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Judy: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
Judy: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)

Judy: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)

By Robert Israel

Located in New York, NY

Robert Israel is a noted set and costume designer for opera and theater. His creations have embellished the Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, ...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Doctor: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)
Doctor: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)

Doctor: Edition 35/65 (From Punch & Judy, Seven Hand Colored Lithographs)

By Robert Israel

Located in New York, NY

Robert Israel is a noted set and costume designer for opera and theater. His creations have embellished the Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, ...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau "Libations" Pâte de Verre Glass Vase
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau "Libations" Pâte de Verre Glass Vase

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau "Libations" Pâte de Verre Glass Vase

By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau

Located in New York, NY

One side of the vase depicts the ballerina Lubov Tchernicheva in the 1913 production of Cléopâtre at the Royal Swedish Opera, an image published in Comœdia Illustré (20 May 1914, no....

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

"Calla Lily Dancer" by Lilian Martinez (Figure, Dancer, Pop, Colorful, Print)
"Calla Lily Dancer" by Lilian Martinez (Figure, Dancer, Pop, Colorful, Print)

"Calla Lily Dancer" by Lilian Martinez (Figure, Dancer, Pop, Colorful, Print)

By Lilian Martinez

Located in New York, NY

Additionally, there is also a nod to the architectural design of the Metropolitan Opera in the background. Martinez (b. 1986, Chicago, IL) earned her BFA in Photography from The Scho...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Young girl from Bou-Saada
Young girl from Bou-Saada

Young girl from Bou-Saada

Located in PARIS, FR

In 1864, he won the Prix de Rome, on the theme of "The Foundation of Marseille", and was engaged on the site of the Paris Opera house. He later produced many sculpted works, most of ...

Category

Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Still Life - Offset print after Giorgio Morandi - 1973

Still Life - Offset print after Giorgio Morandi - 1973

By Giorgio Morandi

Located in Roma, IT

Image Dimensions: 16 x 21 cm From the volume "L'Opera grafica di Giorgio Morandi", text by Lamberto Vitali, printed in Ilte, Tourin, 1973.

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Still Life - Offset print after Giorgio Morandi - 1973

Still Life - Offset print after Giorgio Morandi - 1973

By Giorgio Morandi

Located in Roma, IT

Image Dimensions: 16 x 21 cm From the volume "L'Opera grafica di Giorgio Morandi", text by Lamberto Vitali, printed in Ilte, Tourin, 1973.

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight 'Occhio', Italy 1950s.
Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight 'Occhio', Italy 1950s.

Rare Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Paperweight 'Occhio', Italy 1950s.

By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti

Located in Malmö, SE

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray, Italy 1960s.
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray, Italy 1960s.

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Mid-Century Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray, Italy 1960s.

By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti

Located in Malmö, SE

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Darth Vader - Oversize Getty Archive Print

Darth Vader - Oversize Getty Archive Print

Located in London, GB

The sequel is regarded by many as the finest in the series of George Lucas's space opera - and outdid the original in worldwide takings, paving the way for Return Of The Jedi shortly...

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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Contemporary Original Oil Portrait of Luciano  Pavarotti Framed
Contemporary Original Oil Portrait of Luciano  Pavarotti Framed

Contemporary Original Oil Portrait of Luciano Pavarotti Framed

By Rene Jerome Legrand

Located in ludlow, GB

Contemporary Original Oil Portrait of Luciano Pavarotti one of the most revered Tenor Opera Singers of all time. A big voice and an even bigger smile he is instantly recognisable.

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th C. Korean Style Tansu Chest with Iron Mounts, Collection of Plácido Domingo
20th C. Korean Style Tansu Chest with Iron Mounts, Collection of Plácido Domingo

20th C. Korean Style Tansu Chest with Iron Mounts, Collection of Plácido Domingo

Located in Morristown, NJ

Domingo is regarded as one of the most influential opera figures of the 20th and 21st centuries. This chest was part of his personal furnishings and reflects the cosmopolitan, cultiv...

Category

Vintage 1970s Korean Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Flor Cabinet by Lola Glamour
Flor Cabinet by Lola Glamour

Flor Cabinet by Lola Glamour

Located in Geneve, CH

The versatility of the furniture is revealed in this Flower, which grows from an architectural base inspired by the Sydney Opera House until it becomes an organic, almost living piec...

Category

2010s Spanish Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Whisper - Large Scale Original Pastel Tone Oceanscape Sunset Painting on Canvas
Whisper - Large Scale Original Pastel Tone Oceanscape Sunset Painting on Canvas

Whisper - Large Scale Original Pastel Tone Oceanscape Sunset Painting on Canvas

By Charlotte Elizabeth

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Working with some of the best scenic artists in the world, Elizabeth created large-scale backcloths and murals for many famous venues, including The Royal Opera House, The ENO, and e...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set of 4 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Dinner Plates 'Posateria', Italy 1950s
Set of 4 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Dinner Plates 'Posateria', Italy 1950s

Set of 4 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Dinner Plates 'Posateria', Italy 1950s

By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti

Located in Malmö, SE

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Jars 'Serie Spighe', Italy 1960s
Pair of Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Jars 'Serie Spighe', Italy 1960s

Pair of Piero Fornasetti Vintage Gilded Ceramic Jars 'Serie Spighe', Italy 1960s

By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti

Located in Malmö, SE

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Veillee Sepulchrale; Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape
Veillee Sepulchrale; Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape

Veillee Sepulchrale; Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape

By Eugene Berman

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1957 he was working with Sylvia Guirey on a new production for the Metropolitan Opera of Don Giovanni.[3] Berman continued to paint in Italy until his death in 1972.[2] Leonid die...

