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Art For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Color-Field
Portrait of Christine Bonnar the Artist's Wife - British Art Deco Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
This alluring Art Deco portrait oil painting is by former British Newlyn artist John Da Costa. Painted circa 1930 the painting is of Christine Bonnar, the artist's wife. She was the ...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Oil

Still Life of Wallflowers - Scottish 1920's exh. floral art flower oil painting
By Andrew Law
Located in London, GB
This rich and vibrant Scottish still life oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Andrew Law. It was painted circa 1920 and has a Glasgow Club exhibition label verso entitling the p...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Oil

Morceaux Choisis
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 ) " Morceaux Choisis " est un dessin à l'encre brune et légère estompe au crayon noir , exécuté en 1932 , il représente un profil de femme . 19 x 11 cm . si...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Ink

Sir Francis Drake Hotel San Francisco 1930, B and W Photography by Ralph Young
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Ralph Young Studios, San Francisco. View of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel building in 1930. Features...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Silver Gelatin

R.B. FELTRAP, Oil on canvas, Nude, 1937
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas signed R.B.FELTRAP, France, 1937. Nude. With frame : 101.5x82.5 cm - 40x32.5 inches ; without frame : 92x73 cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. Format 30F. Signed and dated "R.B.Fe...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Canvas, Oil

Les Filles Final By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990 | Russian-French Les filles final (The Final Girls) Signed “Erté” (lower right) Inscribed No. 18.340 (en verso) Gouache on paper An elaborate de...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

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Paper, Gouache

After the Rain Original Oil Painting with Hourse by Andrei Sitsko
Located in Sempach, LU
“After the Rain” continues the paintings from the series “City Parks." Calm, balanced hues. Raindrops are scattered on the surface of the canvas like beads. Cobalt blue and its shade...
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2010s Art Deco Art

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Canvas, Oil

Flower labyrinth
Located in Sempach, LU
Flower labyrinth Original floral painting on canvas 70x70 cm
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2010s Art Deco Art

Materials

Oil

Pekingese Portrait - British Art Deco oil painting dog interior animal artist
Located in London, GB
A beautiful British portrait of a Pekingese dog by George Denholm Armour. Dated to circa 1920, it is a superb Art Deco animal portrait with bold brush strokes and vibrant colour. The...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Oil

Original Vintage Train Travel Poster Tandil Health Retreat Argentina Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage train travel poster for Tandil F.C.S. Las Sierras Distraccion y Salud / The Mountains Relaxation and Health featuring a scenic Art Deco view of the edge of a buildin...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Paper

Portrait of Juliana - British Art Deco pencil charcoal drawing of a woman
Located in London, GB
A fine large charcoal and pencil drawing by British listed artist James Stroudley. Executed in 1930, it is a stunning example of a 1930s Art Deco portrait. Very strong and bold, it d...
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1930s Art Deco Art

Materials

Charcoal, Color Pencil

Pamela Abercromby - British Art Deco 30's portrait oil painting lady in green
Located in London, GB
A large and stunning Art Deco oil on canvas portrait in gallery condition which depicts a lady in a green art deco dress. Painted in 1933 it is a fine evocative thirties portrait pa...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Oil

Art Deco Costume Design - Eva
Located in Miami, FL
The paper in some of these photos looks overly textured due to the sharpness of the high-res digital camera. In person, with the human eye, the paper looks reasonably smooth with out blemishes. For this fashion illustration, Georges Lepape paints a stunning abstract pattern for the subject dress that is repeated in her hair. The work represents an early use of metallic paint, with silver metallic in the dress and bronze metallic in the blouse. Lepape's highly detailed drawing becomes more evident the closer you look. It's quite amazing how deftly he rendered facial feature on such a small scale. "Eva" 1918 Gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper Signed and dated, lower right: '1918' Inscribed, verso: "Costume for L'enfantement du mort, (miracle en pourpre, et or.). Devised by Marcel L'Herbier and performed at the Théatre Edouard VII and the Comédie des Champs-Elysées, 1919" Provenance: Ex-collection Lucien...
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1910s Art Deco Art

