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Paintings For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Feminist
Andre Hambourg “Nu Couchee” Large Oil Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
André Hambourg (French, 1909-1999)
Title and Date: Nu couchée, 1933
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 21-1/2 x 32 inches (54.6 x 81.3 cm)
Framed: 28.75 x 39 inches
Signed and dated lower right: ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large vintage oil painting on canvas, R.Young, ballerina, signed, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original oil painting on canvas by R.Young, depicting a ballerina sitting on the floor and wearing pointe shoes.
Signed in a lower right corner R.Young. The painting has ...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil
Handsome Men at Race Track , Horse Racing
Located in Miami, FL
Done most likely for Look Magazine, Sports Illustrated and Playboy or perhaps an advertising agency. Work is framed in a simple metal frame
Category
1970s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Les Travestis By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Les travestis (The Transvestites)
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed "No. 18.363 / Moi, j'aime le music-hall / Les Travestis" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Erté’s costume...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Dans La Loge
By Dimitri Bouchene
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, signed (lower left), 63cm x 49cm (framed 75cm x 60cm).
Bouchéne was a Russian artist and costume and set designer for theatre, opera and ballet. Primarily working ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
A Chinese Company playing Droughts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
ERWIN BINDEWALD (1897-1950)
Two men playing draughts, a girl with the red book standing behind them
Signed and dated E. Bindewald d.j., 27
Oil on canvas, 140.5 x 90.5 cm
In black and gilt gesso frame.
Note:
Bindewald was born in Charlottenburg. He moved to Berlin in 1914 where he studied till 1924 at the Berliner Kunst Akademie. Bindewald travelled in Europe, but mainly stayed in Germany and certainly never was in China. This painting was made in Europe, presumably in the China Town of Berlin. Bindewald received several commisions in Germany from factory owners who wanted their factories painted inside, usually with workers, as well as outside. In the present painting the sitter on the right seems to be a man with a Manchurian background, wearing the brown coat reserved for the highest aristocracy in China.
In China the black sleeve-ends completely cover the hands, indicating that the high aristocracy does not have to do any manuel labour. This man clearly is not a factory worker but he possibly is the (co)- owner of the factory in the background and as such might need his hands to do at least some writing. The man on the left in the modern Western suit...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gysie by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Gysie
Signed "Erté"(lower right)
Inscribed "No. 5442" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
An enthralling pink gown by Erté is namedGysie,...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Mistinguett by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Mistinguett
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Stamped "Composition originale" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Erté designed this costume fo...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
La Princesse Lointaine: Porteurs d' Eventails (original gouache on paper)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Original on Gouache on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled, dated with dedication on verso by Erte. Stamped "Composition originale". Frame size 29 x 24.5 inches. Artwork s...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Don't be Drowned, Travel Underground - 1927 art deco Underground poster design
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
Don't be drowned, travel underground
Gouache
11 x 6 cm
1927
Signed, dated and inscribed 'Poster design 12.5" x 20" executed 1927'
Provenance: Family of t...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Pansies, 1930s art deco design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
Pansies
Gouache
30 x 47 cm
c.1930
Label to reverse 'Baynard Press', Signed lower right, further signed in pencil and dated 1929.
Provenance: Family of the...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
War is War, 1930s art deco book cover design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
War is War
Gouache
21 x 19 cm (full sheet size 38 x 28 cm)
c.1930
With signature and title from applied support paper
Provenance: Family of the artist
...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Presents for George, Mary & Gladys, 1930s art deco poster design
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
Presents for George, Mary & Gladys
Gouache and collage
46 x 33 cm
c.1930
Provenance: Family of the artist
A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Cat and Cockerel, Oil and Gold on Panel by Georges Manzana Pissarro, 1925
Located in London, GB
Cat and Cockerel by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Oil and gold on panel
65 x 94 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 37 inches)
Signed and dated, Manzana Pissarro 1925
This work is accompanied by ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gold
Martha, Act I (Chicago Opera), 1925
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Martha, Act I (Chicago Opera) from 1925 is a gouache on paper measuring approximately 9 x 7 inches and framed in a custom, closed-corner frame. Signed recto 'Erté' mid-right and stamped with Erte's Villa Excelsior block stamp and 'Composition originale' verso. Annotated in fountain pen verso 'No 659 Martha I acte Pour Madame Ganna Walska...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Portrait of Thomas Glass, seated half-length, in a brown three-piece suit
Located in Miami, FL
Signed 'ORPEN' (upper left)
Sitter is bathed in warm window light that creates subtle patter of light and shadow in the background. Artists depicts Mr. Glass in a beige and brown ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil
Art Deco nude young woman in mirror Modernist portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Laura M. GREENWOOD (1897-1951).