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1940s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

Full Set of 6 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Gilded Small Bowls, Italy 1950s.
Full Set of 6 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Gilded Small Bowls, Italy 1950s.

Full Set of 6 Vintage Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Gilded Small Bowls, Italy 1950s.

By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti

Located in Malmö, SE

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Dimore - 1970s - Giuseppe Uncini - Collage - Contemporary

Dimore - 1970s - Giuseppe Uncini - Collage - Contemporary

By Giuseppe Uncini

Located in Roma, IT

Original collage on paper by the italian artist Giuseppe Uncini, in excellent conditions and authenticated by the Archivio Opera Giuseppe Uncini in 2014.

Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Hokusai Green II, 2024 - Abstract Painting on Vintage Book Covers on Canvas
Hokusai Green II, 2024 - Abstract Painting on Vintage Book Covers on Canvas

Hokusai Green II, 2024 - Abstract Painting on Vintage Book Covers on Canvas

By Jane Skingley

Located in Kingsclere, GB

In 2008 her work was selected from a long list of hopefuls to be exhibited at the summer season at the prestigious Glyndebourne opera house. Skingley’s mainly large scale paintings f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Hokusai Ocean Blue I, 2024 - Abstract Mixed Media, Vintage Book Pages on Canvas
Hokusai Ocean Blue I, 2024 - Abstract Mixed Media, Vintage Book Pages on Canvas

Hokusai Ocean Blue I, 2024 - Abstract Mixed Media, Vintage Book Pages on Canvas

By Jane Skingley

Located in Kingsclere, GB

In 2008 her work was selected from a long list of hopefuls to be exhibited at the summer season at the prestigious Glyndebourne opera house. Skingley’s mainly large scale paintings f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Contemporary Aboriginal Art on Bark by Gunybi Ganambarr Provenance
Contemporary Aboriginal Art on Bark by Gunybi Ganambarr Provenance

Contemporary Aboriginal Art on Bark by Gunybi Ganambarr Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

Accompanied the Yolngu delegations to the opening of the National Museum in Canberra 2001 and the larrakitj installation at the Sydney Opera House 2002 and played at the opening of D...

Category

Early 2000s Australian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint

Face. Limited edition print, Surrealism, Established Polish artist

Face. Limited edition print, Surrealism, Established Polish artist

By Rafał Olbiński

Located in Warsaw, PL

His works were on the covers of numerous magazines such as Der Spiegel, as well as they served for projects of posters for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala and other oper...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Color

"Lakme" Decca design
"Lakme" Decca design

"Lakme" Decca design

By Erté

Located in Greenwich, CT

This design for a Decca recording of Lakme likely dates to the 1950s, and specifically to the 1952 recording with Mado Robin, conductor Georges Sébastian, at the Théâtre National de ...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

An angel. Limited edition print Surreal Established Polish artist

An angel. Limited edition print Surreal Established Polish artist

By Rafał Olbiński

Located in Warsaw, PL

His works were on the covers of numerous magazines such as Der Spiegel, as well as they served for projects of posters for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala and other oper...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Color

Still Life With Cups and Saucers, Realist Oil on Canvas, Framed, 2010+
Still Life With Cups and Saucers, Realist Oil on Canvas, Framed, 2010+

Still Life With Cups and Saucers, Realist Oil on Canvas, Framed, 2010+

By Vitali Miagkov

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

He headed the interior design project of the reconstruction of the Kiev Opera Theater and the Kiev Cultural Center. He has received many awards and honors from the former Soviet Uni...

Category

1990s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in PARIS, FR

In 1873, Carrier-Belleuse took part in the construction of the Paris Opera house, directed by his friend Charles Garnier.

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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Susanna
Susanna

Susanna

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in PARIS, FR

In 1873, Carrier-Belleuse took part in the construction of the Paris Opera house, directed by his friend Charles Garnier.

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1860s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nonplussed
Nonplussed

Nonplussed

By Joseph Gilgun

Located in Nottingham, GB

Joseph Gilgun is an English actor and producer known for several roles, including that of Vinnie O'Neill in the Sky Max series Brassic, which he also co-created, Marcus in Hollyoaks,...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Fujiya Hotel 2

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Fujiya Hotel 2

By Teppei Ikehila

Located in Paris, IDF

Since 2000, he has held many private exhibitions at the Shimane Art Museum, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery for project N, and H.P France Window Gallery among others.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young girl from Bou-Saada
Young girl from Bou-Saada

Young girl from Bou-Saada

By Louis Ernest Barrias

Located in PARIS, FR

In 1864, he won the Prix de Rome, on the theme of "The Foundation of Marseille", and was engaged on the site of the Paris Opera house. He later produced many sculpted works, most of ...