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Ink, Gouache, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Golden Fleece
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté designed Golden Fleece for a Folies-Bergére scene entirtled "The Golden Fleece" and a 1926 George White's Scandals scene entitled "La Toison d'or." Erté, whose artistic style was influenced in part by a childhood admiration of classic Greek art, was always drawn to a good story with a sense of drama – typified by Greek tragedy. Catalogue - Erté: The Last Works (Dutton, pgs. 115, 207). From the total edition of 462; numbered 215/375 (there were also 50 Roman and 37 AP). Referring to the legend of Jason and the Argonauts, the Golden Fleece sculpture depicts an elegant woman in a classic Greek garment. The curled horns of the ram style her headdress, elegant in appearance and yet fierce in battle. Descending from these horns is the golden fleece itself, its curly mane covering the woman to her toes. Her gown, a gracefully draped toga, is designed to leave one breast bared, in the folkloric tradition of the Amazon tribe of women warriors...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

Albert Solon's 1934 original travel poster - Air France Réseau aérien mondial
Located in PARIS, FR
In the realm of travel advertising and design, Albert Solon's 1934 original travel poster for 'Air France Réseau Aérien Mondial' stands as a timeless testament to the allure of globa...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Women Of The Eastern Village. Andrée Karpelès (Paris, 1885 - Grasse, 1956).
Located in Firenze, IT
Women of the Eastern Village. Andrée Karpelès (Paris, 1885 - Grasse, 1956). A charcoal drawing on paper, from the beginning of the 20th century, representing 3 peasant women dresse...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Art

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Charcoal, Paper

Original Golden Arrow Poster by Fix Masseau Hand Signed 1989
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This Fix-Masseau illustrated poster of the Golden Arrow is a not only great reminder of the artist’s practiced Art Deco niche but as well a reminder of the luxury of the Golden Arrow...
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1980s Art Deco Art

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Lithograph

Vase Ormeaux
Located in Miami, FL
Rene Lalique "Vase Ormeaux" White blown molded glass with patina and high color 7,5 x 7,5 in Appears in the 1928 and 1932 catalogs. Catalog Raisonne #984
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Blown Glass

La Mystérieuse
Located in Greenwich, CT
La Mystérieuse was inspired by Erté’s design for a wedding gown published in Harper’s Bazar in 1923. Erté wrote, “The name comes from the effect of mystery of this exquisite outfit. ...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

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Bronze

Nude "odalisque Aux Pantins" Belgian Modern School By Georges Brasseur 1930
Located in Gavere, BE
"Nude "odalisque Aux Pantins" Belgian Modern School By Georges Brasseur 1930" Georges BRASSEUR was an artist born in Belgium in 1880 and died in 1950. His works went up for sale at p...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Gold Leaf

Dancer Study
By Christian Bérard
Located in London, GB
Pen and ink on paper, 27cm x 20cm, (54cm x 48cm framed). Provenance: Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York. Bérard, an artist, fashion illustrator and de...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Paper, Pen

Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco 1930's painting young lady red lipstick
Located in London, GB
A fine detailed watercolour on paper by Royal Academician William Dring who was a noted portrait artist of the 20th century. This portrait depicts a young woman in profile - and was painted circa 1937. A very evocative Art Deco portrait. In excellent condition and framed in gallery frame. A fine example of mid 20th century British portraiture...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

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Watercolor

Design for Women’s Western Wear, Hattie Carnegie
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman in Western wear. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A...
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1940s Art Deco Art

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Watercolor, Pencil

Vincent Glinsky Alabaster Reclining Nude Sculpture c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vincent Glinsky Alabaster Reclining Nude Sculpture c.1950 9" long x 4.5" deep x 7.5" high Signed at the base Good vintage condition Vincent Glins...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Art

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Alabaster

The Carrying of the Cross
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
The Carrying of the Cross 1926 Original wood engraving 12.0 x 12.5cm (Image) Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, letter cutter, ...
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1910s Art Deco Art

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Engraving

Alexandria
By Buckley MacGurrin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BUCKLEY MACGURRIN "ALEXANDRIA" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED AMERICAN, DATED 1949 EXHIBITED: DALZELL-HATFIELD GALLERY 14 X 20 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacG...
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1940s Art Deco Art

