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Art For Sale
Period: 1920s
Color:  Gold
Oil On Canvas "Still life with flowers and Chinese vase" By Julien Stappers
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas "Still life with flowers and Chinese vase" By Julien Stappers Biography: Julien Stappers was a Belgian painter who was born in 1875. Stappers's work has been offered ...
Category

1920s Impressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Woman Seated A Bronze Sculpture of a Woman by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
The bronze sculpture of a woman by Charles Rumsey is undated, but was created at a point in his career where he began to transition from realism to more modern, looser depictions of ...
Category

1920s American Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

African Dancer
Located in PARIS, FR
African Dancer by Gaston Broquet (1880-1947) Bronze with brown patina nuanced cast by Susse France circa 1920 Height 15 cm Biography Gaston Broquet (1880-1947) is a French sculptor. He spent his childhood in Void where his parents hold a butchery. In 1901, he received the competition of the School of Decorative Arts of Paris in the modeling section. In Paris, he studied with sculptors Jean-Antoine Injalbert and Gabriel-Jules Thomas. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes français in 1912 and obtained a medal and a travel grant. He is also awarded by the Society of French Artists at the Salon of 1920 a silver medal in the section Sculpture and etching in medals and gemstones. During the First World War, he was a soldier and then stretcher on the front and wounded in 1915. In this trench experience, he will find inspiration for his war memorials that made him famous. He also collaborates with the faience house of Quimper...
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1920s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Bronze

Bogota's Glory
Located in PARIS, FR
Bogota's Glory by Henri Bouchard (1875-1960) Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced yellow-brown patina Signed "H. Bouchard" on the base Cast by "Siot" (stamp) France circa 1927 height...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Bronze

"Bronze Steeplechase c1920 Car Mascot by A Renevey Made in France"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 5 1/2"H x 6"D at base Weighs: 4.2 lbs A Renevey was a sculptor renown for Art Deco mascots such as a rare Venus Noire female dancer mascot and ot...
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1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Large, Solid Bronze Falcon Sculpture
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Fabulous, 1920s, detailed, cast bronze falconfrom a lost wax cast by important Italian artist, Sirio Tofanari (1886-1969). Executed by the Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli in ...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

The Rape of Sabine Iconic Bronze Sculpture 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Fine Group of Sculptures in Bronze after Jean de Boulogne (Giambologna) The torturously twisting Rape of the Sabine Women is one of the finest and most technically difficult sculpt...
Category

1920s Mannerist Art

Materials

Bronze

Signed, Bronze Sculpture of Resting Dog
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Sensitively rendered, hand-cast, signed bronze sculpture of a resting dog on a naturalistic base of the same by listed French artist, Georges Lucien-Guyot (1885-1973). The animal is relaxed with head on crossed paws- a familiar and charming pose. Born to a modest family, Guyot lacked the funds for a formal education but was apprenticed to a woodcarver and gained valuable technical expertise through copying religious works from the 15th century. Turning his sights to the natural world, he frequently drew animals and plants in the Jardin des Plantes, transferring his studies to sculptures in the studio. A famous figure of the Montmartre disttrict of Paris, Guyot was the host of the famed artist salon building, the Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, he joined the group of the Twelve, created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet...
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1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Signed, Life-Sized, Abstract Figurative, Bronze Sculpture
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A chic, signed and dated, 1928, cubist style cast bronze sculpture, "L' Etudiente" by highly regarded Austria-Hungarian born artist, József Csáky (1888-1971), who was among the most ...
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1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Signed, Cast Bronze Tiger
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Tigre- A striking, vital, patinated cast bronze tiger by listed French artist, Joachim Costa (1888-1971). The piece is stamped with it's foundation locat...
Category

1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French, Cast Bronze Hounds
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An elegant pair of 1920's, patinated, bronze hounds initially conceived and created by master sculptor, J.E. Masson (1871-1932). This edition cast at the ...
Category

