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19th Century Folk Art Prisoner of War Straw Work Noahs Ark
19th Century Folk Art Prisoner of War Straw Work Noahs Ark

19th Century Folk Art Prisoner of War Straw Work Noahs Ark

Located in Lowestoft, GB

19th Century straw-work Noah's Ark with multi coloured straw decoration, sloping roof and sliding side panel The technique of straw work involved dying pieces of straw different col...

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Antique 19th Century European Nautical Objects

Materials

Straw, Pine

Crossing the Ohio near Louisville, printed later
Crossing the Ohio near Louisville, printed later

Crossing the Ohio near Louisville, printed later

By Danny Lyon

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Lyon befriended many of the prisoners. The book also includes texts taken from prison records, letters from the convicts, and inmate artwork.

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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

19th Century historical genre oil painting of a man sat by a window
19th Century historical genre oil painting of a man sat by a window

19th Century historical genre oil painting of a man sat by a window

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Alfred Holst Tourrier British, (1835-1892) The Prisoner Oil on canvas, signed with monogram & dated (18)78 Image size: 28.5 inches x 18.75 inches Size including frame: 35 inches x 2...

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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ohio State Penitentiary Fire of 1930, Art of Disasters Series, Original Oil
Ohio State Penitentiary Fire of 1930, Art of Disasters Series, Original Oil

Ohio State Penitentiary Fire of 1930, Art of Disasters Series, Original Oil

By Eric Edward Esper

Located in Chicago, IL

The roof then collapsed, crushing the trapped prisoners. The Ohio militia and guardsmen were called to control the prisoners, but the local fire department was not called until it ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William Seaward in Defence of William Freeman, on His Trial for Murder - 1846
William Seaward in Defence of William Freeman, on His Trial for Murder - 1846

William Seaward in Defence of William Freeman, on His Trial for Murder - 1846

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

"You, gentlemen, have, or ought to have, lifted up your souls above the bondage of prejudices so narrow and so mean as these. The color of the prisoner's skin, and the form of his fe...

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Antique 1840s American Books

Materials

Paper

Holocaust Prison Camp Scene by Charles Burki, 1965 – Powerful War Illustration
Holocaust Prison Camp Scene by Charles Burki, 1965 – Powerful War Illustration

Holocaust Prison Camp Scene by Charles Burki, 1965 – Powerful War Illustration

Located in Langweer, NL

Burki’s mastery of expression is evident in the faces of the prisoners—each marked by exhaustion, horror, and the faintest trace of defiance.

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

Daniel Hosego: Dicktych: Figurative Painting
Daniel Hosego: Dicktych: Figurative Painting

Daniel Hosego: Dicktych: Figurative Painting

Located in London, GB

Solo exhibitions include: The Myth of Man, James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); The Poison Drinkers, James Freeman Gallery, London (2025); ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’, Art for Gu...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Panel

Daniel Hosego: Andromeda shaved by Perseus: Figurative Painting
Daniel Hosego: Andromeda shaved by Perseus: Figurative Painting

Daniel Hosego: Andromeda shaved by Perseus: Figurative Painting

Located in London, GB

Solo exhibitions include: The Myth of Man, James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); The Poison Drinkers, James Freeman Gallery, London (2025); ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’, Art for Gu...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Panel

Daniel Hosego: Her Pits, Their Problem: Figurative Painting
Daniel Hosego: Her Pits, Their Problem: Figurative Painting

Daniel Hosego: Her Pits, Their Problem: Figurative Painting

Located in London, GB

Solo exhibitions include: The Myth of Man, James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); The Poison Drinkers, James Freeman Gallery, London (2025); ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’, Art for Gu...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic, Ink

Daniel Hosego: Beauty Is A Beast: Figurative Painting
Daniel Hosego: Beauty Is A Beast: Figurative Painting

Daniel Hosego: Beauty Is A Beast: Figurative Painting

Located in London, GB

Solo exhibitions include: The Myth of Man, James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); The Poison Drinkers, James Freeman Gallery, London (2025); ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’, Art for Gu...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Panel

Daniel Hosego: Two Cocks Fighting: Figurative Painting
Daniel Hosego: Two Cocks Fighting: Figurative Painting

Daniel Hosego: Two Cocks Fighting: Figurative Painting

Located in London, GB

Solo exhibitions include: The Myth of Man, James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); The Poison Drinkers, James Freeman Gallery, London (2025); ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’, Art for Gu...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Panel

Daniel Hosego: Reclining Gorgon With Beaver: Figurative Painting
Daniel Hosego: Reclining Gorgon With Beaver: Figurative Painting

Daniel Hosego: Reclining Gorgon With Beaver: Figurative Painting

Located in London, GB

Solo exhibitions include: The Myth of Man, James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); The Poison Drinkers, James Freeman Gallery, London (2025); ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’, Art for Gu...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic, Ink

