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Carmel Valley Nursery
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Carmel Valley Nursery" is an oil painting on canvas by Carmel impressionist
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Oil

Retro Carmel Valley Nursery
Carmel Valley Nursery
H 26.25 in W 30.5 in D 2 in
John Piper: 'Nursery Frieze II' lithograph
By John Piper
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art (including many other John Piper prints), scroll down to "More
Category

1970s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Nursery" Jacqueline & Caroline Kennedy, Georgetown, Washington D.C.
By Jacques Lowe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
What do you do when, as a photographer, you are told your image archive is so precious that it's uninsurable? The answer for Jacques Lowe, whose images helped create the legend of Jo...
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1950s Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kennedy, John Jr. on the White House Nursery Balcony
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John Jr. on the White House nursery balcony nb_103. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper
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1950s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, John Jr. on the White House Nursery Balcony
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John Jr. on the White House nursery balcony nb_103. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper
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1950s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, John Jr. on the White House Nursery Balcony
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John Jr. on the White House nursery balcony nb_103. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper
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1950s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Giclée

Charming Bavarian Girl and Sunflower, Black Forest Nursery Wall Decoration
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
substantial wall hanging is two feet in length, has a rich patina and super hand carved folk art detailing
Category

1950s German Black Forest Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wood

'In the Greenhouse Nursery', Gump's, San Francisco Bay Oil, Crocker Museum, UCSC
By Boyd Gavin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
). He has exhibited widely and with success in the California Bay Area including at the Crocker Art
Category

1980s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jack and Jill -- Print, Nursery Rhymes, Etching, Aquatint by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
/P’ One of fourteen artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 75 From Nursery Rhymes Printed
Category

1980s Contemporary Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

See-saw, Margery Daw -- Print, Etching, Nursery Rhymes by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
Signed and numbered from the edition of 50 From Nursery Rhymes Printed by Culford Press, London Co
Category

1980s Contemporary Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary I -- Print, Nursery Rhymes, Etching by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
from the edition of 50 From Nursery Rhymes Printed by Culford Press, London Co-published by the artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

How Many Miles to Babylon -- Print, Etching, Nursery Rhymes by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
inscribed ‘A/P’, apart from the edition of 50 From Nursery Rhymes Printed by Culford Press, London Co
Category

1980s Contemporary Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Dance to your Daddy -- Etching, Nursery Rhymes, Father's Day, by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
' in pencil An artist’s proof aside from the edition of 50 From Nursery Rhymes Printed by Culford Press
Category

1980s Contemporary Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Etching

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
). Hungarian Peasant art, children fairytale themes, in psychedelic pop colors of the era. This framed painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
). Hungarian Peasant art, children fairytale themes, in psychedelic pop colors of the era.This painting that
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Gouache

"Yelow Still-life". Raquel Fariñas. Folk Art, Acrylic on wood panel painting
By Raquel Fariñas
Located in Segovia, ES
"Yellow Still-life". Raquel Fariñas. Folk Art, Acrylic on wood panel painting. Dimensions: (H) 103
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1990s Folk Art Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Village of Provence, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
bottom "M.Jouenne" (see photo). Michel Jouenne is part of this nursery of talents from the "Young
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Luminous Leaf Color Photo C Print Foliage Vintage Plant Photograph Evelyn Lauder
Located in Surfside, FL
a penthouse on Fifth Avenue lined with modern art. She was born Evelyn Hausner in 1936 in Vienna
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1990s American Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

C Print

In Fashion, Sgrffito Signed Portrait, 20th Century British
Located in London, GB
Meets Father Christmas (1955). She wrote and illustrated many books for nursery-age children in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Acrylic

Navy Framed Mud Cloth or Kuba Cloth in Floating Acrylic Frame Gold Standoffs
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
addition to any gallery wall, nursery or entryway. Or beautiful alone. Mud-cloth measures about 12" wide x
Category

1950s Nigerian Tribal Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Lucite

Stars Missoula Montana by top conceptual artist signed, numbered Large: 41 x 30"
Located in New York, NY
first taught nursery school and then high school art while working toward his first one-person
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1970s Conceptual Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Pencil, Lithograph

