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Door, Crete, 1973
By Lilo Raymond
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Gelatin silver print
11 x 14 inches; signed in pencil on recto
Category
1970s Vintage Crete
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dalinean Horses The Centaur of Crete
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali
TITLE: Dalinean Horses The Centaur of Crete
MEDIUM: Lithograph
SIGNED
Category
1970s Surrealist Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph
Amazing "Minotaur of the Labyrinth of Crete"
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Italian "Minotaur of the Labyrinth of Crete".
20th century.
carrara marble.
Measures
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Vintage Crete
Materials
Marble
I Bovi Tra Le Crete - Lithograph - 1970s
By Orfeo Tamburi
Located in Roma, IT
I Bovi Tra Le Crete is a beautiful artwork realized by Orfeo Tamburi in the 1970's
Mixed colored
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph
'Aegean Blue', Crete, Greece, Post-Impressionist landscape
By John Loeb
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower center, 'Loeb' for John Loeb (American, 20th century) and dated 1994; accompanied by old exhibition poster and title label from Loeb's Laudenbach solo retrospective.
A ...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Crete Senesi Set of Five Signed Woodcut Lithographs
By Joe Tilson
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Joe Tilson
Crete Senesi Set of Five- 1995
Print - color screenprint and woodcut
Paper Size 35 x 24
Category
1990s Abstract Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph, Woodcut
Reflections of Crete oil painting by Beatrice Wose Smith
Located in Hudson, NY
listing original price verso in pencil on label 'Beatrice Wose Smith/"Reflections of Crete"/ Price $150
Category
1930s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Masonite, Oil
I Bovi Tra Le Crete - Lithograph by Orfeo Tamburi - 1970s
By Orfeo Tamburi
Located in Roma, IT
I Bovi Tra Le Crete is a beautiful artwork realized by Orfeo Tamburi in the 1970's
Mixed colored
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph
H 9.26 in W 11.82 in D 0.08 in
Le Crete a Monte Oliveto - Lithograph by Orfeo Tamburi - 1970s
By Orfeo Tamburi
Located in Roma, IT
Le Crete A Monte Oliveto is a beautiful artwork realized by Orfeo Tamburi in the 1970's
Mixed
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph
H 8.86 in W 12.01 in D 0.08 in
Julian Trevelyan Cretan Windmills Oil on Canvas Modern British Art - Crete
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
Crete proved a great inspiration for him. Here, they dominate the shoreline, with peasants on their
Category
20th Century Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Oil
"Europa Spirited off to Crete, " Important Art Deco Mural Study by Giovannozzi
By Ezio Giovannozzi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
from around the world. This scene shows Zeus in the form of a white bull, spiriting Europa off to Crete
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Crete
H 18.5 in W 28 in D 1.5 in
Myths and Legends: Plate III, Voyage to Crete, Drypoint Etching by Reuben Nakian
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Reuben Nakian, American (1897 - 1986)
Title: Myths and Legends: Plate III, Voyage to Crete
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Etching, Drypoint
Minotaur of Knossos Labyrinth in White Limestone, 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
mythology. Son of the Bull of Crete and of Pasiphae, queen of Crete, he was a monstrous and ferocious being
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Vintage Crete
Materials
Limestone
The Lament of Icarus Large Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Mythological Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
his attempt to escape from the island of Crete by means of wings that his father, Daedalus
Category
20th Century Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No Reserve
H 36 in W 24 in
British mid century 3D collage by Cornish artist David Andrew, 2/25
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Painting Department. Since 1977 he has lived mainly in Cornwall, with breaks of a year each in Crete and
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Crete
Materials
Paper
H 34.5 in W 27.25 in D 1 in
Taurus Bull Europa Goddess Zeus Dog Cameo Pendant Brooch Necklace Gold Antique
Located in New York, NY
Phoenician princess from Tyre, Lebanon and the mother of King Minos of Crete. The continent of Europe may be
Category
20th Century Italian Victorian Vintage Crete
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Free Shipping
H 2.25 in W 1.75 in
Abduction of Europa by Hermann Haase-Ilsenburg
By Hermann Haase-Ilsenburg
Located in New Orleans, LA
the young princess and carried her to the island of Crete, where she bore him three sons, including
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Vintage Crete
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Continental School Bronze Figure of Europa and the Bull
Located in Beachwood, OH
., overall
Inspired by the Greek myth Europa and the Bull
Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
Category
20th Century Vintage Crete
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Fine French Mid-Century Ceramic Top Coffee Table by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in Long Island City, NY
, framing four centre tiles representing stylized animals, recalling the pottery of ancient Crete, cave