Daniel Hosego: On Our Knees Upon Your Pedestal: Figurative Painting

Daniel Hosego: On Our Knees Upon Your Pedestal: Figurative Painting

Located in London, GB

Solo exhibitions include: The Myth of Man, James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); The Poison Drinkers, James Freeman Gallery, London (2025); ‘A Renaissance of Victor Hugo’, Art for Gu...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Panel

"Bornholm" Denmark-inspired, female nude, text, iconography, folklore
"Bornholm" Denmark-inspired, female nude, text, iconography, folklore

"Bornholm" Denmark-inspired, female nude, text, iconography, folklore

Located in Philadelphia, PA

I used some literal reference from the island and trip, such as the Hammershus ruins, the prisoner in stocks, and others, but I think the biggest impression from my trip is reflected...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pelleossa Chair in Black Wood, Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin
Pelleossa Chair in Black Wood, Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin

Pelleossa Chair in Black Wood, Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin

By Miniforms, Francesco Faccin

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In 2012 he designed the interiors of the 28 Places restaurant” In Milan creating the furnishings with the prisoners of the Bollate rison in Milan, in a laboratory set up for this pro...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Antique Arabian Execution Procession in Desert, Maximilian Egypt 1846
Antique Arabian Execution Procession in Desert, Maximilian Egypt 1846

Antique Arabian Execution Procession in Desert, Maximilian Egypt 1846

Located in Langweer, NL

One authority figure gestures with commanding authority, directing both the procession and the fate of the prisoner. The surrounding figures display a wide spectrum of reactions—sole...

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Pelleossa Armchair in Beech & Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin
Pelleossa Armchair in Beech & Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin

Pelleossa Armchair in Beech & Upholstered Seat, by Francesco Faccin

By Francesco Faccin, Miniforms

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In 2012 he designed the interiors of the 28 Places restaurant”In Milan creating the furnishings with the prisoners of the Bollate prison in Milan, in a laboratory set up for this pro...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Rare Oak Art Deco Modernist Sideboard by Bas van Pelt for My Home 1932
Rare Oak Art Deco Modernist Sideboard by Bas van Pelt for My Home 1932

Rare Oak Art Deco Modernist Sideboard by Bas van Pelt for My Home 1932

By My Home Furniture 1, Bas Van Pelt

Located in DE MEERN, NL

Van Pelt was deported into the German concentration-camp system and ultimately became one of the prisoners evacuated from Neuengamme to Sandbostel during the chaotic final phase of t...

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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Presumed portrait of Elodie Blanchet
Presumed portrait of Elodie Blanchet

Presumed portrait of Elodie Blanchet

Located in PARIS, FR

As director of Fine Arts and as a former close friend of Otto Abetz, he was in a hurry to act for his students held prisoner in Germany since the debacle. During his purge trial, fro...

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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Original The Pit and the Pendulum vintage Italian movie poster
Original The Pit and the Pendulum vintage Italian movie poster

Original The Pit and the Pendulum vintage Italian movie poster

Located in Spokane, WA

The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition. Title -Pit and the Pendulum Director - Roger Corman, Starring - Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara ...

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1970s Gothic Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

Portrait of the Artist's Wife
Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

By Peter Kuhfeld

Located in London, GB

Peter Kuhfeld Kuhfeld was born in Cheltenham in 1952 as the son of a German prisoner of war and an English pianist. He studied at the Leicester School of Art 1972-6, and then worke...

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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Beach at Long Branch
The Beach at Long Branch

The Beach at Long Branch

By Winslow Homer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Among his most famous engravings are: • Sharpshooter on Picket Duty (1862) • Prisoners from the Front (1866, later developed into a painting) • The Army of the Potomac—A Sharp-Shoo...

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1860s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

1999-2007 The Harry Potter Series
1999-2007 The Harry Potter Series

1999-2007 The Harry Potter Series

By J.K. Rowling

Located in Bath, GB

This deluxe edition is highly collectable, published in 1999-2007 concurrent with the releases from Prisoner of Azkaban to Deathly Hallows. 'Goblet of Fire' is a first impression, w...

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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Paper

Modern Surrealist Painting by Richard Ericson
Modern Surrealist Painting by Richard Ericson

Modern Surrealist Painting by Richard Ericson

By Richard Ericson

Located in New York, NY

He eventually found himself guarding Italian prisoners of war who had been captured in Sicily and southern Italy.

Category

1950s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern Surrealist Winter Painting by Richard Ericson
Modern Surrealist Winter Painting by Richard Ericson

Modern Surrealist Winter Painting by Richard Ericson

By Richard Ericson

Located in New York, NY

He eventually found himself guarding Italian prisoners of war who had been captured in Sicily and southern Italy.