Nude Woman with Tropical Plant Interior, ca. 1930's
Oil on artist panel, 16 x 20 inches.
Signed lower right. Would benefit from a cleaning. Origi...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Final - La Gamme - Russian Art Deco Fashion Design
By Erté
Located in London, GB
ERTE (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990
St. Petersburg 1892-1990 (Russian/French)
Title: Final - La Gamme
Technique: Original Hand Signed Gouache on paper
size: 31.4 x 15.4 cm / 12.4...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Fashion Illustration of Elegant woman in Bob Mackie dress perhaps for Cher
Located in Miami, FL
Most likely done for Cher. Gouache and watercolor on Arches paper. There is some minor undulation of the paper suface but only visible under raking light. Nicely framed and read...
Category
1980s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Sarasota Lady female figure with handbag light colors Florida interior
Located in Brooklyn, NY
part of a series of women with handbags signed on reverse
Category
2010s Feminist Paintings
Materials
Wood, 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 sl...
Category
1940s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Deschmacker, Young Woman Lying By The Sea, Watercolor
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Paul-Alex Deschmacker, France, 1920s. This watercolor is in the classical period populated by mythological characters of Paul-Alex Deschmacker, itself becoming part of ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antonius Johannes KRISTIANS (1883-1957), "At the Bar"
Located in Paris, FR
- Gouache on paper.
- Signed at bottom left.
- Around 1920.
Dimensions
H : 49 cm L : 65 cm/H : 19.3 in W : 25.6 in (unframed)
H : 67 cm L : 87 cm/H: 26.38 in W: 34.25 in (with frame)
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Who Are You Today?
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting “Who Are You Today?” reflects three different states of a woman’s nature. It illustrates the multifaceted nature of female character and emotions. The first woman is ope...
Category
2010s Feminist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sun splashes. Golden sand series., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sun splashes. Golden sand series. The sea, the sky, the splashes of waves, a sunny day and an Arabian horse. Harmony in the soul and harmony in nature. Modern, expressive summer l...
Category
2010s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Untitled (Modern Woman), " Juliette Gordon, New York Feminist Collage Art WAR
Located in New York, NY
Juliette Gordon (American, b. 1934)
Untitled (Modern Woman), circa 1973
Collage on board
30 x 20 inches
Provenance:
Allan Stone Gallery, New York (ASG-JuG8)
Sold with certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Juliette Gordon is a witty, perceptive, and highly intelligent artist. Her most iconic works are wickedly funny and sometimes highly political photocollages that were inspired by her involvement in the women’s movement of the early 1970s. At the time, she was exhibiting with the likes of Nancy Spero and May Stevens...
Category
1970s Feminist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972), portrait of a young Cambodian woman
Located in Paris, FR
Léa Lafugie was a French painter born in Paris, known for her portraits and landscapes inspired by her travels. She studied at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris and lat...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Arthémis by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Arthémis
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed No. 4.8 (en verso)
Gouache on paper
This original gouache from the creative mind ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Le Roi Yvetot, 1919 (no. 227)
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Le Roi Yvetot (no. 227) from 1919 is a gouache painting on tissue paper mounted on board. The image size is 9.25 x 6 inches, framed in a gold-tone frame, 22.5 x 19 inches. Signed recto 'Erté' lower right, in the image and annotated verso, 'Les Rois des Lègendes, No 8, Le Roi Yvetot 227'. Erte name and 'Composition originale' stamps verso.