1920s Art

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Renée Sintenis Bronze Sculpture Young Elephant, 1926
By Renée Sintenis
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculpture conceived in 1926 by Renée Sintenis ( 1888-1965 ). Bronze with brown patina. On hind foot monogramed: RS Dimensions; Height: 3.54 in ( 9 cm )...
Category

1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Art deco mixed media on paper - Panther in a forest of bamboos by Gaston Suisse
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Panthère dans les bambous, 1926 Gouache, or et traits de crayon sur papier Signé et daté en bas à droite 15 x 15 cm (sujet) Panther in the bamboos, 1926 Gouache, pencil and gold on paper Signed and dated to the lower right Provenance Collection particulière, France - Private collection, France Bibliographie/Literature : Emmanuel Bréon "Gaston Suisse, splendeur du laque art déco", Somogy Editions d'art, Paris 2013, oeuvre décrite et reproduite page 104. (l’oeuvre décrite et reproduite est la lithographie tirée d'après l’oeuvre originale que nous présentons.) Nous présentons ici l'oeuvre originale à la gouache, or et crayon de la panthère noire. L’artiste en réalisa une gravure sur bois dont il tira lui-même une vingtaine d’épreuve. Ces épreuves ne furent pas commercialisées telles quelles, Gaston Suisse reprit chacune des épreuves en utilisant des lavis d’encre de Chine et des ors de différentes couleurs, afin d’obtenir des effets différents pour chaque épreuve, qui sont donc des œuvres originales uniques. We present here the original work in gouache, gold and pencil of the black panther. From this original, the artist made a wood engraving of which he made about twenty prints himself. These proofs were not marketed as they were, Gaston Suisse reworked each of the proofs using Indian ink washes and golds of different colors, in order to obtain different effects for each proof, which are thus unique original works. Born in 1896 in a family of artists, his father Georges was a close friend of Siegfried Bing and a great lover of Japanese art and a bibliophile. He passed his taste for art to his son whom he often took to draw at the Botanic Garden . Around 1910, Gaston Suisse, who hasn't entered yet the artistic school, met Paul Jouve, then 18 years his elder, who was already famous. In 1911, at the age of 17, he entered the National School of Decorative Art where he followed the teachings of Paul Renouard. Thanks to his knowledge and taste for the Japanese art, he chose lacquer painting as his specialty. His practice of this noble and demanding subject were so much appreciated that he was awarded with two gold medals in 1913 and 1914. Mobilized during the war , he joined the army and go in Salonika where he found his friend Jouve. In 1918, he finished his studies at the School of Applied Arts in order to perfect his training. He learned in particular the techniques of gilding and oxidation of metals. The first productions of Gaston Suisse, furniture and objects in lacquer with geometrical patterns, were an instant success and Suisse was appointed as member of Salon d'Automne in 1924, the very year of his first exhibition. Considered as an artist-decorator, his sincere and deep friendship with Jouve linked him in parallel with the groups of the animaliers of the Jardin des Plantes and became a close friend of Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. When travelling to Maghreb and Middle-East between 1923 and 1925, he produced numerous drawings representing antelopes, apes and fennec foxes...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Gold

Pan and Maidens
Located in London, GB
Silvered bronze with marble base
Category

1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Le Challenge de Gramont, 20th Century bronze sculpture of Icarus
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louise Ochsé (Belgian, 1884-1944) Le Challenge de Gramont, 1925 Bronze Signed and dated on base 21 x 12 x 9 inches Louise Ochsé was a Franco-Belgian sculptor. Born in Brussels, Belg...
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1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Pair of Russian Wolfhounds/Borzois Dog Portrait Sculptures by Scalini (aka Scali; Italian, 20th century) circa 1930's Patinated spelter 9 x 14 inches (on bases) Though rath...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Cast Stone, Bronze

The Rape of Sabine Iconic Bronze Sculpture 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Fine Group of Sculptures in Bronze after Jean de Boulogne (Giambologna) The torturously twisting Rape of the Sabine Women is one of the finest and most technically difficult sculptures in the world. Three intertwined bodies, two men and a woman, spiral upwards as the woman tries to escape the clutches of the younger man standing over the older one. It is an absolute masterpiece by the Flemish sculptor Giambologna. After the original in Florence’s Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria...
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1920s Mannerist Art