Category

1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Enigma 1960s Eccentric And Bohemian Framed Original Welsh Abstract Oil Painting
Enigma 1960s Eccentric And Bohemian Framed Original Welsh Abstract Oil Painting

Enigma 1960s Eccentric And Bohemian Framed Original Welsh Abstract Oil Painting

By Meryl Watts

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

The resort became extremely popular with tourists and was the backdrop for various TV programs and films, including The Prisoner. Meryl Watts became artist in residence at Portmeirio...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Day on the Hill - Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1966

A Day on the Hill - Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1966

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

With the announcement of the armistice of 8 September 1943 and the disbanding of the Italian army, he was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to concentration camps first in the N...

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1960s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Frank Stella -Attica Defense Fund historic LtEd Geometric abstraction lithograph
Frank Stella -Attica Defense Fund historic LtEd Geometric abstraction lithograph

Frank Stella -Attica Defense Fund historic LtEd Geometric abstraction lithograph

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

The Attica Prison uprising, also known as the Attica Prison rebellion or Attica Prison riot, occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States, in 1971....

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1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Palace - Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid-20th century
The Palace - Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid-20th century

The Palace - Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid-20th century

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

With the announcement of the armistice of 8 September 1943 and the disbanding of the Italian army, he was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to concentration camps first in the N...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The House That Waited – Original Crime Illustration by Charles Burki, 1965
The House That Waited – Original Crime Illustration by Charles Burki, 1965

The House That Waited – Original Crime Illustration by Charles Burki, 1965

Located in Langweer, NL

During the war, he was interned by the Japanese and survived two extraordinary ordeals: the sinking of a prisoner transport ship and later the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, where he wa...

Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

The Bathers Woodcut Print, American Realist, Circa 1873, Unframed
The Bathers Woodcut Print, American Realist, Circa 1873, Unframed

The Bathers Woodcut Print, American Realist, Circa 1873, Unframed

By Winslow Homer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Among his most famous engravings are: • Sharpshooter on Picket Duty (1862) • Prisoners from the Front (1866, later developed into a painting) • The Army of the Potomac—A Sharp-Shoo...

Category

1870s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Alexander The Great Fontebasso Paint 18th Century OIl on canvas Old Master Italy
Alexander The Great Fontebasso Paint 18th Century OIl on canvas Old Master Italy

Alexander The Great Fontebasso Paint 18th Century OIl on canvas Old Master Italy

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Looking closely at the refined composition, Alexander is depicted standing with a triumphant air, fully aware of his glory, as he grants mercy to the people of Persia, symbolically r...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

In the net of life and time (Chicks and Chicks...)

In the net of life and time (Chicks and Chicks...)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

They are not brethren, they are not underlings: they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth....

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

Located in Fairlawn, OH

There is evidence that Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to "re-educate" the prisoners. Wagner had a tumultuous love life, which involved several scandalous ...

Category

1880s Academic Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

St. Valentine's Day -- The Old Story in All Lands
St. Valentine's Day -- The Old Story in All Lands

St. Valentine's Day -- The Old Story in All Lands

By Winslow Homer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Among his most famous engravings are: • Sharpshooter on Picket Duty (1862) • Prisoners from the Front (1866, later developed into a painting) • The Army of the Potomac—A Sharp-Shoo...

Category

1860s Hudson River School Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist
The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist

The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Hagley, England

Based in Brussels at the commission's headquarters she recorded the commission's post-war relief work in north west Europe including the rehabilitation and repatriation of prisoners ...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Artist's Studio - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s
The Artist's Studio - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s

The Artist's Studio - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s

By Renzo Biasion

Located in Roma, IT

With the announcement of the armistice of 8 September 1943 and the disbanding of the Italian army, he was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to concentration camps first in the N...

Category

1960s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

LOT OF 24 TINTIN COMIC BOOKS BY Hergé – Casterman Editions – The Broken Ear
LOT OF 24 TINTIN COMIC BOOKS BY Hergé – Casterman Editions – The Broken Ear

LOT OF 24 TINTIN COMIC BOOKS BY Hergé – Casterman Editions – The Broken Ear

Located in NANTES, FR

* *Tintin in the Land of Black Gold*, 1971 * *Tintin in America*, 1973 * *Destination Moon*, 1953 * *Explorers on the Moon*, 1954 * *The Calculus Affair*, 1956 * *The Black Island*...

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Antique 19th Century French Books

Materials

Paper

Italian Oil Painting on Canvas, Venice the Bridge of Sighs, Signed C. Rizzi
Italian Oil Painting on Canvas, Venice the Bridge of Sighs, Signed C. Rizzi

Italian Oil Painting on Canvas, Venice the Bridge of Sighs, Signed C. Rizzi

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Its name comes from the legend that prisoners, crossing it, sighed as they glimpsed the outside world for the last time through its small windows.