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Oil, Canvas

Original Antique Poster Art Deco Scarf Rene Vincent Bather Fashion Design
Located in London, GB
Original antique poster featuring a stunning design by the influential French Art Deco illustrator Rene Vincent (1879-1936) of a smiling lady wearing a fashionable bathing suit danci...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Paper

Acte I, La Grande Duchesse By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990 | Russian-French Acte I, La Grande Duchesse Signed “Erté” (lower right) Inscribed "La Traviata / 1er acte / Entrée des invités / Composition orig...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

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Paper, Gouache

1929 American Male Academic Nude Crouching Bronze Sculpture EXCELLENT DETAILS
Located in New York, NY
Philip Shelton Sears 1868-1953 was an American tennis player and sculptor. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer Shelton. His brother Richard Sears, was also a...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Bronze

Portrait of a Boy in White Shirt - Scottish 1920's Art Deco male oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Art Deco portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Cowan Dobson. Painted in 1923 it is a really light and bright portrait of a young boy. The light catching his white shirt and face illuminate him beautifully as his blue eyes gaze at the artist/viewer. The brushwork, for example on his hair and shirt are superb. This stunning portrait is finished off in a gorgeous original frame. A excellent example of Cowan Dobson's work. Signed and date (19)23 lower right. Provenance. Scottish estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, unframed size is20 inches by 16 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed behind glass in a beautiful ornate gilt frame. Framed size is 28 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. David Cowan Dobson (1894–1980), referred to as 'Cowan' Dobson ARBA (1919), RBA (1922), was a leading Scottish portrait artist of his day. Dobson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, the second son of the Scottish portrait painter Henry John Dobson (1858–1928).Dobson started his career in Scotland. He was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and studied art in Edinburgh, London and Paris. In 1918 he was using his father's studio at Dalry. Around 1920 he moved to London and from then on he worked and resided mainly in London. Occasionally, he would work in and around Glasgow. He is said to have rented Kenmure Castle, in New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, in the 1930s and 1940s to entertain and paint fashionable sitters. Dobson mainly worked in oils but also painted some fine water-colour scenes. He painted in the tradition of the academic nineteenth century with mostly a rather darker colour scheme, while his brother Henry, influenced by the Modernist movement in Edinburgh, painted more colourful portraits. Although he painted some fine portraits of well known men, like Earl Attlee, Earl Beatty and Harold Wilson, Dobson also portrayed "fashionable London ladies". Dobson was married to Phyllis Bowyer, who was the brains behind his financial success. She made Dobson one of London's leading society portrait painters. She herself sat for the photographer Alexander Bassano, the resulting portrait now being at the National Portrait Gallery, London. During World War I, Dobson was commissioned by the Royal Air Force section of the Imperial War Museum to paint portraits of three recipients of the Victoria Cross. Dobson painted portraits of Lt. Col. L.W. Brabazon Rees, Sgt Mottershead and Flight Lt. A.W. Beauchamps-Proctor. Dobson first exhibited at Royal Academy when aged only nineteen and began showing at the Royal Scottish Academy four years later. Dobson's works were also exhibited at the Royal Society of Arts, Royal Society of Water-colourers, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Cambrian Academy, Fine Art Society and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Dobson enjoyed significant commercial success and thirty-six of his paintings, almost all portraits, are held in UK public collections including Glasgow Museums, The National Galleries of Scotland, Imperial War Museum, Paisley Art...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Oil

Original Vintage Travel Poster Lake Como Art Deco Bathers Comersee Italy Italien
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Comersee Italien / Lake Como Italy featuring a stunning Art Deco scene of people in fashionable summer clothing and elegant swimming costumes in th...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Paper

Constant Gardener series-Limited Edition#6-gallery collection-UK Award Artist
Located in London, GB
This painting is one of the Summer Bloom series Shizico Yi started in 2022. Veronica and Hydrangea (in the painting) are the summer elements in her garden, Shizico cultivated these d...
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2010s Art Deco Art

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Metal

Ornements d'Oreilles, 1929 (#3.542)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Possibly created as a design for one of Harper's Bazar's 1929 monthly editions, Ornements d'Oreilles (#3.542) is also similar to a design Erté considered for his 'Art to Wear' jewelr...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Gouache, Paper