Le Roi Yvetot is a design by Erte for the 1919 theater production of Les Rois des Lègendes.
The King of Yvetot
William Makepeace Thackeray: 1811 –1863
There was a king of Yvetot, Of whom renown hath little said,
Who let all thoughts of glory go, And dawdled half his days a-bed;
And every night, as night came round, By Jenny, with a nightcap crowned,
Slept very sound: Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
That's the kind of king for me.
And every day it came to pass, That four lusty meals made he;
And, step by step, upon an ass, Rode abroad, his realms to see;
And wherever he did stir, What think you was his escort, sir?
Why, an old cur. Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
If e'er he went into excess, 'Twas from a somewhat lively thirst;
But he who would his subjects bless, Odd's fish!—must wet his whistle first;
And sofrom every cask they got, Our king did to himself allot,
At least a pot. Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
To all the ladies of the land, A courteous king, and kind, was he;
The reason why you'll understand, They named him Pater Patriae.
Each year he called his fighting men, And marched a...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Waldorf Astoria Art Deco Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Artist Charles Perry Weimer employs thin black horizontal lines that intersect with thin black vertical lines. The result is a triumph of design w...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Pen
Self-portrait of the painter with beret and brush in hand, 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Self-portrait of the painter with beret and brush in hand, 1930s
Period: Circa 1930s
Italian school.
Technique: Oil on wooden panel
Frame: Painted wooden frame, coeval
Dimensions:
...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
La Pendule (Au Réveil de Passé), 1923
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
La Pendule from Au Réveil de Passé was created in 1923 and is a gouache on paper measuring approximately 15 x 10.75 inches and framed in a custom, closed-corner Art Deco...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Ragtime, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
This work is a hybrid of painting and relief sculpture, formed from offcuts of wood which have been arranged and painted. The work is created intuitively through a process of layering, reconfiguration, and re-painting until a kind of resolution is achieved. I am interested in the way that the eye moves around a composition and the visual rhythms that emerge; for me each piece is like a map to be explored...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Seguaro, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An abstracted vision of the Seguaro cactus, prevalent in the American south-west. Floral motifs have always worked well as a vehicle for abstraction. Just ask Georgia O'Keefe. :: Pai...
Category
2010s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
1910s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache
Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972), gouache of a Tibetan woman and child
Located in Paris, FR
Léa Lafugie is a painter who has travelled extensively throughout Asia. She is renowned for her portraits. She studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, then at the Ecole de...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Orientalist French painting Market scene in North Africa Modern Art Deco 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 20th century
Market scene in North Africa
Oil on wood panel
38 x 46 cm (47 x 55 cm with the frame)
Unsigned
Modern frame
Very good condition
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Treasures of Indo-China, 1922
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Treasures of Indo-China, created in 1922, is a gouache on paper, 15 x 11.25 inches and framed in a custom, closed-corner Art Deco frame. Signed rec...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
LA PRINCESSE LOINTAINE: LES FEMMES DE MILISSINDE
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Original on Gouache on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled, dated with dedication on verso. Stamped "Composition originale". Frame size 30.5 x 26.5 inches.
Artwork is in e...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Flowers in a Pot by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 61x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Fernand Blondin (1887-1967) was a Swiss painter and teacher, celebrated for his depictions of idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The storm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
PAINTING NAME: Waves MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas SIGNED BY: Preethi Mathialagan CONDITION: New - Excellent! DIMENSION: 48"x24"x1.5" Dominant Colors: Sea blue, turquois...
Category
2010s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Art Deco, L'ombre d'une jeune fille en fleur, Elegant French Woman with Monkey
Located in Miami, FL
Perhaps a study or a preliminary work for for "L'ombre d'une jeune fille en fleur", Lot 46 - Christie's, New York (February 14, 2007)
Private Collection, Miami Gouache and pencil...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Micao KONO (1876 - 1954) , reclining female nude
By Micao Kono
Located in Paris, FR
Miçao Kono was a Japanese artist who came to Paris in the early 1920s. He painted in oils and watercolors, and also did a number of etchings.