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Sculpture - Art Deco Bronze, Nude Venus doves grapes
Located in Miami, FL
This Art Deco bronze Nude Venus doves and grapes are a perfect artistic statement depicted in a wonderfully stunning deep rich green patina. This appears to...
Category

1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria, " Bronze Sculpture created circa 1920s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1920. This figure has short legs and a short torso, but a large head. They held out their hands with two objects...
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1920s Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

The Rape of Sabine Iconic Bronze Sculpture 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Fine Group of Sculptures in Bronze after Jean de Boulogne (Giambologna) The torturously twisting Rape of the Sabine Women is one of the finest and most technically difficult sculptures in the world. Three intertwined bodies, two men and a woman, spiral upwards as the woman tries to escape the clutches of the younger man standing over the older one. It is an absolute masterpiece by the Flemish sculptor Giambologna. After the original in Florence’s Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria...
Category

1920s Mannerist Art

Materials

Bronze

Venus, NeoClassical Bronze Sculpture from Alva Studios
By Alva Studios
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alva Studios Title: Venus Year: 1928 Medium: Bronze Sculpture Size: 17 in. x 7 in. x 5 in. (43.18 cm x 17.78 cm x 12.7 cm)
Category

1920s Romantic Art

Materials

Bronze

Julia
Located in Milford, NH
A fine relief cast and mounted bronze portrait profile of a woman titled “Julia” by American artist George H. Borst (1889-1969). Borst was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became known for his presidential portrait reliefs, including Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge...
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1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

"A Girl Sitting on a Stool Tying Her Shoe", 20th Century Bronze by Juan Clará
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 A GIRL SEATED ON A STOOL TYING HER SHOE signed "Juan Clara" and stamped A.G. Paris and marks L.R. 213 (on the stool ) bronze figure 6-3/8 x 3 x 4 inches (16 X 7.5 X 10 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collector, Madrid A brown patia bronze sculpture of Art Nouveau style, depicting a little girl sitting on a sidewalk tying her shoe. The plasticity that Juan Clará achieves with the bronze when shaping this beautiful little sculpture is wonderful. We notice the effort that the little girl is making to put on her shoe, her gestures and attitudes which moves us and attracts us towards her. Juan Clará Ayats. Olot (Gerona), 6.XII.1875 - Paris (France), II.1958. Sculptor Student of José Berga at the Olot School of Fine Arts, developed his training in France, first at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse, in 1896, and from 1901 in Paris. At this stage he lived with his younger brother, José Clará...
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1920s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Nude Girl with Fawn, Amazon with Fawn
Located in Miami, FL
Signed on base. This was exhibited at the Goldscheider Pavilion at the 1925 Paris Exhibition Marble base has loss to right edge and very small lose to center edge. , Bronze is in ve...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Bronze

"A Girl Sitting on a High Chair" 20th Century Bronze Sculpture by Juan Clará
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 A GIRL SITTING ON A HIGH CHAIR signed "Juan Clara" (on the back of the chair ) bronze figure 8-3/4 x 7-1/8 x 4-3/4 inches (22 X 18 X 12 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collector A young girl sitting on a high chair, with a naughty attitude that wants to escape from the high chair. She is making a great effort to get rid of the bars of the high chair, just as her whole body accompanies her to this effort. The candid and innocent attitude of the girl, but at the same time fun and mocking we love and conquer. Juan Clará Ayats. Olot (Gerona), 6.XII.1875 - Paris (France), II.1958. Sculptor Student of José Berga at the Olot School of Fine Arts, developed his training in France, first at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse, in 1896, and from 1901 in Paris. At this stage he lived with his younger brother, José Clará...
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1920s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

"A Girl Bust" 20th Century Bronze Sculpture by Spanish Artist Juan Clará Ayats
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 A GIRL BUST signed "Juan Clara" and Buenos Aires stamp mark (on the back ) bronze figure 6-3/8 x 4-1/8 x 4-1/8 inches (16 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm.) 8 x 4-1/8 x 4-1/8 inches (20 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm.) base included PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collector Art Noveau bronze...
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1920s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