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crete
Bourdelle, Original Art Deco Poster, Decorative Arts, Bull, Mythology Paris 1925
By Émile Antoine Bourdelle
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
/octobre 1925
Date: 1925
Size: 15.6 x 23.5 in / 39.6 x 59.6 cm
Printer : Imp. Crété, 2 rue des Italiens
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Crete
Materials
Paper
Free Shipping
H 23.47 in W 15.6 in D 0.4 in
Dramatic Pair of American Art Deco Relief Panels of Europa's Abduction by Zeus
Located in San Francisco, CA
abduction to Crete soaring across the clouds seated on an energetic bull; new metal framing to back.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Crete
H 60 in W 54 in D 10.5 in
Rooster
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Her study trips went to France, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Tangier, Crete, Egypt and Israel. Exhibitions
Category
1990s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Watercolor
"Europa and the Bull", Bold Art Deco Depiction of Mythological Theme by Darcy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Zeus takes the form of a bull and spirits Europa off to Crete. Darcy is known for his bucolic
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Crete
Materials
Paint
H 31.5 in W 37.5 in D 1 in
"Autumn Nocturne" - Abstracted Forest Landscape in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
then Harvard. After spending time teaching art and as an illustrator, Weist moved to Crete, Illinois
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
Bonnie Bill - Tugboat at the Dock in Boston - Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
and as an illustrator, Weist moved to Crete, Illinois and opened her own studio, where she spent the
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
H 20 in W 23 in D 0.25 in
"Canna Lilies" - Modernist Still Life in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
then Harvard. After spending time teaching art and as an illustrator, Weist moved to Crete, Illinois
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board, Canvas
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
Original travel Greece published by the Greek National Tourist Office in 1967
Located in PARIS, FR
).
The island is strategically located between mainland Greece and Crete and, from ancient times until
Category
1960s Vintage Crete
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
The Palace - Etching by Renzo Biasion - Mid-20th century
By Renzo Biasion
Located in Roma, IT
then be lost. After the Greek campaign, he was transferred, with the German troops, to Crete. With the
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Etching
H 17.92 in W 12.8 in D 0.04 in
Mid Century Burgundy Calla Lilies
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower left. Unframed. Size: 20"H x 16"W.
Gleiforst was born in Crete
Category
1940s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Le Coq Gaulois, French Roosters
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
Enoch Gleiforst (American,1903-1997), circa 1950.
Born in Crete, Nebraska, Helen Gleiforst moved with
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Watercolor "Logger's Truck"
Located in Soquel, CA
illustrator, Delafield, WI. From 1972 she created her own art in Crete, IL
Category
1960s Abstract Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Mid Century Tropical Bonsai Still Life
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
), circa 1950. Signed lower right corner "Gleiforst." born in Crete, Nebraska, Helen Gleiforst moved with
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Vintage Pair of Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th C
Located in London, GB
in the Greek world. Objects from Crete at the end of the middle Minoan period and from the shaft
Category
20th Century French Vintage Crete
Materials
Bronze
Shifting Strata Paris 1963 - Greek art Abstract Expressionist painting Fontana
By Valerios Caloutsis
Located in London, GB
.
Valerios Caloutsis (1927-2004). Greek artist Valerios Caloutsis was born on the island of Crete in 1927
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Mixed Media
Mid Century Modern French ceramic bowl by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
from daily life, recalling the pottery of ancient Crete, cave paintings, and graffiti. His iconographic
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Far Off Mountains Landscape
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
" lower right. Circa 1950. Unframed. Image, 12"H x 16"W.
Gleiforst was born in Crete, Nebraska but moved
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Iris and Daffodils Still Life
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
was born in Crete, Nebraska and soon moved to Oregon where she studied at the University of Oregon
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century California Landscape - Eucalyptus Grove in the Morning
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
size: 24.5"H x 20.5"W.
Gleiforst was born in Crete, Nebraska but soon moved to Oregon where she
Category
1960s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 24.5 in W 20.5 in D 2 in
Mid Century Floral Still Life - Petunias in a Glass
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
" lower left. Unframed. Image, 22"H x 26"W.
Gleiforst was born in Crete, Nebraska and soon moved to
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in
Original "Zorba The Greek" US 1-sheet vintage movie poster 1965
Located in Spokane, WA
Irene Papas.