Louis PASTOUR (1876-1948) French Post Impressionist 1928 Art Deco Period
Located in Holywell, GB
Louis PASTOUR (1876-1948) Cannes 1928 A delightful painting of a coastal landscape depicting fishing boats and figures on a beach near Cannes by the French post impressionist artis...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Oil

Riccobaldi's 1936 travel poster for 'Riva Torbole Lago di Garda' - Italy
Located in PARIS, FR
Riccobaldi's 1936 travel poster for 'Riva Torbole Lago di Garda' is a captivating glimpse into the serene beauty of Italy's Lake Garda. Created in collaboration with ENIT (Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo), Italy's National Tourist Board, this poster evokes the tranquil allure of a lakeside getaway. Riccobaldi, a visionary travel artist, transported viewers to far-off destinations through his art. His depiction of Lake Garda's pristine shores, with sailboats and sunbathing figures, captures the essence of this idyllic retreat. The poster's color palette mirrors...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Paper, Lithograph

NEW German Steel Fireplace - Blossom II - outdoor ornament - medium conus base
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Shipping costs on request German Steel Fireplace "Blossom II" d = 55 cm with medium conus base 80 cm. This fire blossom is the eye-catcher in your garden. Due to the good air suppl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Art

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Steel

Original Air France Far-East vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Air France "Far - East" original travel poster by artist Guy Georget; under the artistic direction of Jean Carlu. Conservation linen-backed and ready to frame. This difficult-to-find original Air France poster was printed in Frame by Bedos & Cie, Paris. Restored tear in bottom and touched up in outer white border. Presents very well. The center focal point is a pagoda-shaped building with three tall bamboo spears growing up the left side. A windsock fish is flying in the air about the building. Bright and vibrant orange and greens with contrasting dark red, grey, and black bring this vintage original poster...
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1950s Art Deco Art

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Lithograph

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster NYK Line Around The World Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Around the World Eastward or Westward with NYK Line - featuring a stunning streamlined Art Deco design by the Swedish artist Gosta Georgi...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Paper

ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER L'EAU
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER Brand: RIVE GAUCHE LITHO , INC. Title: L'EAU Type of Advertising: Drinks SIZE: 52" X 36 Date of Creation: 1990-1998 Country of Manufacture: France Origin...
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1990s Art Deco Art

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Lithograph

Original Vintage Travel Poster Italian Lakes ENIT Como Lake Maggiore Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for the Oberitalienische Seen / Northern Italian Lakes featuring a stunning Art Deco view past a tall tree and village on the coastline towards hills a...
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1930s Art Deco Art

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Paper

Self Portrait with Cat - Scottish 1920's Art Deco Oil Painting female artist
By Helen Margaret MacKenzie
Located in London, GB
A stunning original Art Deco oil painting on canvas by noted British artist Helen Margaret MacKenzie. It is very evocative of the 1920’s Art Deco period and depicts the artist in a ...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Oil

Starfish
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté originally created this image as a costume design for the "Fonds de la Mer," a presentation of the Folies Bergere in 1919. Catalogue - Erté: The Last Works (Dutton, pgs. 108, 2...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

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Bronze

WILLOW TREE
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
"Willow Tree" (Bronze) by Erte Type: Sculpture Media: Patina on Bronze Image Dimensions: 24 3/4" x 12" x 5 1/2" Year Produced: 1989 Edition Size: 375 Numbered, I-L Roman Numerals, 37...
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1980s Art Deco Art

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Bronze

The Hunting
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Hunting is a sculptural interpretation of Autumn, a lithograph from Erté’s The Four Seasons. It represents a beautiful creature – half woman, half animal – wounded by a cruel hun...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

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Bronze

Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style
Located in Woodbury, CT
Davis Kemp Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style. Very well drawn nude study of two women from 1928 in t...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Paper, Chalk

KISS OF FIRE
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
"Kiss of Fire" (Bronze) by Erte Type: Sculpture Media: Patina on Bronze Image Dimensions: 21" High Year Produced: 1984 Edition Size: 300 Numbered, 30 AP, 9 HC Condition: Excellent
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1980s Art Deco Art

