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“Lake Atitlan, Guatemala”
“Lake Atitlan, Guatemala”

“Lake Atitlan, Guatemala”

By Adolf Arthur Dehn

Located in Southampton, NY

After volunteering for duty in an Asheville, North Carolina hospital during the First World War, he received an honorable discharge and in July 1919 Dehn took a train straight to New...

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1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Gouache

The Regatta
The Regatta

The Regatta

Located in London, GB

The school is still operational today, but has merged with St Martin’s School of Art and is now known as the Byam Shaw School of Art.When the First World War broke out in 1914, Byam ...

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19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

STUNNiNG ANTIQUE FULLY RESTORED THOS PADMORE & SONS EST 1830 SNOOKER SCOREBOARD
STUNNiNG ANTIQUE FULLY RESTORED THOS PADMORE & SONS EST 1830 SNOOKER SCOREBOARD

STUNNiNG ANTIQUE FULLY RESTORED THOS PADMORE & SONS EST 1830 SNOOKER SCOREBOARD

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

This was undoubtedly helped by the 1855 agreement stipulating rules and standards to which equipment should conform. WWI. The first World War curbed the normal activity of billiard...

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Hardwood, Oak

George Inn, Salisbury
George Inn, Salisbury

George Inn, Salisbury

By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Aldin moved to the Henley area as his interest in hunting, horses and dogs increased and in 1910 he became Master of the South Berkshire Hunt as well as being associated with other l...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Spread Eagle Inn, Midhurst
Spread Eagle Inn, Midhurst

Spread Eagle Inn, Midhurst

By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Aldin moved to the Henley area as his interest in hunting, horses and dogs increased and in 1910 he became Master of the South Berkshire Hunt as well as being associated with other l...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

New Inn, Gloucester
New Inn, Gloucester

New Inn, Gloucester

By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Aldin moved to the Henley area as his interest in hunting, horses and dogs increased and in 1910 he became Master of the South Berkshire Hunt as well as being associated with other l...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

George Inn, Norton St. Philip
George Inn, Norton St. Philip

George Inn, Norton St. Philip

By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Aldin moved to the Henley area as his interest in hunting, horses and dogs increased and in 1910 he became Master of the South Berkshire Hunt as well as being associated with other l...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

George Inn, Dorchester
George Inn, Dorchester

George Inn, Dorchester

By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Aldin moved to the Henley area as his interest in hunting, horses and dogs increased and in 1910 he became Master of the South Berkshire Hunt as well as being associated with other l...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bell Inn, Waltham St Lawrence
Bell Inn, Waltham St Lawrence

Bell Inn, Waltham St Lawrence

By Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Aldin moved to the Henley area as his interest in hunting, horses and dogs increased and in 1910 he became Master of the South Berkshire Hunt as well as being associated with other l...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)
Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)

Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)

By Robert Deborne

Located in London, GB

The Deborne family moved to Corsica in 1911, but the happiness was not to last. Shortly before the First World War, Deborne abandoned his family on the island and returned to his bir...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Edgar Degas, Dancer Standing in Profile, 1945 (after)
Edgar Degas, Dancer Standing in Profile, 1945 (after)

Edgar Degas, Dancer Standing in Profile, 1945 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used...

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1940s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Edgar Degas, Four Sketches of a Little Dancer, 1945 (after)
Edgar Degas, Four Sketches of a Little Dancer, 1945 (after)

Edgar Degas, Four Sketches of a Little Dancer, 1945 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used...

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1940s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Edgar Degas, Dancer Arranging Her Dress, 1945 (after)
Edgar Degas, Dancer Arranging Her Dress, 1945 (after)

Edgar Degas, Dancer Arranging Her Dress, 1945 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used...

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1940s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Edgar Degas, Dancer Touching Her Earring, 1945 (after)
Edgar Degas, Dancer Touching Her Earring, 1945 (after)

Edgar Degas, Dancer Touching Her Earring, 1945 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used...

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1940s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)

Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)

By Murray Hantman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

He studied in Detroit for a year until his family abruptly moved to Alabama, interrupting his artistic and academic studies until the family moved to New York at the end of the first...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Arlecchino
Arlecchino

Arlecchino

By Gino Severini

Located in San Francisco, CA

A series of tragic events, partially brought on by the First World War, also converged upon Severini's artistic path.