Micao Kono became famous with his nude p...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Boucles D'oreilles En Corail By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Boucles d'oreilles en corail
(Coral Earrings)
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed “n°3544 / Boucles d'oreilles en corail et tub...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Conte Hindou En Noir By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Conte Hindou en noir
Signed “Erté”(middle right)
Inscribed "Inscribed 1922" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Designed for a 1922 show at the Folies Bergère, Erté draws inspiration from the splendors of India in Conte Hindou (Hindu Story). The central bare-chested figure, adorned with a resplendent jewel-encrusted headpiece and draped in cascading pearl...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Portrait of a Lady in Green Dress - Scottish 1930's Art Deco oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Art Deco British portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson, better known as Cowan Dobson. Painted in 1931, it is a portrait of a striking darkh...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil
Female hunter stalks Stag, Art Deco Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sunday Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Post cubist work with the perfect balance of component parts. The work is rendered with meticulous precision. It's quite simply a masterful piece of graphic design.
Signed lower c...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Futurist Vision - Mid-Century New York Skyline - Industrial Progress
Located in Miami, FL
Rarely do you come across a work of art that is vastly different than just about anything you see. This work is undeniably brilliant and a sheer pleasure to behold. Alexander Leydenfrost...
Category
1950s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Graphite, Charcoal
Embracing Couple on Sailboat , Art Deco Style Romantic
Located in Miami, FL
Love at sea. A nautical romance is captured as a handsome couple embrace.
The big splash of water at the peak moment of drama symbolizes passion and defines Falter's creativity in communicating
a romantic narrative. This is a companion piece to a romance story.
Most likely done on assignment for a major newsstand magazine.
Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Magazine Illustration circa 1940 Oil on board Signed lower right h: 28.5 x w: 30 in / h: 72.4 x w: 76.2 cm Morris Weiss collection...
Category
1940s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hookah, pipes and cigarettes by Giametta - Gouache on cardboard 47x62 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Italian painter
Signed work
Work on panel
Flush frame in white wood
48 x 63 x 2 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
BEYLA (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso.
Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Les Rois des Lègendes, Costume pour femme ésclave, 1919
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Les Rois des Lègendes, Costume pour femme ésclave from 1919 is a gouache painting on black paper, 10.75 x 9 inches, framed in a custom, closed-corner, Art Deco frame, 24 x 20 inches....
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Nude in the Shadow original painting by Paula Craioveanu elipse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Original painting representing a female nude in afternoon light . Female nude seen by a female artist - female gaze. Painted on oval canvas. Size is 65 x46 cm / 25.5 x18in. Ready fo...
Category
2010s Feminist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Art Deco Horses and Nude Figures
By Bela Kadar
Located in Miami, FL
This work is an exceptional example of Kádár's mature Cubist style. It's effortlessly designed around a complex composition of nude men and women tending to horses in a surreal landscape with
Greek columns, friezes and marshmello clouds set against a rich blue saturated sky. Kádár was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Stop by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 42x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
Early 2000s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Oil
Australian 20th Century oil painting of figures on riverside track, Norman Lloyd
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Norman Lloyd (Australian, 1894 – 1983)
Figures on a riverside track
Oil on canvas
Signed ‘NORMAN LLOYD’ (lower right)
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.8 cm.)
Norman Lloyd (1894–1983) was an A...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Wind, Art Deco Acrylic Painting by Erik Freyman
By Erik Freyman
Located in Long Island City, NY
"The Wind" is an original painting on canvas measuring 30 x 40 inches by Erik Freyman. The artist is best known for his 80's style which draws heavily on Art ...
Category
1990s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Flowers in a Vase by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 60x73 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Fernand Blondin (1887-1967) was a Swiss painter and teacher, celebrated for his depictions of idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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