Category

Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Fujiya Hotel 3

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Fujiya Hotel 3

By Teppei Ikehila

Located in Paris, IDF

Since 2000, he has held many private exhibitions at the Shimane Art Museum, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery for project N, and H.P France Window Gallery among others.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Fujiya Hotel 1

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Fujiya Hotel 1

By Teppei Ikehila

Located in Paris, IDF

Since 2000, he has held many private exhibitions at the Shimane Art Museum, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery for project N, and H.P France Window Gallery among others.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alfred Bendiner, Baccaloni in Rosenkavalier
Alfred Bendiner, Baccaloni in Rosenkavalier

Alfred Bendiner, Baccaloni in Rosenkavalier

By Alfred Bendiner

Located in New York, NY

The Italian opera singer, Salvatore Baccaloni (1900-1969) often took comic roles.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

XXe Siecle-Hommage a Marc Chagall
XXe Siecle-Hommage a Marc Chagall

XXe Siecle-Hommage a Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Fairlawn, OH

His later works include a new ceiling painting for the Paris Opéra and, from 1957 a number of commissions for stained glass.

Category

1960s French School Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of 1980s Large Donghia Scroll Back Slipper Chairs in Original iKat Textile
Pair of 1980s Large Donghia Scroll Back Slipper Chairs in Original iKat Textile

Pair of 1980s Large Donghia Scroll Back Slipper Chairs in Original iKat Textile

By Donghia, Angelo Donghia

Located in St. Louis, MO

In 1966 he was commissioned, on the recommendation of Billy Baldwin, to design the Metropolitan Opera Club at Lincoln Center. The silver-foil ceilings, blue-glass chandeliers, and bl...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Foam

Swan Vase
Swan Vase

Swan Vase

Located in PARIS, FR

In 1872 Emile Pannier led alone the firm, and then his sons from 1885 to 1923, whom gave the name of Pannier Frères to the company, located at the corner of Scribe and Auber streets,...

Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau More Art

Materials

Glass

Merce Cunningham 1981
Merce Cunningham 1981

Merce Cunningham 1981

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

Cunningham’s life and artistic vision have been the subject of numerous books, films, and exhibitions, and his works have been presented by groups including the Paris Opéra Ballet, N...

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A model. Limited edition print Surreal Established Polish artist

A model. Limited edition print Surreal Established Polish artist

By Rafał Olbiński

Located in Warsaw, PL

His works were on the covers of numerous magazines such as Der Spiegel, as well as they served for projects of posters for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala and other oper...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Color

original lithograph

original lithograph

Located in Henderson, NV

Tito Varisco was a well known scenographer (set designer), and this print was inspired by the Bela Bartok opera "The Miraculous Mandarin", and was executed for the second volume (195...

Category

1950s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Norman Carton, abstract cityscape, unique oil painting hand signed twice, Framed
Norman Carton, abstract cityscape, unique oil painting hand signed twice, Framed

Norman Carton, abstract cityscape, unique oil painting hand signed twice, Framed

By Norman Carton

Located in New York, NY

His talent as a designer also brought him into the theater world of Paris, creating stages and costumes at the Paris Opera. Upon his return to the States in 1953, Carton’s success c...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colorful 1950s Standing Male Bather in South of France by Andre Delfau
Colorful 1950s Standing Male Bather in South of France by Andre Delfau

Colorful 1950s Standing Male Bather in South of France by Andre Delfau

By Andre Delfau

Located in Chicago, IL

He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Bri...

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

20th Century, Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Floor Lamp mod. LTE5 Imbuto
20th Century, Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Floor Lamp mod. LTE5 Imbuto

20th Century, Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Floor Lamp mod. LTE5 Imbuto

By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni

Located in Torino, Piemonte

The brand, which the architects call Azucena after the name of the gypsy from the theatrical opera Il Trovatore, is created both to collect some of their furniture designs for use in...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Brass

Portrait of a Lady - Mid 20th Century Hungarian Oil on Canvas Painting
Portrait of a Lady - Mid 20th Century Hungarian Oil on Canvas Painting

Portrait of a Lady - Mid 20th Century Hungarian Oil on Canvas Painting

By Zsuzsi Roboz

Located in Sevenoaks, GB

Exhibited at the Bath Festival of Contemporary Art. 1985 Solo exhibition during the Spring Festival at the Hungarian State Opera’s Erkel Theatre, Budapest. Painting of Antal Doràti ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

L'Escalier de Cristal, Oriental Clock, France, circa 1890
L'Escalier de Cristal, Oriental Clock, France, circa 1890

L'Escalier de Cristal, Oriental Clock, France, circa 1890

By L'Escalier de Cristal

Located in PARIS, FR

It was led from 1885 to 1923 by Emile Pannier’s sons, who gave the name of Pannier Frères to the society, located at the corner of Scribe street and Auber street, next to the new bui...

Category

Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

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