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Olmsted Parks

Modern Abstract Painting by Wes Olmsted Entitled “Cave Painting", 1963
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
was a distant relative Frederick law Olmsted, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Best Planned City in the World: Olmsted, Vaux, and the Buffalo Park System
Located in valatie, NY
The Best Planned City in the World: Olmsted, Vaux, and the Buffalo Park System, by Francis R
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2010s American Books

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Paper

Landscape
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Landscape (Crawford Notch, New Hampshire)
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

ART
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

ART
H 28 in W 22 in
Grey Flowers Green
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Wood

Sketch After Vincent Self Portrait No. 3
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Sun over Mont Blanc
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1980s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Headwall with Coca-Cola Can
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

One of The Thieves Was Saved
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army in Germany during the
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Central Park Night
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Central Park Night Lithograph, 1946 Signed and dated lower right (see photo) Titled, lower center
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1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver by Edward Grimm, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
hardcover with dust jacket. Riverside Park is an illustrated tribute to Frederick Law Olmsted's "other" New
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Early 2000s American Books

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Paper

Forest Park Letter Pressed Map with Embossed Trails in Salvaged Fir Frame
Located in Portland, OR
Beautiful Minimalist limited edition letter pressed topographic map of Portland's Forest Park with
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2010s American Organic Modern Prints

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Fir

"Skating on Ladies' Pond Central Park": Winslow Homer 19th C. Woodcut Engraving
By Winslow Homer
Located in Alamo, CA
. According to Olmsted, the park was "of great importance as the first real Park made in this century – a
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1870s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Engraving, Woodcut

Oil on Canvas Painting -- The Path by the Lake
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas painting shows a beautiful scene of Washington Park in Albany, NY, designed by
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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas Painting -- The Bridle Path
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas painting shows a beautiful scene of Washington Park in Albany, NY, developed by
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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Biltmore Estate, The Most Distinguished Private Place, First Edition
By John Bryan
Located in valatie, NY
125,000 acres in Asheville, North Carolina. Fredrick Law Olmsted was commissioned to do the grounds, which
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20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Civil War Apron, Made In Cambridge, OH by Laura, Hynes, ca 1861
Located in York County, PA
Olmsted (the designer of Central Park, considered to be the father of modern landscape architecture,) plus
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Cotton

Super Collectable World Fair Chicago 1893 Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in GB
1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage
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Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Spring afternoon in Central Parc NYC - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, Central Park represents a green oasis amidst Manhattan's skyscraper forest, even
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2010s Photorealist Color Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Cookbook Book
Located in New York City, NY
Featuring 125 seminal cookbooks from the last 100 years, Cookbook Book is a celebration of the world's most beautiful, influential and informative cookbooks. From the tried-and-tr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

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Paper

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Antique Torchere Turned Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian English Pedestal
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very nice, large (high) plant stand made of solid mahogany made around the year 1880.   
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Pedestals

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Mahogany

Ladurée Tea Time The Art of Making Tea Book by Marie Simon
Located in New York, NY
Ladurée Tea Time The Art of Making Tea By: Marie Simon Photography by Marie-Pierre Morel Illustrations by Hélène Le Duff Tea time is a moment for sharing, when the mind wanders to f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Midcentury Abstract Painting by Arnold Taraborrelli
By Arnold Taraborrelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury abstract painting by Arnold Taraborrelli, American, circa 1959. It is entitled "Break-Away" and is executed in gouache on artist board and retains it's original frame. Tar...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paint

Aboriginal Figure - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Aboriginal figure is an original contemporary artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by an Anonymous artist. Mixed colored oil and tempera on paper. Includes frame: 79.8 x 2 x 54...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Modern Geometric Painting
By (after) Josef Albers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Really powerful mid century geometric composition. In the style of the master Joseph Albers. It is oil on canvas measuring 30 inches wide by 30 high. Frame is 31 1/2 by 31 1/2. Fabul...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Pucci - A Renaissance in Fashion" 1st Edition
Located in Hanover, MA
"Pucci - A Renaissance in Fashion" by Shirley Kennedy, 1st edition, printed in Japan in 1991. All excellent near perfect condition. Cloth cover. First white page is written on in bl...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Books

Dynamo (Framed Mid-Century Modern Cubism Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lech Ostrokow was a Polish painter who, like many artists in the mid-century, picked up the thread of Cubism and created a resurgence of the style. There is a bit of Futurism here as...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Joseph Thony Moises Haitian Painting, Circa 1950's, The Shoe Seller
By Joseph Thony Moise
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Joseph Thony Moises (TiTonton) (b. 1933 -?) - Haitian Artist Medium: Original Oil on Canvas. Subject: The Shoe Seller. Created: Circa 1950's. Painting Measures: 20"h x 16"w F...
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Vintage 1950s Haitian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Ethereal Organic Oil Painting
By Piry Rame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract expressionist etherial oil painting by Piry Rame (1921 - 2001). Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed on verso. Image size, 21L x 16H. Housed in a period frame.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sconce, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, French, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sconce , French Style: Art Nouveau Country. French We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at yo...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

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Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist New York City Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24L x 36H.
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionistoj Interior View Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed.
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1950s Abstract Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sotheby's Jacques Grange Collectionneur (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Paris 21st & 22nd November 2017. Jacques Has an eye for art and decorative arts that is curious, talented and sincere. his artistic gift, allows him to express himself through his ch...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Sotheby's Jacques Grange Collectionneur (Book)
Sotheby's Jacques Grange Collectionneur (Book)
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H 11.63 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
1743 Jus Canonicum Universum (Universal Canon Law) (2 volumes bound as 1). Bound
Located in Victoria, BC
Bound in Vellum, here is a beautiful and oversized book by R.P.F. Anacleto Reiffenstuel entitled E Societate Jus canonicum universum clara methodo juxta titulos quinque librorum Decr...
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Antique 1740s Books

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Leather, Paper

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Landscape
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Airstreams on Vacation March
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
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1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Spray Paint

Rare 1974 Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Lee Friedlander Manhattan NYC Photo
By Lee Friedlander
Located in Surfside, FL
studio. Friedlander began photographing parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted for a six-year commission
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1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Maggie Hazell, Abstract Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting, 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
influential midcentury San Francisco school of abstract expressionism led by such artists as David Park and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Park Maker Life of Frederick Law Olmsted by Elizabeth Stevenson, 1st Printing
Located in valatie, NY
Park Maker: Life of Frederick Law Olmsted by Elizabeth Stevenson. MacMillan Publishing Company
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Vintage 1970s American Books

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Paper

Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., Founder of Landscape Architecture in America
By Julius Gy. Fabos, Gordon T. Milde
Located in valatie, NY
history began with Olmsted's creation of Central Park, New York. Before this American cities had no large
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20th Century American Books

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Paper

Grey Tree
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Landscape Architecture First Edition
By P. H. Elwood Jr.
Located in valatie, NY
City, Denver, San Francisco and many more. Includes Frederick Law Olmsted's Central Park. Subjects
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Vintage 1920s American Books

Materials

Paper

Grey Cliff with Waterfall
By Wes Olmsted
Located in Buffalo, NY
, the designer of Buffalo’s park system. Olmsted attended the Albright Art School and served in the Army
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Olmsted Parks For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of olmsted parks available for sale. A selection of these works in the modern, Impressionist and Pop Art styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the olmsted parks that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and green. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Wes Olmsted and Adolf Dehn are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, paper and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Olmsted Parks?

Olmsted parks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,750, while the lowest priced sells for $59 and the highest can go for as much as $8,419.