Art Deco Paintings
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Nude Beautifully framed Oil Paining
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Oil Painting on Panel, 20th Century, Vergani, Landscape
Located in Monza, IT
Oil painting on panel, 20th century, Vergani, landscape
Refined and detailed oil painting on panel depicting a glimpse of "old" Bergamo, with ch...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Hand Painted Wallpaper Flamingoes
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Acrylic, Paper, Cotton
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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1930s European Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Gold Leaf
"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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Art Deco Poster Design Man in Dressing Gown by Theodor Kindel Austria 1920
By Theodor Kindel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco poster design man in dressing gown by Theodor Kindel. Gouache on paper laid on board. Unframed. Austria 1920/1940. Theodor Kindel was a well known graphic artist who worked ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Watercolor of a child and a woman "Ta Moc", Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972)
Located in Paris, FR
Léa LAFUGIE is a painter who studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, then at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
She has travelled throughout Asia making herself known m...
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1920s Asian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
Art Deco painting 3 friends & boats at Palais du Luxembourg Christiane Caillotin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco painting 3 friends with boats at Palais du Luxembourg Paris by Christiane Caillotin
Title: Les 3 amis. Monogrammed. France 1940.
Acrylic paint on board.
Framed.
Christia...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Acrylic
"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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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Gouache of a Tibetan woman and child, Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972)
Located in Paris, FR
Léa LAFUGIE is a painter who travelled throughout Asia, making herself known especially for her portraits and landscapes that she transcribes in her paintings. She began by studying ...
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1920s Asian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
Gouache of a Burmese dancer, Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972)
Located in Paris, FR
Léa LAFUGIE is a painter who has travelled throughout Asia, especially for her portraits and landscapes that she transcribes in her paintings. She studied at the Ecole des Arts Déc...
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1920s Burmese Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"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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1920s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Edwin C. Siegfried (American 1889-1955), “Marsh At Sunset”, Pastel On Paper.
Located in Chicago, IL
Edwin Siegfried (American, 1889-1955), Marsh at Sunset, pastel on paper, signed lower right, sight: 21"h x 35.5"w, overall (with frame): 28.5"h x 39.5"w. Frame is fruitwood with glass.
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Airplane Automobile Art Deco c. 1920 Advertising Original Gouache 21×28
By Gustav A. Nilson
Located in Greenport, NY
Gustav Nilson (1897-1988) studied poster design in Vienna, Austria and Berlin, Germany before emigrating to the U.S. He lived in Bucks County PA and created artwork for many of New Y...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Paintings
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Conrad, Monumental Oil on Canvas, France, Five Mast Sailing Ship, Navy, Sea 1927
By George Conrad
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Monumental oil on canvas from 1927 by french artist Georges Conrad in its wooden frame with gold leaf.
Georges Conrad (24 February 1874, Aubervilliers - 7 December 1936, Rouen) was ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Paint, Canvas
20th Century Swedish Oil Painting of Jolly Display of Friends
Located in Bjuråker, SE
Capture a moment of camaraderie and laughter with this charming oil painting depicting two men sharing a funny moment. With vibrant strokes and expressive detail, the artist captures...
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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Oil and Abstract Painting about Human Figures
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape with Two Childrens
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Oil Painting about People on an subway train route
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Coastline Landscape for a Boats Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Ocean with a High Tide Boat Scene
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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CityScape Mixed Media Painting for a Industry on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Reiniasance Style Portrait of a of People in Colonial Times
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Beautiful Portrait of a man with his White Monkey
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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CityScape Oil Painting for a House on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Oil Painting of a group of strangers in the desert with their horses
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Oil painting about a Beautiful Crab and Fish
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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CityScape Oil Painting for a Villa on a Farm
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting of a Beautiful Landscape
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Unknown Artist Geometric and Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Naive Little Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Beautiful Style Portrait of a Woman Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Italian or Spanish City Oil Painting in Sunset
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
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Snowy Landscape Oil On Canvas by Alex Weise - Dolomites 1930
Located in Albignasego, IT
Snowy Landscape – Alex Weise
Work dimensions: 70 x 85 cm
Measurements with frame: 74 x 89cm
Technique: oil on canvas
Period: 1930s
One of this artist's favorite subjects: snow in t...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Naive Style Folk Painting of Farm Life
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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CityScape Oil Painting in park
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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View of Lake Limides Italian Dolomites Oil on Canvas by Georg Grauvogl
Located in Albignasego, IT
Lake Limides and Tofane – Georg Grauvogl (1896 – 1986)
100 x 80 cm without frame
104 x 84 cm with antique fir frame
oil painting on canvas
1930s
The suggestive Lake Limides on a su...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Winter on Italian Dolomites Oil on Canvas by Georg Grauvogl
Located in Albignasego, IT
Winter on the Sciliar – Georg Grauvogl (1896 – 1986)
60 x 80 cm without frame
64 x 84 cm with antique fir frame
oil painting on canvas
1930s
In this painting Grauvogl, with his ef...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Naive Little Town Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Reiniasance Style Portrait of a Woman Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Art Deco Painting "Don Quixote de la Mancha" by Roland Paris
By Roland Paris
Located in Miami, FL
This piece depicts Don Quixote, in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, a knightly gentleman, sets out in search of adventures to the four corners of the world.
Signature:...
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20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas
Oil Painting Spanish Scene of man with Maja women
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Cleric Boy Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Impressionist Oil Painting of a Girl
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Abstract Painting on wood
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Beautiful Still Life in the Style of Gaugan
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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River Scene of a European City Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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20th century French Painting on Glass with oval Frame, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Charming painting on glass from the 1930s in good condition representing The profil of an elegant woman with a beautiful hat.
Oval black wooden frame.
Small hook to hang on the wall.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Paintings
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Glass, Wood
Coastline Landscape Italian Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas made in Europe, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Paintings
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Foggy European Dock Scene Oil Painting
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
This is a unique and beautiful oil painting on canvas, perfect for decorating any Home, Hotel or Restaurant to create a more refined ambient, in great condition and ready to hang. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Paintings
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Early 20th Century Swedish Oil Painting of an Officer in Blue
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A striking painting of Erik af Sillén. Erik af Sillén (1895–1977) was a Swedish nobleman and military officer who held various distinguished positions throughout his career. He serve...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Paintings
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Canvas, Paint
Art Deco Paintings
Art Deco paintings might not have been as abundant as other decorative art forms when the movement first materialized in the early 1900s, as there wasn’t a painting-specific component of the 1925 Parisian exhibition that gave way to the term Art Deco. But many artists — such as those working as magazine illustrators, glass artists or sculptors — embraced the characteristics of the fashionable style even if painting wasn't their primary medium.
While sculpture and painting were initially secondary Art Deco media, Art Deco paintings were still lively and rich. As part of a reaction against the organic forms and floral motifs that underpinned Art Nouveau, Art Deco painters introduced geometric abstraction and distortion in their work. Painters working in the Art Deco style were inspired by Cubist forms and the bright colors of Fauvism, and an offshoot of Art Deco painting emerged in the 1930s as murals, a way to decorate buildings in the United States after the Great Depression.
Dunbar D. Beck, Witold Gordon, René Buthaud and Emil Fiala are some of the painters associated with Art Deco that you can find on 1stDibs.
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