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French Painted Canvas Theater Backdrop from Chateau de Groussay
Located in Nashville, TN
Theater backdrop painted in 18th century style boiseries. Designed for Chateau de Groussay and
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Vintage 1950s French Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Antique Painted Theater Backdrop Panel
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique painted cloth panel from India. May have been a back drop for a theater or a large wall
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Art

Materials

Paint

Large Antique French Trompe L'Oeil Painted Canvas Theater Backdrop, Circa 1920s
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally a scenic backdrop for a French theater during the 1920s, this large painted canvas can
Category

Vintage 1920s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Sylva
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Sylva
H 27.5 in Dm 27.5 in
Ring
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Ring
Ring
H 48 in W 48 in D 14 in
Lumen
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Lumen
Lumen
H 98 in Dm 98 in
Wooden Pill
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Wooden Pill
H 11 in W 27 in D 11 in
Wooden Cube
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Wooden Cube
Wooden Cube
H 16.5 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Lumen II
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Lumen II
H 47 in Dm 47 in
Medium Cube
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Medium Cube
H 10 in W 10 in D 10 in
Pillscape
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Pillscape
Pillscape
H 42 in W 78 in D 2 in
Blue/Pink 2024
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Blue/Pink 2024
H 52 in W 25 in D 2 in
Half-Life
By Mark Knoerzer
Located in Boston, MA
was awarded an Undergraduate Dean's Scholarship and a BFA Scholarship. He studied theater backdrop
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Sketches from Western Summer Resorts Harper's Weekly
By Charles Graham
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Harper's, Graham was a painter of theater backdrops in Chicago and then hired out as a topographer for the
Category

1880s Victorian Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

“Sunset Topeka, Kansas”
Located in Southampton, NY
fabrics, wallpaper as well as poster designs, theater backdrops and book covers. Later she would
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

"Observalance", Figurative Oil Painting on canvas, Surrealism, Saturated Colors
Located in St. Louis, MO
backdrops, and theater flats. Encouraging the viewer to engage with works on planes beyond the wall
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Reckoning", Oil Paint on Canvas, Bright Colors, Surrealism, Figurative
Located in St. Louis, MO
backdrops, and theater flats. Encouraging the viewer to engage with works on planes beyond the wall
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Searching for the Good Ol' Days", Figurative Oil Painting on canvas, Surrealism
Located in St. Louis, MO
backdrops, and theater flats. Encouraging the viewer to engage with works on planes beyond the wall
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Mimic Mimic Mimic", Oil Paint on Canvas, Bright Colors, Surrealism, Figurative
Located in St. Louis, MO
backdrops, and theater flats. Encouraging the viewer to engage with works on planes beyond the wall
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Til Death Turns Digital", Oil Paint on Canvas, Bright Colors, Surrealism
Located in St. Louis, MO
backdrops, and theater flats. Encouraging the viewer to engage with works on planes beyond the wall
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"In Spit of Affirmation", Oil Paint on Canvas, Bright Colors, Surrealism
Located in St. Louis, MO
backdrops, and theater flats. Encouraging the viewer to engage with works on planes beyond the wall
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Game (bob cat, female tennis player, ball, vintage, animal, surrealist painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
form is small against the backdrop of the wild cat's face, yet she is full of intention, her racket
Category

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Wisteria
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fremontodendron Californicum
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Euphorbia
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Eucalyptus
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Eucalyptus
H 24 in W 19 in
Leaf
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Leaf
H 11 in W 9 in
Clematis
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Magnolia
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cotinus Coggygria
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Datura Wrightil
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
collection of backdrops. As in the theater, my sets are carefully lit, often using colored gels, so as to
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

1932 original soviet movie poster for "Mexican Diplomats"
Located in PARIS, FR
backdrop of the collapsing Dashnak Armenia, the film follows the antics of the desperate Dashnak Ministry
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1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Original exhibition poster by Calder at the Théâtre Français de la Danse in 1969
By Alexander Calder
Located in PARIS, FR
. Founded by the French dancer and choreographer Maurice Béjart, the theater was known for its avant-garde
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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Paper, Linen

Orientala By Reuven Rubin
By Reuven Rubin
Located in New Orleans, LA
Association of Painters and Sculptors of Palestine. From the 1930s onwards, Rubin also designed backdrops for
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A French Fuschia Taffeta Blouse and skirt By Popy Moreni Paris Circa 1990
Located in Toulon, FR
, a theater curtain conceals a backdrop from which emerge the metamorphosed models. A music of Nino
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1990s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Vintage Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug, Tribal Enchantment Meets Midcentury Modern
By Berber Tribes of Morocco, Beni M'Guild
Located in Dallas, TX
features a diamond trellis pattern composed of an all-over lozenges spread across a red backdrop. This
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...

