"Two Women with Peony Blossom, " Superb Art Deco Painting, circa 1939

Painted in soft, dreamlike colors and depicting a magical landscape of attenuated nude figures dominated by a painter and his muse, this extremely fine Surrealist work was painted by Arthur Ames in 1939. Here he used egg tempera on gesso-finished board -- a favorite medium among painters such as Paul Cadmus, Jared French and others in the 1930s, 40s and 50s -- to create a highly detailed view of an imagined landscape. Behind the central couple and the painting on its easel, there is a retreating woman in a flowing, Classical robe, and in the far distance a couple embracing on a mountain top. Ames was born in the Midwest but studied on the West Coast and became a California artist through and through; he participated in the Federal Art Project, and worked with his fiancée, Jean Goodwin...

Mysterious and dignified, yet full of life and color, this 1939-vintage painting by Emile Deschler depicts an angel on horseback in the center of a village square, surrounded by a mo...

This superb depiction of two nude male boxers at the height of their fight, one knocking out the other, was painted by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists spe...

This vivid and sensual painting of two nude male figures, each ready to toss a ball into the air, was executed by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists speciali...

This superb and Classic example of Art Deco painting -- with a nude male and female couple attended by two deer at the edge of the sea -- was painted by George Lepape, an important i...

One of the most beautiful and tender depictions of maternal love from the Art Deco period that we have ever seen, this richly-toned oil painting by Gino ...

Art Deco Panther Painting

Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait painting, circa 1840 We are proud of our acquisition of this authentic masterpiece by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865). The finely rendered portrait depicts an attractive young girl in a delightful lifelike quality. The pretty face is a refreshing change from the stern expressions of most of the paintings showing mature female or male sitters. Phillips palette is dark with a strikingly dramatic use of light to her face. The painting, on its original stretchers, is in untouched condition. The frame is period. This painting is unsigned, as are most of his works, but bares the unmistakable characteristics of a Phillips painting. Portrait of a young girl holding a book and wearing a golden whistle. From the New England estate of the renowned Folk Art Collector and scholar, John Bauer...

Art Deco Era Still Life by Kupur. White Peonies in a blue vase with Gazelles Gouache. Circa 1930's. Painting on board. Signed by Ruben Kupur. Great condition. Image size is 29" W x 3...

Flowers artwork, oil painting, floral vase painting which represents peonies. Beautiful paintings of red, yellow, pink, white, peonies. It also has a golden frame realised in the 1800s. The oil on canvas painting dates back to the nineteenth Century. This floral oil painting is signed Miriam Rocher (XIX-XX) french painter. Dated picture 1896.  The antique painting and the gilded frame in pure gold leaf are restored. The painter uses colors with great skill, entering the strand of the impressionist painters who made their debut in 1874 in Pariginello photographic studio of Félix Nadar. So, we can consider this Flower Painting, Peonies Flower Art...

Stunning oil on cardboard painting by André maire (1898-1984) representing two Vietnamese ladies under Flamboyant trees. Oil paintings by André Maire are a lot more scarce than his g...

A really great painting by American artist Robert Philipp (1895-1981), Oil on canvas, circa 1950s . Image measures: 20" H x 24" W. Frame measures: 31" H x 35" W. Signed lower rig...