"Art Nouveau Sculptural Bronze Group of Children", 20th Century by Juan Clará
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 ART NOUVEAU BRONZE GROUP OF CHILDREN signed "Juan Clara" (lower right on the bench) bronze sculpter group 4-3/4 x 6 x 3-1/2 inches (12 X 15 X 9 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collector Juan Clará's Art Nouveau bronze sculptural group representing two boys and a girl sitting on a bench in a funny and surprise attitude to something they are seeing. Juan Clará's Art Nouveau bronze sculptural group representing two boys and a girl sitting on a bench in a funny and surprise attitude to something they are seeing. Juan Clará Ayats. Olot (Gerona), 6.XII.1875 - Paris (France), II.1958. Sculptor Student of José Berga at the Olot School of Fine Arts, developed his training in France, first at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse, in 1896, and from 1901 in Paris. At this stage he lived with his younger brother, José Clará...
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1920s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

'The Kiss', Two Young Lovers Embracing, French Lost Wax Bronze Figural Group
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed 'G. Flamand' for Georges Flamand (French, 1895-1925) and created circa 1920. Standing on a later striated, jade-green marble base. Base dimensions: 1.25 H x 4.25 D x 7.5 W Inc...
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1920s Rococo Art

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Bronze

"Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptural of a Boy and Girl", 20th Century by Juan Clará
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 ART NOUVEAU SCULPTURAL BRONZE OF A BOY AND GIRL signed "Juan Clara" (on the lower left ) sculptural bronze 4-3/8 x 4-3/8 x 3-1/2 inches (11 X 11 X 9 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collector Art Nouveau Bronze sculpture representing a boy and a girl sitting on a stool in a funny and surprised attitude to something they are seeing. Sgned "Juan Clará" lower left with the foundry seal and marks on the right side of the bench Juan Clará Ayats. Olot (Gerona), 6.XII.1875 - Paris (France), II.1958. Sculptor Student of José Berga at the Olot School of Fine Arts, developed his training in France, first at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse, in 1896, and from 1901 in Paris. At this stage he lived with his younger brother, José Clará...
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1920s Art Nouveau Art

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Bronze

"A Girl Climbed on a Stool Holding a Doll", 20th Century Bronze by Juan Clará
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 A GIRL CLIMBED ON A STOOL HOLDING A DOLL signed "Juan Clara" (on the stool seat) bronze figure 12-1/4 x 3-1/2 X 3-3/8 inches (31 X 9 X 8.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collector, France Art Nouveau bronze sculpture depicting a young girl standing on a stool with a doll in her right hand, and a shovel on the left hand, the bucket dropped on the stool seat. José Clará...
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1920s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Europa & Zeus
Located in Wien, Wien
Europe & Zeus (divine love) Europa the daughter of the Phoenician king of Tyre, Agenor and Zeus in love in the shape of the bull. Bronze, on onyx pedestal Signed: Bruno Zach
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Bronze

"Charles Lindbergh Book Ends, " Cast Bronze created in 1929 by an Unknown Artist
Located in Milwaukee, WI
These cast bronze book ends were created by an unknown artist. They depict the American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer, and env...
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1920s Other Art Style Art

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Bronze

"A Girl Sitting on a Stool Tying Her Shoe", 20th Century Bronze by Juan Clará
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN CLARÁ AYATS Spanish, 1878 - 1958 A GIRL SEATED ON A STOOL TYING HER SHOE signed "Juan Clara" and stamped A.G. Paris (on the stool ) bronze figure 6-3/8 x 3 x 4 inches (16 X 7.5 X 10 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collector, France Gilded bronze sculpture of Art Nouveau style, depicting a little girl sitting on a sidewalk tying her shoe. The plasticity that Juan Clará achieves with the bronze when shaping this beautiful little sculpture is wonderful. We notice the effort that the little girl is making to put on her shoe, her gestures and attitudes which moves us and attracts us towards her. Juan Clará Ayats. Olot (Gerona), 6.XII.1875 - Paris (France), II.1958. Sculptor Student of José Berga at the Olot School of Fine Arts, developed his training in France, first at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse, in 1896, and from 1901 in Paris. At this stage he lived with his younger brother, José Clará...
Category