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The blind man, oil on canvas by Maurice Langaskens
The blind man, oil on canvas by Maurice Langaskens

The blind man, oil on canvas by Maurice Langaskens

By Maurice Langaskens

Located in Gent, VOV

The outbreak of the First World War, however, brutally interrupted the rise of the artist’s successful career.

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude
Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude

Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude

By Frank Dobson

Located in Roma, IT

In Newlyn, he met Augustus John who used his influence and contacts and in, or around, 1915 Dobson created his first sculpture, a small piece in wood. In 1915, during the First World...

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1930s Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Golf Painting by John Blair, Craigmillar Park G C
Golf Painting by John Blair, Craigmillar Park G C

Golf Painting by John Blair, Craigmillar Park G C

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Curiously enough the Ladies club disbanded soon after and they all joined Craigmillar Park. 15 club members fell in the First World War and in the Second World War 4 members were ki...

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Antique Early 1900s European Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

1960s Italian Signed Dated and Autenticated Painting
1960s Italian Signed Dated and Autenticated Painting

1960s Italian Signed Dated and Autenticated Painting

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

This very troubled period after the First World War proved to be fertile ground for Maccari's lively, mocking and controversial character, leading him to participate in social unrest...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Edmond Heuzé French Belle Époque Signed Watercolor
Edmond Heuzé French Belle Époque Signed Watercolor

Edmond Heuzé French Belle Époque Signed Watercolor

By Edmond Heuzé

Located in Roma, IT

Before the outbreak of the First World War, he was curator of the enamel collection of Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia.

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1920s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919
Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919

Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919

By Dick Beer

Located in Stockholm, SE

Cubistic vision In the period following the First World War, the artist’s painting underwent a fundamental transformation.

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1910s Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Monumental Chandelier Art Nouveau Glass Daum Nancy attributed to Louis majorelle
Monumental Chandelier Art Nouveau Glass Daum Nancy attributed to Louis majorelle

Monumental Chandelier Art Nouveau Glass Daum Nancy attributed to Louis majorelle

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

But not for long, since the explosion of the first world war forced the closure of the furnaces, when they were reopened at the end of the conflict, the world and taste had changed p...

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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Avenue des Champs-Elysses, Paris
Avenue des Champs-Elysses, Paris

Avenue des Champs-Elysses, Paris

By Antoine Blanchard

Located in Missouri, MO

Masson’s early art career was interrupted, first by World War II and later by the necessity of keeping his father’s workshop running in the years after his death.

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstraction
Abstraction

Abstraction

By Abraham Walkowitz

Located in Fairlawn, OH

As a member of Alfred Steiglitz’ inner circle and a regular exhibitor at his renowned 291 Gallery until it closed in 1917, and as an active participant in the keystone Armory Show of...

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1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

French Art Deco Modernist Gilt Wrought Iron Gilbert Poillerat Coffee Table
French Art Deco Modernist Gilt Wrought Iron Gilbert Poillerat Coffee Table

French Art Deco Modernist Gilt Wrought Iron Gilbert Poillerat Coffee Table

By Gilbert Poillerat, Raymond Subes

Located in Forney, TX

Here he learnt much of his craft as Edgar Brandt was himself renowned for his work in metal and even weaponry making (developed during the First World War). In 1927, Poillerat left...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan

By Abraham Walkowitz

Located in Fairlawn, OH

As a member of Alfred Steiglitz’ inner circle and a regular exhibitor at his renowned 291 Gallery until it closed in 1917, and as an active participant in the keystone Armory Show of...

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1910s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Adolf Dehn - Haitian Scene #7 Signed Mid Century modern painting, Assoc AA label
Adolf Dehn - Haitian Scene #7 Signed Mid Century modern painting, Assoc AA label

Adolf Dehn - Haitian Scene #7 Signed Mid Century modern painting, Assoc AA label

By Adolf Dehn

Located in New York, NY

After volunteering for duty in an Asheville, North Carolina hospital during the First World War, he received an honorable discharge and in July 1919 Dehn took a train straight to New...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener
Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener

Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

History / Summary A product of the Lord Roberts Workshops in England, which were set up during the First World War to provide employment to disabled soldiers and sailors, this doll w...

