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20th C. American Artist Raoul Middleman (1935-2021). African American Female Nud
20th C. American Artist Raoul Middleman (1935-2021). African American Female Nud

20th C. American Artist Raoul Middleman (1935-2021). African American Female Nud

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

LARGE PAINTING African American Female Nude RAOUL MIDDLEMAN Baltimore Maryland Large abstract

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Antique Late 19th Century American Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Antique Map of the Southern Oceans, South America and Africa
Antique Map of the Southern Oceans, South America and Africa

Antique Map of the Southern Oceans, South America and Africa

Located in New York, NY

Antique Map of the South Atlantic, c. 1800s Engraving 20 x 28 in. Framed: 25 3/4 x 33 3/4 in.

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19th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Antique Hand-Stitched Quilt, African American Folk Art, Civil War Era
Antique Hand-Stitched Quilt, African American Folk Art, Civil War Era

Antique Hand-Stitched Quilt, African American Folk Art, Civil War Era

Located in Barrington, IL

Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Alabama Quilts, 19th Century Quilts, African American Art, Antique African

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Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts

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Wool, Cotton

African Brass Plant Stand / Vide-Poche — Pierced Botanical Decor
African Brass Plant Stand / Vide-Poche — Pierced Botanical Decor

African Brass Plant Stand / Vide-Poche — Pierced Botanical Decor

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

19th-Century African Brass Plant Stand / Vide-Poche — Pierced Botanical Decor Description: This is

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Antique 19th Century Angolan American Classical Decorative Dishes and Vi...

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Brass

The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers - FIRST EDITION
The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers - FIRST EDITION

The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers - FIRST EDITION

Located in Middletown, NY

contemporary image in Britain also suffered from the perception that he was American. In the 20th century, his

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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Books

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Gold Leaf

Large Mammals Print: Elephant, Rhino, Hippo & Tapir – Antique 1867
Large Mammals Print: Elephant, Rhino, Hippo & Tapir – Antique 1867

Large Mammals Print: Elephant, Rhino, Hippo & Tapir – Antique 1867

Located in Langweer, NL

. Created for educational use, it illustrates powerful animals from Africa, Asia, and South America

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Antique 1860s German Prints

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Paper

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Frederick Douglas, by Jos Sances
Frederick Douglas, by Jos Sances

Frederick Douglas, by Jos Sances

Located in Palm Springs, CA

leader in the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century. Medium: Screenprint Year

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Screen

Mary Brown's Sampler
Mary Brown's Sampler

Kat FlynMary Brown's Sampler, 2015

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H 14 in W 13 in D 3 in

Mary Brown's Sampler

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

precursor to learning how to read. It was not common for a girl, especially for a young African American

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

19th Century Portrait of an African American Male
19th Century Portrait of an African American Male

19th Century Portrait of an African American Male

Located in Buffalo, NY

A rare unsigned realist portrait of a young African American man in a suit.

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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon

19th Century African American Southern Quilt Possibly of Gee’s Bend, Alabama
19th Century African American Southern Quilt Possibly of Gee’s Bend, Alabama

19th Century African American Southern Quilt Possibly of Gee’s Bend, Alabama

Located in Barrington, IL

quilts made before the American Civil War in 1860s. 19th century African American Southern Quilts have

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Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts

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Wool, Cotton

African American Pine Burr Quilt Late 19th Century, Ex. Demme Collection
African American Pine Burr Quilt Late 19th Century, Ex. Demme Collection

African American Pine Burr Quilt Late 19th Century, Ex. Demme Collection

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Very graphic African American pine burr quilt. The subtle colors on this quilt have faded down over

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Antique 1890s American Folk Art Quilts

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Cotton, Linen

19th Century Adam and Eve Sampler
19th Century Adam and Eve Sampler

19th Century Adam and Eve Sampler

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H 14 in W 12.5 in D 1 in

19th Century Adam and Eve Sampler

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A Rare African American themed 19th century Adam and Eve Sampler, in a birds eye maple frame. The

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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Tapestries

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Linen, Glass, Birdseye Maple

Austrian Painted Figure of a African American Boy, Signed Bernhard Bloch ca 1900
Austrian Painted Figure of a African American Boy, Signed Bernhard Bloch ca 1900

Austrian Painted Figure of a African American Boy, Signed Bernhard Bloch ca 1900

By Bernhard Bloch

Located in Petaluma, CA

This very lifelike figure of a young American black boy is a fine example of the work of Bernhard

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Frederick Douglas
Frederick Douglas

Frederick Douglas

Located in Palm Springs, CA

leader in the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century. Medium: Screenprint Year

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Screen

2 Volumes. Henry M. Stanley, In Darkest Africa.
2 Volumes. Henry M. Stanley, In Darkest Africa.

2 Volumes. Henry M. Stanley, In Darkest Africa.

Located in New York, NY

2 Volumes. Henry M. Stanley, In Darkest Africa. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers

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Antique Late 19th Century North American Books

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Leather

20th Century "Faux Cheetah" Stenciled Rug
20th Century "Faux Cheetah" Stenciled Rug

20th Century "Faux Cheetah" Stenciled Rug

By American Leather

Located in San Francisco, CA

Large, luxurious hide stenciled to appear as a cheetah. May be used over hard wood floors, rugs or as a throw over a bed or lounge. Colored in ivory, black, brown and caramel.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Anglo-Indian Moroccan and North Afric...