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Bronze

Original Vintage Iconic ENIT Travel Poster By Cassandre Venice Venezia Gondola
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster by the notable poster artist A.M. Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron Cassandre; 1901-1968) published for the Venezia Graphic Design Conference in 19...
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1950s Art Deco Art

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Paper

Neo Deco – 02-02-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Extending the Series This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 02-02-23’ follows one in the same series. However, for the last one I used my regular model. This time I got ye...
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2010s Art Deco Art

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Pencil

Luminous Dawn (dramatic sunrise landscape silkscreen by top color field painter)
Located in New York, NY
Jules Olistki Luminous Dawn (from Vera List Print Program, Mostly Mozart, Lincoln Center), 1997 Silkscreen on wove paper 24 1/2 × 35 inches Signed and dated in pencil and numbered 'A...
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1990s Color-Field Art

Materials

Screen

"Mignon" Decca design
Located in Greenwich, CT
This design for Decca Records likely dates to the 1950s, and perhaps specifically the 1953 recording with Janine Micheau, conducted by Georges Sébastian. Signed recto 'Erté' mid-righ...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

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Gouache, Paper

Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style
Located in Woodbury, CT
Davis Kemp Early 20th century Red Chalk drawing of Art Deco nude women with Bob hair style. Very well drawn nude study of two women from 1928 in t...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Portrait of Violet Ann Gilbert - British 1920s art oil painting exh Paris Salon
Located in London, GB
A stunning portrait oil painting of Violet Ann Gilbert which was painted by James Peter Quinn in 1929 and was exhibited at The Paris Salon of that year. A beautiful portrait of a young woman from the nineteen twenties. In excellent condition and framed in the original period frame. This is a fine painting by a noted listed artist and a great example of an early 20th century portrait painting. Signed lower left. Provenance. Exhibited at the Paris Salon 1929, labels verso. Condition. Oil on canvas in excellent condition, image size 40 inches by 30 inches. Housed in its original gallery frame, framed size is 47 by 37 inches. Excellent condition. James Peter Quinn (1869-1951) was born on 4 December 1869 at 60 Bourke Street, Melbourne, third son of John Quinn, restaurant-keeper born in Antigua, West Indies, and his English wife Ann, née Long. Little is known of Quinn's childhood and early education; both parents died when he was young. His guardians apprenticed him to an engraver, but he undertook part-time studies at the school of design, National Gallery of Victoria, under Frederick McCubbin in 1887-89, and at the school of painting under George Folingsby and Bernard Hall in 1890-93. Awarded several student prizes, he won the gallery's travelling scholarship in 1893. Quinn went to London in 1894 but quickly left for Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian, at the Académie des Beaux-Arts under Jean Paul Laurens, and with Colarossi and Delécluse. He returned to London about 1902 and married fellow art-student Blanche Louise Guernier there on 29 September. By 1904 he had exhibited with the Royal Academy of Arts and went on to establish a reputation as a highly successful portrait painter. His finest and most sensitive work was produced before 1910. His family were the subjects of many paintings, including 'Mère et Fils', awarded an honourable mention at the Old Salon, Paris, in 1912. He also painted many self-portraits. His many commissioned works included portraits of Joseph Chamberlain, the Duchess of York and, later, the Duke of Windsor. In 1918-19 he was an official war artist with the Australian Imperial Force in France, and exhibited war paintings at the Grafton Galleries, London. In 1919, with George Coates, he was an official artist to the Canadian War Records. He was a council-member of the London Portrait Society, and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, exhibiting regularly with them and the Royal Academy, and in Paris with the Old and New salons. Quinn's sudden return to Australia in December 1935, alone, followed the death of his gifted artist-son René. He held exhibitions at the Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, in 1936 and the Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery the next year. Quinn ostensibly returned as an acclaimed artist, was invited to rejoin the Victorian Artists' Society he had joined first in 1888, and was its president (but for one year) in 1937-50. Yet a coolness existed. Though he had little in common with the modernist painters of the period, his commitment to a tolerant brotherhood of artists found no allies among the aggressively conservative old guard. In 1937 he clashed publicly with (Sir) Robert Menzies who in opening a V.A.S. exhibition denigrated modern art. In spite of the affection felt for him by many artists and students, Quinn was somewhat isolated. He continued to exhibit, winning the Crouch prize, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, in 1941. In the mid-1940s he taught briefly at the National Gallery school. A lover of good food, wine and conversation, Quinn delighted in mixing with all classes. Frequenting the haunts of journalists, writers and the more Bohemian fringe, he was easily recognizable with his bow tie, grey curly hair and cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. Survived by one son, he died of cancer on 18 February 1951 at Prahran and was buried in St Kilda cemetery. His war portraits are held by the Australian War...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Oil