All Saints Church, Lightwater, Watercolour, Stained Glass Design, Jane Gray
Located in London, GB
hamlet. With the development of nurseries and cottages to house the influx of workers that followed soon
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Watercolor

All Saints Church, Lightwater, Watercolour Stained Glass Design, Jane Gray
Located in London, GB
the development of nurseries and cottages to house the influx of workers that followed soon after, the
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Watercolor

Kennedy, Caroline, John Jr. and David Shaw
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
White House nursery. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are
Category

1950s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, Caroline, John Jr. and David Shaw
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
White House nursery. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made
Category

1950s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, Caroline, John Jr. and David Shaw
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
White House nursery. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made
Category

1950s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Giclée

Framed Nepalese Textile Wall Hanging in Acrylic with Gold Standoffs
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
beautiful addition to a gallery wall, nursery, bedroom or foyer. Topi measures 11" wide, 8" tall Also
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1950s Nepalese Tribal Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Metal

Children, Michele Zalopany black white Christmas holiday winter scene children
By Michele Zalopany
Located in New York, NY
your living space, bedroom, or nursery. Paper 22 x 30 in. / 57 x 76 cm Monotype on white paper
Category

1990s Contemporary Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Monotype

Ella Fitzgerald with band, unknown Date
Located in Cologne, DE
Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Her rendition of the nursery rhyme "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" helped boost both her
Category

1960s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Black and White

Ella Fitzgerald with band, unknown Date
Ella Fitzgerald with band, unknown Date
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H 7.09 in W 9.45 in D 0.02 in
Ella Fitzgerald, unknown Date
Located in Cologne, DE
Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Her rendition of the nursery rhyme "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" helped boost both her
Category

1960s Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Black and White

Ella Fitzgerald, unknown Date
Ella Fitzgerald, unknown Date
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H 7.09 in W 4.26 in D 0.02 in
"Madame Hedgehog's Hole House", Whimsical Children's Drypoint Etching
By Bu King
Located in Soquel, CA
by Bu King (20th Century). Perfect for a nursery or children's room. Numbered ("13/20"), titled
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Transformation No. 37, 1993 by Karl Gerich of Bath - Playing Card Print Sheet
Located in Meinisberg, CH
- The Nursery Rhymes Transformation Playing Cards produced for the E. P. C. S. 10th Anniversary in 1993
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1990s Naturalistic Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

17 Contre - Lithograph - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Ateliers du Marais in Brussels, a kind of nursery for the Cobra group, where he actively participated in
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1970s Contemporary Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

George Inn, Salisbury
Located in San Francisco, CA
blindstamp of the Fine Art Trade Gulid, published and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode ltd, London. The image
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

Spread Eagle Inn, Midhurst
Located in San Francisco, CA
the blindstamp of the Fine Art Trade Gulid, published and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode ltd, London
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

New Inn, Gloucester
Located in San Francisco, CA
blindstamp of the Fine Art Trade Gulid, published and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode ltd, London. The image
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

George Inn, Norton St. Philip
Located in San Francisco, CA
the blindstamp of the Fine Art Trade Gulid, published and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode ltd, London
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

George Inn, Dorchester
Located in San Francisco, CA
blindstamp of the Fine Art Trade Gulid, published and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode ltd, London. The image
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bell Inn, Waltham St Lawrence
Located in San Francisco, CA
the blindstamp of the Fine Art Trade Gulid, published and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode ltd, London
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
nursery. (Or for someone who has the astrological sign of Leo) The body of the Lion is orange. Each of its
Category

1970s North African Tribal Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Dorothy Fitchew - 20th Century British Watercolor Illustration of Flower Fairies
By Dorothy Fitchew
Located in London, GB
in.) Julia Dorothy Fitchew was born in Camberwell, the daughter of the illustrator and art editor
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Mid-20th Century Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Watercolor

"In The Beginning 5, " Pastel Groomed Garden Landscape signed by Victoria Ryan
By Victoria Ryan
Located in Milwaukee, WI
flower beds and tree nurseries. The sunlight casts beautiful blue shadows and the sky is a bright blue
Category