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Cowhide, Leather

African American Weathervane
African American Weathervane

African American Weathervane

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H 36 in W 24 in D 10 in

African American Weathervane

Located in Summerland, CA

African American Weathervane/Trade Sign Sheet metal and polychrome. Double sided.

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Antique 19th Century American Weathervanes

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Sheet Metal

Johann Maresch Terracotta Figure an African American Boy, 19th century
Johann Maresch Terracotta Figure an African American Boy, 19th century

Johann Maresch Terracotta Figure an African American Boy, 19th century

By Johann Maresch

Located in New York, NY

Modelled holding a pewter chamber stick, wearing a fez, impressed marks 'J. M. 6454' 25.3/4 in. (65.5 cm.) high Medium polychrome decorated terracotta. Year of work, circa 1900. ...

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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Head of an African-American Jockey
Head of an African-American Jockey

Head of an African-American Jockey

Located in Litchfield, CT

Although many jockeys in the mid-nineteenth century were African-American, very few sculptures and

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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

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Iron

Antique African Tribal   Asana Wood Sculpture
Antique African Tribal   Asana Wood Sculpture

Antique African Tribal Asana Wood Sculpture

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Antique African Asana sculpture

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Antique 19th Century American Samoan Tribal Tribal Art

18th Century Oak and Iron Mounted Memento Mori Doorstop Carved as a Human Skull
18th Century Oak and Iron Mounted Memento Mori Doorstop Carved as a Human Skull

18th Century Oak and Iron Mounted Memento Mori Doorstop Carved as a Human Skull

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

now expect a door stop to look and function today was down to a 19th century African American inventor

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Antique Mid-17th Century English George II Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

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19th Century Persian Kerman Termeh Silk Embroidery Tapestry, Antique
19th Century Persian Kerman Termeh Silk Embroidery Tapestry, Antique

19th Century Persian Kerman Termeh Silk Embroidery Tapestry, Antique

Located in Barrington, IL

This exquisite 19th Century Persian Kerman Termeh Suzani is a rare and richly detailed example of traditional Persian textile artistry. Hand-embroidered in the mid-1800s in the histo...

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Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton, Silk

Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas

Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas

By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Blown Glass

Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires

Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires

By Diego Mardegan

Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF

Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...

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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

By David Fredenthal

Located in New York, NY

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches Watercolor on paper. c. 1940s. Signed lower right. BIO David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Custom Made to Order Belgian Linen Slip Cover Club Chair with Down Cushion
Custom Made to Order Belgian Linen Slip Cover Club Chair with Down Cushion

Custom Made to Order Belgian Linen Slip Cover Club Chair with Down Cushion

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

This White Linen Slip-Covered Lounge Chair fits as the perfect accent to any room. It's the perfect chair to have adjacent to a sofa, and can make every pillow look delightful in the...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Club Chairs

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Cotton, Linen, Wood, Down

Fine Large Oil Painting Portrait of the Lady with the Fan Diego Velazquez
Fine Large Oil Painting Portrait of the Lady with the Fan Diego Velazquez

Fine Large Oil Painting Portrait of the Lady with the Fan Diego Velazquez

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of the Lady with a Fan English School, second half 20th century after Diego Velazquez's (1599-1660) original painting oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x 28 inche...

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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

'Sisters' — Renowned Black American, Harlem Renaissance Artist
'Sisters' — Renowned Black American, Harlem Renaissance Artist

'Sisters' — Renowned Black American, Harlem Renaissance Artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

James Lesesne Wells, 'Sisters', linocut, edition not stated but small, 1928. Signed, titled, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A fine impression on off-white wove Japan paper, with wide...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Linocut

“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” Orientalist Portrait Black Model 19th C.
“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” Orientalist Portrait Black Model 19th C.

“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” Orientalist Portrait Black Model 19th C.

Located in Yardley, PA

“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” by August Holmberg (1851-1911) This striking oil painting by the German painter, August Holmberg, depicts a richly detailed and intimate port...

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1870s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Paper, Canvas

Orientale

Henri Fantin-LatourOrientale, 1899

$28,750

H 16 in W 13.5 in

Orientale

By Henri Fantin-Latour

Located in New York, NY

Signed, lower right: Fantin Provenance: Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son: Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...

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1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil

17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape

17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape

Located in Woodbury, CT

17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...

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1680s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig
American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Tall one of a kind cowboy and horse spinning whirligig American Folk Art piece. Most likely from a larger folk art environment. Sheet steel construction on a large spoked farm wheel ...

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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Iron, Sheet Metal

“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme
“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme

“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme

By Will Howe Foote

Located in Yardley, PA

“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” by Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965) A fantastic portrait of a young Jamaican woman set against a vibrant palm frond, painted by the re...

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1930s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage American Braided Rug
Vintage American Braided Rug

Vintage American Braided Rug

$1,875

W 74 in L 87 in

Vintage American Braided Rug

Located in New York, NY

A vintage American Braided carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century. Although America (British-America) has been producing rugs since the 16th century it was never industri...

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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial North and South American Rugs

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Wool

C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace

C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace

By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat

Located in London, GB

Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 ...

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1830s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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    British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
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    The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.