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'Pair of Perroquets', Large, Expressionist Oil, Parrots, Detroit Woman artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Building, Grand Arcade, Detroit, MI 1998 Swann Gallery, Detroit, MI 1994 Macomb Center Art Gallery, Macomb
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1990s Expressionist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The Vanity Ballroom- photo by Ted Fines
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Detroit's Art Deco Vanity Ballroom was once a popular venue for music beginning in the 1920's with
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

PRINCE, Detroit, 1980
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A stand out image of the late Prince, shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Burlesk, Detroit
By Teri Havens
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Last Light There is solace in the night. I find it comforting when the sun finally slips away, taking with it the expectations and disappointments of the day. Darkness shrouds th...
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Platinum

Soul Ascending-Serigraph, Regional Art Editions-Detroit
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Soul Ascending-Serigraph from original watercolor by Gwen Lux. Regional Art Editions-Detroit
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1940s Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Screen

Leni Sinclair MC5 Detroit 1968
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair; 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Marvin Gaye photograph Detroit 1976 (Leni Sinclair Marvin Gaye Detroit)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Marvin Gaye Detroit 1976 by Leni Sinclair: Marvin Gaye photograph, Detroit, 1976, by the legendary
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, Thelonious Monk shot in 1967 by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this year's Kresge Foundation's
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Detroit Scene Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
, Michigan in 1929, Sam Karres earned a B.F.A. and M.A. in art from Wayne University.He worked as an
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1970s Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Acrylic

Jimi Hendrix photograph Detroit, 1968
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jimi Hendrix, Detroit, 1968, photographed by legendary music photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

Aretha Franklin photograph Detroit 1980
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of the year (see The
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Neil Yonge - Cobo Arena, Detroit
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Richard Beland 8" x 10" Unframed Open Edition 11" x 14" Unframed Open Edition 16" x 20" Unframed Open Edition 20" x...
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

John Lennon photograph Detroit, 1971 (photo of John Lennon)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

PRINCE photograph Detroit 1980 (Prince by Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
exhibited at Detroit’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Frida by the Window, Detroit, MI
By Lucienne Bloch
Located in Dallas, TX
would without hesitation, go too, right after the 5 months in Detroit, and Frida wants to go right home
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

President Jimmy Carter, Detroit, 1976
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jimmy Carter photograph Detroit, 1976: This timeless, silhouette-like photograph of President
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1970s Photorealist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Iggy Pop photograph Detroit 1968 (Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

Figurative Detroit Red Wings Hockey Player Portrait
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Gallucci began his art journey when he completed four years of classical fine arts training at
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jimmy Page, On Stage, Detroit
By Michael Brennan
Located in New York, NY
17x22" Limited Edition Print Hand Signed by the Photographer Please allow extra production time.
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jimmy Page, On Stage, Detroit
By Michael Brennan
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition Print Hand Signed by the Photographer Please allow extra production time.
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

PRINCE Photograph Detroit 1980 (Prince Dez Dickerson)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Sinclair: Sinclair is a recognized leader of the 1960s-70s counter cultural movement in Detroit, which she
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Aretha Franklin & Annie Lennox - Detroit, MI 1985
By Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Toronto, ON
included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian National Portrait
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Led Zeppelin Detroit with Lights
By Michael Brennan
Located in New York, NY
17x22" Limited Edition Print of 25 Prints Hand Signed by the Photographer Please allow extra production time.
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Detroit Scene 7-7-77 Acrylic on canvas
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
earned a B.F.A. and M.A. in art from Wayne University.He worked as an illustrator for Ford Motor Company
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1970s Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Acrylic

Leni Sinclair MC5 photograph Detroit 1969 (Leni Sinclair Wayne Kramer)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

John Lee Hooker photograph Detroit 1974 (Blues photograph)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Aretha Franklin Detroit 1976 (Aretha Franklin photograph by Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this year's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

National Time, Detroit, Michigan, 2009 - Andrew Moore (Colour Photography)
By Andrew Moore
Located in London, GB
Signed on reverse Archival pigment print Available in three sizes: 50 x 40 inches, from an edition of 5 60 x 50 inches, from an edition of 5 90 x 70 inches, from an edition of 5 Ac...
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1990s Vintage Detroit Art

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Archival Pigment

Bob Marley Detroit 1978 by Leni Sinclair (Bob Marley photograph)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

Detroit Library - American Vintage Photograph - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Detroit Library - American Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mick Jagger photograph Detroit, 1972 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jagger was shot by the legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016’s Kresge Foundation's Eminent
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

FELA KUTI photograph Detroit 1986 (Leni Sinclair Fela Kuti)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Of recent notoriety Sinclair was exhibited at Detroit’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

John Lennon photograph Detroit, 1971 (photo of John Lennon)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

Still Life with Melon-Poster. International Art Publishing Co., Inc. Detroit, MI
Located in Clinton Township, MI
signed Copyright International Art Publishing Co., Inc. Detroit, Michigan. Good/Fair Condition
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Late 20th Century Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rolling Stones photograph Detroit 1972 (Keith Richards Rolling Stones)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

Yacht Throttle Control by Kimball of Detroit
Located in Norwell, MA
Detroit MI. Nice size, great old relic from a one hundred foot private yacht. Overall dimensions: 40"H
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1940s American Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Brass

