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Art Deco Shy Naked Women Bronze, Paperweight, Car Mascot, Hood Ornament
By Luigi Betti
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Lovely Art Deco shy naked women made of bronze and mounted over a green marble base. It is signed L
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Bronze

Red Car
Located in Provincetown, MA
. Heinz was known for being reticent, even “inarticulate,” shy, gray, and quiet, while his paintings
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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Dreaming - b&w photograph of model Daniela Braga in car on route66
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
enablers of this increased geographical mobility were the motor car and the US road network, championed by
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

California Dreaming
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
enablers of this increased geographical mobility were the motor car and the US road network, championed by
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

California Dreaming
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
enablers of this increased geographical mobility were the motor car and the US road network, championed by
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vantage Point, 27 x 36, Landscape, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
check my son in his car seat, I was struck by the sight of the most brilliant double rainbow I’d ever
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lunch
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
his previous exhibitions (which have included projects about planes, ships, and subway cars) Mallon
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Lunch
H 20 in W 30 in
The Prelude
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
keeping with his previous exhibitions (which have included projects about planes, ships, and subway cars
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Displacement
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
keeping with his previous series (which have included projects about planes, ships, and subway cars
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Feed
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
keeping with his previous exhibitions (which have included projects about planes, ships, and subway cars
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Feed
H 30 in W 45 in
1600
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
keeping with his previous series (which have included projects about planes, ships, and subway cars
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

1600
H 45 in W 30 in
Topside
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
keeping with his previous series (which have included projects about planes, ships, and subway cars
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Topside
H 30 in W 45 in
6000 Ton Lift
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
subway cars) Mallon again looks at large scale industrial operations, this time REALLY large scale
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

" 1600" C Print Photograph, 30"x45"
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
about planes, ships, and subway cars) Mallon again looks at large scale industrial operations, this time
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper

Contemporary Color Photograph " 1600" C Print Photograph, 40"x60"
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
projects about planes, ships, and subway cars) Mallon again looks at large scale industrial operations
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Da Capo
By Larry Hill Art
Located in Fresno, CA
The School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Proficient in many styles of painting, he never shied away
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Da Capo
H 30 in W 20 in D 1 in
Detour
By Larry Hill Art
Located in Fresno, CA
The School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Proficient in many styles of painting, he never shied away
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Detour
H 40 in W 30 in D 2 in
Off Broadway
By Larry Hill Art
Located in Fresno, CA
The School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Proficient in many styles of painting, he never shied away
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Acrylic

Feed, 20"x30" photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
natural gas then what Hong Kong consumes in a year. Taller than the Empire State Building and just shy of
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper

Feed, 40"x60" photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
then what Hong Kong consumes in a year. Taller than the Empire State Building and just shy of the
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Feed, 30"x45" limited edition photograph
By Stephen Mallon
Located in New York, NY
Empire State Building and just shy of the height of the freedom tower, the prelude is a 15+ year project
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Functional Art Chair / Throne "Left at the End of the Corridor" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
oddest piece, looks like sci-fi mobile, with sliced car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Functional Art Chair / Stool "Plaster Whip" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
oddest piece, looks like sci-fi mobile, with sliced car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used
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2010s European Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plaster

Functional art Floor Lamp "Open Eyes" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used. And almost shy, but blindingly elegant, stand the
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Functional art Throne / Chair "Black Caterpillar" by Lionel Jadot, 2020
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
sci-fi mobile, with sliced car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used. And almost shy, but
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2010s European Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Functional Art Chair / Throne "'Spring Swab" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used. And almost shy, but blindingly elegant, stand the
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2010s Belgian International Style Armchairs

Materials

Metal

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Pair of Reclaimed Bronze Pelican Statues
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of tall verdigris bronze pelican bird statues made in the late 20th century. Finely detailed with intricate feathering, long beaks and webbed feet, each pelican has its own ch...
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Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Statues

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair of Reclaimed Bronze Pelican Statues
Pair of Reclaimed Bronze Pelican Statues
H 22.45 in W 25.99 in D 7.88 in
Antique Altar Crucifix Detailed Silvered Bronze Sculpture of Christ & Monstrance
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique table crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art. For us the most powerful statement will always be 'the truth will set you free'. It is what we have learned most from th...
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Pelican Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold, 2023
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Pelican in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color. Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without an...
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2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

White Ceramic "Sportsman Panther" TV Lamp signed Kron, 1955
By Howard Kron
Located in Van Nuys, CA
White ceramic "Sportsman Panther" TV lamp signed "Kron" designed by Howard Kron for the Texans Incorporated Company, circa 1955. This lamp features a large black panther on top of a ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Small Black Panther Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s.
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Italian ceramic, perfect condition, produced in 1960s. We have also medium and large black panthers, check our products.
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20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Small Black Panther Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s.
Small Black Panther Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s.
No Reserve
H 9.06 in W 7.09 in D 9.06 in
Art Deco Style Figure of a Pelican
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic hand-carved, artisan figure of a stylized pelican is very much in the Art Deco Moderne style with its elongated, clean lines and form.  
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Rosewood