Arabian Nights, Sea Monster - The Thousand and One Nights
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Miami, FL
Arabian Nights, Sea Monster - The Thousand and One Nights Gustaf Tenggren - Attributed - unsigned, unframed. Good condition with very slight toning.
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1940s Art Deco Art

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

1935 original poster by Brunelleschi - L'art italien XIXe XXe siècles Art Deco
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1935, the Italian artist Brunelleschi Umberto harnessed this power in his original poster for "L'art italien XIXe XXe siècles," a celebration o...
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1930s Art Deco Art

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Arabian Nights
Located in Greenwich, CT
In 1919, Erté began work with the greatest French music-hall star of her day, Gaby Deslys. It was for Ms. Deslys’ appearance in the production of Les Rois des Legendes that Erté crea...
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20th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

The Close of Day - British 20s Art Deco exhibited oil painting harvest landscape
By Frederick George Swaish
Located in London, GB
A superb pastoral oil painting by British listed artist Frederick George Swaish and painted in 1923. He was a noted British artist of the inter war period and a regular exhibitor at ...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Oil

Diana the Huntress, French Art Deco Artemis Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a stunning French Art Deco bronze sculpture figurine. The statue features a stylized freestyle interpretation of Artemis or Diana the Huntress (Diane Chasseresse). The nude f...
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1930s Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

"Lakme" Decca design
Located in Greenwich, CT
This design for a Decca recording of Lakme likely dates to the 1950s, and specifically to the 1952 recording with Mado Robin, conductor Georges Sébastian, at the Théâtre National de ...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Art

Materials

Gouache, Paper

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When you’re living with art, particularly as people more often work from home and enjoy their spaces, it’s important to choose art that resonates with you. While the richness of art with its many movements, styles and histories can be overwhelming, the key is to identify what is appealing and inspiring. Artwork can play with the surrounding color of a room, creating a layered approach. The dynamic shapes and sizes of sculptures can set different moods, such as a bronze by Miguel Guía on a mantel or an Alexander Calder mobile suspended over a table. A wall of art can evoke emotions in an interior while showing off your tastes and interests. A salon-style wall mixing eclectic pieces like landscape paintings with charcoal drawings is a unique way to transform a space and show off a collection.

For art meditating on the subconscious, investigate Surrealists like Joan Miró and Salvador Dalí. Explore Pop art and its leading artists such as Andy Warhol, Rosalyn Drexler and Keith Haring for bright and bold colors. Not only did these artists question art itself, but also how we perceive society. Similarly, 20th-century photography and abstract painting reconsidered the intent of art.

Abstract Expressionists like Helen Frankenthaler and Lee Krasner and Color Field artists including Sam Gilliam broke from conventional ideas of painting, while Op artists such as Yaacov Agam embraced visual trickery and kinetic movement. Novel visuals are also integral to contemporary work influenced by street art, such as sculptures and prints by KAWS.

Realist portraiture is a global tradition reflecting on what makes us human. This is reflected in the work of Slim Aarons, an American photographer whose images are at once candid and polished and appeared in Holiday magazine and elsewhere. Innovative artists Mickalene Thomas and Kerry James Marshall are now offering new perspectives on the form.

Collecting art is a rewarding, lifelong pursuit that can help connect you with the creative ways historic, modern and contemporary artists have engaged with the world. For more tips on piecing together an art collection, see our guide to buying and displaying art.

A variety of authentic art is available on 1stDibs. Explore art at auction and the 1stDibs NFT art marketplace, too. 

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