James Crawford "Pile Series" 6 Silkscreen Signed Numbered
Located in Detroit, MI
being mentored by John Egner and Aris Koutroulis. He was a pioneer of Detroit's Cass Corridor Art
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

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Cardboard

Modernist Detroit Table Sculpture Wood Collage Box Assemblage Americordo Copper
Located in Surfside, FL
Michigan Legacy Art Park. David’s studio was in Detroit for fifteen years until he realized he needed
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1990s Cubist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Metal, Copper

Leni Sinclair MUDDY WATERS photograph Detroit 1972 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Leni Sinclair Charles Mingus photo Detroit 1974 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
was shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair in 1974; Sinclair was 2016’s Kresge
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

Janis Joplin photograph Detroit 1968 (60s rock photography Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
intertwined. Of recent notoriety Sinclair was exhibited at Detroit’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Inkjet

John Coltrane photograph Detroit 1966 (Coltrane Jazz photograph)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

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Inkjet

2 Sided Expressionist Detroit Modernist Painting Female Nude, Night Cruise Ship
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibiting his art in Detroit around 1930. He studied Detroit Soc. A. & Crafts, with Samuel Halpert, John
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

2 Sided Expressionist Detroit Modernist Painting Female Nude, Night Cruise Ship
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibiting his art in Detroit around 1930. He studied Detroit Soc. A. & Crafts, with Samuel Halpert, John
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Le Detroit de Gadalore (The Straits of Gadalore)
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Détroit de Gadelore" (The Pass of Gadelore) is from the series of drypoint etchings entitled "La Quête du
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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Engraving

"Jim Jim" Ebony Sculpture with Dark Patina, Portrait of Detroit Zoo Gorilla
Located in Detroit, MI
pursue his art career. Last photo is of Tom with Jim Jim at the Detroit Zoo circa 1950s Tom Brun was one
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1950s Modern Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Ebony

"Pajaro (Parrot), " Black and White Lithograph signed by Arthur Secunda
By Arthur Secunda
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Detroit Art Institute, and the Phoenix Museum. Known for his brilliant collages and striking graphics
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1950s Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled Abstract Cubist Style Figurative
By Richard E. Fluhr
Located in Houston, TX
, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., The Detroit Art Institute, Detroit, Mich., and The British Museum, London, England
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Acrylic

Detroit Renaissance, Large Abstract Silkscreen by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel, signed and numbered in pencil. Date: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil...
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1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Screen

Arthur Secunda Provence Signed AP Limited Edition Serigraph on Paper Framed 1980
By Arthur Secunda
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Museum in Washington D.C., the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the UCLA Museum, the Detroit Art
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1980s Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Paper

Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Detroit, Triple image
By Michael Brennan
Located in New York, NY
17x22" Limited Edition Print of 25 Prints Hand Signed by the Photographer Please allow extra production time.
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Glass" Poster, Founders Society of The Detroit Institute of Arts
Located in Clinton Township, MI
/Images. 1981, Founders Society of The Detroit Institute of Art. Measures 29.75 x 22 inches and is
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1980s Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Lithograph

Detroit Institute of Arts (Two People - The Lonely Ones) Poster /// Edvard Munch
By Edvard Munch
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) Title: "Detroit Institute of Arts (Two People
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1970s Expressionist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Screen

Detroit Race Course (DRC)-Ink on Paper, Signed by Artist
Located in Clinton Township, MI
This ink drawing illustrates a horse race at the Detroit Race Course in Livonia, Michigan. Ink on
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1990s Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Ink

Mobile Home with Honda - original watercolor, 1974
Located in Burlingame, CA
, CA Detroit Art Institute; Detroit, MI Stanford University Museum of Art; Stanford, CA University Art
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20th Century American Realist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Conquistador" Portrait Lithograph by Richard Proctor
Located in Pasadena, CA
the Seattle Art Museum, the Palm Springs Art Museum, the Bellevue Art Museum, the Detroit Art
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1950s Expressionist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Lithograph

“The Final Compromise” Figurative Mosaic-Style Laser Inkjet Print Ed 1/10
By Richard Fluhr
Located in Houston, TX
, MI; the Detroit Art Institute, Detroit, MI; and the British Museum, London, England. Richard has
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1990s Abstract Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Laser

A suspiciously Low Tide, 2021
Located in Burlingame, CA
; Wilmington, DE Denver Art Museum; Denver, CO Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Santa Barbara, CA Detroit Art
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20th Century American Realist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Postman - original watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
, DE Denver Art Museum; Denver, CO Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Santa Barbara, CA Detroit Art Institute
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20th Century American Realist Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Large Surreal Abstract by Richard Fluhr
By Richard E. Fluhr
Located in Houston, TX
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., The Detroit Art Institute, Detroit, Mich., and The
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Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Detroit Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Vintage Detroit Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact piece of vintage detroit art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 12 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of vintage detroit art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a choice in our collection of vintage detroit 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 black, gray, beige, blue and more. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of vintage detroit art examples over the years, but those made by Leni Sinclair, Michael Brennan, Art Shay, Hugo De Soto and Robert Frank are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in digital print, inkjet print and paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Vintage Detroit Art?

A piece of vintage detroit art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $400, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $26,000.
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