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Aviation Paintings

"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer
"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer

"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

companies -- Curtiss-Wright and North American Aviation. Painting is oil on masonite. Dimensions include

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Art Deco Sea Airplane - Aviation Art Design
Art Deco Sea Airplane - Aviation Art Design

Art Deco Sea Airplane - Aviation Art Design

Located in Miami, FL

, 1913-1981) Navy Plane aviation design, 1938 Oil on board 18 x 27-7/8 inches (45.7 x 70.8 cm) Signed and

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1930s Art Deco Landscape Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Illustration Board

1951 original gouache - Soviet civil aviation - Aeroflot USSR
1951 original gouache - Soviet civil aviation - Aeroflot USSR

1951 original gouache - Soviet civil aviation - Aeroflot USSR

Located in PARIS, FR

spirit of early postwar Soviet civil aviation. Attributed to the artist Pyatkin, the work was most likely

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1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1973
Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1973

Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1973

$1,500

H 53.25 in W 45.75 in D 2 in

Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1973

Located in Savannah, GA

: 45 ¾ by 53 ¼ inches Ray Crane is best known for aviation and maritime painting.

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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1970s Rendering Painting of a Jet Factory
1970s Rendering Painting of a Jet Factory

1970s Rendering Painting of a Jet Factory

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H 18 in W 23.75 in D 1.5 in L 18 in

1970s Rendering Painting of a Jet Factory

Located in New York, NY

Vintage rendering of airplane factory. Newly framed in a black painted wood profile, with UV protective acrylic and acid-free mat. Dimensions below are for the frame; image measures ...

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Vintage 1970s American Aviation Objects

Painting of a RAF Hawker Hunter Jet 'WB188'
Painting of a RAF Hawker Hunter Jet 'WB188'

Painting of a RAF Hawker Hunter Jet 'WB188'

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H 19.49 in W 15.56 in D 1.58 in

Painting of a RAF Hawker Hunter Jet 'WB188'

Located in Luton, GB

Painted by R Brighton. Original oil painting on board showing RAF Hawker Hunter in flight, signed

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Vintage 1980s European Aviation Objects

Painting of Jet G-39 Aircraft in flight
Painting of Jet G-39 Aircraft in flight

Painting of Jet G-39 Aircraft in flight

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H 17.33 in W 27.96 in D 1.97 in

Painting of Jet G-39 Aircraft in flight

Located in Luton, GB

Painted by Turner (Charles E., 1883-1965). Original illustration for the Illustrated London News, 21 May 1955, showing Jet G-39 in flight, charcoal and grey washes highlighted in gou...

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Vintage 1950s British Aviation Objects

" I am a Ninja" Pop Art Portrait  in Amsterdam by Shao Qi
" I am a Ninja" Pop Art Portrait  in Amsterdam by Shao Qi

" I am a Ninja" Pop Art Portrait in Amsterdam by Shao Qi

Located in Pasadena, CA

"Sakura" Sino-Japanese Painting Competition, the 1997 2nd "International Aviation Painting Competition

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2010s Pop Art More Prints

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Lithograph

John Clem Clarke "Aviation" Painting
John Clem Clarke "Aviation" Painting

John Clem Clarke "Aviation" Painting

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H 84 in W 54 in D 4 in

John Clem Clarke "Aviation" Painting

Located in Dallas, TX

John Clem Clarke T-Series F.A.I (Aviation), 1980 Oil on canvas laid on board.  

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Vintage 1980s Paintings

"Fighting Tigers" by Robert Taylor, Autographed by Six WWII Pilots, 1996
"Fighting Tigers" by Robert Taylor, Autographed by Six WWII Pilots, 1996

"Fighting Tigers" by Robert Taylor, Autographed by Six WWII Pilots, 1996

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

, dramatic, and inspiring aviation works. In his aviation paintings, the artist conveys the technical details

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1990s Aviation Objects

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Paper

Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor, by Robert Taylor, 1987
Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor, by Robert Taylor, 1987

Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor, by Robert Taylor, 1987

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

book is volume one, of six total volumes, of Taylor’s dramatic aviation paintings. This was the first