Art Deco Style Figure of a Pelican
Art Deco Style Figure of a Pelican
H 12 in W 3.75 in D 4.75 in
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture / Bust of a Princess, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Italian silvered plated bronze bust of a princess. She has a tiara. Sculpture is signed Baldi. Bust is mounted of a marble base. Perfect size sculpture for a desk or a side ...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Passing Storm Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted landscape by Derrik Van Nimwegen (American, b. 1969). Moody and expressive, this landscape captures the feel of a nearby storm with heavy clouds hanging over a yellow and ...
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Cobra Paperweight / Car Mascot by Rischmann France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze cobra Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight or Watch stand by Rischmann, France, 1920s. Silvered bronze sculpture of a cobra figure, mounted on a light br...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Painted Concrete Pelican Sculpture on Base with Distressed Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A painted concrete pelican sculpture from the mid 20th century, with nicely distressed patina. Created during the midcentury period, this statue captures our attention with its charm...
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Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Nude Car Mascot / Hood Ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nude comparison car mascot / hood ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920 Signed 'Bofill' to top of base and with foundry stamp 'R.Patrouilleau Edit_Paris' around the base, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1940s Desert Red Rocks Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning desert landscape of red rocks and desert shrubs by California artist Olive Von Bergen (American, 20th Century). Signed “Olive Von Bergen” in lower left corner. Image size: 1...
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Art Deco Pierrot Silvered Bronze Sculpture, Signed Alonzo, France 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Pierrot Silvered Bronze Sculpture, Signed Alonzo, France 1920´s Bronze mounted over a marble base.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Superbloom in Tuscany, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main paints a vast Tuscan countryside. A field of red poppies dazzles in the foreground as masses of impossibly bright yellow rapeseed flourish in ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Cowboy and Countryside, Black and White Photography, USA 1960s, 16, 8 x 23, 3 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Pelican Small Walnut
By Woodendot
Located in Madrid, Madrid
The gentle curves of the birds in flight have a captivating appeal, this piece has been skillfully achieved to capture the wingspan in wood. Designed to emerge from straight walls wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Pelican Small Walnut
Pelican Small Walnut
H 3.94 in W 12.6 in D 5.91 in

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Fete
By Richard Galloway
Located in Plumpton, GB
the canvas. A heavy drinker keeps the coconut shy kiosk filled with empty tins, the coconuts have long
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2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Fete
H 29.93 in W 25.01 in
Functional art Lounge Chair "Sit in my valley" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
oddest piece, looks like sci-fi mobile, with sliced car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Heavy Chilling Sofa by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
oddest piece, looks like sci-fi mobile, with sliced car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Stone, Aluminum

Heavy Chilling Sofa by Lionel Jadot
Heavy Chilling Sofa by Lionel Jadot
H 35.44 in W 81.11 in L 35.44 in
Baroque Mixed-Media Chair "Plexi Shell Throne" by Belgian Artist Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
sliced car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used. And almost shy, but blindingly elegant, stand
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2010s Belgian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
would venture into the countryside in an official car complete with a chauffeur and a couple of
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Men’s Diamond Ring Victorian Three Carats
Located in Southbury, CT
first cars? Crafted in time-smoothed 14k yellow gold, this ring features three old European cut
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Antique Late 18th Century American Victorian Three-Stone Rings

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

Functional art Two-Seat Sofa "Reverso Mustang" by Lionel Jadot
By Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
car seats and architecture ceiling pieces re-used. And almost shy, but blindingly elegant, stand the
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2010s Belgian Futurist Sofas

Materials

Brass, Steel

Abstract Nudes (nude women in a landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
painters who are present there. I remember talking to a collector who had the car dealership of Ferrari in
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

White on White #4, Large Shaped Canvas Acrylic Painting, 1965 Mid Century Modern
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
Benedetto traveled extensively around the United States in his car and trailer doing regional paintings. In
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Black C-1
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
Benedetto traveled extensively around the United States in his car and trailer doing regional paintings. In
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Black C-1
Black C-1
H 21.75 in W 19.5 in D 1.25 in
Black #1, 1965 Mid Century Modern Painting Shaped 3 Dimensional Canvas
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
States in his car and trailer doing regional paintings. In 1941 he did what is considered the first
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue On Blue #1 (Abstract Painting on Shaped 3 Dimensional Canvas, Circles)
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
traveled extensively around the United States in his car and trailer doing regional paintings. In 1941, he
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Car Shies For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of car shies for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the contemporary and abstract styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add car shies that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, gray, red, black and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Stephen Mallon, Larry Hill Art and Angelo Di Benedetto are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in c print, paper and photographic paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Car Shies?

Car shies can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,200, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $18,500.