Materials

Wool

Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, Busy Street View, Silver Gelatin B-W Photography
By Wide World Photos
Located in Atlanta, GA
, is a show restaurant built in 1893 on the former site of the Oriental Bazaar and the Séraphin Theater
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1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Menton" - Landscape, Impressionism, France Landscape, Cape Ann School Artist
Located in Rockport, MA
unexpected place - as a scenic painter for theaters. His early career involved creating intricate backdrops
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Alphonse Mucha Sarah Bernhardt Lefèvre-Utile 1903
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful women posed against sensuous, botanical backdrops. In keeping with dominant Art Nouveau aesthetics
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper

Stage Stills (5)
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
backdrops were painted in 1911 and the theater with its props and rigging has remained unchanged. With the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stage Stills (7)
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
backdrops were painted in 1911 and the theater with its props and rigging has remained unchanged. With the
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stage Stills (6)
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
backdrops were painted in 1911 and the theater with its props and rigging has remained unchanged. With the
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stage Stills (4)
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
backdrops were painted in 1911 and the theater with its props and rigging has remained unchanged. With the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stage Stills (3)
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
backdrops were painted in 1911 and the theater with its props and rigging has remained unchanged. With the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stage Stills (1)
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
backdrops were painted in 1911 and the theater with its props and rigging has remained unchanged. With the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stage Stills (2)
By Jo Whaley
Located in Sante Fe, NM
backdrops were painted in 1911 and the theater with its props and rigging has remained unchanged. With the
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original Drawing Reuven Rubin Self Portrait with Lion Modern Israeli Art 1960s
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Surfside, FL
Palestine. From the 1930s onwards, Rubin designed backdrops for Habima Theater, the Ohel Theater and other
Category

1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Alphonse Mucha Flirt Biscuits Lefevre Utile Poster
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
sensuous, botanical backdrops. In keeping with dominant Art Nouveau aesthetics, his compositions feature
Category

1890s Art Nouveau More Prints

Materials

Paper

Modern Israeli Lithograph Reuven Rubin Views Of Israel Judaica Horses, Riders
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Surfside, FL
Palestine. From the 1930s onwards, Rubin designed backdrops for Habima Theater, the Ohel Theater and other
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Modern Israeli Lithograph Reuven Rubin Views Of Israel Judaica Camel Rider
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Surfside, FL
Palestine. From the 1930s onwards, Rubin designed backdrops for Habima Theater, the Ohel Theater and other
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Modern Israeli Lithograph Reuven Rubin Views Of Israel Judaica Crowing Rooster
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Surfside, FL
Palestine. From the 1930s onwards, Rubin designed backdrops for Habima Theater, the Ohel Theater and other
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Large Organic Modern Moroccan Rug, Wabi Sabi Meets Boho Hygge
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
warm, effortless atmosphere. Asymmetrical blue lines organically crisscross the neutral backdrop
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Organic Modern Moroccan and Nort...

Materials

Wool

THE NOSE, photogravure, aquatint and drypoint, signed and numbered, Ed. of 70
By William Kentridge
Located in New York, NY
nude male figure posture and strut like overstuffed officers. The backdrop is papered in propaganda
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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

New Large Modern Moroccan Area Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
neutral colorway woven into this piece work together creating a truly classic look. The striated backdrop
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tribal Moroccan and North Africa...

Materials

Wool

New Large Modern Moroccan Area Rug, Minimalist Style Meets Boho Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
neutral colorway woven into this piece work together creating a truly classic look. The ivory backdrop
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tribal Moroccan and North Africa...

Materials

Wool

New Large Modern Moroccan Area Rug, Minimalist Style Meets Boho Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
neutral colorway woven into this piece work together creating a truly classic look. The ivory backdrop
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tribal Moroccan and North Africa...

Materials

Wool

Large Modern Moroccan Tribal Rug, Nomadic Charm Chalet Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
woven into this piece work together creating a truly one-of-a-kind look. The abrashed beige backdrop
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tribal Moroccan and North Africa...

Materials

Wool

Oversized Neutral Moroccan Rug, Minimalist Bohemian Meets Cozy & Cohesive
Located in Dallas, TX
clutter. Fine lines composed of polychromatic hues paired with the neutral beige backdrop in this Morocan
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Organic Modern Moroccan and Nort...

Materials

Wool

Offset Lithograph Poster Homage to Jerusalem Painting by Israeli Reuven Rubin
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Surfside, FL
Palestine. From the 1930s onwards, Rubin designed backdrops for Habima Theater, the Ohel Theater and other
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Large Moroccan High-Low Rug, Organic Modern Meets Nomadic Hygge
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
large Moroccan rug features an all-over raised pattern spread across an abrashed beige backdrop. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Organic Modern Moroccan and Nort...

Materials

Wool

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the theater backdrop you’re looking for. Frequently made of fabric, canvas and paint, every theater backdrop was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a theater backdrop — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each theater backdrop bearing hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Theater Backdrop?

Prices for a theater backdrop start at $275 and top out at $28,485 with the average selling for $2,125.