Category

20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Class Struggle - Fay the Maid Dusts Henry Moore - New Yorker Magazine?
Class Struggle - Fay the Maid Dusts Henry Moore - New Yorker Magazine?

Class Struggle - Fay the Maid Dusts Henry Moore - New Yorker Magazine?

Located in Miami, FL

The composition shows the maid half prisoner and half free. The statue engulfs her. The huge head looms over her upper body, while her lower torso and legs are free.

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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

For The Animals Shall Not Be Measured By Man (Chicks and Chicks...)

For The Animals Shall Not Be Measured By Man (Chicks and Chicks...)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

They are not brethren, they are not underlings: they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth....

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

20th Century Mahogany & Rosewood Speed Boat Made in the State Prison, c.1930
20th Century Mahogany & Rosewood Speed Boat Made in the State Prison, c.1930

20th Century Mahogany & Rosewood Speed Boat Made in the State Prison, c.1930

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Apparently this boat was built by a New York State prisoner in the 1930’s, he reputedly made four of these boats, one for each of his nephews.

Category

20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

A Cameo on Agate depicting the profile of Omphale signed Filippo Rega 1761-1833
A Cameo on Agate depicting the profile of Omphale signed Filippo Rega 1761-1833

A Cameo on Agate depicting the profile of Omphale signed Filippo Rega 1761-1833

Located in Firenze, IT

Omphale is depicted here according to an iconography that has settled in artistic culture over the centuries and which sees her wearing a lion's headdress, since literature tells tha...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Signet Rings

Materials

Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Philip the King by John Masefield, from Nelson Doubleday's Estate, #365/365
Philip the King by John Masefield, from Nelson Doubleday's Estate, #365/365

Philip the King by John Masefield, from Nelson Doubleday's Estate, #365/365

Located in valatie, NY

The characters are; Philip the Second of Spain, his daughter, the Infanta, an English Prisoner, A Spanish Captain, and the Guards. The spirits are; Indians, Don John of Austria, Esco...

Category

Early 20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

On the Beach at Long Branch Woodcut Print, Hudson River School, 1874
On the Beach at Long Branch Woodcut Print, Hudson River School, 1874

On the Beach at Long Branch Woodcut Print, Hudson River School, 1874

By Winslow Homer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Among his most famous engravings are: • Sharpshooter on Picket Duty (1862) • Prisoners from the Front (1866, later developed into a painting) • The Army of the Potomac—A Sharp-Shoo...

Category

1870s Hudson River School Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Porcelain Schumann Arzberg Midcentury Classic Floor Vase Cobalt Blue Gold beauty
Porcelain Schumann Arzberg Midcentury Classic Floor Vase Cobalt Blue Gold beauty

Porcelain Schumann Arzberg Midcentury Classic Floor Vase Cobalt Blue Gold beauty

By Schumann Arzberg 1

Located in Landshut, BY

The severe devastation caused by the prisoners of war after the collapse, which included the destruction of all molds and models, necessitated a reorganization.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Original Vintage World War Two Propaganda Poster Belgium Fights On WWII
Original Vintage World War Two Propaganda Poster Belgium Fights On WWII

Original Vintage World War Two Propaganda Poster Belgium Fights On WWII

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Belgium Fights On - featuring a dynamic design published by the Belgian Information Center in New York City to rally American suppo...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Regency Half Body Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman
Regency Half Body Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman

Regency Half Body Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman

Located in South Paris, ME

This hairstyle emulated the female prisoners during the French Revolution, whose hair was shorn in prison.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Regency Paintings

Materials

Brass

Vintage Lanvin Paris Silk Taffeta Day Dress by Crahay, Circa 1975-1980
Vintage Lanvin Paris Silk Taffeta Day Dress by Crahay, Circa 1975-1980

Vintage Lanvin Paris Silk Taffeta Day Dress by Crahay, Circa 1975-1980

By Lanvin Paris

Located in Toulon, FR

He studied in Paris in the 1930s, then returned to Belgium to work with his mother. Taken prisoner during the war, he opened his own fashion house in Paris in 1951 with Germaine de V...

Category

1970s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Prison art is art made by inmates in prison, often as part of a program to develop skills and reintegrate back into society. These art pieces can also help change society’s perception of prisoners. Shop a range of prison art pieces from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    The category the prisons of Piranesi are considered to fall under depends on whether you're referring to the genre or medium. In terms of genre, the Imaginary Prisons series depicted by Giovanni Battista Piranesi are examples of capriccio or architectural fantasies. You can also refer to them as etchings, which is how the 16 pieces were printed. Shop a selection of Giovanni Battista Piranesi art on 1stDibs.