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Vintage 1980s British Books

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Paper

Robert Taylor Air Combat Paintings, Volume II by Robert Taylor, 1991
Robert Taylor Air Combat Paintings, Volume II by Robert Taylor, 1991

Robert Taylor Air Combat Paintings, Volume II by Robert Taylor, 1991

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Taylor’s dramatic aviation paintings. This second volume of air combat paintings features a collection

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1990s English Books

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Paper

Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1975
Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1975

Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1975

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H 53.25 in W 45.75 in D 2 in

Raymond D. Crane Painting, 1975

Located in Savannah, GA

Frame: 45 ¾ by 53 ¼ inches Ray Crane is best known for aviation and maritime painting.

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Very Rare English Folk Art Aviation Painting, circa 1860
Very Rare English Folk Art Aviation Painting, circa 1860

Very Rare English Folk Art Aviation Painting, circa 1860

Located in London, GB

A unique circa 1890–1870 Folk Art aviation oil on paper painting, mounted to panel of prototype

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Antique 1860s British Folk Art Paintings

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Paper

Art Deco Painting of the 1931 Bendix Trophy Race in Original White Gold Frame
Art Deco Painting of the 1931 Bendix Trophy Race in Original White Gold Frame

Art Deco Painting of the 1931 Bendix Trophy Race in Original White Gold Frame

By Charles H. Hubbell

Located in New York, NY

This oil on masonite painting captures the energy and excitement around aviation at the beginning

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Masonite

Harvester at the Mill in Winter - Landscape
Harvester at the Mill in Winter - Landscape

Harvester at the Mill in Winter - Landscape

By Randy Penner

Located in Soquel, CA

Society, and the American Society of Aviation Artists. His paintings hang in private and corporate

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

"Fighting Red Tails" by Robert Taylor, Signed by Five Fighter Pilots
"Fighting Red Tails" by Robert Taylor, Signed by Five Fighter Pilots

"Fighting Red Tails" by Robert Taylor, Signed by Five Fighter Pilots

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

aviation paintings, the artist conveys the technical details of the machines while still portraying a

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Vintage 1980s Posters

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Paper

Trisha Vergis, Original Oil on Canvas, Navy N3N Biplane
Trisha Vergis, Original Oil on Canvas, Navy N3N Biplane

Trisha Vergis, Original Oil on Canvas, Navy N3N Biplane

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Navy N3N Biplane" is a 11" x 14" oil on canvas, mounted to board, landscape/aviation painting from

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Trisha Vergis, Original Oil on Canvas, Navy N3N Biplane
Trisha Vergis, Original Oil on Canvas, Navy N3N Biplane

Trisha Vergis, Original Oil on Canvas, Navy N3N Biplane

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Navy N3N Biplane" is a 11" x 14" oil on canvas, mounted to board, landscape/aviation painting from

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

The Battle After The Crash
The Battle After The Crash

The Battle After The Crash

By Stockton Mulford

Located in Minneapolis, MN

A rare surviving aviation themed pulp cover painting by Stockton Mulford for the cover of Fawcett's

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1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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"The Aviator", Classic Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Nude Male, after Focht
"The Aviator", Classic Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Nude Male, after Focht

"The Aviator", Classic Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ Nude Male, after Focht

By Frederic Focht

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This dramatic, highly streamlined bronze with a nude male figure angled toward the sky illustrates a genre of Art Deco sculpture that was pioneered by Frederic Focht (this example is...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Boxer's Rubdown", Extraordinary Painting with Nude Male by Philip Leslie Hale
"Boxer's Rubdown", Extraordinary Painting with Nude Male by Philip Leslie Hale

"Boxer's Rubdown", Extraordinary Painting with Nude Male by Philip Leslie Hale

By Philip Leslie Hale

Located in Philadelphia, PA

At a time when painters were increasingly drawn to the grit, emotion and drama of boxing in America -- witness famous paintings and prints by George Bellows and Robert Riggs, for exa...