1920s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Head of Man - Bronze Sculpture by Amedeo Bocchi - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Head of Man is an original artwork realized by Amedeo Bocchi in 1920 ca. This little sculpture is made in gilded bronze. The original wax model is published on the artist's monogra...
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1920s Art

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Bronze

"Galleons"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: M. Elizabeth Price (1877 – 1965) Harer signed period frame. Mary Elizabeth Price was born in West Virginia and raised on a farm in Solebury, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of New Hope. She studied at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Hugh Breckenridge. Additionally, she studied in New Hope with William Lathrop. Following her art studies, Price went to New York. While there, she conducted the “Baby...
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1920s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Water Carrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE LE FAGUAYS "WATER CARRIER" BRONZE AND ALABASTER, SIGNED ELECTRIFIED FRANCE, C.1925 15.5 INCHES A French sculptor of lithe female f...
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1920s Art Deco Art

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Bronze

Little Red Riding Hood Inkwell
Located in Missouri, MO
Antoine Bofill "Little Red Riding Hood" Bronze Inkwell 6H x 10W x 6D Signed Inscribed: 25 Septembre 1920 Antoine Bofill was born in Barcelona i...
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1920s Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Winged Buffalo Bronze 1921
By Badeau Georges Laurent
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze Sculpture with Black Patina dated 1929 Signed G.L.BADEAU and dated 1929 on the corner of the base Seal of the founder BISCEGLIA on the base Put on an independent marble Pedest...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture "Japanese Dancer I" by Bernhard Hoetger
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze with brown patina, 1923 by Bernhard Hoetger ( 1874-1949 ), Germany. Signed and numbered. Very good condition. Height: 5.98 in ( 15,2 cm ), Width: 3.54 in ( 9 cm ), Depth: 2.44...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

Nude Girl Venus doves grapes Art Deco Vénus Bronze colombes aux raisins
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful deep rich green patina, signed and dated on base lower right Alexia Rudier Foundry
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

Victor Heinrich Seifert Bronze "Die Trinkende", 1922
By Victor Heinrich Seifert
Located in Berlin, DE
Woman nude sculpture, 1922 by Victor Heinrich Seifert ( 1870-1953 ), Vienna. Bronze on marble base. Signed on the base: Victor H. Seifert. Height: 27.56 in ( 70 cm ), Width: 8.07 in...
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1920s Art

Materials

Bronze

Child's Restaurant Waitress
Located in Boston, MA
Dudley Vaill Talcott, American (1899-1986), Child's Restaurant Waitress, circa 1929. Number 1 of 12, cast 2011. Stamped with the artists' initials; DVT and dated on base. Other ve...
Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Parvati
By Allan Clark
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bronze sculpture by Allan Clark originally casted in 1927. A nude figure sculpture of Parvati, the Hindu goddess of love. Artist: Allan Clark (after), American (1896 - 1950) T...
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1920s Romantic Art

Materials

Bronze

Nu Assis Dans Un Fauteuil
By Chana Orloff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Chana Orloff was a Ukranian-born Israeli sculptor, who created many sculptures that focused on the human form. This editioned sculpture has a signature, date, and foundry stamp inscr...
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1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Bronze

Symmetric Torso
Located in ZEIST, UT
(After) Alexander Archipenko- Symmetric Torso Bronze, 1921 Signed and dated, not numbered Size: approximately; 71.5 x 15.0 x 8.0 cm Casting year and edition unknown The work comes fr...
Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Bronze

Pierrot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ERNEST GAZAN 1895-1979 "PIERROT" BRONZE AND MARBLE, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1925 30 INCHES Ernest Gazan 1895-1979 Gazan was a painter and sculptor. He was well known for decorati...
Category

1920s Art Deco Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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