A young British writer (Bates) comes to Crete to find himself working at his father's mine
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Offset
Rare Labyrinth Cigarette Box by Lalaounis, Brass and Silver, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
cultures, at different points in time, in locations as diverse as Arizona, Iceland, Scandinavia, Crete
Category
1970s Greek Arts and Crafts Vintage Crete
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Turquoise Pitcher and Fruit Basket Still Life
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
the item details. Actual picture and frame depth is 2".
Helen Gleiforst, born in Crete, Nebraska
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Spring Garden Still-Life Peonies and Garden Gloves
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
Gleiforst" lower left. Unframed. Image, 30"H x 25"W.
Born in Crete, Nebraska. Helen Gleiforst was born in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Birth of Europe - Original Etching on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
of Greek mythology; she was the princess of Tire and queen of Crete and is eponymous of the European
Category
20th Century Vintage Crete
Materials
Etching
H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Vintage Pair of Egyptian Cream Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century
Located in London, GB
in the Greek world. Objects from Crete at the end of the middle Minoan period and from the shaft
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Crete
Materials
Other
Mid Century Floral Centerpiece Still Life
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
.
Helen Gleiforst, born in Crete, Nebraska, moved to Oregon and studied at the University of Oregon
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mid Century Lilies and Teapot Still Life
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 18"W
Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst was born in Crete, Nebraska, moved to Oregon
Category
1950s American Impressionist Vintage Crete
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Philippe Barbier Designer Modern French Lamp In Travertine (Without Lampshade)
By Maison Barbier
Located in Prato, Tuscany
the Crete Senesi, starts from history to make history, in fact, this limestone, in the balance between
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Travertine, Brass
H 24.02 in Dm 9.45 in
Icare- Icarus
By André Verdet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
depicted. The myth of Icarus says that on escaping from imprisonment on the island of Crete, he had been
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Crete
Materials
Linocut
1980s "Miss, Don't You like Caviar?" pair of armchairs by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Paris, FR
the series include What’s the Name of Your Swiss Bank Account? and We Went to Crete (That Raining
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Steel
H 20.87 in W 20.87 in D 32.29 in
1943 Short "Sunderland" UK patrol bomber plane identification poster WW2
Located in London, GB
evacuation of Crete, shortly after the German invasion of the island, several aircraft were used to transport
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Sculpture Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
south of Crete. She had been accompanying Lord Montagu who had been directed to assume a command in
Category
1950s Vintage Crete
Materials
Bronze
1944 Messerschmitt "ME-323" German transport plane identification poster WW2
Located in London, GB
successfully in the invasion of Crete in 1941. However, in order to mount an invasion across the English
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph
H 26.38 in W 16.93 in
1944 Glider Research "D.F.S. 230" German glider plane identification poster WW2
Located in London, GB
significant roles in the operations at Fort Eben-Emael, the Battle of Crete, and in the rescue of Benito
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Lithograph
Mannelli F.Lli Travertine Ornaments Three Swans Minimalist Style
By Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Rapolano basin in the heart of the Sienese Crete, starts from history to make history, in fact, this
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Vintage Crete
Materials
Travertine
"Icarus Suspended" Abstract Mythical Figurative Mixed Media
By Michael Ayrton
Located in Detroit, MI
attempted to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. Flying
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Board
"Dry Season" Zebra Herd at Watering Hole Wildlife Photograph Edition 330/950
By Thomas Mangelsen
Located in Houston, TX
in Crete, Nebraska, where he changed his major and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology. Tom
Category
1990s Realist Vintage Crete
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 29.63 in W 39.75 in D 1 in
'Blue Fish', Musee National d'Art Moderne, Grand Prix de Rome, Salon d'Automne
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
). Bezombes took numerous art and study trips to Belgium, Germany, Italy, Greece, Crete, Palestine and the USA
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Set of Six Dining Chairs Model 526 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
“Anakreon” textile pattern of the seat. It is based on a 3500-year-old fresco from a palace on Crete and
Category
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Crete
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany, Upholstery
H 32.68 in W 16.54 in D 16.93 in
Serpent - Etching by M. Chirnoaga - Late 20th Century
By Marcel Chirnoaga
Located in Roma, IT
around her sacred staff, as in ancient Crete, and they were worshiped as guardians of her mysteries of
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Crete
Materials
Etching
H 22.84 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 in
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