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Vintage 1910s American Belle Époque Paintings

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"Stone Lifter", Bold, Monumental Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude
"Stone Lifter", Bold, Monumental Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude

"Stone Lifter", Bold, Monumental Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude

By Henry Schoenbauer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large, bold and provocative, this very rare bronze sculpture depicts a powerful, muscled nude male figure endeavoring to lift an enormous rock, his legs splayed and his body tensed t...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Battle of the Nudes, " Large Art Deco Painting by Wedel, Elton John Collection
"Battle of the Nudes, " Large Art Deco Painting by Wedel, Elton John Collection

"Battle of the Nudes, " Large Art Deco Painting by Wedel, Elton John Collection

By Nils Wedel

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This fantastic view of a great battle waged by a phalanx of nude male soldiers -- probably a scene from Sweden or France -- was painted by Nils Wedel, an important Swedish painter st...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings

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"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen

"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...

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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings

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"Pipe Fitters", 1951 Paean to the Working Man by Gere, Wisconsin Painter
"Pipe Fitters", 1951 Paean to the Working Man by Gere, Wisconsin Painter

"Pipe Fitters", 1951 Paean to the Working Man by Gere, Wisconsin Painter

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Although this painting dates to 1951, a few years after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) period ended in the 1940s, this tight composition of two pipe fitters doing their work...

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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

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Metal

"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s
"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s

"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the most striking and remarkable Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this depiction of a group of 1940s sailors visiting a New Orleans brothel is full of boisterous energ...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954

By Christopher Clark (1875-1942)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or charcoal on a rich, deep red ground, was made by Christopher Clark. The artist is bes...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium

"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium

By Arthur Dupagne

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards, his head rolled back and shou...

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Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s
"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s

"Male Youth with Pole", Superb Painting of Male Nude by Sigvard Mohn, 1910s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Sensitively painted with a rich but subdued palette and dramatic lighting, this large painting of a male youth leaning on a long pole was made by Sigvard Mohn, a Minnesota-born artis...

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Vintage 1910s American Beaux Arts Paintings

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"Eros and the Planets", 1939 Art Deco Oil Painting with Male Nude, Blue & Brown
"Eros and the Planets", 1939 Art Deco Oil Painting with Male Nude, Blue & Brown

"Eros and the Planets", 1939 Art Deco Oil Painting with Male Nude, Blue & Brown

By William Littlefield

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This warm and vivid painting -- probably made in response to the opening salvos of World War II -- depicts the mythological Eros figure, with wings outspread, placing his arm on an i...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting
"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted just after the end of World War II in a style that could be called Art Deco meets Mid Century, this striking painting depicts nine sailors in their Navy uniforms, most of the...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam
"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam

"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam

By Brenda Putnam

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In an era when artists were capturing the exoticism and athleticism of modern dancers, such as Richmond Barthé's depiction of Féral Benga dancing with a large, curved sword or Paul C...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Sculpting the Nude, " Monumental and Important Painting, Denmark, Belle Epoch
"Sculpting the Nude, " Monumental and Important Painting, Denmark, Belle Epoch

"Sculpting the Nude, " Monumental and Important Painting, Denmark, Belle Epoch

By Oscar Matthiesen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Brilliantly capturing the intensity and artistry of the sculptor at work, this large and important painting by Oscar Matthiesen depicts his subject with wild, unkempt hair and a lean...

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Antique Early 1900s Danish Belle Époque Paintings

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"Drummer w/ Beachcomber Hat", 1940s Portrait of Shirtless Man in Blue and Brown
"Drummer w/ Beachcomber Hat", 1940s Portrait of Shirtless Man in Blue and Brown

"Drummer w/ Beachcomber Hat", 1940s Portrait of Shirtless Man in Blue and Brown

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted in the 1940s when Americans were traveling more widely and becoming deeply interested in "exotic" lands and cultures, this portrait of a handsome young man -- probably Mexica...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

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Aviation Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of aviation paintings available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of aluminum, canvas and fabric, all aviation paintings available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of aviation paintings available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern and Folk Art aviation paintings are consistently popular styles. David Shepherd and Tom Sullam each produced beautiful aviation paintings that are worth considering.

How Much are Aviation Paintings?

Aviation paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,709, while the lowest priced sells for $399 and the highest can go for as much as $23,497.