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Antique 1890s English Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Fabric

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Rare Pendant in Crystal Glass Nickel Plated Brass
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Rare Pendant in Crystal Glass Nickel Plated Brass

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Rare Pendant in Crystal Glass Nickel Plated Brass

By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte

Located in Waalwijk, NL

From Law Student to Master Craftsman Born into a family with strong artistic roots, Pietro Chiesa initially received little encouragement from his father to pursue a career in the a...

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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Figures of Cat and Mice Bookends, Cartier, France 1930s
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Figures of Cat and Mice Bookends, Cartier, France 1930s

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Figures of Cat and Mice Bookends, Cartier, France 1930s

By Thomas Cartier

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1904 and received several medals of which a gold medal in 1927. During the First World War, he became an illustrator and produced...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Voiliers a Concarenau - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil - Sydney Lough Thompson
Voiliers a Concarenau - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil - Sydney Lough Thompson

Voiliers a Concarenau - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil - Sydney Lough Thompson

By Sydney Lough Thompson

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Rejecting studio practice he painted out of doors at the harbour, concentrating on capturing colour and movement, and developing his technique by working systematically on increasing...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Hamilton 14Kt White Gold "Spur" Watch circa 1920's
Hamilton 14Kt White Gold "Spur" Watch circa 1920's

Hamilton 14Kt White Gold "Spur" Watch circa 1920's

By Hamilton

Located in Long Beach, CA

In 1917, Hamilton introduced its first wristwatch for service men entering the first World War.

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

White Gold

Shaker Interior, Sabbathday Lake, Maine
Shaker Interior, Sabbathday Lake, Maine

Shaker Interior, Sabbathday Lake, Maine

By George Tice

Located in Fairlawn, OH

He issued the portfolio, Trees, taught a workshop at Aspen, Colorado, and began to experiment with platinum printing, a lost art since the First World War. Tice's experimentation wit...

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1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Art Deco Sculpture Signed Carlier
Art Deco Sculpture Signed Carlier

Art Deco Sculpture Signed Carlier

By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1

Located in NANTES, FR

When the First World War broke out, he devoted himself to the work of refugees from the North and, as president of the Amicale de Cambrai, he devoted himself during the four years of...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York, Sunset, Max Pollak, 1929
Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York, Sunset, Max Pollak, 1929

Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York, Sunset, Max Pollak, 1929

By Max Pollak

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1910 he received a Rome prize for his graphic work—reportedly an unusual distinction for an etcher—and subsequently traveled in Italy, France, and the Netherlands. During the Fir...

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1920s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint

The Gulf Of Morbihan Bretagne Framed French Oil Painting Of The Brittany Coast
The Gulf Of Morbihan Bretagne Framed French Oil Painting Of The Brittany Coast

The Gulf Of Morbihan Bretagne Framed French Oil Painting Of The Brittany Coast

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Writing and music nevertheless remained important features of his life. In 1914 the First World War broke out; Louis was just 15 and began his artistic studies at the School of Decor...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Abstract (Edition 95/100)
Abstract (Edition 95/100)

Abstract (Edition 95/100)

By Bram Van Velde

Located in Missouri, MO

Because of his status as bread-winner for his family, Bram van Velde was exempted from service in the First World War, and he was able to continue his work as a painter and decorator...

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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract (Edition 75/100)
Abstract (Edition 75/100)

Abstract (Edition 75/100)

By Bram Van Velde

Located in Missouri, MO

Because of his status as bread-winner for his family, Bram van Velde was exempted from service in the First World War, and he was able to continue his work as a painter and decorator...

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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract (Edition 48/100)
Abstract (Edition 48/100)

Abstract (Edition 48/100)

By Bram Van Velde

Located in Missouri, MO

Because of his status as bread-winner for his family, Bram van Velde was exempted from service in the First World War, and he was able to continue his work as a painter and decorator...

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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract (Edition 24/75)
Abstract (Edition 24/75)

Abstract (Edition 24/75)

By Bram Van Velde

Located in Missouri, MO

Because of his status as bread-winner for his family, Bram van Velde was exempted from service in the First World War, and he was able to continue his work as a painter and decorator...

