1930s futurist watercolor painting of a motorbike race by Italian futurist artist Aris Bacci. Mounted in original geometric cream mottled frame, with stun...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Black Male Nude Painting by Rowena Meeks Abdy
By Rowena Meeks Abdy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in an era when African or African American figures were increasingly featured in painting and sculpture, both in America and Europe, this sensuous depiction of a black male figure by Rowena Meeks Abdy...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Immanuel Ibsen, Still Life Painting
By Immanuel Ibsen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Immanuel Ibsen (1887-1944), Danish painter. Still life with pitcher, jar and fruits. Oil on plywood. Signed: Ib.30. (1930).
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Danish Modern Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Plywood, Paint

Monument Valley Oil on Canvas, circa 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monument valley oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed J. J. Moreno.
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American Rustic Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

Anderson Craig American Gothic Portrait Oil Painting of a Man with Red Hair
Located in New York, NY
American Gothic style oil on canvas portrait painting of a young man with red hair. The piece was created by Anderson Craig (American born 1904) in the 1930s and is signed by the art...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

"Seated Black Male Figure, " Art Deco Watercolor Painting, Brown County, Indiana
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly executed in rich tones of brown and charcoal contrasting with brighter colors, this watercolor depiction of a seated African American man, with one arm raised to his neck, is beautiful and evocative. The figure's skin tones are captured in a rich array of tans, ruddy browns and gold, and the air around him seems to vibrate in tones of blue, yellow and green. Although not signed, this piece was executed by an artist associated with the famed Brown County Art...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, Oil on Cardboard Linen, Signed
By Hermine David, Jules Pascin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bouquet of Roses by Hermine David, oil on cardboard linen, signed. Framed. Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French painter and the wife of Jules Pascin, also a painter. She became one of the Ecole de Paris artists...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Signed Alice LeFevre Oil on Board of Pastoral New England
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Alice LeFevre oil on board of pastoral New England. Nice impasto pastoral piece of cornfields, a barn and farmland. Blue mountains in the background and blue skies above. Sign...
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American Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Paint

Aquarel by Stanisław Dziemański
Located in Vienna, AT
Stanislaw Dziemanski (1897-1962) Tatra mountain landscape, painted in the early 1930s watercolor/paper, measures: 69 x 48 cm signed lower right: 'ST. DZIEMANSKI Good original con...
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Polish Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

"Rower, " Large and Rare Art Deco Painting of Oarsman for Mosaic Urn in Bordeaux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic and splendid example of high style Art Deco painting by René Buthaud, one of the French masters, this stylized depiction of a rower were made in preparation for the creation of four, 12-foot high monumental mosaic...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting of a Black male nude, executed in rich, brilliant shades of burnt sienna, reddish brown, blue and green, was painted by a Brown County, I...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

Signed painting on Board of the Aragon Region in Spain , 1931
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Southwestern painting of the Aragon Region in Spain. Dated 1931. Oil on board, gilt solid wooden antique frame.
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American American Classical Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Paint

1939 Watercolor by FR Walker in the Manner of Winslow Homer
By Winslow Homer
Located in Pasadena, TX
"'On the Lake" watercolor in the manner of Winslow Homer 3 gentlemen canoeing on the lake. Signed FR Walker. Framed, 1939 Measures: 30" W x 25" H x 2" D.
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American Classical Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paper

20th Century Pair of Oil on Canvas Chevrolet Theme, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Not common pair of oil on canvas representing 1920s women repairing a Chevrolet car. These canvas comes from an Automibile school in Barcelona (Spain). ...
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Spanish Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

French Delahaye Automobile Huge Original Oil Painting, c1930's Over 6' x 7'
Located in Chicago, IL
Huge French Oil on Canvas, circa late 1930s of a Delahaye Automobile. We cannot decide if this was painted in a large-scale, only to be reduced for an ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Canvas

1930s "English Toy Spaniel" Oil on Canvas in Burl Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Attractive oil on canvas depicting an English toy spaniel, circa 1930s. Original frame is a handsome walnut burl. Light wear consistent with age / use. Si...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Burl

Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In a superb example of Art Deco decorative painting influenced by Medieval motifs, this frieze painting by famous muralist Dunbar Beck is saturated wit...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gouache

Hunters and Mouflons Near a Waterfall
By Gaston Suisse
Located in Paris, FR
Pencil, charcoal and oil pastel on a gold leaf background Signed lower right.
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European Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Triple Portrait, " Mesmerizing 1930s View of Young Man from Three Sides
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dated 1936, this striking self-portrait of a young man, seen from three vantage points, is painted with warm colors and a bold impasto technique that makes the faces come alive. The man is wearing an artist smock...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Paintings

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Paint

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