1990s Realist Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

3.8x6.6 Ft Chinese Art Deco Vintage Hand Knotted Rug, Sun Faded Small Carpet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 3.8 x 6.6 Ft (113 x 200 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

6.8x10 Ft Chinese Art Deco Vintage Handmade Area Rug for Country Home and Rustic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 6.8 x 9.9 Ft (205 x 300 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

5.5x9 Ft Unusual Mid-Century Art Deco Rug, Hand Knotted Carpet in Red & Beige
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Type: Area Rug Country: Turkey Room: Any Room, Guestroom, Nursery, Kid's Room, Lounge, Living Room
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

6x9.4 Ft Vintage Handmade Art Deco Chinese Design Wool Area Rug in Red & Beige
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Type: Area Rug Country: Turkey Room: Any Room, Guestroom, Nursery, Kid's Room, Lounge, Living Room
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Pair of Small Bronze Midcentury Giraffe Sculptures, American Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
. These giraffe sculptures are perfect for an animal lover or collector of unique art pieces. They could
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Bronze

Corrie Schmidt Abstract Rectangular Form Fiber Art Sculptural Wall Hanging 1980s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Art in vivid red, purple, pink, blue, orange and white with a tan border around the outer edges and
Category

1980s American Organic Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Berber Boucherouite Moroccan Azilal Rug with Folk Art Tribal Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
20864 vintage Berber Boucherouite Moroccan Azilal rug with Folk Art expressionist Tribal style
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Original Vintage Pictorial Travel Poster Children's Map Of London Fairytales Art
Located in London, GB
Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children and Middlesex Hospital with fun colourful nursery rhyme illustrations
Category

1950s British Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Paper

Pair of 2 Vintage Night Lamps, Italy, 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
give them grace and charm. These table lamps will fit in the bedroom, nursery, and living room
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Bronze

Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
room, golf locker room, trophy room, children's area, playroom, nursery, game room, music room, masters
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool

1960s Industrial Caged Hanging Ceiling Pendant Lamps/Lights with Original Glass
Located in Hook, Hampshire
large commercial plant nursery in France where they had been hanging since the 1960s. Sadly they were in
Category

1960s French Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Kids Poster by Cruz Novillo: 'Hipopótamo', circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
nursery, playroom, or as a decorative accent in any space, Novillo's "Hipopótamo" poster promises to evoke
Category

1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Paper

2.7x4.2 Ft Vintage Handmade "Antique Washed" Anatolian Milas Small Wool Rug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 2.7 x 4.2 Ft (80 x 126 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool

2x3.2 Ft Handmade Sun Faded Accent Rug, Vintage Turkish Door Mat & Bath Mat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 1.9 x 3.2 Ft (55 x 97 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool and
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

6.6x10.2 Ft Vintage Handmade Anatolian Rug for Country Homes & Rustic Interiors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 6.6 x 10.2 Ft (200 x 310 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool

2.7x4 Ft Vintage Geometric Small Rug, Handmade Accent Rug, Turkish Door Mat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 2.7 x 4 Ft (80 x 120 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool

3.4x6 Ft Vintage Handmade Oushak Rug for Country Homes & Rustic Interiors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 3.4 x 6 Ft (101 x 182 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool and
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

7.6x11.3 Ft Unique Vintage Turkish Floral Rug in Beige, Navy Blue & Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sophisticated and sturdy pieces of floor art. Size: 7.6 x 11.3 Ft (230 x 342 cm) Style: Oushak Materials: Wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Retro Nursery Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

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Retro Nursery Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact piece of retro nursery art you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Find Modern versions now, or shop for Modern creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Finding the perfect item from our selection of retro nursery art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a choice in our collection of retro nursery art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, black and more. An object in our assortment of retro nursery art from Paula Rego, Mark Shaw, Jacques Lowe and John Piper — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, aquatint and digital print.

How Much is a Retro Nursery Art?

A piece of retro nursery art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $5,911, while the lowest priced sells for $260 and the highest can go for as much as $15,762.

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Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.

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