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ancient Egyptian Goddess Neith figure in bronze
Ancient Egyptian Goddess Neith figure in bronze

Ancient Egyptian Goddess Neith figure in bronze

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Sent to the front during the First World War, he captured the horrors of the conflict in his immortal anti-war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front," published in 1929.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Unusual Aviation Figure of a Airplane Pilot with Propeller circa 1910´s
Unusual Aviation Figure of a Airplane Pilot with Propeller circa 1910´s

Unusual Aviation Figure of a Airplane Pilot with Propeller circa 1910´s

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Nice details, the double row of buttons on his jacket, the helmet and goggles, the detailed face. Looks like a First World War pilot or a little after that period.

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Maternite Au Jardin
Maternite Au Jardin

Maternite Au Jardin

By Maurice Denis

Located in Fairlawn, OH

His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art. Following the First World War, he founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré (Workshops of Sacred Art), decora...

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1920s French School Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Art Deco Vase by Charles Schneider, Iron and Art Glass, France, 1920
Art Deco Vase by Charles Schneider, Iron and Art Glass, France, 1920

Art Deco Vase by Charles Schneider, Iron and Art Glass, France, 1920

By Charles Schneider

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

This production was disrupted severely by the First World War in 1914 for the brothers and all the workers were called to the service.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Iron

Lamp, Sign: Daum Nancy, France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1904
Lamp, Sign: Daum Nancy, France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1904

Lamp, Sign: Daum Nancy, France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1904

By Daum

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

But not for long, since the explosion of the first world war forced the closure of the furnaces, when they were reopened at the end of the conflict, the world and taste had changed p...

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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918
A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918

A Jolly Time -- German Genre Tavern Painting, 1918

Located in Soquel, CA

The art dealer Karl Heumann recalled in 1951 in a letter to the daughter, which was forwarded to the Office for Reparation: "I met your father shortly after the First World War, when...

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1910s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Composition (Edition 209/220)
Composition (Edition 209/220)

Composition (Edition 209/220)

By Maurice Élie Sarthou

Located in New York, NY

Maurice Élie Sarthou (French, 1911-1999) "Composition" Edition 209/220, Abstract Lithograph signed and numbered in Pencil, 18.50 x 24.63, Late 20th Century, ca. 1960s Colors: Green,...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ceramic, Sign: F.Bichoff France
Ceramic, Sign: F.Bichoff France

Ceramic, Sign: F.Bichoff France

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Imprisoned in Germany during the First World War, he fled to France. The son of an industrialist, trained as a photographer, he would have worked in Nadar and would later be interest...

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Antique 1830s French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Alexandre Kéléty. France 1925
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Alexandre Kéléty. France 1925

Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Alexandre Kéléty. France 1925

By Alexandre Kéléty

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Kéléty married Hélène Grün Kéléty, daughter of the Russian painter Maurice Grün. At the end of the First World War, he emigrated to France, where he became a pupil of the Hungarian p...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Centerpiece, Sign: Made in England Beswick 789 4
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Centerpiece, Sign: Made in England Beswick 789 4

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Centerpiece, Sign: Made in England Beswick 789 4

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Early Beswick stamps, dating from the First World War onwards, simply have the words ‘Beswick England’ in a circle or oval shape.

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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Conte Crayon Drawing Beach Scene David Burliuk Russian Futurist
Modernist Conte Crayon Drawing Beach Scene David Burliuk Russian Futurist

Modernist Conte Crayon Drawing Beach Scene David Burliuk Russian Futurist

By David Burliuk

Located in Surfside, FL

Even during the First World War their activities carried on: at the 1915 Christmas Party, hosted by Lilya and Osip Brik, the tree was hung from the roof, upside-down, and the guests ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté, Crayon

Neo-Renaissance style cabinet with painted enamels signed by Theophile Soyer
Neo-Renaissance style cabinet with painted enamels signed by Theophile Soyer

Neo-Renaissance style cabinet with painted enamels signed by Theophile Soyer

By Théophile Soyer

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

He also received a silver medal at the 1889 World's Fair and a gold medal at the 1900's. In 1909, he moved to open a new workshop rue de Bondy where he remained until the end of the ...

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Enamel

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    More than 200,000 propaganda posters were made during World War II. The Office of War Information (OWI) was responsible for hiring artists to design the artwork. Famous posters include “I Want You” for the U.S. Army, featuring the well-known Uncle Sam character, while the popular “We Can Do It!” design depicts Rosie the Riveter. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of World War II posters and other vintage and antique posters.
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